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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Sixth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 06/ 2008

13-03-2008

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One World One Family

Vasudhaika Kutumbam

 

Om! Asatoma Sargamaya, Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya,

Mrityorma Amritamgamaya, Om Shantih, Shantih,

Shantihi!

(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:

 

 

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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

 

DO NOT LET YOUR MIND BE DISTURBED EVEN UNDER

UNSATISFACTORY CIRCUMSTANCES.

 

Once there was rich widow who had a reputation for

kindness, modesty and courtesy. She had a housemaid

who was wise and deligent.

 

One day the maid thought: My mistress has a very good

reputation: I wonder whether she is good by nature, or

is good because of her surroundings. I will try her

and find out.

 

The following morning the maid did not appear before

her mistress until early noon. The mistress got vexed

up and scolded her impatiently. The maid replied:

If I am lazy for only a day or two, you ought not to

become impatient. Then the mistress became angry.

 

The next day the maid got up late again. This made the

mistress very angry and she struck the maid with a

stick. This incident became widely known and the rich

widow lost her good reputation.

 

Many people behave like this woman. While their

surroundings are satisfactory they are kind, modest

and quiet, but it is questionable if they will behave

likewise when the conditions change and become

unsatisfactory.

 

It is only when a person maintains pure and peaceful

mind can continue to act good, even when unpleasant

words enter his ears, when others show ill-will toward

him or when he lacks sufficient food, clothes and

shelter, so that we may call him good.

 

Therefore, those who do good deeds and maintain a

peaceful mind only when their surroundings are

satisfactory are not really good people. Only those

who have received the Sai teachings and are training

their minds and bodies by those teachings can be

called truly good, modest and peaceful people.

 

To be continued-----

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

March 1911- Tatyasaheb Noolkar, a staunch devotee of

Baba, Sub-Judge of Phandarpur breathed his last at

Shiridi at the age of 48.

 

March 1912- Dadasaheb Khaparde returned to Amroati.

Mrs.Laxmibai Khaparde stayed behind in Shiridi.

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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.

 

AUGUST-1995:

 

13-08-1995

 

Sai appeared in the dream in the form of C.E.O, of our

organization. He said that he would arrive at my house

for lunch, tomorrow being a Sunday. I got up from the

bed and informed my wife about the dream. She prepared

the extra lunch in spite of all doubts cast in her

mind. Even at 1:00 PM in the afternoon, none was seen

to turn up. I recollected the incident of Hemadripanth

in Satcharitra wherein HIS photograph arrived exactly

during the eleventh hour of their lunchtime to keep up

the promise. I was some how confident that Sai would

surely arrive, as HE will not go back on HIS word. In

the meanwhile, my wife was pressurizing me to have

lunch as it was already getting late. So at around

2:00 PM, in utter disappointment, she had her lunch

and forced me also to have my lunch. I was left with

no other option. I too had my lunch at around 2:30 PM.

However my mind was pre-occupied with thoughts about

Sai. As I was about to finish, the call bell gave a

ring .It was one of our worker by name Sattiah who

came with an intention of making a courtesy call. I

concluded that it was Sai’s way of coming in the form

of Sattiah to honor HIS commitment and felt elated to

serve him with the food to which he gladly

reciprocated.

 

The depth of devotion of HIS devotees binds Sai.

 

17-08-1995

 

I prayed Sainath to see that I do not have any

problems in money related affairs with my children.

Sai has appeared in the form of a cricketer. He said

that life is like a cricket field. If we assume that

children remain as kids forever and allow them to bat,

they would love only opt to bat till they are

stabilized and scored good (in terms of earnings).

Nobody would give you a chance even to bat once, as

they are not ready to take on the bowling end of the

pavilion. Finally one will be left all alone, remain

tired and exhausted without any score (penniless).

 

Certain amount of selfishness and foresight has to be

present in everybody.

 

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

 

A spiritual aspirant has to conduct himself ideally in

day-to-day life to progress spiritually. When one

adopts the path of Self-surrender as the means to

liberation, the burden of one’s spiritual progress

gets shifted to God. Thus it do type, which does not

seek anything from God. It is unalloyed love of God.

