Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI Published Bi-Weekly Issue 12/2004 10-06-2004 Please visit our Web site: http://www.saidarbar.org THIS ISSUE CONTAINS: 1. THE GLORY - - E-MAGAZINE 2. VISWASAIDARBAR 3. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE 4. SAI PHILOSOPHY 5. WHAT IS SAIDARBAR? 6. SAI IN LETTERS 7. CORRESPONDENCE COURSE ON BHAGAVAD -GITA 8. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY 9. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES 10. SAI WITH CHILDREN 11. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES 12. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES 13. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS 14. EDITOR'S DESK ------------------------- 1. THE GLORY - - E-MAGAZINE Please visit: http://www.ebooks.vijishvanya.com/shirdi/emagazine.htm --- -------- 2.VISWASAI DARBAR: would you like to join? Visit http://www.saidarbar.org/viswasaidarbar.htm For further details contact saidarbar --- ---------------- 3. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE: June 1911: Kashinath Govind Upasani visited Shirdi for the first time at the age of 41 years. June 1929: Hemadri Pant (Anna Saheb Dhabolkar) completed writing Sai Satcharitra in Marathi. June 1940: Sakhram Balvanth, a staunch devotee of Baba and an advocate from Nashik passed away at the age of 67 years due to heart attack. --- -------------- 4. SAI PHILOSOPHY: SAI PHILOSOPHY FROM THE DIARY OF SAI.BA.NI.SA. These messages are the outcome and essence of the dream sequences of Saibanisa as given by Lord Sainath, which reflect the Sai Philosophy and his high thinking. They carry a sense of deep meaning and are generally thought provoking, enough to set one's thinking process. Translated and presented by RAGHU RAMAN SATULURY 96) 9th March, 1997: There is no need to wear "SAFFRON" robes to show your "RENOUNCEMENT" of the world. Be detached mentally and work silently for "SELF REALIZATION" 97) 12thMarch, 1997: To desire ruin of others is beastly and to desire good for others is humanity. Love is divine and born out of this very cause. Extend love towards fellow beings for realization of "GOD" 98) 20thMarch, 1997: I prefer those who constantly utter my name rather than to those who worship my "IDOL" mechanically. 99) 27thMarch, 1997: Some people rob others of riches without being noticed. Some people do the same thing with pretence of love and affection. Both belong to the same class. 100) 29thMarch, 1997 I shall expose, and punish those erring. When in distress think of me. I shall come to you in some form or other to offer my protection. --- ---------- 5. WHAT IS SAIDARBAR? For answer please browse: http://www.saidarbar.org/saidarbar1.htm --- --------------- 6. SAI IN LETTERS: Madhusudhan Nori, Hyderabad, India nomavi SAI IN LETTERS (Saibanisa's letters to his Son) http://www.saidarbar.org/HTML/ocean_of_mercy/sai3.jpg Translated from the Telugu original into English by Sri Sai Devotee Madhusudan Nori. Secunderabad - 28 February 2000. I request the readers to read first Sri Sai Satcharitra in English by Late Sri Nagesh Vasudev Gunaji, before reading these letters. http://www.geocities.com/seenukv/day-01-thu.htm OM SAI HYDERABAD 11 February 1992 Letter - 37 (Chapter - 39) Dear Chakrapani, Sri Hemadri Pant described in detail Sri Sai's knowledge of Sanskrit and construction Of Booty Wada (Stone Masonry mansion built by Sri Booty with blessings of Sri Sai) in this chapter. Love and adoration of Sri Sai, by the residents of Shirdi village, has been narrated in this chapter. Particular time and place have not been specified for taking Sri Sai's name but anyone can meditate on HIS name at any place and time. Sri Sai interpreted well a sloka (poem) in Sanskrit language from Srimad Bhagawad Gita (A Hindu classic in which Lord Krishna enlightens Arjuna before the commencement of the battle at Kurukshetra in Mahabharata). Note the subtle way in which Sri Sai pricked the inflated balloon called ego of Sri Nanasaheb Chandorkar, who prided himself to be an expert Scholar of Sanskrit language. The purpose of education is acquisition of knowledge by each and every individual and dispelling the darkness of ignorance from others. But Nanasaheb's