Satsang The glory of Shirdi Sai Issue 5-2006

THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Fourth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 5 / 2006

02-03-2006

HOLI SPECIAL

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GURUR-BRAHMA, GURUR-VISHNUH; GURU-DEVO MAHESWARAHA;

 

GURUR-SAKSHATH PARAM BRAHMA; THASMAI SREE GURAVE

NAMAHA:

 

 http://www.saidarbar.org/dattatreya/saidatta.htm

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HOLI is on 15-03-2006

 

From SaiSatcharita chapter XL-Hemadpant's Shimga

Dinner   “After this, preparations for the dinner went

on and it was quite ready at noon. The Holika-worship

was gone through and the leaves (dishes) were spread

and arranged with 'Rangoli' marks around them. Baba’s

picture was placed on the central seat reserved for

the guest and after the due offering of the Naivedya,

the whole party commenced eating and finished it in

proper time. Seeing the beautiful form in the picture

everybody was extremely pleased and wondered how all

this happened.”

 

HOLI AS PER SANATANA DHARMA

 

Brahma then appeared before Hiranyakshipu and the

demon asked for a boon thus “Let not my death occur at

the hands of living beings created by you. Holi ‘O’

Lord, let there be no death to me indoors or outdoors,

by day or night, from anyone or even through weapons,

neither on earth nor in the air, by men nor animals;

nor should I meet my death at the hands of animate or

inanimate beings, gods, demons or serpents.” Brahma

granted him the boon. Believing that he was now

invincible, Hiranyakshipu soon became pompous and

ordered all his people to worship only him. The demon

how ever, had a son named Prahalad who was an ardent

devotee of Vishnu. Much to his father's chagrin,

Prahalad continued to pray to Vishnu. The evil demon

decided to kill his son, but each attempt failed. The

king then summoned his sister Holika who, because of a

boon, was immune to fire. He prepared a pyre, lit it

and asked Holika to sit on it, clutching Prahalad.

Vishnu intervened to save Prahalad and the evil Holika

perished instead. This legend is relived on Choti Holi

when the pyre is re-lit. Holika also signifies the

dirt and filth that collects during the winter months.

Hay and old rubbish is thrown into the bonfire for

spring-cleaning.

 

Holi at Mathura and Vrindavana is celebrated with

great gusto for many days, as these were the places

where Krishna spent most of his childhood. It is

celebrated for many days here. Each major temple

celebrates Holi on a different day. People throng the

temples to get drenched with colored water and

consider it a blessing from the god.

 

 

In Maharashtra and Gujarat, a grand procession of men

soaked with colored water walksholi through the

streets shouting 'Govinda ala re ala, Zara matki

sambhal brijbala'' or 'Here comes Govinda (another

name of Krishna), take care of your pots of butter and

milk, oh girls from Brij'. This refers to Krishna's

habit of stealing butter and milk stored in terracotta

pots from people's homes. As a child, Krishna was

extremely fond of milk and milk products. He would

prowl into any accessible house with his friends and

steal pots of butter or break pots of milk. During

Holi, a pot of buttermilk is hung high up in the

street. Men forming a human staircase try to break

this pot, and whoever succeeds is crowned the Holi

king of the locality for that year.

 

In Bengal, Holi is called Dol Yatra, or the swing

festival. Idols of Radha and Krishna are placed on

swings and devotees take turns to swing them. Women

dance around the swing and sing devotional songs, as

men spray colored water at them.

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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS

 

1.  FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE

2.  SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE

3.  SAI IN DREAMS

4.  QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY

5.  SANATANA DHARMA& SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA

6.  SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO …..

7.  DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES

8.  SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

9.  SAI WITH CHILDREN

10. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES

11. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES

12. TELUGU SECTION

13. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS

14. SAI'S BOOK WORLD

15. EDITORIAL.

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 1. FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE:

From the Satsanghs of Saibanisaji

 

http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500055.htm

 

Sai Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar –

Hyderabad.

 

190. If you are affected with any disease, you should

get it cured without wasting a single minute. In the

similar way, if you recognize some body showing enmity

towards you, you should curb him at the earliest else

you may have to face both mental and physical torture.

 

191. An umbrella will protect you from rain, in a

similar way, good will of the people in the state will

protect the rulers.

 

192.  If the person ruling the state takes care of the

people of the state, the people will come forward

voluntarily to save the life and position of the

rulers.

 

193. The hasty decisions and actions may give

temporary benefits but in the long run it will show

the bad affects. So a wise person should think about

long range benefits and act.

 

194. A good person will always show gratitude for the

small help he received from the fellow human beings. A

bad person even though he was saved by his fellow

human beings, will never be grateful to the persons,

who have helped him. So it is our duty to help the

good and deserving person.

 

195. The leader in the society should follow the right

path so that the followers will also follow him in

that path. If this is not happened the society will be

ruined.

 

196. If the ruler of the state is not having good

advisors then it is the first sign of the

deteriorating administration in the state.

 

197. A person in need will search for the donors and

not the greedy person with huge wealth, the way a poor

former expecting the rain water from the clouds and

not from the huge oceans.

 

198. The leader who will not keep up his promises to

his followers, one day he will be treated like a mad

dog by his own followers.

 

To be continued…

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

March 1911- Tatyasaheb Noolkar, a staunch devotee of

Baba, Sub-Judge of Phandarpur breathes his last at

Shiridi at the age of 48.

 

March 1912- Dadasaheb Khaparde returned to Amroati.

Mrs.Laxmibai Khaparde stayed behind in Shiridi.

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3. SAI IN DREAMS:

http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/

 

These are the dream sequences and messages as received

by SAIBANISA From our beloved GURU LORD SAINATH OF

SHIRIDI. In Anticipation that this feature will help

in one's spiritual growth are hereby compiled from

his personal Diary and presented to SAIBANDHUS.

 

Translated and presented by RAGHU RAMAN SATULURY.

 

16-04-1994

 

Yesterday, I had been to a friend’s house. A Swamiji

was invited, being honored, and worshiped.  Having

seen the function, I got tempted to opt for

‘Sanyasasrama’. Baba quipped and said-

 

 It is highly difficult even for great saints to

overcome their attachments towards mother, place of

birth and surrounding society where one has spent

major portion of his life. Therefore practice Gruhasta

dharma and complete all the responsibilities to the

last one.

 

Sainthood is not a child’s play.

 

22-04-1994

 

I repented the whole day as I felt that precious time

is getting wasted living entangled in the worldly

affairs alone. When is it time proper to start

thinking about God?

 

 Baba in the form of an unknown person said-

 

Gram will sprout only when water is sprinkled on them

irrespective of whether kept in an old cloth or a new

cloth. Cover the thought of reaping the benevolence of

the almighty with devotion like sprinkling of water.

God cannot be pleased with rituals alone performed

mechanically without an aura of devotion added to

them.

 

The path of renunciation is a tougher one.

 

23-04-1994

 

Sai appeared in the form of an unknown person and

said-

 

Time is the precious gift from God to mankind. Do not

waste it and spend every available moment in his

service and for a good cause.

 

Make a meaning for the life and thus try attaining the

grace of the almighty.

 

Every moment is ripe one for thinking about God.

 

To be continued…..

