Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI Third Year of Publication Published as Bi-Weekly Issue 8 / 2005 14-04-2005 Please visit our Web site: http://www.saidarbar.org --------- THIS ISSUE CONTAINS: 1 YOU ARE NOT THE BODY 2. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE 3. FOOT STEPS OF HOLY FEET 4. SAI IN DREAMS 5. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY 6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES 7. SAI WITH CHILDREN 8. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES 9. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES 10. TELUGU SECTION 11. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS 12. EDITORIAL. -------- 1. YOU ARE NOT THE BODY Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad. >From the Satsanghs of Saibanisa A Holy soul left the mortal body on Saturday 2nd April 2005 and merged in the Lord. On next day I had an opportunity to talk to Saibanisaji. When we were discussing on this topic, he was telling that you should know "You are not the body, nor the body is yours, You are awareness itself". He was quoting from message from Baba, which he had on that day. "You are soul! Only death can separate soul from your body. When death comes nearer to you chant the name of Lord and just happily follow to be taken to the Lord". Saibanisaji was further telling that the body is made of Panchabhootas (Air, Water, Fire, Earth and Space) once your soul leaves your body, watch the body. After talking to Saibanisaji, incidentally, I have gone through a book in which it is mentioned " We see the body as a solid object, but a closer inspection reveals the exact opposite. It breaks down in to bones, soft tissue, and further down into cells. If we keep zooming in, we come to atoms, the building blocks for everything in the universe consisting of mainly space. These atoms have relatively huge distance between them, comparable to those we find between the stars. If all the atoms that make up your body were compressed into the smallest possible space, they would barely amount to the size of a pinhead. These atoms can be reduced to sub atomic particles, which break up into energy/nothingness. So the apparent concrete reality of the body turns out to dissolve into space, yet magically is experienced as a solid object. We all agree that the body is a temporary vehicle for the soul. Many people say they believe this, but when it comes down to it, heaven can wait and funerals are generally occasions for sadness rather than joy. While claiming to adhere to the view of being an immortal soul in a mortal body, most of us do, in fact, identify with and experience ourselves as the body. We can hear this in how we talk about ourselves. For example, I am tired, I am strong, I am ill, I am born and I will die." SaiRam! ---------------------- 2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE: April1914: Baba appeared in the dream of B.V.Deo and explained as to how to go about reading Gnaneshwari. April 1918: Baba paid RS 25/- to person named Vaze and made him to perform Satyanarayan pooja. April1923: First issue of Sri Sai Leela published. April 1940: Shama (Madhav Rao Deshpande passed away at Shiridi at the age of 80 yrs. ----------- 3. FOOT STEPS OF THE HOLY FEET –1 EXPERIENCES OF SAI.BA.NI.SA WITH SHIRDI SAI Prior to 1989 I was not knowing about SRI SHIRIDI SAI BABA. Some body gave me the photograph of SRI SAI BABA during the month of January 1989. Whenever I looked to that photograph, I felt SRI SAI BABA was smiling at me. Indeed it was a magnetic effect and I felt I must visit SHIRIDI. In the month of July1989 my neighbour Sri Bhonslay invited me to visit SHIRIDI along with him. I visited SHIRIDI and that was the turning point in my life. From 07-06-1990 onwards daily I started reading "SAI SATCHARITA" written by SRI NAGESH VASUDEV GUNAJI, and since then my life style was totally changed. Prior to 1989 I was living like a vagabond. The day I started reading "SAI SATCHARITA" I felt responsibility in my family life and Official life. It was on 11-04-1991 I was reading chapter 21, of SRI SAI SATCHARITA and the following lines in the page 111 attracted me, "You should study this book and if you do so, your desires will be fulfilled; and when you go to the North in discharge of your duties in future, you will come across a great Saint by your good luck, and then he will show you the future path, and give rest to your mind and make you happy". In the month of March, 1991 there was a talk in the Office that some Officers will be