Sahaj Sandesh No: 2006.7 - Thursday, February 2, 2006

Dear Sister / Brother:
 
REV. MASTER"S REVISED TOUR PROGRAM
North India Tour

Rev. Master has revised His north India tour plan.  He is planning to depart for Lucknow, UP by train on February 11.  He will then continue on to New Delhi of the 14th.  Further details for his onward tour program of Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Baroda, and Hyderabad will be available shortly.


NEWS FROM LALAJI MEMORIAL OMEGA SCHOOL
Report by brother V. K. Somakumar – Chennai, India

The bhoomi-pooja prior to commencing construction of the Second block (KG, Learning Centres) and hostel with a total of 65,000 sq. ft. of area, was performed at Lalaji Memorial Omega School on the 20th of January. Rev. Master was away in Malaysia and conveyed his happiness on the commencement of this mega-project. Plans are on to complete it by May, 2006.

Republic Day was celebrated on the 26th of January, and Revered Master kindly consented to grace the occasion. Rev. Master arrived at the school campus at 8.00 am. The Principal, staff and students of Omega school, in addition to over a hundred abhyasis were waiting to welcome Him. There was a brief program by the students, followed by the flag-hoisting by Revered Master. He then gave an inspiring talk on the importance of "adding spirit to knowledge", in these corrupt times. He commended the donors on their generous contributions, because of which construction is now under way. He also gave the Principal and the teachers "all accolades and praise for what has been achieved" thus far. This was followed by a cultural program presented before revered Master at Babuji Memorial Ashram, by approximately a hundred children from the school.

In Rev. Master's own words in the Visitors Book at the school, "The school has made excellent progress in its very first year of operation. Blessings of my Master to all."
New admissions for the academic year 2006-2007 are in progress. The first series of interactions/entrance tests for forty new students was conducted on Saturday, 28th January.  Candidates are currently being interviewed to fill new teacher/administrative vacancies at Omega for the ensuing academic year. Those interested in admission to the school or in applying for vacancies may kindly visit the school's website at http://www.omegaschools.org for further details.


UPDATED PROCESS TO APPLY FOR SRCM MEMBERSHIP CARDS
Report by brother Santosh Sreenivasan - Bangalore, India

Note to administrators:  Please check the updated instructions and forms to apply for SRCM membership cards, located on our website at: http://www.srcm.org/members/forms/membershipcards/cardinfo.jsp.  
 
Note that separate instructions are provided for:
 

1. Abhyasis residing outside India
2. Abhyasis residing in the following centres in  India: Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Ambala, Bangalore,  Baroda, Bhopal, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gondia, Gulbarga, Guntur, Gwalior, Hubli,  Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jodhpur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Ludhiana, Madurai,  Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur, Nellore, New Delhi, Noida, Pallakad, Pune, Surat,  Thrissur, Tirupathi, Tiruppur, Trivandrum, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam  
3. Abhyasis residing in all other centres of India (not listed  above)