The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 20-2007 from Saidarbar.

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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Fifth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 20/2007

27-09-2007

 

 

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

 

GURUR-SAKSHATH PARAM BRAHMA; THASMAI SREE GURAVE

NAMAHA:

 

 

Sairam. You can watch Live Web casting from Shirdi Sai

Samadhi Mandir from following Link:

 

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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

 

Those who listen to His teachings are free from the

delusions and the miseries of life. “People can not be

saved by relying on their own wisdom,” He said, “and

through faith they must enter into My teaching.”

Therefore, one should listen to the Sai’s teachings

and put it into practice.

 

Just as the pure and fragrant lotus flower grows out

of the mud of a swamp rather than out of clean loam of

an upland field, so from the much of worldly passions

spring the pure enlightenment of Saihood. Even the

mistaken vies of heretics and delusions of worldly

passions may the seeds of Saihood.

 

If a driver is to secure pearls he must descend to the

bottom of the sea, braving all dangers of jagged coral

and vicious sharks. So man must face the perils of

worldly passion if he is to secure the precious pearl

of Enlightenment. He must first be lost among the

mountainous crags of egoism and selfishness, before

there will awaken in him the desire to find a path

that will lead him to Enlightenment.

 

Om Shantih Shantih Shantihi

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

 

To be continued…

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

Bhadrapada 1910: H.H Gajanan Maaraj of Shegaon left

his mortal coil. At the same time Shirdi Sai Baba

grieved profusely and said " Hallo! My Gajanan is

gone " .

 

Bhadrapada 1922: Mahalsapathi passed away on

11-09-1922

 

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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:

 

14-04-1995

 

Yesterday, I prayed Baba to indicate how I should

overcome Arishadvargas. Sai appeared in the form of a

Schoolmaster and said that he would tell me one each

everyday.

 

The first one being ‘Kama’-desires.

 

The life is like a Banana tree. Desires are like the

multiple offshoot plants of the main banana tree. The

main trunk cannot grow well unless offshoots are

plucked out.

 

The conquest of desires is the first step to reach the

goal.

 

15-04-1995

 

Sri Sai appeared as a Doctor and said-

 

Do not get angered on the Doctor and throw away the

medicines in to the gutter, as you will only be the

effected lot. Anger draws one away from the peace and

happiness. Therefore remove anger from the life.

 

Control the anger.

 

16-04-1995

 

Yesterday, Sai has shown me a miser in the dream. His

deeds caused me

 

Lot of laughter even in the dream-

 

An unidentified person is in preparation for his

daughter’s marriage. He sets out for shopping and

enters a cloth shop. The shopkeeper puts before him

the handloom yellow bridal saree and says that it is

the cheapest one available. The miser gets a flash in

his mind and decides to buy all the clothes of the

same variety to be gifted to all the womenfolk on both

the parties. Every one attending the marriage had a

big fun and laughed to full extent on seeing all the

women dressed in the same costumes.

 

A miser will end up as a laughing stock.

 

 

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

 

Sri Sai Baba is present in the hearts of everyone and

conducting the acts of worldly show. He is Jaganmata

and HE is the cause of creation, sustenance and

destruction of the world.

The main aim of Sri Sai Baba is to improve and develop

the mankind and other beings from the troublesome life

of the worldly difficulties and improving their

devotion and to impart divine knowledge and salvation

to all.

Our prayers to Sri Sai Baba are to remove the veil of

ignorance and to provide knowledge of Universal Self.

In reality we are all Universal Self but we forget

this truth and so we pray to Sai Baba to remind us of

this truth.

The first step in Bhakti is Nama Sankeertana. Nama

Sankeertana is like a ladder, a simple and

uncomplicated piece of equipment which anybody can

climb with ease and in safety. Nama Japa and

Sankeertana are the most efficacious recipes for

steadying and purifying the mind, for bringing its

vagaries under control and purging it of its evil

propensities and concentrating on God.

To be continued…..

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5. SANATANA DHARMA & SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA.

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures, as

this will only fill your mind with grief, regret, and

depression. Do not repeat them in the future.

AUM stands for the supreme Reality.

It is a symbol for what was, what is,

And what shall be. AUM represents also

What lies beyond past, present, and future?

-Mandukya Upanishad

For see!

The Self is in all beings,

And all beings are in the Self.

Know you are free,

Free of " I, "

Free of " mine. "

Be happy.

-Ashtavakra Gita 15:6

NEWS

www.saharasamay.com

MUMBAI, INDIA, September 15, 2007: Millions of people

here are celebrating the Ganapati festival, a 10-day

event beginning today that will see groups across the

city vying to create the most colorful and attractive

marquees. At least 8,000 to 9,000 Ganesha Mandals (a

temporary temple build on the sidewalk) have been

formed in the city and on the final day of

festivities, the Deities of the elephant-headed god

will be taken in a large procession for immersion in

rivers in keeping with traditional rituals. The local

Mandals vying with each other to put up the big

Deities are in no mood to deviate from the traditional

public celebration of installing 20-30 feet high

Deities.

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deep_luv

Sep 26, 2007 9:10 AM

Shirdi Sai Mandir's First Anniversary Celebrations:

Sep 27

 

SHIRDI SAI MANDIR

43671 Trade Center Place, #166, Dulles, VA 20166,

Phone: (703)-661-4SAI (724)

 

It is our pleasure to announce, that we reached the

one year mile stone of Shirdi Sai Mandir with our Baba

and Datta's grace, blessings and great support from

all the devotees. As a double bonus, anniversary

happens to be on Baba's birthday and on Thursday (Sep

27 th, 2007). We are celebrating the occasion with

SAI SATYA VRATHAM POOJA. It is free for all and

please participate in the pooja and get baba's

blessings.

7:30 – 9:30 - Bhajans/ Sai Satya Vratham followed

by Shej Aarathi and Prasadam.

Email: info

Website www.shirdisaimandir.org

Deep

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6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

 

saipadalabandu

Fri, August 10, 2007 1:29 pm

 

Sai Padala Bandu

 

Dear Sai Bandus,

 

I am a very strong devotee of Shiridi Sai. He is with

me all the time during my life's up and downs. I

couldn't have imagined my life without his blessings.

Off late, though I start the day with His name, I a

kind of easy on praying to Sai by devoting sometime

during the day. Recently, I got back to it. As I was

thinking that Sai made me come back to him through

prayers, I had a dream that night with a Sai Bandu

telling me how close should I get to Sai and then

seeing Sai closer to me. I then realized why Sai

wanted me to get back to my daily prayers. I was very

happy in the morning that I am back praying and

getting still closer to Sai, my savior.

 

OM NAMO SAINATHAYA NAMAHA.

 

Sai Padala Bandu