Dear Satsangees,

Hopefully, you all recd. the July Newsletter by mail & emails.  This month also, we are mailing & emailing the August newsletter. To save on mailing costs, we will only EMAIL the Sept. & Oct. letters.  So watch for your emails & let us know of any changes in your address or email address. Thanks.

Pl. join us with family and friends to the following Satsang & Chidren’s Programs:

Date & Time: August 7, 2005 at 5 p.m.:  Dada J. P. Vaswani’s 87th Birthday celebrations.

Place:  Amrita Parikh’s Home, 4283 Spring House Lane, Norcross, GA. 30092 (770-446-5418)

Directions: From 85-N: Exit at Jimmy Carter Blvd. Go towards Roswell. After about 3 miles Jimmy Carter Blvd changes name to Holcomb Bridge Rd. Stay on Holcomb Bridge; after passing Spalding Drive, take next right into Station Mill Dr. (Subdivision-Chattahoochee Station). Take 2nd left to Spring House Ln; last home on the right in the cul-de-sac.  From 285- Take the Exit for Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Go north on Peachtree Industrial & exit at Jimmy Carter Blvd. & take a left into Jimmy Carter. Go towards Roswell. Jimmy Carter changes name to Holcomb Bridge after approx 1 mile. Stay on Holcomb Bridge  & follow directions above. From GA 400- Take the Exit for Holcomb Bridge Rd; go towards Norcross for about 5 mls. & look for Station Mill Rd on your left. This is just before Spalding Drive. Take a left into Station Mill Drive and follow the above directions.

Program:   SATSANG: Havan, Kirtan, ENGLISH Video Discourse by Dada J.P. Vaswani, Aarti & Prasaad.  TOPIC OF DISCOURSE:  Questions/Answers from Youth meeting.

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Date & Time: Aug. 14, 2005  at 3p.m.

Place: Roswell Nursing Home, 1109 Green St., Roswell, GA. 30075

Directions: www.mapquest.com

Program: Aarti followed by SEVA: We will be distributing “Sugar Free Icecream” to the residents at the Nursing home; please bring the icecream & scoop. We will provide cups/spoons.

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Date & Time: Aug. 21, 2005  at 5p.m.

Place: Priya & Aju Advani’s, 81 Gatewood Dr., Marietta, GA.30068 (770-509-5546)

Directions: www.mapquest.com

Program: SATSANG: Kirtan, English Video Discourse By Dada J. P. Vaswani, Aarti , Prasad.

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Date & Time: Aug. 28, 2005  at 5p.m.

Place: Gobind/Ritu Lalwani’s, 4521 Forest Peak Circle, Marietta (770-579-0779)

Directions: www.mapquest.com

Program: SATSANG:  Kirtan, English Video Discourse By Dada J. P. Vaswani, Aarti , Prasad.

Thought for the month: By Dada  J.  P. V aswani

Love does not seek to dominate; it only seeks to surrender.

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Important Dates in August 2005

Aug. 1st: Lokmanya Tilak Jayanti; Aug. 2nd: Dada J. P. Vaswani’s 87th Birthday; Aug. 6th: New Moon; Aug. 15th: Independence Day; Aug. 19th: Narel Purnima, Raksha Bandhan, Full Moon; Aug. 26th: Janmashtami; Aug. 27th: Gokulashtami;

PLEASE NOTE:

1. The Sadhu Vaswani Center, Atlanta, meets every Sunday at 5 p.m. for SATSANG (Fellowship). For additional  info. pl call Mr. Gobind Lalwani, Satsang-in-Charge Coordinator at 770-579-0779. Children’s classes (GURUKUL) are conducted on the first & third Sunday of the month. For additional info. on Gurukul, pl. call Geeta Mehrotra at 770-381-8698.

2.** August 2nd marks the 87th Birthday of our spiritual master Pujiya Dada J. P.  Vaswani.  For a live webcast of the Birthday Celebrations in Pune, pl. go the website: www.sadhuvaswani.org

3. Videos for Sale: If you wish to purchase the Video Discourse shown at Satsang, you can place your order by contacting Mrs. Saroj Mulchandani @ 404-320-1483. Price of the Video is $7 (includes shipping and handling).

4. For children’s classes this month, pl. see details in this newsletter.

5. In conjunction with Dada J. P. Vaswani's 87th Birthday (Aug. 2nd), we began our annual "Gift for Education" fundraiser last month.  We humbly request the community to donate generously towards educating needy students at St. Mira's Schools, in Pune & Rajkot, India.  Please see the sponsorship form attached.  Last year, we were able to sponsor 167 children’s education. Lets hope we can do better this year.

SADHU VASWANI CENTER, ATLANTA

DADA J. P. VASWANI'S 87th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

AUGUST 2, 2005.

CHILDREN'S EDUCATION SPONSORSHIP FORM

Sadhu Vaswani Center, Atlanta, is honored to celebrate Dada J. P. Vaswani's 87th birthday in August.  As a gift to Dadaji, we would like to sponsor at least 187 student's education at the St. Mira schools in Pune & Rajkot, India.  $50 will pay for one child's education for one year. The commitment we ask is for a one-year basis.  You can sponsor one or more children by completing this form & mailing/faxing/Emailing to:

SADHU VASWANI CENTER,

12560 CRABAPPLE CHASE DRIVE ALPHARETTA, GA. 30004.

TEL. # 770-410-9749

EMAIL: Kmukhi@metlife.com

Please make the check payable to: Sadhu Vaswani Center, Atlanta.

Deadline is Aug. 15, 2005.

NAME: ______________________________________________

ADDRESS:  __________________________________________

TEL. #  ____________________________________________

EMAIL: _____________________________________________

NUMBER OF CHILDREN SPONSORED:  _____________________

If you know the names of children you have been sponsoring in the past, please list them below:

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Knowledge is light;

Spread the sunshine of knowledge.

-By Dada J. P. Vaswani

SADHU VASWANI CENTER, ATLANTA/GURUKUL

CELEBRATES

OUR GURUDEV DADA J.P. VASWANI’S 87TH BIRTHDAY

ON AUGUST 2, 2005 (Tuesday)

TIME: 7-8 P.M.

AT NEERA & VIJAY BAHL’S RESIDENCE.

770 -971-2240

AND

JANMASHTAMI CELEBRATION (Birthday of Lord Krishna)

ON AUGUST  27, 2005  (Saturday)

TIME: 9 -12 P.M.

AT GITA AND MAHESH MEHROTRA’S RESIDENCE

770-381-8698

"Success is the ability to be happy and make others happy, the ability to love and be loved, the ability to remain in peaceful harmony with yourself, with those around you and with God's cosmic laws."

Dada J.P. Vaswani

We wish all the children and their  friends success as they begin their new school year.