THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI
Third Year of Publication
Published as Bi-Weekly
Issue 18 / 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. SANATANA
DHARMA&SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA
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. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS
15. SAI’S BOOK WORLD
16. EDITORIAL.
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1. FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE:
Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar –
From the Satsanghs of Saibanisaji
http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500055.htm
69. We should follow the traditions / standards given by the
eminent personalities which will be beneficial to society.
70. Any spiritual book reveals that helping the humanity is
dearer to the God and harming the humanity is the sin.
71. You should live in a spiritual World where truth is your
mother, wisdom is your father and righteousness’ is your brother, kindness your
friend, peace as your wife and forgiveness’ is your son.
72. Try to talk the truth in a sweet manner, even though the
truth looks bitter.
73. Do not waste your energies in the arguments and quarrel and
try directing your energies for acquiring the good will of the society.
74. Earn the money and be
happy by following path of righteousness.
75. Think that the things which will bring sorrow to you will
create sorrow to others also.
76. We will all know that the God is truth. So do such things
where you can please God.
77. You are inviting your downfall by damaging the justice and
encouraging injustice.
78. We all know that the idle man’s brain is devil’s workshop.
In a similar way keeping the physical body in lazy condition is inviting ill
health.
79. While offering the charities, select the deserving,
-Going to their house and extending is the best way if you can.
-Inviting them to your house and giving them is the good.
- Remember that giving charities to your servants is not a
charity. It is only a duty.
To be Continued…
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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:
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3. FOOT STEPS OF THE HOLY FEET –11
EXPERIENCES OF SAI.BA.NI.SA WITH SHIRDI SAI
All of us are aware that there are many examples quoted in Sai
Satcharitra which unfailingly established that Sai appeared in dreams of
individuals and uttered distinct words and cautions. The incidents as predicted
have taken place and in most of the cases were like early warnings and
indicators for the coming events. I hereby take the privilege to place before
you all, two such experiences.
It was on the wee hours of Sri Ram Navami festival during the
year 1991,Sai appeared in the form of a saint and addressed me that he would
grace my house in the form of Ram and Lakshman and have the prasadham from my
house. As usual I informed my wife about the dream and his words. My wife by
then was not in the fold of Sai and gave a casual laughter and ignored the
whole episode. I have gone through the rituals of all the four Aaratis and my
wife distributed prasadham to all our visitors and guests. Just before bed
time, my wife put me to embarrassment with a question as to whether any of the
visitors who all turned up during the day were Ram and Lakshman. I was in a
state of confusion as to what should be my answer. My memory scanned through
all the visitors of the day and paused at my friend Raghu Raman Satulury who
happened to come to my house along with his two daughters for the evening
Aarati and had Baba's prasadham. I have gone to bed with out answering my
wife's question as I myself was not sure. Sri Sai again appeared in my dream in
the form of the same saint and addressed to me that he has fulfilled his
promise. Next day I met my friend and he cleared my wife's doubt. His two
daughters were twins and it is normal practice amongst south Indians to
identify twins with Ram and Lakshman the inseparable divine brothers of the
epic Ramayana. Sai has graced the occasion in the form of twin daughters of my
friend. I bowed to Sai with folded hands and with full devotion.
Let me quickly take you through the second experience. It was on
the eve of my daughter's marriage, I had been to her would be in - law's
residing in the
BOW TO SAI - PEACE TO ALL
To be Continued…
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4. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO
RAVIDAS (1398 – 1448)
Also known as Raidas, Ravidas lived in
He is revered by both Sikhs and Hindus. The two oldest attested
sources of his work are the Sikh scripture, the Adigranth, and in the
collections of songs compiled by the Dadu Panth. According to some sources,
Ravidas was initiated by the famous guru Ramananda. Ravidas is said to have, in
turn, been a guru of the great saintly poetess Mirabai. Because of his professional background, he
has become an important figure to reckon with in
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5. SAI IN DREAMS:
These are the dream sequences and messages as received by
SAIBANISA
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.
Dared:
Yesterday was Thursday and I wanted to know why it is important
to Sai. The visual ran like this. Those were the days of First World War.
Indian soldiers were fighting in the foreign countries. They were all moving in
a group and the leader was a Sai devotee. The enemy camps that were large in
numbers spotted them all. They opened fire on the leader. He ordered his fellow
men not to retaliate. He advances and takes the name of Sai and fights all
alone. In the process he lays down his life. The Atma later merges with Sai and
that happened to be a Thursday. That is perhaps the reason as to why Sai likes
Thursday.
