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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Sixth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 09/ 2008

24-04-2008

 

HANUMAN JAYANTI (20-04-2008) SPECIAL ISSUE

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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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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS:

 

1. HANUMAN JAYANTI

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. Hanuman Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Lord

Hanuman(20-04-2008)

 

Lord Hanuman was born in Anjaneri (now a hilltop

temple). Anjaneri is near Triambakeshwar, Nasik - a

pilgrim village in Maharashtra State. He is the son of

Anjani and Maruti, born with the blessings of 'Vayu',

the wind god (also called Pavan). He is considered to

be an avatar (incarnation) of Lord Shiva.

 

He is one of the seven Chiranjivis and the only

learned scholar who knew the nine Vyakaranas. He

learned the sastras from Suryadev, the sun god. He is

well versed with the Vedas and other sacred books.

 

He has exhibited astonishing physical strength and

performed many miracles. His valour, wisdom, knowledge

of the scriptures and super human strength attracted

everybody who came near him. He had extraordinary

skill in warfare. He is the chosen messenger of Lord

Rama and was messenger of Sugreeva. Hanuman is fast,

the most agile and God oriented.

 

Hanumanji is the symbol of Devotion and Service. Like

Krishna, Rama is an incarnation of Vishnu whose

elevated character and righteous actions are designed

to inspire men to divine consciousness. In liberating

his consort Sita from the demon Ravana (symbol of

material illusion); Rama is greatly aided by the brave

Hanuman. Hanuman was the chief of the armies of Sri

Ramachandra and took a prominent part in the war

against Ravana, the king of Lanka, in the Indian epic

poem Ramayana. Hanuman helped restore Sita Devi back

to Sri Rama. Recognizing Godhead beneath the human

disguise, Hanuman dedicated himself wholly to service

of Rama. Depicted in kneeling pose of utter devotion

and humility, he symbolized the strength and purity of

a Perfect Servant.

 

 

Hanumanji is known by many names as Anjaneya, Anjani

Putra, Bajarangbali, Hanuman, Mahaveer, Marutinandan,

Pavanputra etc. Hanuman, worshipped for his strength,

valour, agility, is a man of great teaming.

 

Hanuman carried Sri Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulder

to Sugreeva, the king of all Vanars (monkeys) in

Kishkindha and helped them to find Sita. Prior to the

war between Sri Rama and Ravana, Anjaneya visited

Lanka, met Ravana, created havoc and burnt down the

city of Lanka (Lanka Dahan). During the war, when

Lakshmana was injured seriously, Sushena, the

surgeon/physician of the monkey army, dispatched

Marutinandan to bring herbal medicine, Sanjeevini,

from the far-off Sumeru Mountain in the Himalayas,

before sunrise. Flying over the Himalayas and unable

to identify the particular herb fast, Hanuman uprooted

and carried the entire mountain in time to save the

life of Lakshmana along with the rest of the Vanar

army. Hanuman was blessed by Sri Rama with immortality

(chiranjeevi) at the end of the war.

 

Hanuman was a bachelor (brahamachari) and is

worshipped in all the temples of India. Every temple

of Sri Rama contains an icon of Hanuman. Worship of

Sri Rama is complete only with the worship of Hanuman.

There are various temples dedicated solely to Lord

Hanuman also. Sant Tulsidas composed the 40 stanzas of

Hanuman Chalisa in praise of Hanuman.

 

The worship of Hanuman symbolizes the worship of the

Supreme Lord, for acquiring knowledge, physical and

mental strength, truthfulness, sincerity,

selflessness, humility, loyalty, and profound devotion

to the Lord. Students pray to him for intelligence and

soldiers for strength. In olden days, there used to be

temples of Hanumantha, at the gates of forts. The

gymnasium of wrestlers invariably have his picture.

 

FromSaisatcharita--Behaviour of Sai Baba--Chapter VII

 

Baba got almost all the temples in Shirdi repaired.

Through Tatya Patil, the temples of Shani, Ganapati,

Shankar-Parvati, Village Deity, and Maruti were put in

order.

 

Compiled by:

Sai Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar -

Hyderabad.

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

April 1954: Abdul Baba passed away at the age of 83

years.

 

April 1973: The combined issue of Saileela in English

and Hindi started.

 

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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.

