where can i download amrit vani

Dear Vinay
Jai Sai Ram

I am appending an old write up about Sri Sai
Amrit Vani.

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 Sri Sai Amrit Vani in Hindi , English and Telgu
are 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 one
should be clean and place should also be clean. When
it is done in the mandir before Baba then one should
clean oneself and put some Bhog before Baba. We
all recite Sri Sai Amrit Vani together along with the
cassette. These two audio 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 ordinary 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 the same as being done in Shirdi
after the Sri Sai amrit Vani. 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 oozing and
dropping from the Statues and the photos of Baba.
Some times even Honey oozes and drops from the
photo/Statue of Baba on the wall.

Script of Sri Sai Amrit Vani in
Hindi, English, Tamil and Telgu are 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 Sri Sai Amrit Vani in English is also
there in the file section.

Audio of Sri Sai Amrit Vani is available
at the following web sites.

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

http://www.saimemorial.com/Publication.asp

OR 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 Gupta
akg_vg@bol.net.in
veena_gupta_2000@yahoo.com

Quiz on Chapter XI of Sai Satcharitra

Chapter XI
(Devotees are requested to read Sai Satcharitra Chapter XI,
translated by Gunaji before attempting this quiz)
6) Dr.Pandit was the friend of ______
a) Tatyasaheb Noolkar b) Dadabhat Kelkar c) Mahalsapathy
d) Khaparde

7) When Dr.Pandit was sitting in the Masjid, Baba has
asked him to go to
a) Tatyasaheb Noolkar b) Shyama c) Mahalasapthy
d) Dadabhat Kelkar

8) The other name of Dr.Pandits Guru Raghunath Maharaj
was ___
a) Kaka Puranik b) Upasani Babac) Saint Ramdas
d) Narasingmaharaj

9) Dr.Pandits Guru stayed at _______
a) Nasik b) Dhopeshwar c) Bombay d) Pandarpur

10) Haji Siddik Falke was a native of ______
a) Thane b) Dadar c) Kalyan d) Chembur

Sri Sai Amrit Vani

Sri Sai Amrit Vani
11th Jan 2007
Devotees may forward this
letter to other Sai devotees.
Jai Sai Ram
Once again I would like to remind that
Sri Sai Amrit Vani on Thursday the 18th Jan 2007 will
NOT be held at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi, as
we are going to Shirdi and on that day we will be in
Shirdi. However from 25th Jan onward it will be done
at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi, as usual.

Today was the second Thursday of the
year. Last year Baba blessed us with the honey on
first two Thursdays of the year, so we expected the
honey may come this year too, and Baba has
disappointed us on this Thursday. Last Thursday Baba
did blessed us with honey, but this Thursday there was
no honey. Udi Started oozing from the staue on
Wednesday , giving clear indication that Baba is going
to bless us with Udi and not with honey from Statue.
Udi was already coming from all the photos, so we
were not expecting honey this time.
Today when Mrs. Gupta gave bath to
the Charans of Baba and placed them in the thali on
the table, Chandan appeared on them and soon thali
was full of water. She removed a full bowl of water
from thali before the start of the Sri Sai Amrit Vani.
Following devotees, participated in
absencia in the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani by
reciting Sri Sai Amrit Vani at their places. The list
is sorted as per their email id’s. However Mrs. Gupta
prayed for all the devotees. We include only those
devotees in the list, who themselves recite or read
Sri Sai Amrit Vani at their places. The names of the
devotees “for prayer”, are prayed for, but not
included in the list. Kindly mention clearly, against
each devotee’s name that he/she will recite or read
or listen to Sri Sai Amrit Vani, or only for prayers, If
no mention of it is made in the letter, then it will
be presumed that the names are only for prayer
and will not be included in the list. Please also give
the name of the place.

This Thursday the 11th Jan we were able
to see the following Leelas of Baba.

1. Udi started oozing from the photos on the walls
from Monday and all the figures of OM, Ram and Sham
were formed. From Tuesday Udi started oozing from the
Photo in the mandir and from Wednesday it also started
oozing from the Statue.
2. There was a lot of Water from the Charans this week
also. This water was collected in the Thali. The
taste of water was similar to gulab jal and
Kewara-Kesar. After Sai Amrit Vani, this water was
given to the devotees. Many devotees brought small
bottles with them and took this holy water home also.
Water was taken out many times even before the Sri
Sai Amrit Vani and after it, and every time thali was
again filled up.
3. Lap of Mrs. Gupta was filled with lots of Udi
during the prayers.Udi was also there on many
devotees. Sri Sai Amrit Vani books of many devotees
had the Udi also.
4. The presence of Baba during the Sai Amrit Vani was
very strong and many devotees felt that Baba walked
through them. Sri Sai Amrit Vani was very peaceful,
soothing and had very purifying influence.
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 with partly eaten pieces and only
partly remained pieces and some engraved pieces
of items were there in the box,. Samosa had abig bite
missing . A figure of face was formed on Burfee,
choklate burfee and many other items. Part of Bhog
was on the lips of many photos and statue of Baba.
Part pieces of the remains in the box were given to
the devotees who offered that item of bhog to Baba.
6. All the boxes of Bhog which were kept on the table
were blessed with lots of Udi . Udi was collected on
the papers by the devotees.
7. 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.
8. Documents, Pandents , photos , kept in the mandir
room were blessed with lots of Udi.
9. Some times Baba does not approve all the things
and do not bless it. Today Baba has not approved a
key chain having His Photo. He also did not approve
and blessed a decorative item of a devotee.
10. A Sai Satcharitra was presented to a devotee. Sai
Satcharitra was kept in the mandir and soon it was
blessed with Udi. Udi was also inside it.

