Sri Sai Amrit Vani - 19th July 2007

19th July 2007
Jai Sai Ram

Once again I repeat that on 2nd August Sri Sai Amrit Vani will be done in Shirdi and on 9th August it will be in Bhopal. However thereafter from 16th August again Sri Sai Amrit Vani will be held at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi. During 31th July to 10th Aug I may not be able to access internet and so there may not be any mail in the group. I can’t leave the group unattended as you may be flooded with unwanted mails.

Many groups, who are organizing Sri Sai Amrit Vani at their places and have sent their names by post, were also included in the prayers and their code nos. were given to Mr. V K Bassi who has fixed the target for himself to start the Recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani at 1000 places. If you are also reciting Sri Sai Amrit Vani, You are requested to send the information.

Following devotees participated in absencia in the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani, Pooja, prayers and Prayan of Sri Sai Satcharitra by reciting Sri Sai Amrit Vani at their places on 19th July 2007. The list is sorted as per their email ids. However Mrs. Gupta prayed for all the devotees. In this list only those devotees are included, who themselves recited or read Sri Sai Amrit Vani at their places. Kindly mention clearly, against each devotee’s name that he/she will recite or read or listen to Sri Sai Amrit Vani, or for prayers. Please also give the name of the place. Place is also important.

This Thursday the 19th July we enjoyed the following Leelas. It may seems to be repitative for the old members, but every week many new members join the group, so I have to repeat the whole events that happen on this day.

1. Udi started appearing and oozing from the two photos on the wall from Monday itself, Hindi words ‘RAM’ ‘SHAM’ and ‘OM’, and figure of Trishool were formed with Udi on one photo. On Wednesday Udi started oozing from the main photo in the mandir. ‘RAM’ ‘SHAM’ and ‘OM’ along with other figures were also formed on the photo. From Statue also, Udi started oozing from Wednesday.
2. There was lot of Water from the Charans this week also. Thali was emptied several times. The taste of water was similar to gulab jal and kewara mix. After distribution of Prasad, this water was also given to the devotees and again the Thali was filled with water. Devotees bring bottles to take the water home.
3. Lap of Mrs. Gupta was filled with Udi during the prayers. Udi was there between the falls of the Sari.
4. Several devotees had Udi in the books of Sri Sai Amrit Vani.
5. On Thursday as soon as Bhog was offered, it was duly accepted by Baba and after the Sri Sai Amrit Vani we noticed that the box, which was placed before HIM was partially eaten and partially remained pieces of items in the box. Part of Bhog was on the lips of many photos and statue of Baba. These parts of the remains in the box were given to the devotees who offered that item of bhog to Baba. Partly eaten remains were having some figures on them.
6. Presence of Baba during the recitation of Sai Amrit Vani, Prayer and Prayan of Sri Satcharitra was very strong.
7. All the boxes of Bhog which were kept on the table were blessed with Udi,
8. The Charnamrit, the water in which Baba took the bath in the morning was also sweet as if some honey has been mixed into it.
9. Photos, small statues of Baba, documents, lockets, pandents of devotee kept in the mandir room, were all blessed with lots of Udi as soon as they were placed before Baba.

Jai Sai Ram

Sri Sai Amrit Vani started at 11:04 AM. Noon Aartee started at 12:00 Hrs. followed by brief Meditation and the prayer, Prayan of Chapter 47 from Sai Satcharitra. Mrs. Gupta offered prayers and thanks to Baba. Finally distribution of Prasad, Udi and the water from the Charans. Devotees narrated their experiences and the benefits they are have with Baba’s Blessings.

Next Sri Sai Amrit Vani on 26th July will again be held at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi. Devotees interested in attending it in person may contact on phone nos. 26346942, 9810714688 or 9312494767 only after 11 AM (IST) on any day except Thursdays but no calls on Thursdays PLEASE. They should NOT bring any bhog with them and be in time. Kids are also not allowed in the hall. Mobiles have to be put on silent mode during the Pooja.

Sri Sai Amrit Vani is available in Tamil script also besides in Devnagri, English and Telugu, in the file section of the yahoogroup. Links of Audio MP3 files are given in the link section of the home page of ‘ mysaibaba20’ yahoogroup. To go to home page of yahoogroup key in or click http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/mysaibaba2 0 . Audio Mp3 file has also been made available in the publication section of http://saimemorial. com , the site of Sai Memorial Temple of Baba of Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

This activity of Sri Sai Amrit Vani will be in addition to any other pooja or sewa or prayer that you are doing.

