THE GLORY OF
SHIRDI SAI
Published Bi-Weekly
Issue 26/2004
23-12-2004
BIRTHDAY SPECIAL ISSUE
“WISH
YOU ALL A HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2005”
Please visit our Web site: http://www.saidarbar.org
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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS:
1.
GENISIS OF SAIDARBAR.
2. SAI’S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE
3. SAI PHILOSOPHY
4. SAI IN DREAMS
5. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA
6.
QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY
7. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES
8. SAI WITH
CHILDREN
9. ARTICLES
FROM SAI DEVOTEES
10.LETTERS
FROM SAI DEVOTEES
11. TELUGU
SECTION
12. FROM SAI
ORGANISATIONS
13 EDITOR'S
DESK
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1. GENISIS OF
SAIDARBAR:
Pranams to Saibandhus from Sai Sevak SrinivasaRao Kasturi.
Saidarbar completes Six years and enters the Seventh year. We sincerely believe
that this milestone is achieved, firstly due to the Grace of our beloved Guru
Sri Shirdi Sainath and secondly due to the excellent cooperation and support
rendered by our Sai brethren.
In fact Saidarbar is dream project of Gopala Rao Ravada who has
dedicated his total available time and untiring efforts for this cause, by
putting all his mind and soul into it. He is affectionately addressed as
SAIBANISA. Lord Sainath appeared in the dream of Saibanisa on 24-12-1998 and
instructed him to distribute the SPIRITUAL CAKE TO THE WORLD, given by Baba.
Saibanisa was perplexed with the guideline and was not able to conclude
anything from the message. A close associate Sri.Srinivas Katta then gave out
his opinion that, perhaps Baba wanted him to spread SAI PHILOSOPHY across the
world through the media of INTERNET.
Thus Saidarbar was born on 25-12-1998 and has grown to the
present position where it is acclaimed as AT HOME by may of its cross section
of viewers. Internet was just making its entry in Andhra Pradesh. Saibanisa at
that time neither knew typing nor has computer knowledge. He put his entire
weight on Baba and started with a web site and brought it today’s position. Every
one working for Saidarbar is very much aware that all this simply not possible
without blessings and Grace of Baba. There were many obstacles and tough times
faced by us and I am grateful to Saibanisa for the full backing and unstinted
support provided in my day-to-day work. His directions are very valuable and
made work pleasurable by his wit and humor. I take this opportune time to
rededicate my services to the Lotus feet of Lord Sainath.
Lastly I pray to Baba to shower HIS blessings on all HIS devotees
and look forward for Saidarbar to celebrate many more anniversaries in the
future to come under the able guidance of SAIBANISA.
I hereby acknowledge gratefully all those responsible for the
success story of Saidarbar.
SaiRam.
Sai Sevak SrinivasaRao Kasturi.
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Saidarbar is Six years old
-Venkateswaraswamy
Swarna”: swamysv@rediffmail.com
19 Dec 2004 16:06:02 –0000
Sai
Ram. On the happy occasion of our SAIDARBAR completing six years, I would like
to share my association with SAIDARBAR and SAIBANISA. Shri Ravada Gopala Rao
(SAIBANISA) and myself were knowing each other for many years and we used to
run into each other every few days and greet each other. Though I knew that he
became a staunch Sai devotee especially after his heart by-pass surgery, I did
not get drawn to him. I was pursuing my own path of bhakti and reading a
variety of philosophical/spiritual books etc., in keeping with my own
temperament. I did visit Shirdi in 1998 in the company of my wife, another
staunch Sai devotee (she was exposed to Sai bhakti since her childhood). I, on
the other hand was a devotee of Sri Venkateswara Swamy, esp. derived through my
mother. My father was named as Venkateswarlu and my paternal grandmother was
named Venkamma. My own mother was named as Venkata Subbamma. Thus Venkateswara
was the family deity. Though my wife was pressing me to take her to Shirdi, I
couldn't say Yes from 1978 to 1997. It is not that I did not respect Sai.
I saw the Telugu film on Sai Baba in 1985, in which Vijaychander was the lead
actor and was moved quite a bit. But I was not drawn to Shirdi.
After I came into contact with Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Sri Hampi
Virupaksha Vidyaranya Peetham in 1997 end, and after His blessings, our Shirdi
visit took place. Needless to say, I felt Sai's grace (I became sensitive to
grace because of my Reiki initiation, another of His string pulling acts) when
I visited Abdullah Baba's Samadhi, after taking Sai's darshan. On 17th December
1999, Saibanisa and myself met in the marriage of another Sai Bandhu Sri
Raghuraman Satuluri's daughter. We sat side by side and were enquiring about
each other's welfare. Sai pulled the string a little more! Saibanisa told me
about his plans to take voluntary retirement from NFC and his getting the title
of Saibanisa from Sai, Sai Darbar etc. I checked the website (at that time,
www.saidarbar.com) and was pulled closer. Sai got some articles written by this
sparrow and pulled me closer. Swamy's page came into existence in the website.
Though it is not being updated now, it still stands as a testimony of Sai's
love to me.
Sai Satcharitra came into my hands in June 2000 through the hands of Saibanisa.
The spiritual journey went a little ahead, albeit slowly. The ego is so tricky
that we really feel helpless sometimes. But the Master knows what is needed and
does the necessary corrections. In 2001, I went on a really rewarding spiritual
pilgrimage, in which Guru's grace helped in establishing in my mind once for
all, the Unity of all Gods and Gurus. I got firmly convinced that Sai, the Para
Brahman is taking all the shapes of various Gods, Gurus and helping seekers
like us to reach Him.