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 23 from
Sai Satcharitra. Prayers and thanks were offered by
Mrs. Gupta to Baba. Finally distribution of Prasad,
Udi and the water from the Charans.

This recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani,
Meditation, prayer and Prayan of Sai Satcharitra is
held every Thursday at Sidhartha Extension, New Delhi
and next programme on 25th Jan 2007 will be held
again at the same place. Devotees interested in
attending it in person may contact on phone nos.
011-26346942, 09810714688 or 09312494767 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. Put the mobiles in silent mode
during Pooja. Kids are also not allowed in the hall.

Following listed devotees participated in
the recitation of Sri Sai Amrit Vani ( in absentia)
and have either recited or read or listened Sri Sai
Amrit Vani at their places. Other devotees were also
prayed for but their names have not been listed here.
If you are Reciting Sri Sai Amrit Vani at your place
on Thursdays, you may also send the names to be
included in the list of devotees who recited the Sri
Sai Amrit Vani in the group. PLEASE PRAY FOR YOUR
LOVED ONES YOURSELF AT THAT TIME.

Scripts of Sri Sai Amrit Vani are available
in Tamil, Telgu also, besides in Devnagri (Hindi) and
English, 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/mysaibaba20 .

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
akg_vg@bol.net.in
veena_gupta_2000@yahoo.com

Quiz on Chapter XI of Sai Satcharitra

Chapter XI
(Devotees are requested to read Sai Satcharitra
Chapter XI, translated by Gunaji before
attempting this quiz)

11) Who intervened on behalf of Haji Siddik Falke
with BABA to allow him to enter the Masjid
a) Mahalsapathy b) Dr.Pandit c) Noolkar d) Shyama

12) Shama is compared as _____ of Baba
a) Nandi b) Garuda c) Mosika Vahan d) Right hand

13) Baba said to Shama “ We are going to cut a
goat in the Masjid so, ask him, whether he would
like to have its ____ or _____ of the goat”
a) Heart and Liver b) Legs and Testicles
c) meat haunch and testicles d) heart and testicles

14) When Shama put the question of BABA asking
him about the goat cutting in the Masjid, Haji Siddik
Falke replied that he would happy to receive
a) testicles of the goat b) heart of the goat
c) any piece which Baba gave him
d) a small crumb from Babas Kolamba

15) Baba got excited and with His hands threw away
the earthern jars and Kolamba, and straightway
advanced to the Haji and lifting His_________ said,
“Why do you brag and pose yourself as an old Haji?
Do you read Quran like this? You are proud of your
pilgrimage to Mecca; but you do not know Me.
a) arms b) His Kafni up in arms
c) lifting His arms to beat the Haji
d) Hisleg to kick the Haji

Quiz on Chapter X of Sai Satcharitra

Chapter X
(Devotees are requested to read Sai Satcharitra Chapter X,
translated by Gunaji before attempting this quiz)

11) Who asked BABA to vacate His Gadi as He wanted
to occupy the same
a) Mahalsapathi b) Upasani Maharaj c) Abdul BABA
d) Nanavali

12) BABA told His devotees “to leave off all cleverness,
and always remember “___ “____”. If you do that, He
said, all your shackles would be removed and you
would be free.
a) Sai SaI b) Sad Guru c) Dwaraka Mayi d) Allah Malik

13) They “________” remove all fear of this Sansar and
take you on the spiritual path.
a) Sad Guru b) Stories c) Prayers d ) Chanting

14) The importance of the Company of _______-“ is very
great. It removes our body consciousness and egoism,
destroys completely the chain of our birth and death,
cuts asunder all the knots of the mind and takes us to God.
a) the saints b) Guru c) good friends d) god fearing persons

15) Baba slept on a wooden plank and this plank was tied
as a swing to the rafters of the Masjid with old shreds or
rags. Who gave this plank to Baba?
(a) Nanavalli (b) Mr Nanasaheb Dangle (c) Chand Patil
(d) Saint Ramdas

Satsang Hail the Savior By R. Radhakrishnan

Hail the Savior
By R. Radhakrishnan
"I shall draw out my devotees from the jaws of death"
is Sai Baba's DICTUM. How many times He has
saved me from the jaws of death. I am writing this
article today on account of, His grace and blessings.
Otherwise, I would have been buried fathoms deep
long, long ago and many births (janmas) according
to "Law of Karma" would have taken place. It is really
the wonderful leelas of Baba which are inconceivable,
inscrutable and beyond our mind and intellect. He
knows or anticipates and forestalls the calamities of
His devotees and wards them off in time. His debts
(obligations) will never be repaid by us in this birth
as well as in many future births. We can at best
chant His Taraka Mantra",
"OM SAI, SRI SAI, JAYA JAYA SAI" day and
night which is simple, easy, powerful and a sadhana
for the aspirants/devotees to attain 'Sai Joy' and
'Sai Bliss'. Baba assured His devotees as under:

"If you simply say Sai, Sai, I will take you over the
Seven Seas." In this connection, it is to be
remembered, when Goddess Parvathi asked Siva
which is the most powerful Name (among the
thousand names in Vishnu Sahasranama) to be
meditated upon for one to achieve salvation Siva
recommended Sri RAMA'S to be always chanted
or meditated upon with love and devotion (Shradda
and Bhakti) to attain salvation. Our Baba also
advised Mrs. Khaparde (wife of Dada Saheb
Khaparde of Amrotr) to always chant" 'Raja Ram,
Raja Ram," Our Baba is no other than Shri Ram.
He is 'Sairam'.

