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How are the Objectives attained?
The above-mentloned ob[ectlves are attalned ln the
followlng manner:
- 8y observlng the four prlnclples lald down by
8hagawan 8aba, namely:
There ls only One rellglon, the rellglon of Love
There ls only One caste, the caste of humanlty
There ls only One language, the language of the
Heart
There ls only One God, He ls omnlpresent.
- 8y constant remembrance of God and looklng
upon all creation as a manifestation of Divinity in
dlnerent forms and shapes,
- 8y underllnlng the essentlal unlty of all rellglons
and securing proper understanding of all religions
as belng based on Love,
- 8y looklng upon all work as servlce dedlcated to
the Divine;
- 8y brlnglng to bear upon all llfe's problems,
attltudes nowlng from Dlvlne Love, such
as, understanding, compassion, tolerance,
helpfulness, etc.
- 8y baslng all actlons on Love of Dlvlnlty, fear of sln
and steadfast observance of morality in society;
- 8y engaglng ln splrltual, educatlonal and servlce
activities, both at the individual and community
level, in an organized, systematic manner, without
expecting any material reward or appreciation,
but solely as a means to wln God's Love and Grace.
Ethos of the Organisation
The Organlsatlon has three wlngs - Splrltual, Servlce
and Lducatlonal. The Splrltual wlng undertakes
actlvltles such as Devotlonal Slnglng (bha[ans and
nagarsankeertan), Study Clrcles, Dlscourses, and 1yotl
Medltatlon. The Servlce wlng carrles on soclal upllft
activities across a very wide spectrum in villages, slums,
hospitals, orphanages, disaster relief, poor feeding,
employment tralnlng, and such. The Lducatlonal wlng
is involved in the non-formal educational training of
chlldren ln the age group 5-l4 years, human values-
based educatlonal tralnlng called Sal Lducare, Adult
Llteracy Programmes, etc.
All the servlces rendered by the Organlsatlon across lts
three wlngs are completely free of cost. There ls also no
membershlp fee of any klnd.
Structure of the Organisation
The Sal Organlsatlon, from small beglnnlngs ln a remote
llttle hamlet, ln South |ndla, has grown lnto a well-knlt,
purposeful and service-oriented global organisation
of dedicated men and women. With its organisational
units in all Indian states, it is striving every day selessly
to bring in a new world order governed by peace, love,
unity and harmony.
Today, the Organlsatlon ls actlve ln all the states of |ndla.
|t ls headed by an All |ndla Presldent, who ls asslsted
by the All-|ndla Coordlnators of Splrltual, Lducatlonal
and Servlce wlng. Lach state has a State Presldent who
manages the activities for the region, helped by District
Coordinators.
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Activities of the Organisation
The Srl Sathya Sal Organlsatlon ls perhaps the only
charitable organisation in the world that has single-
handedly taken up hollstlc development pro[ects across
the length and breadth of the country.
Some of the notable actlvltles undertaken are:
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ALL INDIA SAI ORGANISATION
8aba founded the Srl Sathya Sal Organlsatlon ln Mumbal ln the year l965. A servlce organlsatlon
wlth a splrltual core, the Srl Sathya Sal Organlsatlon was establlshed for the benet of the entlre
manklnd wlthout dlstlnctlons of rellglon, caste, race, natlonallty, creed or sect.
A testlmonlal to thls ls the composltlon of the Sathya Sal Organlsatlon Samlthls or 8ha[an Mandalls
across the country. They conslst of members of dlnerent strata of soclety, sometlmes of dlnerent
ethnlc groups, all pursulng thelr respectlve falths but [olnlng together ln the servlce of manklnd
wlth the rm falth that Manava Seva (Servlce to Man) ls Madhava Seva (Servlce to God).
Currently, there are more than 6,00,000 members ln the Organlsatlon wlth over 7,800 bha[an centres,
over 3,00,000 bal vlkas students, l7,500 bal vlkas teachers.
Objectives of the Organisation
The prlnclpal ob[ectlves of Srl Sathya Sal Seva Organlsatlon are:
- To help the lndlvldual
- To be aware of the Dlvlnlty that ls lnherent ln hlm and to conduct hlmself accordlngly,
- To translate lnto practlce ln dally llfe, dlvlne love and perfectlon, and therefore
- To ll one's llfe wlth [oy, harmony, beauty, grace, human excellence and lastlng happlness,
- To ensure that all human relatlons are governed by the prlnclples of Sathya (Truth), Dharma
(Plght Conduct), Shanthl (Peace), Prema (Love) and Ahlmsa (Non-vlolence).
