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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Sixth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 04/ 2008

14-02-2008

 

The Glory of Shirdi Sai enters Sixth year from

01-01-2008.

 

One World One Family

Vasudhaika Kutumbam

 

Om! Asatoma Sargamaya, Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya,

Mrityorma Amritamgamaya, Om Shantih, Shantih, Shantih!

(Aum! Lead from wrong path to the right path, from

ignorance to knowledge, from mortality to immortality!

Peace to All)

 

 

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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

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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

 

 

GOOD MEN & BAD MEN

 

Good men and bad men differ from each other in their

natures. Bad men do not consider a sinful act as sin,

even if brought to their attention. They neither from

doing nor do they like someone informing inform them

of their sinful acts. Wise men are always sensitive to

the right and wrong; they cease doing anything as soon

as they see that it is wrong. They are grateful to

anyone who calls their attention to such wrong acts.

 

Thus good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men

never appreciate kindness shown towards them, but wise

men appreciate and are grateful. Wise men try to

express their appreciation and gratitude in some form

or other, not only to their benefactor, but also to

everyone.

 

To be continued

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

February 25,1912: Madhavrao Deshpande (Shyama) left

Shirdi to attend Kakasaheb Dixit's son’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 abuse and scolding

was favored with instructions to read Jnaneswari

regularly every day as per Deo's request.

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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.

 

JULY-1995:

 

27-07-1995

 

Please bless me with God’s grace was my prayer to Sai

before going to bed. Sai presented with a peculiar

scene that ran like this.

 

Obstacles are like dirt sticking to the linen.

 

I was washing a linen with word life inscribed on it

..I was in the process of removing the dirt with

branded detergent named Sai. Later the cloth turned

milky white. I got up from my sleep and prayed Baba to

offer God’s protection.

 

Maintaining a spotless character is as important as

food to the physical body.

 

29-07-1995

 

I asked Sai to tell me something about God. Sai

presented a visual-

 

 

 

God knows about my past, present and future. He is

omniscient and omnipotent and I concluded that it is

impossible to know God. I will in future not venture

into such exercise any more. But I decided to firmly

believe that there is a supreme power, that knows me

in totality, will offer protection under all odds, in

case genuinely addressed. I am sure that he will take

me across to my destiny safe.

 

Not a single leaf moves without god’s command.

 

 

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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

 

The next step was from individual worship to

congregational worship. That means there would be some

one to officiate as the pujari and that he would be

available at various periods of worship. For this

purpose, Hari Vinayak Sathe, a Settlement Officer,

sent one Megha Shyam to Shirdi in 1905, so that he

might officiate as the Pujari and carry on

congregational worship. He fell ill for sometime and

by Baba’s grace, he regained his health and the

congregational worship was actually started in 1909.

to make the congregational worship more advanced and

attractive, there was an enthusiastic set of devotees

at Shirdi.

 

Once Dr. Pandit came and put three horizontal lines on

Baba’s forehead. The main aim of Sri Sai Baba is to

improve and develop the man-kind by removing their

worldly difficulties and improving their devotion and

to impart Divine knowledge and salvation to all.

 

Some of us have got doubt whether to worship Baba in

form or formless. We should not get such doubts. Don’t

try to make anybody to follow our path only. Everyone

has his/her own way. In whatever way we pray, our goal

is to get Divine Knowledge. Otherwise we shall be a

victim of false notions. What we want to do is, we

must surrender completely to Baba with total faith and

take refuge in Him.

To be continued.

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5. SANATANA DHARMA & SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA.

 

The body is made up of five elements and is bound to

perish sooner or later, but the in dweller has neither

birth nor death. The in dweller has no attachment

whatsoever and is the eternal witness. Truly speaking,

the in dweller, who is in the form of the Atma, is

verily God Himself. The Atma has neither birth nor

death. It has no pain or suffering. Only the body has

suffering, not the Atma. The physical body comes and

goes. You are not the body; you are the embodiment of

the Atma. One has to get rid of bodily attachment in

order to enjoy peace and happiness. Gradually reduce

your Dehabhimana (body consciousness) and develop

Atmabhimana (Atmic consciousness). Body consciousness

and Atmic consciousness are inversely proportional.

Dehabhimana will disappear once you develop

Daivabhimana (Divine consciousness). The first step on

the spiritual path is to keep body consciousness under

check.

