|
<<
Previous update By Prof. G. Venkataraman -
Next
>>
By Prof. G. Venkataraman
SPECIAL MUSING CONCERNING SWAMI’S HEALTH
POSTED ON APRIL 6, 2011 AT 3:00 PM (IST)
By Prof. G. Venkataraman
Loving Sai Ram and
greetings from Prashanti Nilayam.
It is now the afternoon of Wednesday, April 6, 2011, and some hours
since we did three things. Firstly, we broadcast the audio of the
video interview we recorded with
Dr.
Safaya yesterday. Next, we posted the
video
itself, and finally, we also posted the
transcript of what Dr. Safaya said in his statement.
Here is the latest bulletin issued by Dr. Safaya:
Official Statement about Swami’s Health
Issued on April 6, 2011 at 08:00 a.m.
Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who has entered his 10th
day of treatment at this hospital is in a stable state
of health as he was yesterday.
There are signs of improvement in the functioning of his
kidneys although he is still on dialysis. He continues
to be on the ventilator for assisting his respiration.
The blood pressure and all other parameters are
satisfactory. The panel of doctors treating him is
keeping a constant watch over his health condition.
Signed by
Dr. A. N. Safaya
Director, SSSIHMS-PG.
|
Apart from this, we wish to now share with you two other video
clips. Please do not miss them.
The first of these is from a Discourse Swami delivered in Brindavan
in early 2002 when there was an incident, shall I say, of a person
found in the Darshan line with a pistol. Subsequent to
this, there was an incredible amount of media hype that scared
devotees all over the world. In His Discourse, Swami roundly
condemned such rumour mongering. That was before the Twitter and
Facebook era. Today, it is a different ball game with not only the
media people but even so-called devotees who believe that their only
Dharma is to spread gossip. To those who mistakenly think so and
also to those who easily believe every rumour fed to them, I say:
PLEASE, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE, WATCH THIS VIDEO CLIP CLOSELY TO
SEE WHAT SWAMI HAS TO SAY ABOUT RUMOUR MONGERING AND MEDIA HYPE.
|
|
Here is the
transcript of the above Video:
Many people including those who are sitting here have
entertained many thoughts and wild imaginations.
Actually, there is no truth in it. Irrespective of what
anybody might say, it is the newspapers which are mainly
responsible for so much restlessness. They are
interested in publicizing that which is bad and not
sharing that which is good. What is the purpose of a
newspaper? It has to collect NEWS from four sides -
North, East, West, and South - and disseminate the same.
Instead of gathering authentic information, newspapers
today present facts according to their feelings and
imaginations.
In my opinion, any newspaper or journalist should report
the event as it has occurred. What is the need to spread
that news which is untruth and unauthentic? They distort
the truth to present it in a sensational manner only to
make money. What a shame it is to earn money in this
spurious fashion!
You should report the event as it has happened, be it
good or bad. Do not imagine and spread false news. Next,
comes TV. Television channels too seem to be always
engaged in spreading false news.
In fact, one can definitely develop friendship with
those who report the truth. What is the use of talking
to those who publicize untruth? Spreading untruth is a
sin. If you speak untruth once, you will have to face
its consequences for many births. Such being the case,
you can very well imagine the fate of those who indulge
in untruth hundreds of times every day. How erroneous it
is to report something as being absent when it is
actually present? It is not right to make a mountain of
a mole and hurt the sentiments of so many from all over
the globe. It is a sin to spread false news.
-
Extracts from Divine Discourse delivered on January 19,
2002.
|
I come next to Swami’s
Gurupoornima Discourse in 2003. If you recall, that was the year
when, after coming back from Kodai, Swami had a big fracture in the
leg and had to undergo surgery for the first time ever. That
happened in Summer 2003. Later, when He returned to Prashanti, He
gave a stirring Discourse on Gurupoornima Day in the course of which
He gave a clear indication of what devotees must do when sudden and
mysterious setbacks occur to the Body of the Divine.
PLEASE WATCH THIS CLIP CAREFULLY. It is extremely relevant
to the present situation and tells us more clearly than any human
can, what ought to be done.
|
|
|
Here
is the transcript of the above video:
Nobody needs to be worried or anxious about Swami's
wellbeing. No danger can ever befall Swami. Swami
will always come out of all difficulties and troubles
unscathed; none need to fear or feel sorry or sad. Swami
will achieve all success. However, there may be
some changes at the physical level because of the food,
environment, etc. These however are only temporary and not
permanent. Hence, Swami expects you to be always courageous.