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4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:

(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)

"Shashi": shashi_31@yahoo.com

 

22. Atma – Jnana

 

There is no permanent existence for the destructible

bodies. The Atman never ceases to be. Realization of

Self results in the total reversal of this

identification, when the aspirant identifies himself

with the Atma and is fully aware that the body is only

an adjunct to his Self. Then there is no more delusion

about the ephemeral nature of his body which he

understands, to be the effect of Karma.

 

The eternal nature of the wise is to get over the fear

of death. The Self is Akarta and Abhokta. Only an

intelligent man understands this. A Jnani only

identifies himself with the self Ajnani identifies

himself with his body. Till realization takes place,

death continues to cause fear in us. It is

consciousness of Atma, which is reflected in the

functioning of the body and the mind which are the

effect of Karma. Karma cannot touch the Atma. Till the

knowledge of the Self dawns, the mind continues to be

deluded by the ego and hence transmission goes on. We

must know that only self- realization can cut the knot

of ignorance and put an end to re-births.

 

Supreme God exists in the form of Atman through out

the life of an individual and silently remains a mere

on-looker. ‘Brahman’ never interferes with the

activities of individual, who exists in the world. The

real nature of every person is that of the Supreme

God, because he derives energy for his existence from

Brahman, who remains inside his body it self. Our

Physical  and sensory organs are mere ‘Sporting tools’

of Brahman. Hence all of us must develop the ability

to be willing tool of Brahman and we should not react

emotionally or physically for the events that occur

around us from time to time and be a mere witness.

 

To be continued…..

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5.  SANATANA DHARMA & SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA

 

AKHILANDAKOTI , BRAHMANDA NAAYAKA, RAAJAADHI RAAJA,

YOGIRAJA, PARABRAHMA SREE SATCHITANANDA

,SAMARDHASADGURU, SAINATH  MAHARAAJ KI JAI”

 

From the Satsanghs of Saibanisaji

 

Sai through Reincarnations

 

By:  Sai Sevak Raghuraman Satulury

 

 The thought to pen down ‘Sai in Janma Janmantar’ has

come to my mind after hearing Saibanisa explaining the

subject to the gatherings during his discourses at

different places. The incidents are compiled and

placed before the Saibandhus with the intention that

these may perhaps serve as food to their spiritual

hunger.

 

 Baba in various contexts told his devotees that they

were known to Him from their past many lives. Baba

often talked with full knowledge and precision about

the visitor’s past and future. We find such instances

are quite often depicted as we go through Sai

Satcharitra and even in other epics where Divya and

Mano - dhrusti were

 involved.

 

 Quoted from Sai Satcharitra:

 

 Lord Sainath was eating food offered to him by

Lakshmi Khaparde and simultaneously he was speaking

about her previous lives. She in her earlier life was

a cow in a businessman’s house. Afterwards she was

born in a Gardener’s family, then followed her rebirth

in a family of Kshyatrias. Baba said, “now in the

present life as the daughterof a Brahmin she is

feeding me”.

 

 The stories of two brothers, who constantly fought

with each other, after death were reborn as two goats.

Dubaki, the poor lady had mortgaged her land with a

moneylender.  In the next birth the same lady was

born as Chennabasappa and the moneylender as

Veerabahadrappa. These two persons Chennabasappa and

Veerabhadrappa lived as enemies all through their life

and were reborn as a snake and frog, thus continuing

their mutual hatred in their next life too.

 

 There are instances where human beings are reborn as

animals to complete the spilt over ‘Vrunanubhandha’

from their previous lives. The tiger about to die was

brought and made to stand before Baba.

 The tiger lifted it’s tail, looked into the powerful

eyes of Baba and then collapsed at the lotus feet of

Baba. Baba then said to the keepers’- “it is now

relieved from the debts of the past life, after having

served you all along, is now freed from all the

 bonds”.

 

 Jadabharatha, a saint developed deep attachment

towards a pet deer having nurtured it from the

infancy. Jadabharatha was reborn as a deer in his next

life in order to satiate his love towards the animal.

 

Jai Sai Ram

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SANATANA DHARMA –NEWS FROM ABROAD:

 

Mauritius Celebrates Mahasivaratri

 

www.deccanherald.com

 

MAURITIUS, February 25, 2006: When the Siva temples in

India echo with the chaste chants of "Om Namo Sivaih"

and ardent devotees make a beeline at Sivalingams all

over the country to offer their prayers on the

occasion of Sivaratri, the beautiful island of

Mauritius too resounds with the devotional notes of

"Bam Bam Bhole." Thousands of worshippers prefer to

walk all the distance to Ganga Talao (Grand Bassin) to

fetch the holy waters to offer to the Sivalingams in

their homes. Ganga Talao is considered as sacred as

the Holy Ganges in India.

 

Indians being the predominant population in Mauritius,

all Indian festivals like Deepavali, Holi, Ganesh

Chaturthi, Eid, Ugadi are celebrated with traditional

gaiety and fervor, but Mahasivaratri is perhaps the

biggest of all. It is a public holiday in Mauritius.

 

For the Maurituan Hindu, a pilgrimage to the volcanic

sacred lake of Grand Bassin or Ganga Talao is a

spiritual obligation that every family fulfils on Maha

Sivaratri. Most worshippers start the day with a

thorough cleaning and decoration of their houses. When

they proceed to the sacred lake, singing bhajanas all

along the way, people offer water or juice to them as

is done in India to the pilgrims going for

pilgrimages.

 

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South African Youth Celebrate Mahasivaratri

 

www.newkerala.com

 

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, February 26, 2006:

Chanting prayers, Hindu youths took part in an annual

procession ahead of the Sivaratri festival in the

South African Indian township of Lenasia near here.

The procession drew a crowd of more than 2,500

devotees. At each of the six Hindu temples along the

eight-kilometer route in Lenasia, devotees welcomed

the procession with traditional Gujarati garba dances.

The Hindu Coordinating Council organized the yatra.

Council chairman Kokie Singh told IANS that there were

14 groups participating from all over Gauteng

province, but most significant aspect this year was

the involvement of the large number of youths. "I

think this is because they realize that culture is

important (and) as they become increasingly aware of

the spiritual functions," he said. "The elderly folk

were particularly overjoyed at the shuttle service.

They could be ferried between temples on the route

without having to walk." Many devotees brought along

their own containers for taking home the water handed

out at several points along the route. This is a mix

of the Ganges and local well water. In Laudium, a much

smaller crowd than had been expected joined the 11th

annual sivaratri Yatra organized by the Pretoria Hindu

organization. Devotees started to walk at the Sivan

Alayam temple and proceeded to the Vishnu Mandir

before ending the procession at the Seva Samaj temple.

At each temple prayers were offered.

 

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Mahasivaratri in Sri Lanka

 

www.tamilnet.com

 

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, February 25, 2006; Maha

Sivarathiri Day religious observance is to be held in

the historic Trincomalee Koneswaram Temple,

Thiruketheeswaram Temple in Mannar and Kantalai

Choleeswaram (Siva) Temple, about 20 km southwest off

Trincomalee town on February 26th Sunday night .

Arrangements are being made by the temple societies

and Hindu Affairs Department, sources said.

Koneswaram, Thiruketheeswaram and Choleeswaram are

several-centuries-old Sivan Temples in the North East.

According to chronicles, Koneswaram temple was built

six thousand years ago and King Kulakottan

reconstructed it later. Likewise Thirukeeswaram temple

was also built several hundred years ago. King Raja

Cholan built Choleeswaram temple in Kantalai in 1010

ce when Cholan regime in South India was at its peak.

