Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI Published Bi-Weekly Issue 15/2004 22 -07-2004 Please visit our Web site: http://www.saidarbar.org THIS ISSUE CONTAINS: 1. SAI A BEACON FOR HUMANITY 2. THE GLORY - - E-MAGAZINE 3. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE 4. SAI PHILOSOPHY 5. SAI IN LETTERS 6. CORRESPONDENCE COURSE ON BHAGAVAD -GITA 7. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA 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. TELUGU SECTION 14. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS 15. EDITOR'S DESK ------------------------- 1. SAI A BEACON FOR HUMANITY Download from http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com --- -------- 2. THE GLORY - - E-MAGAZINE Please visit: http://www.ebooks.vijishvanya.com/shirdi/emagazine.htm --- ---------------- 3. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE: July 1941: All India Sai Samaj formed by H.H Narsima Swamiji at Madras. July 1953: Waman Rao Patil renounced the World and adopted Sanyas Ashram with a new name Shri Sai Sharana nanda. July 1976: Shri. Mota Maharaj, a great Saint of Gujarat left his mortal coils at the age of 78 years ------------------------- 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. 111) 31st December 1997: When you seek help from a person in powerful position for materialistic needs, you are left without peace of mind. When you seek help from a spiritually elevated person you are richly benefited. 112) 15th July, 1997: People constantly chanting and thinking of "LORD KRISHNA" may not get longevity, but have the satisfaction of attaining the Lord. 113) 16th August 1997: Your religion is of no consequence. It is the burning desire to seek the "SUPREME", should matter most. 114) 4th July 1993: Where ever we reside is our home and with whom ever we interact are our people. Lead an amicable life with out differences. 115) 11th July 1993: I am the teacher and the taught. I am the donor and also the donee. --- ------------------------ 5. 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 ----------------------- LETTER -40 OM SAI Hyderabad 14.02.92 Letter – 40 (Chapter – 42) Dear Chakrapani, I cannot express in words the relationship that exists between this chapter and my life. I have read with reverence Sri Sai Satcharitra many times. Whenever I did devotional reading of chapters 42, 43 and 44, I was transported to 1918 and used to contemplate on Baba's attaining Mahasamadhi (soul departing from the physical body). Once when I was in such state on contemplation, a thought occurred in my mind – whether it would be possible for me to see, now at this present time, the scene of Baba's attainment of Mahasamadhi in 1918? I prayed to Sri Sai thus – "Sainath you have attained Mahasamadhi in the year 1918. Even now your soul is moving amongst your devotees (Sai Bandhus) and is filling the void created by your not being physically present Amongst us. Can you please make it possible for me to experience at this present time that feeling experienced by your devotees in 1918 when you attained Mahasamadhi?" thus I pleaded to my father Sri Sai. A Conviction, that Sri Sai definitely satisfies the wishes of HIS devotees, took roots in me. That conviction of mine attained a form to become apparent in the month of January 1992. I am about to write the details of that experience, so please read on with devotion. My recourse to Sai, who fed me, educated me and who was husband of my aunt (mother's younger sister) was Sri Upadhyayula Pereswara Somayajulu garu. He became a believer of Sri Sainath in 1991 and undertook devotional reading of Sri Sai Satcharitra. He expressed a desire to go on a pilgrimage to Shirdi. He could not accompany me on the pilgrimage to Shirdi during December 1991 due to unavoidable circumstances. He became a grand father on 12 January 1992, and the newborn male baby was christened Sai Shankar. Days passed by peacefully. The sea is also calm and serene just before arrival of a storm. He became unwell, was suffering and expressed a desire on 23 January 1992 – Thursday – to see me. I went to see him at 10 AM on next day 24 January 1992. He embraced me with tears in his eyes and conveyed that he cannot explain and express the pain he was suffering from. We took him to a doctor in the evening. The doctor advised that he be admitted in a big hospital. We immediately took him to a reputed nursing home and admitted him there. A team of specialists examined him, and we were told that his condition is critical and sinking. We were advised to intimate by telegram all relatives about the critical status of his health. A week earlier than this day an auspicious date, for Gruhapravesham (a religious house warming ceremony) of his newly constructed house, was fixed for 12 