Saturday, September 22, 2007

Satsang Wishing everyone a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi

Satsang Wishing everyone a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi

Wishing everyone a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.May Lord Ganesh enter your heart and take away all your sorrows and tensions and give you a blessed life.
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Satsang Baba came to us By Prahfad B. Huliyatkar

Satsang Baba came to us By Prahfad B. Huliyatkar
Baba came to us

By Prahfad B. Huliyatkar

Fishing for FAILURE

Man swims in the sea of self-satisfaction,

Nibbles at the bait of procrastination.

Swallows the hook of mediocrity, and

Ends up in the net of failure.

There are some experiences which are beyond explanation. They exist as sunlight. The manifestation of divinity is beyond all our limited perceptions. As for myself, I cannot explain the cause of incidents; but they exist as clear as sunlight. I humbly try to catch the spirit.

My parents and grandparents were indeed blessed to see Sai Baba when he was physically alive. One day Baba gave to my father a coconut, some sweets and two silver coins to my grandfather, who was then working as a Deputy Collector at Nasik. He asked my father to give him a 'Dakshina' of nine rupees and also gave him a chillim to smoke. Both my father and grandfather started worshiping Sai Baba even after we shifted to Jamkhandi in Karnataka. The elders in the family objected to this worship and in order not to hurt their feelings, my grandfather put the photo of Sai into a suitcase. They worshipped Sai Baba mentally till the last breath of their lives. As I was a pet grandchild, my grandfather used to narrate miracles of Sai Baba. He became Dewan of Bhor, later at Ramdurga and finally at Jamkhandi till it merged in the independent India. In his retired life he spent on spiritual quests and I remember Mr. B.D. Jatti (who later on became Vice-President of India) visiting him now and then.

During this time, Gurudev Ranade, who was then the Vice-Chancellor of Allahabad University frequently called on my grandfather at Jamkhandi. My grandfather died in 1958.

Then the problems started for us. I graduated at Poona and had got into the Law College when my grandfather passed away. Since the financial position became critical after his death, I had to leave the Law college and work as a teacher at Malvan. Here due to a strange coincidence, I came in contact with a girl, I liked her and subsequently we married.

After marriage, I learnt that my wife was a very quiet devotee of Sai Maharaj and as any other young man, in order to please the newly married spouse; I also started worshipping Sai Baba. She had a photo of Sai Baba with a horse. Along with her, I started reading 'Sai pothi'. I felt this was more pretence than devotion!

In 1965, we were blessed with a son. My son was healthy but gave indications of dumbness. We did not know what to do. We took him to Shirdi when he was two-year old. He virtually slept off on the' Samadhi'. When we returned home two days later, he was saying 'Baba- Baba'. He picked up vocabulary and he became normal in all respects. This miracle changed my attitude towards Baba and I accepted him as my God!

We shifted to Goa in 1960. On seeing our worship of Sai Baba a good number of neighbors also became His devotees. We hold ?Satsang' and the number is ever increasing. In 1977, a devotee by name Avinash went to Shirdi and brought a small bag of Udhi. My wife told him: "Avinash! You came from Shirdi. Why did you not bring Baba with you"? He answered: "Baba is coming - Baba is coming. He is on His way." Avinash's word turned out to be prophetic. On 9th June 1977 my wife had a dream: "Your brother-in-law is coming. Do not allow him straightaway. Take out ?Dristi' (evil eye) and then allow him to meet your husband". My wife saw in her dream Sai Baba in orange robes climbing the footsteps and herself taking out ?Dristi' with a piece of bread and then Sai Baba entering the house. The dream ended. I did not attach any importance to her dream but she had implicit faith that Baba is coming to us:

On 22nd June 1977, in the afternoon, someone tapped the front door. I opened the door and noticed that two cars were parked close to my house and around 20-30 people were standing near the cars. A Sai devotee by name Sri Abajee Panshikar greeted me and said: "We have brought Sai Murthji to install in the temple tomorrow. In the temple, arrangements are still to be made. So we would like to keep the idol in your house for tonight".