The ruins of Choleeswaram were found in the midst of

jungle when the Colombo government in 1952 implemented

its state-aided colonization scheme in Kantalai, a

traditional Tamil village that has now turned it to

Sinhalese dominated, according to chronicles. Saiva

saints Thirugnanasambanthar and Suntharamoorthy have

praised the glories of Koneswaram and

Thiruketheeswaram temples in their Saiva religious

books, which are called Thiru Muraigal. Meanwhile at a

conference held Tuesday in Mannar District Secretariat

with Additional Government Agent Mr. N. Neekilaspillai

in the chair, army officials present had promised to

shift backwards their sentry points located along

Mannar-Madawachchiya (A 14) highway to facilitate

devotees traveling in vehicles to reach

Thiruketheeswaram temple without any hindrance,

sources said.

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Remote Malaysian Temple Holds Consecration Ceremony

 

www.dailyexpress.com.my

 

 

LABUAN, EAST MALAYSIA, February 18, 2006 The

31-year-old "Thirumurugan" Hindu Temple will hold its

"Maha Kumbabhishagam" (consecration) ceremony tomorrow

(Sunday). It is the third time that the temple is

holding such a ceremony and five priests from Kuala

Lumpur would be present for the auspicious occasion.

Chairman of the event's organizing committee, R.

Ramasamy, said musicians from Kuala Lumpur would also

be present for the three-day event. He said there were

only about 250 Hindus on the island (off the west

coast of Borneo) and without the support of those in

Sabah like Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Lahad Datu, it

would be difficult for the temple to hold such a

"divine" event. The temple is located in the Armed

Forces area and maintained by Hindu personnel from the

Forces, while the business community provides the

support. Ramasamy said the temple reflects an ideal

co-operation and understanding between the Forces and

civilians.

 

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6. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO “LORD SIVA”

From Sai Satcharita -chapter 28

 

Megha began to look upon Sai Baba as an incarnation of

Shiva In order to worship Shiva, bela leaves are

required and Megha used to go miles and miles every

day to bring them and worship his Shiva (Baba).

 

Megha returned to the Wada, and drew a red Trident on

the wall near Baba's picture. Next day a Ramadasi

Bhakta came from Poona, saluted Baba and offered Him

Pindi (an image of Shiva). At this time Megha also

turned up there. Baba said to him - "See, Shankar has

come, protect (i.e., worship) Him now." Megha was

surprised to see Pindi following Trident immediately.

 

http://www.saidarbar.org/sarwam/shiva.jpg

 

Information about JyotirLingas:

 

2. SRI MALLIKARJUNA in Sri Sailam

 

Srisailam bramaramba Mallukarjuna swamy temple

 

  Srisailam is located in Kurnool district of Andhra

Pradesh. This whole area is full of forests of Kadali,

Bilva trees, mountain ranges and Patalaganga

(Krishnaveni river). All of them echo from these

joyous voices of devotees.

Puranic History of Srisailam

 

When Kumar Kartikeya returned to Kailash after

completing his trip around the earth, he heard about

Ganesha’s marriage from Narada. This angered him. In

spite of being restrained by his parents, he touched

their feet in obeisance and left for Krounch Mountain.

Parvati was very distraught at having to be away from

her son, implored Lord Shiva to look for their son.

Together, they went to Kumara. But, Kumara went away a

further three Yojanas, after learning about his

parents coming after him to Krouncha Mountain. Before

embarking on a further search for their son on each

mountain, they decided to leave a light on every

mountain they visited. From that day, that place came

to be known as JyotirLinga Mallikarjuna. It is

believed that Shiva and Parvati visit this palce on

Amavasya (No moon day) and (full Moon day) Pournami,

respectively. Visiting this JyotirLinag not only

blesses one with innumerable wealth, but also name and

fame and fulfils all the desires.

 

Once, a princess named Chandravati decided to go to

the Jungles to do penance and meditation. She chose

Kadali Vana for this purpose. One day, she witnessed a

miracle. A Kapila cow was standing under a Bilwa tree

and milk was flowing from all of its four udders,

sinking into the ground. The cow kept doing this as a

routine chore everyday. Chandravati dug up that area

and was dumb founded at what she saw. There was a

self-raising Swyambhu SivaLinga. It was bright and

shining like the sun rays, and looked like it was

burning, throwing flames in all directions.

Chandravati prayed to Siva in this JyotirLinga. She

built a huge Shiva Temple there. Lord Shankara was

very pleased with her. Chandravati went to Kailash

wind borne. She received salvation and Mukti. On one

of the stone-inscriptions of the temple, Chandravati’s

story can be seen carved out.

 

Shaila Mallikarjuna’s holy place is located on the

banks of River Krishna. Here River Krishna is in the

form of Patalaganga (underground spring). Lakhs of

devotees take a holy dip here and then go for the

Darshan of the JyotirLinga.

 

During the Karnataka Movement, Chatrapati Shivaji used

to come to take a Darshan of the JyotirLinga during

the Mahasivaratri. He built a tower on the right side

of the Temple and also opened a free-meal center.

 

The kings of the VijayaNagar Dynasty too built a

Temple, Tower, Portico and a pond. Ahelyadevi Holkar,

a great devotee of Siva built a strong bathing wharf

consisting of 852 steps on the banks of the

Patalganga.

 

Earlier, this part of the Shaila mountains was an

unreachable tough terrain and fraught with danger.

Even then, devotees, with their sheer will power, used

to reach there in large numbers. Hiranyakashipa,

Narada, Pandavas, Sri Ram are some of the great

mythological personalities who have visited this holy

shrine.

 

To be continued-------

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7. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

bhargavidk@yahoo.com

1/27/2006 20:22:33 -0700

 

Sai Baba has been guiding our lives like mother and

father, I bhargavi fondly call him nanna. In my case

he wrote my all India exam. Actually I asked him that

I will write exam only if he bless me before the exam.

It was night 12 or one I along with my mother was in

train going to madras. A Sadhu dressed like Baba came

to our cabin and asked only me dakshina and carried a

big picture of Shiridi Baba. HE blessed me. I was sure

that I will get selected. It was Baba who wrote exam

and I got selected.

 

One more time I told Baba I would give him dhoti but

he has to come and receive it. One day he came to my

house as Brahmin for dakshina and asked me give me

something.  I gave him dhoti he asked for food but at

that time it was not prepared I gave him dates he ate

it and blessed both of us.

 

Baba has entirely changed my husband's life after he

read Baba's Satcharitra, he got his doctoral degree,

he got married to me, got post-doc in USA.

 

We are praying Baba for guru, Baba introduced through

our cousin sister to Sri Sri Sri Viwayogi Viswamji,

Guntur, incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. I had a doubt

whether he is my Shiridi Baba are not. One day I had a

dream in which it was a photo of Baba but the face was

Viswamji.

 

We were planning for child, Baba appeared in my

husband's dream, wrote a letter only the following

sentences were visible "Child, born, more money". I my

dream I saw a small boy doing Sai Bhajans. Baba

indicated that he will take birth in our house. There

are many experiences which require book.

I will post regularly.

Satya Kumar and bhargavi

USA

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8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

 

swamymain@yahoo.com

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:27:50 -0800 (PST)

 

Sai Ram. Let us continue with the spirtual gems. 

 

Variety in Upadesh -- Slanderer Condemned

 

"Sai Baba required no special place, nor any special

time for giving instructions. Whenever any occasion

demanded, He gave them freely."