February 1992. He was suffering like the legendary Bhishmacharya (of the epic Mahabharatha), on the deathbed in the nursing home. Would it be possible for him to take part in the religious ceremony of Gruhapravesham of the newly built house, at an expense of Rs. 3 lakhs? Such a thought occurred in my mind. In the past when Sri Sai was unwell, Sri Gopal Mukund Booty and other devotees also harbored similar thoughts on whether or not Sri Sai will enter and sanctify the newly built Wada (stone masonry building) at an expense of Rs. 1 lakh by Sri Booty. Not knowing what I should do in such a situation I did Namasmarana (devotional chanting of Lord's name). Thinking that it would be better if there was another auspicious day before 12 February 1992, I discussed the issue with his brothers and went to a priest's house, which is situated close by to the nursing home. The priest called me to enter his Puja room (a room with altar where prayers are offered). I felt the feeling of being invited by the benign smile on the face of Sri Sainath's portrait placed in the altar, and I considered that as a good omen. An oil lamp was lit in front of the idol of Sri Sainath in the altar; the light from that lamp lit a ray of hope in my heart. That priest fixed an auspicious time as 9:49 AM on 29 Jan 92 Dasami (10th day of moon in a 15 day waxing / waning period) for Gruhapravesam. I did shashtanga namaskar (An act of obeisance to the almighty by stretching oneself fully in prone position on the floor, to Sri Sai in the altar and walked out courageously. I told all relatives that the auspicious moment for Gruhapravesham of the newly constructed house will now take place at 9:49 AM on 29 January 1992. I have also conveyed this piece of news to my ailing uncle. He expressed a doubt whether he would stay alive till that date. He was 73 years old, had no children of his own but had borne the expenses for feeding and educating many children of his relatives and extended family. I am one amongst those children who benefited from his generosity. These virtuous acts of his will make him go through the Gruhapravesham ritual of his newly built house on 29 Jan 92, as the revised auspicious moment for the occasion was fixed in Sri Sai's presence. The Doctor was expressing no hope for the patient to take part in the ritual on this revised auspicious moment. We left the responsibility, for what and how the event is going to take place on Sri Sainath. 9th principle, out of 11 principles pronounced by Sri Sainath, is " You transfer your burdens on to me and I will bear them." The present situation is a test for Sri Sai, and also is a test for the faith held by Sai devotees. He, my uncle, stopped eating food from 23 Jan 92, was not in a position to eat anything. By the grace of Sri Sai he drank a glass of buttermilk on 27 Jan19 92. He was meditating on Sri Sai's name and was eagerly waiting for the auspicious moment of 29 Jan19 92 to arrive. 27th Jan19 92 night went off peacefully. He commenced his fight with death with new vigor on 28 Jan 1992. All the relatives were apprehensive about the Gruhapravesham taking place due to his physical condition, hence were visiting him in the nursing home and going back. The doctors gave him a sedative to relieve him of the unbearable pain being suffered by him. He woke up with a charming smile on his face on 29 Jan19 92. Although there was a smile on his face, the expressions on the faces of doctors present there reflected anxiety indicating hopeless situation. There was still a period of 2 hours for the auspicious moment of Gruhapravesham. I was getting a feeling that the ray of hope in me was flickering and was about to be extinguished by wind. Patient's eyes were reflecting his desire to be present at the Gruhapravesham of his newly built house. I went to the priest's house and saw the peaceful cum gentle smile on the face of Sri Sainath in the picture. HIS devotees are being thrown about here and there in a storm. What is the significance of the gentle smile on Sri Sai's face? An unexpected courage surged within me. I narrated the situation to the priest. He referred to the almanac and said that Dasami (10th day of 15 days moon phase) commences from 9 AM and hence the Gruhapravesham ceremony can be performed soon after that. I returned immediately to the Nursing home, sanctified the patient by giving him a vibhuthi bath (an act of rubbing / smearing the body with sacred ash), made the patient to wear new clothes, brought an ambulance at 8:30 AM to take him to his newly constructed house. The doctors were not agreeing to the patient being moved in such a manner. I prayed to Sri Sai. This is a test put by Sri Sai. I gathered courage and took the patient to the newly constructed house. All relatives were eagerly waiting