Sathya Sai Service Organisation Scotland Thought For The Day

SSEHV | Home Sathya Sai Education in Human Values The SSE programme of education has been designed to develop and expand a child’s personality, so that his life would be happy, useful and fruitful both for himself and for his community. This is achieved by inculcating spiritual, ethical and cultural values within the growing child; with the imbibing of fundamental principles such as Truth, Love, Peace, Non-Violence and Right Conduct. The SSE Programme is a nine year course, starting with children who are 6 years of age. However, developments to the programme, alongside many requests from parents, have now led to classes in Scotland and across the UK accepting children from the age of 4 years. Children are taught daily prayers, which inspire in them faith and devotion to towards God. Silent sitting helps the children to concentrate and brings them peace. Group devotional singing helps to spread Divine love and joy among others. Listening to stories of great men and women from all over the world, directs them to follow the path of righteous living, and group activities train them to share and care for others and encourages them to participate in teamwork, which in time will help them in community work later in their life. SSE in Scotland Projects and work undertaken by the children in Scotland so far, have included celebrations of Easwaramma Day at Sai Centres, Christmas and Easter performances at local nursing homes for the old folks, Bhagawan Baba’s Birthday Celebrations, Parents’ Appreciation Day across Scotland and SSE Trips. These projects usually consist of dramas and sketches, musical items, poetry recitals and public speaking. As mentioned previously, the classes follow a structured programme, and take place weekly, with time being made for extra practices prior to special celebrations. Currently in Scotland, there are SSE Classes taking place in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen with a total of over 30 pupils, not to mention the Sathya Sai School in St Andrews and its pupils. The Sai Spiritual Programme is a unique programme, having its source in the “Spirit of Man”. It is therefore both universal and secular in character and has its impact on all men of all faiths, all over the world. It is a programme divinely inspired by Sri Sathya Sai Baba, the educationalist par excellence, whom the world looks upon as the “Universal Purifier”. God has given us His greatest gift, our Children. And he has also given us the Sai Spiritual Education Programme to nurture, and develop this gift. It is up to each and everyone of us to decide to use it and to remember that the actions of our children will affect the future destiny of the community, nation and the world.

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