Saturday, February 25, 2006

Satsang Introspection

“Spiritual Diary”
Many people excuse their own faults but judge others
harshly. We should reverse this attitude by excusing others’
shortcomings and by harshly examining our own.
– Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “The Law of Success”

Friday, February 24, 2006

Satsang SAI's GUIDANCE

SAI's GUIDANCE

1.      FOUR Lines in the STANZA of a POEM, are GIST of Four EXPERIENCES.,
THE Substance of all the lines in a LYRIC, A summary of a chapter.,
THE Meaning of WORDS in a SONG, A Theme of the Raga(2).,
THE Fruits of GOOD-DEEDS in a VIRTUOUS LIFE.,
A RIGHT Path to reach THEE and to secure Eternal Salvation.,
(1)YAGANAS:- Religious Rituals,  (2) RAGA:-Melody

2.    GURU'S Guidance-Cessation of cycle of Births and Deaths.,
SERVICE-TO-OTHERS-THE only TRUE "Guru's Dakshina(1)".,
COMPANY of the REVERED, "TEACHING of the PIOUS".,
Forgetting Self, striving for others, shedding PRIDE and HATRED.,
Verily, a True Process to Earn a place in the HEART of the GURU.,

3.    TO seek Un-SELFISH Donors, A Fruitful Effort.,
Treating "ALL" Equal, a SIGN of MAGNANIMITY.,
"ALL" WORLD an "ILLUSION", UNIVERSE an Abiding REALITY.,
So, say the ENLIGHTENED and the EVOLVED.,
HAUGHTY and EGO-CENTRIC "Being" - An Ignorant" FOOL".,
He who does not PERFORM but gives Excuses, a "CUNNING CROOK".,

(1) Dakshina:- Gratuity

4. ONE Who conquers DELUSION, one who kills LUST, a TRUE "YOGI,
ONE Who thrives in LUST and conquered by Delusion A TRUE "BHOGl",
ONE Who Pures only for SELF-EMANCIPATION-a TRUE "MUNI".,
ONE Who Strives for NEAR and DEAR, a TRUE MASTER;
ONE Who Depends upon others, Verily a SLAVE.,

5. HELPLESS, Unable to Lead the Life of a SLAVE.,
URGING THEE to save me, O! THE MUNIFICIENT OF THE MEEK.,
O! THE SAVIOUR of all the Devouts and the Deserted.,
Hasten to rescue me and Draw me close to THEE.,
BE my LORD, My GUIDE; YOGI THOU Art, Grant me KNOWLEDGE.,
BE my ALMIGHTY and Teach me the way to my Final Deliverance.,
O! THE SUPREME SAINT of GUIDANCE, O! THE SAI of SHIRIDI.


(Original in Telugu by Caringula Sathyanarayana Madhu - Translated by
Caringula Sathyanarayana Panduranga Rao. This book can be read at
www.saileelas.org/books/revelation.htm)
 
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Satsang Sri Sai Amrit Vani - 02/23/2006

23rd Feb 2006
Jai Sai Ram

Many different things/Leela’s of Baba
were there on this Thursday. We are so used to Leelas
of Baba that any missing Leela irritates us. On
Wednesday, Udi started coming and dropping from the
Statue giving the clear indication that the honey is
not going to come from it on Thursday. This
disappointed many devotees. This time persons
attending the Sai Amrit Vani in person were more that
90 and few came afterwords. Two Statues, Roll nos. of
Students were placed before Baba and within no time
the statues and roll nos. were blessed with Udi,
Devotee took back Baba, after the Sri Amrit
Vani/Pooja in their Laps.
Udi started appearing and dropping from
the main photo, Statue and also other photos in mandir
and photos on the wall from Wednesday morning. Water
was coming from the Charans and was being collected in
the plate from Thursday morning. The plate was filled
upto brim and was emptied 3-4 times, and care was
taken that it does not spill on the papers below the
plate. The water was having a strong smell of
Chandan.
Today (24th Feb) is our wedding
Anniversary (37th). In the morning as soon as we woke
up and went to Baba to wish HIM good morning, we found
HIM blessing us. Udi was coming and dropping from the
main photo in the mandir. Charater ‘OM’ was formed. I
have captured this Leela of Baba in the photo which I
am appending with this letter.
Jai Sai Ram.