for the arrival of Sri Somayajulu garu. All eyes were focused on the patient being brought out lying on a stretcher from the ambulance, but the eyes of the patient were focused on his new house. I was silently chanting Sri Sai's name every moment, the clock struck 9 in the morning, musicians started playing Sannayi / Shehnai (a wind instrument), the patient cannot walk, he is lying on a stretcher, his wife and my aunt was standing by his side with a pumpkin in her hands, the priest was standing next to her. All of us entered the new house together accompanied by priest chanting mantras and musicians playing Sannayi. I understood then the significance of the benign smile radiating from Sri Sainath's portrait. We were all mentally disturbed and anxious to a great extent about what was going to happen but Sri Sainath smilingly accepted as well as took over the burden of Gruhapravesham and made HIS 9th principle come true. In other words Sri Sainath kept HIS word and ensured that the Gruhapravesham ceremony took place smoothly. Is not this a Sri Sai Leela (miracle)? Is not this a proof and witness to the 11 principles enunciated by HIM? Pause and think about what you have read so far. Develop faith and trust only in HIM. I will continue writing about the subsequent events in my next letter. In service of Sri Sai, Your father. --- -------- 6.JOIN CORRESPONDENCE COURSE ON BHAGAVAD -GITA: http://www.gita-society.com/lessons/saigita.htm ------------------------------- 7. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA Swamy" : svswamy1 19 Jul 2004 16:18:01 –0000 Sai Ram.Let us now proceed with exploration of the Spiritual Gems from Chapter 12 of Sai Satcharitra. It is not that we have really exhausted Sai's Spiritual Treasury in the earlier chapters/locations in the sea. As we keep on reading Satcharitra and keep of meditating on Sai's teachings, He keeps giving more and more insights as needed by the devotee. Sai Ram. This Chapter describes the experiences of some of His devotees during His Physical Incarnation in Shirdi. Before that, however, as usual, Shri Hemadpant gives us some invaluable Spiritual Gems. "We have seen before, that the purpose or object of Divine Incarnation is to protect the good and destroy the wicked. But the mission of the Saints is quite different. To them the good and the wicked are the same. First they feel for the evil-doers and set them on the right path." Here is a beautiful insight. God in the unmanifest form is really compassionate to one and all, good and bad. But since the society is getting adversely affected, He takes the role of Siva and cleans up the society by absorbing the evil into Him. He/She takes an incarnation as a Rama, Krishna, Durga etc., so that the good can lead a virtuous life. Saints also set the evil doers on the right path by calling them to themselves at the right time and by destroying their evil thoughts by their power. Sai Ram. "They are like the Agasti to destroy the Bhava-sagar (the ocean of wordly existence) or like the Sun to the darkness of ignorance. The Lord (God) dwells in the Saints. In fact they are not different from Him. Our Sai is One of these, Who incarnated for the welfare of the devotees, Supreme in knowledge and surrounded with divine lustre, He loved all beings equally. He was unattached. Foes and friends, kings and paupers, were the same to Him." Sage Agastya is reputed to have taken the whole sea in the palm of his hand. Saints are one with the God/Para Brahma. So, they guide us in realizing the illusory nature of our worldly life and help us cross the seeming uncrossable sea of the world of karma. Bhava means to be. Being born. While we came into existence simultaneously with the manifest Brahman (we came out as Jeevatma and He manifests as various Gods), we have forgotten our real origin and so are trapped in the world of actions and effects of our actions, desires and consequent pleasures and sorrows. Our individual minds are caught like ships without proper sails and rudders on a stormy sea. Sai and other Saints are the refuge of such souls and they help the individual souls to reach the safety of the shore of non-dualism and nishkama karma. Sai Ram. This ignorance or forgetting one's real nature is like darkness. So even if one has eyes, one can't see the real nature of objects. Thus, in the darkness, one may come across a coiled rope and may get afraid because it could be a snake. Unless a light is procured one can't see and decide whether the coiled object is a rope or snake. Saints are Sadgurus, and Guru is one who destroys the spiritual darkness through real Jnana. In Gita too, Bhagawan Sri Krishna tells Arjuna that a Jnani is one who sees the Lord everywhere and is one to whom all are equal since all are part of the One. So, a