Now I wish to relate here a recent incident
(experience) showing how our kind Mother takes
care of Her children (more than a mother) and
averts the calamities/dangers that were to befall
them in life. On 23-1-90 at about 5 a.m., Baba
appearing as a well dressed Doctor woke me up,
examined me thoroughly and told me "Your heart
is strong. There is no danger to your life. You will
survive". Saying so, He disappeared. (The dream
vision was so realistic - it was not a dream but
actual vision). On that day, I with my wife had
been to Sai Spiritual Centre, Bangalore, to
participate in the "Punya Thithi of H.H.
Saipadananda Radhakrishna Swamiji and received
His blessings. We left on the same night for
Erachakulam (a modern village 30 miles from the
famous (Nagarcoil) via Madras to attend a marriage
on 29-1-90. On 28-1-90 itself, perhaps due to
change of climate or some other reasons, I started
coughing continuously for two or three hours with
the result, breathing trouble prevented me from
getting sleep and also taking any food.

RESCUED

The next day, I was rushed to Raman Nursing Home
at Nagarcoil where I was treated, but was unable to
lie down on the cot and sleep as the breathing was
hard. I was simply sitting on a chair and remembering
'Baba's Name' shedding tears due to unbearable
mental agony. At about 10p.m. or so, I could hardly
breathe and thought that my end was nearing. In a
flash Baba appeared before me with "Abhaya Hasta"
(protecting hand) blessed and disappeared. From that
moment my breathing trouble began to abate and
after half an hour or so, it became normal and I
could breathe easily and naturally.
The next day (30-1-90), I was discharged from the
nursing home and every one of my relations was
surprised to see me hale hearty and in normal
health. We left Nagarcoil on 20-2-90 for Bangalore
and participated in the "Akhanda Sai Nama Japam"
from 6p.m. to 6 a.m. for 12 hrs on the auspicious
day of "Maha Sivarathri" on 23-2-90 at Benson Town,
Bangalore. Before leaving Bangalore, I promised
Sai Sister Mrs. C. Sharadamma and Sai Brother
Sri Ananthakrishna, that I would be back from
Nagarcoil and join them in the "Sai Nama Japam"
on 23-2-90 arranged in Mrs. Sharadamma's home.
It was really Baba who enabled me to keep up the
promise by saving me on 29-1-90.

I request all the Sai bandhus to pin complete 'Faith'
in Lord Sai and surrender to Him with tan, man and
dhan so that we can cross over the sea of mundane
Existence, easily and smoothly and attain Eternal
Bliss.

MOUNA
Mouna means not merely 'Not to talk' but to maintain
our thoughts in Him alone. So your vow is not broken
if you chant Vishnu Sahasra Namam or Vedic
mantras. They take your mind towards the silence
in us. Mouna is mouna of the mind. In order to create
it, we spend our time in study, japa, meditation. Even
'Kirtan' takes us to real mouna.
- Swami Chinmayananda

(Source Sai Padananda October 1990 )

Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai
Lord Krishna Says: By PUTTANNA
"The devotees, who constantly think of Me, loving
no one else, and worship Me in a disinterested
spirit, to those ever united in thought with Me, I
bring full security and personally attend to their
needs." (Gita 9-22)
"If one ever meditates on Me, repeats my name,
sings My deeds and is thus transformed into Me,
one's karma is destroyed. I stand by his side
always"

(Baba's Charters & Sayings-10)

I am, writing these, 450 Sai devotees are writing
OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA
SAI with ever-increasing devotion and earnestness,
and it is likely that before the October 1990 of
SAIPADANANDA issue is out, the total of Sai
Likhita Japa would be one and a half crores. This
has further established our Faith in Sai that He is
a Living God in the Sai Spiritual Centre—South
Shirdi and blessing His devotees.

Sai and sugar candy

It is a familiar sight that whoever visits Sai Spiritual
Centre gets a packet of Baba's Udhi with kumkum
prasad.
As the stock of sugar candy was likely to be
exhausted. I wanted to go and bring sugar candy
myself from market. But due to want of time I could
not do so for days together due to various factors.
Lo! Sai realised my plight.

It was Thursday the 23rd August, 1990. As I was
coming out of Saikoti Mandir to offer Sai Sahasranama
Archana to Sri Sai, I saw a person coming towards
me bringing Sugar candy packets. I could not believe
my eyes. I realised that because I was unable to go
to the Market, Sai Himself has brought this Sugar
candy. I enquired the person who has sent this. He
said Sai devotee Dr. Ramaraju had asked him to
deliver them to me.