We were able to see the following Leelas of Baba on
Thursday the 23rd Feb 2006.

1. Udi started appearing and dropping from the photo
on the wall and photos/statue in the mandir on
Wednesday the 22nd Feb. As usual the words formed with
Udi were again ‘RAM’ and ‘SHAM’ ‘OM’ and Trishool.
2. There was a lot of Water from the Charans. This
water was collected in the plate and the plate was
emptied 3-4 times. Water tasted and smelled of
Chandan. After Amrit Vani this water was given to the
devotees and again the plate was filled with water.
3. As usual Mrs. Gupta did her morning pooja and
offered the Bhog to Baba. After the Sai Amrit Vani
this box and bhog was taken out by Mrs. Gupta, but
this time only Amrood (Guava) and bair were found
eaten by Baba. All the articles in the box were
intact. There were 15 items of Bhog in the box besides
the Amrood and the bairs, this Thursday. The items
were too much and Mrs. Gupta declared that now
onwards only few items will be offered to Baba and
different variey of items will be there in the bhog.
4. We could see only very small parts of the bhog on
the lips of only two photos of Baba.
5. All the boxes of Prasad were blessed with Udi and
People/devotee collected the Udi on the papers.
6. Lap of Mrs Gupta was filled with Udi during the Sai
Amrit Vani/Pooja. Beside Mrs Gupta many other devotees
also had Udi in their books of Sri Sai Amrit
Vani/laps.
7. Many devotees felt the presence of Baba during the
recitation of Sai Amrit Vani and maditation.
8. The Charnamrit of Baba was also sweet as if some
honey has been mixed into it.
9. Two idols of Baba and few roll nos. of board
examinations were placed in the Mandir by Mrs. Gupta
on the request of the devotees. All were blessed with
Udi.

Jai Sai Ram

The Recitation of Sri Sai amrit Vani started
exactly at 11:04 AM and noon Aarti at 12 Noon. Full
noon Artee is done with the Cassette of Artees in the
voice of Sh. Pramod Maidi, the main priest of Shirdi.
Followed by brief Meditation and the prayer, There
after extract of full Sai Satcharitra in 108 beads was
read by Mrs. Gupta.

Many devotees wanted to talk to Mrs. Gupta
and they were given time after the distribution of
Prasad and Udi.

On their request and the assurance of
reciting/reading/listening Sai Amrit Vani on Thursday,
received till Wednesday night, following Sai devotees
were included and they participated ( in Absencia) in
the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani. The names had
been sorted out, according to their email ids, to
avoid any duplication. Devotees are requested to P L
E A S E, give the names along with place, for
inclusion in the Sai Amrit Vani in absencia only of
those devotees, ---------------- who will recite/read
or at least listen Sri Sai Amrit Vani at their places
on Thursday at any time-----------. However all Sai
devotees are prayed for by Mrs Gupta during Sai Amrit
Vani/Pooja, when the feeling of presence of Baba is
very strong.

Devotees participating in Sri Sai
Amrit Vani on Thursdays, in absencia are requested
to pray for themselves also and recite/read or listen
Sri Sai Amrit Vani at their place, Links of Audio MP3
files are given in the link section of the home page
of ‘ mysaibaba20’ yahoogroup. Hindi and English Script
of Sri Sai Amrit Vani are also there in the file
section of the home page. To go to home page of
yahoogroup key in
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mysaibaba20. This
activity of Sri Sai Amrit Vani will be in addition to
any other pooja or sewa or prayer that you are doing.

Meaning of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in
English along with Romanised English Script of Hindi
is also available for those who do not understand
Hindi.


Jai Sai Ram.

Ashok Gupta
akg_vg@bol.net.in

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Satsang HOW LORD 'SAI' HELPED US.(June 1986)

HOW LORD 'SAI' HELPED US.(June 1986)
Hemadripant writes in his 'Sai Satcharita' that "Sai Baba is always full of mercy. What is wanted on our part is whole hearted devotion to him. When a devotee has got firm faith and devotion, his wishes are soon fulfilled. This is shown in our case.