Call the name of Sai and
rest assured you are taken care of.
Dated:
By the end of the day I was fully engrossed in the thought that
I have done a lot towards the well being of my wife and children, and that they
are not grateful to the extent required. These thoughts made me restless and I
went to sleep. He has shown me all that was happening in my family and gave me
a piece advice-Fall back on wife for advice only when it is really required.
Gratitude is more to be shown in action rather than expression in words.
Fulfill your commitments
with out anticipating any returns.
Dated:
How to help others and what should be anticipated in return was
the question in my mind. As usual I prayed Sai and retired to bed. I was
astonished for the crisp answer I got. It was a green belt of healthy land with
abundant crop. No farmer was seen ploughing the field but still the crop was
looking very healthy. I was thinking
about the possible reasons and stepped in to the field. I have spotted huge
number of earthworms stationed there and were extending help to the farmer. I
deciphered the message that one should emulate the earth –worms and be of help
to the society for a better living.
Be useful to the society.
To be continued…..
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6. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:
(By Late Sri Bharam
UmamaheswaraRao)
"Shashi": shashi_31@yahoo.com
10. Uniqueness of Sri Sai Baba and his Teachings
To describe Sri Sai Baba’s Gospels and His actions is a futile
attempt to be trying with a salt ball to measure the depths of the sea. Though
His sayings and actions are outwardly very simple, they reveal the depth of
Upanishathic sayings. Though He was capable of satisfying the hunger of all
living beings, He was begging from door to door for His food. Though He was
competent to quote the Gospels and passages from great scriptures, His
utterances were simple and solacing. His Universal love is extraordinary and
His actions moderate. Though at times, He was angry, He was always serene and
sober. Thus, when we visualize Him from a distance, we get perturbed by His
activities. The more we go near Him with devotion, the more we can understand
Him as PURUSHOTTHAMA and see His Divinity in every action. He never asked for
anything for Himself and lived on simple food offered by His devotees clothed
in simple.
As per the clear saying of Sri Hemadpant, Sri Sai Baba is ‘ATMA
RAM’ i.e, personification of impersonal God. The omnipresent God has manifested
as Sri Sai Baba to uplift the Universe.
The Gospels of Sri Sai Baba are mainly regarding the Universal
God and in the methods of His Teachings, there is none to excel or even equal
Him. Sri Sai Baba was accepting all the rituals performed by devotees and was
accepting the offerings by them, as these were necessary for purifying the
minds of the devotees. Only when the mind is pure, one can understand the
teachings of great saints and can concentrate on sadhana. Baba’s only aim was
to improve all persons and guide them to the state of Atma Sakshatkara.
This ultimate goal can be attained by the purified mind only and
purification of the mind can be attained by pure, selfless actions and perfect
worship. Man is bound to worldly ties because of his ignorance and his feelings
that he is the body. To know that one is not the body, but pure self (Atma) one
has to get rid of his ignorance by serving saintly people like Sri Sai Baba and
by worshiping them. The blessings of such great Saints can help the Sadhakas to
a great extent.
Sri Sai Baba’s teachings were of varied types. He was allowing
all types of worship to Him like decorating Him with flowers and offering
fruits etc., but He was teaching that God is present everywhere and is not
limited to His body alone. For attaining the goal of perfection Sri Sai Baba
was teaching the devotees to do Nama Japa thinking of His form with one pointed
devotion. By doing this with great concentration, one can supercede the idea
that he is the body and further he will realize that he is the real-self
present everywhere.
Sri Hemadpant described Sri Sai Baba’s teachings in this way:
The world we see is not real. This is created by Maya which is under the
control of God. This is like seeing a mirage in a desert. There is no water and
thirsty person walking in the desert thinks, there is water and runs after it
but in vain. The same is the case with worldly pleasures. They are very
transitory and actually unreal. He who realizes that the world is like a mirage
in the desert does not crave for worldly pleasures. Our prayer to Sri Sai Baba
is to remove this evil ignorance and to provide knowledge of the Universal
self. In reality, we are all the Universal Self, but we forgot this truth and
so we pray to Sri Sai Baba to make us recall this truth and remember our
selves.
To be continued…..
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7. SANATANA DHARMA & SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA
Saibanisa-Gopalarao Ravada—Saidarbar Hyderabad –
SRI MAHA BHAGAVATHAM—SRI SHIRDI SAI SATCHARITA
5) King Dhruva returns from the battle field after fighting the
Yakshas.Lord Kubera, the God of riches blesses Dhruva with the words - "The fruits of reciting Harinama
(Vishnu sahasranama) removes the Agnana
(the state of ignorance)from your mind and, unknowingly and Lord Vishnu will always be with you".
