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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Sixth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 10/ 2008

08-05-2008

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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. 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

 

THINGS MUST BE

USED PROPERLY:

 

One should always remember

that nothing in the world can strictly be called “mineâ€. What comes to a person

comes to him because of a combination of causes and conditions; it can be kept

by him only temporarily and, therefore, he must not use it selfishly or for

unworthy purposes.

 

Once a queen offered a saint

five hundred garments, the saint received them with great satisfaction.

 

The king, hearing of it,

suspected the saint of dishonesty, so he went to saint and asked what he was

going to do with these five hundred garments.

 

The saint replied; “Oh King,

many of the citizens in your kingdom are in rags; I am going to distribute the

garments among them.

 

“What will you do with the

old garments of the Poor?â€

“We will make bed-covers out

of them.â€

 

“What will you do with the

old bed covers?â€

“We will make pillow-cases.â€

 

“What will you do with the

old pillow-cases?â€

“We will make floor-covers

out of them.â€

 

“What will you do with the

old floor covers?â€

“We will use them for foot-

towels.â€

 

“What will you do with the

old foot towels?â€

“We will use them for

floor-mops.â€

 

“What will you do with the

old mops?â€

“Your Highness, we will tear

them into pieces, mix them with mud and use the mud to plaster the house

walls.â€

 

Every article entrusted to us

must be used with good care in some useful way, because it is not “ours†but is

only entrusted to us temporarily.

 

To be continued-------

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

May 1913: waman Rao Patel

(Swami Sharanandji) visited Shirdi again and this time he stayed for eleven

months.

 

May 1917: Lokmanya Bala Gangadhar Tilak arrived at Shridi with

Dada Saheb Khaparde for having Baba's dharshan.

 

May 1990: Foundation stone was laid for Sai Baba

Bhaktha Niwas Sthan in Shirdi.

 

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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:

 

23-10-1995

 

I prayed Baba to give a

message on the occasion of Diwali festival (The festival of lights). Sai was

standing in front of Dwarakamayi and said- “You came to me fully engulfed in

ignorance and selfishness. I shall kindle the twin lights of knowledge and

wisdom to ward off the two evils from your selfâ€.

 

The lighting of lamps is to

ward off the darkness surrounding us from all sides.

 

 

31-10-1995

 

Sai appeared in the form of

an unknown person and said-

 

On transfer from one place to

another, people opt to go for packers and transporters for shifting their

household items. This is to make their travel more safe and comfortable. In the

same way, come to me so that I can take you across the ocean of life to the

final goal effortless.

 

Relatives often recognize

individuals by the financial status and their position in society, which are

purely temporary. Engage in spiritual activities to earn the God’s grace, which

nobody else can afford to touch.

 

Spread the message across and

help for upliftment of the downtrodden.

 

Nobody can steal the

spiritual treasure.

 

 

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

 

During

Nama Sankeertana, we must chant only one Name which can be easily repeated by

all of us. All of us should chant together. We should not entertain the idea

that one can sing well. We must all chant God’s name with sincerity and

devotion. We should not mix many names. Our minds should be attached to Nama

only and then chant it. Then we will get Divine experiences. We will also

develop detachment for our body and senses.

 

We

must participate in Nama Sankeertana with one-pointed devotion. First of all we

must stabilize our mind. If we do Nama Sankeertana with single minded devotion

forgetting everything, then the bad ideas in our mind get destroyed and we will

get spiritual evolution. When we chant, we must see that our mind is merged in

God and drive away worldly affairs from our mind. With determined attitude, if

we chant, our lives will be filled with Supreme Bliss.

We

should not partake in Nama Sankeertana to please others. How many people take

part in Nama Sankeertana is not important. Those who do Nama Sankeertana with

faith and devotion, they only get God’s blessing.

 

 

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

 

Enlightenment Put To Test

One day Panduranga asked Namadeva, "Are you always aware of

the fact that this entire world is filled with me?"

 

"I look upon all life in the same light," answered

Namadeva.