God’s grace always protects His devotees. Though

spiritual aspirant adopts a means of liberation

according to his inclination, one who has evolved to

the higher stages, develops all-round spiritual

maturity. Thus one who has followed the path of Bhakti

will develop the marks of Jnani and likewise one who

has adopted the path of Jnana will become a sterling

devotee. So Jnana and Bhakti eventually are one and

the same.

 

Spiritual knowledge cannot be gained directly from the

Scriptures without Divine grace which is generally

channelised through the preceptor who must be revered

as God.

The relationship between God and His devotee is

unique. The almighty that is Omnipotent and invincible

allows himself to be conquered by His devotees.

Likewise, a true devotee does not get swayed by any

worldly attractions and remains devoted to God even

when beset with misfortunes.

 

To be continued.

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5. SANATANA DHARMA & SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA.

 

Mission of the Saints -Shri Sai Satcharitra Chapter IV

 

Lord Krishna says in Bhagvadgita (Chapter IV, 7-8)

that " Whenever there is a decay of Dharma

(righteousness) and an ascendancy of unrighteousness,

I manifest Myself; and for the protection of the

virtuous, the destruction of the vicious and for the

establishment of righteousness, I manifest Myself in

age after age " .

 

Namadeva

 

Introduction

Namadeva, who lived during the end of the 13th century

and the first half of the 14th in Western Bharat, is

one of the countries best known saint poets. A

contemporary and associate of Jnanadeva and other

great mystics, Namadeva lived in constant communion

with Lord Panduranga. Hundreds of 'abhangs'

(devotional songs) composed by him are lovingly sung

by devout people to this day.

 

Namadeva

 

The man with a saintly appearance was having a roti

and a little gee for his lunch. A dog came by,

snatched the roti from his hand and ran away. He at

once jumped to his feet, and taking the bowl of gee in

his hand, he ran behind the dog.

 

“Oh, my friend, why do you eat that dry roti? Have

some ghee also " - shouting like this, he pursued the

dog. At long last he was able to catch it. He smeared

the roti with ghee and fed the dog.

Many were marvelled at this sight. Some called him

mad. Some laughed at him. Some praised his goodness.

Neither they are derisive laughter nor their praise

caught his attention. All that he was interested in

was feeding the dog.

 

This compassionate man was Namadeva the saint. (Saint

means a great man whom, with his mind set on God,

desiring nothing for himself, leads a pure and good

life.) What he saw even in a dog was the element of

divinity. He was a great soul. He lived, throughout

his life, with the conviction that there is divinity

in every living being. No wonder then that he who

treated a dog with such love preached and practiced

that all mankind is one.

 

Son of Pious Parents

 

Pandharapur is a place of pilgrimage in Maharashtra.

There lived in that town a person called Damashet, a

tailor by profession. So his family got the surname

'Simpi' (tailor). Damashet was a devotee of God

Vitthala. His wife Gonayi was a very good lady, highly

devotional. Both had spent their life in the service

of Vitthala. They did not have children for a long

time. This had made them very sad.

 

Namadeva was no other than the son of this

good-natured couple. There is an interesting story

about his birth. It goes like this: Gonayi one day

suggested to her husband, to go to the temple of

Panduranga and pray for a son. He agreed. The next day

he went to the temple and prayed to Panduranga, " Oh!

Lord, please give us a son and relieve us of this

sorrow. "

 

The same night Damashet had a dream. God Panduranga

appeared in' the dream and said, " Tomorrow morning you

go to river Bheema for bathing, don't you? Keep this

in mind. There will come floating in the river, a

closed shell in which you will find a baby. You may

take it home. " The dream ended and Dama woke up.

 

His heart was filled with joy. He recounted the dream

to his wife. She too was beside herself with joy. As

the day dawned Damashet went to the river Bheema for

bathing. A shelf came floating. He took it into his

hands. He heard a voice chanting the name of Vitthala

within the shell. Damashet opened the shell and found

in it a bright-looking sweet baby - boy.