We agreed. Baba's idol was brought inside and kept on a table. In the night, we performed 'Arathi' and sang Sai-bhajans. My wife said: "Baba- you really belong to us. You should not leave us." I laughed at her request and said "Baba will go away to the temple."

Next day, around noon people started gathering near the temple. Sai-devotees Kulkarni, Kishore Sahoo, Jaya Rao came to my house. News came that there was some difficulty in installing the idol in the temple. Ultimately the crowd came to my place and in a chorus said: "Let the Murthi be here". They performed Ganapathi pooja, Sathyanarayana pooja and then the idol was installed on a table in my house. Baba has stayed permanently with us since then! In our own humble way we worship Him. People from different parts of the world have attended ?arati' and ?pooja' in our house and everyone has got some experience or the other. Prayers have been answered. Sai Baba is blessing us and is close to us in every moment of life. Thus Sai Baba came to us in an incredible manner.

(Source Sai Padananda April 1993)

Satsang Message for the day

Satsang Message for the day

Whatever your cross,
Whatever your pain,
There will always be sunshine,
After the rain...

Perhaps you may stumble,
Perhaps even fall,
But Sai is always ready,
To answer your call...

He knows every heartache,
Sees every tear,
A word from His lips,
Can calm every fear...

Your sorrows may linger,
Throughout the night,
But suddenly vanish,
In dawn's early light...

Sai is waiting,
Somewhere above,
To give you His grace,
And send you His love...

Whatever your cross,
Whatever your pain,
"Sai always sends rainbows...
After the rain..."

Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sai Satcharitra *

Sri Sai Amrit Vani and Prayan of Sai Satcharitra
20th Sept 2007

Jai Sai Ram
Back to normal, the Recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani was held again at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi. It was very soothing, peaceful and gave much peace to the mind and Baba showed HIS presence. We arrived back here from Chandigarh on Monday night and on Tuesday morning Figure of Trunk of Ganesh Ji along with a mouse was formed with Udi on the photo of Baba in the mandir. It was the 4th day of Ganesh Charturthi. On Saturday the , Ganesh Chartuthi, trunk of Ganeshji was formed in the mandir at Chandigarh. On our coming here figure was formed here. I sent the 2 photos to all the devotees as attachments.

There were about 70 devotees, who attended the recitation in person and they came from far off places. Following devotees participated in absencia in the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani, Pooja, prayers to Baba ( Shirdi) and Prayan of Sri Sai Satcharitra* by reciting Sri Sai Amrit Vani at their places on 20th Sept 2007 (The list is sorted as per their email ids, to avoid duplications) . 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.

This Thursday the 20th Sept 2007. we enjoyed the following Leelas of Baba (of Shirdi). It may seems to be repitative for the old members, but when the Leelas are repetitive and so the discription is also repitative. Every week many new members join the group, so I have to repeat the whole events that happen on this day.

1. On Tuesday, Udi started oozing from the two photos on the wall and Hindi words `RAM' `SHAM' and `OM', and figure of Trishool were formed with Udi on one photo. Udi also started oozing from the photo and statue in the mandir. Being the Ganesh Pooja Days, A trunk of Ganesh Ji was formed with Udi along with a mouse was formed on the photo of Baba in the mandir.

2. There was lot of Water from the Charans this Thursday 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.

3. Lap of Mrs. Gupta was filled with 2-3 spoonfull of Udi during the prayers.

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. We noticed that the Bhog , which was placed before HIM was partially eaten. Part of Bhog was on the lips of photo and statue of Baba. Different items were there on lips in different photos. A piece of Ladoo was there in the Bhiksha Patra, in one photo. Parts of the remains in the box were given to the devotees who offered that item of bhog to Baba.

6. The feeling of Presence of Baba during the recitation of Sai Amrit Vani, Prayer was very strong.

7. All the boxes of Bhog, which were kept on the table were blessed with Udi.

8. Udi was there on the Many Photos, Statues and other documents placed before Baba on the table as soon as they were placed.

9. Two Sai Satcharitra which were placed on the table before Baba, were blessed with Udi in between the pages.

10. During the Pooja many devotees saw three lines of Chandan appearing on the forehead of Baba on the big photo on the wall.
Jai Sai Ram
* Last time Mrs Gupta completed the Prayan of Sri Sai Satcharitra, so this time she Started another book Sri Sai Leelamrit. Published from SaiSansthan Shirdi. It has 21 Chapters and 222 pages. As the chapters are quite big, so Mrs Gupta read only 7 pages of the 1st Chapter today.