Sai Ram. Baba is the Satguru and He knows when to give

what instructions in what manner.

 

"Once it so happened that a Bhakta of Baba, reviled

another behind his back, before other people. On

leaving aside merits, he dwelt on the faults of his

brother, and spoke so sarcastically, that the hearers

were disgusted. Generally, we see that people have a

tendency to scandalize others, un-necessarily; and

this brings on hatred and ill-will."

 

 Sai Ram. Such behavior is ego driven. Praising also

is ego driven and if given to an undeserving person

has the effect of further spoiling him. So, either

praise or criticism must be tempered by intellect

carefully. Criticising a person behind his back is

especially bad since that person may get a much more

distorted version of what has been uttered and so the

communication process suffers further.

 

"Saints see scandal, in another light. They say that

there are various ways of cleansing or removing dirt,

viz. by means of earth, water and soap etc., but a

scandal-monger has got a way of his own. He removes

the dirt (faults) of others by his tongue; so in a way

obliges the person, whom he reviles and for this he is

to be thanked."

 

Sai Ram. If we absorb this lesson, we will not develop

ill-will toward the person. It is a difficult lesson

to learn and to practice, but is really valuable since

it prevents us from developing hatred towards that

person.

 

"Sai Baba had his own method of correcting the

scandal-monger. He knew by his omniscience what the

slanderer had done and when He met him at noon near

the Lendi, Baba pointed out to him a pig that was

eating filth near the fence and said to him - "Behold

how, with what relish it is gorging dung. Your conduct

is similar. You go on reviling your own brethren to

your heart's content. After performing many deeds of

merit, you are born a man, and if you act like this,

will Shirdi help you in any way?" Needless to say,

that the Bhakta took the lesson to his heart, and went

away.

 

Sai Ram. Baba had several such different ways of

instructing His disciples so that they progress

further on the spiritual path and eventually merge

with Him.

 

Swamy

Author, Editor, Proof-Reader and Book Reviewer

www.freewebs.com/swamyreviews

 

To be continued…..

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9. SAI WITH CHILDREN:

http://www.saidarbar.org/HTML/portraits/7.jpg

Smt. Madhu Gopal Ravada, Saidarbar, Hyderabad.

 

Hello Children! I am Madhu aunty. Do you know Baba use

to play with children and used to tell stories to

them? I felt children visiting Saidarbar should be

entertained with good stories. For the last 2 years I

have told you about Lord Krishna's Leelas and Lord

Rama Story. Now I want to tell the stories what heard

in my child hood.

 

Two Frogs in Trouble

 

Once a big fat frog and a lively little frog were

hopping along together when they had the misfortune of

jumping into a pail of fresh milk. They swam for hours

and hours hoping to get out somehow; but the sides of

the pail were steep and slippery and death seemed to

be certain.

 

When the big frog was exhausted he lost courage. There

seemed no hope of rescue. “Why keep struggling against

the inevitable? I cannot swim any longer.” He moaned.

“Keep on! Keep on!” urged the little frog, who was

still circling the pail. So they went on for a while.

But the big frog decided it was no use. “Little

brother, We may as well give up” he gasped. “I am

going to quit struggling.”

 

Now only the little frog was left. He thought to

himself. “Well, to give up is to be dead, so I will

keep swimming.” Two more hours passed and the tiny

legs of the determined little frog were almost

paralysed with exhaustion. It seemed as if he could

not keep moving for another minute. But he thought of

his dead friend, and repeated, “To give up is to be

meat for someone’s table, so I’ll keep paddling on

until I die – if death is to come – but I will not

cease trying – while there is life, there is hope.”

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10. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:

Sai Eshwari saiers_1999@yahoo.com

2/17/2006 21:19:49 -0800

Immortal Saint of Shirdi

 

 In Bhagvadgita (Chapter IV, 7-8) Lord Krishna says

"Whenever there is a decay of Dharma (righteousness)

and an ascendancy of unrighteousness, I manifest

Myself, and for the protection of the virtuous, the

destruction of the vicious and for the establishment

of righteousness, I manifest Myself in age after age."

This is the mission of Lord, and the Sages and Saints,

who are His representatives appear at proper times and

try to set matters right by their words and action,

thus showing us the right path to follow. In this way,

many saints like Jnanadev, Muktabai, Tukaram, Ramdas,

did appear at various times to show the right path to

the people, and so came Lord Sainath of Shirdi.  The

fourteenth Nama in one hundred eight Glorious Names of

Sainath Maharaj is "Om Sri Sai Amarthyaya Namaha"

Meaning - Pranavaswarupa Oh Sainath! Obeisance to you

who is immortal.

 

We further glorify Sai in Ashttotrasatha Namavali

"Kalatheethaya Namaha, Kaalaya Namaha, Kaalakaalaya

Namaha." It means He has transcended the limitations

of Time, Himself Time and Lord of Eternity. Baba

declared, "I am not the body or the senses, I am

Sakshi (Witness)"      Sainath though left His mortal

coils on Oct. 15th, 1918, He continues to remain in

His subtle form (Sukshma Sareera) with the option of

taking stable or visible form at will. Immediately

after giving up His body Baba showed to the world

through the following incidents that He is alive but

His body is dead. Baba appeared in the dream of Laxman

Mama Joshi on Oct. 16, 1918 and said, "Get up soon,

Bapusaheb thinks I am dead and so he won't come, you

do the worship and the Kakad Arathi." He appeared in

the dream of Dasganu Maharaj on Oct. 16, 1918 at

Pandharpur, informed of the event, and said that he

should cover His body with ample flowers. Thus, Baba

in His own mysterious way maintained the continuity of

daily Pujas and Arathis as usual.     

 

To be continued…..

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11. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:

 

"Satish Achanta”: skachanta@gmail.com

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:39:05 -0800

 

God does not like big subscriptions and donations

collected against the wishes of the donors, but He

likes ever trifling amounts given with love, devotion

and appreciation

 

Shri Sai Satcharitra   Chapter XLVII   Baba's

Reminiscences

 

Story of Veerbhadrappa and Chenbassappa (Snake and

frog)

 

SaiRam

 

Thank you for your support towards the temple

construction in Nandivada AndhraPradesh. As I

explained, we are desperately looking for funds to

complete the construction and for maintenance. We have

developed the site with the complete details. Please

forward  www.saimandiram.org  site to all Sai

devotees.

 

Also, I assure everyone that every penny we receive

will be utilized appropriately. Please help us to

complete this project.

 

Regards,

 

Satish Achanta

Woodland Hills, CA 91303

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PGPABM pgpabm@iimahd.ernet.in

2/27/2006 17:45:46 +0530

Dear Saidevotee

Please add this address to your mailing list

xdspawanagarwal@yahoo.co.in

for receiving  E-magazine “The Glory of Shirdi Sai”.

 

Mohan

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Shirdi Sai Baba technical@saidarbarusa.org

2/28/2006 15:58:53 -0000

Jai Sai Ram

 

It was evident that Our Dear Lord was present to

witness the Shivaratri Satsang performed by

SaidarbarUSA on 25th February, 2006.

Please visit our website

(http://www.saidarbarusa.org/kids.php) kids section

for latest Shivaratri Photographs.

 

Jai Sai Ram.

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2/28/2006 10:43:11 -0700

 rocky_clothing@yahoo.co.in

Sai Ram!