 

He took it home. He called out to his wife and placing

the baby in her hands said, " Here is the baby that God

has given you. Take it. "

 

Gonayi took the baby in her arms charmingly. Both

husband and wife felt supremely happy. They named the

child as 'Nama'. This incident happened in the year

1270 A. D. As he grew up, his remarkable personality

unfolded itself clearly. He led a clean life. So

everyone respected him. His devotion to Panduranga was

boundless. So much so that many other devotees firmly

believed he was the re-incubation of Uddhava who was a

friend and counsellor to Lord Sri Krishna.

 

A Born Devotee

 

Namadeva was a devotee with pure heart even from his

tender age. The parents were devotees of Panduranga.

So the son's heart also was given away to Vitthala.

Many stories about his wonderful devotion are in

vogue. They are very interesting.

 

It was customary with Damashet to carry every day to

the temple the offering of food for Vitthala. After

the ritual of offering was made he would bring it back

home as 'prasad.' Then all of them would have their

food.

 

One day Damashet did not return home from the bazaar

for a long time. Thinking that he might be very late,

his wife told the boy Nama, " My dear, you had better

go to the temple today to offer this food to God. "

 

In obedience to his mother, the boy went to the

temple. He worshipped Panduranga and then placed

before Him the food he had carried. He believed that

God would actually Oat it. So he stood modestly with

bowed head and folded hands.

 

" Your lunch is ready, my Lord, you may kindly begin, "

he requested.

 

But there were no signs of God's eating the food. The

boy became sad.

 

" My father was not at home. So my mother sent me with

this offering. It you don't eat, mother will take me

to task when I return. Have I made any mistake in the

ritual of worship? But I don't know these rituals. I

am still young. Please don't be angry with me " lie

entreated cajolingly.

Moved with these sweet words of the innocent boy that

day the God actually ate the food and told the boy,

" Look here! Don't tell anyone about this. "

 

The boy felt very happy. He bowed again to Vitthala

and went home. His father also by that time had come

home.

 

" Where is prasad' offered to God? " asked his mother.

 

" God ate it, " said the boy.

 

" What do you mean by that? God ate it! Is it ever

possible? " Said the father with surprise.

 

" Yes, God came and ate the food, " the boy repeated.

 

The father could not believe it. But the innocent face

of the boy indicated that he was speaking the truth.

He was too young to know a lie.

 

At last the father said, " Can you show me God eating

the food? "

 

" Oh, Yes, I can show it tomorrow, " replied the boy.

 

The next day Damashet went to the temple with his son.

The pooja was performed as usual. The offering was

placed before God. But Vitthala did not eat. Namadeva

was disconcerted. If God does not take food, what

would his parents think about him? Do they not infer

that he himself might have eaten the food the previous

day? Will they not get angry?

 

" Vitthala, please take food, " he implored.

 

Vitthala remained motionless. The boy felt deeply

hurt. " Oh! Lord, please don't be hard like this. Will

not my father and mother misunderstand me? Will they

not be angry with me thinking that I must have eaten

the food and uttered a lie? Well, indeed you ate the

offering yesterday. But now is it right to be like

this? " the boy went on pleading.

 

Deeply moved with this prayer, God Vitthala opened his

mouth. The little devotee started feeding Him. Seeing

this, the father was amazed. As soon as he returned

home he told his wife about this. Both were filled

with joy. They began loving Namadeva all the more.

Thus goes a beautiful story.

 

The boy Namadeva grew up cheerfully. His mind was bent

upon God right from his childhood. As he grew older he

began to spend more and more time in the temple of

Vitthala meditating always on Him. His father was not

so poor. So, as soon as the son came of age his

marriage was celebrated. Namadeva's wife was Rajayi;

she was also called Radha Bai. Namadeva got four

children, namely Narayana, Vitthala, Govinda and

Mahadeva.

 

To be continued.

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NEWS

 

Berlin's Hindus To Build Two New Temples

 

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/187663,berlins-hindus-to-build-two-new-t\

emples--feature.html

 

BERLIN, GERMANY, February 23, 2008: After years of

praying in a cellar in a west Berlin street, the

German capital's 6,000 Hindus can look forward to

worshipping in two brand-new temples. A local Hindu

group this week announced plans to build a temple to

the God Murugan, just three months after other Hindus

conducted a ground-breaking ceremony for one dedicated

to the elephant-headed Deity Ganesha.