 

We have already seen how when a dog snatched the bread from his

hand and ran away, Namadeva pursued the dog with a view to feeding it with gee

too.

 

Namadeva told that this attitude of his was due to the teaching of

his Sadguru Visoba.

It was Ekadashi (the eleventh day) of the month of Kartika.

Namadeva was fasting that day. An old Brahmin came to him begging for food.

 

"Today, you know, is Ekadashi, the day of fasting. I should

not treat you to any regular meal. I can get you some fruit if you want,"

said Namadeva.

 

"If I don't get a meal, I will die of starvation. The sin of

killing a Brahmin will be on you."

"I know nothing about sin or merit of good deed," said

Namadeva.

 

"You don't seem to have the slightest mercy. Yet you show off

your philosophical knowledge in empty words. Do you allow this old man to die

of starvation?" demanded the Brahmin.

 

"If you die today for want of food, let me face the same

fate," declared Namadeva.

 

But then the eyes of the Brahmin started rolling up. The very next

moment he was dead.

 

Namadeva without a second thought carried the corpse to the bank

of river Bheema. He prepared a pyre to burn the body and laying himself on the

pyre beside the Brahmin’s body, he set

fire to the piles of wood. His wife also was making ready to follow her

husband. At this juncture Panduranga showed himself in his glorious divine form

with four hands, saved all of them and showered his blessings on them.

 

Namadeva went and lived in the northern country when all the

contemporary saints departed from this world. Just as he had written many

Abhangs (abhangs means a song composed and sung by the saints in Maharashtra in praise of God's glory) in Marathi, he

wrote Abhangs in Hindi also. To love God with all their heart, to lead a pious

life surrendering everything to him with steadfast devotion is the way of

devotees. It is called the cult of Bhakti. Through- ages South India had built up a tradition of Bhakti. After

Namadeva went and settled in North India, a similar tradition was set up there also.

 

This great saint passed away in 1350 A. D. He was then eighty

years of age. His whole life was dedicated to Vitthala. He was a divine light

guiding many a pilgrim on the path of devotion.

There are two kinds of Abhangs in Namadeva's compositions: those,

which express the yearning of the devotee for the vision of God, and those,

which express the bliss of fulfillment after God realization. The total number

of all his compositions is said to be 2,375.

 

The Content and Manner of Preaching

A saint is also a poet. He tells us in detail how we should live..

He shows to his people the beauty he has enjoyed. And he shares with them the

joy he has experienced.

 

For example:

 

(Even as the whole and huge form of the tree lies dormant in a seed, you are

there in every object and form we see.)

(All these forms are the body of Sri Hari.)

 

(Wherever I go there is Vithoba and Vithoba only)

(The crane seems to be meditating; but it is only to catch fish.

So also many in this world look pious but indulge stealthily in selfish acts.

It is nothing but hypocrisy.)

 

As long as you live in this world, be thinking always of God.

Respect all women as you would respect your mother. Don't be after money.

Consider it as dust. Never crave for sensual pleasures. Use this body for

meditation, prayer and worshipping God. Speech is man's great fortune. Animals

cannot speak. Man has the gift of speech. What does it profit if the speech is

used only for ordinary communication? If it must be put to good use, chant then

the name of God, sing His glory. Chant the name of Rama. There is no salvation

without devotion. How to get this devotion? The first thing is to have faith in

God. Faith and constancy go together. Thus preached Namadeva.

 

The works of Namadeva written for the spread of spirituality are

also of a high order aesthetically. Namadeva has a fine way of saying things.

To say that God is everywhere, he employs the image of a bumblebee having

already received the fragrance or flowers before they are carried to the

temple. In another song he says that we are placing our feet on Sopanadeva (the

steps of the temple personified as God) when we stand on temple pavement to

offer our salutation to God. In this way he speaks in images which get

imprinted indelibly on our minds.

 

God is the mother who has given birth to us. He is the air we

breathe in. He is the water. He is the offspring inside an egg, the fawn also

is He.

 

Namadeva uses stories of beautiful metaphors.

We have heard of many stories about Namadeva as told by devotees..

