THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI – 14

Third Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 14 / 2005

07-07-2005

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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS:

1 FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE

2. SAI’S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE

3. FOOT STEPS OF HOLY FEET

4. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO …..

5. SAI IN DREAMS

6. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY

7. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES

8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

9. SAI WITH CHILDREN

10. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES

11. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES

12. TELUGU SECTION

13. SAI’S BOOK WORLD

14. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS

15. EDITORIAL.

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1. FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE:

Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad.

From the Satsanghs of Saibanisaji

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41. The good words spoken will attract good friends, relatives and fortunes. The bad words uttered will create enmity and lead you to suffocation. So it is always better to keep tongue under control.

42. You should be mentally prepared to listen and accept the good words from the children, follow the good deeds of your enemy even.

43. The physically handicapped, ugly looking persons, uneducated persons and poor people are all the creation of God. So do not neglect them if possible try to extend your love and moral support to them.

44. If you walk along with the antisocial elements, the society will feel you are also a member of that group, so try to keep away from them.

45. The blessings you receive from your parents and teacher are equal to the blessings from God.

46. Beware of the persons who talk sweet in front of you and talk bad behind you. Such persons are even more dangerous than the poisonous snakes.

47. If you are maintaining good health, get good education, good friendship and exercise control over senses, you are richer than richest.

48. Broad mind comes to the fore ,the day you render moral support to the person who has committed sins and repented over his mistakes and now leading in a right way.

49. The fire burns the physical body whereas the fire called jealousy will burn the life itself.

50. The beauty what you look through your eyes may by ugly to others, so try to look the real beauty with inner eyes.

To be Continued……..

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

July -1914- Kashinath Upasani after a stay of three years and nineteen days left Shirdi and proceeded towards Nagpur, Kharagpur and further.

July -1926- Kaka Saheb Dikshit passed away at the age of 62 years while traveling in a Local train in Bombay while talking to Hemadpant.

July -1929 - Hemadpant (Anna Saheb Dhabolkar), the author of Sri Sai Satcharitra Passed away at Bandra- Bombay at the age of 72 years.

July -1938- Dada Saheb Khaparde passed away at Amroati at the age of 84 years

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3. FOOT STEPS OF THE HOLY FEET – 7

EXPERIENCES OF SAI.BA.NI.SA WITH SHIRDI SAI

Sai responds to the distress calls of his devotees instantaneously is a well known fact to all of us. Balram Mankar after undergoing his penance at Maschindragarh was on his way back to home. He reached Pune Railway Station and wanted to board the train bound for Dadar in Bombay. The serpentine queue at the ticketing counter and mob around made him more nervous. He has almost decided it as impossible to travel. He thought of Sai and appealed to him to see that he tides over the crisis. Not long after Sai appeared before him as a villager and placed a ticket for Dadar in his palm saying that he has a ticket for Dadar and he is not in a position to undertake journey due to exigencies. The stranger disappeared into crowd before Mankar could realize as to what has happened. This is as narrated in Sai Satcharitra - 31st chapter.

I have come across a similar situation and like to humbly share my experience with all my fellow Sai devotees. It was during the year 1991 I was waiting at Rajahmundry Railway Station after attending to a mela at the holy river `GODHAVARI'. These festivals are held once in 12 years in almost all sacred rivers in our country (INDIA). My relatives wanted me to handover a suitcase to their known persons staying in Secunderabad.

Next day morning at 07.00 A.M I arrived at Secunderabad Railway Station with my personal luggage and the suitcase to be delivered. I took the help of a porter to come out of station premises. I was stopped at the exit gate by the ticket Inspector. He suspected the luggage to weigh more than the permissible limit off 30 kgs. The total luggage weighed 39 Kgs including personal baggage. A penalty of Rs.115/- was ordered to be paid. I was not having more than Rs.20/- in my pocket. All my pleadings and prayers to the Ticket Inspector have gone unheeded. Apart from this passers by were looking towards me suspiciously. I underwent the embarrassing ordeal for nearly half an hour standing aside mute, helplessly. Then I sincerely prayed upon Sai to pull me out of this mess and stood silently as a spectator, watching things and happenings around.

After a lapse of some time I noticed the Officer in charge above these Ticket Inspectors walking towards me. He offered me a glass of cool water from the nearby Refrigerator. "I know this suit case does not belong to you, it is of your relatives". For a moment I was struck speechless. He called for a porter a