Baba presented the holy book of Vishnu Sahasranama with the following words to
Shyama , "Remember to read the book carefully. Once I was in deep crisis
and my heart beat was abnormal. My life was in danger. I have opted for holding
the book tight to my heart .That made all the difference and I am
saved".
6)King Dhruva ruled his kingdom for thousands of years, later he
retired to the forests of Badhari for
undertaking Thapasya(penance). While in
thapasya,messengers from Lord Vishnu appeared before him and took him to the
heavenly abode in an aeroplane. True to his words,Lord Sainath presented
Kakasaheb Dikshit on(05-07-1926)
and Mahilsapathi on (11-09-1922),both
of his ardent devotees with similar
moksha to their lives. The promise which Baba made while in flesh and blood
that- "I shall take you in an aeroplane to the destiny" was
fulfilled.
7) Lord Sri Hari was over whelmed with the Thapasya of
Prachethasa and brothers and thus addressed them -" I shall dwell (live)
in the hearts of those who constantly think and pray to me with full
devotion". Lord Sainath appreciated the devotion of Cholkar and
said-" I am in you and my place is in the hearts of all beings".
"I reside in you and in everybody, who so ever takes recourse in me?.
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SRI KRISHNA JANAMASHTAMI CELEBRATED ALL OVER THE WORLD - ON 27th August, 2005
Krishna has influenced the Indian thought, life and culture in
myriad ways. He has influenced not only its religion and philosophy, but also
into its mysticism and literature, painting and sculpture, dance and music, and
all aspects of Indian folklore. The birthday of such a favourite deity is bound
to be a special occasion for the masses, who consider Krishna their leader,
hero, protector, philosopher, teacher and friend all rolled into one.
Krishna took birth at midnight on the ashtami or the 8th day of
the Krishnapaksha or dark fortnight in month of Shravan (August-September).
This auspicious day is called Janmashthami. Indian as well as Western scholars
have now accepted the period between 3200 and 3100 BC as the period in which
Lord Krishna lived on earth.
The birth of Krishna is in itself a transcendental phenomenon
that overwhelms one and all with its supra mundane happenings. Mother Earth,
unable to bear the burden of sins committed by evil kings and rulers, appealed
to Brahma, the Creator for help. Brahma prayed to the Supreme Lord Vishnu, who
assured him that he would soon be born on earth to annihilate tyrannical
forces.
One such evil force was Kamsa, the ruler of Mathura (in northern
India) and his people were utterly terrified of him. On the day Kamsa's sister
Devaki was married off to Vasudeva, an akashvani or voice from the sky was
heard prophesying that Devaki's 8th son would be the destroyer of Kamsa. The
frightened Kamsa immediately unsheathed his sword to kill his sister but
Vasudeva intervened and implored Kamsa to spare his bride, and promised to hand
over every new born child to him. Kamsa relented but imprisoned both Devaki and
her husband Vasudeva. When Devaki gave birth to her first child, Kamsa came to
the prison cell and slaughtered the newborn. In this way, he killed the first
six sons of Devaki. Even before her 8th child was born, Devaki and Vasudeva
started lamenting its fate and theirs. Then suddenly Lord Vishnu appeared
before them and said he himself was coming to rescue them and the people of
Mathura. He asked Vasudeva to carry him to the house of his friend, the cowherd
chief Nanda in Gokula right after his birth, where Nanda's wife Yashoda had
given birth to a daughter. He was to exchange his boy and bring Yashoda's baby
daughter back to the prison. Vishnu assured them that "nothing shall bar
your path".
At midnight on ashtami, the divine baby was born in Kamsa's
prison. Remembering the divine instructions, Vasudeva clasped the child to his
bosom and started for Gokula, but found that his legs were in chains. He jerked
his legs and was unfettered! The massive iron-barred doors unlocked and opened
up. While crossing river Yamuna,
Vasudeva held his baby high over his head. The rain fell in torrents and the
river was in spate. But the water made way for Vasudeva and miraculously a
five-mouthed snake followed him from behind and provided shelter over the baby.
