SRI SAI BABA HIS RACE, CASTE AND CREEDby B. V. NarasimhaswamiPrejudice and sentiments die hard. Even the great
Adi Sankara Acharya ordered a Harijan who came
near Him at Kasi to "go away". The Harijan thenrequested the Acharya to explain whether his
objection was to one earthly body approaching
another or whether he wanted the Atman in the one
to go away from the Atman in the other. The Acharya
perceiving that a great Janana in the form of that
Harijan had come to rebuke his prejudices declared
that even a Harijan with Janana was his revered
Sadguru. Sai Baba never considered any caste or
species as capable of polluting HIM even by touch.
Finding a poor harijan ready to leave Shirdi. Baba
put his arm round his neck and tried to stop him.
Differences of caste can have no place in the heartof one whose Atmic realisation was evident by his
morning Dhyana on the basis of "An at hag" "Maim
Allah hum" which are the equivalents of "AhamBrahma Asmi".
Baba was regularly demolishing the idea of difference
(in all other matters also) which fettered the advance
of his Sadhaka devotee. 'It is a popular fallacy that we
are different from each other and that our properties
are separate. This is an error. You are I, I am you.
Knock down this Telis wall. Then we see each dearly
face to face (i.e., as being the same Atman)" "Inquire
into all the scriptures; and see if the Atman is one of
many". It is the sad irony of fate that of a Baba who
spoke thus and lived thus yet some people still
anxiously explore the parentage to discover his caste.
One can easily understand the deserved who worship
images or other objects to avoid the control of
iconoclasts, and generally, Mahomedanism is identified
with iconoclasticism. But of Baba, it is well known that
HE objected to the conversion of any one from his
religion to any other religion, that He bade his visitors
stick not only to their own religion but also to their
sampradaya, their guru, their mantra, their observances,
their scruples, their images, and objects of worship
and that HE actually insisted on His devotees visiting
the temples and images that they usually visited for
worship and that HE presented to some a lingam and
to some padukas, coins, and pictures for worship. He
expressly told His devotees that though Nirakara
worship was praise worthy, yet as a concession to
the weakness of the vast majority to whom Nirakara
worship is an impossibility, any customary object
might be used for worship and meditation-including
Baba's own physical form for those who found that
most suitable.
Thousands have found that Baba answers in his
Sookshma for (as Apantaratma or as Parmatma)
prayers earnestly addressed to Him for temporal
and spiritual welfare. And still the question is raised,
"is HE a Hindu or Moslem?" In the words of the late
Rao Bahadur S. B. Dhumal in reply to an European
Dt. Magistrate who raised this question about 1910,
we may well answer: "Sai Baba is neitherthe one,
nor the other. Hs is above both."
Sai Baba repeatedly declared that he was not the eight
span body-the I was the Antaratma in all creatures.
