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Sairam,

 

Happy BABA day to all. This week most of us celebrated makara

sankranthi. And Anitha didi, might have put all the prayers at the

lotus feet of BABA, and also praying for all the sai devotees around

the world.

 

There are some stories related to BABA and our kind BABAji has given

the same chapter last para as the message of the week. Just reminds

me of the miracles GODs keep doing to show us HE is there and takes

care of everything happening around. On this holy day, the devotees of

Lord Ayyappa stand in the holy pampa river and have the darshan of the

divine light (makara jyothi). The story goes that the Lords jewels are

brought from the kings palace to the temple and after the diety (Lord

Ayyappa) has been decorated with the ornaments, GODs come and give

aarathi to the diety(which is the divine light we see). Infact the

path for the royal servants carrying the holy ornaments is also

directed by the holy garuda birds in the sky. There are lots of

wonderful divine miracles which all the GODs show all the time to us

(devotees). One great soul has said that you believe in BABA/GOD and

miracles happen all the time. Only things needed on our side is Faith

and Patience (Shraddha and Saburi). We see miracles happening all the

time, some we realise and some we do not. When we see, we feel BABA is

taking care of us and so the good thing has happened. As long as we do

not realise that its a miracle, we cannot really feel it. So basically

once we have the total belief in our beloved GOD, we know HE takes

care of everything and leave everything at HIS lotus feet. BABA says

that we have only HIS holy feet and come what may hold on to the holy

feet and forget all the worries. We can see the same thing in each and

every story of the holy satcharitha. HE does wonders and miracles and

takes care of each and everything. You name it and HE takes care of

it. As we sing in the aarathi, HE takes all the forms. Like we worship

HIM in whatever form, HE takes that form and keeps guiding us. The

miracle showed by our wonderful BABA during this festival as described

in the holy satcharitha is -

Ganges-Bath

On one Makar-Sankranti day, Megha wanted to besmear the body of Baba

with sandal-paste and bathe Him with Ganges water. Baba was first

unwilling to undergo this operation, but at his repeated requests, He

consented. Megha had to traverse a distance of eight koss (going and

returning) to bring the sacred water from the Gomati river. He brought

the water, made all preparations for the bath at noon and asked Baba

to get ready for the same. Then Baba again asked him to be freed from

his bath saying that, as a Fakir He had nothing to do (or gain) with

Ganges water; but Megha did not listen. He knew that Shiva is pleased

with a bath of Ganges water and that he must give his Shiva (Baba)

that bath on that auspicious day. Baba then consented, came down and

sat on a pat (wooden board) and protruding his head said - " Oh Megha,

do at least this favour; head is the most important organ of the body,

so pour the water over that only-it is equivalent to the full or whole

bath. " " Alright " said Megha and lifting the water pot up, began to

pour it on the head but in doing this he was so much overwhelmed with

love that he cried out 'Har Gange' and emptied the pot on the whole

body. He kept the pot aside and began to look at Baba, but to his

surprise and amazement he found that Baba's head was only drenched but

the body quite dry.

 

Message of the week is

After continuous service of Baba for many years, doing regular worship

and Arati every noon and evening, Megha passed away in 1912. Then Baba

passed His hands over his corpse and said - " This was a true devotee

of Mine. " Baba also ordered that at His own expense the usual funeral

dinner should be given to the Brahmins, and this order was carried out

by Kakasaheb Dixit.

 

Let us all pray to BABA to guide us and keep us happy all the time by

remembering HIM.

 

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

 

Humbly Yours, Sairam

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Sai Sai

 

Baba's message on Makar Sankranti during Makar Sankranti is amazing :-)

Happy Baba's Day to all our Baba family members.

 

Sairam.

 

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Received: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:18:16 PM CST

" vaskani " <vaskani

 

Message of the week - January 17, 2008

 

Sairam,

 

Happy BABA day to all. This week most of us celebrated makara

sankranthi. And Anitha didi, might have put all the prayers at the

lotus feet of BABA, and also praying for all the sai devotees around

the world.

 

There are some stories related to BABA and our kind BABAji has given

the same chapter last para as the message of the week. Just reminds

me of the miracles GODs keep doing to show us HE is there and takes

care of everything happening around. On this holy day, the devotees of

Lord Ayyappa stand in the holy pampa river and have the darshan of the

divine light (makara jyothi). The story goes that the Lords jewels are

brought from the kings palace to the temple and after the diety (Lord

Ayyappa) has been decorated with the ornaments, GODs come and give

aarathi to the diety(which is the divine light we see). Infact the

path for the royal servants carrying the holy ornaments is also

directed by the holy garuda birds in the sky. There are lots of

wonderful divine miracles which all the GODs show all the time to us

(devotees). One great soul has said that you believe in BABA/GOD and

miracles happen all the time. Only things needed on our side is Faith

and Patience (Shraddha and Saburi). We see miracles happening all the

time, some we realise and some we do not. When we see, we feel BABA is

taking care of us and so the good thing has happened. As long as we do

not realise that its a miracle, we cannot really feel it. So basically

once we have the total belief in our beloved GOD, we know HE takes

care of everything and leave everything at HIS lotus feet. BABA says

that we have only HIS holy feet and come what may hold on to the holy

feet and forget all the worries. We can see the same thing in each and

every story of the holy satcharitha. HE does wonders and miracles and

takes care of each and everything. You name it and HE takes care of

it. As we sing in the aarathi, HE takes all the forms. Like we worship

HIM in whatever form, HE takes that form and keeps guiding us. The

miracle showed by our wonderful BABA during this festival as described

in the holy satcharitha is -

Ganges-Bath

On one Makar-Sankranti day, Megha wanted to besmear the body of Baba

with sandal-paste and bathe Him with Ganges water. Baba was first

unwilling to undergo this operation, but at his repeated requests, He

consented. Megha had to traverse a distance of eight koss (going and

returning) to bring the sacred water from the Gomati river. He brought

the water, made all preparations for the bath at noon and asked Baba

to get ready for the same. Then Baba again asked him to be freed from

his bath saying that, as a Fakir He had nothing to do (or gain) with

Ganges water; but Megha did not listen. He knew that Shiva is pleased

with a bath of Ganges water and that he must give his Shiva (Baba)

that bath on that auspicious day. Baba then consented, came down and

sat on a pat (wooden board) and protruding his head said - " Oh Megha,

do at least this favour; head is the most important organ of the body,

so pour the water over that only-it is equivalent to the full or whole

bath. " " Alright " said Megha and lifting the water pot up, began to

pour it on the head but in doing this he was so much overwhelmed with

love that he cried out 'Har Gange' and emptied the pot on the whole

body. He kept the pot aside and began to look at Baba, but to his

surprise and amazement he found that Baba's head was only drenched but

the body quite dry.

 

Message of the week is

After continuous service of Baba for many years, doing regular worship

and Arati every noon and evening, Megha passed away in 1912. Then Baba

passed His hands over his corpse and said - " This was a true devotee

of Mine. " Baba also ordered that at His own expense the usual funeral

dinner should be given to the Brahmins, and this order was carried out

by Kakasaheb Dixit.

 

Let us all pray to BABA to guide us and keep us happy all the time by

remembering HIM.

 

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

 

Humbly Yours, Sairam

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