Brahmin, a Dog, one who eats a dog, all are equal in his eye. From a scientific point of view too, all matter is made of energy. All differences are at a superficial level and the differences are for the benefit of sentient beings. The innermost core, the essence of spirituality is energy. "Hear His powers. For the sake of devotees, He spent His stock of merits and was ever alert to help them. But the devotees could never approach HIM, unless He meant to receive them. If their turn did not come, Baba did not remember them, and His Leelas could not reach their ears. Then, how could they think of seeing Him?" Sai Ram There is a Telugu proverb, "Sivajna lenidi cheemaina kuttadu." Even an ant can't bite one without the permission of Sri Siva, who pervades the whole universe and is thus also Vishnu. In Satcharitra itself, it is told by Baba that not even a leaf moves without God's will. So, visiting a sacred place and meeting a saint can come about only if God/Saint wills it. Either they will not get the thought of seeing him or even hearing about the greatness of the saints. It is not that God/Baba does not remember the person. Till the time is ripe, He doesn't interfere. That is why God is called Kshetrajna (the knower of the Field) and the Jeevatma is the Kshetra. God knows when what karma is coming to fruition and God being so merciful teaches the appropriate lesson through the fruits of karma. "Some men desired to see Sai Baba's but they did not get any opportunity of taking His darshan, till His Mahasamadhi. There are many such persons, whose desire for Baba's darshan was not thus satisfied. If these persons, believing in Him, listen to His Leelas, their quest for milk (darshan) will be, to a great extent, satisfied by the butter-milk (Leelas). If some persons went there by sheer luck and took Baba's darshan, were they able to stay there longer? No. Nobody could go there of his own accord, and nobody could stay there long even if he so wished. They could stay there, so long as Baba permitted them to stay, and had to leave the place when asked to do so by Baba; so everything depended of Baba's will." As mentioned above, Baba was a Kshetrajna. He knew when to do what with respect to a devotee. He also knew when to send a devotee to the care of some one else or to give an indication that He is one with the other Saints. Baba Himself used to say, Allah Malik, God is the supreme. Since He was perfect and without ego, He was one with Him. Sai Ram. Yours truly, SV Swamy --- ----------------------------- 8.QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY: (By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao) "Shashi": shashi_31 111. Do not blow your own trumpet. Boasting exposes your emptiness. Truth has no trumpet. 112. All mundane joy is interlaced with failure, disease, sorrow etc. Life is such. Take all knocks bravely, get up after each fall, wipe off the tears, smile and keep moving. 113. You are all uncomfortable among yourselves. There is no doubt that you desire happiness, but you are unwilling and unable to go back and try finding joy in worldly pleasures. You are all laden with family and social responsibilities and you have to be very much in the world. Establish in peaceful spiritual heights. 114. You are struggling to enter the enviable second group. Then how shall you transcend the `BUDDHI' and attain lasting happiness? 115. Cast off the feeling, I am the doer. And then you get understanding of your true nature as the ever perfect, blissful Atman and your relationship with God. The consequent resignation to the will of the Divine brings true happiness in its wake. You know that the most promising of your plans can crash in total failure, against all hopes and calculations. 116. What you thought would give you happiness can turn into a source of great disappointment and anguish. You must be aware of your limitations. 117. God is not only the one, who dispenses the fruit of the actions, but He is also the doer of action. 118. Return love for hate like unto sandal wood which imparts fragrance even to the axe that cuts it. 119. Free from passion and pure in life, he feels another's joy and sorrow as his own. The friend of all, he knows no enemy, and is devoid of vanity, desire, greed, anger and excessive joy and fear serene in his mind, and his heart full of pity. Without any desires of the world, he wholly devotes himself to the service of God in thought, word and deed. Always patient, self-controlled, and righteous, he never swerves from the path of duty, nor does he ever mutter a harsh word against anyone, praying for honor to all and he claims none for himself, then God showers His blessings on such persons. 