sent on official duty to Sweden and South Korea. On 11-04-1991 at 07.30 a.m. I prayed BABA to give me a chance to go abroad. When I reached my office on 11-04-1991 I was asked to sign the Passport papers. On that day I came to know that Chief Executive has recommended my name along with another name to visit South Korea. When I signed the passport papers I felt happy and bowed my head on the Lotus Feet of Lord SAINATH, and offered my "PRANAMS". I got my official passport and VISA on 01-05-1991 in my hand. Myself and Co-officer left Hyderabad on 05-05-1991 to South Korea. It was on 06-05-1991 the time was 01.00am and my security check was over in the Bombay International Airport and I was waiting to board the aircraft of SWISSAIR, (FLIGHT from ZURICH - BOMBAY - HONGKONG - SEOUL). I felt I must pray SAI BABA before entering the aircraft. I was going by the side of all the DUTY FREE SHOPS in the airport and felt happy to see the photo of SAI BABA in one shop. The time was 01.10 a.m. and the departure time of flight is 01.20 a.m. I stood and prayed in front of that Photograph for two minutes and entered the aircraft. The time was 01.20 a.m. the aircraft was moving on the runway. The time was 01.30 a.m. and the aircraft was airborne. That was my first experience to travel abroad on an international flight, and my heart was beating fast. I closed my eyes for ten minutes and started chanting OM SAI-SRI SAI-JAYA JAYA SAI. I felt very happy when the pilot of the aircraft announced to remove the belts and relax. At that time the aircraft was moving at a speed of 900 miles per hour at an altitude of 40,000 feet. Just before the takeoff one tall gentleman with a fair complexion entered the aircraft and sat by my side. when the airhostess started serving cool drinks, in a friendly way I asked that gentleman as to who he was and where from he had come. He replied that he is RAJ.I.MIRPURI and is coming from SHIRIDI and going to Hong Kong. On learning that he came from SHIRIDI, I was over joyed with love and talked about SAILEELAS with him. We were talking up to 03.00 a.m. and I set my alarm at 05.00 a.m. to read the KAKADA ARATI OF SAI BABA and gone to sleep. When the alarm was ringing I got up and I could see bright Sun light from the aircraft and the airhostess was serving breakfast. I asked about the time she told it is 08.00 a.m. (local time) now. I washed my face and started reading KAKADA ARATI, the gentleman sitting by the side of me (Mr. RAJ.I.MIRPURI) asked me to read the Kakada Arati little loudly so that he too can listen to it. I completed reading the Kakada Arati and offered the Morning breakfast as Naivedyam to Sai, and offered the Prasad to that Gentleman. He questioned what is the guarantee that it is SAI PRASAD. I felt I must answer to his question and I prayed SAI about my position. When I looked to the breakfast plate cover I found letters SAI on it. It was actually printed as SWISSAIR on it and I underlined the letters SAI with my pen and shown to that gentleman the word SAI. I told him ANNAM (Food) is PARABRAHMA SWARUPAM and SAI is PARABRAHMA. He congratulated me for the feelings I had about SAI, and he purchased a sweet packet from the SKY SHOP in the aircraft and presented to me. It was around 09.00 a.m. (local time) the plane landed in Hong Kong. I asked that gentleman to give his visiting card so that I can drop a letter to him when I go back to India. With a smile he gave me his Visiting Card and left the aircraft. After a brief halt at Hong Kong the Plane finally landed in SEOUL (01.00 p.m. local time). From SEOUL myself and my Co-officer took domestic flight to PUSAN. In PUSAN our host has received us in the airport and taken us to CHANG WON City by Road. It was evening 6.30 (local time) I reached the Hotel and relaxed .It was night 8.00 p.m. and my host came to my room and asked me to join for the Dinner. I requested him to wait for about half-an-hour so that I can complete the night prayer. He agreed to wait and I completed SEJE ARATI of SAI BABA. During Arati I Prayed SAI to give me a feeling that he is in the CHANGWON CITY also. After the Arati my host has taken me to balcony of my hotel room and started showing me the CHANG WON City in lights. To my surprise I could see big NEON letters SAI on a nearby hotel. I asked my host about the NEON letters SAI, he could not explain about word SAI, but he promised to take me to that place. He took me to that hotel and I could see NEON letters SAI clearly and other letters not glowing. When I have gone near the NEON letters