 

" We want to create a religious place for worshippers

from the south of India and Sri Lanka, " said Nadarajah

Thiagarjah, chairman of the Sri Mayurapathy Murugan

temple association. Thiagarjah says the new temple is

not meant to rival the larger one dedicated to

Ganesha, which will also be built in Neukoelin, a

working-class district with a large immigrant

population.

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6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

 

Sridhar Ramaswamy: sridharr24

On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 9:20 AM

 

Sairam:

 

I would like to share the following personal

experience in the Saidarbar Magazine.

 

In August/September of 2007 last year, I took a happy

vacation to Chennai, India, to meet my relatives. My

wife and daughter had already gone a month before

there. I joined them, and was planning on a trip to

many temples, sightseeing etc. First two days I went

actively met all my friends and relatives in a spree,

and had sumptuous meals in every place I could.

 

Third day, Thursday, my wife insisted that I

better check my cholesterol level with the local

family physician dieting for the night. The doctor,

extremely busy person, recommended that I do

cholesterol and other blood tests. That evening I went

with the results to him. He saw it and said it is a

bit high 234 above 200, and triglycerides were high

too. He suggested that I do a treadmill test

immediately. I was not worried as I used to walk fast

in treadmill at home, so we went to a nearby clinic on

Friday to do the test. There, the nurse only took my

treadmill, no doctor or cardiologist was present her.

This girl, I am not sure how trained she was. While I

was walking the treadmill, at least for 20 minutes or

so in steep position, she started asking whether I had

any heart attack before. Normally, to my

understanding, while the test is going on, no one will

disturb the patient like this. I was shocked, and it

added further to my pulse, blood pressure etc. Anyway,

with high palpitation and worry the test ended. She

said, I should come back in the evening and check with

a cardiologist as she cannot tell anything.

 

By Sai's Grace or something, when we came in the

evening to that clinic, the cardiologist was stuck in

traffic jam and could not make. So we had to take the

report. That night, we went to the same family

physician. With a flip of the report, he said, that I

had already had a heart attack. Further, he started

instructing that the reading shows, I should be

careful, with food, lifting weights, and even climbing

stairs I must avoid. That night, I was broken

completely, my wife cried all through the night to her

mother, as my days are counted. I just had one faith,

that is nothing but my Baba, the in-dweller in my

heart, to whom I have cried several times and shared

my every moments of joy.

 

The confidence that nothing would go wrong, when I

believe in Baba, was doubled by another reason. Just

before I made my trip to India, for the few weeks,

every Saturday I used to go to Shirdi Sai Temple near

my home. I used to service there, cleaning vessels,

helping with the temple activities. I prayed in my

heart to Baba, 'Baba, I want to be of some minimal

service to You. You have to give me good health, and

take care of this body. I have done mistakes or some

bad Karma, forgive me as You are the soul saviour. I

have only You Sai, Your faith is the only thing I

know, just give me another lease of life, I will be

more devoted and sincerely dedicate my life to Your

thoughts and prayers'. Tears flowed down as I prayed

turning in my bed, fearing my wife see me crying.

 

Next day morning, even the physician had referred

us to a cardiologist. We went to that cardiologist. By

this time, with constant prayers, I became brave, and

only thought remained in my mind was Sai. I was

prepared to hear anything the doctor will say.

Firstly, he said there is no symptom of previous

attack as the physician predicted. That gave a relief.

However, he suggested that I must undergo angiogram

which will detect blockade, so he recommended to

another cardiovascular surgeon, to immediately go and

meet with him. He called and gave us an appointment.

 

I took Sai Satcharita with me, in the waiting

room, we all seated, I was reading Chapter 15, the

Solkar's tea incident, several times. I have been told

by some that reading this Chapter for your heart or

any life threatening ailment several times, will ward

off the same. The surgeon called us in. As soon as I

went in, do you know what I saw? On his table, there

is the marble statue of Shirdi Sai, He was facing the

doctor. The doctor saw my Satcharita in hand along

with the report, and first thing he asked 'When you

have faith in Shirdi Sai, why there is any worry?

Anyway, let me see the report'. He went through the

same, and said there is no history of heart attack and

no symptoms, no need of an angiogram even. However, he

wanted me to verify some more on cholesterol level and

come back on Monday. There, I saw Sai in that surgeon

smiling, giving me the immense confidence, that

whatever he says is Baba's verdict, and I will follow

it.