Sri Sai Amrit Vani started at 11:05 AM. Noon Aartee, the same Aartee which is being recited in Shirdi, started at 12:00 Hrs. followed by brief Meditation and the prayer, Prayan from Sri Sai Leelamrit was done. Mrs. Gupta offered prayers and thanks to Baba. Finally distribution of Prasad 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 and Prayan of Sri Sai Satcharitra on 27th Sept 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 in English script has now been printed and is available in the market. Audio CDs of Sri Sai Amrit Vani is also now available besides on the audio cassette.

Scripts in Tamil , Devnagri (Hindi), 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 and Recitation of Sai Satcharitra 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

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Subject: Satsang Where Is Baba - He Is Everywhere

Satsang Where Is Baba - He Is Everywhere

Where Is Baba - He Is Everywhere
By S. Muni

No matter what his caste and clan, lie who remembers Sai Baba will always he taken care of.......

- Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji

This is not a story or fiction but a real life situation in 1974 that happened in TlSCO-owned Hathibari Limestone quarry in Sundargarh district of Orissa.

My second son was aged five years then and on his way to the school had consumed a few berries of a wild bushy plant which is very common in the mining area. On reaching the school he had continuous vomiting and the school authorities sent him home.

My wife arranged for him to be taken to the TISCO Camp Hospital. It was a case of acute poisoning. His condition turned grave as he started vomiting blood continuously. By the time I reached the hospital he had lost his consciousness and was gasping for breath. Doctors wanted to shift him to Rourkela - 32 km away for blood transfusion, if he regained consciousness in the next thirty minutes.

The deadline of 30 minutes was a trying time for all of us. My only hope was Lord Sainath. I prayed to Him for His help. If my son survives the crisis, I vowed that I will take him to Shirdi and offer a rose-garland to His Samadhi. Otherwise, I will forget Sai Baba once and for all, I cried bitterly.

The clock was ticking and seconds grew into minutes. My pulse too was heating faster. On a mental plane I was already at Shirdi prostrating to Baba's Samadhi and seeking His blessings. As the deadline of thirty minutes set by the Doctors was about to be over, my son cried out "Where is Baba?" Doctors examined him and confirmed that his body is warming up. They had a sigh of relief and told me: "Mr. Mani, your son is calling." In Hindi, 'Baba' refers to father and them though! Thai my son was looking for me. I told them that my son is calling the Almighty Sai Baba who is everywhere.

The recovery phase was very fast- My son responded to the treatment and became all right soon. Everyone was happy at the outcome. It is indeed His grace and my son had a re-birth.

(Source Sai Padananda April 1992)

Conversation with Shirdi Sai Baba

Conversation with Shirdi Sai Baba.

Sai Baba of Shirdi did not write any books. All that is available is records of a number of conversations between him and his devotees preserved in various biographical accounts. The following is a conversation which a devotee, Nana Govind Chandorkar, a Deputy Collector who was a traditionally well read orthodox person, had with Shirdi Sai Baba.

Nana: Baba, I am fed up with this samsAra. It is only nissAra (thast without content). Please help me cut the bonds which bind me to it. What appears as pleasant in the beginning ends in misery. Fate tosses us hither and thither. I don't see an iota of happiness in this samsAra.

Baba: Nana, you are prattling like a mad man. What you say is only partially true. You have misunderstood the truth. The samsAra will exist as long as the body exists. No one can escape from it. How can you? Even I am under its clutches. The samsAra is varied and different. It is the work of Desire and Anger. All the vagaries of the mind and the body constitute samsAra. By running away and hiding yourself in a forest you cannot escape it. What you are now has been brought on you by yourself. You are only experiencing the fruits of your actions done by you in your previous lives. It is by that cause the effect of the appearance of this body has taken place. This is called deha-prArabdha. The soul gets a body just to experience the consequences of actions of its own previous lives. Without experiencing the consequences of prArabdha karma one cannot leave this world. Why do people look different? Why, in fact, do various living beings look different? It is all because of the karma of previous lives. A rich man's dog rolls in joy on a cushioned sofa. A poor man's dog rots at the street corner. The difference is because of prArabdha.