knowledge of Sanskrit made his ego bloat up. Sri Sai, during his conversation with Nanasaheb, explained the meaning of the Sanskrit sloka (poem) and its nuances in a simple language and subdued Nanasaheb's ego. Imagine what could be the message being conveyed to us by Sri Sai through such incidents. I will now write the aspects, of that Sanskrit Sloka, liked by me, so read on. Driving away ignorance is acquiring knowledge and wisdom. Expelling darkness is obtaining light. Eradication of the principle of duality is being aware of non-dualism. When we think in terms of these strains, we remember the wise words of our elders. If you do no harm to your contemporaries it is as good as doing a favor to them. If you desist from deriding GOD and YOGI (GOD realized soul) it is as good as worshipping them. Aren't these words full of wisdom? We must always remember these words in our minds. Now let us consider the Samadhi Mandir (a place of permanent rest and temple) built by Sri Gopal Mukund Booty in Shirdi. Are you astonished by Sri Sai simultaneously appearing in a dream on a night to Shyama and Booty and telling them to build a wada (mansion) along with a temple for him? We can understand from this occurrence that Sri Sai is GOD himself and hence HE can simultaneously appear, either in his physical form or as a vision in a dream, to HIS devotees at different places. Sri Sai, when HE was alive in HIS physical form in Shirdi in those days, simultaneously appeared in a dream as a vision to two devotees and told them what HE wanted them to do. In the present times, when Sri Sai is no longer physically present in Shirdi, HE still appears as a vision in dreams of HIS devotees. We can infer from the foregoing that there is no Death for Sri Sai in those days, at present times and in future yet to come and that HE is Omnipresent at all times. I realized and accepted the statement, Baba and Muralidhara (one who holds flute – another name of Lord Krishna) are one and the same, made in this chapter as true. This realization happened on a Thursday 14 December 1989, the day your elder sister bought Panchaloha (an alloy of 5 metals) idols of Sri Sainath and Muralidhara at Bangalore and presented them to me. Your sister did not know much about Sri Sai on that day i.e. 14 Dec 89 and it is my firm belief that Sri Sainath himself inspired her to purchase those two idols and made her present them to me. In service of Sri Sai, Your father. --- --- 7.JOIN CORRESPONDENCE COURSE ON BHAGAVAD -GITA: http://www.gita-society.com/lessons/saigita.htm ------------------------------- 8.QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY: (By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao) "Shashi": shashi_31 81. don't habituate to preach. That increases the ego. Bind your heart with pious thoughts and practice them. Believe all your hardships are of Me. Think that your body is purely temporary. 82. Know the difference between the `GUNA' and `GUNI'. Hate sin but not the sinner. Do not think that all shall remain thankful to you. 83. Whatever work you do, do it with full devotion (Aradhana and Maharadhana). Make your life fruitful. Do not lose your mental balance on getting happiness or unhappiness. They always follow one another. 84. Learn to sympathize with bad people and also love those who follow the path of Adharma. Then only your lives will have Divine Bliss. 85. Do not compel anybody to do anything that is not to their liking. Grief and hardships are not the result of Karma but of lust. The main cause of this are selfish thoughts and passion. You will be righteous, if you remove your Ahankara and Mamakara. 86. You will be trapped if you go into the worldly vanavasa. All this is because of your mind. You reap results in accordance with your thoughts and deeds. 87. Don't discuss unnecessary things. That would bring you harm. Shed all your worries and have unflinching devotion and faith in Me. 88. One God, one Universe, one pure Spirit that is all the truth. 89. Complete surrender of the ego to the Divine "I" in man is the only way to reach this plan of harmonious vision. 90. Awake from the mental delusion and the seeming tangle of dualities. Rise above the intellect to higher planes of Truth- Conscious Bliss. To be continued… ------------------ 9. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES: >From a Sai devotee: I want to share with you a story of how Baba helped me in my times of utter need. I went overseas on a trip and forgot some important documents at home. I could not finish my assignment and return without having the documents. I called and had my family search my study for the documents. They kept saying that they could not find it. I was thousands of miles away and after all the money spent and travel time, I just felt stupid and useless. How was I going to face my peers? How was I going to face my Boss? I sat down in the Hotel room, prayed to Shri Sai Baba and started reading the Sai Satcharita Book, which I had taken along with me. The next day I called home again and had no luck. This happened the next day too. By that time, with nothing else to do, I had almost finished 3/4 of the book. Finally, resigning to the situation, I resolved to finish the book and prayed to Baba again. The fourth day the miracle happened. No sooner that I had finished reading the last page of the book, I got a phone call from my family saying they found the documents and were sending it to me by courier. My joy knew no bounds and my eyes were filled with tears. The documents reached me in a day and I finished my assignment and returned with great success. As it turned out that while packing my bags, I had put the documents in the inside cover of the portfolio, which I was not supposed to carry. On the third day, my uncle got a dream at 3 a.m. that the only place he had not checked was the portfolio cover and he woke up to see if the documents were there. This was the same time while I was about to finish the Sai Satcharita thousands of miles away. I do not know what else to say except that I bow and pray to Shri Sai. Strange are his ways to get things done. May peace be with you. --- -- 10. 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. Baba told before He took His Maha Samadhi that He is Muralidhar and would like to play in Booty Wada (Samadhi Mandir) with His devotees. So I started Krishna Leelas with effect from the first issue of New Year 2004. Study well and learn good manners. Tell your parents to read the Glory of Shirdi Sai - Fortnightly E-magazine and narrate Krishna Leelas from this magazine. Shifting to Vrindavan: Gokul was a small, peaceful, sleepy village before Krishna was born. But after that the village life was disturbed with all sorts of demons and witches and evil forces visiting the village. Also strange things kept taking place and only the grace of Lord Vishnu saved the poor villagers. It seemed misfortunes had befriended Gokul. Somehow things were managed. So the village elders met and expressed desire that they all shift to Vrindavan. Vrindavan was situated on the bank of river Yamuna and was a little woods. It was not very far from Gokul. It was full of green grass and was a beautiful and quiet place. The elders thought it right that their children should grow up there. Everyone Oked this decision. The makes returned to their homes and informed the womenfolk to start their packing. The same night the cowherds set off for Vrindavan. The cattle were driven first. The bullocks were attached to the carts. The women and children sat on bullock-carts along with their belongings. All of them were very excited. Even the dogs were excited as they ran after the bullock carts. Controlling the children was a difficult job as they were enjoying this adventure. The gopis were singing beautiful songs as the carts moved on their way. The shifting to Vrindavan was completed in peace and no incident occurred. When they reached Vrindavan they all became busy setting up their new homes. It was indeed a beautiful place. The river Yamuna flowed nearby and the sacred mountain Govardhana over-looked the place. The children and gopis were very happy at this new settlement. Each day the cowherds would take their cattle to graze in the lush green grasslands of Vrindavan. The region was very fertile and they could cultivate enough for their requirements. Krishna and Balaram grew in such environment. Other cowherds of their age were given calves