Dr. Ramaraju, though I was not knowing him personally.
I had known his name through our President. I told the
person to request Dr. Ramaraju to wait for a minute so
that I could offer Sai Udhi. When I came down, Dr. was
already preparing to go home. met him and introduced
myself and said, "To help me. Sai supplied sugar candy
through you and what a miracle it is !" Dr. Ramaraju
told me that he had brought the sugar-candy in
response to direction from Sai, who appeared in his
dream and asked him to carry sugar candy to
Sai Man". This is Sai, Sai Power in the
Sai Spiritual Centre.
OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI

(Source Sai Padananda October 1990)

Quiz on Chapter X of Sai Satcharitra

Chapter X
(Devotees are requested to read Sai Satcharitra
Chapter X, translated by Gunaji before
attempting this quiz)

21) Sai Baba had six qualities they are
I) Fame II) Wealth III) Non Attachment
IV) Knowledge V) Generosity and the sixth was
(a) Patience (b) Faith (c) Grandeur (d) Handsome

22) Who died exactly after 13 days of Babas Maha
Samadi
(a) Nanavalli (b) Shama (c) Nanasaheb
(d) Radhakrishna Mai

23) Baba spoke humbly as follows "Slave of slaves,
I am your debtor, I am satisfied at your darshan. It
is such a great favour that I saw your face. I am an
insect in your ____. I consider my self blessed thereby.
(a) Mind (b) Excreta (c) Body (d) Stomach.

A wonderful experience....

Sairam!!

we had participated in the sai amrit vani recital at
veena-ji's and ashok-ji's residence in delhi yesterday
(28-12-06). words cannot adequately describe the
feeling we felt during the recital. and this divine feeling
lasted throughout the day. my limbs and body were
charged and we continued to be in this state
throughout the day, even after coming home.

I had done satcharita parayans many times but when
I went to their house with my copy of the book which
was slightly torn, veena-ji asked me one simple question
- "will you leave any bruised part of your body without
attending to it?". she further added "Satcharita is BABA
himself". so much love and devotion and discipline... no
wonder BABA resides in her house.

I learnt a very important lesson yesterday. When a VIP
is expected to come to our house, don't we take all care
and check and re-check things needed for his reception
and comfort? But then guess how much care we should
take about setting up things when you expect BABA to
be in your house. veena-ji and ashok-ji's pure love,
discipline and devotion has bound the almighty to stay
in their house forever. And it is a real blessing for ordinary
folks like us who have the luck to witness this and
experience this.

The new satcharita which was kept at the altar, was
blessed with UDI from BABA and so were the prasad.
Veena-ji's lap was also filled with UDI after the
amrit vani recital.

Jai Sai Ram
Padma Krishnan

Quiz on Chapter XI of Sai Satcharitra

Chapter XI
(Devotees are requested to read Sai Satcharitra
Chapter XI, translated by Gunaji before
attempting this quiz)

1) As stated in Gita Chapter XIII which form of
worship of God is better
a) Sagun b) Nirgun c) Stones d) Guru

2) The Seven forms of worship are
1) Image 2) Alatar 3) Fire 4) Light 5) Sun

6) Water and the seventh one is ________
a) Guru b) Krishna c) paramguru d) Brahma

3) Our faith in His words is the asan and our
________ is the abandonment of all our desires.
a) Patience b) Sankalpa c) Attitude d) worship

4) Lord Krishna has said that the _____ is my
soul. My living image, I am He or He is My
pure form.
a) Guru b) Sad Guru c) Saint d) Devotee

5) Which Upanishad describes Brahma as
Pure Bliss
a) Kathoupanishad b) Keno Upanishad c) Taittiriya
d) Bhaghavat

Satsang Sai Baba's Blessed Assurance

Sai Baba's Blessed Assurance
By Dr. G. R. Vijayakumar
"Sai Baba -grant that I may never be a scoffer at

eternity As long as every 'Vijaya Dashami' brings
the sweet rebirth of growing things."
- Anonymous
All of us have two things in common - each one
of us was born, and each one of us must die.
Most of us are not too concerned with the
circumstances of our birth; we do not remember
it; it lies far behind us. But the thought of dying
is another matter. The knowledge that our days
on this earth will come to an end in an inescapable
part of our existence – some are mysterious and
sometimes frightening.

I have come across Sai-devotees who are haunted
by a fear of death, which they try to conceal from
other people, and even from themselves. These
people are not necessarily old or ill. Often they
are in the prime of life, with many useful years
ahead of them. But sometimes, it seems, the
more they love life, the more they dread death.

What I usually do with such people is admit that
I, too, have moments when I flinch from the
thought of dying, I suggest that this is perfectly
natural, that in my opinion Sai Baba has planted
a certain amount of this fear in all of us so that
we would not be tempted to relinquish the trials
and responsibilities of this life too easily. But, I
add, l am sure Sai Baba did not intend us to be
panicky about it. Finally, I try to reassure these
troubled souls by outlining the thoughts that have
helped me rise above the fear of death, or at
least keep it under control.

Take for example, the inevitability of dying. This
seems to appall some people, but it always has
struck me as a merciful thing. Suppose there
were loopholes in this universal law; suppose
that somehow there was a one percent change
of avoiding death. Consider how frantically we
would search for that loophole, how wretched
we would be not to find it.

But consider how wretched we would be if we
did find it! No one would be happy trying to
live forever. It is a little like being at a wonderful
film. During the performance, one hopes that
it will go on and on, but one would not really
like to stay in front of the screen all night, or
until boredom sets in.

Another thing I tell the worried ones is this:
you maybe frightened in advance, but it is
almost certain that when the time comes you
will not fear death at all. As a Doctor, I have
seen hundreds of people die and my experience
is, at the end unless they are tormented by
a guilty conscience, people go peacefully and
thankfully. The truth is death has been miscast
as a grim reaper. To almost everyone, when it
finally comes, it comes as a friend.