What is My medicine? The intense prayers of the
devotees are My medicine. During this period, be it
in Madras (now Chennai), Hyderabad, Bangalore, or Mumbai,
devotees have intensified their prayers and spiritual
activities. There are bhajans and namasmarana
conducted in each and every home. Some devotees undertook
penance and performed yajnas. In this manner, a
number of spiritual activities were undertaken praying for
the wellbeing of Swami. It is as a result of such fervent
prayers that I am able to stand before you and address you
today.
Neither did I want this suffering nor did I desire its cure.
You wanted this body to be cured of the pain, and you
achieved it through your prayers. This body is not
Mine. It is yours. Hence, it is your responsibility to look
after this body. I am not the deha (body); I am the
Dehi (Indweller).
The body is made up of five elements
And is bound to perish sooner or later,
But the Indweller has neither birth nor death.
The Indweller has no attachment whatsoever
And is the Eternal Witness.
Truly speaking, the Indweller,
Who is in the form of the Atma,
Is verily God Himself.
(Telugu
Poem)
Doctors made every possible effort to protect this body;
they did their duty. I however did not think of this body at
all. I demonstrate the ideal that one should not have body
attachment. Not only now, for the last two years, I have
been repeatedly exhorting you to give up body attachment.
Gradually reduce your dehabhimana (body
consciousness) and develop Atmabhimana (Atmic
consciousness). You are not the body; you are the
embodiments of the Atma. The physical body comes
and goes. Only the body has suffering, not the Atma.
I have never used My divine power to cure Myself. If
I were to use it, I would have been cured of the suffering
in a trice. I don't have the selfish feeling that I should
get cured. There is not even a trace of selfishness in Me.
Everyone should be happy. This is My only desire.
- Extracts from Divine Discourse delivered on July 13, 2003.
|
Dear reader, Bhagawan has said it all, and there is little else for
me to do except to call attention to the words of the Lord, every
one of which appears to have been said not only with respect to
earlier events, but also in anticipation of the present ones.
Thank you and Jai Sai Ram.
|
Please Note: As mentioned by Dr. Safaya in
the Video statement on April 5, 2011, no visitor even if he
or she is a very important person is allowed inside the
sterile zone where Baba is recovering. This is to ensure
that utmost standard of hygiene is maintained. Access to the
ICU is restricted only to the following doctors approved by
the Hospital:
Expert Team of Doctors:
Dr. P. Venugopal – Former Director, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr. Ashok Seth – Escorts, New Delhi
Dr. Sandeep Dewan – Escorts, New Delhi
Dr. Amit Varma – Escorts, New Delhi
Dr. Subash Chandra – Manipal, Bangalore
Dr. Uday Muthane – Parkinson Foundation, Bangalore
Dr. Ravi Mehta – Fortis, Bangalore
Dr. Murali - Fortis, Bangalore
Dr. Arun – Vaidehi / Mallaya, Bangalore
Dr. Sashikanth – Vaidehi / Mallaya, Bangalore
Dr. Kishore Babu - Vaidehi / Mallaya, Bangalore
Dr. Maudgal – United Kingdom
Dr. Narendranath Reddy, California, USA
Medical Staff of SSSIHMS, Prasanthi Gram:
|
Cardiology & CTVS |
|
|
|
Consultants:
|
Dr.
P.K.Dash
|
|
|
|
Dr.
V.R.Iyer
|
|
|
|
Dr. Neelam
Desai
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residents on 8 hourly rotation:
|
Dr. Prakash
Nair
|
|
|
|
Dr. Shinde
|
|
|
|
Dr. Rita
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anaesthesia
|
|
|
|
Consultants:
|
Dr.
Krishnadasan
|
|
|
Residents
on 8 hourly rotation:
|
Dr. Rajan
Anand
|
|
|
|
Dr. Patnaik
|
|
|
|
Dr. Ranga
|
|
| |
|
|
|
And Dr. K.S.R.K.
Prasad from the Department of Ophthalmology
|
|
Devotees are requested not to pressurize the Hospital
authorities to gain entry into the Hospital at this critical
hour.
|
<<
Previous update By Prof. G. Venkataraman -
Next
>>
source: radiosai.org
|