Sources:-saibaba.ws

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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Satsang His Living Presence By S. Natarajan

Satsang His Living Presence By S. Natarajan

His Living Presence

By S. Natarajan

"He who has realized the pure joy derived from renunciation never cares even to look at worldly enjoyments. The temptation of enjoyment, no doubt, appear before him, assuming various charming forms, in order to attract him towards them; but he rejects them all, like a person in possession of a jewel, throwing away worthless pieces of glass and pebbles of various beautiful colors."

- Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji

The more we realise our Sadguru Sai Baba and think about our Radhakrishna Swamiji, our faith in him is firmed up that Swamiji's grace and blessings are nothing but Sai Baba's actions.

I recall an occasion in 1980 when our Swamiji's birthday was celebrated from 4th May 1980 to 6th May 1980 in our residence. Swamiji had attained 'Mahasamadhi' earlier in that year. We had Vishnu Sahasranama Parayan and later 'archana' to Swamiji. After the puja, 'prasad' was offered to all. A devotee-couple sat in the sacred place where our Swamiji had his 'Mahaprasad' for the last time in our house in 1978. The significance of this sacred spot was mentioned to the devotee-couple. They were very happy about it.

Ladies started serving the dishes, and I was chanting Vishnu Sahasra Namam facing Swamiji's picture and the guests. As the 'prasad' was about to be concluded, the devotee-couple sitting in the sacred spot where Swamiji had his 'prasad' started exclaiming: "See, Swamiji is here - Swamiji is here". Everyone could not for a moment realise what was happening. Then, we saw a bunch of flowers floating in the hall and coming down with a whizzing sound. It settled down a nearby window where our Swamiji had sat for the last occasion. The flowers were distributed as 'prasad' to the devotees. We continue to experience Swamiji's living presence in our life. His spiritual force guides and protects us in every thing we do.

-By K.N. Narayanswamy

"The human life is full of funny jokes. One complains of the lack of opportunities but do you know how many times 'Enlightenment' comes and knocks at your door but returns disappointed finding you in the sleep of unawareness? Understand this and rise above these funny jokes of life."

- Radhakrishna Swamiji

It was sometimes during April-May '90 around 9.00 A.M. my boss in the office called me and said: "There was a phone call just now from our Mani who seems to be awfully upset that his little son has put a groundnut (Cheenabadam/ Mungfalli) into his nose and it is stuck up inside neither coming out nor going down chocking his nose. Please rush, get a vehicle from our garage and take the baby to the nearest doctor for removing the groundnut from his nose. Please go and waste no time." I left immediately.

When I met the parents they were very much upset and worried. We went to the local clinic and though the doctor tried his best to remove the seed from the baby's nose he could not pull it out smoothly without causing any injury for want of proper surgical instrument and he suggested us to rush to an E.N.T. Specialist. We proceeded to Rourkela where there is a big nursing home with specialists but were told that the ENT specialist had left the hospital for lunch. We rushed to his residence. Meanwhile, when we were traveling, I remembered BABA's Holy Udhi in my purse which I always keep. I took some Udhi, applied on the baby's forehead and gave a little in his mouth and consoled and assured the parents that they need not worry at this and Baba will take care of their baby. When we reached the ENT specialist's residence he had just finished his lunch. He immediately attended to the baby and believe it or not, within seconds he pulled out the groundnut seed from the baby's nose without causing the slightest pain or injury. The doctor told me it was all God's grace we have reached in time and brought the baby to him! He showed us the big half portion of the groundnut which was stuck up in the nose of the baby.