All these stories show his steadfast devotion, his humility, his broad and

impartial outlook in treating all people as equals, without making any

distinction of high or low caste or class.

 

It is the personality and many good qualities of Namadeva that are

important.

 

We have also known how Namadeva had completely submitted himself

to Vitthala and how he lived only for Him. The most important point here is

that his devotion had helped him to develop a broad outlook. Persons born in

different castes worked in harmony like brothers and sisters in the service of

God. They realized that the children of God should not have feelings of

superiority or inferiority. And they actually lived up to this principle.

Namadeva declared that all devotees of God are equal. He practiced what he

preached. So there was no need for anyone to give up Hindu religion. To realize

that there is an element of divinity in every man and to live accordingly is

the proper course. Namadeva in this was a model for others to follow. He was so

great as to see divinity even in such lowly creatures as an ordinary dog.

 

Now, is it not desirable to know at least one example of the

intimate style used in his Abhangs? A great Kannada poet, Dattatreya

Ramachandra Bendre, has translated into Kannada an abhang of Namadeva beginning

with the line and it reads like this:

 

I came to your door, O, Vitthala,

Having heard that you are redeemer of sins.

As you don't wish to be one, my good sire, I walk back.

When I beg for alms you don't give even a bit have leftover - so virtuous

Who is that wise man who called you Lord of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth?

You say, 'I shall give him who gives' Aha, what utmost generosity!

Now I turn away from your door, as you are a born goldsmith.

Who is there to care for others.

Let that be, Nama says, 'Adieu! I go'

May this love of mine for thy Holy feet

Be like water for my parched heart.

 

Author - Simpi Linganna

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NEWS

 

Trinidad’s Vice President Addressed Hanuman

Conference

 

Source: http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2008/4/27#1.shtml

 

 

TRINIDAD, April 27, 2008: (by Paras Ramoutar) Suriname’s Vice-President, Ramdien Sardjoe has spoken of the

clashes in the world society. He told the closing session of the Global Lord

Hanuman Hindu Conference at the Dattatreya Yoga Centre on Saturday that the entire

world is encountering clashes and a great crisis because of the lack of

understanding and lack of confidence. “Lord Hanumanji’s life is presenting a

great message to live on this earth in harmony, in cooperation and with love,

peace and understanding,†Sardjoe told the overflowing assembly of devotees

from T & T, India, Canada, USA, England and Holland.

 

Sardjoe said Lord Hanumanji

is an ideal example for building a bridge to unity, oneness, for synthesis and

for togetherness of all types of races, creeds, countries, cultures and

communities. “This is because of the uniqueness of our Vedic Hindu Culture, as

they work with unity in diversity and diversity in unity and unity in oneness.

Thus, we can make a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-religious society, just

as the rainbow brings together the beauty of many different colors,†he said.

Sardjoe said that throughout the Hindu religious text, the Ramayana, one

observes that whenever a vexing problem arose requiring diplomacy, Valmiki (the

author) lauds Hanumanji as a confluence of integrity, valour, intelligence,

strength, patience and wisdom.

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Tirupati Temple Conducts Crash

Course for Priests

 

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TIRUPATI, INDIA, March 19, 2008: In a novel initiative, the Tirumala Tirupati

Devasthanams (TTD) has launched a crash course for temple priests to help them

hone their skills in performing the temple rituals. The five-day training

program is being executed by TTDs Sri Venkateswara Employees Training Academy

(SVETA), in a bold attempt to make the priests ward off the modern-day

professional hazards such as stress. Besides, it teaches the priests how to

keep themselves physically fit and inculcate a sense of social responsibility

in their work. The intensive training includes the corporate style thought-provoking

lectures and Power Point presentation on personality development, maintaining

mental and physical peace and adopting healthy lifestyles by a team of experts

comprising physicians and personality development trainers.

 

Another salient feature of

the course is that the senior Agama pundits requisitioned from outside, stay

with the trainees for five days, giving them an opportunity to discuss matters

related to temple rituals and clear their doubts. Under a program launched in

June 2007, 300 priests from various districts were trained in 14 batches,

including 13 in Vaikhanasa Agama and the one in Pancharatra system of temple

worship. Plans were afoot for covering the priests from the other southern

states, he explained.