I found it as SALOON. I asked my host what it meant by the word SALOON. He explained me the meaning of SALOON as BAR where you can relax and drink beer etc. To fulfill my wish SAI appeared in the Form of NEON LIGHTS (SAI) and proved that he is everywhere on Earth. After completing my official work in South Korea, I returned to Hyderabad on 21-05-1991 and written two letters to that gentleman of Hong Kong, and I could not get any reply from him. When I could not get any reply I felt he is SAI and I checked the Visiting Card and I could see small size emblem of GLOBE on the card and felt SAI is Everywhere in this Universe. BOW TO SHRI SAI - PEACE BE TO ALL. ----------- 4. SAI IN DREAMS: 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. Dated: 20-02-1993: Yesterday, women involved with me in my earlier part of the life wanted me to continue my friendship with them. Sai was totally against involvement with other women. I, with folded hands prayed to Sai to remove such shaking thoughts from my mind and to forgive me for the past mistakes. The ever kind Sai has shown me how my life was ruined for this particular weakness and saved me from a retract. The details run like this. I was working near a furnace in our place of work and it was operating at a temperature around Eleven Hundred degrees Celsius. Big flames were seen inside the Furnace chamber, it being an open- Hearth furnace. The fire was bluish tinged in colour and instantaneously attracted my attention. I put my hand in to it. Later, I moaned with fear and pain. In that process, I couldn't control and eased myself. Shri.Samba Siva Rao, a senior worker, came running to me and commented as to how a senior officer of my status could behave so foolish. He helped me with a broomstick to clean the whole area, wash it off and to be discarded at a far off place. I then realized how disastrous it could be to flirt with other women. Sai has given me a chance to refine myself and never to fall prey to the evil desires again. I made a firm decision not to look back Sai in the 14th chapter has stressed that only two things come in the way of one's progress in the field of spiritualism. One is desire for women and second one is the craze for money. He often sent people to be tested for these two qualities by asking them to visit Radhakrishna mai and two by acceptance of Dakshina i.e. One's ability to part with money. The message was more than clear by the dream contents. Past mistakes are eye-openers, never to be repeated. Dated: 02-03-1993. I was in a Church nearby to my house. All those gathered were singing in praise of the Lord-Jesus and were inviting others to join them in the on going prayer. I was in my inner hearts praying Lord-Sainath. Community lunch followed the prayer session. People of all classes participated. Rotis and Brinjal curry was served. An orphan child was seated by my side. I offered her a piece with curry and I could imagine Sai sitting in her position. Suddenly the whole of the church got converted in to Dwarakamayi. In the morning I woke up with good reminiscences. What a wonderful dream it was? I had my bath and commenced the reading of regular Satcharitra parayana.9th chapter happened to be the one for that day. Mrs.Tharkad entrusted Mrs.Purandhre with the task of preparing and serving Brinjal curry and Brinjal- bharit to Baba. Baba distributed bharit to all and wanted Brinjal fry curry for him self immediately. While going through these words, I could understand the omniscience of Baba as same curry was served in the church, which suddenly transformed in to Dwarakamayi. "Yath bhavam thath bhavathi"-We gain to see what we think with our Inner vision. - 5. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY: (By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao) "Shashi": shashi_31 16. What is God? Who is God? How are we to see God? b) How are we to see God? To see God, love is a prerequisite; God is, love itself; the ignorant feel that God and love are separate. We must know that God and love are one. When this is known, we will realize that God is love. Service of the poor is worship of God. Work is worship. See God in the sweat of the brow. That, Baba said was how we are to see God. Rabindranath Tagore says: To know God, there are threefold Margas (paths), they are: 1.The Jnana Marga: it is not easily accessible to all. It is the privilege of a rare few. 2.The Karma Marga: it is equally difficult to tread the path of action; one must renounce all desires, for fruits of actions. 