Seva Activities - September 2026

Pampers for Thean Oon Seniors' Home

Persatuan Kebajikan Sayang P.P\.

 Adult pampers were distributed to two senior homes, providing essential support and comfort to the elderly residents there.

Home grown papayas and sweet corn were distributed to Thiru Home.  Ensure milk was provided for a bedridden aunty to support her nutritional needs.

More milk was distributed to a Muslim brother who was seriously injured in an accident some time ago, for his ongoing care and support.

INDIA SEVA

Dry rations were distributed to 60 villagers from Dumariya, providing essential food supplies to families in need.

350 hardboiled eggs were distributed to the children of Mocharim for their nutritional needs.

LOVE ALL SERVE ALL

Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations

 

We celebrated Sri Krishna Janmashtami on the evening of Sunday, 6 September 2026 with prayers and bhajans.  We also recited the Sri Krishna Ashtakam together with other Sai mantras for this auspicious occasion.  Prasadam was served to all after prayers.

JAI SAI RAM

Memorial Prayers (Zhong Yuan Jie)

 

NED held its annual memorial prayers (Zhong Yuan Jie) for departed souls on the evening of Sunday, 23rd August.  Lotus lamps with cards bearing the names of members' departed loved ones were placed on the altar together with offerings of fruit and kuih for Swami's blessings.  The evening was charged with soulful Shiva bhajans and mantras and concluded with prasadam for all.

JAI SAI RAM

Seva Activities - August 2026

 

INDIA SEVA

This month, we distributed 100 packages of dry rations to families in Moratal village.  Each package consisted of rice, dhal, soya protein balls, onions and potatoes.

May this small act of seva bring nourishment, joy and hope to all.

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Dry rations were delivered to three needy families in Penang.  The basic food supplies provided are expected to support each family for approximately two months.

Adult diapers, shampoo and body wash were distributed to Thean Oon Seniors' Home and Persatuan Kebajikan Sayang P.P. to support the daily needs of the residents.

We delivered another supply of Resurge Gold milk for Bro. Hafiz who is fully dependent on tube feeding.  He returned to the nursing home last week after being admitted to Penang G.H. due to seizures.

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A visit was made to a senior devotee (in her 80's) and her sister who recently moved to a nursing home.  May they both be safe, healthy and blessed with strength and well being in their new home.

Kuan Yin's Day of Enlightenment

 

We celebrated Kuan Yin's Day of Enlightenment on the evening of Sunday, 2nd August with prayers, bhajans, Buddhist mantras, Divine Message and a short video on Kuan Yin.  Our bhajan singers sang a mixture of beautiful Kuan Yin Chinese bhajans, Sanskrit and English bhajans befitting this auspicious occasion.

JAI SAI RAM

Swami's Divine Message

Arati

Guru Poornima at NED

 

Namavali

Sharing of divine messages

We celebratrd Guru Poornima on the evening of July 26, 2026 with Veda chanting, Namavali, Sai prayers and bhajans.  After bhajans, our Sai brother shared Swami's divine message and our Sai sister shared a message on "The Guru Who Never Left".  This was followed by a short Sai video and prasadam.

JAI SAI RAM

Service Activities - July 2026

In the second week of July, with Swami's love and grace, we distributed 22 packs of adult diapers together with body wash and shampoo to the residents of Thean Oon Seniors Home and Persatuan Kebajikan Sayang, P.P.

We also offered assorted buns for breakfast to the residents of Penang Home.

Assistance was also rendered to a cancer patient in the form of 33 tins and 33 sachets of Ensure milk to support his nutritional needs during his treatment.  A seriously injured accident victim also received a donation of Nutrile milk.

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INDIA SEVA

We distributed dry rations to 50 needy families in Nima Village, Gaya District, Bihar and 160 hard boiled eggs to students in Pipra, Gaya District, Bihar.

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Bi-monthly distribution of dry rations to 14 poor families in and around Farlim, Paya Terubong, Kampung Melayu flats, Rifle Range flats, Free School Road flats and Desa Gree flats on 4th and 5th July 2026.  Four volunteers from NED carried out the distribution.

LOVE ALL SERVE ALL

Father's Day at NED

We held a belated Father's Day celebration on the evening of Sunday, 28th June starting off with bhajans and prayers followed by Swami's Divine Message, a Father's Day message by the Ven. Bhikku Panakara and a short video on a father's love.  After Arati, three senior fathers cut the Father's Day cake and all fathers later posed for a group photo.  It was a delightful evening full of joy, love and fellowship.

 

JAI SAI RAM

Wesak Day Celebrations - 31st May 2026

 

We celebrated Wesak Day on the morning of 31st May at 10.00 a.m.  Prayers began with bhajans, Sai and Buddhist mantras and the sharing of Swami's Divine Message.  Following that, we also shared a short introduction to the recent Walk for Peace USA and a clip of the Venerable Bhikku Panakara's inspiring speech at Austin, Texas for Wesak.  Everyone had the opportunity of bathing the statue of the Little Buddha after Arati.  A sumptuous vegetarian lunch was later served to all present.

We wish to thank the many devotees from Sai Home, Gelugor Centre and Penang Centre for their support and making this occasion a specially joyful and memorable one.

Bhajans in progress

Talk on "Walk for Peace"

Bathing the Little Buddha

JAI SAI RAM

1st SSIOM Joint Tamil & Chinese Convention

"Reunite, Recharge & Rejoice in Sai's Love "

The above Convention was successfully held from 2nd to 3rd May 2026 at the Berjaya Hotel, Penang with a participation of over 350 devotees from all over Malaysia.  There were inspirational talks, Faith Reinforcement Sessions, Cultural Performances, Worldwide Sai Presence and the launching of the inaugural SSIOM Newsletter and lst Kahoot Sai Quiz.

12 members of NED assisted in the planning and coordination of the Convention and served as programme facilitators, seva dals and bhajan singers.  They also organised two cultural performances, i.e. a folk dance and a Tai Chi demonstration.

NED's Team

The grand finale was the presentation of the song "We are the World" which was beautifully rendered by devotees from Penang State and which reflected the unity and collaboration across centres.

May Swami continue to guide, strengthen and bless all abundantly.

JAI SAI RAM

Mother's Day - 10.5.26

We held prayers and bhajans on the evening of 10th May to honour all our mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers and to show our appreciation of their love and sacrifice.  After the reading of the Divine Message and a special Mother's Day message, we screened a video showing the unconditional love of a mother.  The cake cutting ceremony by three senior mothers and the singing of the song "We are the World" followed after Arati and Meditation.

To our Divine Mother, we offer our humble and grateful thanks for Your love, blessings and guidance.

JAI SAI RAM