to take out for grazing. Krishna and Balaram also requested that they be sent with cows. But Nand was fearful of the demons and other evil forces that were hell bent to harm them. Though there had been no such incident in Vrindavan, Nand did not want to take any risk. The memories of Gokul were still in his mind. But ultimately he had to give up to their demands and permitted them to go along with other cowherds. Both the brothers were very happy. They would leave home early in the morning along with their friends and the calves. The mothers would pack their lunches in neat white pieces of cloth. After leaving the calves to graze the boys would play for the whole day. Krishna would always lead them and they simply followed him. They would think of new games and ways of merriment. When they tired they would together sit under the shady trees and have their lunch. They used to share their lunch and each boy offered Krishna whatever all they had brought. Then they would take their afternoon rest and go in the woods to pick up fruits and berries. Their parents had given them instructions not to go deep into the woods and stay at the edge of forest where they usually played. They would return to their homes in the evenings their calves. The children played many games but Krishna's favorite game was hide and seek. At times he would simply disappear and let the other cowherds search him for hours. When they used to get tired he would appear before them smilingly. Sometimes the cowherds feared that he has fallen into some trouble but would ease up when they saw him smiling. Krishna also liked to play the flute. His flute recital was so melodious that whoever heard it just wanted to keep hearing it. Even the cows would forget grazing and used to come near him. The gopis too would leave all their important work and rush to listen to his flute. They would even start dancing. Even the birds stopped chirping. All of them were passing their days happily in Vrindavan. ……..To be continued. --------------------------- 11. ARTICLES FROM SAIDEVOTEES: "Arun Reddy" : arunreddy_n Bhakthi Maala : On this GuruPoornima day, humbly we offer our obeisance at thy Lotus Feet. Bless us with the choicest gifts from Your Treasure Box. Sri Hemadpant came to Shirdi on account of the stored merit of his Punyakarmas. You were standing in the corner of Sathe's wada. He ran, prostrated before you. Joy knew no bounds. He found more than what he had heard from Nana Chandorkar. All his senses were pacified and he forgot thirst and hunger. As he touched Your sacred feet, he began a new lease on life. You held his hand and never let go. Gaulibuva came for your Divya Darshan every year and testified with great faith that you are Pandharinath Vithal incarnate, the merciful Lord of the poor and the helpless. Sri Dasganu had a desire to visit holy Prayag You showed with mercy, Ganga and Yamuna flowing from Your Toes. Such is the significance of Your holy feet. That is where live all the Thirthas of your Bhaktas. You came to Shirdi as a young lad. Just like Krishna, children looked at You with awe and old ladies' hearts swelled up with motherly affection. At Your very first Darshan, Mahalspati heart cried out, YA SAI and You became our Sai. Bless us with the same wealth that You blessed your Mahalspati with. Saint Gangagir came to Shirdi & seeing you carrying pitchers of water in both hands for watering the garden was amazed at Your Darshan and said, "Blessed is Shirdi that it got this precious Jewel; but He is not an ordinary fellow. As the land was lucky & meritorious, it secured this Jewell". Saint of Anandmath was lucky to find pure diamond like you. Such was the efficacy of Your Darshan that it quieted our Samsar. Just Your Darshan fulfilled Mr. Cholkar's desires. Mr. Sathe resorted to Your feet and seeing Your form, which was like eternal Brahma, luminous, spotless and pure, his mind became calm and composed. Such was the efficacy of Your Darshan that Bhakta Pant saw his guru in You and was blessed with fearlessness. Ramdas Bhakta devotee saw her beloved Deity Rama in You. Lala Lakshmichand was so happy to have Your Darshan that he was enrapt with Your Lotus Feet as a bee with a sweet smelling Rose. Kakaji