 

 

All about the Om

 

" The goal which all the Vedas declare, which all

austerities aim at, and which men desire when they

lead the life of continence is Om. This syllable Om

is indeed Brahman. Whosoever knows this syllable

obtains all that he desires. This is the best support;

this is the highest support. Whosoever knows this

support is adored in the world of Brahma. "

Katha Upanishad I

 

NEWS

 

Thousands Throng Temples In Celebration Of Thaipusam

 

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=309748

 

 

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, January 23, 2008: Over a

million Hindu devotees thronged temples across the

country in celebrating Thaipusam today. In Kuala

Lumpur, 500,000 devotees and tourists made a beeline

to the Sri Mariaman temple in Batu Caves in

celebrating the three-day festival, which began

yesterday.

 

The highlight as usual was the procession involving

the silver chariot in the image of Lord Muruga from

the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Sungai Pari to this

temple. In Selangor, Thaipusam this time around was

described as more meaningful following it being

declared a public holiday in Kuala Lumpur and

Putrajaya. State Unity and Estate Workers Permanent

Committee chairman Datuk Kamala Ganapathy said

celebrations were more focused at Batu Caves.

 

Thaipusam falls on the full moon day when the Pusam

star reigns. On this day, the alignment of the sun,

the moon and the planets is said to be conducive to

spiritual enlightenment. Devotees head to temples to

pray for divine help and when their prayers are

answered, they return on Thaipusam to fulfill their

vows with penance and pay homage to Lord Muruga as

thanksgiving.

 

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6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

sathya_1611

On Jan 30, 2008 8:12 AM

 

SaiRam,

 

This is an experience I had today...

 

I am going through a very rough phase in life and last

night I was so depressed that I totally blamed Baba

for my state of being and told him that whatever is

the outcome of this misery I am going through it is

all his doing and he is the one who will be

responsible for my actions.

 

This morning my colleague and I were talking about God

and she reflected on a discussion we had earlier where

we said if GOD was the doer of all then when do have

to suffer the consequences of our actions...why should

our karmas affect us?

 

Today she said - The situations are destined but the

reaction to such situations is ours to make. We can go

negative or positive as per our faith in God...That

struck a cord in me and made me realize that BABA had

answered my question through this girl.

 

Now I just pray to Baba that he would give me the

strength to take whatever comes my way and continue

with faith and patience...BE WITH ME BABA PLEASE

FORGIVE ME FOR MY FOOLISHNESS

 

Sathya.

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lakshmi_putrevu

Thu, January 31, 2008 10:23 pm

 

I want to relate one of my experiences with Sai. This

happened 3 to 4 years back. I was preparing for one

exam. For writing that exam passport is required as an

identity proof. Exactly one week before the exam I

lost my passport. I was nervous. I searched the whole

house but I could not get it. Then I read the whole

Sai Satcharitra in one day and I slept. Next day I got

the passport through postman. He said somebody might

have dropped the passport in post box. He gave me the

passport. I thanked Sai a lot for helping me. Again

there was another miracle that took place. I lost my

two gold rings which I placed in my almirah. I got

them in our colony's temple Hundi. After praying to

SaiBaba, now I am in one more trouble. I am praying to

Saibaba for help. I read Sai Satcharitra recently. I

know He will help me.

 

Lakshmi

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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.

 

THE MOUSE WHICH TURNED INTO A LION:

 

In a dense forest lived a great sage named Bhrigu

Rishi. He lived a secluded life in a small shelter

where he spent his days in prayer. A small mouse also

lived near the shelter and over the years became a

very pious and an ardent disciple of the sage.

Whenever Bhrigu sat deep in meditation or sang hymns

in praise of God, the mouse would also sit near him

and meditate. His only problem was that being a mouse,

he was always in fear of his life from cats, dogs and

vultures and this fear was biggest obstacle.

 

Bhrigu Rishi had been observing the mouse over the

years and knew about his fear. Having pity on him, he

decided to end this problem, once for all, by

transforming the mouse in to a lion. He could then

move boldly and meditate with peace.

The sage was a hermit with extraordinary powers,

acquired over the years through his prayers and

meditation. He could achieve or be blessed with

whatever he desired by praying to God.

 

He started his meditation and when he reached the

level of supernatural he prayed, Oh God! The mouse is

one of your ardent devotees, but his prayers are

disturbed because he lives in fear all the time. I

pray that you change him into a lion so that he can

overcome this fear " .