App nay bohat acha website banya hain. Baba apko jiwan

may bohat kushi daay. App nay sabhe Baba kay devotes

bohat acha gift diya hain. Baba kay chano kay saath jo

apnay hum sabko jorh diya uskay liye app ka bohat

danyawad. Sai ram

Ganesh Sharma

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12. TELUGU SECTION:

Please visit:

http://68.88.118.16/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm

 

Please visit for Sai Aartis in Telugu:

http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/PDFS/pdfs.htm

 

Please visit for Sai Aaratis Audio:

http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/main_English/saibaba/saibaba_aarti.asp

 

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FOR STARTING A SAIDARBAR CHAPTER OUT SIDE INDIA:

Please contact: saidarbar@saidarbar.org  &

saidarbar@gmail.com

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13. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS:

Due to space constraints of E-magazine, we are not

able to give the full report on activities of  Sai

organizations. However, we are  providing their

contact e-mail ID’s and web site address for

interested readers.

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The Following Saidarbar chapters are functioning

around the Globe; devotees may be contacted for

necessary information about their activities to the

following E-maid ids:

 

Saidarbar Orlando, Florida USA:

sathgurusai2002@yahoo.com

 

Saidarbar Laurel, MD USA:

murali_krishnamurthy2003@yahoo.com

 

Saidarbar Chennai-India: 

saidarbarchennai@yahoo.co.in

 

Saidarbar-Canberra -AU:  kandra@iprimus.com.au

For Further details visit:

http://angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra

 

 Saidarbar Wallingford-PA- USA:

technical@saidarbarusa.org

 For further details please visit:

www.saidarbarusa.org

 

Sai Darbar Portland OR USA: shanthi@sigmacgi.com

 

Sai Darbar Kitwe, Zambia : raoas@zamnet.zm

 

Saidarbar Danbaru-Canitcut-USA:

zutshi_anil_k@sbcglobal.net

 

 Saidarbar Woodland Hills-CA-USA:

vskachanta@hotmail.com

 

Saidarbar Livermore-CA-USA  happythursday999@yahoo.com

 

Saidarbar-London UK :

suresh@vaghela.net,suresh@somtek.com

 

Saidarbar – Hyderabad -INDIA: saidarbar@saidarbar.org

For Further details visit:  http://www.saidarbar.org

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Sai Activities in NJ Visit: www.shirdisaidham.org or

email at shirdisaidham@hotmail.com

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Sai Sansthan, Singapore: www.saisansthana.com

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"The Shirdi Sai Mandir, Toronto":  visit

www.theshirdisaimandir.com

 Or send an email to info@theshirdisaimandir.com

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"Atlanta Sai Temple News": Visit: 

www.templeofpeace.org

Or send an email to  webmaster@templeofpeace.org

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"Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center":

All the issues are now available online. Please visit

the

website www.hamaresai.org or click on URL

http://www.hamaresai.org/saisandesh/saisandesh.htm

Visit: http://www.hamaresai.org/

Email: hamaresai@yahoo.com

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"Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of DFW" USA: Visit:

http://www.shirdisaidallas.org

E-mail: admin@shirdisaidallas.org

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"Om Sai Mandir" For a detailed flyer, please visit:

http://www.omsaimandir.org/mahashivaratri_flyer_2006.pdf

 

E-mail: saisandesh@omsaimandir.org

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SHIRDI SAI BABA SANSTHAN, CANADA: saileela99@yahoo.com

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SaiMandir-Houston-TX-USA: Visit

http://www.babamandir.org/mandir/OnlineResources.html

E-mail: babamandir@babamandir.org

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 SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA TEMPLE, 46-16 ROBINSON ST,

FLUSHING, NY

info@dwarakamaishirdi.org

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Sri Shirdi Sai Florida Center: E-mail:voora@yahoo.com

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14. SAI'S BOOK WORLD:

Books in English:

 

1. HOW I FOUND GOD

(Roles played by Shirdi Sai Baba as God and the Spirit

Masters in my Spiritual training resulting in God –

realization)

 Author: YOGI M.K.SPENCER

Published by:  S.K.GARG

Indian Publishers Distributors

156 –D, Kamla Nagar, Delhi – 110007

Price: Rs. 400/-

 

Books in Telugu:

Sri SaiBaba Jeevitha Charitram

Author : Sri Pathi Narayana Rao

Price : Free    

 

Published by: Dr. Kumar Annavarapu

Plot No: 4,

Behind HUDA Truck Park,

SaiBaba Nagar Colony,

Kukatpally,

Hyderabad – 500 072.

E-mail id: annavarapu@vidyamagazine.com

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Please Note:

Those desirous of using this facility (Sai's Book

World) to spread the word about their books may send

ONE new copy of the book to Saidarbar, for details

contact:

webmaster@saidarbar.org , saidarbar@saidarbar.org   &

saidarbar@hotmail.com

Acknowledgement of receipt of books will be done by

E-mail only.

Book(s) sent to Saidarbar will be retained by

Saidarbar and cannot be returned.

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E- Books from Saidarbar:

 

1. SAI A BEACON FOR HUMANITY: 

You can obtain your copy at

http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/other_books.htm

2. SAI IN DREAMS

You can obtain your copy at

http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/

 

Contact for further details: Sai Sevak-Vijay Agarwal:

vijishvanya@gmail.com  or  vijishvanya@yahoo.com

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SAIDARBAR – HYDERABAD:

http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500041.htm

 

 We will be happy to conduct Tele-Satsanghs to cities

out side Hyderabad, India on prior intimation. For

further details please contact saidarbar@gmail.com

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15.      EDITORIAL.

 

Things impressed me from this Magazine:

 

The hasty decisions and actions may give temporary

benefits but in the long run it will show the bad

affects. So a wise person should think about long

range benefits and act.

 

A good person will always show gratitude for the small

help he received from the fellow human beings. A bad

person even though he was saved by his fellow human

beings, will never be grateful to the persons, who

have helped him. So it is our duty to help the good

and deserving person.

 

If the ruler of the state is not having good advisors

then it is the first sign of the deteriorating

administration in the state.

 

 

Sai devotees may write about their Sai activities in

their place, essays, articles and poetry on Sai to

"The Glory of Shirdi Sai" – they may be address their

contributions to E-mail id:

saidarbar@saidarbar.org  with a copy marked to

webmaster@saidarbar.org

 

We shall put in our best efforts to include them in

the Glory of  Shiridi Sai- the bi-weekly E -Magazine.

Unless the author of the articles instructs, not to

publish his/her E-mail id, we will publish them as a

matter of routine practice.

 

You can subscribe for THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI for a

friend /relative by

submitting e-mail ID in the main page of

http://www.saidarbar.org

 

Also read the old issues from:

http://www.saidarbar.org/glory.htm

 

 If you are subscribing this E-magazine for your

friend or a relative, we request that the person

concerned may be notified about receiving the same.

 

Editor does not accept responsibility for the views

expressed in the articles published.

 

This e-magazine is intended for Private circulation

only.