Antaratma Chemakarkar Sarvo Bhootasaya-stitiahi
(SaiSudha-Oct-1940)
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Satsang Quiz on Chapter VIII of Sai Satcharitra
Chapter VIII
(Devotees are requested to read Sai Satcharitra
Chapter VIII, translated by Gunaji before attempting
this quiz)
6) The supreme end of life of is to attain ______
a) Wealth b) Self realization c) to attain divine powers
d) to attain material benefits
7) God created human beings cuz _____
a) God wanted to continue the human race
b) God wanted Humans to enjoy the beautiful nature
He has created
c) God wanted Humans to appreciate His work
d) God wanted every human to come back to Him
8) The most effective and speedy way to attain the
objective of self realization is to approach a
a) Guru who has all the powers b) Sadguru who has
himself attained god Vision c) God
d) work through self effort
9) The Sad guru is often compared to the ____
a) Sun b) Stars c) Earth d) Moon
10) The Sadguru imparts spiritual wisdom, which all
the _____ ______ cannot do
a ) Gods and learned souls b) Practice and wisdom
c) Sacred books and sermons d) Gurus and Gods
(Devotees are requested to read Sai Satcharitra
Chapter VIII, translated by Gunaji before attempting
this quiz)
6) The supreme end of life of is to attain ______
a) Wealth b) Self realization c) to attain divine powers
d) to attain material benefits
7) God created human beings cuz _____
a) God wanted to continue the human race
b) God wanted Humans to enjoy the beautiful nature
He has created
c) God wanted Humans to appreciate His work
d) God wanted every human to come back to Him
8) The most effective and speedy way to attain the
objective of self realization is to approach a
a) Guru who has all the powers b) Sadguru who has
himself attained god Vision c) God
d) work through self effort
9) The Sad guru is often compared to the ____
a) Sun b) Stars c) Earth d) Moon
10) The Sadguru imparts spiritual wisdom, which all
the _____ ______ cannot do
a ) Gods and learned souls b) Practice and wisdom
c) Sacred books and sermons d) Gurus and Gods
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Satsang Destiny-Baba's Distribution
Destiny-Baba's Distribution
By Prahlad Hnlyaikar
The Lord has no favorites; He loves all equally. The sun
shines the same on fire charcoal and on the diamond,
but the diamond receives and reflects the light. Most
persons have “charcoal” mentalities; that is why they
think that God does not bless them. The love and
blessings are there; man has only to receive them.
- Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji
It was the year 1980. The Dipavali Holidays had begun.
Sri Jai Rao (son-in-law of late Kishor Sahu) started
visiting us frequently. He used to attend Arathi session
in the evening and then go home to Vasco. On one
Friday, during Aarati session, my wife saw some
events taking place in the space, close to Baba's
Murthi. She saw that Sri Rao had fallen down from
his Motor Cycle and his head was sprayed with a
white powder. On the same night Baba appeared in
her dream and said, "Your Rao has fallen down and
broken his hand. Do not worry much, it is predestined,
but I am distributing the quantum of suffering". My
wife woke up suddenly and narrated the strange
dream to me. I told her that it was a dream and not
to worry.
On Saturday Jai Rao came to Calangule in the morning.
He talked to me on different subjects. As it was noon,
we sat for lunch. A boy named Bhanudas (Noti)
happened to come to take Baba's Darshan. He is my
neighbor and is a motor cycle pilot. My wife said to
Rao, as she was serving "Noti is a real devotee of
Sai Baba. He always helps those who are in difficulty."
Shree Jai Rao exchanged greetings with him. Noti
went home. The evening Aarati session was over and
then Rao also left.
As Rao was leaving my wife cautioned him and advised
him to go slow. Rao said, "Bai. I have been riding a
motorcycle even in States. I am a seasoned driver.
Your fears are baseless." My wife said to him. "Rao,
nobody can escape destiny. Devotion to God mitigates
the intensity less suffering". Rao said jokingly, “I do
not understand the philosophy the destiny. Nothing is
going to happen to me. You will see me tomorrow
perfectly safe". Rao reached Vasco safely that night.
On Monday Rao came as usual. He had lunch with
us. He had his meal and then decided lo go to Vasco
at 5 p.m. My wife insisted he should stay and go to
Vasco the next day. Rao said, he could not stay as
his wife was waiting for him. Rao left Calangule at
5.10 PM At 5.45 PM he dashed against a cycle rider
at a place called Agashi. The cycle rider was carrying
wheat flour. The cycle was badly damaged but the
rider escaped unhurt. Rao fell down on his face and
the whole flour was sprayed all over his body.
The lamp was damaged, his spectacles were broken
to pieces and Rao got an injury to his left hand.
People gathered. Rao could not get up. Just at the
moment Noli was coming from Vasco to Calangute,
He saw the crowd on the road. He slopped his
vehicle to find out who was injured. He could not
believe it - it was the same person Rao, who had
exchanged greetings with him in my house, two
days back. Noli lifted Rao and took him to a clinic.
After first aid, he took him to Vasco in a private car.
Noli came to us and reported what had happened.