 

To conclude this, on Monday when we went to the

surgeon, he said he will take a treadmill right away

in the next room. He monitored closely and said he is

proved correct, and that the first treadmill was

incorrectly taken. He further assured that if I am on

cholesterol tablets that will suffice for now, with

regular exercising. This I consider, as Baba's Leela,

and giving me a rebirth with Sai realization in this

life. I will never forget Baba for coming and rescuing

me from an incorrect diagnosis, and life time

medication. My life is indebted to Sai; please

continue to protect us with good health, and your

constant thoughts.

 

Sridhar.

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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 CROOKED JUDGE:

 

Once upon a time a partridge built its nest under a

big peepal tree in a jungle. Many small and big

creatures lived around that tree. The partridge was on

good terms with all of them.

 

One day the partridge went out far in search of food.

After covering a long distance, he reached a

cornfield. The corn was ready for harvesting. Now, the

corn is a favorite food of the partridges. So he

stayed there and kept on feasting on the delicious

corn. He made friends with many other birds, which

also enjoyed the corn in the field. This went on for

many days.

 

Here, under the peepal tree, a rabbit chanced to come.

He saw the unoccupied nest of the partridge and

decided to start living there. When the partridge

finally returned to his nest, he found it occupied by

the rabbit. So he asked the rabbit to leave it and to

somewhere else, as the nest originally belonged to

him.

 

The rabbit refused to leave. He insisted that now it

belonged to him. It might have been the rabbit's once

but he had found it empty and started living there. So

he was the rightful owner. Their quarrel grew. The

partridge sought the help of his other neighbours.

They came for help but were not able to decide who the

rightful owner should be. So they suggested to them

both that they should go to a competent judge to

decide their case. This appealed to both of them. They

started out in search of a competent judge. After

wandering for a long time they finally reached a Ganga

- bank. Beside the river, some distance away, they saw

a tom-cat sitting quietly. They both got frightened

and decided to go somewhere else.

 

The tom-cat, however, was very cunning. He had seen

the rabbit and the partridge in the distance. In order

to all their fears he pretended to close his eyes and

started chanting the 'Ram-nam' with the help of

Rudrakshamala. The two seekers of justice were

astonished. They had never seen a pious tom- cat who

actually worshiped God. They were impressed. They

talked between themselves and decided to approach him

to solve their dispute. But both of them were still

not fully assured of the goodness of the judge. So

they kept standing some distance away. The tom-cat

finally finished his act of 'puja' opened his eyes and

turned towards them enquiringly.

 

The partridge said, Sir, the rabbit and I have a

dispute. But it involves legality. We want you to

kindly settle our dispute and award punishment to the

one who is guilty. "

The tom-cat assumed a pained expression and said, " Who

am I to give punishment to another? I am an ordinary

servant of God and pass my days in worshipping him.

However, you may tell me both your sides. I shall try

to point out who is in the wrong. "

 

So the partridge narrated his side of the case and the

rabbit put forth his arguments. The tom-cat listened

to them and then sat silently for sometime as if

reflecting. Then he said, " My friends, I am now old. I

can neither see properly nor hear clearly. I could not

hear your arguments properly. Why don't you two come

nearer and explain the whole thing in a better way. "

By now, both the rabbit and the partridge had

completely forgotten the fear of tom-cat. They now had

full confidence in his good intentions. They both drew

closer to him.

 

Suddenly, the tom-cat pounced on them and killed both

of them with one blow. Then he did full justice to

them eating them up. Thus the foolish rabbit and the

partridge paid the price of building faith in their

natural enemy.

 

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.

 

 

Vitthal-Vision

 

One day, while Kakasaheb Dixit was in mediation after

his morning bath in his Wada at Shirdi he saw a vision

of Vitthal. When he went to see Baba afterwards, Baba

asked him - " Did Vitthal Patil come? did you not see

Him? He is very elusive, hold Him fast, otherwise He

will give you the slip and run away " . Then at noon a

certain hawker came there, with 20 or 25 pictures of

Vitthal of Pandharpur for sale. Mr. Dixit was

surprised to see that the form of Vithal he saw in his

mediation exactly tallied with that in the picture and

he was also reminded of Baba's words. He therefore,

bought one picture most willingly and kept it in his

shrine for worship.

