Send  Thursday, August 14, 2003 1:25 AM



Sai Ram Loved Ones,

This morning Swami came in His golfcart but did not turn right at the first
aisle on the ladies side.  Instead He continued straight and turned right
just before reaching the center of the darshan hall.  This was a dramatic
change to previous darshans.  You can imagine the thoughts going through our
(gents) minds.  Was He finally coming to us?  You could hear a unified
"GASP" as we saw the cart coming in our direction.

But, alas.  It was not meant to be.  Before reaching the center of the hall,
the cart turned and drove straight up to the right side of the veranda where
Swami got out.  He walked to the area between the interview room and the
mandir, stayed there for a while.  In a few minutes a Silver Mercedes drove
up to the same area where Swami had been let off.  It had a large garland
draped over the hood, hanging over the center front.  Swami got inside along
with two VIPs.  The car drove away in the same direction it had entered:
down the very same aisle the golf cart had driven.  So the ladies got
golfcart darshan and car darshan.

Later I learned that Swami had gone to inaugurate the new Web Conferencing
Center located on the second floor of the former shopping center.  In this
building they still sell bake goods, ice cream, and such items on the ground
floor.


Yesterday afternoon Swami came out and stood for 20 mintues at the
guardrails, near where Anil Kumar sits.  He stood there leaning on the
guardrail with one hand, His weight shifting from one side to the other. He
was talking with VIPS, students, and Prof. Kumar.  Thank you guys for
keeping Him engaged so all of us could see Him longer.  Again He appears to
be gradually spending more and more time on His feet.  Good post-surgical
rehab, don't you think?