At the same time when Rao fell down at Agashi a
big bee stung a fingered my wife and her hand
started swelling. She said tome "Rao has fallen
down, Baba hesitated his distribution. Let us
accept it. One Mr.Lucio Miranda. (Rao's close
friend) was in Bombay when the incident took
place. On the same day and at the same time,
some goondas attacked him near Strand Cinema
and forcibly pulled off his wrist-watch causing an
injury to his left hand. On the next day we all
went to Vasco to see Rao. There he got a phone
message from Lucio about his encounter with
goondas. Rao greeted us with one hand and
said to my wife,
"Bai, put a little Udi on my hand".
This incident profoundly speaks that we are all
inter-related. Destiny is not absolute. We are
brothers and sisters in Sai family. We all have
to share pleasure and pain without any
compliant. This is Baba’s Spiritual Communism,
or calls it Socialism.
By Prahlad Hnlyaikar
The Lord has no favorites; He loves all equally. The sun
shines the same on fire charcoal and on the diamond,
but the diamond receives and reflects the light. Most
persons have “charcoal” mentalities; that is why they
think that God does not bless them. The love and
blessings are there; man has only to receive them.
- Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji
It was the year 1980. The Dipavali Holidays had begun.
Sri Jai Rao (son-in-law of late Kishor Sahu) started
visiting us frequently. He used to attend Arathi session
in the evening and then go home to Vasco. On one
Friday, during Aarati session, my wife saw some
events taking place in the space, close to Baba's
Murthi. She saw that Sri Rao had fallen down from
his Motor Cycle and his head was sprayed with a
white powder. On the same night Baba appeared in
her dream and said, "Your Rao has fallen down and
broken his hand. Do not worry much, it is predestined,
but I am distributing the quantum of suffering". My
wife woke up suddenly and narrated the strange
dream to me. I told her that it was a dream and not
to worry.
On Saturday Jai Rao came to Calangule in the morning.
He talked to me on different subjects. As it was noon,
we sat for lunch. A boy named Bhanudas (Noti)
happened to come to take Baba's Darshan. He is my
neighbor and is a motor cycle pilot. My wife said to
Rao, as she was serving "Noti is a real devotee of
Sai Baba. He always helps those who are in difficulty."
Shree Jai Rao exchanged greetings with him. Noti
went home. The evening Aarati session was over and
then Rao also left.
As Rao was leaving my wife cautioned him and advised
him to go slow. Rao said, "Bai. I have been riding a
motorcycle even in States. I am a seasoned driver.
Your fears are baseless." My wife said to him. "Rao,
nobody can escape destiny. Devotion to God mitigates
the intensity less suffering". Rao said jokingly, “I do
not understand the philosophy the destiny. Nothing is
going to happen to me. You will see me tomorrow
perfectly safe". Rao reached Vasco safely that night.
On Monday Rao came as usual. He had lunch with
us. He had his meal and then decided lo go to Vasco
at 5 p.m. My wife insisted he should stay and go to
Vasco the next day. Rao said, he could not stay as
his wife was waiting for him. Rao left Calangule at
5.10 PM At 5.45 PM he dashed against a cycle rider
at a place called Agashi. The cycle rider was carrying
wheat flour. The cycle was badly damaged but the
rider escaped unhurt. Rao fell down on his face and
the whole flour was sprayed all over his body.
The lamp was damaged, his spectacles were broken
to pieces and Rao got an injury to his left hand.
People gathered. Rao could not get up. Just at the
moment Noli was coming from Vasco to Calangute,
He saw the crowd on the road. He slopped his
vehicle to find out who was injured. He could not
believe it - it was the same person Rao, who had
exchanged greetings with him in my house, two
days back. Noli lifted Rao and took him to a clinic.
After first aid, he took him to Vasco in a private car.
Noli came to us and reported what had happened.