 

OCTOBER-1995:

 

14-10-1995

 

I was bedridden sue to sciatica. I prayed Baba to give

me relief from the suffering. Baba appeared in the

form of a Marwadi (businessman) whom I happened to

meet during my visit to Ajmer in the year 1991 and

said-

 

The medicine which I gave you then is not meant for

storage or worshiping. Apply it to your back and

massage gently so that you can minimize dependence on

others from tomorrow†.

 

I got the herbal medicine and my wife helped me in

application. By the next day dawn, I was able to go

for some of minor routine works by myself. I concluded

that Sai was not only aware of the future ailment well

in advance but also gave me a suitable medicine to be

used later. I stood with folded hands before HIM.

 

Baba has at times taken the sufferings of his devotees

on to self.

 

18-10-1995

 

I have slightly improved from Sciatica, but still not

in a position to attend the office. I prayed Baba to

indicate how long the suffering will continue. Sai

appeared in the form of an unknown person and made an

announcement like this-

 

Indian Prime Minister leaves for tour abroad today. He

will be back in the National capital after eleven

days. I concluded that Baba indicated in this way that

my suffering should continue for another eleven days.

 

PS: Exactly on 29-10-1995, I have fully recovered from

the clutches of Sciatica as indicated by Baba.

 

The period of suffering is also pre-destined.

 

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

 

While repeating the name of God, we feel with all our

heart that infinite God is seated in the temple of our

heart that He is within us only and also that He is

purifying our heart and that Divine Grace is

descending on us. Japa and Sankeertana break the knot

of our ignorance and make the mind one-pointed. They

are healers of ills of life. Throw your worries and

anxieties; come forward and begin Nama Japa and

Sankeertana; you too can taste the infinite joy and

unceasing peace. Such spiritual opportunities of

participating in Nama Japa and Sankeertana and living

a spiritual life are all rare privileges that are

given to us by God and should be utilized for the

glorious purpose of attaining the ideal for which they

are given.

 

Nama Japa fulfills all our desires. Whoever

concentrates, meditates and looses themselves into Sai

Baba, will get His protection, whenever they are in

troubles. They will also be saved in the face of

death. Nama Japa will fulfill the wishes of those who

have attended the Nama Saptaha and think of Baba with

pure mind, body and speech without aspiring for any

reward. Baba will also bestow enlightenment on those

who chant His name and establish Him firmly in our

minds. Those who try to acquire Spiritual Power by

chanting His Name, shall have no checks in all

affairs. Then we will attain perfection.

 

Sri Sai Baba once said: Some of My devotees are proud

that they are always doing My Nama Japa and

propagating my greatness. This pride shall lead them

to egoism.

 

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

 

The Unbaked Pot

 

" Please let my cottage be sanctified with the dust of

your feet, " requested Gora the Potter with folded

hands, inviting the circle of devotees to his house.

They complied with his request and went to his place.

He felt extremely happy and treated them with great

love and hospitality. They were supremely pleased.

When all of them were sitting together, Jnanadeva

said, " Gora, can you tell me, whom of these pots in

your house are backed and which are still unburnt, and

wet? "

Gora understood what Jnanadeva had meant by this. He

took a wooden plank, which was kept, for tapping a pot

into shape. He then went on stroking every body's head

with it. No one uttered a word. But when Namadeva was

touched on the head he said, " Why do you beat me so on

the head? "

 

At this Gora told Jnanadeva, " Only this pot is

unburnt. "

 

" Gora, you are an experienced hand. You have tested

well, " said Muktabai. All the saints began to laugh

uproariously. Namadeva felt offended.

 

From there he went straight to Pandharapur. He was

very much grieved to be told that he was still not a

realized soul. Filled with sorrow for not being

qualified to be in the company of such saints and for

being so humiliated, he sat in the temple.

 

It is said that a remarkable thing happened then.

Vitthala, seeing Namadeva so depressed, tried to cheer

him up. Namadeva said, " I was insulted in Gora's

house. "

 

" Gora has rightly tested. One who does not surrender

to Sadguru is an unbaked pot, " said Vitthala.

 

This indeed was the last straw on the camel's back.

Namadeva completely lost his poise.