 

Submitted by Sai Sevak: Srinivasa Rao

Kasturi—Saidarbar—HYDERABAD--INDIA

 

SAI's LIFE- MISSION

1.     'BIRTH' and 'DEATH' are pre-determined,
BY 'BIRTH', 'DEATH' decidedly becomes a Definite "FACT".,
LIFE itself, in reality lived only "HALF".,
THE Other "HALF" Spent in "SLEEP" and "IN-ACTION".,
Spanning "CHILDHOOD", "YOUTH" and "OLD-AGE".,
YET a "CENTURION" also does not live a "CENTURY" More.,
SO Only a "FEW" service to live a "CENTURY" in reality.,
MAJORITY Live only "HALF-A-LIFE" or Visited by "UN-TIMELY" DEATH
OR do "DIE" in ACCIDENTS or in UNEXPECTED DEATHS.,
THUS in TRUTH, Our "LIFE" is but a 'Momentary" "BUBBLE".
Hence "only" a "LIFE-WITH A MISSION " is worth "the" LIVING.,
O! SAI THE MUNIFICENT, THE MAGNANIMOUS, O! THE SAI of SHIRIDI.,

2      IF ONE survives "Long", 'DEATH' arriving in "OLD-AGE".,
A "GOD-LUCK" indeed, Desist however, from Living a "SUPER-SELFISH" LIFE.
Learn to Command "Mind and INTELLECT,
Follow 'ALWAYS' the Inner "CONSCIENCE".,
Strive to "Integrate" 'MIND and INTELLECT', 'SELF and CONSCIENCE'..
Eliminate contradiction in "THOUGHTS, WORDS and DEEDS"..
In REALITY - "I" and "Mine", "YOU" and "YOURS" DO "not" exist.
ONLY the COSMIC UNIVERSE and the ETERNAL SOUL exist.
Learn, Learn to Live "in" Love, "with" Love, "by" LOVE;
Which ALONE makes life Eternal, Sublime and "JOYOUS"..
O! SAI THE MUNIFICIENT, THE MAGNANIMOUS, O! THE SAI of SHIRIDI..

3     "HARK" these BASIC, FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS;
'ARDUOUS' though the "Path", Alternative - "NONE"..
Get entitled with 'HOPE', Get started on the "PATH" of "SEARCH"..
FOR "TRUE" IDENTITY," TRUE" GOAL and To reach" TRUE" 'SUMMIT'..
O !SAI THE MUNIFICIENT, THE MAGNANIMOUS, O! THE SAI of SHIRIDI..

4.    With "IMMORTAL" "SAI" becoming 'GURU', 'GUIDE and 'COMPANION', all the
way UNTO the LAST.,
No need to Doubt, to worry; be ever on the 'MARCH', on the ONWARD' MARCH.,
Let "LIFE" FLOW serenely into the" Sea" of salvation, of libertation, of
eternal FREEDOM.,
SUCH is the "LIFE-MISSION of SAI", the "MISSION" of our "REDEMPTION."
of our "SALVATION" in "TIME and SPACE"., Devoid of "BIRTH and DEATH"..
O! SAI the MUNIFICIENT, the MAGNANIMOUS,
O! THE SAI of SHIRIDI.


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

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Satsang SHRI SAI BABA > THE FRIEND, PHILOSOPHER AND GUIDE ( Septe mber 1990)

SHRI SAI BABA » THE FRIEND, PHILOSOPHER AND GUIDE (September 1990)
It is said that Bhagvad Geeta is that great poem which has the universal
capacity to provide solution to any sort of problem may it be physical,
psychological, political, economical etc. It is upto the reader and his
approach to search and find the solution.
For Sai Bhaktas "SHRI SAI SATCHARITA" written by Shri. Hemadpant is an
identical treatise. There are many bhaktas who reach out to this book with
"Shraddha" (faith) and "Saburi" (patience) to get the guidance from Shri Sai
Baba. I for one is never ever disappointed in my pursuit. Baba has guided me
on many occasions through this great book. I would like to quote one such
incident here.
Recently, my wife was taken very ill and had to be put in a hospital in a
very serious condition. She was suffering of acute Gastroenteritis and some
other complications. Doctors were trying out various medicines but the
improvement was not at all satisfactory. It was a Sunday when she was
admitted in the hospital and the loose motions and vomiting were not getting
controlled till Wednesday evening. She had gone very weak and restless. Me
and our children were very much worried and anxious.
Thursday morning as I woke up I was feeling gloomy and sad. Somewhere wilhin
myself I was in anguish and in a disappointed mood with Baba. It has been
observed that out Baba tests us on the dimensions of Shraddha and Saburi
before showering his grace and blessings on us. I felt that this was that
particular moment and I was no more able to stand to this test.
In this dejected slate of mind I picked up the Hindi version of "Shri Sai
Satcharitra" and immediately prayed to Baba for His help and guidance. I
opened the book at random and lo! I found page no. 82 open before me and
staried reading, as follows:-

There was no limit to my joy as soon as I read this paragraph. I knew Baba
has heard my prayers. It appeared as if Baba was sitting before my wife and
ordering her to get well. A cool cloud of peace enveloped me and I felt
assured that she is going to get well soon.
Subsequently, Shri Sai helped me in many ways through unseen and unexpected
help and everything becoming well. Needless to say my wife is back home from
hospital and recovering fast from her illness.
There is no doubt that each one of us has to live our own life through all
the ordeals and sufferings but firm faith and patience are the two strong
shields that protect us always.
These  two qualities are our Maha Prasad that Baba has given to us.

- G. M. Dhunjibhoy
Bhopal 462 021.

The experiences of Devotees as published in Shri Sai Leela Magazine, can be
read at www.saileelas.org/magazines/SAILEELA/exp.htm

 

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AFFECTION OF SRI SAI BABA (June 1986)

AFFECTION OF SRI SAI BABA (June 1986)

This event is of 1st September 1985.1 had invited some of my guests for lunch and they were sitting in the drawing room where in every corner Sri Sai Baba's Photo's were hung. Suddenly one of my guests started joking, "Mr. Mehta, you have got Sai Baba's picture every where in the room; what do you get by this?" I told them every thing which I wished to the peace of mind that I get from the feeling that from every direction God is looking my activities. Another guest asked, "Does it mean that Sai Baba knows what you do at what time?". I said, "yes, He also knows that today you have been invited here". Suddenly my hand was raised and there appeared Baba's Vibhuti. They were looking surprisingly I told see this is God's gift, you are very lucky that God has given this at the right time to bless you. They
were very much impressed by this and asked me the way of worshiping. I told them to remember Him whenever the time permits them from the depth of heart.
Thus Lord Sai helps me in increasing the love and devotion towards Him. I pray to the almighty to show the same affection to all other loving devotees too.
OMPRAKASH S. MEHTA
Sirpur Kaghaznagar.

The experiences of Devotees as published in Shri Sai Leela Magazine, can be read at www.saileelas.org/magazines/SAILEELA/exp.htm

 

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Satsang SAI's TEN INCARNATIONS (contd...)