At the same time when Rao fell down at Agashi a
big bee stung a fingered my wife and her hand
started swelling. She said tome "Rao has fallen
down, Baba hesitated his distribution. Let us
accept it. One Mr.Lucio Miranda. (Rao's close
friend) was in Bombay when the incident took
place. On the same day and at the same time,
some goondas attacked him near Strand Cinema
and forcibly pulled off his wrist-watch causing an
injury to his left hand. On the next day we all
went to Vasco to see Rao. There he got a phone
message from Lucio about his encounter with
goondas. Rao greeted us with one hand and
said to my wife,
"Bai, put a little Udi on my hand".
This incident profoundly speaks that we are all
inter-related. Destiny is not absolute. We are
brothers and sisters in Sai family. We all have
to share pleasure and pain without any
compliant. This is Baba’s Spiritual Communism,
or calls it Socialism.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Satsang Thought for the day
Submitted by Admin
REMEMBER FOUR THINGS:
a) To respect the elders
b) To protect and love the young
c)To take advice from the intelligent
d) To never quarrel with foolish persons.
REMEMBER FOUR THINGS:
a) To respect the elders
b) To protect and love the young
c)To take advice from the intelligent
d) To never quarrel with foolish persons.
FOUR THINGS SEEM WEAK INITIALLY,
BUT IF NEGLECTED CAUSES SORROW:
a) Fire b) disease c) debt d) sin.
a) Fire b) disease c) debt d) sin.
PRACTICE FOUR THINGS:
a) Being in company of learned and wise men
b) Contentment c) Charity d) Compassion.
a) Being in company of learned and wise men
b) Contentment c) Charity d) Compassion.
FOUR THINGS INTOXICATES A MAN:
a) Youth b) Wealth c) Power d) Imprudence.
FORTUNATE TO HAVE FOUR THINGS:
a) Having devotion to God
b) Being in company of learned
c) Purity of charater
d) Magnanimity.
FOUR QUALITIES ARE RARE:
a) Wealth acquired by pure means
b) Modesty in charity
c) Kindness in Bravery
d) Humbleness in Authority.
DONT BELIEVE IN FOUR THINGS:
a) Unconquered Mind
b) Love of an enemy
c) Flattery of a selfish man
d) Road side Astrologer.
REMEMBER FOUR THINGS:
a) Favour done by others to you
b) Ill-treating others c) Death d) God.
AVOID FOUR THINGS :
a) An Atheist
b) Wealth accumulated through wrong means
c) Women other than your own wife
d) Criticizing others.
NO CONTROL OVER FOUR THINGS:
a) LIFE b) DEATH c) FAME d) UNPOPULARITY
FOUR THINGS ARE TRULY RECOGNIZED
IN FOUR SITUATIONS:
a) Friend in Poverty
b) Wife in Penury and Indigence
c) Bravery in a battlefield
d) Relatives in Notoriety.
a) Friend in Poverty
b) Wife in Penury and Indigence
c) Bravery in a battlefield
d) Relatives in Notoriety.
BENEDICTION IN FOUR THINGS:
a) Control over speech
b) Little sleep c) Little food
a) Control over speech
b) Little sleep c) Little food
d) Remembering God in solitude.