Before coming to Him we were in Shahabad and through one Nair family who were our friends and neighbour we came to know about His grace. When we shifted to Poona we were forced with school admission problem. In one of the convent schools there were two vacancies and there were 80 candidates competing for them. But I had great faith in 'Sai Baba'. I knew that he would help us. After the test and interview when the list was published, my son's name was not there I was very upset. I shed tears in front of His photo and asked Him whether we were not His devotees and whether I was one of the flowers of the Mango tree which has fallen down without yielding fruit. I was restless and immediately started doing saptaha. In between my husband met the school headmistress and our Sai had worked miracle! She said that as a special case she would consider my son's case. It was a private
school where donation and influence were of no avail. Our friends who had been trying since 3 to 4 years were surprised.I remembered Sai's saying, "You look up to me and I will look after you".

One more instance I want to share with my friends. Tournaments were being held in the colony. While practicing for the matches I left my sweater on the ground. In the afternoon I remembered and when I went to search, it was not there. The sweater was presented to me by my mother. I was upset because I lost something which was given as a token of love. I went to Sai Baba's photo and requested Him to help me. I promised Him that I would be more careful in future. In the evening to my surprise one of my friends brought it back. She saw my servant hiding it under the saree pallow. I knew in my heart that Sai would get it for me.

I always get up and sitting in the bed itself fold my hands in prayer. And after my bath I read one chapter. He always sees all my difficulties and solves them. When I remember 'Sai' He fills my whole being with strength. He has seen that there is no dearth of food or clothing in my house. In the year's time we have bought one flat of which we had never dreamt. He has made me a very happy woman who has a house, a loving husband, two smart boys and good friends and above all
His Grace.
Veena Prabhaker Pai W/o.
Poona

The experiences of Devotees as published in Shri Sai Leela Magazine, can be read at www.saileelas.org/magazines/SAILEELA/exp.htm
 
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Satsang SRI SAI BABA'S GRACE (JUNE 1986)

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SRI SAI BABA'S GRACE (JUNE 1986)
(Dead child revived due to Baba's grace)

It was in the year 1971 that the following incident occured while, I was travelling from Davangere to Bangalore. I was alone at that time at Davangere, as my wife had gone in advance to attend the marriage of my brother-in-law. My best friend Dr. Rajan and his family consisting of his daughter, son-in-law (a doctor) and their son and a driver had come in their car to Davangere and were staying with me. Dr. Rajan had come to admit his grandson into the medical college. At that time, I happened to be the Principal and so was helpful in securing a seat for reasonable donation. The boy was admitted into the college as well as the hostel, and he was left in the hostel, and the others wanted to go to Madras the next day. It happened to be a Thursday and as such, I asked them to take bath in the morning, worship and then leave Davangere. I wanted to go that day to Bangalore to attend the marriage of my brother-in-law the next day. After learning this Dr. Rajan insisted that I should go with them in the car upto Bangalore. I had planned to go by express bus but as there was place in the car I
accepted their kind offer to travel in the car. When invited to take bath and do pooja. Dr. Rajan and his family blankly refused and said that they would take their bath after going to Madras. As such only I took a bath in the early morning and performed Sri. Sai BABA's
Pooja as usual. We all started at about 6'o clock in the morning on the way we took breakfast in Chitradurg and proceeded further. We reached Tumkur by about 10'o clock, in the morning and it started drizzling. Dr. Rajan's son-in-law wanted to drive the car upto Bangalore and though Dr. Rajan was not in favour of it, he took the wheel.
After passing the railway crossing there was a slight gradient in the road, near a village called Kyathsandra. There was a jumboo tree by the side of the road, where 2 muslim girls one aged about 10 years and the other 5 years were picking berries. As soon as they saw the car they ran to the opposite side, the elder one ran away but the younger one was caught in the undercarriage of the car. When the car passed over the child, the child fell down. She was bleeding terribly from the mouth. Everyone thought that she was dead. We all got down from the car and the first reaction of doctor Rajan was to inform the police about the incident. He took the car along with the driver and proceded in a hurry to police station in Kyathsandra.

I was also feeling bad about the death of the child. For about 5 minutes, I was praying to BABA desparately. Then Baba told me you are a doctor and you should go and see the condition of the child. I took out a kerchief, went near the child and wiped blood off her face and mouth. The child which was dead for all practical purposes, by the grace of Baba cried out loudly. I was surprised that the child was alive even though, it did not breathe for more than 5 minutes. It was a medical surprise and the child survived by the grace of Lord SAI. By that time, a number of villagers with sticks who were passing on the road stopped there menacingly. I asked for some water and it was given to me by the daughter of doctor Rajan. I lifted the child and took
it to the nearby milestone and kept her there. By that time some one had informed her mother that the child was dead. She came crying loudly with a dejected face. As soon as she came near, and found that her child was not dead, I could see a sudden transformation. I saw BABA's miracle which transformed the expression on her face into one of delight and joy.