My reading of Satcharitra became a more intense Sadhana and by Sai's grace,
some inner meanings and significant points started coming up into my
consciousness. Sai asked me to share those with other Sai Bandhus through
another Sai Bandhu Shri Paritala Gopikrishna, and confirmed through Saibanisa.
So, when the Glory of Shirdi Sai was started by Saidarbar, I became yet one
more of His instruments to spread Sai's Spiritual Gems. My association with Sai
Darbar is thus very satisfying to me. If it has helped any other Sai devotee,
it is His grace. Sai Ram.
Let us all prostrate before Sadguru Sai Maharaj to enable us to become more
fitting instruments in His hands. Sai Ram.
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2. SAI'S
NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:
10th December 1909:
Devotees began to offer regular worship to Baba in the Chavidi, where Baba
slept on alternate days.
25th December 1909: Baba
gave darshan in the form of SriRama to a doctor who was an ardent devotee of
Sri Rama who came with a Mamlatdar to Shiridi.
10th December 1910: Hon'ble
Dadasaheb Khaparde of Amraoti first visited Shirdi.
10th December 1910:
Foundation stone of Dixit Wada was laid with Baba's permission.
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3. SAI
PHILOSOPHY:
SAI
PHILOSOPHY FROM THE DIARY OF SAI.BA.NI.SA.
These
messages are the outcome and essence of the dream sequences of Saibanisa as
given by Lord Sainath, which reflect the Sai Philosophy and his high thinking.
They carry a sense of deep meaning and are generally thought provoking, enough
to set one’s thinking process. Translated and presented by RAGHU RAMAN
SATULURY.
166) 23rd
September 1994: When alone concentrate on me and pray and while in a group
participate in community service.
167) 23rd
September 1994: In daily life, first serve food to your guest and in 'ADHYATMA'
practice the reverse.
168) 24thSeptember,
1994: Seek the blessings of your "GURU" while in search of the
"Lord". The moment you receive the response, divine light from SAI
enters the body and "GOD" is attracted automatically to you.
169) 24th
September 1994: Committing a sin big or small has the same effect. Why commit
and repent later.
170) 26th
September, 1994: Your thoughts are focused around your children even if they
are far away from you just like a mother tortoise.
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4. SAI IN DREAMS:
SAIBANISA IN SAI UTSAV – 2000- Chicago
– U.S.A
DISCOURSE BY SAIBANISA GOPALA RAO
RAVADA - SAIDARBAR, HYDERABAD - INDIA.
PART – Three:
I at times used, to wonder whether Sai
knew different languages. Some of the dream sequences as mentioned below have
totally dispelled my doubts and have exposed my ignorance will be more than
pleased to narrate a few of them for the benefit of my fellow Sai devotees
1.It dates back to my initial days of
entering in to Sai's fold. Prior to that 1 have gone through very tough period
in giving up all my old habits including consumption of liquors. It is a dream
sequence .A chief Executive of a Multi-National company dressed in full
spotless white Suit invited me and my wife for dinner in a star restaurant. He
orders soft drinks for my wife and he wanted my choice before placement of
order for hot drinks. 1 apologetically asks him to pardon me as 1 has left the
habit of taking liquors being a Sai devotee. He then ordered the waiter "
Saab
ke liye BROSE leke aao". (Get
BROSE for the Sir). As 1 was wondering what this drink could be, my wife was
busy in taking her choicest soft drinks. The drink was
served; I took it near to my mouth and
burnt my tongue, as it was very hot. I immediately got back to my senses. Next
day morning at leisure I referred to the Dictionary and the meaning is given as
-"A dish made by stirring boiling water or milk in to oat meal
2. It was way back during the year
1996.I heard more about a Lady Doctor who was a staunch devotee of SAI. I was
very much keen to go over to her and understand more about Sai .As usual I
sought HIS permission in the dream to go to her and pat came the reply like a
ball re bouncing - "don't go to her she will 'perform - operation
LAPIDATION on you. Next morning have gone through the Dictionary and
surprisingly the meaning is -'To stone to death'. I have abided by Baba's
advice and till today; I have not seen the Doctor.
3.The third illustration is much more
interesting. The person concerned here is amidst all of us and is none other
than 'Shri.RAVINJI'. He has approached me in the
year 1999 and has once asked me if
at-all the audio recordings of Baha's voice are anywhere available and if so
the probable source from which it could be obtained. I do not know the answer
to the question and I put, back this question to my master as that is the only
reliable source for me He in my dream replied - "Recording of my voice way
in "FRONTIERS". I then referred to the Dictionary and the meaning
went like this-Any part of the field that is still incompletely investigated.
By this I felt Baba informed me the state of Technology prevailing in those
years have like a dutiful Post man transferred the message contents to RAVIN
GNANA SAMBHANDHAM from Baba.
All these things go beyond doubt that
Baba has no barriers of what so ever either geographical, language or
religious. He is universal and omniscient. He is sarvantharyaami-all pervasive.
So my dear friends his ELEVEN ASSURANCES
are the basic guidelines, which every one of us must pledge to honor, preach
and practice so that life given by God becomes more meaningful and useful to
our fellow men.
THANK YOU ONE AND ALL.
To be continued….
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5. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI
SATCHARITRA:
"Venkateswaraswamy
Swarna”: swamysv@rediffmail.com