" I came to you with the fond hope of getting relieved

of my sorrow. But you too speak in the same way as

they spoke! Where do I go now? "

 

" Where else do you go? Go to a Sadguru and surrender

to him. Then you will overcome this feeling of

differences. "

 

" Oh! my Lord, why do I need a Sadgu aren’t you enough

for me? "

 

Then the Lord told him, " Namadeva, I too during my

incarnation as Rama had bowed down to revered sage

Vashishta taking him as my Guru and had gained

spiritual knowledge from him. Next in my incarnation

as Krishna I had taken revered Sandeepa as my Guru by

earnestly appealing to him. If you were to take my

suggestion and act accordingly, you will be honored by

all the saints. "

 

Namadeva made obeisance to the Lord and asked, " To

whom shall I surrender? "

" There is one Visoba lying now in the temple of

Mallikarjuna. He is a great Jnani. Go to him and win

his fervors to be your Guru. "

 

Hearing these words, Namadeva burst into tears. " Oh,

my master, I can't leave you even for a moment. "

 

" You must seek refuge in a Guru. That is the only way

- right and proper, " said Vitthala firmly. At this

Namadeva left that place.

 

As suggested by Panduranga he w to the temple of

Mallikarjuna.

 

There is also a story about the meeting of Namadeva

with Visoba. Visoba Samba was lying on the floor with

his feet resting on the Shivalinga. Seeing this

shocking sight, Namadeva felt bad. He thought it was a

bad omen. He awoke Visoba and said, " I hear that you

are a great saint. Here you are resting your feet on

the very God Shankara. Is it proper? "

Visoba replied, " True, it is wrong. But I am too weak

to get up. Can you please do me the favor of lifting

my feet and placing them where there is no Shankara?

Fruits of a good turn will be yours. "

 

Namadeva lifted his feet and kept them on a place near

by. Lo, what a wonder! There was a Shivalinga visible

now under Visoba's feet. Namadeva got frightened as

much as he was surprised. He once again changed the

place to rest Visoba's feet. There again a Linga was

seen. He then put Visoba's feet on still another place

where again a Linga appeared underneath. In this way

wherever he placed Visoba's feet, there appeared a

Linga beneath! Namadeva realized that Shankara was

everywhere and everything was Shankara. His egoism was

effaced. He thought that he too was Shiva. " That was

how " , say the' devotees, " Namadeva realized the glory

of his Guru Visoba. "

 

 

One more story, which illustrates the intimacy between

Namadeva and Panduranga Vitthala, goes like this.

Once, after the usual greeting with an embrace

Panduranga told Namadeva, " Ever since you got a Guru

you have been gradually forgetting me. "

 

" Now I have overcome the sense of duality. I do not

see any difference between you and my Sadguru

essentially, " submitted Namadeva politely.

 

Thereafter Panduranga told the saints, " Now, you see,

the pot has been completely burnt. "

 

 

To be continued.

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NEWS

 

Fervor Marks Ram Navmi Celebrations Across India

 

Source:

http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/15/stories/2008041560821400.htm

 

NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 15, 2008: The faithful

thronged temples to offer prayers as Ram Navmi, the

birthday of Lord Rama, were celebrated with religious

fervour and gaiety across the country on Monday.

Thousands of people made a beeline to temples in

places such as Ayodhya Ujjain and Rameswaram.

 

In the Kashmir valley, Hurriyat leaders visited a

temple and felicitated their Hindu brethren on the

occasion. Kashmiri Pandits in droves also flocked

temples and offered prayers. The celestial wedding of

Lord Rama and Sita in temples marked Ram Navmi

festivities across Andhra Pradesh. More than a hundred

thousand of people attended the divine wedding at the

famous Bhadrachalam temple on the banks of the

Godavari in Khammam district.

 

 

24th International Ramayana Conference in Mauritius

 

Source: http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Social/ramayana.htm

 

PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS, April 11, 2008: The twenty

fourth International Ramayana Conference will be held

on August 8 in Mauritius. The three-day conference

will be held under the auspices of the Ramayana

Centre, established by an Act of the Mauritius

Parliament.

 

The first International Ramayana Conference was held

in India in November 1984 followed by Thailand,

Canada, Nepal, Mauritius, Surinam, Belgium, Indonesia,

Holland, China, the US and the UK. These countries

represented all the three main streams of Ramayana’s

influence and study spiritual, cultural and

academics.- Lallan Prasad Vyas, chairman of the Global

Series of Ramayana Conference said in a release on

Wednesday.

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6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

 

Sat, March 22, 2008 11:04 pm

 

SaiRam,

 

Thanks to SAIRAM for helping me in every step of my

life. Without Him I cannot process anything in my

life. Because of HIM I am so happy today. There are

many incidents to tell his greatness and LOVE showered

on us. But here I will narrate one.