 

The almighty granted him this wish and the mouse

became a lion. The surprising result of this was that

his outlook was also transformed to the attributes of

the jungle king. He would roam over the forest freely

and all the other animals would bow and greet him

fearfully. He has hailed as their leader.

 

Only the sage knows of his original state of mouse and

this reality made him treat him still like a mouse.

This was resented by the 'mouse turned lion' because

it would affect his dignity. Once the other animals

know of it they would then ridicule and disrespect

him. He decided to kill the sage, his benefactor, so

that the secret was not revealed to others. After

being mentally prepared to do the killing, he rushed

off to the hermitage. Bhrigu Rishi had extraordinary

powers and the moment he saw the lion rushing at him,

he read his mind. This ungratefulness made him very

angry and he transfixed lion with his stare.

 

As the lion stood trembling before the sage, he got

reverted back to his original physical state of a

mouse. If the 'mouse turned lion' had not forgotten

his earlier days and thought ill of his benefactor, he

would not have been reverted back to mouse again.

 

Lesson: " Never be ungrateful to your benefactor. A

person, who becomes rich or powerful and forgets his

earlier periods of misery, is destined to stumble in

life, again and again.

 

Bye children meet you in the next issue.

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8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

 

swamymain

Feb 6, 2008 10:18 AM

 

Spiritual Gems from Sri Sai Satcharitra - chapter 27

 

Sai Ram. Let us now take up Spiritual Gems from

Chapter 27 of Sri Sai Satcharitra. Sai Ram.

 

Shri Sai Satcharitra

Chapter XXVII

 

Favour Shown by Giving Bhagwat and Vishnu-Sahasra Nam

- Dixit's Vitthal Vision - Gita Rahasya - Khapardes.

 

This Chapter describes how Sai Baba favoured His

devotees by granting them religious books after he had

touched and consecrated them, for parayana (reading

regularly) and certain other matters.

 

Preliminary

When a man takes a plunge into the sea, he gets the

merit of bathing in all the Tirthas and sacred rivers.

Similarly when a man takes refuge at the feet of the

Sad-guru, he gets the merit of bowing to the Trinity,

i.e. Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh and also Para-Brahma.

 

SSG: Sai Ram. That is because Guru is Brahma, Vishnu,

Maheswara and is in fact none other than the

Para-Brahma. Sai Ram. Guru dispels the spiritual

darkness and shows the things in true light. That is

why in Sri Aditya Hridayam, Sun God Aditya is also

referred to as One with all Gods including Brahma,

Vishnu, Siva etc. Just as Sun illuminates the world

with His light and dispels darkness, Guru dispels the

Spiritual Darkness (in another chapter too, Sai Baba

tells Sri Nanasaheb Chandorkar that Guru does not

teach truth but teaches what is untrue, thus removes

Ajnana, ignorance). Guru is therefore referred many

times as Gnana Bhaskara (The Sun of Knowledge). Sai

Ram.

 

SSS: Victory be unto Shri Sai the wish-fulfilling tree

and the ocean of knowledge, who gives us

self-realization. Oh Sai, create in us regard for Your

stories. Let the readers and audience devour them with

the same relish with which the chatak bird drinks the

water from the clouds and becomes happy. While

listening to Your stories, let them and their families

get all the sattwik emotions, viz. let their bodies

perspire, let their eyes be full of tears, let their

prana be steady, let their minds be composed, let

their hair stand on end, let them cry, sob and shake,

let their hostilities and their distinctions, great

and small vanish. If these things happen, that is a

sign of the grace of the Guru dawning upon them. When

these emotions develop in you, the Guru is most

pleased and will certainly lead you on to the goal of

self-realization. The best way, therefore, to get free

from the shackles of Maya is our complete and

whole-hearted surrender to Baba. The Vedas cannot take

you across the ocean of Maya. It is only the Sad-guru,

who can do so and make you, see the Lord in all

creatures.

 

SSG: Sai Ram. By removing the veil that covers the

vision, Sadguru Sai can and will make us see Him in

all animate and inanimate things. The Creator is

different from the Creation but pervades the whole

Creation too. Thus Sai pervades the whole universe.

Sai Ram.

 

To be continued..