The parents were happy at the outcome. They said it is SAILEELA. They promised me that certainly they would attend Sai Baba Puja on a Thursday with their offerings to Sai Baba. On the last occasion when I met him he told me the baby suffered from some minor injuries on 2/3 occasions by falling and hitting on hard objects and he remembered their vow and he would certainly come on 30-8-1990 (Thursday). I told him they are most welcome to Sai-Home any time for Divine Darshan of Sai Maharaj and their prayers. He joined us in our ceremonies on 30-8-90 with great devotion to show his gratitude to Shirdi Nath Sai Baba in our Sai-Home. How Baba pulls His devotees towards Him in His own style. "Even if you discard Me, I drag you (my devotee) towards me and be ever with you, once you have taken refuge in me and I rush to your rescue wherever you may be" - SAI BABA

The Substance

Sage Vyasa is reputed to have compiled the four Vedas, and composed the eighteen Puranas and some other works. One day a student approached him and put the question:-

"Revered Master, you have written so much. Where is the time to read it? Can't you tell me the substance of your entire writings?"

Quick came the following reply from the profound sage: "Yes, my son, half a sloka will do: To help others is virtue or religion; to hurt others is sin.

(Source Sai Padananda Oct 1991)

Satsang Boundless mercy of Baba and Swamiji By Smt. Kamala Mani

Satsang Boundless mercy of Baba and Swamiji By Smt. Kamala Mani

Boundless mercy of Baba and Swamiji

By Smt. Kamala Mani

Time comes in everybody's life to pay his gratitude to his Guru. During the past seven years, Sai Baba and Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji have showered upon me and my family their blessings and have pulled us out of many a difficult situation. The purpose of this article would have been served if all the devotees of Sai Baba and Swamiji cast their burden on them and wait to see the results.

In 1985, my daughter passed her XII Standard examination. She wanted to become a doctor and nothing else. Though she had secured good marks, they were not good enough to get her automatic entry into a Government medical college. As she was very adamant, we got her admitted to a private medical college. Though this was much beyond our financial capacity, Baba and Swamiji saw to it that her medical education was completed unhindered. The moment I put her in the college, certain forces which were burning with jealousy and were inimical to us, got my husband's salary reduced by 50% to see that his daughter's education was discontinued (my husband is a partner in a family business and takes his monthly salary). Sai Baba and Swamiji put all of them to shame by helping at every step with money encouragement and guidance through dreams and visions.

After finishing her MBBS in December '90, my daughter wanted to go to Saudi Arabia and earn a lot of money. She could not succeed as three years' experience is a must. Then we came across an alliance where the groom is working as a doctor in Saudi Arabia and was confident of getting her a good job even without the requisite experience. My daughter was married on 12-12-91 and joined her husband immediately thereafter. She got a nice job and is doing well. What else is this except the mercy of Sai Baba and Swamiji?

While trying to find a groom for her, because of my faith in Swamiji, I felt that her would be husband would also be from Bangalore. Lo and behold, without any effort we got a very good alliance from Bangalore from a religious and pious family, who demanded nothing from us. As we had spent heavily on our daughter's education, we were unprepared financially to conduct the marriage. Help came to us unasked. Hail His mercy!

Swamiji also got our son admission in the National Defense Academy, Pune. He saw to it that he passed out from there in December '91 and he is now in "Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, waiting to be commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant by the end of this year. As getting through NDA training is not easy, we were worried throughout. But Baba and Swamiji appeared in my dreams several times and assured "Don't worry. One day your son will become a very big officer in the Army."

Swamiji once told me in my dream: "Then baytti ko meraj dhua hai".

Like me and my husband, my two children have also great faith in Baba and Swamiji and that faith has not gone in vain.

I have read umpteen times Baba Satcharitra and Sri R. Parthasarathi' s "Apostle of Love". I and my family have been amply rewarded.

OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI!

(Source Sai Padananda Oct 1992)

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Satsang Destiny-Baba's Distribution By Prahlad Hulyaikar

Satsang Destiny-Baba's Distribution By Prahlad Hulyaikar

Destiny-Baba's Distribution
By Prahlad Hulyaikar

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 p.m. At 5.45 p.m. 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.
(Source Sai Padananda April 1992)

Satsang The Lord of all Lords

Satsang The Lord of all Lords

The Lord of all Lords
By R. Radhakrishnan

"It is nothing but to invite pain and suffering, if you make your defective intellect your guide for your life in the world. Victory ties in giving" the reins of your mind to Sai Baba, and then, be free from any danger whatsoever. He will surely take your life safely away with success from the battlefield of this world. He is a renowned expert in driving (he chariots of life.)

- Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji

I participated in the Guru Poornima celebrations at Sai Spiritual Centre, Bangalore on the 7th July 1990. We had 'Satsang' with several Guru-bandhus like Sri Bhaskara Rao, Sri Seshadri and others. Sai Baba prompted me to propose an additional one-hour program of daily chanting of 'Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai' from 5 pm to 6 pm. everyone agreed and this divine program commenced from the 8th July 1990 onwards.

I stay in 'Doopanahally' area far away from Thyagarajanagar. However Sai Baba enabled me to daily travel in a city bus from Doopanahally and am present at 5 pm for the 'Nama Japam'. There was no problem for three days on 8th, 9th and 10th July 1990. However on the 11th July '90, I left my house at 3-30 pm and came to the bus stop. Someone told me that the direct bus from Doopanahally to NR Colony is cancelled and advised me to try alternative bus service to reach Sai Mandir. Accordingly I got into a bus and got down at down at Richmond Circle bus stop by about 4-10 pm. A bus from Shivaji Nagar side came and was fully crowded. In my enthusiasm to be on time at the Mandir, I tried to board the crowded bus. 'No -1, could not' and I was pushed aside. I fell down on the ground and by Sai-grace nothing happened.

As I got up, a school boy came to me and handed over to me a two-rupee note saying that it fell down from my pocket when I was pushed aside. I was astonished as I had taken a ten-rupee note from home and after purchasing a ticket for one-rupee the balance amount of nine rupees was intact in my purse. Then I remembered Baba's offering of two-pice 'Dakshina' to his Guru. In the form of the school-boy Sai Baba was warning me of 'faith' and 'patience' and not to do things in haste. The boy shoved the two-rupee note in my hand and mysteriously vanished in the crowd at the bus stop.

True to the warning given by Sai Baba, I got into another bus which was quite empty and traveled comfortably to the Mandir. My eyes were full of tears of gratitude to Sai Maharaj for saving me from a calamity.

Life after Death
All questions at Sai Spiritual Centre one day were about 'Life after Death'. Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji only smiled and did not give a simple answer. To his devotees who requested to know the reason for his evasive­ness, Swamiji later said: 'Have you observed that it is precisely those who do not know what to do with this life who want another that will last forever?" "But is there life after death or is there not?" persisted a devotee. "Is there life before death? - that is the question" said the Swamiji enigmatically.

(Source Sai Padananda Oct 1991)

Monday, September 17, 2007

Satsang The Ever-Vigilant SaiBaba

Satsang The Ever-Vigilant SaiBaba

The Ever-Vigilant SaiBaba

By B. Sathyanarayana

"One making proper use of existing circumstances does not have to await success; success awaits such a person. If you perform each action as worship of Sai Baba then you will not have to remember Sai Baba; Sai Baba Himself will remember you."
- Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji

It was during 1960-61. I was working as an Assistant Engineer, Western Railway at Botad, about 100 miles from Ahmadabad. A mail train met with an accident at a Railway Station - 'Bhimnath' in my jurisdiction, resulting in the loss of lives. I had to rush to the site of accident to restore the railway line, to attend to the transshipment of hundreds of stranded passengers, to arrange medical aid, to face interrogation by the local police and press reporters, and answering nerve breaking queries of my superiors. All these happened from 7 pm and the entire night. Though I was sure, that I was not at fault, still people around me including some of the railway officials, were talking that I would be suspended the following day by the Chief Engineer, coming from Bombay, and further disciplinary action would be taken. There was none to support me and at least to sympathize with me. I was thinking of Sai Baba and mentally asking him: “Baba, what wrong have I done? Why this torture”?