120. Fill your minds with thoughts of `SRADDHA' and `SABURI', love with compassion and the Divinity of individual and Renunciation and Service. To be continued… ------------------ 9. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:09:04 IST Humble Sai Devotee "Heartfelt Thanks to SaiNath I just wanted to share two of my experiences, and one just happened a few minutes ago, by Sai's Grace. I came very upset from office today evening. I have been beaten up as I have not heard of job extension, and above that the increased payments out of my personal savings to cover my wife's health condition, otherwise the agencies are chasing me through collection agencies etc. I have been very upset, over my life, my married life, and even my own existence. I told Baba, "My Karma is pressing me, if You wish You could have given me a better life, as I have been praying to You ever since I am born. What is the use of carrying this burden now, what happiness I have, there is no mental peace". But I decided, that I will not reduce my prayers, and instead from today I will do more. I read whatever prayer books I could find at home, today evening, everything I tried to recite out of frustration. All the while, I was just chanting without any feelings. It became 11.30 pm, I got into office conf call as usual. Someone knocked at my door. I was anxious, who will come inside now, at this hour. I angrily asked, without opening the door, "Who is it?", keeping the phone in one hand. He said "Your 3rd floor person, car neighbour". All the cars are parked outside in our apartment complex, on the open. It seemed to me that he has parked today next to mine today. Still I was not sure what was he knocking for. I angrily opened the door, and found a black person, handicapped standing. He handed over my car insurance paper kept in my car. I was more terrified and annoyed, how could he get this... He said mildly, "You have left your car's back windows both completely open. I just opened the car and found in this paper, your apartment number. Just came rushing to your apartment to tell you this. Please go down quickly as it is late night, and unsafe to leave your car like this.". I could not thank him, as I was startled. I had come back as early by 4.30 as I was upset, and all through these hours, my car has been there with windows fully open. It is a wonder that this person parked so late next to my car, as there are hundreds of spots available. I immediately ran down, and found my car safe, with the back windows fully open, as I had left by mistake due to heat. I prayed to Baba from my heart and thanked Him for coming at this hour and saving me like this. I closed the windows, checked the car several times. Baba came in the form of that neighbor, I must thank Him when I meet with Him next time. I hardly ever seen or spoken to that person, and mostly I have ignored him too. Sai, my Pranams to Your Lotus Feet, and thank You very much for avoiding any further calamity. Baba taught me again, that whatever I have got is the best, and I should thank Him for protecting me from further disasters. My life, just this one is never going to be sufficient to pay my debt Sadguruji. Another incident, I wanted to narrate which happened a week back. My computer at home got corrupted, and had to change the hard drive. I bought one too for a good price. Still I was in a dilemma. My friends and relatives told me it is a foolish idea as fixing and installing every software properly is a hell. Instead of the hard drive replacing, they said just scrap the computer and buy a better configuration from dell for a few hundred dollars more. I was thinking, looking at my monetary situation it was not possible to do that. On the long weekend Monday morning, as usual, on any decision I do, I did my prayers to Baba, and wrote the chits, prayed to Him sincerely, to correctly guide me in this matter. The chit came as "go ahead, fix this hard drive itself". So I boldly started. Everything went well and in an hr I formatted, and about to start loading windows. The very same drive not found error started appearing. I tried several possibilities. In that new drive manual itself, with Millennium, the same issue is reported, and they said I have to contact Microsoft only for a fix. By evening 5, I tried all things, called a friend too. He said he cannot help much, as he was also stuck up with similar one at home. Still he gave me some floppy to recover and try somethings. Nothing worked. By 9 pm I was exhausted. I started suspecting my decision, and went to my Baba's Shrine. Started talking to Him boldly, "You only suggested to fix this drive in the chit. Now, no one can help me. You have to rescue. I am exhausted". I lost hope in Baba too, because what can He do when I have tried all things, also in the new drive manual itself same problem reported, I thought. I shut the