It is a joyous time of the year when people from all parts of the world, different faiths and cultures gather here in Prashanti to celebrate Christmas and to usher in the New Year. Swami always reminded us that Jesus taught simple, practical lessons, illustrated by His own example of compassion and love, demonstrating how we too might cultivate these divine qualities. Jesus served the poorest of the poor and taught His followers that whenever we serve the needs of the poor, the forsaken, the hungry and the diseased, we are serving God. "In as much as you have done it to the least of these thy brethren, ye have done it unto me.” (Matthew 25:40)
 
The year 2022 gave us all an excellent opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Sai and Jesus. While the world was emerging from the shadows of the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, our practitioners strived to reach as many as possible, providing much-needed succour, with their love and care in the form of vibrionics remedies. It was only by His promptings and His Will that throughout the year we were able to establish virtual training, patient consultation and contact programs for both present and prospective practitioners. Towards the end of the year we also had for the first time, an opportunity to present Sai Vibrionics at an international conference on health and wellbeing organised by the well-known Heartfulness Institute in Hyderabad; more details in the In Addition section.

Striving to reach remote corners of India, the vernacular Assistant Practitioners (AP) program, which began in December 2021, expanded in 2022 in two major Indian languages (Hindi and Telugu). Shortly after the new APs successfully completed their probation period, they started actively conducting vibrionics camps in the rural areas of North India and Andhra Pradesh. The response has been most encouraging, inspiring us to expand this program to two more key Indian languages - Tamil and Kannada. Translation of the material and training of prospective teachers is currently in full swing. We would like to take this opportunity to encourage each of you to identify more such service-minded candidates from your network of friends, relatives, patients and devotees and motivate them to become APs.

In August 2022, to keep abreast of the mutating COVID-19 virus, our research team updated the Immunity Booster (IB), based on our field studies. We communicated this updated IB in the Sep/Oct 2022 edition. Although, overall, Covid-19 infections declined in 2022, there has been a steady increase in IB distribution. Patients in the USA, UK and many other countries are successfully using the IB as a prophylactic remedy against the common cold and new seasonal flu variants. Newly trained vernacular APs have been instrumental in distributing the IB in rural India. I am pleased to share that our total reported IB beneficiaries are now close to a remarkable 820,000!
 
Since the launch of our newly designed website during Guru Purnima of 2020, we have received a whopping 32,100 hits in less than 30 months. All available case histories have now been digitized. We have also added a new section of case histories in multiple languages, including those from the International Conference book. As you all know, the success and growth of our mission largely depends on expansion of the repertoire of our case histories. I would again urge practitioners to send in successful case histories for publication and records. Even simple cases that appear trivial like those of acute problems, will significantly help our research team review the combos and compile data on the efficacy of remedy choices in treating various ailments. Only one case history, if not more, sent by each practitioner every six months, if not every quarter, will go a long way. Kindly send your cases to [email protected].
 
In 2022, we also witnessed a steady increase in the number of vibrionics camps and clinics held all over India. There is a pressing need for a regular clinic inside the ashram to benefit Sevadals. To facilitate this, we require at least two practitioners (one for ladies and one for gents) to be present on a daily basis in the clinic at fixed times. Those who would like to volunteer for this service opportunity, please email us at [email protected].
 
Swami said, “In the Bible, it is recorded that Jesus washed the feet of His disciples. Concerned about this, His disciples enquired what He was doing. 'I am washing your feet as your servant, so you may learn to serve the world,’ Jesus replied”…Christmas Discourse, 1984.  My sincere prayer to Swami for 2023 is that we receive umpteen opportunities in the New Year to awaken our own divine nature; may we realize that we are all embodiments of loving Truth; may we express our love and compassion through service to mankind and thereby experience our essential divinity as conduits of His light, love, and healing!