She came and hugged the child and was about to take the child away, but by that time the police sub-inspector and a constable along with Dr. Rajan arrived in time. They were all surprised to see that the child was alive after being dead, Dr.Rajan attributed this miracle to BABA. He along with his daughter and son-in-law prostrated on the road itself and I transferred their obesience to BABA. He even repented for not having taken a bath and worshipped BABA as suggested by me.
The police sub-inspector detained the child and wanted me also to stay till all the investigations were over. I pleaded with him about my inability to remain there as I wanted to catch the bus specifically arranged at Bangalore to go to Bangerapet at 12 noon. When the police sub-inspector refused me permission to go all the villagers joined together calling out that I could go without caring for his advice. And when the line bus for Bangalore arrived they all stopped the Bus and called out for my box and bedding in the car. They took them and deposited them in the bus and asked me to get into the bus, without caring about the police. I came away and joined the others in the proper time.

Later on I learnt that Dr. Rajan and other were left off after two hours by the grace of Sri BABA, and the whole episode closed because the child revived after being dead. Then they also became ardent devotees of BABA after this incident. I pray to Lord Sai. SAI BABA to shower His grace on all the devotees.

Dr. A.R. GovindRao
Adyar, Madras 600 020.
The experiences of Devotees as published in Shri Sai Leela Magazine, can be read at www.saileelas.org/magazines/SAILEELA/exp.htm

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Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Satsang SAI's COMPASSION

 
SAI's COMPASSION

1. O! THE MOON of PEACE; "EBB and TIDE" of the OCEAN of LIFE,
EXPERT Navigator that 'THOU' Art., RESCUER of the DEVOUT.,
DIVINE, IMMORTAL-BEING, pervading all the worlds;
UNCOMPARABEL, UNCHALLENGEABLE; THOU Alone be with me unto the Last.,
Varily. Devotees Ever ECSTATIC in THY "PRAISE", O! the KINDRED
O! The HAVEN of COMPASSION, O! THE SAI of SHIRIDI.,

2.     EXAGGERATION it is NOT, Nor is it scholastic ERUDITION., IMMAGINATION
not at all, Entirely SELF-EXPERIENCE.,
To share the FRUITS of YAGNAS(1), GODS do stake and Quarrel.,
I covet NOT like-wise, any such BOUNTY nor BENEFIT,
THY Ever-readiness to give away 'all' that is THINE.,
SELF-LESS, SIMPLE, SERENE, SYMPATHETIC that THOU Art., CHARISMATIC,
CHARITABLE, SUBLIME, that THOU Art.,
BECOME the SAIL of My Life-BOAT,
O! SAI, SAVE 'ME' sure, from certain Disaster and Destruction.,
O! THE DIVINE HAVEN of COMPASSION., O! OCEAN of Love, O! THE GREAT SAI of
SHIRDI


(Original in Telugu by Caringula Sathyanarayana Madhu - Translated by
Caringula Sathyanarayana Panduranga Rao. This book can be read at
www.saileelas.org/books/revelation.htm)

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  Visit the group "satsang_shirdi" on the Web.

Satsang Let us all begin once again

Begin again

This is for all those people who have trapped themselves in a cage of unhappiness and have found that somehow they have lost the actual person they used to be.. Just because one friend betrayed their trust- they stopped trusting..Just because one past problem thought them to worry --they anticipated that the future is full of problems..Just because they cried once-- they forgot how to smile..Just because one lie changed their life forever- they forgot to believe in all the truths...
Begin again!!!!!
Life is beautiful and you just have one life to live..What ever happened was past..Past is gone...but u still have a life to live..Live it with love, live it with a hope, live it with a dream, and most importantly -- Live it with a smile!!! Ur heart is your Life-partner and will always be with u no matter what --so listen to your heart...and trust in ur heart once again and---------
Begin Again !!!!!!!!!
One of the best things we can do in our lives is this:
Begin again.
Begin to see yourself as you were
When you were the happiest and strongest you've ever been.
Begin to remember what worked for you
(and what worked against you),
And try to capture the magic again.
Begin to remember how natural it was when you were a child --
To live a lifetime each day.
Begin to forget the baggage you have carried with you
For years:
The problems that don't matter anymore,
The tears that cried themselves away,
And the worries that are going to wash away
On the shore of tomorrow's new beginnings.
Tomorrow tells us it will be here every new day of our lives;
And if we will be wise,
We will turn away from the problems of the past
And give the future -- and ourselves -- a chance
To become the best of friends.
Sometimes all it takes is a wish in the heart to let yourself ..
Begin again.
 