6.     Having Reached the YOGIC-STATE-OF-MIND,
MERGING into "OM" the "PREMORDIAL SOUND".,
Having Destroyed "EGO" 'Head-Trunk-and-Limbs'.,
Totally TRANQUILLED in MIND, O! The GREAT GIFTER OF KNOWLEDGE.,
REDEEMER of DEVOUTS, BESTOWER of FORTUNES upon the UNFORTUNATE.,
O! PROFOUNDLY SERENE, SELF-LUMINOUS, O! PROPHET of the MILLENNIUM.,
SALUTATIONS O! SAI the "HUMAN-INCARNATE" of PREMORDIAL "OM".,

7.     PERVADING the Entire UNIVERSE, beginning to the End.,
PROVIDING "SUCCOUR" to all the "HUMANS",
IGNORING "High and Low", cast and creed", "Religious and Agnostic".,
Without DISCRIMINATION, without HATRED, without MALICE.,
With Affection with LOVE, Endeared Everyone 'THOU" hath.,
Adding "LUSTRE" to "YOGIC-PROWESS", GLITTER to VIRTUES.,
O! PROFOUNDLY SERENE, SELF-LUMINOUS, O! PROPHET of the MILLENNIUM.,
SALUTATIONS, OM SAI! THE "INCARNATE" of "MOTHER-DIVINE".,

8.  DESTROYER of the "SIX" DEMONIAC HUMAN-QUALITIES,
OF KAMA.KHRODA.LOBHA, MOHA, MADHA, MATHSARA.,
ESPOUSER of RIGHTEOUS CONDUCT and SIMPLE-LIVING.,
BE RESPLENDENT in our HEART, MIND, INTELLECT, SOUL and Spirit., ELIMINATE
Contradiction between AMBITION and ACHIEVEMENT,
Envigor us to Achieve CONGRUOUS Amalgamation of CAUSE and EFFECT.,
Empower us to create UNANIMITY between THOUGHT, WORDS and DEEDS Enmotivate
us to SANCTIFY our HUMAN-BIRTH and WORLDLY-EXISTENCE O! PROFOUNDLY SERENE,
SELF-LUMINOUS, O! PROPHET of the MILLENNIUM
SALUTATIONS OM SAI! The Holy INCARNATE of GUDDESS "PARVATHI".,

9.     PERSONIFICATION of "All" LEARNING and KNOWLEDGE,
FOUNTAIN -HEAD of "All" ARTS and CRAFTS,
SUPREME SOURCE of "All" SCIENCE, SEARCH and RESEARCH, REVEALING the "CRUX",
the "CORE", the "SUBJECT" and the "SUBSTANCE ENCAPSULATING "MORALS" in
popular "SAYINGS",
CLEARING DISBELIEF and DOUBTS, Showing the scholarly "PATH,
LEADING to contemplation, to meditation and to the ULTIMATE Salvation
Thus making the RUSTIC into a practical PHILOSOPHER.,
O! PROFOUNDLY SERENE, SELF-LUMINOUS, O! PROPHET of the MILLENNIUM
SALUTATIONS OM SAI! the Saintly INCARNATE of GODDESS "SARASWATHI".,

1O.     UPON the EARTH, in this WORLD, "All" Riches are IMPERMANENT;
WORTHLESS to pine, to struggle, to secure them.,
MERCY, KINDNESS, CHARITY, SERVICE rendered without EXPECTATION., ALONE,
shall Fetch 'TRUE' worldly wealth;
"THOU" Art RENOWNED in 'all' the WORLDS for these EARTHLY VIRTUES; Ever
Enriching THY Devotees with these wealthy and qualities.,
To Attain the state of "SAT-CHIT-ANAND" ~ the SUPER DIVINE BUSS.,
O! PROFOUNDLY SERENE, SELF-LUMINOUS, O! PROPHET of the MILLENNIUM.,
SALUTATIONS to THEE, OM SAI the SUPREME "INCARNATE" of RICH GODDESS LAXMI.,
SALUTATIONS to THEE, SALUTATIONS to THEE, O! THE SAI of SHIRDI.

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

 

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Satsang SHIRDI SAIBABA - Our Protector (June 1986)

SHIRDI SAIBABA - Our Protector (June 1986)
Shri Sai Baba is always full of Mercy- What is wanted on our part is whole
hearted devotion to Him. When a devotee has got firm Faith and Devotion, His
wishes are soon fulfilled. Whenever a devotee had complete and whole hearted
devotion to Sai Baba, all his calamities and dangers were warded off, land his welfare attended to by Baba (See "SAI SAT CHARITA CHAPTER XXV,
Page 133, 9th Edition 1980).
I would like to narrate here the recent Sai-Leela experienced by me. The 19
year old boy Canesh came to our house at Vijayanagar from M.T.S. Railway
Colony (about 5 Kms. from our house) on the evening of Thursday 7th April,
1985 and told me as follows:
His elder Brother Sri S. Ramani (who is working in Railway Workshops, Hubli
as a Fitter) had left Hubli on the night of 5-4-85 for "TIRUVARUR" (a famous
Town in South India) along with his friends to attend the marriage of his
friend and co-worker Sri. Vijayakumar there fixed on 7th April 1985. After
attending the marriage, he left Tiruvarur by Train all alone on the same
afternoon at 1 p.m. (7.4.85) for Hubli Via. Madras and Bangalore. He reached
Mayavaram Junction at about 3-30 p.m. where he had to change and catch the
train for Madras at 5 p.m. While boarding the train at "Mayavaram" he
slipped and fell down on the platform, his head dashing against a stone. He
was seriously injured on the head and blood was flowing from his mouth and
head. The station staff at Mayavaram identified him from the Railway pass,
he was having in the "Money purse" found inside in his shirt pocket. After
giving First Aid treatment to him, they rushed him to Tanjore General
Hospital by a Special Van. After admitting him there in the Hospital at
about 8-30 p.m., they transmitted the news of the accident to the parents of
the Boy at Hubli through the Railway, 'Microwave', which was received by
them at about 10-30 p.m. on the same night (7-85). As the father of the boy
was seriously ill and bed ridden, his mother with her co-brother's son (Sri.
Natarajan) left Hubli by "Night Bangalore Bus" at 11 p.m. After reaching
Bangalore early morning at about 6 a.m. on 8-4-85, they engaged a Special
Taxi and reached Tanjore at about 9 p.m. the same day. They saw the boy at
10 p.m. in the Hospital. The boy was in a "Coma" (unconscious from the time
he met with the accident) and the doctors did not give any hope of his
survival.
On 10th April ‘85, his cousin brother Natarajan gave an 'Express Telegram'
asking the boy's Father Sri. Srinivasan to immediately proceed to Tanjore to
see his son's face for the last time. The telegram was received by the boy's
father at about 11 p.m. the same day. Sri. Srinivasan a staunch devotee of
Sai Baba, rushed to the Pooja Room and prayed before Baba (his eyes welled
with tears), "Baba, kindly save my son, I am unable to move from the house
as I am severely attacked with Asthama". Then he prostrated before Baba's
photo. He did not have a wink of sleep throughout the night and he was
uttering Baba's name the whole night.
Early Thursday Morning (11-4-‘85) Baba prompted him to send his son Canesh
to our house in the evening (after attending his college studies) and attend
"Baba's Arathi" in our house and pray to Baba to save his son's life.
I did evening Arathi to Baba at 6 p.m. and prayed to Baba to save his son.
Then I took Ganesh to Sri K.R. Gopinath's house for weekly Bhajan, it being
thursday. At the end of Bhajan, all the devotees observe 2 mts. silence,
praying for the welfare of the whole universe. Before the close of the
"Bhajan", I appealed to all Sai Brother and Sisters (assembled) to pray to
Baba to save Sri. Srinivasan's eldest son, Ramani's life, who was lying
unconscious at Tanjore Hospital.
When I opened my eyes after observing two minutes' silence, Baba with a
smiling face, made gestures to me saying: "Why fear, when I am here? Cast
all your burdens on me, I shall surely bear them." I told the boy Ganesh to
go home without any anxiety and also sent word to his father, "not to worry
as Baba had responded to our prayers" and his son would be saved by Him. I
also gave him Baba's Udi to be sent to his Brother at Tanjore Hospital.
Wonder of wonders!! Sri. Srinivasan received a message through Railway
Microwave on 12-4-1985 that his Son Ramani regained consciousness at 8-45
p.m. (exactly at the time when Baba made gestures to me in Sri. Gopinath's
house (Prayer Hall) and he need not go over to Tanjore as his son would be
discharged after a week or so. This pleasant news was conveyed to us by
Ganesh on the morning of 13-4-‘85.
Dear Sai Bandhus, see, how kind is our Mother Saitowards Her children. If
one surrenders to our Samartha Sadguru Sai with Tan, Man, Dhan (Body, Mind
and Wealth) one need not fear anything in this world, Our Sai is the Boat
which will safely carry us across the ocean of this "Samsara" (Mundane
Existence) to Eternal Bliss.
R. Radhakrishnan,
Hubli - 580 032. (Karnataka)
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Sai Amrit Vani at Veena Maa's place