When Vasudeva reached Gokula, he found the door of Nanda's house
open. He exchanged the babies and hurried back to the prison of Kamsa with the
baby girl. Early in the morning, all the people at Gokula rejoiced the birth of
Nanda's beautiful male child. Vasudeva came back to Mathura and as he entered,
the doors of the prison closed themselves. When Kamsa came to know about the
birth, he rushed inside the prison and tried to kill the baby. But this time it
skipped from his hand and reaching the sky. She was transformed into the
goddess Yogamaya, who told Kansa: "O foolish! What will you get by killing
me? Your nemesis is already born somewhere else." In his youth Krishna
killed Kansa along with all his cruel associates, liberated his parents from
prison, and reinstated Ugrasen as the King of Mathura.
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. “ Wish you all A Happy Ganesh Chathurdhi” 7thSeptember,2005
Lord Ganesa, as everyone has observed, has a human body and an
elephant head. According to the folk tale, he was born of the Goddess Parvathi.
One day when he was a boy she told him not to allow anyone into her house. Lord
Shiva, coming to see Parvathi, his consort, was stopped by the boy. Angered,
Lord Shiva beheaded him with his trident. When she saw what had happened,
Parvathi was filled with anguish. Seeing her distress, Lord Shiva restored the
boy to life by affixing to his body the head of the first animal that came
along, which happened to be an elephant.
In addition, Lord Shiva ordained that henceforth the boy would
be called Lord Ganesa, meaning Ish (Lord) of Gana (the followers of Lord Shiva
who live with him). Obeisance and worship would be done to Him before any
activity, without which insurmountable hurdles and difficulties would result.
Thus, it is imperative to worship Lord Ganesa before undertaking any action. If
devotees worship Him with due devotion, He will fulfill all their wishes.
Even gods must pay obeisance to Lord Ganesa. For example, Lord
Shiva, when he embarked to destroy the 'tripura' demons (three Demons taking
the form of Gold, Silver and Steel) found the axle of His chariot broken.
Realizing His mistake, He prayed to Ganesa, whereupon the axel was restored,
and Shiva was able to destroy the three demons. Similarly, when Ganesa's younger
brother, Lord Subramania (Kartikeya), did not seek his elder brother's
blessings, he could not win the hand of Goddess Valli whom He loved. Only when
He prayed for forgiveness, did Lord Ganesa help Him with the marriage.
Lord Ganesa also relishes Modakam, a dish prepared out of rice
flour and jaggery (a sweet paste made from sugar cane). This sweet dish
symbolizes the fulfillment or joy hidden within everything. Coconuts and
plantains are also offered to Ganesa during puja. Lord Ganesa broke one of his
tusks to become a scribe to sage Veda Vyasa in order to transcribe the verses
of the Mahabaratha which Veda Vyasa dictated. Thus, Ganesa demonstrated the
noble principle of self-sacrifice. By taking down the dictated verses, he
became the first stenographer. While all the Gods and Goddesses have their own
Vahanas, or mounts, Lord Ganesa's mount is a tiny Mouse. Though very small, it
is always active and moves under the cover of darkness, carrying Ganesa's grace
to every nook and corner. In effect, Mushika (mouse) is the unseen grace which
influences our lives.
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Compiled by SaiSevak SrinivasaRao Kasturi
Saidarbar – Hyderabad.
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SANATANA DHARMA – NEWS FROM ABROAD:
World Hindu Federation
Meeting Set for Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, August 22, 2005: The World Hindu
Federation (WHF) will be holding its 17th Executive Committee Meeting at Hotel
Grand Seasons, Kuala Lumpur, on August 27 and 28, 2005. About 200 participants
representing about 15 nations are expected to attend this meeting which is
being held for the first time in Malaysia. This Federation was established 25
years ago in Nepal. Malaysia Hindu Sangam is hosting this meeting. A very
interesting feature is that while the WHF is celebrating the silver jubilee,
the Malaysia Hindu Sangam is celebrating its 40th anniversary. This meeting will
give the opportunity to about 50 local leading Hindu organizations and temples
to attend as observer delegates and participate in the special forums being
held discussing the globalization of Hinduism in the 21st century. Y. B. Dato
Seri S. Samy Vellu, the Minister of Works Malaysia, will officiate the opening
ceremony and host the lunch for about 400 delegates, guests and journalists
after the ceremony. The meeting will be presided over by the WHF President Hony
ADC Gen. Bharat Kesher Sinha of Nepal.