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Satsang O! THE EMBODIMENT of DIVINITY, O! THE SAI of SHIRIDI

SAI's DIVINITY

1.      To be BORN to DIE, to DIE to be BORN; The UNIVERSAL LAW.
The CREED and cycle of BIRTHS and DEATHS are ETERNAL,
DETERMINED by KARMA(1) and Conditioned by DESIRES.,
EACH BIRTH gets regulated and Ensnared by ILLUSIONS.,
RESCUE "me" from the UNENDING" Circle and cycle "of BIRTHS and DEATHS.,
To ATTAIN and ACHIEVE the ULTIMATE state of SAT-CHIT-ANAND(2)
'THOU' art alone my TRUE SAVIOUR, O! MERCIFUL, O! MERCIFUL,
O! THE EMBODIMENT of DIVINITY, O! THE SAI of SHIRIDI.,

2.     WHEN the SOUL-SWAN Departs from the BODY,
ON the ETERNAL-JOURNEY into the WORLDS UNKNOWN.,
WINGS into the VAST LIMITLESS UNIVERSE, WAVERING and Tubling
Direction-Less, Destination-Undetermined;
Worrying and waiting for the NEXT Birth.,
Riding upon the CREST of SINS and VIRTUES.,
Just THY Glance cleanses "me", Rescues 'me' salvages "me".,
And enstrengthens "me" for the ULTIMATE-UNION with "THEE"
O! THE EMBODIMENT OF DIVINITY, O! THE SAI of SHIRIDI.,

3.    ONE "SUN" enough to Drive out Darkness from the world,
When THOU with LUMINENCE of MILLIONS of SUNS,
Dwell with me, by me and within me, How can Darkness of Ignorance.,
Fear of Future Births, Deaths and Re-births, be with me?
With SERENE SPLENDOUR, "THOU" seated within the LOTUS-OF-MY-HEART,
In prayer and Meditation, Chanting THY sacred NAME Every Second.,
Distance between "Me" and "THEE" Disappearing and vanishing.,
Getting Totally Impervious, completely Engrossed and Encompassed.,
In the REVERBRATIONS and ECHOS of PREMORDIAL "OM".,
MERGING in THEE, a certainty, O! THE ENCHANTING, O! THE CHARMING.,,
O! THE SUPREME EMBODIMENT OF TRUE DEVINITY, O! THE GREAT SAI OF SHIRIDI.
(1) KARMA:- fruits of voluntary Actions, (2) SAT-CHIT-ANAND :- TRUTH,
ENLIGHTENMENT and BUSS.


(Original in Telugu by Caringula Sathyanarayana Madhu - Translated by
Caringula Sathyanarayana Panduranga Rao. This book can be read at
www.saileelas.org/books/revelation.htm)
 
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006

All About Sri Sai Amrit Vani

Jai Sai Ram

Sri Sai Amrit Vani an interesting,
spiritual, simple and meaningful literature in lyrics
form and we have adopted in our life. It has been
composed by Sh. V K Bassi, who is managing the
activities of Sri Ram Bhakt Society at Shivalik,
Delhi, The material has mostly been taken from Sai
Geeta, Sri Saicharitra and Sri Ram Amrit Vani. In the
book form, it was first printed around 1997. It has
been sung by Sh. Jagdish Kalra and recorded on a 60
minutes cassette and hence it is a complete one hour
program in Hindi. The cassette is 30 minutes on each
side. It has been converted to MP3 files from the
Audio cassette into two files. These files are of 30
MB each and have been put on the internet. The script
of it in Hindi and English is available on the
internet. The program has few parts. (i) Sai Amrit
Vani (ii) Bhajans (iii) Pads (iv) Prayers (v) Vandna
and the (vi) Aartee. There is no specific time to do
Sri Sai Amrit Vani,. It can be done at any time of the
day at any place, but when it is done in the mandir
before Baba then one should clean oneself and put some
Bhog before Baba. We all recite together along with
the cassette. These two MP3 files can be down loaded
and have been down loaded and put on the CD's by few
devotees and are being played on the CD players. Few
devotees are distributing these CDs, Cassettes and the
books of Sri Sai Amrit Vani free of cost to needy
devotees, who does not want to purchase them.