"That may be true," say some of the fearful ones.
"The moment of death may be less terrifying
than we thought. But then what? Is there a life
after death? Is there any proof?

To these I reply: "It depends on what you mean
by proof. To me the evidence is overwhelming,
whether you consult your reason or your instincts.
Look at the vast universe that surrounds
specifically that there is a life beyond the grave.
Not only that, Sai Baba has proved it by His
post-Samadhi activities. If you believe that it
happened, death should hold little terror for you.
If you don't believe it, you are not a completely
fulfilled Sai-devotee.

The 'Maha-Samadhi' message of Sai Baba is one
of such hope and joy that Sai-devotees are
thrilled by it. During last year's 'Punya Thithi'
celebrations, a Sai brother whom I know very
well, was at Shirdi and told me his early morning
experience at the holy soil of Shirdi. It was cold;
he had not worn a sweater or a coat. He stood
in the 'Q' shivering dolefully and wishing himself
back in bed. "But then" he told me, "When the
sun cleared and light poured, I forgot all about
being cold. One moment everything was gray
formless: Then came torrents of light plunging
down the walls of Booty - Wada, making them
blaze with colour dissolving the blackness into
purple shadows that eddied like smoke.
Standing there, I had a most indescribable
feeling, a conviction that the light was real,
and that we, silent watchers of the sunrise
were somehow a part of the light..........."

(Source Sai Spandanda
http://www.saileelas.org/magazines/saipadananda/oct1990.htm)

Satsang Om Sri Sai Siva By H.H. Sri Vidyanarayanu Thirth,

Om Sri Sai Siva
By H.H. Sri Vidyanarayanu Thirth,
(Dwaraka-Badankashram)
Blessed Devotees of the Lord:

God bless you. Never waste a single minute. Time
and work is precious. You have a glorious mission
in life. You are born to achieve great glory. Be truthful
in your life journey. This will give you Peace, Health
and Joy with Prosperity.

Yoga does not consist in mere reading of any holy
books and discussion on a club table. Yoga means
practical life to be applied in day to day activities.
What you already know, adopt, adjust, acquire,
analyze, act and attain the aim of your life on this
Holy Earth. Serve the poor and the sick; serve the
sorrowful needy, distressed and old people with love,
sympathy and kindness in the spirit of worship. In
serving others, you serve and worship God directly.
This is the highest religion in our Sanatana Dharma.

Let the thoughts agree with the words. Let the words
agree with the actions. Let there be harmony between
thoughts, words and actions. Pray, meditate and
chant God's name daily. Pray to the Lord with the
heart filled with devotion and love. Take complete
refuge in the Lord.

Respect all religions. All religions lead to one God.
Respect, regard and reach the hearts of all saints
and prophets. The saints of different orders are all
messengers of one God. Love, serve, honor and
enter the spirit of unity in diversity in the hearts of
Humanity. May Lord Sri Adi Shankara
Datta Sai, the Sadguru bless you all.
Om Shanti
Om Shanti
Om Shanti
Source Sai Padananda April 1992

Sai Vichaar for Thursday , December 28, 2006

Sai Vichaar www.saibaba.org
Thursday , December 28, 2006 :: Volume 9, Issue 33
(In its nineth year of publication.)
Sai Vichaar is a Weekly newsletter distributed every
Thursday and is devoted to the life, philosophy and
teachings of Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi. Feel free to forward
this newsletter to your interested associates in its
original form.

IN THIS ISSUE:
FEATURE OF THE WEEK
CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE
DEVOTEES SAY
PRAYER CLUB
EXPERIENCE OF DEVOTEES
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
SAI ACTIVITIES
FROM THE EDITORS KEYBOARD

FEATURE OF THE WEEK: Compassionate Incarnate
God, the manifestation of the Supreme is seen as the
savior from sin and the way to the eternal life. The core
of the message delivered by different messengers is
the same. As if confirming to an unseen doctrine, each
of the messenger appeared to have spoken to those
under different conditions of life, over the time. Jesus
came proclaiming the Kingdom of God. But unlike
John the Baptist, or the Essenes, or many others of
his day, he did not envision the Kingdom of God
descending miraculously from Heaven. The arrival
of the Kingdom would not mean the end of the world
or the destruction of Israel's enemies. Instead, he said,
"The Kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be
observed; nor will they say, 'Lo, here it is!' or 'There!' for
behold, the Kingdom of God is in the midst of you."
(Luke 17:20, 21) The Kingdom had already arrived, and
it was a spiritual community consisting of Jesus and
all those who centered themselves in God. The
Kingdom of God was always meant to be a this-worldly
movement which would bring a measure of Heaven to
earth through the lives and actions of those who lived
in God. Just like Sainath had said "poverty is Kingship",
Jesus said, "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the
Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now,
for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep
now, for you shall laugh. But woe to you that are rich,
for you have received your consolation.
Woe to you that are full now, for you shall hunger. Woe
to you that laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep."
(Luke 6:20, 21, 24-26). Baba asked His followers to
cast their burden for Him to carry. Similarly, Jesus said,
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn
from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you
will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and
my burden is light."