 

My Husbands want to travel to Australia on an Urgent

work fro his office but he has no passport because of

some documents needed from higher officials we could

not apply through tatkal. So we decided to apply

tatkal after police verification completes. Police

verification was done and sent that report to

Commissioner’s office. We went to passport office on

11th of Mar 2008 but they told to come only when the

status comes green in passport site, we checked on

Wednesday around at nigh 7'0 clock status is still

showing red which indicates that police verification

is not received but on Thursday keeping full faith on

BABA we went to Passport office at early morning 6'0

clock so that we are first applicants when the

passport office work. Timings of passport office is at

9:30am I m praying BABA to help us ,the lady sitting

in the counter asked us to meet some officer to pay

the money n convert to tatkal. My Joy has no bounds at

that time. Is this not a miracle?? And the officer

gave the dispatch date on Friday i.e. 14th March 2008

and we got passport on 15th March on Saturday.

 

This happened only because BABA no one else can help

us, except our beloved BABA and also KAMADHENU will

give only what ever we ask but BABA will give more

that what we ask.

Thank You SAIRAM for helping us

 

Srujana

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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 story of the elephant and the sparrow

 

Once upon a time there lived a sparrow with her

husband on a tree. She had built a nice nest and laid

her eggs in the nest. One morning, a wild elephant

with spring fever feeling restive came to the tree in

search of shade and in a rage broke the branch of the

tree on which the nest was residing. Unluckily all the

sparrow eggs were lost though both parents were saved.

The she-sparrow was deep in lament.

..

Seeing her lament, the woodpecker bird, a friend of

hers offered her consolation that she would think of a

way of killing the elephant. Then she went to her

friend the gnat, who in turn went to the counselor

frog for advice. The frog then devised a scheme for

killing the elephant. He asked the gnat to buzz in the

ears of the elephant, so that the elephant would be

thrilled to listen to the music of the gnat and close

its eyes. Then she asked the woodpecker to pluck his

eyes. She herself would be on the edge of a pit and

would croak misleading the elephant to think that it

is a pond.

..

The next day at noon the three carried out the plan

and the elephant was killed when he fell flat into a

pit after being blinded by the woodpecker when he

closed his eyes in response to the gnat. So the

revenge was taken with collective wit of all three

animals.

 

MORAL: Wit is superior to brute force.

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8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

 

swamymain

Feb 6, 2008 10:18 AM

 

Shri Sai Satcharitra

Chapter XXVIII

Sparrows Drawn To Shirdi

 

Lala Lakhmichand

 

This gentleman was first serving in the Railways and

afterwards in Shri Venkateshwar Press in Bombay and

thereafter in the firm of Messrs. Ralli Brothers as a

munshi (clerk). He got the contact of Baba in 1910.

One or two months before Christmas he saw in his dream

at Santacruz (a suburb of Bombay) an old man with a

beard, standing and surrounded by his Bhaktas. Some

days later he went to the house of his friend. Mr.

Dattatreya Manjunath Bijur to hear the kirtan by Das

Ganu. It was always the practice of Das Ganu to keep

Baba's picture in front of the audience while making

the kirtan. Lakhmichand was surprised to see that the

features of the old man he saw in his dream, tallied

exactly with those in the picture and thus he came to

the conclusion, that the old man, he saw in his dream

was Sai Baba himself. The sight of this picture, Das

Ganu's kirtan and the life of the Saint Tukaram on

which Das Ganu discoursed, all these things made a

deep impression on his mind and he pined to go to

Shirdi. It is always the experience of the Bhaktas

that God always helps them in their search for

Sad-guru and other spiritual endeavors.

 

SSG: Sai Ram. That is true and has been experienced by

many devotees including your humble servant here. Sai

Ram.