3.The Bhakti Marga: it is the easiest of all margas. Bhakthi, Faith or Love can draw man to God. Baba says: There are six steps to realize God. They are: Mix in good company, Admire spiritual things, Single-minded devotion, Always speak of God When the devotion reaches the highest point, he will laugh, weep, loose control over his body. Forgetfulness of the Self, which includes one's own body. Sri Sai Baba says: "The time element is an important factor in all these matters and spiritual awakening is very much a question of time. A great deal of all this depends upon one's Karma in one's previous birth. Maharshi Suddhananda Bharati says: God is impersonal, pure, reality, splendor, and bliss. He is beyond names and forms; transcending name and form and attribute. One Supreme exists, pay Him tribute; whose temple is the boundless Universe; His moving is temple, every being is to be pure in heart and know that God as bliss, creates, protects and uncreates all this. Behold God! His unique grace plays as the Universe. Regard the Heaven and earth as God and see His play in even the humblest clod; all living beings evolve to attain true oneness. He also says: God-hood is the reality of man. The soul evolves through cycles of birth and death towards this consummate Godhood. Freedom is its birthright. Man is born to be reborn in Divinity. The manifestation of God as love and the experience of the highest is Bliss, by attaining God as the Supreme Being. Souls that have reached this world and have become united with the Supreme Being are never again separated from God. The knower who goes by the path of God attains not only the state of Brahman but the Supreme Brahman also. The Brahma Sutras say: The soul on attaining Brahman gets a special kind of body, through which it enjoys pleasures. The enjoyment in the company of the God-blessed people is free from the functions of the body, speech etc. Those who attain realize whether through Pusti Marga or through the Maryada Marga do not return again to this mundane world. The ultimate reality is the one non-dual Brahman. It exists in the pure consciousness form only. The word God denotes that Supreme person Who is the abode of all auspicious qualities to an infinite degree and is free from all worldly taints. The Supreme person is God. ------------------------------ 6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES: dreamflower 3/17/2005 12:06:10 +0530 SaiRam! This is Devi, I would like to tell my Experiences with loving lord BABA .We used to live in Orlando- FL, recently we moved to NJ. We bought the new car on Jan27. When we went to buy the car, the dealer did not ask any paychecks. After 2 days he was keep on calling for pay stubs. We do not know that before because my husband lost the job. Once we bought the car we went to Inverness to pray to Baba & we did Puja to car also and after that the dealer send the guy to my house to get the car back. He took the car back. We were so depressed. We depressed not for loosing the car, but once we did the puja why it was happened like this. So I prayed to Baba, with in a week we got the new car with out pay stubs. We were so happy the 2nd problem arises again, my husband is not familiar with driving. How come is it possible to drive from Orlando to NJ? I was so nervous because we have 6 months old daughter. I prayed to Baba if you will make us to reach NJ safely I would share my feelings with Sai bandus. While we were on the way from Orlando to NJ in the middle I guess at Washington dc I saw a Beggar in the heavy traffic. He came to near my car for money. I was unable to find the money to give him right away, my husband was so tense because it was his first driving experience. His eyes were always on the steering by that time I was supposed to open window, my Husband drove the car to further he did not notice that some one is there besides our door. We can't stop the car in the middle of the road while it signals green. He remembered me that I am helping you for your safe trip. Once we came to NJ. I did not get the chance to write my experience. After 45 days in midnight at 1.40 I am sharing my experience with all everyday my husband will drop me at my work, from my house to work it will take 15 mints. Everyday the beggar -in the sense Baba will come to my mind .I was so happy that he always with us. He always protects us even though we do not call him. I hope he will protect every living creature in this world. Thanks to my caring & blessing father –BABA Devi. --------------- 7. 