Thus praying, I was doing my duty of arranging transshipment of stranded passengers at dead of night from the site of accident to the relief train which was at a distance of nearly one kilometer. At about 1 a.m., one old gentlemen about 6 ft. tall, well built, wearing a white long, soiled jubba and a scarf with a knot tied round his head and carrying a long stick and a bag hanging from his shoulder came slowly towards me. He spoke to me in Hindi thus: "What a big accident? How to go?" I did not respond to him, as my mind was totally pre-occupied. He passed a few steps, almost brushing my shoulder. Then somehow I asked him to wait and called one of assistants who was having a lantern and told him to escort this old gentleman carefully to the other train. On hearing this, this old man came back to me and patted my shoulders and said "Pikhir math karo, sab teek ho jayega” (Don't worry, everything will be alright). So saying he stared at me for a few seconds and left. Hardly few more seconds must have passed when I shouted: "Baba, where are you" and ran like a mad man in search of him. But I could not find him anywhere.

I am quite sure that he was none other than Lord Sainath and I got solace. Next day the Chief Engineer came from Bombay and told me ‘not to worry’ and handled the rest of the work. This in spite of other officials insisting that I be suspended. Thereafter, other routine enquiry was conducted and I was appreciated in my work. The savior is none but all merciful Sai BABA.

The mouth of man is a Temple of the Lord. Alas! We desecrate it by indulging the tongue in useless talk and speaking ill of others. "O my soul! Sing the praises of the Lord, day and night, so that not a single harsh or negative word leaves the lips!"
- J.P. Vaswani

(Source Sai Padananda Oct 1991)

Satsang An Astonishing Experience

Satsang An Astonishing Experience

An Astonishing Experience

By K. N. Narayan Swamy

"The Lord who dwells in the hearts of all, in Him seek refuge with all thy soul. By His grace then thou shall obtain supreme repose, the eternal seat." (Bhagavad-Gita)

Direct spiritual experience is a psychological state, inde­pendent of the metaphysical doctrine which may be derived from the experience. The reality of the experience in not affected by the metaphysical doctrine inferred from it. Yet the experience has a cognitive value. It involves a certain metaphy­sical conception of the nature of Sai Baba, Radhakrishna Swamiji, the human soul and the world and also a certain way of attaining union with the Absolute.

On the 8th August 1990, I was going through a Tamil magazine MANGAYAR MALAR-July, 90 and came across an article about a Venkateswara temple in Banashankari Second stage - Varaprada Venkateswara Temple of Devagiri. In the article it was stated that when the idols were getting ready, Sai Baba appeared in the form of an old man to His Holiness Radhakrishna Swamiji and told him: "I have come to Bangalore. Come and have my darshan."

Subsequently I learnt that this temple has very close connection with Shirdi Sai Baba and a divine aura is present there. Radhakrishna Swamiji laid the foundation stone for this temple and his portrait adorns the sanctum now. Swamiji's intimate devotees on every 'Sankranti' day visit this temple in a procession chanting Vishnu Sahasra Namam and perform 'archana' to Lord Venkatesha in the name of Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji.

I can only conclude this experience with a quote from Garuda Purana:

"Lost is this world which, out of Thy Maya is mad with pride, deaf, blind and by acquisition of wealth, insensible ever towards the needy and the venerable.

Lord! Bestow not on me great wealth lest it prove an obstacle to Thy lotus feet. But grant me always the company of great souls who can explain to me Thy real attributes."

(Source Sai Padananda Oct 1990)

Kumbabisheka photos of Shirdi Sai Mandir at West Mambalam, Chennai. 33, India

Kumbabisheka photos of Shirdi Sai Mandir at West Mambalam, Chennai. 33, India.

Dear Sai Devotee
Jai Sai Ram
These pictures were so nice that they have already been uploaded in the folder
'Chennai Temple' in the photo section of the yahoogroup 'mysaibaba20' .
You can straint away go to this folder by keying in or clicking the link below

http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/mysaibaba20/photos/browse/7b04

Alternatively they are also available at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12541156@N05/

as mentioned in this email already

Jai Sai Ram
May Baba bless us all
Ashok Gupta

Satsang Watch online-- 9th Sept episode of Saibaba serial

Satsang Watch online-- 9th Sept episode of Saibaba serial

Watch online-- 9th sept episode of Saibaba serial
http://media.putfile.com/wwwdesi9com--Sai-Baba-09-09

Also listen to these wonderful bhajans which are submitted by a Sai devotee named Ankush.My heart felt thanks to him for sharing them with all of us.
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