Know Ye All People
By These Presents
Greetings:

WHEREAS, Sathya Sai Baba is one of the most revered spiritual teachers in the world today whose life and message are inspiring millions of people throughout the world to lead a more purposeful and moral life; and

WHEREAS, Sathya Sai Baba was born as Sathya Narayana Raju in Puttaparthi, a remote village in the state of Andhra Pradesh in Southern India; and

WHEREAS, at the age of fourteen, he proclaimed his mission to bring about the spiritual regeneration of humanity by demonstrating and teaching the highest principles of truth, right conduct, peace, love and non-violence; and

WHEREAS, Sathya Sai Baba has established an educational system including primary and secondary schools, colleges and an accredited university that provides free education, room and board to all students, from kindergarten to high school, and to all students enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs of the highest quality; and

WHEREAS, Sathya Sai Baba has also established four hospitals, which provide advanced tertiary care and general hospital care completely free of cost to all patients, regardless od creed, country or social class; and

WHEREAS, with his personal example, inspiration and teachings, Sathya Sai Baba has transformed millions of people to perform dedicated community service, silently and without publicity, through centers of the Sri Sathya Sai Baba Organization located in 190 countries of the world; and

WHEREAS, Sathya Sai Baba has allowed the dissemination of his message of universal love, via around-the-clock programs on Radio Sai Global Harmony, which promote the equality of all religions and cultures, the concept of the world as one vast family, with all beings as kith and kin; and

WHEREAS, the City Little Rock is pleased and honored to recognize Sri Sathya Sai Baba for all of his humanitarian work and extends best wishes to him for good health, peace and happiness as he continues his journey along life’s path; and

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jim Dailey, Mayor of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, do hereby proclaim November 23, 2005, as:

“SRI SATHYA SAI BABA DAY”

in the City of Little Rock.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to seal of the City of Little Rock to be affixed on this 23rd day of November, in the year of our Lord, 2005.