(Matthew 11:28-30)
Baba, like Jesus, said that God is great and kind and
taught us to be likewise. "God is kind to the ungrateful
and the selfish. Be compassionate, even as your
Father is compassionate." (Luke 6:35b, 36) The word
translated "compassionate" is derived from a word
which means "wombish." God's compassion is
nourishing and life giving like the womb to an unborn
child. Jesus taught His followers to abandon the broad
way of organized religion, which tells us to believe such
and such and do such and such to win the favor of God..
Jesus said to abandon the way of anxiety, for we
already have the favor of God. Baba's advice to the
fasting lady is a perfect example of this similarity
between Jesus and Baba. But knowing that God already
loves us, what are we to do to live good lives? And how
do we participate in the Kingdom of God in the here and
now? First of all, Jesus said to love. "... you shall love
the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your
soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength."
(Mark 12:30) And he also said, "You shall love your
neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment
greater than these." (Mark 12:31) Secondly, he said to
have a clean heart. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for
they shall see God."
(Matthew 5:8) [By seeing God, he means primarily the
experience of God's presence in this life.]

FEATURE OF THE WEEK: continued......
The Mango Miracle in Shri Sai Satcharitha is an
interesting one. Baba said to Damu Anna that those
who would eat the mangos would die! The way of
death is a metaphor for a transformation deep inside,
in which we turn away from that which separates us
from God. Jesus spoke of both the self and the world
as the two great spiritual obstacles. He said to "deny
self." And he told us that it profits us nothing to gain
the whole world, and lose our way spiritually.
(Luke 9:25) Therefore, to the self and the world, we
must die. For the self-absorbed self is filled with
narcissism, and greed and fear, jealousy and cruelty.
But the self which is centered in God, loves others as
much as it loves its own self. It is kind and
compassionate and does not think itself better than
any other. On this Holy Week of Christmas and as we
welcome the New Year, let us contemplate on the
universal nature of Baba's message that permeates
beyond the divisions of religions and fundamental
Inspired by and partly in reference to Robert Jenkins
from "Observations on God, Life and the Human
Journey")

CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE: All or None?
The uniqueness of Baba's message of God-realization
outside the realm of religion is by no means considered
as a discounting attitude to any given set of practices.
On the other hand, this may be an all-inclusive approach
that regards and respects everything under the sun with
the disposition that God is all-the dispenser and it is
not for us to judge. A few practices under the name of
religion cannot make the whole religion as superstitious.
Divisive attitude in the name of discrimination has its
limitations. On the other hand, the attitude that
"everything is Sai" prepares a seeker to receive the
more important realization of the self - a natural process
that constant contemplation on Sadguru would lead one
to. As mentioned in several earlier occasions, all or
none is not an approach to Sai devotion but everything
and anything with the faith that unless Baba wills
nothing comes to us -
including the opportunities to serve and seek him. As
devotee Kamala Pallesenna wrote last week, in
spirituality one size does not fit all and not everything
that Sai gives us appear sweet. The best recourse is
to pass the burden on to Sai and learn to wait. It is
easy to give in to the tricks of discrimination and lose
the basic tenets of Sai devotion - humility and
compassion to fellowmen. It is a fortune to have the
blessings and taste the grace of Baba and a challenge
yet to remain meek and humble just the way our Lord
showed us. The attitude that "I am holier than you" is
not a sign of humility. At the same time, one's
enthusiasm in sharing the love and devotion to Sainath
of Shirdi and willingness to help the needy should not
be judged as showmanship but be seen in the best of
lights, as a noble intention at the feet of Lord Sai.
Hemadpanth's reference to subtle ego is probably a
daily reminder to Sai devotees. All Sai bandhus all
over the world who rely on Sai Vichaar for Baba's love
and compassion can benefit from the understanding
that Sai Vichaar is done by a group of volunteers with
diligence, love and devotion to Sadguru Sainath, and
with the only intention of sharing His love and
message.

Happy New Year to all. Bow to Sri Sai
Peace be to all.
(Contributed by Ravin, Minnesota, USA)

DEVOTEES SAY:

Mamtha
Sai, thanks for showering your gracious blessings on
us and taking care of us each and every second. My
mother-in-law's visa to the US got rejected 3 times.
Dejected with this we were going to move back to
India in a year so she can stay with us due to her
old age. We finally gave it a last try for the 4th time
and with Baba's blessings she got a 10 year multiple
entry visa two weeks ago and arrived in the US last
week. Now, we are one happy family with your
blessings. Baba we bow to you with all humbleness.
Please lead us the right way and help us be close to
you all the time.

Subramanyam
would like to share my experience. A week back we
had gone to my cousin's wedding to my native place.
We had taken two bags with us. First day of the
wedding went on well. The next day was the
muhurtham day and to our shock we couldn't find
one of the bags in which my mother's costly sarees
were kept which she had to wear on the wedding day.
We searched everywhere but were in vain. Then
everyone started getting tensed. The following day
was Thursday and me, in my mind, prayed to Baba
that if I get the bag I would offer a garland to Baba
and just after that I called my mother who was in my
cousin's house and she told me she had got the bag.
We are very thankful to Baba.

Rajesh
I thank Baba to make my life very beautiful. A year
back, I was unmarried and I had some problems
related to my job. I was worried about my future.
The problem was that whenever I joined any job I
was not able to stay more than 1 to 3 months.
Because of my instability of my job many of my
marriage proposals were rejected. At that time I
went to Shirdi and after Saibaba's darshan all
problems resolved with Saibaba's blessing. Now I
am married and working with banking sector. Many
thanks to my Baba.