 

SSG: Sai Ram. Such mystic experiences served to

strengthen the faith of devotees in God and Guru, who

are One. Sai Ram.

 

SSS: Geeta-Rahasya

 

Baba always loved those who studied Brahma-vidya

(metaphysics) and encouraged them. To give an instance

- Once Bapusaheb Jog received a post-parcel. It

contained a copy of Geeta-Rahasya by Lokamanya Tilak.

Taking it under his armpit he came to the Dwarakamayi

and prostrated himself before Baba, when the parcel

fell at Baba's Feet. Baba enquired what it was. It was

opened then and there and the book was placed in

Baba's hand. He turned some pages here and there for a

few minutes and took out a rupee from His pocket

placed it on the book and handed the same with the

rupee to Jog and said to him - " Read this completely

and you will be benefited " .

 

SSG: Sai Ram. Why did Baba give One Rupee to Jog along

with the copy of the Gita? He was trying to convey

that God is One. Gita is known as the Advaitamritha

Varshini (A downpour of the Amrit of Advaita). And

Baba was showing that in a symbolic way. Sai Ram.

 

To be continued..

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9. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:

 

vasuki_mahal

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 3:09 PM wrote:

 

The Will Divine

 

" You may go anywhere on the face of this earth, I am

always with you. I reside in your heart and I am

within you. " - Shri Sai Samarth Satcharita, Ch. 15,

Ovi 69.

 

A number of people attack a disciple of a great

Master. Some spit at him, some beat him, some pelt

stones at him, some tear his clothes and some abuse

him. He continued to smile.

 

A man says to him, " Where is your Master? Why does he

not appear in this hour of your piteous need and show

us a miracle? "

 

Quietly answers the disciple, " What greater miracle

than this that even though I am treated thus, I feel I

am in heaven? "

 

Astonished, the man asks, " I find you are being

treated as though you were in hell! Where is your

heaven? "

 

The disciple smiles again and says, " My heaven is

within my heart: and no man may take it away from me.

Even if my body is cut into pieces, yet will I

continue to abide in the joy that is deathless. "

 

The man asks, " What is the secret of your joy? " the

disciple answers, " I bow to the Will Divine. In His

Will is my highest good. For the Lord Loves me, and I

love Him! "

 

Yes, the man who bows to the Will Divine, who loves

the Lord and lives in Him, knows that all is well,

supremely well! For him heaven is here and now - and

for ever and evermore!

 

N. Sivanandam

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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:

valsala.sivadasan

Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 5:43 PM

 

JAI SAI RAM,

 

Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai.

 

Babaji,

 

on 4th of March my daughter's board exam is starting.

I know your blessings are always with us and I once

again praying to the lotus feet of Babaji please

give her good health, memory and all the coming

papers will come good.

 

I am requesting all Sai members of Shirdi; please

pray to the lotus feet of our Babaji for my daughter &

all children going to attending the coming board exam.

 

Jai Sai ram.

 

With kind regards,

Valsala Sivadasan

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shas_prof

Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:33 AM

 

OmSai Ram

The audio & other sections are very interesting.

Thanks Sai natha

Shantha.

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kumar

Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 3:53 PM

SaiRam,

.. Please send me more details about this

Kumar Jayasuriya.

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umneetuvishal1987

Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 2:03 AM

Dear All

Sai ram

 

Jaise Mithe ka Swaad Bina Chakhe nahin pata Chalta

Theek Vaise Hi Bhagwaan Ke Saath Jude Bina

Bhagwaan Ke Chalae Mission Baba Ki Leela Ka Pata Nahin

Chalta

 

Pranaams At The Lotus Feets Of Baba

Regds

Vishal Bansal

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nootanpb

Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 1:45 PM

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SaiRam,

Very joyful and inspiring material I think who are far

away. A very praiseworthy work. Let us all salute the

supreme.

Nootan

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jitendra.gish

Feb 18, 2008 7:07 AM

 

Jai SaiBaba,

Excellent Job please Keep it up

Manav

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