Every Thursday recitation of Sri
Sai Amrit Vani is held at Sidhartha Extension, New
Delhi, but we have slightly changed the order.
Instead of the general Aartee in between we do the
full Noon Aartee after it, as being done in Shirdi.
It is followed by group prayer and a chapter from Sai
Satcharitra is read by Mrs Gupta. It starts exactly at
11:05 AM and goes upto 12. Noon Aarti is performed
exactly at 12:00 and reading from Sai Satcharitra
after the noon Aarti. It goes upto 12:25 or so. During
this Sri Sai Amrit Vani, reading from Sai Satcharitra,
Prayer and Aartee Mrs Gupta's lap is filled by Udi.
Even other devotees feel the presence of Baba in
different forms and have many different experiences.
Every Thursday and some important days and festivals
Udi starts coming and dropping from the Statues and
the photos of Baba. Some times even Honey drops from
the photo of Baba on the wall.

Script of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in
Hindi and English is available at the file section of
yahoogroup "mysaibaba20" ie
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mysaibaba20 .Script
in Hindi is also available at
http://www.Saibaba.org/amrithvani.html. Meaning of
the wordings of Sai Amrit Vani in English is also
there in the file section.

Audio of Sri Sai Amrit Vani is now
available on a new web site also besides the old links
of

http://www.austinhindutemple.org/MP3/SaiAmritvani1.mp3
http://www.austinhindutemple.org/MP3/SaiAmritvani2.mp3

Just click to the link
http://www.saikrupa.org/ . On the right side you will
find Music clips at the bottom . Below it you will
find Sai Amrit Vani 1 and 2 Click on one of them.
Shri Sai Amrit will be down loaded on your computer in
some temporary area and Real Player, Microsoft Media
player and even winamp will run it. By clicking the
right button you can save it on the hard disk by
clicking on 'Save the target as' and you can play it .
Repeat the process for the other part. As these files
are 30 MB each, it will take time to download them.
You can directly go to this site by link
http://www.saikrupa.org/sai_amrit_vani.htm .These
links are also provided in the link section of the
yahoogroup "mysaibaba20".

Now a VCD has also been prepared of it,
by a commercial dealer and can be had from SAI
KRIPA STORES SHOP NO-6 L.G. FLOOR N.B.C.C. PLACE,
LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110003. OR alternatively can
be had from any vender near the Sai Memorial Temple at
Lodhi Road. In particular Sanjay Gupta is having these
books, cassettes and the VCD's. His residence cum
shop's address is 6, Lodhi Road Complex, Near Sai
Baba Mandir, New Delhi -110003, with phone nos are
24368346, 98100550738, 20061546 and having an email
address as saikripa@mail.usa.com .

You can also have the books and the
cassettes of Sri Sai Amrit Vani from us, personally.

Jai Sai. Ram
Ashok Kumar Gupta

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Satsang THAT ACCIDENT....! (June 1986)

THAT ACCIDENT....! (June 1986)
It was the last week of February 1984. I had had the strangest feeling that something would happen to me.

I was 61yrs. I should have been superanuated, instead I was working hard to meet both ends with a daughter yet to be married. I have had a chequered career for 41 years and yet my basic salary had yet to cross the mark of Rs. 800/- per month.

On the 3rd March 1984, I woke up as usual at 4 a.m. and dashed off a few letters quietly to several Sai-bandhus in 'Postal Sai Satsang' circuit. I attended to other chores as on any other day and left for my office at 8-15 a.m. The whole of that morning, I was brooding over the passage in the 'Sai Satcharita' about always depending on Shirdi Sai Baba.