Vaidya found that there was no benediction, no words, just Your Divya Darshan filled his whole being with peace. Darveshis came with their sick Tiger at Your door for You to cure him. Tiger's head hung down on account of luster on Your face. Such fortune to have death at Your Lotus Feet. Baba, On this GuruPoornima day, bless us with the Vision like you blessed Anandrao Pakhade. Let us decorate our Hridya simhasan with gold and diamonds of all Satwick vrittis. Reside our Deva, take Your Feet out of Your Kafni and let us change the directions of our lives towards the Satyapath. Let us direct all our senses towards our eyes wherein live You my Sai. We have placed Your Padukas in our heart. Murmur with Your sweet voice, Your eternal message that "THESE ARE THE FEET OF THE LORD". Baba, instill Your Shashwat Sandesh in our ears, "OH! WHAT IS THERE IN AKKALKOT, and WHAT IS THERE IN PRAYAG"? THE RANCHOD OF DWARKA IS IN SHIRDI. Come to our house for Bhiksha and let us serve You with our sweet devotion. Be pleased with it and placing Your Varda Hastha on our heads, comfort us by saying, "THESE FEET ARE OLD AND HOLY, YOU ARE CAREFREE NOW. PLACE ENTIRE FAITH IN ME AND YOU WILL SOON GET YOUR OBJECT." (A contribution by SathyaBhama Sharma, Maryland, USA) --- ---- 12. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES: 5/31/2004 21:07:53 –0700 Shirdi Saibandhu: saibandhu SaiRam! We would like to also invite you and your Saidarbar Parivaar for the Gurupoornima celebrations in Bay Area, CA on July 10th.We request your assistance in posting the GuruPoornima celebrations event invitation on your web-site and in your weekly newsletters. Appreciate your assistance. regards Saibandhus ---------------- 5/31/2004 11:25:46 –0400 "Sai Book Centre Canada": saibooks Sai Ram! Swami is God eternal. Sai Sat Charita is a wonderful book by Gunaji describng Swami's divine majesty. Reader's benefit tremendously by reading it because of the simplicity in His teachings. Our bookstore is a non-profit volunteer run organization. There is a steady request of Sai Satcharita by the spiritual seekers of many languages and cultural background. Please let me know how we can obtain the book in English and Tamil languages. We will be very obliged if you can provide the information of a supplier, the cost of the books etc at earliest convenience. Warm Regards, Sai Ram Subrata Mitra --- --- 5/31/2004 06:55:04 +1000 "Gaja Param" gajalakshmi_param SaiRam! Thank you for including me in your mailing list. I will read, the E- magazine "The Glory of Shirdi Sai" and then communicate with you. Regards, Gaja ----------------------------- 13. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS: Visit http://faith.Ocatch.com/index.html for Saidarbar -Chennai - India activities. Visit http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra/index.html for SAIDARBAR - Canberra - Australia activities. Visit http://www.viswasaidarbar.com for SAIDARBAR - London Activities. Visit http://www.saidarbarusa.org for SAIDARBAR - Walling ford Activities --- --------------------- himachandra Bollineni" hima_chandra Mon, 07 Jun 2004 13:57:59 –0700 Guru Poornima at HTCC Temple –U.S.A All Sai devotees, We are happy to inform you that HTCC Temple is celebrating Guru Poornima Celebrations at HTCC Temple on 1st July, 2004 - Thursday. The following will be the schedule of activities on Guru Poornima day. 6.30 A.M. Aarathi to Sri Sai Baba 12.30 P.M. Aarathi to Sri Sai Baba and prasadam distribution 6.30 P.M. Aarathi to Sri Sai Baba 7.00 P.M. Vyasa Pooja and Vishnu Sahasra Namam 8.30 P.M. Aarathi to Sri Sai Baba and prasadam distribution. In between the above programs, reading Sai Satcharithra, Nama Japam and Bhajans will be there subject to availability of time and devotees participation. Please inform the above program to all the devotees, participate in the celebrations and get the Blessings of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba. If you need any further information please visit www.htccwa.org. Thanks Sai Devotees --- -- Atlanta Sai Temple News" atlantasai Fri, 4 Jun 2004 09:25:24 -0400 Dear Sai Devotees, Our tradition of celebrating Sai Vrath on every Second Saturday continues...June 12, 2004 is the next