The Glory of Shirdi Sai - issue 13-2008 from Saidarbar

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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

 

Sixth Year of Publication

 

Published as Bi-Weekly

 

Issue 13/ 2008

 

19-06-2008

 

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One World One Family.

 

Vasudhaika Kutumbam

 

 

 

 

 

Om! Asatoma Sargamaya, Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya, Mrityorma Amritamgamaya, Om

Shantihi, Shantihi, Shantihi!

 

 

 

(Aum! Lead from

wrong path to the right path, from ignorance to knowledge, from mortality to

immortality! Peace be to All)

 

 

 

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GURUR-BRAHMA, GURUR-VISHNUHU; 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

 

 

 

Once there was a king who loved his people and his country and ruled them with

wisdom and kindness and because of his it his country was prosperous and

peaceful. He was always seeking for greater wisdom and enlightenment; he even

offered rewards to anyone who could lead him to worthy teachings.

 

 

 

His devotion and wisdom finally came to the attention of the Gods, but they

determined to test him. A God in disguise as a demon appeared before the gates

of the king’s palace and asked to be brought before the king and he had a holy

teaching for him.

 

 

 

The king who was pleased to hear the message courteously received him and

asked for instruction. The demon took on dreadful form and demanded food,

saying that he could not teach until he had the food he liked. Choice food was

offered the demon, but he insisted that he must have warm human flesh and

blood. The crown-prince gave his body and the queen also gave her body, but

still the demon was unsatisfied and so demanded the body of the king.

 

 

 

The king expressed his willingness to give his body, but asked that he

might first hear the teaching before he would offer his body.

 

 

 

The God utter the following teaching: “Misery and fear rises from lust.

Those who remove lust have no misery or fear.” Suddenly the god resumed his

true form and the prince and the queen also reappeared in their original

bodies.

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

 

 

June 1991: All India SaiSamaj celebrated its Golden Jubilee at Mylapore,

Madras.

 

 

 

 

 

Ashada -1908 (Gurupoornima): Prompted by BABA, Dadha Kelkar

and others started the " GURU WORSHIP " in Shirdi.

 

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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 SHIRDI. 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.

 

 

 

DECEMBER-1995

 

 

 

09-12-1995

 

 

 

I bowed down before Sai and Said- Allow me to spend the rest of my life

in your service. Sai presented me with a visual—

 

 

 

Water was being drawn from a bore well located in my house. People were

collecting in their containers. One day, there was a fire from the electrical

motor and the motor stopped working abruptly. Water flow has also stopped.

 

 

 

I will continue in my service to Sainath till the end.

 

 

 

18-12-1995

 

 

 

I spent the whole day in Sai smaran (Reciting Sai’s name) and prayed Baba that

I should continue to do it forever. Sai presented with a visual-

 

 

 

When I was going through tough periods, a fakir appeared in front of my house.

He was uttering my name. I was rather surprised and bowed down at his feet. I

gave him two Rupee coins. He blessed me and left the place.

 

 

 

Chanting of the God’s name or his messengers will bring solace to the soul.

 

 

 

27-12-1995

 

 

 

I bowed before Sai and asked HIM to explain the attachment between God

and his devotee. Sri Sai presented with a visual-

 

 

 

A newborn child does not recognize the mother. But the moment the mother

extends her breast, the child recognizes the heartbeat of the mother and

identifies it to be the same one experienced by it, when it was inside the

mother’s womb for nine months. It sleeps peacefully with all the trust placed

in the mother, embraced and fully protected. In the same way God understand the

heartbeats of a true devotee and live in their hearts forever. Thus I concluded

that God has a tendency to behave like a child and devotee should assume the

role of mother so that god remains confined to the devotee.

 

 

 

God and his devotee are inseparable as they are the two sides of the same coin.

 

 

 

To be continued-------

 

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4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:

 

(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)

 

 

 

" Shashi " : shashi_31

 

 

 

31. Nama Japa

 

 

 

Baba says: Sandal paste cools only your body but My Nama-chandana cools and

subsidises the heat of your mind. Taste for the Divine Nama grows as a result

of Supreme religious merit in previous births as well as in this birth out of

Divine Grace. So lead a pure life and cleanse your hearts and minds of every

impurity. Eschew lust, anger and greed as they are the three gateways leading

to hell. If any of you utters My Name with love, I shall fulfill all the wishes

from the pangs of death. The simple remembrance of name as Sai- Sai will do

away with all sins of speech and hearing. Without knowing the inner meaning of

My Nama, if one chants, there will be no result to it.

 

 

 

Baba also clarifies the inner meaning of His Nama ‘Jaya Jaya Guru Sai’ means:

 

 

 

In ‘JA’ : there lies ‘Chandra Beeja’ – by which one gets relief from the pangs

of death;

 

 

 

In ‘YA’ : there is ‘Vayu Beeja’ – fear of demons and fever will disappear;

 

 

 

In ‘SA’ : there is ‘Sarada Beeja’ – by which one gets Vakku Suddhi;

 

 

 

In ‘GU’ : ‘Rudra Beeja’ – relives Ajnana;

 

 

 

In ‘RU’ : ‘Agni Beeja’ – light will be given to Jiva i.e., light will be lit in

Sadhaka;

 

 

 

In ‘SAYE’ : ‘SA’ means for all reasons and ‘YE’ means all pervading and

Omniscient.

 

 

 

With this meaning, if one, with full faith, merges his mind in Me, chants

constantly, one will be relieved of his ill-health and will get enormous

strength beyond the body consciousness.

 

 

 

Whoever chants Baba’s Name, should ensure that her/his heart is pure at all

times and also maintain the harmony of thought, word and deed. We must

chant Baba’s name at least a few times everyday with pure heart and the

atmosphere around us will reverberate with holy vibrations.

 

 

 

If we chant Baba’s Nama, our minds will be sharpened and also fulfills

all our desires and various kinds of powers will emerge. But we must dedicate

all our actions to Baba without concern for the results and without false sense

of ego and ownership. We must clean our heart thrice a day at dawn, noon and

dusk by chanting Baba’s Nama.

Baba’s Nama is synonymous with Divinity. If we chant Baba’s Nama while taking

bath, our bath gets sanctified. Similarly if we chant before taking food, our

food becomes an offering to Sai Baba. Purity is natural to the human body, but

it becomes dirty due to improper use. Therefore we should get it cleanses by

changing Baba’s Name. Then only we will shine as the effulgent Sun of Wisdom,

and we will have a sense of feeling that we have achieved something and develop

sacred qualities.

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…...