Gobind Sadan
Day-long cultural programme and audience with Baba Virsa Singh
20 February
The delegates witnessed the celebration of the birthday of His Holiness Baba Virsa Singh with kirtan, kavi durbar, and langar in the morning, followed by the chance for a special audience with His Holiness in the evening. He greeted them lovingly and spoke for some time about the power of what some call the “Holy Spirit” to bring healing and transformation in the world by working through human beings. He encouraged them all to find that Holy Spirit inside themselves so that they will be empowered to help cure the sick world which is now suffering so much from divisions and conflicts. With reference to educating children in spirituality, he said, “It is not a problem. God is in all schoolchildren. All they need is a slight hint, for all children want love. It is not that you separate spirituality from the worldly curriculum. Teach with love and they will pick it up. A child’s mind is very delicate.”
At the end of the audience, Mr. Alexander Khozin, Consul General of the Embassy of the Russian Federation, read a letter from the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Mr. Alexander M. Kadakin, congratulating Babaji on his birthday and expressing his appreciation for “your many years of service to the cause of faith and righteousness in the interests of spiritual co-enlightenment and unity of various nations and religions,” bringing “hope, light and harmony into our world.”