 

SSS: That very night at 8-00 p.m. a friend named

Shankarrao knocked at his door and asked him whether

he would accompany him to Shirdi. His joy knew no

bounds and he at once decided to go to Shirdi. He

borrowed Rs.15/- from his cousin and after making due

preparations left for Shirdi. In the train, he and his

friend Shankar Rao did some Bhajan (sang religious

songs) and enquired about Sai Baba with some fellow

passengers-four Mahomedans, who were returning to

their place near Shirdi. They all told them that Sai

Baba was a great Saint living in Shirdi for many

years. Then when they reached Kopergaon he wanted to

buy some good guavas for offering to Baba, but he was

so much enrapt with the scenery and sights there that

he forgot to purchase them. When they were nearing

Shirdi, he was reminded of the guavas; just then he

saw an old woman with a guava-basket on her head,

running after the tanga. The tanga was stopped and he

gladly purchased some select fruits, when the woman

said - " Take all the rest and offer them on my behalf

to Baba " . The facts viz. that he had intended to

purchase guavas, but that he had forgotten to do so,

the old woman's encounter and her devotion to Baba,

all these were a surprise to both the friends; and

Lakhmichand thought in his mind, that the old woman

might be some relation of the old man he saw in his

dream. Then they drove on and came near Shirdi and

seeing the flags on the Dwarakamayi they saluted them.

With Puja materials in hand, they then went to the

Dwarakamayi and worshipped Baba with due formality.

Lakhmichand was much moved and was extremely happy to

see Baba. He was enrapt with Baba's Feet as a bee with

a sweet smelling lotus. Then Baba spoke as follows:-

 

" Cunning fellow, he does bhajan on the way and

enquires from others. Why ask others? Everything we

should see with our own eyes; where is the necessity

to question others? Just think for yourself whether

your dream is true or not? Where was the necessity of

the darshan by taking a loan from a Marwari? Is the

heart's desire now satisfied? "

Hearing these words Lakhmichand was wonderstruck at

Baba's omniscience. He was at a loss to know how Baba

came to know about all the things that had happened

enroute from his house to Shirdi.

 

SSG: Sai Ram. Though he heard about Sai Baba and His

greatness, he was wonderstruck because he had to

absorb the experiences and realize for himself.

 

SSS: The chief thing to note in this respect is that

Baba never liked people to run into debt for taking

His darshan, or celebrating any holiday or making any

pilgrimage.

 

SSG: Sai Ram. God and Guru are not interested in pomp

and splendour. They want real devotion. So, Baba was

suggesting that one should not engage in rituals and

pomp for showing off one's wealth or one should not be

under the false impression that one can buy one's way

out of difficulties or one can appease God / Guru or

please Him through puja, dakshina etc.

 

 

We will continue with this chapter in the coming

weeks. Sai Ram.

 

S.V.Swamy

Author, Editor and Book Reviewer

www.freewebs.com/swamyreviews

www.freewebs.com/svswamy

 

To be continued...

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9. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:

 

rgcjp

On Mon, 17/3/08,

 

Sainthood to Godhood:

Who we are we become, where we are from we will go.

 

- By Virushny Vivekanandan, Richmond, British

Columbia, CANADA

 

It is a journey; life is a journey with the climax

being that our destination and our origin are the

same. Yet as simple as this reality is, through our

journey of many lives we have lost this knowledge and

so God has created many paths, which all lead to the

same place, the reality of our being. What is our

destination? Our destination is realizing that God is

within us, and that we are ourselves God, but that

realization does not come until we realize many other

things on the process...

 

We refer to ourselves as humans and those who are in a

higher spiritual level, as saints and above all there

is God. The term human is the name of the class of

beings we are. As humans we commonly make the

assumptions that we are allowed to make mistakes, it

is often heard when one makes a mistake that one is

only human, but this stereotype does not allow us to

grow spiritually. As humans have adapted a definition

for being a human, we have also done it for saints.

 

Saints exist in every religion in the world, they are

termed saints because they possess more spiritual

knowledge than the common man does, and they lead a

life of purity. A Saint is one who is able to teach

others the path to God, not only through his words,

but also through his deeds. He is always practicing

various kinds of service to all beings, no matter how

demeaning his acts might seem in the eyes of others.

Sainthood to most humans seems like a lifestyle that

is quite difficult to lead in a time where there are a

lot of materialistic desires in the world, but how can

one reach God without practicing Sainthood?

 

It is because of the mind and the materialistic

attachments which humans possess that separate them

from Saints. Yet the duties of a Saint and a human

must be the same. Sainthood is not a level of life we

must reach but one that we must attempt to live.

 

A Saint is able to perform service to mankind without

seeing the difference between him and them, without

seeing what class, creed or religion they belong to,

and he sees them all as one. He has come to the

realization that the best way he can serve God is

through his children, which he regards as all in most

religions.

