SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATIONS WEST BENGAL DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT MIDNAPORE (WEST) 2018 - 19 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 - 19 This report is dedicated at the Lotus Feet of our Lord and Master Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATIONS, MIDNAPORE (WEST) ANNUAL REPORT 2018 - 19 Foreword I offer my most sincere and loving salutations For me it’s an attempt to sketch the foundation and Satakoti Pranams at the Divine Lotus Feet of and offer a narration of the organisational our beloved Lord, Sadguru, Divine Master structure as well as present a Statistical report, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba Varu, who I regard which would demonstrate the regular activities as as My Divine Mother and Holy Father. per the organisational guidelines, through this Annual report of Midnapore West district. SAI MAA, everything is only possible through your great compassion. I became a flower in your Lastly I would like to offer a humble homage garden and sincerely pray that I remain there to Bhagawan BABA for His kindness in taking on forever. Thank you my most Beloved Dear Lord for itself the onerous task of transforming humanity giving me for the first time this most wonderful through His universal message of “Love All, Serve opportunity to offer at your Lotus Feet the District All“ and “Help Ever, Hurt Never”. He may grant us Annual Report as the District President of faith; courage and wisdom to march along the Midnapore West district of Sri Sathya Sai Seva path of spirituality with a constant and unwavering Organisations, West Bengal. devotion so that we may realise our identity with the Divine by becoming worthy instruments in I also offer my humble gratitude to our fulfilling His Divine Mission Respected State President, Vice-Presidents and Wing wise State Co-coordinators who have Jai Sairam extended all kinds of guidance and co-operation Ever in Sai Service, in enhancing the Sai Activities of this District in harmony with the State and National Level Anasa Uma Maheswar Rao schedule of our organisation. I also acknowledge District President with thanks the sacrifice made and sincerity displayed by our dear District Co-coordinators, Samiti Conveners and Devotees without whom all our efforts would not have achieved the desired effect.. Our main objectives were selfless love and service without any distinction of religion, nationality, class and socio-economic status, either of the devotees who were involved in this organisation or of those who were served by devotees. Thus, our effort was to transcend all barriers, leading humanity towards the ideal of Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man. SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATIONS, MIDNAPORE (WEST) ANNUAL REPORT 2018 - 19 CONTENTS Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations ......................... 2 Glimpses Of Few Activities ................................... 10 Wings of the Organisation ...........................................3 Office Bearers ........................................................ 13 Administration of the Organisation ...........................3 Current Office Bearers ................................................ 13 The 9 Point Code of Conduct and 10 Principles .....4 Past District Presidents ............................................... 14 Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, Midnapore (West) ....................................................................... 5 Brief History .....................................................................5 Overview ...........................................................................6 Sri Sathya Sai Seva Kendra ...........................................7 Activities ............................................................................7 SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATIONS, MIDNAPORE (WEST) 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 - 19 Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations The Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, founded by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in the year 1965, is a service organisation with a spiritual core and base to benefit all mankind irrespective of religion, caste, creed or sect. The Organisation serves as a platform for its members to undertake service and other activities motivated by an urge for one's own transformation with the aim of realising one's inherent divinity. Without any distinction of religion, nationality, race, socio- economic status, either for those who work in the Organisation or for those who are served by it, the Organisation transcends all barriers leading humanity towards the ideal of 'Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man'. The concept of fees or membership subscription is alien to the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, for there cannot be any fee or subscription for one's journey towards his own self. The organisation functions through its primary units called as Samithis and Bhajan Mandalis of which individuals - from different strata of society, different ethnic groups pursuing different religions and faiths -are members bound by the dictum of “Love all, Serve All” and pursue their own sadhana towards self- transformation following the path of selfless service to humanity. At no point is an individual asked to follow a certain religion or rituals. On the contrary each is inspired to follow his own faith so as to ensure that a Hindu becomes a better Hindu, a Muslim becomes a better Muslim, a Christian becomes a better Christian and so on. In fact, this spiritual basis inspires everyone to pursue his own religion better by putting into practice Love and Selflessness. That is why the Organisation features in its emblem the symbols of the major religions of the world. The Organisations named after Me are not to be used for publicising My Name, or creating a new cult around My worship ….They must render seva (service) to the helpless, the sick, the distressed, the illiterate and the needy. Their seva (selfless service) should not be exhibitionistic; it must seek no reward, not even gratitude or thanks from the recipients. Seva is sadhana (spiritual exercise), not a pastime of the rich and well placed. You must have the firm belief that the aim of this Organisation is to remove the obstacles that keep man away from God, that separate maanavathwa (Humanity) from Maadhavathwa (Divinity).. This Organisation must elevate the human into the Divine.” Sri Sathya Sai SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATIONS, MIDNAPORE (WEST) 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 - 19 WINGS OF THE ORGANISATION Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations functions Spirituality and Service are complementary to under three wings viz. (i) Spiritual, (ii) Education, and each other. Spirituality is the motivational force (iii) Service. Each activity in a wing is directed to behind service and service is the fulfillment of facilitate and help the members in their own spirituality. Therefore, spiritual concepts learnt spiritual advancement. Although, the nature of through education must be put into practice in form activities undertaken under different wings appear of service to humanity. Thus, in order to successfully to be distinct and dissimilar, but there is an inherent realise the objective of joining the Sai Organisation, interrelationship amongst all the three wings. The one must participate in activities of all the three three wings stand for Worship, Wisdom and Work. wings. Activities under different wings of the Organisation Spiritual Wing Educational Wing Service Wing •Bhajan •Non-formal education of •Gram Seva •Nagarsankeertan children in the age group of •Service in Slums •Study Circle 5-14 years through values- •Medical Camps and Health based educational training •Sadhana Camps Care •Bal-Vikas •Study of Sai Literature •Sanitation activities •Educare •Meditation, and •Visit to orphanges, old age •Parenting Programmes •Others homes etc. •Disaster relief •Feeding the poor •Free Coaching Classes, and •Others ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORGANISATION Headed by an All India President who is at Prashanthi Nilayam, at medical camps, doing supported by the National Vice Presidents and State Narayan seva or the Bal-Vikas gurus who work with Presidents, the Organisation functions like a well- young children to imbibe in them a desire to follow oiled machine, focused on its purpose, clear in its the five human values of Truth, Righteousness, Love, vision and dedicated in its efforts to live up to Peace and Non-violence, or the teachers who Swami's message “Love All, Serve All”. having undergone the training in EHV help in guiding the young minds towards the higher goals The Samithis and the Bhajan Mandalis constitute of life or the Sai Youth who work tirelessly in the Sri a genuine spiritual movement where the members Sathya Sai Village Integrated Programme bound by are united by a common bond of Love for God and one goal of practicing the ancient dictum of “Service Service to fellow human beings. to Man is Service to God”. The members of the organisation work as one cohesive unit whether as sevadals providing service SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATIONS, MIDNAPORE (WEST) 3 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 - 19 THE 9 POINT CODE OF CONDUCT AND 10 PRINCIPLES Every member of the Organisation is expected to undertake Sadhana (spiritual discipline) as an integral part of his/her daily life by observing by the following Nine Point Code of Conduct which has been given by Sri Sathya Sai Baba for one's spiritual and personal development. In addition, the ten principles that form the core of guidance for all the members of the Organisation as ordained by Baba himself are also produced hereunder. The nine-point code of conduct and the ten principles are fundamental to the spiritual development