 

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6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

 

pamidipatiraj

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 3:39 AM

 

SaiRam all,

I would like to share my

experience - how Baba helped me. One day I went to a shop on my scooter to

collect an emergency lamp that I gave it for repairing. Shop owner being my

friend I spent some time talking with him. In the meantime I got a call from

home to start immediately, as I was getting late for dinner. In a hurry I

returned home by walk and totally forgot about my scooter that I parked in

front of the shop unlocked.

 

Next day morning I was surprised to see my scooter missing from the parking

area at home. Then I could recollect that I parked it in front of the shop

previous night. A rude shock early morning!

 

I was sure that the scooter will not be there as I did not lock it. Then I

immediately prayed Sai Baba to help me, as that is the only vehicle I own. I

rushed to the spot --Wonder of Wonders--My scooter was still in front of the

shop throughout the night - unlocked. In these days when locked vehicles are

stolen - Sainath heard my prayer and ensured my scooter was untouched –

Thank you Baba, Thank You

once again. YOU ARE REALLY GREAT DEVA.

 

Rajkumar

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Sun, April 6, 2008 12:24 pm

 

JAI SAINATH

 

Hi I would like to share my experience with you guys. I

live in UK but couple of months ago strongly I started to

believe in Sai Baba. I started reading Sai Satcharita and finished it within a week.

I had no idea that I would get any benefit of reading but the night I finished

reading the last chapter of Sai Satcharita, I said to myself whether I would

ever be able to feel Baba's presence and would ever be able to know if He is

with me. I went sleep and then the next day, my dad told me to go to the

shopping place and I went with him (my dad have never liked going to that place

and he has always refused) and I was surprise to see a Sai Baba idol in a shop.

I got really emotional and my wish of feeling Baba's presence and seeing Him

came true in a form of seeing Baba's idol or portrait and I brought that idol to

my house. Therefore I have full faith that if you read Sai Satcharita, your

wishes come true. For a girl like me who have never heard of Sai baba previously.

I just started believing him and got that benefit of it. It is therefore true what

He said in the Sai Satcharita, that He draws His devotees even from across

seven seas. May Sainath shower His love on all of us. God Bless. Jai Sainath.

 

Simran

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paragmaheshwari81

Tue, April 8, 2008 4:27 am

 

Dear Sai Bandhus,

I would like to share my experience with you all about

Sai baba's grace, it is Sai Blessing because of which I got my first job which

was much needed at that time when required and through that time I am continuously

reading Sai aarti as my morning Prayer and again it is because of Sai grace I

got my first increment within the same job which I got through baba's blessing.

Oh! Sai please accept my Pranam to Your Holy feet.

 

OM

SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI

 

Parag

Maheshwari

 

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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 MISCHIEVOUS

MONKEY:

 

Seth Jamuna Das was a very

rich man and owned large tracts of farm and forestland. He was very fond of

nature and decided to have a house near the forest. He selected the best masons

and carpenters for this mansion and put RamLakhan in charge of them. The work

was going on at break-neck speed.

 

The masons competed with each

other to complete their job at the earliest, whilst the carpenters too got into

the act, felling the largest trees and splicing them for the doors and windows.

 

 

One day the carpenters were

splicing a huge log when the lunch bell rang. Before going for their lunch, Ram

Lakhan ensured that a steel plate was inserted at the spot where the splicing

had reached to keep the cleavage apart for inserting their saw. This was

necessary, as without this plate, the two shafts would spring together tightly.

A group of monkeys from the

nearby jungle appeared on the scene. The workers being away, they were up to

their mischief without hindrance. The bigger ones were trying to show their

strength by jumping around and scattering the piles of wood whilst the younger

ones ran around and pulled each other's tails.

 

A huge male decided that to

show his strength, he should pull out the plate wedged between the two

unfinished splices. Thus he sat on the log with his tail hanging between the

two shafts and exerted all his might in removing the plate.