Satsang Quiz on Chapter VIII of Sai Satcharitra
Chapter VIII
(Devotees are requested to read Sai Satcharitra
Chapter VIII, translated by Gunaji before
attempting this quiz)
Chapter VIII
1) According to Hindu Shastra’s how many creatures
has got created
a) 10 Lakhs b) 84 lakhs c) 1 crore d) 33 lakhs
2) A soul is born as a Human when ______
a) merits and demerits are balanced b) when god graces
c) due to good karma in the past life
d) due to the grace of Sai Baba
3) The Human life is given a chance to work out
a) wipe out past karmas b) to do good deeds
c) to enjoy the human life d) to work out salvation
4) The four things that are common to all the
creatures God has created are
1) Food 2) Sleep 3) Sexual union 4) ______
a) Budhi or thought b) Fear c) Knowledge d) Anger
5) Gods envy human species because of Humans are
endowed with a special faculty which is ______
a) Knowledge b) Chance to work out salvation
c) Sexual Knowledge 4) Fear
(Devotees are requested to read Sai Satcharitra
Chapter VIII, translated by Gunaji before
attempting this quiz)
Chapter VIII
1) According to Hindu Shastra’s how many creatures
has got created
a) 10 Lakhs b) 84 lakhs c) 1 crore d) 33 lakhs
2) A soul is born as a Human when ______
a) merits and demerits are balanced b) when god graces
c) due to good karma in the past life
d) due to the grace of Sai Baba
3) The Human life is given a chance to work out
a) wipe out past karmas b) to do good deeds
c) to enjoy the human life d) to work out salvation
4) The four things that are common to all the
creatures God has created are
1) Food 2) Sleep 3) Sexual union 4) ______
a) Budhi or thought b) Fear c) Knowledge d) Anger
5) Gods envy human species because of Humans are
endowed with a special faculty which is ______
a) Knowledge b) Chance to work out salvation
c) Sexual Knowledge 4) Fear
Satsang Quiz on Chapter VII of Sai Satcharitra
Chapter VII
(Devotees are requested to read Sai Satcharitra
Chapter VII, translated by Gunaji before
attempting this quiz)
26) Once a devotee whose eyes got red and swollen.
The devotees took him to Sai Baba; Baba used the
following medicine to cure the patient.
(a) Anjana (b) Ointment (c) Beeba (d) Cows Milk
27) Baba pushed his hands into the Dhuni, instead
of fire wood. This was done as
(a) There was no firewood to burn
(b) He wanted to sacrifice his hand
(c) He was suffering from an incurable decease
on his hands (d) To save the child of a devotee from
being burnt in the furnace
28) Who was the fortunate devotee who daily
massaged Baba's burnt hand and bandaging it
till Baba's Samadhi?
(a) Nana Shaheb Chandorkar
(b) Madhavar Rao Deshpande (c) Dr.Paramand
(d) Bhagoji Shinde
29) Mrs Khaparde went to Baba and asked for
permission to leave Shirdi for visiting her son
who was suffering from
(a) Malaria (b) Bubonic Plague (c) Cholera
(d) Typhoid
30) Baba sang the song “I have to go to Pandarpur
and I have to stay there, for it is the house of my
lord" This song was sung by Baba to please which
of the following devotee’s invitation
(a) Nana Saheb (b) Hemadripanth (c) Mhalasapathi
(d) Appa Shinde
(Devotees are requested to read Sai Satcharitra
Chapter VII, translated by Gunaji before
attempting this quiz)
26) Once a devotee whose eyes got red and swollen.
The devotees took him to Sai Baba; Baba used the
following medicine to cure the patient.
(a) Anjana (b) Ointment (c) Beeba (d) Cows Milk
27) Baba pushed his hands into the Dhuni, instead
of fire wood. This was done as
(a) There was no firewood to burn
(b) He wanted to sacrifice his hand
(c) He was suffering from an incurable decease
on his hands (d) To save the child of a devotee from
being burnt in the furnace
28) Who was the fortunate devotee who daily
massaged Baba's burnt hand and bandaging it
till Baba's Samadhi?
(a) Nana Shaheb Chandorkar
(b) Madhavar Rao Deshpande (c) Dr.Paramand
(d) Bhagoji Shinde
29) Mrs Khaparde went to Baba and asked for
permission to leave Shirdi for visiting her son
who was suffering from
(a) Malaria (b) Bubonic Plague (c) Cholera
(d) Typhoid
30) Baba sang the song “I have to go to Pandarpur
and I have to stay there, for it is the house of my
lord" This song was sung by Baba to please which
of the following devotee’s invitation
(a) Nana Saheb (b) Hemadripanth (c) Mhalasapathi
(d) Appa Shinde
SAI MELA--Shirdi Sai Shobha yatra and Baba bhajans invitation - December 16th, 2006
Dear Saibandhus,
Jai Sai Ram
ANANTHKOTI BRAHMANAND NAYAK RAJADHIRAJ
YOGIRAJ PARABRAHMA SHRI SACHIDANANDA
SADGURU SAINATH MAHARAJ KI JAI
I am a founder member of Shri Sai Pariwar (Reg.) and
with the blessings and direction of Shri sai Baba we
did "Sai Jagran" in 2004 and "SAI UTSAV" in 2005.
