EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE SRI SATHYA SAI ORGANIZATIONS - - INDULAL H. SHAH
SRI
SATHYA SAI ORGANISATIONS (OVERSEAS)
“Sai
Darshan”, 9th Khar Road, Khar (West), Mumbai 400 052
By the grace of Bhagawan, we had two meetings with all of you at Prasanthi Nilayam on 19th and 22nd November 1999, when we discussed various points about our organisation, viz., the Youth Wing and theYouth Conference, 75th Birthday Celebrations, proposed building “Sai Darshan”, - commemorative building project assigned to Overseas Organisation and the International UNESCO Conference at Prasanthi Nilayam. Various decisions were taken during the above meetings. Individual Notes on each of the issues - as per details given below - are being sent herewith for your perusal and urgent necessary action...............
(4)
Details and Action Plan for the proposed
- “Sai Darshan” - a
commemorative building
project depicting life, messages and
SAI
DARSHAN (Tentative Name) COMMEMORATIVE
BUILDING
PROJECT
Sai
Darshan is being planned to be a unique monument of its kind which will
convey tol the world the life, teachings and divine words of wisdom
delivered by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai baba over the last 60 years for the benefit
of humanity in the 21st century.
The
Xeroxed Computer printed Photograph of the project and other details
have already been given during the meeting at Prasanthi Nilayam.
It will have ground plus seven levels.
The completion period is 30th June 2000.
The
Building will be a special gift at the Lotus Feet on the 75th Birthday of our
Lord on behalf of the Overseas Organisation, which means all the millions of
devotees of the world. Keeping this in view it is felt that we should make the best
possible presentation since it is a rare chance and a lifetime opportunity to be
His Instrument on the eve of the
75th Birthday and the 21st Century.
As
regards the estimated cost the members were of the view that it cannot be
ascertained now fully since it will depend on the international world quality
which will have to be maintained for such a monument by the Overseas Devotees.
However, the estimated cost was placed between US$3 million to US$5
million. Dr.Goldstein suggested the
following methods for meeting the cost which were discussed and finally
approved.
(1)
To organise 100 donors for accommodation in Building No.8 and 9 and for
which each coordinator gave their quota for the region which they will fulfill
before March 2000. Dr.Goldstein was requested to be in charge for follow up with
the Coordinators in this regard.
(2)
Letters to be written to the Bond Holders by respective Chairman of the
Zone. The drafts of such letters was also approved at the meeting.
It was decided that Bro.Hira should be in-charge of all follow up in this
matter.
(3)
It was suggested that we should not solicit any donation by way of appeal
or writing letters or making any announcements, but that the coordinators in
their personal capacity should get in touch with known personalities/Sai
Devotees and talk about this project to meet with the minimum target of
US$50,000 per region which was supposed to be remitted in two instalments
viz.before 4th March and 6th May 2000. The
simple calculation was to select 50 persons and request for US$1,000 from each.
To meet this requirement, 50 devotees may be selected from the whole
Region. Perhaps it may not be
necessary to reach out to all the 50 since the requirement from a particular
region could be fulfilled by just a few devotees.
However, if any region can contribute more than US$50,000 it is welcome,
to offset any shortfall from smaller region..
(4)
It was decided to display world culture murals in the compound of the
Building. Suggestions are invited
for such selection.
(5)
Languages to be used was English, Telugu, Hindi and also Spanish.
(6)
The ground floor will contain the International Exhibition depicting the
activities of the three wings of the Sai Organisation - viz. The Spiritual,
Educational and Service Wings, for which a separate note requiring photographs
for display will be sent in due course (in any case before 1st week of Jan.2000)
for each zone. These will have to be submitted before Gurupurnima 2000.
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The Coordinators suggested that they should also be actively associated
with this project, which suggestion
was welcome and accordingly a separate note is being sent to each
Coordinator as to how they should associate
with the project, other than helping in meeting the cost of the Project.
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