 

It was a very difficult job but

after huffing and puffing for a long while, he managed to remove the wedge. As

soon as he removed it, the two splices sprang together locking his tail between

them like a clamp. It screeched loudly and howled with pain, but there was no

way out. He ultimately bled to death.

 

Lesson: "Never act in haste without understanding the job at hand".

 

Bye children meet you in the next

issue

 

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8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM

SAI SATCHARITRA

 

swamymain

Wed,

Apr 30, 2008 at 10:01 AM

 

Shri Sai Satcharitra

Chapter XXVIII

Sparrows Drawn To Shirdi

 

Sai Ram. Let us

continue with the purifying and uplifting story of Lala Lakhamichand. Sai Ram.

 

Sanza

 

At noon when Lakshmi chand was sitting for meals he got some

sanza (wheat-pudding) from a devotee as Prasad. He was pleased to have it. Next

day also he expected it, but got nothing.

 

 

SSG: Sai Ram. The ego goes

after sensual pleasures like this only. Some thing good happens and we are

happy. So, we associate happiness with that good event. We try to recapture

that happiness by going after similar things.

 

 

SSS: So, he was anxious to

get it again. Then on the third day at the noon

Arati time, Bapusaheb Jog asked Baba, what naivedya he should bring. Baba told

him to bring sanza. Then the Bhaktas brought two big potfuls of sanza.

Lakhamichand was very hungry and there was some pain in his back. Then Baba

said to him - "It is good that you are hungry, take sanza and some medicine

for the pain in the back." He was again wonderstruck to see that Baba

again read his mind and spoke out what was passing therein. How omniscient was

He!

 

 

SSG: Sai Ram. Till one

experiences the oneness of Guru with the Universe and thus all other Gurus and

Gods, one is bound to be surprised at the miracles and the mind-reading skills

of Saints. Later, as the devotee realizes that the Saint is God in human form,

all doubts disappear. It is like a child realizing that one day it will also

grow up and be strong and wise like its parents. Sai Ram.

 

 

Evil eye

 

On this occasion, he once

witnessed one night the procession to the chavdi. Baba then suffered much from

cough. He thought that this suffering of Baba might be due to somebody's evil

eye. Next morning when he went to the Dwarakamayi Baba spoke to Shama as

follows - "I suffered last night from cough; is it due to some evil eye? I

think that somebody's evil eye has worked on me and so I am suffering". In

this case Baba spoke out what was passing in Lakshmi chand's mind.

 

 

SSG: Sai Ram. Baba took many

people's karma on Himself and suffered at the physical level but never allowed

Himself (Spirit) to suffer. However, Lala Lakshmi chand was in the early stages

of discipleship and was probably attaching the human attributes to Baba. Like a

fond parent apparently agreeing with the innocent child, Baba was playing with

His Spiritual Child Lala. Sai Ram.

 

 

SSS: On seeing these proofs

of Baba's omniscience and kindness to His Bhaktas, he fell prostrate at Baba's

Feet and said - "I am much pleased with your darshan. Ever be kind and

merciful to me and protect me always. There is no other God to me in this world

except Your Feet. Let my mind be ever rapt in Your Bhajan and Feet. Let Your

grace protect me from the miseries of the world and let me ever chant Your name

and be happy".

 

 

SSG: Sai Ram. Baba's playful

words worked as mantra and see how Lala became wise! That is the grace of Guru.

Through a smile, through a kind look, through a playful pat on back, no, just

by His intention, He can dispel the ignorance and ignite the lamp of bhakti and

jnana in us. Sai Ram.

 

 

SSS: After getting Baba' Udi

and blessing he returned home with his friend, much pleased and contented and

singing Baba's glory on the way. He remained a staunch devotee of Baba

afterwards and always sent garlands of flowers, camphor and Dakshina with any

person of his acquaintance bound for Shirdi.

 

 

SSG: Sai Ram. Blessed is Lala

who got such a staunch devotion in one visit. Let us in turn do our namaskar to

this wonderful sparrow drawn to Shirdi, a sparrow which got the spark of bhakti

and jnana in such a short time, because of his merits in earlier births and his

full faith in Sai. Sai Ram.