- To make devotees more slncere and dedlcated ln the practlce of thelr respectlve rellglons by
understanding properly the true spirit of their religion.
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Sai Net
The Organlsatlon ls
implementing its own dedicated
web-based communication
system entitled Sai Net, which
will reach out to all the 6, 00,000
members.
Digital Archives
It is also setting up a nation-wide
digital archive system to record,
store and retrieve all activities
throughout the country.
Multifaith Activities
The Organlsatlon regularly also
takes up servlce actlvltles ln
Temples, Mosques, Gurudwaras,
and Churches.
Funding Details
All the actlvltles undertaken by
the Sri Sathya Sai Organisation
are typically funded internally
by the members voluntarily.
Donations and contributions are
never sollclted. A large pool of
ready volunteers is our greatest
strength.
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Sri Sathya Sai Village Integrated
Programme
The SSSv|P addresses the hollstlc needs of a vlllager
and thus, the vlllage. The key to thls ls the nurturlng of
the family unit as the foundation. It is structured on the
"bottom up prlnclple startlng from each famlly ln the
village.
The elght maln components of the SSSv|P are:
infrastructure, employment, education, medical
and health, social, spiritual and individual care. By
recognising the emotional toll that acute deprivation
exacts, the SSSVIP addresses the concerns of the body,
the mind, the poverty-bruised emotions and defeated
spirits of these disadvantaged individuals.
Once a speclc vlllage ls ldentled, a baslc survey ls
conducted to assess the common and individual needs
and then the components are prioritised accordingly.
Throughout the process, SSSv|P volunteers vlslt the
vlllages to bulld posltlve relatlons wlth all stakeholders
involved.
The pro[ect has met wlth commendable success so far. |t
has within a span of three years now been extended to
1,300 villages across India even as it continues to grow.
Disaster Relief and Management
The Sal volunteers or Seva Dals are speclally tralned ln
dlsaster management. They have ln the past rendered
servlce under arduous condltlons durlng the Gu[arat
earthquake, Tsunaml ln Tamll Nadu, noods ln Orlssa,
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, to mentlon [ust a few.
These apart, the Organlsatlon also regularly takes up
work durlng festlvals such as the Ganga Sagar Mela ln
8engal performlng sanltatlon work, the Pushkaram
festlvals of Krlshna and Godavarl rlvers, etc.
Durlng the noods ln Orlssa and the earthquake ln Slkklm
in 2011, the Organisation rendered invaluable disaster
relief service.
|ts speclallzed Dlsaster Management Tralnlng
Programmes have now been extended to the Tamll
Nadu Police Department as well
Technology Group Activities
These conslst of asslstance to low cost houslng and
sanltatlon, water purlcatlon, organlc agrlculture, mlcro
hydel power generatlon, solar power usage, 8lo Mass
devlces, etc. The Sal Organlsatlon has been lnstrumental
in providing these amenities in many villages across the
country.
TeleMedicine Centres
Pully equlpped centres staned by qualled doctors
have been set up ln 8arrackpur (near Kolkata) and
8hubaneshwar. These centres enable lnteractlon of the
patients with the Sathya Sai Super Specialty Hospitals
at Puttaparthl and 8angalore ln Cardlo Thoraclc,
Neurologlcal and Neurosurglcal dlseases. All servlces
provided are totally free of cost.
Medical Rehabilitation
Patients treated at the Sathya Sai Super Specialty
Hospitals are followed up at their places of residence
ln Kerala, Karnataka, west 8engal and Orlssa for post-
operative treatment and care for cardiac diseases by the
Sai Organisation.