pooja. Please bring your friends and family to witness this pooja and receive His blessings! SAI VRATH on June 12, 2004 between 3:00pm - 5:30pm Venue: Atlanta Sai Temple (NASSTA) 700 James Burgess Road, Suwanee, GA 30024 www.templeofpeace.org ------------------------------ 5/31/2004 21:07:53 -0700 Shirdi Saibandhu: saibandhu GuruPoornima celebrations in Bay Area, CA - Invitation SaiRam! We welcome all of you with family, to join us for SHIRDI SAI GURUPOORNIMA CELEBRATIONS Celebrations in the Bay Area, CA on July 10th (Saturday) in Sunnyvale between 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Venue: Las Palmas Park Building 850 Russet Drive Sunnyvale, CA (Located off of Remington Dr. and Spinosa Dr.) SaiBandhus --------------------- shanthi Thursday, June 03, 2004 2:07:30 PM Sai Darbar activities -Portland OR USA Sai Ram We had a wonderful 11th session of our Saidarbar on May 21st Friday. We started the session with OM, Gayatri and Sai Gayatri followed by Sai Ashtothram. We sang a Ganseh Bhajan. Then we read 15th & 16/17th chapters in Sai Satcharitra. Saidarbar was concluded with Aarti& Mahaprasad. Thank you for your support. Shanthi ------- info 7 Jun 2004 13:18:11 -0000 Guru Purnima / Bhoomi Pooja - July 2nd 2004 Shirdi Saibaba Temple Flushing, NY On Guru Purnima day this July 2nd, 2004, we will have much to celebrate as we break ground for the new Shirdi Saibaba Temple in Flushing, NY. It has taken us ten long years to reach this milestone. We can finally move out of the current temple setting in the house, into the temporary trailer room during the construction of the larger temple with all the requisite facilities: worship and meditation halls, library, kitchen and a dining area. The house will make way for the new temple on the same site. We welcome you to join us for the groundbreaking ceremony. This is a unique opportunity for you to participate in an auspicious ceremony for a sacred project. For information and schedules, please contact the Temple or visit the web site at www.dwarakamaishirdi.org ---------------------- "Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center": hamaresai Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center, invites you for the Bi Weekly Satsangh Please join us in the Satsangh and receive Sadguru Saibaba's blessings. NOTE: Bi-Weekly Satsanghs are devotee sponsored Satsanghs and the sponsoring devotee family/families will provide the maha-prasad. Incase you wish to sponsor one of the Satsanghs, please sign up on the Calendar at the Prayer center or let us know by sending a email to hamaresai and we will update you on details. Bow to Sri SAI, Peace be to ALL!! ------------------------------- " Shirdi Sai Jalaram Mandir" baba Mandir Activities & News: Mandir Patrika is now available online at out web site at www.babamandir.org Temple timings: Weekdays (except Thu) - 6.15pm to 7.00pm; Thu – 6.30pm to 9pm; Weekends – 9am to 7pm. Dhoop (Sandhya) Arathi performed on all days and in addition Noon (Madhyan) Arathi on weekends. All devotees are encouraged to sign up either by contacting temple committee members or by sending an email to baba to sign up for weekend volunteer service. ----------------------- SAIDARBAR - HYDERABAD. We will be happy to conduct TeleSatsanghs to cities out side Hyderabad and India on prior intimation. For further details please contact saidarbar --- ---- Now in collaboration with India in a book "The Glory of Shirdi Sai" is available in the form of E-magazine in the website http://www.ebooks.vijishvanya.com/shirdi/emagazine.htm We hope that readers will get benefited by going through this Bi-weekly Magazine, solely dedicated for the purpose of spreading Shri Shirdi Sai Philosophy across the Globe by the media of internet. 14. FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: All over the World, Shiridi Sai devotees will be celebrating Guru Purnima on 2nd July 2004. The Glory of Shirid Sai will be pleased to publish the activities in this regard from all the Sai centers. Individuals interested may send reports to Saidarbar SAIDARBAR, Hyderabad is planning to celebrate Gurupurnima in a humble way as per its established traditions. 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