The more vigorously one practices the acts of

Sainthood the more aware one becomes that everything

in this universe is filled with the same light. If you

regard that energy as the energy of God, or that

energy AS God, then the equation of life is steps away

from being solved. Visualize the following: 1) A Saint

serves every being, 2) God is in every being, there

are two conclusions one can come to: 1) the Saint is

serving God and 2) God is all around the Saint.

 

When the latter of the two conclusions is realized, a

Saint is a few steps from leading Godhood. Godhood is

the lifestyle lead by one who is omniscient,

omnipotent and omnipresent. Once a Saint realizes that

God is all around him, he will realize that God is in

him. This gives him the attribute of being

omnipresent. If he is part and God and God is in all

the beings, he is omniscient. If he knows that he is

God and has all through his sainthood devoted to

himself selfless, intelligent service, he is

omnipotent.

 

From Sainthood to Godhood, requires effort, faith and

detachment from the materialistic world. From

" humanhood " to Sainthood requires an open mind and the

letting go of the stereotypes that only humans make

mistakes. The journey of life is precious, as it is

our gift from God to realize that from him we are and

we have come and to him we will go and become.

THE END

 

Ram Chugani

Kobe, Japan

rgcjp

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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/

 

Please view the VIDEO -Sai in Ramayan (Saidarbar

presentation) from the below link

 

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4750532170420342389

 

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10. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:

 

manager-membership

Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 2:36 AM

 

OM SRI SAIRAM

 

I enjoy reading the articles in your e magazine and we

are all indeed fortunate to receive His Blessings.

 

Ramesh R

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vijmanju.aarathi

Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 3:11 AM

Dear Saidarbar group,

 

This magazine is really encouraging and spiritual.

Give some worship tips to make us more than happy.

 

Manju.

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Response for The Glory of Shirdi Sai E- Magazine in

the 3d page turning NEW FORMAT

 

shekhar_dua

Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 7:14 AM

 

Om Sai ram.

 

I heard Aarti online. How can I record the Aarti or

from where I can get the cassette/CD

Shekhar.

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avummidi

Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 1:52 AM

SaiRam, Really a divine experience reading this

E-magazine.

Aravind Vummidi.

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saisubhasri

3/26/08

 

Jaisairam

Happy SaiBaba day to all Sai bhandhus. It is a

pleasure to read all the informative articles about

Sai. This magazine is really very rich in knowledge

about everything related to Sai Shirdi.

Thanks.

Subhasrini.

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vamsy_chinta

3/12/08

 

JaiSairam,

Good, keep it up.

Vamsy Chinta.

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kgundluru

Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 8:57 PM

SaiRam,

My name is Kishor I want Sai ram photos. Please send

them to this email

Kishor.

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Response by Saidarbar Team:

 

vijishvanya

Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 8:57 PM

Sairam Kishor ji,

There are photos in the eMagazine.

Also you can visit the site http://www.saidarbar.org

for more photos.

 

Sairam

Vijay

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You can also read this E- Magazine in 3d page turning

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11. TELUGU SECTION:

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Please visit for Sai Aaratis Audio:

http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/main_English/saibaba/saibaba_aarti.asp

 

 

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12. SAI'S BOOK WORLD:

 

Title: The Divine Experience

Author: Prof. C. R. Narayanan

All India Sai Samaj, Mylapore

Chennai - 600 004.

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Title: Messages of Shirdi Sai Baba from the Spiritual

Plane

Author: Bharam Uma Maheshwar Rao

Sri Sai Publications Flat No.12 Sai Towers

4th Lane, Brundavan Gardens

Guntur - 522 006

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Title: Thus Spake Sri Shirdi Sai Baba

Author: B. Uma Maheswara Rao

Diamond Pocket Books, X-30 Okhla Industrial Area,

Phase -II ,New Delhi -110 020

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13. EDITORIAL:

Things impressed me from this magazine:

 

Japa and Sankeertana break the knot of our ignorance

and make the mind one-pointed.

 

Whoever concentrates, meditates and looses themselves

into Sai Baba, will get His protection, whenever they

are in troubles.

 

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their place, essays, articles and poetry on Sai to

" The Glory of Shirdi Sai " they may be address their

contributions to E-mail id:

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We shall put in our best efforts to include them in

the Glory of Shirdi Sai- the Bi-weekly E -Magazine.

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matter of routine practice.

 

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