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ALL INDIA SAI ORGANISATIONS
Active in 23 states
Members 600,000
Seva Dal Volunteers 132,967
Youth members 75,000
No. of villages under SSS Village
Integration Programme
1,300
No. of villages served 2,700
Sai Samithis 2,500
Bhajan Centers over 7,800
Bal Vikas Centres 15,419
Bal Vikas graduates over 1 million
No. of Bal Vikas teachers 17,500
No. of children currently enrolled in
Bal Vikas
3,43,107
No. of school teachers trained in Sathya Sai
Education technique in India
over 10,000
No. of full-time Sai Schools in India
(with 55,000 students & 2,000 teachers)
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SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 2010-11
World Conference
The 9
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world conference in 2010 drew delegates
from ll4 countrles. 8efore thls, there were Pre-world
conferences ln 1apan, South Amerlca, Mexlco, Southern
Lurope, Pussla, Canada, Germany, Australla, UK and
Nigeria.
The theme of the Pre-world Conference comprlsed
three of the supreme pronouncements of Baba, viz.,
'God |s'., '| Am |', and 'Love All, Serve All'.
Disaster Relief Operations with
International Support
HAITI
On l2 1anuary 20l0, when the small lsland country of
Haltl was hlt by a deadly earthquake, lt devastated vast
stretches of many a populated clty. Measurlng 7.0 on
the Plchter scale, the quake left a trall of devastatlon,
kllllng about 250,000 people and renderlng about l.5
million homeless.
Pellef operatlon by Srl Sathya Sal |nternatlonal
Organisation began promptly with the loving care
from the members of the organisation from the
Domlnlcan Pepubllc and Haltl. Narayan seva began
wlth Sal devotees from Puerto Plco, venezuela and
Santo Domingo serving 1,100 meals and water daily to
patients at a hospital.
Thls rose to 2,000 meals per day by the followlng month.
Tents for shelter, food and clothlng were also provlded.
A water tanker and a well-deslgned network of plpellnes
started delivering 6,000 gallons of much needed potable
water to the earthquake vlctlms.
Three teams of doctors and volunteers from South
Amerlca, Central Amerlca and the U.S.A and Canada
arrlved ln late 1anuary and provlded healthcare to
about 3,500 patlents ln the very rst week of operatlon.
Addltlonal volunteers arrlved ln Haltl every week,
serving about 300 patients every day.
8y the end of August, 44,000 patlents had been seen.
An ophthalmologlst soon [olned the team followed by
a psychlatrlst and a psychologlst to treat those sunerlng
from post-traumatic stress disorders.
INDONESIA
The Sathya Sal Organlsatlon ln |ndonesla has responded
qulckly to the earthquakes, tsunamls and volcanlc
eruptions in the country. Some details of this are given
below:
- Larthquake at Padang, west Sumatra- Date of
lncldence: 30th September 20ll, magnltude of
7.6 & 6.2 Plchter scale.
- Larthquake followed by Tsunaml ln Mentawal
Island in the West Coast of Sumatra. Date of
lncldence: 25th October 20ll.
- Mount Merapl eruptlon- Date of lncldence: 25th
October 2011.
The Sathya Sal Organlsatlon dlstrlbuted food ltems, llfe
[ackets, medlclnes and dlspatched doctor and nurse
volunteers.
JAPAN
On ll March 20ll, when an earthquake and a Tsunaml
devastated 1apan ln deadly tandem, members of the
Sathya Sai Organisation rushed to the island to answer
desperate appeals of emergency. The omclal death
toll was estlmated at ll,000 wlth more than l7,000
people missing, and over 1, 90, 000 people in temporary
shelters.
Twenty physlclans from the SSSO responded
immediately to calls from Police and medical ocials
from the Mlyagl Prefecture to facllltate pre-crematlon
medical processing of the mounting number of corpses
retrieved from the disaster zone.
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The overseas wlng of the Sathya Sal Organlsatlons ls also a splrltual humanltarlan organlsatlon, lt
does not belong to any rellglon and does not preach any. |t expresses ltself through three actlvltles:
Splrltual, Lducatlonal and Soclal Servlce.
The splrltual actlvlty covers splrltual awareness and the devotlonal aspects of behavlor developed
through study circles, devotional singing, meditation, self-discipline and moral conduct.
The educatlonal actlvlty oners to chlldren, youth and adults dlversled programmes ln order reallze
ln dally llfe the practlcal aspects of the human values: Love, Truth, Plght Actlon, Peace and Non-
violence.
Service is, in general, a binding requirement for every individual, whether he is a devotee or not.
