The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 19-2007 from Saidarbar.

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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Fifth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 19/2007

13-09-2007

 

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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.

 

Shirdi Sai’s Philosophy in the words of Saibanisaji

 

Sai is both father and mother to the people of the

world. For sixteen months after a child is born the

father and mother have to speak to him in babyish

words; then gradually they reach him to speak as an

adult. Like earthly parents, Sai first takes care of

the people and then leaves them to the care for

themselves. He first brings things to pass according

to their desires and then He brings them to a peaceful

and safer shelter.

 

What Sai preaches in His language, people receive and

assimilate in their own language as if it were

intended exclusively for them.

 

In an epidemic He appears as a healing physician and

in war He preaches for forbearance and mercy for the

suffering people; for those who believe that things

are everlasting, He preaches transience and

uncertainty; for those who are proud and egoistic, He

preaches humility and self-sacrifice; for those who

are entangled in the web of worldly pleasures, He

reveals the misery of the world.

 

Om Shantih Shantih Shantihi

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

 

To be continued…

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

September 9, 1918: Dasa Ganu wrote “Sri Sai Sthvana

Manjari " at Maheswaram on the banks of the river

Narmada.

 

September 28, 1918: Nathpanth Saint Rama Maruthi of

Kalyan passed away.

 

September 29, 1952: “Kalash " of gold was fixed on the

spire of Samadhi Mandhir.

 

 

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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.

 

APRIL-1995:

 

10-04-1995

 

Sai appeared in the form of an unknown person. He

cautioned me not to do injustice to poor children

under the cover of offering prayers and worshiping, as

it will suffocate HIS children. Sai meant that I

should not betray the poor for the sake of my personal

gains.

 

Poor are the favorite children of Sai.

 

11-04-1995

 

Sai gave the message in the form of an unknown person

as follows:

 

Even the waste water diverted to the guava tree,

continues to give

 

us the sweet fruit in return. Will it be fair to

engage in plucking the fruit?

 

In the night hours, when it is taking rest.

 

There is no escape from death even though one has lot

of wealth,

 

Wisdom and adamancy.

 

Everybody turn deaf ears when I say God gives us

everything, but are

 

busy in racing after human beings for winning their

personal favors.

 

God knows what is best to be given.

 

13-04-1995

 

Sai in the form of an unknown person said-

 

Extend help to others only after ensuring their

credentials to avoid future headaches. Also offer

shelter in the house only to the deserving ones, lest

they might show you the way out.

 

Offer shelter to the right and deserving person.

 

To be continued…..

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4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:

(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)

" Shashi " : shashi_31

 

30. Efficacy of Prayer and Worship

 

Baba further said – Know the root cause of your Janma

and then only you will know your true self. If you

develop firm devotion and faith in Me, the egoism

evaporates, sins rooted out and self-realization sets

in. then My nama will always be in your mind. If you

have faith and worship Me, you will be free from

worldly worries. Realize Me as pristine, pure,

pleasant, unblemished, equipoised Brahman. I shall be

pleased with those who worship Me with unwavering mind

and unflinching devotion. In this worldly ocean, when

the life boat if rowed by Sadguru one will definitely

reach the divine destination. When divine hand of

Sadguru blesses the disciples, all his sins will be

shattered and the egoism of the disciple will be

crushed down.

 

Baba said – Do not try for name and fame in this

world. Try to get mercy of God and get the grace of

God. Do not try to get praises from worldly people.

Keep My form in your mind and try always to worship

Me, who is seated in your heart. Keep your mind firm

on Me and do not allow to think about your body, house

or money. Then you will attain mental peace and your

mind will not waver during Pooja. When the mind is in

such a state, you can be sure that it is in the path

of Divinity.

 

The indescribable Sat-Chit-Ananda Swaroopa has come on

earth in the shape of Sai Baba to facilitate His

devotees. He said to one of His devotees – those who

think I am present only in Shirdi; do not understand

My real nature. Am I not present everywhere?

To be continued…..

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5. SANATANA DHARMA & SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA.

Baba got almost all the temples in Shirdi repaired.

Through Tatya Patil, the temples of Shani, Ganapati,

Shankar-Parvati, Village Deity, and Maruti were put in

order. Sai Satcharita-Chapters VII - Behaviour of Sai

Baba

 

Lord Ganesha: the elephant god

 

In the Hindu pantheon , there is perhaps, no other,

more familiar figure than that of Ganesh, the

elephant-headed god with a mountainous belly , one

missing tusk, four hands and seen seated, usually on a

mouse. His extremely familiar figure, dots every

village, hamlet and town in India. Of all the

religious icons, Ganesha's is one of the most popular,

therefore it’s not surprising to come across ganesha

statues, ganesha pendants, ganesha images, ganesha

pictures, ganesha photos, ganesha symbols and other

instances of ganesha art. He is known to different

people by different names, chief among these being

Vakratunda, Vinayaka (lord of the lords), Gajanana,

Siddhivanayaka, Ekadantha (one tusked), and

Vigneshwara (one who removes impediments). In

Maharashtra he is adoringly called God Ganapati or

simply Ganapati . Ganesha is also seen in the Hindu

belief system as the only Hindu God who is the

embodiment of Om or Pranava. It's been ordained by

Lord Shiva, Ganesha's progenitor that before the

commencement of any task or undertaking the name of

Ganesha or Om should uttered or intoned( Sri Ganesha

).