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 far you have enjoyed Krishna Leelas. Baba has also established his identity with Lord Sri Rama. Now I will take you through our epic Ramayan. Tell your parents to read the Glory of Shirdi Sai – Bi-weekly E-magazine and narrate Ramayan from this magazine. ABDUCTION OF SITA: Mareecha transformed himself into a golden deer and went near the hut in which Rama, Lakshmana and Sita lived, started moving around and shortly caught attention of Sita. Sita fell for it. She wanted the beautiful golden skin of the deer. She ran to Rama and requested, "Kindly kill that deer for me. I want its golden skin." Rama tried to tell her that golden deers did not exist. He said, "May be, it is a demon in disguise. The forest is infested with demons." Sita did not listen to reason and insisted on having the skin of golden deer. Rama had no choice except to fulfill Sita's demand. He picked up his bow and quiver of arrows and instructed Lakshmana not to leave Sita alone and guard her in his absence. Lakshmana assured Rama that he would obey his brother. As Rama rose to pick up his bow and quiver of arrows, the golden deer (Mareecha) ran faster through the bushes. Rama too ran after the racing deer that became visible now and invisible then. The chase lasted for a considerable time. They came very far from the hut. At last, no sooner did Rama saw the deer than he shot an arrow at it. The arrow went deep into its body and it fell down and assumed its real form of demon. Mareecha, then, imitating Rama's voice called out painfully and loudly "Lakshmana! Brother Lakshmana! Help me, Lakshmana." Rama reached the deer and found there in place of deer a dying demon that fell at his feet and died. Rama had heard Mareecha calling out. He knew it was some design of demons. He ran fast towards his hut. The imitated voice of Rama that Mareecha cried out echoed through the forest. It was heard by Sita and Lakshmana also, and they were filled with uneasiness. Sita asked Lakshmana to run to help his brother as he was in some kind of trouble, but Lakshmana remembered that Rama had told him not to leave Sita alone. He was in a dilemma. He himself doubted that any one could ever harm his brother Rama. He was confident that it was some trick of demons. He smelled danger for Sita. He tried to comfort the disturbed and tearful Sita who was anxious for her husband. However, Sita would not listen to reason. She truly believed that some danger had befallen her husband. She insisted that Lakshmana should go for the rescue of his brother. Lakshmana was not willing to leave Sita all alone in the demon-infested forest. He again and again tried to convince Sita that it was some trick of demons to harm them and that Rama was absolutely safe; but she would not listen to him. At last, Sita commanded, "Lakshmana, go and help your brother. If you do not go, I shall kill myself at once in front of your eyes." To be continued… -------------- 8. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES: Sankaraiah Dubagunta" sainama SRI SAI BABA - MALARIA FEVER We learn from chapter 13 of Sri Sai SatCharita that once Bala Ganpat Shimpi suffered from amalignant type of malaria. As his human efforts did not yield the required result, he resorted Sainath's Feet. Our Doctor's Doctor Sainath's prescription was as follows - "Give a black dog some morsels of rice mixed with curds in front of Lakshmi's temple." When he went to mahalakshmi temple with curd rice, he saw a black dog waving its tail. He placed the rice before the dog and it ate. Bala got relief from malaria. H H Sivanesan Swamiji in one of my visits to Shirdi referred to old Sai Leelas(Marathi) and narrated the following incidents from a letter to Kaka Saheb Dikshit. RAMACHANDRA KESAVA NAYEK'S MALARIA FEVER Shri Nayek visited Shirdi during Baba's physical presence. Once he suffered from severe malaria fever for 21 days. One evening his son Ganapathi having passed LLB exam garlanded photos of Akkalkot Maharaj Sainath and Manikya Prabhu and offered peda. He was not sure of his father's survival. His bed was below Baba's photo. Suddenly the garland fell in his mouth. The patient started sweating and gained consciousness from 10'O Clock of that night. Then Baba lifted the patient and questioned, "When are you coming to Shirdi? I am eagerly looking for you. Come and stay there not for short period but for longer period. Have I not come to you?" After taking Baba's Udi and Peda he slept. Even the doctor wondered for the sudden change. Gradually he recouped his health. Beloved Sai Bandhu - loving call to our Master will do wonders. Let us pray in times of happiness to cure our malady of hatred, jealousy, desire which is more dangerous than malaria! -------------- 9. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES: "lipika Purkayastha" lipikap 31 Mar 2005 06:15:13 -0000 Thanks for the wonderful mails on every Thursday. I am touched by the wordings, I will try to follow No enemies no Friends as I really get hurt and start crying, I will do the way Baba has shown the path today so that it will keep me away from all hurts and irritation. Lipika ---------- "Malar" rbpmalar Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:28:14 +0100 (BST) Om Sai Ram! Good day to all sai brothers and sisters. I feel so happy to be in this group. I always wanted to have a silver statue of Baba in my alter. I love to do 'abhisegam' for him. But I can't find these type of statues in Malaysia. Can anyone advise me on this? Sai Ram! "sangeeta sharma" sangeeta65 Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:25:50 -0800 (PST) Aum sai ram Really wonderful articles. It gave lot of satisfaction and peace to my mind. Sangeeta --------------- N/A 4/01/2005 01:08:49 +0530 Baba, I just had an ultrasound. It's a girl. You know it, you gave us...but I just felt like talking to you. We are very happy. I can just think of you every moment.... Baba --------------------- 10. TELUGU SECTION: Please visit: http://68.88.118.16/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm -- 11. 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 ------ "S Chopra" saileela99 Sun, 3 Apr 2005 13:39:23 -0400 (EDT) Sairam - Shri Ram Navami Celebration Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan of Canada Cordially invites you all to join in celebrating Shri Ram Navami Festival on Sunday, April 24, 2005 At 03:30PM At Vishnu Mandir 8640 Yonge St. Richmond Hill L4C 6Z4 For more Information and to Volunteer, please contact: Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan of Canada www.shirdisaicanada.org (under construction) Email: saileela99 --- Atlanta Sai Temple News" webmaster Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:43:19 -0500 On the occasion of Sri Rama Navami - Sunday, April 17th the temple will be performing special pooja. Sai Baba Abhishekam - 4 PM Vishnu Sahasranama - 5 PM Please note that from Monday, April 4th onwards the temple timings will been changed as follows: Mon, Tue, Wed - 5 PM to 9 PM Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun - 12 Noon to 9 PM ----------------------- "Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center": sai Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:30:39 –0700 Hamaresai-Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center] Sri Rama Navami / Baba's Urs Celebrations April 16 2005 Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center, Inc. Twin Cities, Minnesota, invites you for the Sri Rama Navami / Baba's Urs celebrations on Saturday April 16th, 2005 from 4pm at Geeta Ashram [10537 Noble Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443]. The program includes Sai Abhishek with devotee participation, Archana, Shirdi Sai aartis, Bhajans/Kirtans, Kids Skit, Devotees' Experience sharing and Palki Utsav. The program also includes traditional Flag & Sandal processions as carried out during Sri Ramanavami in Shirdi [explained in Chap 6 of Sri Sai Satcharita, by Shri Hemadpant]. For Further details Visit: Web Page: http://www.hamaresai.org/ Email: hamaresai -------------------------- Shirdi Sai Baba technical 3/31/2005 14:53:25 –0000 Dear Sai Bandhus, HH Swami Pratyagbodhanandaji has graciously accepted to spare His valuable time for our group, to give us a discourse and lead the satsang on 17th April, 2005 at "Arsha Vidya Gurukulam". Please mark your calendar for this event. Sai Sevak. -------------------------------- "Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of DFW" USA: shirdisaidallas Mon, 04 Apr 2005 19:24:18 -0000 Dear Shirdi Sai Devotees, The temple is now open on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in addition to Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday for Madhyana arathi between 12:00 noon to 1:00pm. Please email your questions, comments or suggestions about the web site to: admin http://www.shirdisaidallas.org ---- "Om Sai Mandir" saisandesh 4/1/2005 00:49:28 –0500 Sai Sandesh Issue::Om Sai Mandir's Newsletter. April 2005 Issue Sai Sandesh can be read online at: http://www.omsaimandir.org/sai_sandesh_v2_issue4.pdf ---- saibandhu 