OMSAIRAM!
Today i was being called at Veenaji's place by BABA.As
i reached there a bit early,i spoke with Veena Maa and
Ashok uncle about BABA's leelas.
I asked Veena Maa to place my Sai Chalisa and my 2
lockets of SAI BABA in her mandir.As i went inside her
mandir........i saw UDI on BABA's Photos,IDOLS,and
Water was coming from the Charans and was being
collected in the plate.Immediately Veena Maa called me
and i could see my locket and Sai Chalisa being
blessed with UDI......OTHER LOCKETS WERE ALSO BLESSED
WITH UDI.This was before the Sai Amrit Vani . Today
also someone brought BABA's IDOLS.... Within no time
the statue was blessed with Udi, lot of Udi. The
persons attending the Sai Amrit Vani in person were
more than 90. We could see the parts of the bhog on
the lips of Baba. Different things were there on lips
of Baba indifferent photos and statue.· More than 90
boxes Prasad were blessed with Udi and People/devotee
collected the Udi on the papers. Sri Sai Amrit Vani
started exactly at 11:04AM and Noon Aarti exactly at
12:00 Hrs. followed by brief Meditation and the
prayer, 108 points from Sai Satcharitra were read ...
and finally distribution of Prasad. Today i met a new
Forum member Kanika. Ashok ji came and introduced her
saying she is from your Forum.I felt very happy and
thanked BABA. All these experiences are difficult to
put in words.
Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.
OMSAIRAM
Dipika Duggal

 

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Satsang FAITH CONQUERS AND DEVOTION PAYS (June 1986)

 

FAITH CONQUERS AND DEVOTION PAYS (June 1986)
SAI, This magical name takes you to places and brings you rewards beyond all
your expectations and out of all proportions.

Until a few years ago I had absolutely no knowledge about Sai Baba, but it
all began with a doctor, Mr. Choudhari. He is the person who has helped me
to develop this faith and devotion in Sai Baba.

I shall now narrate to you a few of my many encounters with Sai Baba. I had
done very badly in my XII Std French paper and had absolutely no hopes of
passing. Dada, (as I call Mr. Choudhari) told me to have faith in Sai Baba
and that He said would surely help me. Three days before my results I was
extremely tensed up when my sister came and said that a girl who claimed to
be a friend of mine had said to her that I had passed with 57%. I was
overjoyed but calmed down immediately thinking that someone must have fooled
her. When I narrated this incident to Dada, he said "Had I not told you that
Sai Baba would help you. Now that He has come in the form of your friend
saying that you have passed with 57%, I assure you that you shall be getting
a higher percentage than this." When I collected my results I was surprised
to see that I had passed with a First Class. Till today I have not known who
that girl was who claimed to be my friend. So this was my first encounter
with Sai Baba.

Truly enough, after this incident I became an ardent devotee of His, started
praying everyday without fail and even started fasting on Thursdays.

He has helped me throughout my academic career and in some subjects where I
felt I was not prepared at all, I had only to take Sai Baba's name and my
pen would start moving automatically completing the paper with no difficulty
at all.

I was working in a private firm and studying at the same time. I prayed to
Sai Baba to give me a good job and I had offers of jobs in Airlines and
Banks to make a choice from. I chose the Airlines job as desired by Sai Baba
because nothing is possible without His wishes.

Today I find a lot of things happening on their own which have made me happy
and I would give the entire credit to Sai Baba and to Dada.
It is rightly said that all things are possible to Him that believeth. Never
give up, Never yield, keep faith, keep worshipping.

Miss Madhu Sharma
Bombay-400029.


The experiences of Devotees as published in Shri Sai Leela Magazine, can be
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Satsang Introspection

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

Satsang SAI's GUIDANCE

SAI's GUIDANCE

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

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

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

(1) Dakshina:- Gratuity

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

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


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

 

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Satsang Sri Sai Amrit Vani - 02/23/2006

23rd Feb 2006
Jai Sai Ram

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

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

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

Jai Sai Ram

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

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

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

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

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


Jai Sai Ram.

Ashok Gupta
akg_vg@bol.net.in

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

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

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

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

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

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Satsang SRI SAI BABA'S GRACE (JUNE 1986)

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

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

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

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

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

Dr. A.R. GovindRao
Adyar, Madras 600 020.
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Satsang SAI's COMPASSION

 

SAI's COMPASSION

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

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


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

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Satsang Let us all begin once again

Begin again

This is for all those people who have trapped themselves in a cage of unhappiness and have found that somehow they have lost the actual person they used to be.. Just because one friend betrayed their trust- they stopped trusting..Just because one past problem thought them to worry --they anticipated that the future is full of problems..Just because they cried once-- they forgot how to smile..Just because one lie changed their life forever- they forgot to believe in all the truths...

Begin again!!!!!

Life is beautiful and you just have one life to live..What ever happened was past..Past is gone...but u still have a life to live..Live it with love, live it with a hope, live it with a dream, and most importantly -- Live it with a smile!!! Ur heart is your Life-partner and will always be with u no matter what --so listen to your heart...and trust in ur heart once again and---------

Begin Again !!!!!!!!!

One of the best things we can do in our lives is this:
Begin again.
Begin to see yourself as you were
When you were the happiest and strongest you've ever been.
Begin to remember what worked for you
(and what worked against you),
And try to capture the magic again.
Begin to remember how natural it was when you were a child --
To live a lifetime each day.
Begin to forget the baggage you have carried with you
For years:
The problems that don't matter anymore,
The tears that cried themselves away,
And the worries that are going to wash away
On the shore of tomorrow's new beginnings.
Tomorrow tells us it will be here every new day of our lives;
And if we will be wise,
We will turn away from the problems of the past
And give the future -- and ourselves -- a chance
To become the best of friends.
Sometimes all it takes is a wish in the heart to let yourself ..
Begin again.

 

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Satsang O! THE EMBODIMENT of DIVINITY, O! THE SAI of SHIRIDI

SAI's DIVINITY

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

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

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


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

 

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All About Sri Sai Amrit Vani

Jai Sai Ram

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jai Sai. Ram
Ashok Kumar Gupta

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The experiences of Devotees as published in Shri Sai Leela Magazine, can be read at www.saileelas.org/magazines/SAILEELA/exp.htm

 

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Today's happening - Miracle beyond imagination

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

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

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

M.G.K.Murthy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


The experiences of Devotees as published in Shri Sai Leela Magazine, can be read at www.saileelas.org/magazines/SAILEELA/exp.htm

 

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