THE GLORY OF
SHIRDI SAI – 15
Third Year of Publication
Published as
Bi-Weekly
Issue 15 / 2005
GURUPOORNIMA
SPECIAL
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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS:
1. GURUPOORNIMA & GURU
DAKSHINA
2. GURUPOORNIMA
3. SAI’S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE
4. SAI’S BOOK WORLD
5. FOOT STEPS OF HOLY FEET
6. SAI IN DREAMS
7. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY
8. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES
9. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA
10.
SAI WITH CHILDREN
11. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES
12.
LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES
13.
TELUGU SECTION
14.
SANATANA DHARMA&SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA
15.
SANATANA DHARMA – NEWS FROM ABROAD
16.
FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS
17.
EDITORIAL.
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1. GURUPOORNIMA & GURUDAKSHINA
Saibanisa Gopalarao Ravada –Saidarbar-
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GururBrahmaa
GururVishnuhu, GururDevo Maheshwaraha,
GururSakshaat Param Brahma, Tasmai Shri Gurave
Namaha."
I performed evening Arati to Baba on
Who is to be blamed and held responsible
for the sufferings of those innocent children, who know nothing except the
desire to be cuddled and loved?
Baba has advocated that lust for other
woman and money are the main hurdles in the path of a spiritual seeker and
should be avoided (chapter-14, Sai Satcharita).
I earnestly hope that everybody in the
society will play their role properly and work towards self refinement and
offer it as Gurudakshina to Sadhguru Sainath on the day of this Gurupoornima (
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2.
GURUPOORNIMA:
Sai Eswari-Canada
Namah Sree Sai
Naathaaya
Mohatandra Vinaashine
Gurave Buddhi Bodhaaya
Bodha Maatra Swaroopine!
I worship Lord Sainath, the destroyer of
attachment, the Guru who preaches discrimination (sharpen the intellect)
Who is a true Guru? The true meaning of
Guru is "One who dispels darkness of Ignorance". "GU" means
"Darkness of Ignorance" and "RU" means "One who
removes". Another meaning for Guru is "One who reveals the Guri
(target) to the disciple". He does this by removing the darkness of
ignorance. Guri here refers to the Atmic Principle present in every human
being. The real Guru who can reveal the Atmic Principle is a Jnanamurthy (Embodiment
of wisdom). The word Guru also means "One who is beyond Attributes and
Forms". GU stands for Gunaatheetha - One who transcends the three Gunas (Satva,
Rajas and Thamas) RU stands for Rupavarjitha - One who is formless. The One who
is beyond all attributes and forms is none other than the Supreme Self who is
resident within each of us. Only God (Supreme) can be regarded as one who is
beyond attributes and forms.
Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu, Gurur Devo
Maheshwara, Gurur Sakshat Parabrahma, Tasmai Shri Guruve Namaha! In this sloka the Guru is compared with the
Trinity of Gods -- Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. It means Guru is verily the
Representative of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. He creates, sustains knowledge and
destroys the weeds of ignorance. A sincere guru has to take on all the three
functions of the Trinity - Creation (of good qualities), Sustenance (of higher
nature) and Destruction (of negative qualities). In Sri Sai Satcharitra a
seeker asks Baba: "Where to go?" Baba replies
"High up". The seeker then asks "How to go there?"
Baba answers: "Take a guide; he will take you straight to your
destination, avoiding wolves, tigers and ditches etc. on the way. If there be no
guide, there is the danger of your being lost in the jungles or falling into
ditches."
There are several instances where Great
Avatars like Rama and