A Sai Art Symposium took place at Sai Prema in Greece, from 15th to 23rd October 2016. During these nine days, Austrian, Finnish, Dutch, French, Greek, and German artists deliberated on Read More
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European Managers Conference in Italy
The Institutes of Sathya Sai Education (ISSEs) of South Europe and North Europe jointly hosted a second European Managers Conference on the weekend of 9th–10th April 2016. Despite ongoing strikes in Greece and Italy, 35 business managers and interested parties from Greece, Italy, Norway, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Croatia, and South Africa came together at Mother Sai, a conference centre of the SSIO of Italy, in Milan. Read More
SSEHV Seminar in Greece
The ISSE of South Europe and the SSIO of Greece jointly held a series of seminars to introduce SSEHV to the general public. The free events were organised every Sunday in Sai Prema, near Athens, for a six-month period from November 2015 through May 2016. Consistent with the theme of the global SSIO Serve the Planet project for 2015, “Human Values in Nation Building,” these events included presentations, study circles, musical interludes, and lunch. The programme covered all five human values and Read More
Serving Refugees in Greece
Due to the conflicts in the Middle East and Afghanistan over the past two years, European countries have experienced a major influx of refugees and immigrants. An estimated one to two million people have passed through Greece and Italy, seeking asylum in Europe. During 2015–2016, about 6,000 refugees arrived at Greece’s borders monthly, to join about 50,000 people living in temporary camps at 45 locations around Greece’s mainland and islands. Notwithstanding their own domestic problems, the Greeks accepted the refugees with love and compassion. Since the summer of 2015, the SSIO has Read More
Aradhana Mahotsavam In Zones 6, 7, 8 & 9
Greece
The ISSE of South Europe and the SSIO of Greece jointly held a series of seminars to introduce SSEHV to the general public. The free events were Read More
Sadhana Camp in Sai Prema, Greece
A fourth Sadhana Camp, held 10th–19th July 2015 in Sai Prema, Athens, and attended by 36 SSIO members from 12 European countries, included workshops on various spiritual topics related to divine love. Read More
Service Activities in Greece
The SSIO of Greece organised several service activities during December 2014 and January 2015. About 30 Sathya Sai volunteers donated two tonnes of firewood to help indigent families in Perama stay warm during the winter months. The volunteers also distributed clothing, blankets, hygiene kits, and 80 food parcels. Funds were provided to a low-income family to cover their monthly electricity and water bills and rent. Volunteer paediatricians examined about 40 children, some of whom were treated for illnesses, while others were given immunisations, and medicines were distributed to families in need. Read More
Celebrating Sathya Sai Baba’s Birthday, Greece
Sathya Sai Baba’s Birthday was celebrated by about 100 people at the Sai Prema Centre in the City of Markopoulo. A newly published book, the Greek translation of Sathyam Sivam Sundaram, Vol. 2, with a map showing sites visited by Sai Baba between 1962 and 1968, was unveiled. The morning programme opened with a short video titled “The Message of the Lord,” Read More
Spiritual Camp in Greece
The third spiritual camp in “Sai Prema” was held in Greece from 27th July to 5th August 2014. More than 30 Sathya Sai devotees from Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Finland and and Greece came together to sing bhajans, meditate, conduct prayers, chant the Vedas, and organise other activities. Read More
Celebration of Mahashivaratri in Greece
About 55 Sathya Sai devotees attended the Mahashivaratri celebration at the Patission Sathya Sai Centre in Athens on 28th February. Short presentations and updates were given on construction and restoration of houses, blood donations, devotional, spiritual and youth activities, as well as on the latest local Sathya Sai Organisation websites.