 

 

We will continue with this

chapter in the coming weeks. Sai Ram.

 

S.V.Swamy

Author, Editor and Book Reviewer

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To be continued...

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9. ARTICLES FROM

SAI DEVOTEES:

rgcjp

Ram Chugani

Kobe, Japan

 

Pleasure and pain depends

upon one's attitude

 

Das Ganu a devotee Shirdi Sai

Baba once took to translating the Ishavasya Upanishad but could not get to the

essence of the Upanishad. He sought the help of many people to resolve his

problem but was still unable to understand the gist of the work. Hence he

resorted to seek the help of his Guru Sri Sai Baba. Baba asked him not to worry

and that Kaka Mahajan's maid will clarify his doubt. Every one around were

surprised at Baba's solution and some even thought that Baba was joking. But

Das Ganu showed no signs of delay in starting for Kaka's house.

 

During his stay at Kaka's

place once he heard a poor girl who was the sister of Namaya the servant of

Kaka singing a beautiful song while engaged in some household chores. The song

was about a beautiful crimson sari but she was dressed in rags. Das Ganu took

pity for the girl's plight as she was robed in rags while singing about a

beautiful sari. He arranged Rao Bhadhur M.V Pradhan to buy her a beautiful

chirdi.. The girl was overjoyed as she danced about wearing her new chirdi. The

next day she was clothed in her old rags but her cheerful disposition remained

the same as she sang on joyfully.

 

Das Ganu was then enlightened

with the fact that one has to enjoy what ever is presented to him with the

spirit of equanimity. The events in one's life have to be accepted with the

right spirit that God bestows them all for one's own benefit. Here in this

incident the girl, the torn dress and the new chirdi, the donor, the spirit of

acceptance while wearing the old as well as the new clothes are all different

aspects of the same all-pervading power. Thus contentment with the belief that

what ever happens is the ordinance of God will lead one to free oneself from

attachments to worldly issues. This in turn will help towards attaining

self-realization. Thus Das Ganu was enlightened with the gist of the Upanishad.

 

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Saibanisaji feels--------

 

Devotion must not be like the

flood of the rainy season in which all get washed away. Devotion should be like

the river that retains water even in the hottest season.

Saint Kabir (1440-1518)

 

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:

 

sainama

Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 9:12 PM

 

Dearest Saibandhu Gopal Rao ji!

 

Jai Sairam! Baba Blessed me to

listen to your (Sai's) C.Ds on Sai's philosophy in TELUGU. I have no hesitation

to say that Baba Sai is behind your project in all respects. Ones pujya Sivanesan Swamiji was telling to

take Baba to the door the door step of devotees several books in simple

language, periodicals, self less sevaks are required. As now a days electronic means of communication

is very popular Baba must have prompted you to choose this line. i.e., prachar

through CDs.

 

I feel these invaluable CDs will be immense use for a student of Saism to

understand 'Sai' the inner meaning of

his utterances, His Philosophy and Teaching you have made sincere effort to

make the listener understand in simple words. May Sai Give you many more ideas

of this type

 

One of the 108 Names of Sai is 'Om Sri Sai Siva Rama Krishna Maruthi

rupayana maha'. Your CDs 'Sai in

Ramayana, Sai in Bhagavatam, Sai in Siva Swaroopa, Sai Dattavathar' will through

light on the above Nama.

 

CDs on Sai’s Philosophy and inner

meanings of Sai's words are really wonderful-informative and enlighten! Thanks

you are very cautious in declaring that views are your experiences. You have listed practical examples furnishing

details of the persons.

 

 

It is well known and universally

accepted fact that Baba communicates with his devotees through 'Dreams' 'Kalalo Sai'(Sai in dreams) give your genuine

experiences.

 

I understand that you are making

efforts to bring in the CD’S in English for the benefit of non-Telugu speaking

Sai devotees for a wider coverage. I am sure that it will be of immense help to

all the Sai devotees. I wish your mission to spread Saism through out the

breadth and length of the world sitting at home will meet the expected success.

