Devotees Experience - Contributed by Sriram Kalaga

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Devotees Experience - Contributed by Sriram Kalaga

 

Dear Folks,

 

My name is SRIRAM KALAGA and I presently live in Jacksonville,

Florida, USA. I am writing this after offering my pranams and

prayers to Sadguru Sainath of Shirdi. The spirit of Sai is behind

all His devotees' intents and actions; so, I believe it is Baba who

inspired me to share these humble thoughts of mine with Sai devotees

everywhere. Lord Sai Baba came into my life first time in April 2002

when I visited a Sai Temple in Vizag, India. That was a time of

severe turmoil in my life here in America – education, career and

otherwise. For over 3 years, I had ups and downs – loss of

employment twice and loss of family due to divorce. These

difficulties deeply tested my faith and trust in Him. The times were

hard to endure but I took refuge in Sai's basic tenets – diligence

(shraddha) and patience (saburi). I also experienced many of

His " leelas " and miracles which proved beyond any doubt that Sai is

omnipresent in every aspect of our existence and will always be

there to help us in His own unique way. I visited Shirdi in December

2004 and that reinforced my faith in many ways. Sai's darshan gave

me joy, peace and reassurance for the future. Shirdi Sai Baba now

pervades every ounce of my thought and being. I perform a Sai

Abhisekha every day in the morning and spend a few minutes reading

from a book of His Leelas. The more I read and meditate on Him, the

more I realize that all our experiences in life – joys, sorrows and

everything in between – are only a result of our prarabdha and

sanchita karma. We have to face them; there is no escape. Only Sai

is capable of fully erasing them or help us bear the pain from that

suffering. All our mortal choices and actions are based on

materialistic thinking and are therefore biased. We cannot succeed

unless Sai blesses our efforts and guides us through our journey. We

are His children and He will always listen to us when we pray and

ask for help. I am single now but I'm also yearning to share this

life with a like-minded woman who is a Sai devotee. I am praying Sai

to guide me towards my future wife and dharma patni. I look forward

to the day when me and her offer joint prayers to Him, here in

America for now and later in Shirdi.

 

Thanks for reading this.

 

Jai Sai Ram! May Sai bless you all.

 

With kindest regards,

 

Sriram Kalaga