Malini
Due to sadgurus grace our long pending property
was sold which gave us relief from sleepless nights.
Thank you Saibaba. If I have done anything wrong
please forgive me.

Prashaanthi
Baba, thankyou for forgiving me and blessing me
with a baby. Please always be with me and my
family.

Beenu
Baba, I am very scared because I saw You in my
dream two days back and what I saw was not good.
You were angry with us and whatever we were
doing was going wrong because You were not
happy with us. Baba please forgive us in case we
have done something wrong unintentionally. We
are coming to Shirdi next week for Your darshan.
Sai please shower Your love and kindness on us.

Sheila
Thank you very much Baba for giving my son a
wonderful job in a very big company. Better than
what I have been praying for and something I would
have never even imagined. You have proved once
again that "Saburi" brings best results.

Sai devotee
Baba, the all pervading, omniscient God always
listens to our prayers. Whatever is required on our
part is firm faith and patience. I have been through
very turbulent times recently and our Deva, Baba
has helped me come out of it with grace and
maturity. There was a time when I felt that the
going is getting very tough and there seemed to
be no hope and no end to my worries, but Baba
ensured that I got through it and came out as a
more mature individual. I have been reading
Sai Satcharitra regularly and have always found
encouragement and inspiration and answers to
any queries arising in my mind. My humble
request to all Sai devotees is to have firm faith
and conviction in Baba, pray to Him daily, have
patience and He will take care of the rest. As
said in the Sai Satcharitra, we do not need to do
any yogasana or practise any type of hard
penance, but the simple utterance of His name
Sai will destroy our ignorance and is enough to
take us across this ocean of worldy existence.
Baba has been there everytime when I have
called Him and stood by His promises. So all
Sai devotees, please have firm faith in Baba,
utter his name Sai Sai, be humble, try to help
the poor and the needy, give food to the hungry
and Sai will take care of the rest.

Devika
Thank you Sai, for the most wonderful gift of a
daughter. We can't thank You enough. Please
give her Your blessings and guide us to be
good parents to her.

PRAYER CLUB:
Chandan
Thank you so much Sai, I have heard from many
that You help so many to reduce their pains, but
I was in such a mental trauma since day before
yesterday but after writing my problem on Prayer
Club, I immediately felt less stressed out and by
the end of evening I saw a great change in the
thought process of my husband which I did not
expect at all. I am confident it is Sai's grace.

Sridevi
Oh Sainatha, please shower Your blessings on us.
We lost our younger sister six months back and
this has put the entire family in depression. I have
recovered from depression by Your blessings and
request You to bless my elder sister as well to
come out of the depression. She is not keeping
best of her health these days due to depression.
Baba, please shower Your blessings, so that she
can be normal and healthy.

Yogeeswari
My humble prayer to You Baba to help me to have
a smooth delivery and give me a healthy baby.
Please bless us all.

Rashmi
Please give the strength to bear the pressure of
my board exam and please help me in securing
a good rank in my board exam.

Kanchana
My mind is very confused as to whether I should
re-locate abroad, where my husband has taken
up an assignment or continue living here as my
son is in college but lives in the hostel. Please
Sai I pray for Your guidance and strength, as it
is a difficult decision for me personally.

Bhawana
Saibaba help me to get through this exam with
excellent marks. Please all Sai devotees please
pray for me.

Sai devotee
Oh Lord please make it possible for us to visit
India in Janurary. I would very much like to see
my new born nephew who was born with Your
blessings and also come to Shirdi to fulfill my
wows. Oh good Lord please shower Your
blessings on all of Your devotees.

Ananthashayanam
Baba, my elder sister who is suffering from
stroke for the last seven years is not able to
walk properly. Baba, please give her strength
to walk and do her duties. Baba, You are
my guide and Guru and solve my financial
problems. Baba, please solve the problem I
am facing in the office. Baba, give good
health, good education and good nature to
my son. Baba, please give good health to
my wife and me and also to my elder sisters.

Sethumadhavan
Baba, presently we are going through a tough
time. Whatever mistakes we have done in the
past, please forgive and make us to succeed.
Please be with both our children and help
them to lead a good life.

Priya
With all Your blessings and grace only I am now
pregnant with twins, after so much struggle and
pain in the past four years. I am into the 7th
month now with Baba's grace. I have been having
imflammation in my left eye for the last two
months and I have been using eye drops. Please
bless me that my inflammation should go away
soon.The babies are your blessings and please
protect them and help me deliver healthy babies
in an easy way. Without You nothing is possible
in this world. Please help me and protect your
children in my womb. All Sai devotees please
pray for me.

Sudevi
Baba, please bless us to overcome all these
miseries and pains we are going through. Help
us Deva. Please show her the right path and
a better way to come out safe. Please do the
process soon and wash her sins at Your feet.
Please Baba shower Your blessings to us.
Deva please forgive us.

Vijay
I prostrate at The Divine Lotus Feet of my Dearest
Sainath who has rescued me and my family in
difficult circumstances many, many a times. I
am now awaiting for a important sanction of loan
for my company for a long time. Somehow the
bank is not giving a favorable answer. I pray at
the Feet of Sainath to help us get this loan
approved. I am confident this will happen, with
my Sainath with me always.

