Divine Blessings from south Africa

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March 17, 2004By Prinella PillayIn what is being described as a divine blessing,

a staunch Sai Baba-devoted Isipingo family is experiencing what they say are

miracles in their home - with the formation of ashes and kungum around their

prayer place and walls, and the appearance of candy and honey dripping freely

from the eyes of a Sai Baba statue.Widowed Rani Naicker, 50, a factory worker

of Egret Crescent, Lotus Park, who shares a rented home with her three

children, factory workers Sagren, 21, and Kumaran, 24, unemployed Nicole, 25,

and her (Nicole's) three-year-old daughter Shenay, said they were blessed a day

after the kavady festival in February, when Sagren noticed ashes forming on the

top of a poster which featured Sai Baba's head. Since then, the family claims,

there has been an overflow of ashes, kungum, turmeric powder, sugar candy and

pink sweets, including the continuous dripping of sweet honey from a statue.

These have mysteriously

materialised.Ashes have also formed on several pictures of Sai Baba, Shridi

Baba, Mother Mary and on the frame of a picture of Naicker's late husband,

Manny Naicker.Naicker, a Sai Baba devotee for 30 years, and her family have

been living in a single bedroom and kitchen for about 25 years. They have no

running water and rely on neighbours and on an electricity coupon, for their

needs. But their hardships have not stopped Naicker from holding a daily

service in her home and attending sathsangs at the local Lotus Park Dharma

Mandhir.

"I feel Baba's touch and his blessings help me progress in life. He takes away

my problems. I am a plain and simple person but Baba has blessed me. When I

first saw what was happening, I fell on my knees and prayed, and thanked Baba

for entering my home." Naicker, who was formerly with the Malagazi Sai Centre

and is now with the Mandhir, said she got closer to Baba after her husband

(then 38) suffered a stroke and died about 17 years ago. Feeling deserted and

disconnected, Naicker said she received a "message" from Baba telling her that

she would not be alone "when I am here for you"."I never expected that Baba

would visit me. As a mother I am alone with my children, but Baba is our

guardian and protector and he is now showing us his presence." With the dream

of one day travelling to Sai Baba's ashram in Prashanti Nalayam, India, an

emotional Naicker said she would continue serving Sai Baba. South African Sai

Organisation president Dr

Reggie Reddy said the "miracles" were for the people of the house and their

particular spiritual relationship with Sai Baba."It is a personal and unique

occurrence for their particular spiritual evolution. It is for the family to

realise the omnipresence, omnipotence and omniscience of Sai Baba."Reddy added

that these manifestations "were to realise the comforter more than the comforts

- and the comforter is the Purna Avtaar of the age of Kaliyuga, which is Sai

Baba himsel

Jai Sai Ram

 

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