Sathya Sai Organization
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The Sathya Sai Organization is the organisation founded by Sathya Sai Baba. Its chairperson is Michael Goldstein. The local Sathya Sai groups that are present in most countries in the world are hierarchically part of the Sathya Sai Organisation. The Sathya Sai Organisation is a subset of the Sathya Sai Baba movement.
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[edit] Regulations
The charter of the Sai Organization says that every member should undertake sadhana (spiritual discipline) as an integral part of daily life and abide by the following nine-points code of conduct [1]:
- 1. Daily meditation and prayer.
- 2. Devotional singing/prayer with family members once per week.
- 3. Participation in the educational programmes conducted by the Organization for children.
- 4. Attendance at least once per month at group devotional programmes conducted by the Organization.
- 5. Participation in community service and other programmes of the Organization.
- 6. Regular study of Sai literature.
- 7. Putting into practice the principles of “ceiling on desires”, utilising any savings thereby generated for the service of mankind.
- 8. Speaking softly and lovingly with everyone with whom one comes into contact.
- 9. Avoiding speaking ill of others, especially in their absence.
[edit] Local groups and members
According to the Sathya Sai Organization, there are an estimated 1,200 Sathya Sai Baba Centers in 130 countries world-wide. [1]