EXPERIENCE OF DEVOTEES:
Todd
I rarely call upon Baba for help, but last week my
beloved cat of 7 years got locked outside and
was missing for 36 hours. I kept an all night vigil
for him and around 4:30 am I thought I heard him
cry out, but could not find him. I searched all day,
and then by the next evening I started to pray to
Sai Baba for his safe return. There are wild
coyotes out there so it is quite dangerous for a
cat, especially an indoor cat who has never been
outside before and is shy by nature. I told Baba
that I would stay up until 4:30 am again, and if
He could please bring my cat home at that time.
As the hour approached I became excited
because I could feel that Baba was at work
helping me. At exactly 4:30 am the cat walked
up to my front door and we were reunited! This is
the true grace of Baba and I feel so blessed to
have received it.

Kala
I wanted to share my recent two experiences. I
graduated with a slightly different major than I
wanted to have my career in. My husband has
a very steady job in a small town and I was
looking at only 4 positions like mine with at
least 5 or more years experience with in 60 mile
distance. So I had a very difficult time in getting
a job with no experience and slightly different
major. I called all the potential employers and
told them I am willing to volunteer for a year so
that I could get some experience. Even for free
nobody was willing to take me. At first it was
okay, as I had just graduated. After 3-4 months
I was getting depressed and frustrated about
being at home. I took a vow to finish Satcharita
in 1999 and never did it. So on one Thursday I
just sat before baba praying and crying and
read the whole book. I decided to call everybody
in our state. On that immediate Monday I called
a guy around 11.00 am and asked him if I could
come and work with him three days a week for
free. I didn't know that he was the Vice President
of a chain of offices. He said he would give me a
call in a day or two. Just 30 minutes after I called
him, one of the physicist in another center said
he was quitting. The Vice President called me
around 1.30 pm on the same day and asked if I
could attend the interview the next day. I was
shocked and attended the interview the next day
and was offered the job with 3 months probation.
That was a miracle I was praying for. But that job
needed somebody with experience. So I had to
work everyday from 4.30 am to 7-8 pm. I was
totally deprived of sleep.
continued.....
One day on my way to work I fell asleep driving,
went off the country road with 5 feet ditches on
either side. I was cruising at 75 miles and without
hitting the breaks I tried to jerk it back at the
same speed and lost control, and the vehicle
jumped into the median and went to the opposite
side of the ditch. Just before the airbags were
deployed I saw an electricity pole. I thought to
myself that's it. But my engine died just one feet
before the pole and I walked out of the vehicle
totally unhurt. It was a very major accident and
my SUV was totaled. I feel Baba was the who
saved me and guided me in the difficult times
of my job. Now I successfully finished my
probation. Thank you Baba for everything.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:
"Let the world go topsy-turvy, but remain where
you are. Staying in your own place, look calmly
at the show of all things passing before you".
-Shri Sai Baba


QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Q. What is Baba's role in India's struggle for its
independence?

SAI ACTIVITIES:
Shirdi Sai Temple of Chicago and Suburbs,
Illinois, USA
Shirdi Sai temple is open daily from 8:00 a.m
to 9:00 p.m (Winter hours).
Daily program includes Kakad Arathi at 8 a.m.
followed by Abhisek. Madhayana
Arathi at 12 noon, Dhoop Arathi at 6 p.m. and
Shej Arathi at 9 p.m. Archana, Homams,
Sahasranama and sponsored poojas continue
in between the Arathis. To request a pooja for
yourselves, your friends and family, please call.
Devotees can request water (Abhishek Jal) from
the Holy bathing of Baba by sending us an
email or by phone. Temple is located 25 minutes
drive west of Schaumburg on intersection of
IL Route 47 and Plank Road in Hampshire, IL.
For more information please call 847-931-4058
or send email to maildrop@saibaba.org.

Shri Saibaba Mandir, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Saibaba activities in Minneapolis were conducted
at Shirdi Saibaba Prayer center since the year
2002. Now, with the grace and blessings of Baba
and the support of devotees, a new Saibaba
Mandir has begun to function at 1835 Polk St
NE, Minneapolis from July 11th 2006. Please
visit www.hamaresai.org for all details.

Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of DFW Metroplex is
located at 2109 West Parker (Parker Plaza), Suite 212,
Plano, TX 75023. For temple hours and activities
please call the temple office at 469-467-3388 or visit
the website www.shirdisaidallas.org.

Shirdi Sai Center in Bay Area, CA
By Baba's grace, Shirdi Sai Parivaar is pleased to
announce the grand opening of Shirdi Sai Center
in Bay Area. The center is located at 897-B East Kifer
Road, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. For more information
please call 408-564-6704 or 408-705-7904.

Shirdi Saibaba temple, Los Angeles, CA
Devotees in Los Angeles area are informed about
Sri Shirdi Saibaba temple in Los Angeles area.
Please visit www.shirdisaila.org for more details.

FROM THE EDITORS KEYBOARD:
Sai Vichaar wishes readers a Happy, Prosperous
and Peaceful 2007. Sai Vichaar thanks you for
your support for the Question of the Week feature.
This feature is intended to initiate useful discussion
on topics related to Sai philosophy, His message,
and Sai devotion. Please participate by sending
your contributions as well as suggested topics
for the same.

Sai devotee Sasi wrote, "I would like to know any
information during India's Independency and
Baba's life. I know Baba has left us on
October 15th 1918".

The "Question of the week for this week is,
Q. What is Baba's role in India's struggle for its
independence?
Humbly Yours,
The Editor