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9. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:

 

sudha_vohra

Feb 9, 2008 12:01 PM

 

Dhunda sara jamana mere sai jaisa koi nahin

jo har kisi ko apnaye aisa duniya main koi nahin

 

pyar ki khoz main hai duniya sari yahain

mujhe mere sai se pyara koi nahin

 

sab kuch mila ek tujhe pa kar sai

mujhe is se para sahara or koi nahin

 

khata ho mujh se to mafi ke kabil bana

hai tujhe pata mujh se bara gunahgar koi nahin

 

- Sudha

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View the Video of Shri Saibanisa Gopala Rao Ravada

ji's discourses in English from the below link

 

http://www.debu7366.blogspot.com/

 

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10. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:

sairam

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:38:42 +0530

Sairam,

 

I am not receiving the 'The Glory of Shirdi Sai'

newsletter. The last newsletter I received was Issue

No.24 (21st November 2007). Why this has

discontinued? Sir, please look into the matter and

kindly start sending the issues to me.

 

Thanking you,

 

R. Sairam

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Response by Saidarbar Team:

 

Dear Saibandhu,

SaiRam, Thank you for your letter. As per your request

I am attaching old issues of E-magazine " The Glory of

Shirdi Sai " issues 25 and 26 of 2007. I am sending

separately Glory of Shirdi Sai - issue 01-2008. After

receiving all, please give me feedback. Please feel

free to contact us in Sai related activities.

Thank you once again for showing interest in Saidarbar

activities.

 

With best regards,

SaiSevak SrinivasaRao Kasturi.

for http://www.saidarbar.org

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Response for The Glory of Shirdi Sai E- Magazine in

the 3d page turning NEW FORMAT

 

sunita8672

On Jan 30, 2008 11:55 AM

SaiRam,

I like the new format but I miss the picture of Baba

on the front page on the right hand corner. I always

did my namaskar to that picture before I read this

magazine.

Sunita Sapru

 

Response by Saidarbar Team:

vijishvanya

Sairam Sunitaji

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, we realized that also.

The next issue coming next week will have all the

pictures of Baba again.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Sairam

Vijay

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szingde

Jan 26, 2008 6:53 AM

SaiRam,

I thank u very much for the wonderful messages. I

would like to visit the place in Hyderabad since at

present I am in Pune would appreciate you for giving

me details of how to come and whether accomadation is

also available.

 

Mrs sushila zingde

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badawi8

On Jan 27, 2008 2:54 PM,

JaiSaiRam,

I am an Egyptian Moslem devotee for Sri Shirdi Baba. I

will present a lecture on Him on 11 February, 2008 at

the Indian Culture Center in Cairo. I liked your

E-Zine and what do like me to say.

Dr.Abdelfattah M.Badawi

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kyr_rana

On Jan 13, 2008 9:02 AM

Aum Sai Ram

It’s a great & all in one god.

Keyur.

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hamily

Jan 13, 2008 12:43 PM

JaiSaiRam,

 

Very good, keep it up.

 

P.S.SASIDHARAN

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krishjayara57

Jan 24, 2008 10:27 AM

 

Jai Sai Ram

I am interested in knowing more details. Please send

the updates.

k. jayaraman.

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arajuborra

Jan 24, 2008 1:08 PM

 

SaiRam,

 

Namaste to all. I really felt very happy to go to the

web site and all the compilations.

May Sai Bhagavan will give His blessings to all of our

devotees.

 

Appalaraju Borra

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12. SAI'S BOOK WORLD: (TAMIL)

 

Title: Bharatam Kakum Shirdi Baba

Author: L. Palaniappan

Shirdi Sai Trust, Chennai, 1 Sai Nagar

108 Krishnan Karanai Village

Pattipulam P.O East Coast Road

Tamilnadu - 603 104

Email: manager

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Title: Shirdi Tiruthala Sirappu

Author: Saimani R.

Shirdi Sai Trust, Chennai, 1 Sai Nagar

108 Krishnan Karanai Village

Pattipulam P.O East Coast Road

Tamilnadu - 603 104

Email: manager

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Title: Kan Kanda Deivam

Author Sri Sai Sudha Book Store

Near All India Sai Samaj

Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004

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13. EDITORIAL:

Things impressed me from this magazine:

 

Guru does not teach truth but teaches what is untrue,

thus removes Ajnana, ignorance). Guru is therefore

referred many times as Gnana Bhaskara (The Sun of

Knowledge).

 

The Creator is different from the Creation but

pervades the whole Creation too. Thus Sai pervades the

whole universe.

 

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