Interview and PSN sights

I want to share an incident, my only chance for an interview with Sathya Sai, along with all Kerala SS Trust members. Trust chairman then was Mr Kumaran Eradi, Justice Eradi's younger brother. Along with us was the Ex minister Mr Wellington also. Swami liked him and always talked to him. Lots of things about the Srisailam School were discussed and Swami asked many questions. Just before ending the interview, Swami said something which I didn't hear properly and didn't understand. Later, Mukundan, our state president, told that Swami had commented that I was always thinking, thinking; just do good things and everything will be ok. That was a good message for me. After the interview, all of us came out and sat on the veranda/ Swami continued to talk to Wellington - His plans to enlarge the Sai Kulwant hall in detail. Sorry, I forgot the date of the interview.

Forgot to mention (in the previous post about Prasanthi Nilayam) more about the two museums here in Prasanthi Nilayam - Sanathana Sanskrithi Museum and Chaithanya Jyothi Museum. I have not seen the latter. The former contained everything related to Swami's teachings about World religions. The latter I am still to see! Other attractions are Indoor stadium, the Hill-view stadium with the large statues of Buddha, Zoroaster, Quran, Shiva, Shirdi Baba and Jesus on the sides of the adjacent hill, the largest Hanuman statue, University building, Planetarium and the Shiva temple where Swami was born.

The main Super Speciality Hospital is an architectural marvel. The Royal Architect from the UK made the plans for the hospital which Swami okayed. The inauguration was done by Late Prime Minister Narasimha Rao. When you enter the hospital, one has the feeling of entering a large temple.

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