I pray Lord Sainath to bless you with enough energies to continue to do

like this till your last breath!

 

Om Sai Sree Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

In services of Sai

D.Sankaraiah.

OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI

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padmadulasi

Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 6:56 PM

 

SaiRam,

I want the E-magazine “The

Glory of Shirdi Sai†to be sent to my e-mail ID every week, thank you

Bathri Padmaja

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Response by Saidarbar

Team:

 

Dear Saibandhu Padmaja Garu,

SaiRam, I am Saisevak SrinivasaRao Kasturi from Saidarbar - Hyderabad. Thank you very much for your letter and showing

interest in our E-magazine. Devotees like you are backbone of Saidarbar movement.

Your E-mail id is added in our mailing list. You will receive our Bi-weekly

E-magazine next issue on wards on alternate Thursdays only since it

will be released once in two weeks. Please feel free to contact us in Sai

related matters.

With best regards,

SaiSevak SrinivasaRao Kasturi

For http://www.saidarbar.org

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You

can also read this E- Magazine in 3d page turning NEW FORMAT in web page

 

http://ettitudemedia.com/loadbook.php?BookName=EMagazineCurrent

 

11. TELUGU SECTION:

Please visit:

http://www.telugubhakti.com/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm

 

Please visit for Sai Aaratis Audio: http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/main_English/saibaba/saibaba_aarti.asp

 

 

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FOR STARTING A SAIDARBAR CHAPTER OUT SIDE INDIA:

Please contact: saidarbar

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12. SAI'S BOOK WORLD:

 

Title: My Life with Sri Sai Baba

Author: Bharam Umamahswara Rao

Sri Sai Publications, Flat No.12 Sai

Towers

4th Lane,

Brundavan, Gardens,Guntur - 522 006

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Title: Quintessence

of Sri Sai Baba's Philosophy

Author: Bharam Umamaheswara Rao

Sri Sai Publications, Flat No.12 Sai

Towers

4th Lane,

Brundavan, Gardens,Guntur - 522 006

 

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Title: Messages

of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi

Author: Bharam Umamaheswara Rao

Sri Sai Publications, Flat No.12 Sai

Towers

4th Lane,

Brundavan, Gardens,Guntur - 522 006

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Please Note:

Those desirous of using this facility (Sai's Book World) to spread the word

about their books may send ONE new copy of the book to Saidarbar, for details

contact:

saidarbar

Acknowledgement of receipt of books will be done by E-mail only.

Book(s) sent to Saidarbar will be retained by Saidarbar and cannot be returned.

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13. EDITORIAL:

 

Things impressed me from this

magazine:

 

The lighting of lamps is to ward off the darkness surrounding

us from all sides.

 

As long as you

live in this world, be thinking always of God. Respect all women as you would

respect your mother. There is no salvation without devotion.

 

Sai devotees may write about their Sai activities in their place,

essays, articles and poetry on Sai to "The Glory of Shirdi Sai" they

may be address their contributions to E-mail id:

saidarbar

 

We shall put in our best efforts to include them in the Glory of Shirdi Sai-

the Bi-weekly E -Magazine. Unless

the author of the articles instructs, not to publish his/her E-mail id, we will

publish them as a matter of routine practice.

 

You can for THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI for a friend /relative by submitting

 

E-mail ID in the main page of http://www.saidarbar.org

 

Also read the old

issues from: http://www.saidarbar.org/glory.htm

 

If you are subscribing this E-magazine for your friend or a relative, we request that the person concerned may be notified about receiving the same.Editor does not accept responsibility for the views expressed in the articles published.This e-magazine is intended for Private circulation only. Information contained in this E-MAIL is about Sri Shirdi Sai Literature and Sanatana Dharma. If you don’t want to receive these E-MAILS in

future, please reply with the Subject Line "REMOVE FROM MAILING LIST".

 

Submitted by:

SAI SEVAK SRINIVASA RAO KASTURI.

Saidabar-Hyderabad-India.

 

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