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Wishing you and your family a very Happy Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is an ancient tradition. On the Raksha Bandhan Day, sisters invite their brothers to their houses and after performing ’aarti’ and putting tilak on the forehead of their brothers, tie a sort of bracelet made of silk or cotton thread with a decorative piece on top made of different materials commonly known as ‘Rakhi’. Sisters then urge their brothers to protect them in all situations. Sisters offer sweets to their brothers and in return brothers then offer some gifts to their sisters and promise them that they would protect them in any situation. The ritual Raksha Bandhan renews the bond of affection between siblings and signifies the brothers’ responsibility of protecting their sisters all their lives.Basically, Raksha Bandhan had been a festival celebrated by Rajput women since ancient times. However, it gradually spread to other parts of India and has become one of the most popular festivals.
There are a number of mythological and historical narrations to the origin of the festival of Raksha Bandhan. According to one account, there was a battle between Indra and demons. Indra’s sister took a silk thread, charged it with sacred verses for protection and tied it on Indra’s hand. With the strength of this thread, it is said that, Indra was successful in conquering his enemies.
According to another mythological story, the demon king Mahabali was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. Because of his great devotion, Vishnu had taken upon himself the task of protecting Mahabali’s kingdom for which he had to leave his abode. In order to be close to her consort, Goddess Lakshmi went to king Mahabali disguised as a Brahmin woman and took refuge in his palace. On Shravana Pournima, she tied a Rakhi on king Mahabli’s wrist and she revealed who she was and the reason behind being in his palace. King Mahabali was deeply touched by Goddess Lakshmi’s devotion to her consort Lord Vishnu and the goodwill of Lord Vishnu towards him and requested Lord Bishnu to accompany Goddess Lakshmi back to Vaikuntdham.Historically, the oldest reference to the festival of Rakhi goes back to 300 B.C. at the time when Alexander invaded India. It is said that the great conqueror, Alexander of Macedonia was shaken by the bravery of the Indian king Porus in his first attempt. Upset by this, Alexander’s wife, who had heard of the Rakhi festival, approached king Porus and tied Rakhi on his wrist. King Porus magnanimously accepted Alexander’s wife as his sister and when the opportunity came during the war, king Porus refrained from hurting Alexander.
The most credible historical reference to the tradition of Rakhi has been the story of Rani Karnavati and the Mughal Emperor Humayun. When the ruler of Gujarat, Bahadur Shah was on the course of invasion of Chittor, the capital of Mewar, Rani Karnavati, the widowed queen of the Rana of Mewar, realising that she had no way to defend her people and the capital, sent a Rakhi to Emperor Humayun who came to her rescue.
In the coastal region, especially in Maharashtra, the Shravan Pournima is being celebrated as Narali Pournima by the fishermen. On this day, the fishermen offer coconuts to the sea in order to appease the Sea God so that he may protect them while venturing into the sea for fishing and also bless them with bountiful of fish which is their main source of livelihood. Following the prayer and offering of coconuts to the Sea God, the fishermen set out in the sea with their beautifully decorated fishing boats. With the monsoon season gradually withdrawing and sea being more friendly, the Narali Pournima marks the beginning of the fishing season not only in coastal Maharashtra but also on the entire stretch of the west coast. 
May this Rakhi bring you everything you desire and everything you dream of. May success accompany you in every step that you take. Have A Blessed Rakhi
Sai Love-Consciousness Baba is Omnipresent. His Supreme Spirit fills every inch of the Universe. To understand this thought, we need to contemplate on it. Contemplation is but a thought or a feeling. It is constantly pondering over it and trying to apply the essence of the thought to our day-to-day living. Then, it turns into a habit. Later, it continues without effort. Finally, it becomes a part and parcel of us. In other words, the thought and our mind become inseparably one. To be more precise, the very thought and the thinker get infused into one. Instead of feeling it, we become the very experience of itself. It is the metamorphosis of thought getting transformed into the experience of thought.Cumin cured in lemonade will become cured cumin. Then the lemon and cumin become one. So does the Sai philosophy which will be the lemon in which the devotee gets immersed, cured and absorbed. The one immersed in Sai's Love will install Sai in one's temple of soul very much like the cumin. The devotee will gradually, during the process of spreading Sai's Love in the surroundings, get absorbed into the Infinite Absolute Reality. Sai's philosophy would get mingled in every atom of one's very being. Then, one sheds one's ego and gets dissolved in Baba's devotion. Thus, the true meaning of Baba's message is "those who trust in Me will surely reach Me".
On this holy day of Raksha Bandhan there is so much to learn, so many vows to make. First, there are the ancient, traditional meanings, whereby girls and women remember their brothers – far and near – with love and affection. In exchange, all men and boys promise to protect their sisters – both against physical harm, and also against any kind of harm or dishonor to them. These are as crucial today as they were in the past.
However, perhaps even more importantly, we must realize that the only way the world will survive is united as one family. Thus, now, we must also take the deeper, underlying meaning of Rakhi. We must vow to make the world our brothers and sisters – not only in theory, but also in practice. Let us use rakhi as a symbol of our universal brotherhood. May our girls and women lead the way toward this universal family as they tie rakhi bracelets on the wrists of not only their closest male friends, but also on the wrists of enemies. Let us use this holiday to reach out to those around us, embracing them as brother and sister.
Last and most importantly, let us offer the rakhi of our heart to the Lord. For He is our true brother, our true sister, our true protector. It is to Him that we want to be eternally tied. The divine rakhi that you offer to the Lord will never become untied, never become faded and will never break. He will forever protect you, forever be with you and forever love you.
Swami Chidananda Saraswati
On this holy day of Raksha Bandhan there is so much to learn, so many vows to make. First, there are the ancient, traditional meanings, whereby girls and women remember their brothers – far and near – with love and affection. In exchange, all men and boys promise to protect their sisters – both against physical harm, and also against any kind of harm or dishonor to them. These are as crucial today as they were in the past.However, perhaps even more importantly, we must realize that the only way the world will survive is united as one family. Thus, now, we must also take the deeper, underlying meaning of Rakhi. We must vow to make the world our brothers and sisters – not only in theory, but also in practice. Let us use rakhi as a symbol of our universal brotherhood. May our girls and women lead the way toward this universal family as they tie rakhi bracelets on the wrists of not only their closest male friends, but also on the wrists of enemies. Let us use this holiday to reach out to those around us, embracing them as brother and sister.
Last and most importantly, let us offer the rakhi of our heart to the Lord. For He is our true brother, our true sister, our true protector. It is to Him that we want to be eternally tied. The divine rakhi that you offer to the Lord will never become untied, never become faded and will never break. He will forever protect you, forever be with you and forever love you.Swami Chidananda Saraswati
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