The |nternatlonal Srl Sathya Sal Organlsatlon ls dlvlded lnto nlne lnternatlonal zones. wlthln these
zones, there are l25 countrles and over 2,000 Srl Sathya Sal Centers, all engaged ln actlvltles
represented by the three wlngs of the organlsatlon: Devotlon, Selness Servlce, and Lducatlon.
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volunteers also dellvered seven truckloads carrylng 40
tonnes of lifeline goods and food supplies directly to
survlvors. The 1apan Coast Guard onered an entlre shlp
for the transportation of supplies to the most severely
anected areas ln the Mlyagl and |wate Prefectures.
EAST AFRICA FAMINE RELIEF
Somalla, Lthlopla and Northern Kenya are experlenclng
the worst drought ln 60 years. There has been no
raln ln the reglon over the past three years. The total
populatlon anected now stands at l3.3 mllllon.
The Srl Sathya Sal Organlsatlon ln Kenya ls preparlng
itself to serve the people in this time of dire need. On 11
September 2011, a team deputed by the organisation
went to Kyuso dlstrlct and evaluated and executed
planned distribution.
Sai Spiritual Education
Globally, Sathya Sai Schools and Institutes of Sai
Splrltual Lducatlon (|SSLs) are two prlmary lnstltutlonal
mechanlsms for the dellvery of Sathya Sal Lducatlon ln
Human values, or SSSLHv.
The |nternatlonal Sathya Sal Organlsatlon developed a
comprehensive set of educational guidelines for Sathya
Sal Schools and |nstltutes of Lducatlon whlch were
approved by Baba and adopted in 2009.
Thls has facllltated the establlshment of new Sathya
Sal |nstltutes of Lducatlon ln the USA, Canada, South
Lurope (|taly), |ndonesla and Nepal that have started
onerlng dlploma courses for teacher tralnlng ln Sathya
Sai Schools, other public schools and community Sathya
Sal Lducatlon ln Human values programmes.
The table below lndlcates the number of schools and
|nstltutes of Sathya Sal Lducatlon establlshed ln four
continents outside India.
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Regions Schools ISSEs
Latln Amerlca l4 8
North Amerlca &
West Indies
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Asla Paclc 13 9
Afrlca 11 2
UK & Lurope 1 3
World Total
(outside India)
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SRI SATHYA SAI ORGANISATIONS
AROUND THE WORLD
Zone 1 North America
Muslcal Trlbute to Swaml by Dana Glllesple
First National Youth Conference in Chicago
Medlcal camp ln Callfornla
walk for values ln Canada
Grama Seva ln Trlnldad
Zone 2 South America
Medlcal camp ln Argentlna
SSLHv ln 8razll
Medlcal camp ln venezeula
Zone 3 Australia
Natlonal Lducatlon Conference ln Australla
Larthquake Pellef ln Newzealand
Medlcal camp ln Pl[l
Zone 4 South East Asia
|nterschool debate on human values ln Thalland
Pood dlstrlbutlon ln Laos
SSLHv ln Nepal
Zone 5 Japan
8lrthday celebratlon ln 1apan
Zone 6 Europe
Larthquake rellef ln Abruzzo ln |taly
Pellef to asslst physlcally challenged ln varallo, |taly
Pood dlstrlbutlon ln Athens
Zone 7 Northern Europe
Leadershlp Tralnlng program ln Germany
Seva in Hungary
Zone 8 East Europe
Counselllng ln Kazhagastan
Zone 9 UK, Ireland, SA, W Asia & Gulf
Unlversal Prayer Day for peace ln UK
Annlversary of Sathya Sal School ln Lelcester
Annlversary day at the Sathya Sal School ln Zambla
vlllage Adoptlon and Grama Seva ln South Afrlca
Celebratlon of |d Ul Pltr ln Kuwalt
Medlcal servlce ln Malawl
8lood Donatlon ln UAL
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Love as Thought is
Truth,
Love as Action is
Right Conduct,
Love as Understanding is Peace,
Love as Feeling is
Non-violence
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
There is only one religion, the
religion of Love;
There is only one language, the
language of the Heart;
There is only one caste, the caste of
Humanity;
There is only one God, He is
Omnipresent.
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
love all serve all
Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust
Prasanthi Nilayam
Puttaparthi, Anantapur District
Andhra Pradesh - 515 135
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