In the afternoon, as I was returning to the office at 10, Give Row,
Calcutta-1 after the recess, I was hit from behind by the left giant wheel of a jeep Suddenly there was a piercing noise like someone had cast away a piece of wood into the saw. Instinctively I jerked away and fell down on a parked car on the left side. The oddest, deepest silence instantly seemed to fill me, despite the excruciating pain and the inability to stand on my feet. My mind at once raced to Sai.
It was as if I had picked up a telephone, and at the other end was Shirdi Sai Himself. It was just He and I. I heard myself reaching out: "You promised me" I prayed, "that if I believed in You you'd take care of me."

In the next instant, I took a look at my left leg. It was enough to make me gasp. Shirdi Sai had saved me from the jaws of death for the third time and from being crippled too.

If I were to fall on the right side, I would have been crushed to pulp, I did not faint. I did not scream. I could see people running towards me.
Suddenly then the Psalm's last verse flashed in my mind as though God
whispered it to me in reassurance: "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life...."

The Doctor who was attending on me knew just what to do. He felt my leg and said that there was no fracture. What a relief, for at my age as fractures won't heal that easily. It was like I'd turned my whole self over to Shirdi Sai, and if there was any pain, Sainath was feeling it for me. I'd had the feeling that everything was going to turn out all right.

During the treatment, Sai-half talked with me as never before. My wife and myself had never prayed together and had never really shared our Sai feelings with each other. We had some really neat talks while she and I were alone in that room and we drew very close.

By now I realized that what had happened to me was the unknown thing I had merely sensed. But there were still some things about it I did'nt fully understand, things that would become clearer as the days went on. One was that I was getting so much attention. Sai-bandhus of Calcutta were concerned and calling on me incessantly. And the letters and cards I received - from Sai Brothers and Sai Sisters all over the country- Everyday I'd get more sai-mail. In addition, I received remittances from many Sai-bandhus all unsolicitedly.

As I tried to answer the letters from Sai-bandhus, frankly admitting how I'd felt Sai's presence and how He had taken care of me, I felt I was being given a rare opportunity to share my faith with many Sai-bandhus.

I made some discoveries too. I learned that there are times when you have to depend totally on other people. Right after the accident, I'd had to rely on someone and now while my left leg was held immobilised, I saw the things I could not do for myself, simple things like taking bath, changing clothes, etc. At those times especially I needed my Sai-half's help, something she was eager to give but I was rejecting it in the past. It was a humbling experience that brought my wife and me that much closer.

I learned something about love, too. My whole family and I were loved so much. The love was expressed in so many ways; all the nice things people said and wrote to me; the prayers offered; the remittances from Sai-bandhus; the wise counsel I got from Sai-brothers; the attention from the Doctor. I'd never felt so loved.

I learned something about faith too. My accidents taught me to believe in myself also. We can be Sai-devotees for a long time and say, we have faith, but until we actually believe in our faith, depend on it and see it work, it does'nt do a whole lot of good. It's like having all this power that never gets used.

Shirdi Sai did'nt want the accident to happen to me, and He certainly did not make it happen. He helped me in so many, many ways.... by letting me fall on the left side on a parked car instead of letting fall on the right only to be crushed to pulp. It was Sai who took Motherly care of me.
The Doctor told me that it would take months before I could sit
cross-legged. Someone said that I'd get back 75% of the use of left leg. I said he was being too conservative. "I intend to get full use of it back". I told Sai "You hooked everything back up. So I'm going to use it all." Shirdi Sai set me right soon. I could sit cross-legged soon enough. I listen to Lord Sainath and depend on Him for direction. Paramahansa Yogananda rightly said: "Trust more in God. Believe that He who created you will maintain you".

Sai-bandhus I talked to about my accident and the things that happened to me sometimes say: "Well, Nathenji, that's wonderful, but if you could have that day back, would you really want to go through it again?". "If I could do it again exactly like it happened, with the same experience" I say, "Yes, I'd do it all over again".

And I mean it. Because, you see, the things Shirdi Sai did for me were just too good to miss!

T.A. Ram Nathen
Sarangabad 743 319, West Bengal.

The experiences of Devotees as published in Shri Sai Leela Magazine, can be read at www.saileelas.org/magazines/SAILEELA/exp.htm
 
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Today's happening - Miracle beyond imagination

Dear Devotees of Saibaba,
I wish to share my experience of today with all Sai Bhakts as it is indeed a rare occasion.