 

In the language of symbolism his feet are signifiers

of Knowledge and Action. The axe that he holds in one

hand is the symbol of severing ties that bind one to

the worldly attachments. The rope or line that he

holds in the other hand is a depiction of how he pulls

his devotees closer to himself. Ganesha had been

blessed by Shiva to be the one whose intercession

would remove hurdles or obstacles from the path of

anyone who invoked his help (Vigneshwara). That is the

rationale underscoring all prayers that are made to

him before the beginning of any project. It is also

said of Ganesha in the scriptures that he is the

ruling spirit of the Muladhara Chakra which is the

center of the body where all psychic energy (kundalini

Shakti) is directed.

 

It was made obligatory at Lord Shiva's command to pay

obeisance to Ganesh before embarking on any journey,

task or undertaking, this was done for the twin

purpose of auspicious beginnings and a hurdle-free

passage through the tasks. He decreed Ganesha should

be worshipped in the month Bhadra Pada.

 

 

NEWS

www.svtsydney.org

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, SVT, September 9, 2007: The Hindu

temple here in Helensburgh celebrated Sri Krishna

Janmashtami. Hundreds of devotees participated,

chanting Bhagavad Gita Chapters 2 & 15 and Vishnu

Sahasranama, kathak dancing, children's skit (Krishna,

the Butter Thief) and bhajans.

 

The temple will celebrate Ganesha Visarjana on

September 16 with the usual festival (Mela) attracting

thousands to enjoy the Ganesa pujas, cultural

programs, foods and other stalls and the final

procession to the shores of Pacific Ocean to immerse

Ganesa, to beats of drums and chants of Ganpathy Bappa

Moriya! See URL above for details. This is one of the

largest Visarjana celebrations outside of India. Hindu

devotees from all over the world are invited to

pilgrimage to this great temple.

 

www.cnn.com

LILBUM, GEORGIA, August 27, 2007: BAPS has opened the

" largest temple of its kind in North America " in a

suburb of Atlanta with consecration ceremonies that

were broadcast live on three Indian TV channels. BAPS

opened the temple for the press, giving guided tours

and answering questions on the details of the

construction and the enormous force of volunteers that

came together for the manifestation of the temple.

 

www.azcentral.com

ARIZONA, U.S.A., August 24, 2007: Longing for a place

to worship God in a traditional Hindu way, South

Indian Hindus in Arizona will soon have their dream

come true. For more than five years the congregation

has been worshipping in a double-wide trailer. The

news release says that come next September they will

have a new home, " The new temple will pay homage to

South Indian architectural styles, down to the height

of the towers and carvings on concrete pillars. The

first phase of the project includes construction of

the building, which will include four to six towers,

the tallest reaching 55 feet. For the second phase,

artisans from India are expected to work and live in

Arizona for two to three years as they hand-carve and

paint the concrete temple.

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6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

 

Hitesha24

Fri, August 3, 2007 12:17 pm

 

My Experiences happen in March 2006, just weeks before

my my birthday, I was lying in bed in the morning and

started to prayer to Sai Baba, and for a breif 2

minutes he came and blessed me. He was sitting on a

stone and was wearing white clothing.

 

I didn't see him in a dream but I was fully awake,

with my eyes close. I just don't know why he came, but

this is an experiences I didn't see him in a dream but

I was fully awake, with my eyes close. I just don't

know why he came, but this is an experiences I will

never forget and from that day onwards March 2006,

have become a Sai Devotee.

 

Om Shri Sai Ram

 

Hitesha

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7. SAI WITH CHILDREN:

 

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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. Now I want to tell the

stories what heard in my child hood.

 

 

Two Frogs in Trouble

 

Once a big fat frog and a lively little frog were

hopping along together when they had the misfortune of

jumping into a pail of fresh milk. They swam for hours

and hours hoping to get out somehow; but the sides of

the pail were steep and slippery and death seemed to

be certain.

 

When the big frog was exhausted he lost courage. There

seemed no hope of rescue. “Why keep struggling against

the inevitable? I cannot swim any longer.” He moaned.

“Keep on! Keep on!” urged the little frog, who was

still circling the pail. So they went on for a while.

But the big frog decided it was no use. “Little

brother, we may as well give up” he gasped. “I am

going to quit struggling.”

 

Now only the little frog was left. He thought to

himself. “Well, to give up is to be dead, so I will

keep swimming.” Two more hours passed and the tiny

legs of the determined little frog were almost

paralyzed with exhaustion. It seemed as if he could

not keep moving for another minute. But he thought of

his dead friend, and repeated, “To give up is to be

meat for someone’s table, so I’ll keep paddling on

until I die – if death is to come – but I will not

cease trying – while there is life, there is hope.”