Sri Sathya Sai Global Council Zone 1 Magazine

Sai Lights

SaiLights is a magazine of Zone 1 of the Sri Sathya Sai Global Council. It is published three times a year – Aradhana Day, Guru Purnima, and Swami’s Birthday. Its aim is to “inform and inspire”. It was launched soon after the Global Council and Zone 1 were established, and has helped Zone 1 members share information and learn from each other. SaiLights reports on activities at the Zonal, Regional, and Center levels and shines the light on the many efforts of our Sai brothers and sisters aimed at fostering love and serving our communities. SaiLights is Zone 1 members’ COLLECTIVE offering to Swami. The SaiLights editorial team depends critically on information from Zone 1 members to ensure that the magazine fulfills its purpose!

Dear Center Presidents

Sai Ram and Greetings from the SaiLights team! By Swami's Grace, we offered SaiLights Volume 5 at the Maha Samadhi on Aradhana Day, April 24, 2023.

What's next? Our Guru Poornima issue, which we aim to offer to Swami on July 3, 2023. As always, we reach out to you for your contributions--but as our timeframe is tight this time around, we have significantly trimmed down our request. Please review carefully the instructions below:

What do Center Presidents need to do?

1. Submit a 500-800 word report on your Center's Easwaramma Day Celebrations

• What were the main items in the program? (plays, music, talks, graduation, etc)
• What did each of the four SSSE Groups present? Please use bullet points.
• Please include 5-6 (max 10) high resolution photographs, we will pick a few; no collages please

Dear Center Members

Would you like to share your experiences and reflections with the Sai Family? Zone 1's SaiLights magazine would love to hear from you!

Please see the four questions below--one for all Center members, one for SSSE Gurus, one for SSSE Parents, and one for YAs. Please do share your thoughts vis-a-vis any or all of these roles, as relevant. For example, if you are an SSSE parent who is also an SSSE Guru, you could respond to a, b, and c; or only a; or only b and c, etc. You get the idea!

a. All Center members: What is your favorite Sai Quote? Share with us your favorite quotation of Swami and why it means so much to you.

b. SSSE Gurus: What made you want to be an SSSE Guru? Tell us what prompted you to become an SSSE Guru and how the experience has compared with your expectations.

c. SSSE Parents: What is the biggest impact that SSSE has had on your child? Please share your thoughts on this important question and provide some examples or anecdotes.

d. Young Adults: How do you connect to Sai as Guru? On the occasion of Guru Poornima, it would be very nice to hear your reflections on how you connect to Swami as Guru (as opposed to God, Friend, or Mother, for example).

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