In continuation with that spirit, I am pleased to inform
you that with the grace, blessings, kind inspiration
and continuous support of Baba, all of us at Shri Sai
Pariwar, are once again organising "SAI MELA" on
16th December 2006 at Sec-10 Rohini, New Delhi.
Sai Bhajans will be recited by Shri Manhar Udhas
and Sachidanand Appa (sai baba movie bhajans
was sung by him). On this cheerful occasion of
"SAI MELA" I, on behalf of Shri Sai Pariwar, would
like to invite you and your family for the Sai Bhajans,
Baba Shobha Yatra and the Bhandara. Kindly inform
& invite all your family members and friends for the
Sai Mela and share Baba's blessings with all the
devotees.
Venue: SAI MELA
Sector- 10, Japenese Park
Rohini, New Delhi-110085
Date: December 16th 2006 (Saturday)
Programme:
Baba Shobha Yatra- 11:00 to 4:00 PM
(Start from Sai Baba Mandir, Sector-7, Rohini, New Delhi
and will proceed to Sai Mela venue)
Jyot Prachand- 6:30 PM
Shridi Sai Bhajans- 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Bhandara- 9 PM onwards
Donations: Any devotee who wish to donate for bhandara or
to support Sai Mela can donate by cheque. The cheques
can be drawn in the name of SHRI SAI PARIWAR.
For any further enquiry or to confirm your presence you
can mail me at amit_woodoo20@ yahoo.com or
amitsunny@rediffmail.com.
Awaiting for your presence at SAI MELA
Jai Sai Ram
Amit Mehta
Founder Member & Legal Advisor
Shri Sai Pariwar
Jai Sai Ram
ANANTHKOTI BRAHMANAND NAYAK RAJADHIRAJ
YOGIRAJ PARABRAHMA SHRI SACHIDANANDA
SADGURU SAINATH MAHARAJ KI JAI
I am a founder member of Shri Sai Pariwar (Reg.) and
with the blessings and direction of Shri sai Baba we
did "Sai Jagran" in 2004 and "SAI UTSAV" in 2005.
In continuation with that spirit, I am pleased to inform
you that with the grace, blessings, kind inspiration
and continuous support of Baba, all of us at Shri Sai
Pariwar, are once again organising "SAI MELA" on
16th December 2006 at Sec-10 Rohini, New Delhi.
Sai Bhajans will be recited by Shri Manhar Udhas
and Sachidanand Appa (sai baba movie bhajans
was sung by him). On this cheerful occasion of
"SAI MELA" I, on behalf of Shri Sai Pariwar, would
like to invite you and your family for the Sai Bhajans,
Baba Shobha Yatra and the Bhandara. Kindly inform
& invite all your family members and friends for the
Sai Mela and share Baba's blessings with all the
devotees.
Venue: SAI MELA
Sector- 10, Japenese Park
Rohini, New Delhi-110085
Date: December 16th 2006 (Saturday)
Programme:
Baba Shobha Yatra- 11:00 to 4:00 PM
(Start from Sai Baba Mandir, Sector-7, Rohini, New Delhi
and will proceed to Sai Mela venue)
Jyot Prachand- 6:30 PM
Shridi Sai Bhajans- 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Bhandara- 9 PM onwards
Donations: Any devotee who wish to donate for bhandara or
to support Sai Mela can donate by cheque. The cheques
can be drawn in the name of SHRI SAI PARIWAR.
For any further enquiry or to confirm your presence you
can mail me at amit_woodoo20@ yahoo.com or
amitsunny@rediffmail.com.
Awaiting for your presence at SAI MELA
Jai Sai Ram
Amit Mehta
Founder Member & Legal Advisor
Shri Sai Pariwar
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