The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 03 - 2007 from Saidarbar.

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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Fifth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 03/2007

01-02-2007

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This is the first magazine in 3d Page turning format.

 

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

 

GURUR-SAKSHATH PARAM BRAHMA; THASMAI SREE GURAVE NAMAHA:

 

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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS:

 

1. FROM THE SATSANGHS OF SAIBANISA JI

2. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE

3. SAI IN DREAMS

4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY

5. SANATANA DHARMA &SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA

6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES

7. SAI WITH CHILDREN

8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

9. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES

10. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES

11. TELUGU SECTION

12. SAI'S BOOK WORLD

13. EDITORIAL.

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1. FROM THE SATSANGHS OF SAIBANISA JI

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Compiled by:

Sai Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad.

 

INCARNATIONS

Whenever there is a decay of Dharma and rise of Adharma, then I embody

Myself.

To protect the good, to destroy the wicked and to establish Dharma, I

am born age after age.

- Bhagavad Gita IV: 7, 8

 

 

Like water, Dharma also finds its level. When an individual commits an

Adharma towards another, he will be made to compensate the other for

it in some form or other, in this or in a subsequent life. Sin and

retribution are inalienable action and reaction. That is a law of nature.

 

When that Adharma exceeds individual limits and spreads it wings to

cover large sections of society, and a few ordinary virtuous mortals

are unable to meet the challenge, God descends on earth in the form of

an incarnation or Avatar to neutralize that collective Adharma. There

is nothing accidental or extraordinary in this. It is only the

operation of law referred to above on a very comprehensive scale to

extend its effect to all the groups of society that deserves it. The

combined Karma of all the individual souls of the society gets

embodied in this incarnation. An incarnation is an agent of the

Supreme Godhead, sent into our midst; with full authority and power to

set in order all lapses and aberrations in the practice of Dharma.

 

But in this process, two significant departures of the Lord from His

supreme station of spectatorship deserve special mention for our

enlightenment.

 

"Prakita' or "Mayasakti" is a creature of Eswara, the lord. At the

time of His incarnation on earth, He manipulates `Prakriti' and

appears to be born and growing, through in reality. He is unborn and

eternal.

 

Secondly, though in His original state He is above all Karma, in an

incarnation he moves in actual flesh and blood among us as influenced

by Karma but as an ideal Jivatma. He does this among other things, to

bring Himself nearer to His devotee's understanding of Him – nearer

than a mere concept of God, or scriptural ideal to reach an unseen

perfect personality of an epic.

 

Om Shantih Shantih Shantihi

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

To be continued…

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

February 25, 1912: Madhavrao Deshpande (Shama) left Shirdi to attend

Kakasaheb Dixit's thread ceremony at Nagpur and Nanasaheb Chandorkar's

son's wedding at Gwalior.

 

February 14, 1914: Mr.B.V.Deo was charged by Baba for stealing His

rags and after lot of abusing and scolding was favored with

instructions to read Dhyaneswari regularly every day as per Deo's desire.

 

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3. SAI IN DREAMS:

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These are the dream sequences and messages as received by SaiBaNiSaji

>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.

 

08-12-1994

 

I prayed Lord Sainath to give message to HIS devotees.

 

Sri Sai in the form of an unknown person said that

 

Women, children and even dumb animals are employed in Politics and

Cinema field with a motto of personal gains. Earlier such crimes were

restricted only to select people like kings and Zamindars (elite and

rich). Now-a-days even common people are found indulging in such acts.

My advice would be to distance from such activities, tarnishing the

image of humanity.

 

Exploitation has become the order of the day.

 

09-12-1994

 

A day before was Thursday. Some of my friends visited my house. I

briefed them about Sai, HIS Philosophy and I felt happy for having

done well. If Sai permits, I thought I could do it for life long. I

put this before Sai and the approval was granted like this. He placed

a white stone like mass in my hand asked me to drop it into the water

storage tank kept on our rooftop. The stone purified the water. He

further asked me to serve the purified water to the Sai devotees

visiting my house. I was glad to get a green signal to go ahead for

spreading HIS philosophy.

 

Good deeds are always encouraged.

 

19-12-1994

 

Yesterday, I was thinking more about the problems faced in leading

family life often resulting in conflicts. I prayed Lord Sai to give me

a solution to this vexed problem. Sai presented with the visuals as

follows:

 

Imagine the family life as a pond of water with a couple of fish in

the pond. It's possible that they may get separated due to the motion

of waves set by strong winds blowing and female fish may get separated

and reach the ground. It will be the duty of the male fish to drag the

female fish back into waters, lest it may die or some one else may

catch to eat it up. It will be foolish to expect that someone will

come selfless and push it back into waters. So it is essential that in

spite of the strong disturbances, the fish should never be separated

and touch the ground.

 

Movement of friends inside the house should be selective.

 

 

To be continued…..

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4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:

(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)

"Shashi": shashi_31

 

26. Mind Alone Is Held Responsible For the Bondage & Emancipation

 

Mind is the cause for man's life, sorrow, joy and liberation as well.

It is the mind that makes us oblivious to Divinity and lures us to the

enchantments of the world. Maya is that mental state in which the

existent appears to be non-existent and the non-existent appears to be

existent. All the experiences in the dream state are seen in the

waking state as unreal. The joy derived in the deep state is

attributed to the higher mind. Our mind shines with resplendent purity

if we cultivate noble thoughts ideas and feelings. It is only

developing the purity of mind; we can ensure the purity of action.

Pure deeds can yield, if we keep our mind pure. Our destiny rests on

our thoughts only. For our rise and for our fall the thoughts in us

are the cause. Thoughts in our mind can lead us into dungeons of

darkness and also illuminate us. The thoughts in our mind are the very

vital breath to us. Harboring evil thoughts, or hatred, envy, anger

and ego is the cause of our downfall. We are under estimating the

supreme importance of our mind by our ignorance. Our whole life rests

on the mind.

 

We should make earnest efforts to understand the power of the mind.

Our love and hatred, pain and pleasure, life and death are based on

the mind only. Even the five elements, the five senses, the five

sheaths and the five vital airs draw sustenance from our mind only. We

must have faith that the mind is the sacred power in the world. We

must all understand that worldly pleasures that tempt our mind

tantalize our mind. But we must know that there is an immortal

Divinity in our mind. It is the mind which makes us to scale ethereal

heights and also fall down to irretrievable depths. Everything becomes

subservient to us, if we can control our mind. It is the mind which

makes us a man. Man, mind and world are one and the same. It is the

mind which makes the world. Our mind is a slate containing the

writings of our many past lives.

So the mind must surrender multiplicity unto the God to attain unity.

 

To be continued…..