My wife and I returned from Shirdi on 12th February 06 after three days stay there. We bought one Vigraham (Murti) of Baba at Shirdi. We desired to install the 'Murti' in our Puja Mandir after getting it sanctifyed  the 'Murti' by Mrs.Veena Gupta. We had the opportunity to visit Mrs. Gupta today i.e. 18th Feb 06 at 2.45 PM. After general discussions about our vist to Shirdi, we expressed our desire to Mrs. Gupta for santifying the 'Murti' which we bought at Shirdi. She has taken 'Murti' from me and placed  in their Puja Mandir.  There after we had tea and got ready to take leave of her. We followed Madam to receive the 'Murti' from their Puja Mandir. It was indeed to our surprise that we saw 'Udi' was falling from the palm of right leg of Baba's (Murti), through HIS left hand middle finger and also Baba's lap was full of Udi. The miracle can only be seen. Language is insufficient to express our thrill, feelings and satisfaction prevailed in us at that movement.
I took the photograph of the Murti with 'Udi'. Presently I am unable to attach the same to this mail as my computer does not have the facility.

We are grateful to Madam Veena Gupta through whom we were fortunate we received the blessings of Sai Baba.
Jai Sai Baba

M.G.K.Murthy

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Satsang BABA'S UDI MIRACLES (June 1986) by Mrs. Uma Das



BABA'S UDI MIRACLES (June 1986)
We are well-conversant with numerous miracles of Baba's Udi (Sacred ash or Vibhuti) from study of Sai-Satcharit. We also share with great interest the numerous personal experiences of our Sai-brothers and Sai-sisters regarding the same when we open the pages of the reputed Journal "Shri Sai-Leela"

I am also tempted to narrate herewith some of my personal experiences about Udi. It may not be out of place to refer to my previous article in Hindi "Vibhuti Ki Alaukik Leela" (Shri Sai-Leela December '83). It is interesting to note that the Tin Box, in which the School Mistress was supplied a small quantity of Udi from our house about 10 years back, is never empty up till now, though Udi is being taken out from the box dailv for her own use and for other members of her family.

Apart from other efficacies of Udi, it is also considered to be a common remedy for numerous ailments. In my leisure time I often visit the clinic of my husband Dr. B.C. Das, which is located in the ground floor of our residence. I am delighted to avail a good scope to find marvels of Udi in curing diseases in the clinic, where the same is served to each and every person as a routine method, I am happy to cite herewith a couple of recent cases, where Udi only played a miraculous role in giving instantaneous relief to the patients apart from use of any other drug.

Case No. 1 : One day Mr. and Mrs. A.K. Chosh, our common family friends, rushed to the clinic with their 3 months old grandson, who was in great distress due to terrible pain somewhere in his body and was constantly crying for the previous 3 days and-nights.
While the baby was being examined by my husband, he was still more
restlessly crying and it was a pathetic scene to look at. I immediately fetched a pinch of Vibhuti and after praying to Baba applied the same on his forehead and put a little on the tongue. Lo! What a miraculous effect it had! To our great astonishment the baby stopped crying and appeared peaceful even before proper diagnosis of the case and before use of the other medicine:
It was, however, diagnosed to be a case of Meningismusis this Meningitis as told by my husband and was sent home with necessary prescription and advice. Next day the child was again brought to the clinic for further routine check up. The neck rigidity was greatly relieved and the baby had a peaceful night with other definite signs of well-being, which testified to our great contentment about the efficacy of Baba's Divine Remedy - "UDI".

Case No. 2: This is a case of Scorpion bite. We read in Sai-Satcharit that Baba's Udi works as a magic-wand on cases of Scorpion bite. With sincere apology to our Lord Sainath I should let you know that we had a mind to give a trial to this on a suitable case.
It thus happened that one evening one Muslim lady brought her 11-12 years old daughter to the clinic, who had scorpion-bite on the tip of her index finger of right hand. The girl was tossing about and crying aloud due to unbearable pain. Three ligatures were also tied by her parents - one at the base of the finger, second over the wrist and the third on the arm.

After necessary examinations, only Udi was rubbed on the finger and
thereafter on the forearm and arm and a pinch of Udi in water was also put in her mouth. The ligatures also were subsequently removed. It is important to note that use of any drug or any anaesthetic was intentionally avoided to provide us a fair trial of Udi's efficacy.
We were simply wonder-struck to see the miraculous effect! The patient felt completely relieved within a short time and went home most happily.

Mrs. Uma Das
Kanpur-208004.(U.P)


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