Directions Train to Nyon, bus to - La Cézille, 5 min walk to the house (cross the bridge, turn right and follow the little street up to the house (about 120m)) By car: take in Begnins a left turn at Hotel de l’Ecu Vaudois an then another 2-3 km. till you reach the house.

Train connections Saturday 05/16/09

Station / Stop Time Platf.

Station / Stop Time Platf.

Basel SBB dep 08:03 14

St. Gallen dep 06:42 2 Biel arr 09:10 5

Zürich dep 08:04 13 Aarau dep 08:30 4 Biel dep 09:19 4

Nyon arr 10:32 1 Nyon arr 10:32 1

Nyon, gare (Bus) dep 10:41 Nyon, gare (Bus) dep 10:41

Begnins, La Cézille arr 11:06 Begnins, La Cézille arr 11:06

Station / Stop Time Platf. Station / Stop Time Platf.

Bern dep 08:54 12 Bellinzona* dep 07:36 1

Neuchatel arr 09:27 2 Olten arr 10:27 10

Neuchatel dep 09:37 4 Olten dep 10:41 8

Nyon arr 10:32 1 Nyon arr 12:32 1

Nyon, gare (Bus) dep 10:41 Nyon, gare (Bus) dep 12:41 Begnins, La Cézille arr 11:06 Begnins, La Cézille arr 13:06

* We recommend that people from Ticino start their journey already Friday evening and stay overnight at a Sai Devotee in ZH / BE / FR or GE NATIONAL RETREAT and OFFICE BEARER MEETING

- INVITATION - Place Colonie la Cézille, 1268 Begnins, www.loisir-cezille-begnins.ch The Sathya Sai Organisation has chosen the Easily reached by public transportation following motto for 2009: Expand your heart and be happy! (Directions and train connections are Having started our heart-opening process already last year, we given on the back) are now expanding this process, thus experiencing supreme happiness. Date May 16th and 17th, 2009 This will also be the subject of this year‟s National Retreat Saturday morning until Sunday afternoon and National Office Bearer Meeting. The purpose of our Accommodation Dormitories with 2 to 12 beds. It is ab- gathering is to get closer to each other, to enjoy our unity and solutely necessary to bring along a to proceed on our spiritual path with head, heart and hands. sleeping bag, a pillow case (60x60 cm) Moreover, we want to define and plan our tasks as members and slippers. and office bearers of the Sathya Sai Organisation. Food The Sai Devotees of the Romandie are kind enough to take care of the food service, which starts with lunch on Saturday and ends with lunch on Sunday. We are looking for volunteers from Centres and Groups willing to help preparing the food and cooking. Costs CHF 45.- to 55.-, depending on the number of participants; children for free. Hotels Hôtel L‟Ecu Vaudois, 1268 Begnins, Unity also implies unity in diversity and unity in the multiplicity Phone 022 366 49 75 (5 double rooms) of our different cultures. During our retreat, we will discover, In Nyon, about 15 minutes by car from honour and celebrate the rich variety of our landscapes, songs Begnins, there are several hotels, and languages within the all-encompassing unity. including a “Motel”. If you stay in hotel, We have once again selected „La Colonie de Vacances please take care of your reservation La Cézille’ in Begnins as our venue. This house, which is yourself embedded in the beautiful landscape of the French-speaking region of Switzerland, is already known to us from our last Registration Through the leaders of your centre or year‟s retreat. We want to experience our inherent divinity and group. (with the attached form as be happy through singing, sharing ideas and getting closer to soon as possible; definitive and th each other, irrespective of differences in language and age. before march the 30 ) A detailed program will follow. Just as last year, our French-speaking friends will do the kitchen service. Om Sai Ram! On behalf of NAC Margrit Moser NspC Registration for the National Retreat / OB Meeting, May 16th- 17th, 2009 To be able to prepare the retreat / meeting we do need the exact number of overnight accommodations in Begnins VD, the number of devotees to be served with food, the number of participants who stay only on day (on the 24th or on the 25th). Please indicate: • with whom you would like to share the dormitory or the room • if you are an OB or not • who wants to engage him/herself in service (preparing food, cooking) • *participants only on day If you stay in a hotel, please take care of your reservation yourself.

Name First Name Address Phone / e-mail adults children Hotel Day guests* X = yes 16.5 17.5.

Name First Name Address Phone / e-mail adults children Hotel Day guests* X = yes 16. 5 17.5.

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