system and went to other things, cooking etc. I came back and started the same, something struck that I should set BIOS settings in a different way and modify. I did that, and it started functioning. By 10pm I got the computer back in shape. I went back to my Sai Shrine, felt Baba smiling at my wayward mind, more than normal. It again showed me that I depended egoistically on the skills I had, till all those were torn apart, Baba waited and then, He received me in His hands like a crying child consoled by his Mother." Sairam. --- -- 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. VYOMASURA: Kansa was very impatient and wanted to see the end of Krishna at any cost. One by one his powerful demons were being killed by this little boy. And the fear of his death haunted him most. But he did not give up and sent another powerful demon called Vyomasura to Vrindavan. On reaching Vrindavan Vyomasura carefully studied everything. Then thought of a plan and changed himself into a cowherd and mixed up among the other boys. He taught them new games, which they all played and enjoyed. Then he told them about a new game. He divided the boys into two groups. The larger group was to pretend as sheep and the smaller one as their guards. He would act as a thief and try to steal the sheep. Everyone liked the new game. And they pretended to be like sheep. Vyomasura used to take the boys pretending as sheep away and he put them inside a cave. Slowly the game did not interest them any more. Krishna followed the cowboy and saw him putting away the other boys in a cave. Krishna charged the demon cowboy who at once came back into his original form. Krishna caught hold of the sharp big tooth of the asura and twisted its neck so much that asura fell dead on earth with a deep groan. Krishna then released the other cowboys from the cave who held each other in fear. They had been shouting to the new cowboy that they were tired of the game and wanted to come out of the cave. Instead he kept pushing a new boy inside the cave. Once again they all thanked Krishna for saving their lives. Soon they all were back playing their favorite games in the green pastures. …To be continued. --------------------------- 11. ARTICLES FROM SAIDEVOTEES: Sevak" sevak 7/21/2004 06:56:28 -0700 Jai Sai Ram, Bow to the Kind Sai Who is the Abode of Mercy and Who is affectionate towards His devotees. By His mere darshan, He does away with their fear of this 'bhava' (samsar) and destroys their calamities. He was first Nirgun (formless), but on account of the devotion of His Bhaktas, He was obliged to take a form. To give liberation - self-realization to the Bhaktas is the mission of the saints, and for Sai - the Chief of them, that mission is inevitable. Those who take refuge in His Feet have all their sins destroyed and their progress is certain. Remembering His Feet, Brahmins from holy places come to Him and read scriptures and chant the Gayatri mantra in His presence. We, who are weak and without any merits, do not know what Bhakti is but we know this much, that though all others may leave us, Sai won't forsake us. Those whom He favors get enormous strength, discrimination between the Unreal and the Real and knowledge. Sai knows fully the desire of His devotees and fulfills the same. Hence they get what they want and are grateful. So we invoke Him and prostrate ourselves before Him. Forgetting all our faults let Him free us from all anxieties. He who being overcome with calamities remembers and prays Sai thus, will get his mind calmed and pacified through His grace. OM SHIRDI VASAYA VIDMEHI SAT-CHITANANDAYA DHEEMHI TANHO SAI PARACHODAYAT OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI Sevak --- ------------------ sainama D.Sankaraiah Hyderabad SELF AWAKENING INSTITUTION (SAI) Swami Vivekananda says, "Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this divinity within by controlling nature, external and internal". Ramakrishna Paramahamsa says, "Those who search God outside will never find Him". Sai Baba says "You need not go far or any where in search of Me. Barring your name and form, there exists in you as well as in all beings a sense of being or consciousness of existence. That is my self. Knowing this you see Me inside yourself as well as in all beings". Chapter XLIV of Sai Satcharita. Human birth is the best of all the 84-lakh creatures. It is said that Devas also will have to come down attain salvation through Human body. The only difference between a human being and other creatures is that the former is endowed with knowledge, which helps him in discriminating the real and unreal. It is also amply confirmed in all scriptures that Moksha (Liberation) is not to be sought in heaven or on earth. It is synonymous with self - realization. We believe