3. Participation in Sai Spiritual Educational Programmes (SSE) by the children of the family

The reason for this point of the code is obvious when we become aware of what is taught to the children in the Sai Spiritual Education classes which includes:

a) One’s own religion - chanting of prayers, songs, hymns, and lives of great saints etc.
b) Knowledge and respect for other religions.
c) Human values - respect for parents and elders, cleanliness, good conduct, confidence, co-operation, self-help etc.
d) Learning about the lives of great persons from all walks of life.
e) The Life and Message of Sathya Sai Baba.

All the above are taught through structured, dynamic programs where only teachers who have undergone a specific training program will be qualified to teach.

Many Sai aspirants, and leaders of Sai Centres around the world are sometimes devoid of any in-depth knowledge of the great religious and spiritual traditions of the world. Only their love for Baba often fostered through his physical presence and love has put them on their spiritual path. This needs to be supplemented with more study of Sai teaching and the great world scriptures.

However, the children of today, the even leaders of tomorrow, may not be so lucky - they may not have the opportunity of the direct physical proximity of Baba to foster their love, devotion, their thirst for spiritual knowledge and world welfare, the crowds of devotees would be too great. Their spirituality must thus be fostered from within, and the SSE programme for children is so designed as to create a new generation of spiritually motivated youngsters who will become a credit to themselves, their families, society and nation - and uphold all the human values that have the potential to make the human race grand and Godly.

No parent should want less for their child and no parent should sacrifice the future destiny of their children by giving more importance to other less important activities nor should they say that they have no time to spare to send their children to classes.  These classes have been designed to enhance their development into children we can be proud of.  It is in this context that this point of the code requires children of Sai aspirants to attend these classes.