The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 16--2007 from Saidarbar.

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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Fifth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 16/2007

02-08-2007

 

 

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

 

GURUR-SAKSHATH PARAM BRAHMA; THASMAI SREE GURAVE

NAMAHA:

 

 

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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

 

 

The Sun rises in the eastern sky and clears away the

darkness of the world without prejudice or favoritism

toward any particular region. So, Sai’s compassion

encompasses all people, encouraging them to do right

and guides them against evil. Thus, HE clears away the

darkness of ignorance and leads people to

Enlightenment.

 

Sai has no shape or color, He comes from nowhere and

there is nowhere for Him to go. Like the blue sky, He

arches over everything, and since He is all things, He

lacks nothing.

 

Sai’s Body fills every corner of the universe; it

reaches every where, it exits forever.

 

Sai appears in the world of suffering because He can

not desert suffering people; His only purpose is to

spread the Dharma and to bless all people with its

Truth.

 

Om Shantih Shantih Shantihi

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

 

To be continued…

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

August 1918: BABA offered Hemadri Pant a glass of

buttermilk and said, “Drink it all, you won't get such

opportunity again.

 

August 1929: Composer of " SAGUNOPASANA " Arati Book,

Shri K.A.Bhishma passed away at Mohra in Nagpur

District.

 

August 1982: Swami SaiSharananandaji (WamanRao Patel)

passed away at Ahmedabad (Aged 93 years).

 

August 1984: Administration of SHIRDI SAMSTHAN handed

over to the Board of Trustees by the court and

Executive officer appointed for day to day

administration.

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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.

 

 

MARCH-1995:

 

21-03-1995

 

Baba please show me a way to live peacefully was the

prayer of the day. Sai has shown me with two visuals

and asked me to choose myself one of the two.

 

Some people dedicate their whole lifetime for making

money and neglect their responsibilities totally. They

become slaves to the wine and die drinking. The second

variety fulfill their duties perfectly, get tired and

die in sleep, effortless.

 

A hard day’s labor grants a good sleep in the night.

 

26-03-1995

 

Yesterday, I was thinking about the past relationships

brought over due to the karmic deeds. I prayed Baba to

explain me further on the subject. Baba has shown me

with-

 

Doctors perform surgery on an eight year- old boy and

take out a fetus from his lungs. Is it not an example

of some thing carried over from the previous birth?

 

Is it not one’s own fate, needing to work even after

retirement in the old age for meeting the family

expenditure?

 

A person has lot of money and also an air ticket in

hand for an air travel, but could not board the plane

as he reached the Airport late and had to catch a

train for reaching the destination. Can we conclude

that he has no eligibility for the air travel?

 

Man proposes and God only disposes.

 

30-03-1995

 

Oh! Lord Sainath, Give a message for the Saibandhus.

 

Sai appeared in saffron robes and indicated in the

form of a scene -

 

As one reaches the last stage of the journey, the soul

leaves the body on the platform and starts looking to

board another train i.e. to get into another physical

body. I thrive to take my devotees to the ultimate

destiny and thus save them from another ordeal in

making.

 

A commoner in confusion looks directionless.

 

 

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

Truthful prayer or worship gets Love, Grace and

Forgiveness from God. Sri Sai Baba said ‘Light the

wick of Divinity within; dispel the darkness around

and all sins’.

 

Sri Sai Baba has thrown light on the evolution of the

process of His prayer and illuminated us about the

inner meaning of the various steps.

 

Prayer has a very significant affect in one’s well

being. Prayer stimulates fervor. The heart gets rooted

in the Divine look and the mind becomes one-pointed.

The prayer must come from the bottom of the heart, but

not from the lips alone. Inner communion is the best

prayer. God is always with us to respond to our

prayer. God knows what to give and when. The prayer

leads us to step by step to perfection. One must feel

the inner Divinity.

 

Detach ourselves from objects which allure the five

senses and attach our self to God. In the pooja we

must fix our mind on God. Then we will be binding

ourselves with the Divine splendor. Watch the

vibrations of cosmic energy and be conscious of our

oneness and touch with Divine Self. This is the truest

form of Prayer. Our heart then fills with Divine Bliss

and attains Spiritual freedom.

 

In the Pooja, mere offering of flowers, offering of

prasadam and uttering of Mantras are of no use. Sri

Sai Baba said that these things are not necessary for

Him, but He wants whole-hearted devotion. If we love

Sri Sai Baba and serve Him with whole-hearted

devotion, we can invoke and get His grace even without

outward Poojas. We must unite our heart with Sai.

Observance of truth, in our thought, word and deed,

purifies us and makes us identify ourselves with the

Supreme Soul.

 

To be continued…..

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5. SANATANA DHARMA & SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA.

 

In deep meditation aspirants may see forms like snow

or smoke. They may feel

A strong wind blowing or a wave of heat. They may see

within them more and more light: Fireflies, lightning,

sun, or moon. These are signs that one is far on the

path to Brahman.

 

-Shvetashvatara Upanishad

 

 

There is only one way to know the Self, and that is to

realize him yourself. The ignorant think the Self can

be known by the intellect, but the illumined Know he

is beyond the duality of the knower and the known.

 

-Kena Upanishad