in the existence of God; but we do not sincerely try to experience Him within us, as we are more conscious of the body than self. Every human being is a moving temple of God. Our body is a temple of our `self`. We do not go to a place of worship to see structure or the architectural beauty of the place. We go to worship or to pray the presiding deity of the temple. Similarly we have to give more importance to the self than the body. Sai Baba had advised Sri Vijayanand "Wealth and prosperity are transient and the body subject to decay and death". No doubt the soul is immortal. The author of Sai Satcharita has rightly put that one must be a saint to understand another saint, He further adds that one can measure the depth of seven seas or enclose the sky with cloth trapping but one cannot understand a saint. Such being the case any attempt to define Sai shows our egoism. Hence we surrender it His feet and venture to share the following views (inspiration of Sai) with devotee - readers. It is indisputable truth that Sai is not three and a half cubits long but an institution, which is invaluable immeasurable immortal, and beyond all limitations. Sai brother Krishnakumarji of Hyderabad, views Sai as self Analysis Institution. He conducts weekly satsangh for Parayana of Sai Satcharita, Sai Bhajan and Meditation under the auspices of Self-Analysis Institution. I wish to view Sai as Self-Awakening Institution. The latent powers of the self are awakened in this institution, so that the "Real" can be realized within ourselves. Thus `S` for Self, `A` for Awakening and `I` for Institution .It is learnt from Sai Satcharita, "The body, composed of five elements, is perishable and transient but the self within is the Absolute Reality, which is immortal and intransient. This pure being, consciousness are Brahman, the Ruler and controller of the senses and mind is "Sai" Now let us analyze what has been taught in this institution and what are the qualifications prescribe for admission into it. First and foremost thing to be done is to erase our "ego". When once it is annihilated without any trace of it, as assured by Sai, He Himself will enter into us and do every service. We should for get "I" and never take the credit of authorship for anything. We should always remember that the doer is Sai and we are only instruments in His holy hands. We will have to resort to the holy feet of a Realized Soul, who will be acting as a `guide` in our efforts to reach the destination. The perfect guide as stated in Sai Satcharita, takes us safely avoiding wolves, tigers on the way. The possibility of loosing the track in the jungle or falling into ditches can be avoided with the help of a guide D.Sankaraiah Hyderabad ……..To be continued. --- ---- 12. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES: a_kandukuri Saturday, July 17, 2004 11:05:37 PM Baba starts branch of Chennai Saidarbar Sairam! Congratulations on the opening of Saidarbar branch in Chennai. I pray BABA guide you in spreading the glory and philosophy of Sai to all those who seek His guidance in their life. Good luck and best wishes in this new dawn with the name of the lord on your lips. BABA bless us and guide us always. Humbly yours Anitha Kandukuri http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra ------------------------ 13. TELUGU SECTION Please visit: http://68.88.118.16/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm ----------------------------- 14. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS: 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 --- -------------------------- "Vijay Aggarwal" vijishvanya Sun, 13 Jun 2004 07:34:16 -0700 (PDT) Launch of E-Book "Sai A Beacon For Humanity" SaiRam! I am pleased to announce that we performed a SAI puja at Schwenks Ville, in Pennsylvania, USA and after that launched the "Sai - A beacon for Humanity" book in the electronic format on the internet, on 12 June 2004. It is available for download for SAI devotees all over the world at http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com We hope that SAI devotees all over the world will be benefited from this E-Book. SaiRam. Vijay Member, Saidarbar movement. --- -- Veeravalli sridhar veerasai Saturday, July 17, 2004 11:33:51 AM Baba starts branch of Chennai Saidarbar! SaiRam! I bow to Lord Shirdi Sai Baba is conducting this month's satsangh at Plot No. 28, Krishnan Koil Street, Thirunagar, Valasarawalkam, Chennai 600 087 on July 24 2004. The agenda is as follows: 5:45-6:30 PM Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana 6:30-7:00 PM Dhup Arathi 7:00-7:20 PM Satcharitha Parayana 7:20-7:30 PM Sri Shirdi Sai and Sri Ramanujacharya 7:30-7:45 PM Shirdi Sai Ashtotra Naamavali 7:45-8:20 PM Shirdi Sai Bhajans 8:20-8:45 PM Prasad Distribution Baba