Women Play an Important Role in Transforming Society
Date: Oct 19, 1996
Venue: Sai Kulwant Hall
Location: Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
Original Discourse Audio
SAI RAM. THE TRANSCRIPT OF THIS DIVINE DISCOURSE IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS POINT.
Description for the event as given in Sanathana Sarathi, November 1996 issue:
The Sri Sathya Sai Mahila Vibhag of Andhra Pradesh (the women's wing of the Sai Organisation in the state) had the privilege of celebrating October 19th as Ladies Day.
In the afternoon, a meeting was held in the Sai Kulwant Mandap. Srimati Choodamani spoke about the Divine as Mother and the significance of Durga-ashtami celebrations. Srimati Lalita spoke on the significance of the Gayatri Mantra and hailed Bhagavan Baba as Sai Mata, the Universal Divine Mother.
Bhagavan released on the occasion a special number of "Mahila", the journal of the Mahila Vibhag of A. P. Sai Organisation.
Bhagavan, in His discourse, extolled the role of women in sanctifying the house and moulding the character of children and deprecated the tendency among modern women in Bharat to prefer careers in different professions to the sacred task of making their houses holy shrines for the family. Swami referred to the lives of great women like Sita, Damayanti, Savitri and others, who stood as noble examples of ideal womanhood for all times.