Jai Sai Ram.

Ashok Gupta
mysaibaba20@ yahoogroups. com
veena_gupta_ 2000@yahoo. com

Satsang Introduction by Ramanand Sagar for Shri Saibaba serial on starplus[Must see]

Satsang Introduction by Ramanand Sagar for Shri Saibaba serial on starplus[Must see]

Om Sai Ram
Introduction by Ramanand Sagar for Shri Saibaba serial on starplus[Must see]http://www.youtube/.com/watch?v=d0GckTocRI4

Here are some more links from Shri Shirdi Saibaba serial on starplus [Damu anna]http://www.youtube/.com/watch?v=IfEuYJTpNIo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JSfWlLDZ94

Wish we all could be like Shyama to receive Baba's grace in this way...

Satsang Shri Gurupournima festival 2007 in Shirdi

Satsang Shri Gurupournima festival 2007 in Shirdi
Om Sai Ram
To Sai Devotees,Shri Gurupournima festival will be celebrated in Shirdi from
Saturday ,28th july 2007 to Monday ,30th july 2007. Here is the link for the
programme guide for those days.
http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/Main_Hindi/gurupurnimafestival2007/gurupournima.htm

Satsang That Accident....!

Satsang That Accident....!

That Accident.... !It was the last week of February 1984. I had had the strangest feeling that something would happen to me.I was 61. I should have been superannuated. Instead I was working hard to meet both ends with a daughter yet to be married. I have had a cheque 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 off ice 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, Clive 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 realised that what had happened to me was the unknown thing I had merely sensed. But there were still some things about it I didn’t 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 unsolicited.
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 immobilized. 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 doesn’t do a whole lot of good. It's like having all this power that never gets used.
Shirdi Sai didn’t 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 (West Bengal.)

Satsang Baba - The God by A. S. Menon

Satsang Baba - The God by A. S. Menon

If you cannot do good to others; if you do not get an opportunity to do good to others at least do not even think of doing harm. Baba reformed scandal-mongers and slanderers and advised those who have the tendency to indulge in this to refrain from the doing sin. He compared scandalizing and slandering to the pigs gorging the filth and in a way the scandal-monger serves the person whom he scandalizes by cleansing him with his tongue.
Now, My personal experience has confirmed all that has been mentioned above.For 21 years myself underwent unbearable misery in every respect, mental, physical and financial. The future appeared gloomy; abysmal depth only could be seen ahead. With the future staring hopelessly, with a little daughter and wife to be taken care of, Baba always kept up the cheer in me. When despondent he gave me hope not material but emotional.
Then physical ailment struck. An uncommon skin condition potentially fatal with no specific remedy known as "Pemphigus" struck me. My condition steadily deteriorated and there were signs of hopelessness in the eyes of eminent doctors who treated me. Again Baba miraculously cured and brought me back to normal.
It is needless to mention about the state of our finance, we were desperate and were in very abject condition even though family set up enabled us to put up false appearances. My heart used to virtually bleed when my only daughter, used to immense comfort, often sank in despair on realising the miserable state of her father. The situation was heading for catastrophe and all possible resources were tapped and drained, we were lost souls in every sense.
But Baba shall not forsake his devotees, our timely rescue. And He came to his devotees for my daughter and wife are also devoted to Him are no more tortured and gave me a job which for my age is beyond expectation and with a remuneration much higher than I have ever drawn with much superior position and responsibility.
That too He saw to it that I am stationed at a place where I am at the feet of my beloved Goddess "Meenakshi" whom I had sought to bring me back to Madurai in an elevated assignment.
Thus, our God Baba is here on earth today communicating with His devotees and taking care of their welfare."Believe Me, though I pass away, My bones in My tomb will give you hope and confidence. Not only Myself but My tomb would be speaking, moving and communicating with those who would surrender themselves whole-heartedly, to me. Do not be anxious that I would be absent from you. You will hear My bones speaking and discussing your welfare. But always remember Me, believe in Me heart and soul and then you will be most benefited".
This is our Sai, an incarnation of God. He will bless any man, who will prostrate and surrender himself to Him. He, who remembers Him and worships Him daily with faith and devotion, will soon be free from all calamities; not only this, but being always attached and devoted to Sai, he will get very soon God--vision. All his desires will be fulfilled and being ultimately desire less, he will attain the supreme.
A. S. Menon
Madurai(Tamil Nadu)
(Source Shri Sai Leela June 1985.