is starting a branch of Chennai Saidarbar at No. 148 Big Street, Triplicane, Chennai 600 005 on July 31 2004. I kindly request you to join the celebrations. At the feet of Lord Sai, Sridharvk --- SAIDARBAR USA.ORG Shirdi Sai Baba technical 7/20/2004 01:44:56 -0000 Next Satsangh on Sunday, 25 July 2004 in Wallingford, PA Dear Sai Bandhus, We invite you with your family and interested friends for the upcoming Sai Darbar and Satsang to be held at our SaiBandu Mahadev and Damini Patel's residence on Sunday, 25-July-2004. Venue: 212 Moore Road, Wallingford, PA 19086 Agenda: Assembly (between 5.30 - 6.00 p.m.) Ganesh Mantram - Guru Mantram - Ganesh Namavali - Shri Sai Ashtothram- Bhajans. Study Circle (Reading Chapter 20th from Shri Satcharita) - Brief presentation on recent visit to Shirdi by devotees –Aarati- Mahaprasad Bow to Shri Sai and Peace be to all. --- --- "sairam" : shirdibabasaisharan Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:16:42 –0000 Shirdi Sai bhajans on Thursdays from July 29 + Shej Arathi at Sai sharan Sairam! WE humbly request to start Shirdi Sai bhajan programme at casselberry temple from July 29'2004 from 7 PM to 8 PM. We request all BABA devotees to attend the programme. We also have Babas regular Shej Arathi at Sai Sharan -5230 Cona reef court, Orlando, Florida 32810-4075 and we will be having probably at 8:35 PM Sri sai sevak --- -------------------------------- "saibandhu" saibandhu Mon, 19 Jul 2004 16:50:06 –0000 [sai_Parivaar] Shirdi Sai Baba Bhajans- Invitation - July 22nd OM SRI SAI RAM This week Shirdi Sai Baba Bhajans are at Vidya & Narendra's home in Sunnyvale. We would like to invite you and your family for these Bhajans. We will also chant Sai Mahima on July 22nd (Thursday) during 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Kindly inform & invite your friends to these bhajans and if they are interested we can include them in this emailing list. If you want to conduct bhajans at your home/apt please contact saibandhu or visit www.ShradhaSaburi.org Saibandhus --- ---------------------------- "saipadam1" saipadam1 Jai Sai Ram Trust this will find you and your family in good health coupled with happiness thanks to the showering of the choicest Blessings of our Gracious Bhagawan. We have received your kind E-Mail Dt. 27th June 04 communicating the news that the book " Sai a Beacon for humanity" is available an electronic book on the Internet. This will immensely benefit numerous Sai Devotees to go through the book by turning the pages in the computer. It said that the money connected with the safe of this book priced at 6 USD is going to be used as Guru Dhankshina for helping the movement and towards charitable purposes. This is indeed a heartening news, which paves the way for performing Sevas on the lines preached by our Beloved Bhagawan. May Bhagawan Baba profusely bless this book for its wide reading by His devotees. Thanking You, Ever in Sai Padha Seva, P.S.A.S.Srinivasan, President. ---------------- Atlanta Sai Temple News": atlantasai Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:48:19 –0400 Sai Ram! Our tradition of celebrating Sai Vrath on every Second Saturday continues. Please bring your friends and family to witness this pooja and receive His blessings. -Atlanta Sai Temple (NASSTA) 700 James Burgess Road, Suwanee, GA 30024 www.templeofpeace.org --------------------- info 7 Jun 2004 13:18:11 -0000 Shirdi Saibaba Temple Flushing, NY 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 Tele-Satsanghs to cities out side Hyderabad and India on prior intimation. For further details please contact saidarbar The Executive members of Saidarbar – Hyderabad would like to convey their hearty thanks to Saibandhu VijayAggarwal of USA who has came forward to take the responsibility of publishing the E-book "Sai A Beacon For Humanity" in the internet and to the Sai devotees who have purchased this book. With this activity Saidarbar- Hyderabad gained the confidence to release the E-books in future also. We request all Sai devotees to support Saidarbar movement and receive Blessings from Baba. --- ---- 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. 15. FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: 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 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 with a copy marked to webmaster We shall put in our best efforts to include them in the Glory of Shiridi Sai- a 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 for THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI for a friend /relative and also read the old issues from: http://www.saidarbar.org/glory.htm 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 For SAIDARBAR-HYDERABAD P.S. 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