3/22/2005 16:50:05 –0800 Dear Shirdi Sai Devotees Shirdi Sai- Ramanavami Celebrations in Bay Area, C.A We welcome all of you with family, to join us for Shirdi Sai- Ramanavami Celebrations in the Bay Area, CA on April 23rd (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.) Regards SaiBandhus For Further details visit: www.ShradhaSaburi.org ------- Suhas Godkhindi sgodkhindi00 4/3/2005 13:52:16 –0400 Ram Navami Celebrations - April 17, 2005 Toronto, Canada Day & Sunday, April 17, 2005 Location: Vithal Mandir, 5359, Timberlea Blvd., Unit # 10, Mississauga, L4W 4N5 Programme: Morning Aarti 9:00a.m. Recitation of Vishnu Shastranaam 9:30a.m. Abhishekam 10:00a.m. Recitation of 108 Names of Sai Baba Reading Saisatcharitra/Pravachan 10:30a.m. Bhajans 11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. Afternoon Aarti 1:00p.m. Sai Palkhi 1:30p.m. Prasad 1:45 Onwards Thanks. ----------------------------- "Shirdi Sai Jalaram Mandir": saibabahouston Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:42:56 -0700 (PDT) Sairam all Devotees, Shree Rama Navami Celebration Everyone is invited with family and friends to celebrate Shree Rama Navami On Sunday 17th April 2005 Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM At Shridi Sai Jalaram Mandir, 5645 Hillcroft, Suite 104,Houston, Texas -------------------------------- SAIDARBAR – HYDERABAD: SAI A BEACON FOR HUMANITY: You can get your copy at http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com Sai Sevak-Vijay Agarwal vijishvanya Sai Ram! We welcome your valuable comments time to time. On behalf of Saidarbar, We are grateful to Saisevak Vijay Agarwal, who has released the Second edition of SAI A BEACON FOR HUMANITY, consisting of Baba's Aaratis in Audio form We will be happy to conduct Tele-Satsanghs to cities out side Hyderabad and India on prior intimation. For further details please contact saidarbar --------- 12. EDITORIAL. Things impressed me from this Magazine: You are not the body, nor the body is yours. You are awareness itself". Baba has said that one should realize this fact in true sense. On the contrary, most of us identify with and experience ourselves as the body. We often talk attaching `I' to literally to everything happening around ourselves. For example, I am tired, I am strong, I am ill, I am born and I am doing etc. The root cause of speaking about `I' is the `aham'-the inner ego. "I then realized how disastrous it could be to flirt with other women". Money and women are the two stumbling blocks in one's progress in the field of spiritualism. Saibanisa's dream is highlighting the ill effects of the vice, which is growing out of proportion in the present day's context. It is perhaps the nature's way of bringing awareness in people and to contain this menace, dreaded decease like Aids is rampantly prevalent all over the World affecting the humanity at large. "Yath bhavam thath bhavathi"-We gain to see what we think with our Inner vision and all our actions and reactions are born out of this fact. Of the three Jnana, Karma and Bhakti Margas (paths), relatively easier one of all margas is the Bhakthi margas as God is Love and Love comes out of devotion even in terms of work. Faith or Love can alone draw man to God. Baba says: The steps to realize God are: Keeping in good company, Admiring spiritual things, Single-minded devotion and always to think and engage in speaking of God. When the devotion reaches the highest point, he will laugh, weep, loose control over his body. Forgetfulness of the Self, which includes one's own body. A great deal of all this depends upon one's Karmic deeds from the previous birth. The word God denotes that one Supreme person who is the abode of all auspicious qualities to an infinite degree and is free from all worldly taints. The Supreme person is God. Tail piece- The Gap to bridge God and devotee is faith and devotion. With the permission of Saibanisaji, we have started a new article from the this issue "FOOT STEPS OF THE HOLY FEET" in which mainly Saibanisaji's close interaction with Lord Sainath of Shirdi will be narrated. Hope the readers will be benefited after reading these experiences for developing faith in Lord Sainath of Shirdi. 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- 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 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, from www.saidakshina.com and from http://www.saidarbarusa.org 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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