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SUVA, FIJI, August 15, 2005: The festival of lights, Deepavali,
has not lost its beauty, joy and auspiciousness for people of Fiji, says the
Opposition Leader Mahendra Chaudhry. "This is because Diwali has become an
integral part of our culture and traditions and its religious significance far
transcends the events that may have led to its creation in the first
place," Mr. Chaudhry said. The significance of Deepavali for the Hindu
community is embedded deep in ancient India. Mr. Chaudhry said for some people
it was a joyous occasion to mark the return to Ayodhya of Lord Rama after 14
years in exile. To many others, however, it is a celebration to mark the end of
harvest and prayers for continued prosperity in future. "For the Hindu
community in Fiji which is cut off from its ancestral roots, Deepavali each
year renews the teachings and values enshrined in the Ramayana and the life of
Lord Rama." "For us here in Fiji, teachings of Ramayana are even more
relevant on a day-to-day basis as the Holy Scriptures help us to take a strong
stand against iniquities and injustices in whatever form they may appear,"
he said.
Montreal Murugan Temple Dedication Set for August 28
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Montreal Murugan Temple Dedication Postponed
MONTREAL, CANADA, August 24, 2005: The Mahakumbabhishekam
(dedication) of the Montral Murugan Temple has been postponed indefinitely
pending the arrival of the Deities from India. It was scheduled to begin August
28. To keep updated, visit the temple
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UK hosts biggest Hindu gathering outside India
Friday, 26 August , 2005, 18:41
Watford, England: The largest gathering of Hindus outside India
was
taking place Friday in Britain, organisers said.
Up to 75,000 people were expected to flock to Bhaktivedanta
Manor
Hare Krishna temple near Watford, northwest of London, to mark
the
festival of Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, born
around
5,000 years ago.
Compiled by SaiSevak SrinivasaRao Kasturi
Saidarbar – Hyderabad.
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8. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:
Date: 8/11/2005 01:04:18 -0600
Jai Sai ram
First I want to do sakshat pranam to Baba, well I am not a very
true devotee of Baba, but still I feel like writing I am reading experiences of
devotees on this website from quite some time, since then I come to know the
importance of Sai Satcharitra, I have already read this earlier but I came to
know that you have to complete it in a week start from Thursday, so I started
all over again today is Thursday I have completed satcharitra yesterday and I
cant believe Baba called me Shirdi for his divine darshan so early I have
completed satcharitra yesterday and today I m going to shirdi, I am going for
the first time I never thought of going to shirdi but by his grace I m going, I
am so excited for this visit and thankfull to Baba for blessing me, I just want
to say that Sai is the ultimate god ,he loves his children like anything n
gives you whatever you wish, Baba is great Baba words are always true, believe Him,
love Him, and He will be always their with you, I want to say that everybody
should read satcharitra, and experience miracles, I think its a quite long
mail, so at last I just want to say try to improve yourself everyday, by
devoting your self in the feet of lord Sai, He doesn’t ask for any thing just
give him your total shardha and saburi and He will be with you always, may Baba
bless everybody, thanks Baba, love you always.
Shweta
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8/17/2005 12:20:36 -0600
Om Sri Sainathaya Namaha.
Saibaba, thanks for fulfilling my wish. I had prayed that if all goes well for my
husband, I will post it online on your website.
As promised, I am doing it now. I
humbly bow before Thee and seek Your Blessings in all that we do. Koti pranams to you, Baba.
Geeta
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9. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA
Venkateswaraswamy Swarna" swamysv@rediffmail.com & swamymain@yahoo.com
Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:11:52 -0700 (PDT)
Sai Ram. Let us continue with the Chapter on Brahma
Jnan.
"(4) Catharsis from (Purging away of) sins. Unless a man
has turned away from wickedness, and stopped from
doing wrong, and has entirely composed himself and
unless his mind is at rest, he cannot gain
self-realization, even by means of knowledge."
Sai Ram. This point is important since doing sins is
like getting muddied after taking a bath. So,
continuing to do the sins makes a waste of all good
sadhanas of the Sadhaka. However, keeping away from
sins (and that includes sinful thoughts let alone
actions), is easier said than done. The mind doesn't
settle down easily. The old Vasanas (desires) don't go
easily. The path is slippery and the sadhaka slips and
falls many a times. In the beginning of the sadhana
and later too, (especially when the ego again props up
and one starts thinking of one self as holy and beyond
desires), the most unwanted desires crop up and the
sadhaka is very much troubed by these long-left-behind
enemies. However, Sraddha (Faith in God and one's
Guru) and Saburi (Patience) will see one through. The
last sentence "he cannot gain self-realization, even
by means of knowledge." is really important.
Intellectual knowledge is important but is not enough.
The intellect and the emotions (desires, aversions
etc., which impel us to do actions, good or bad)
should be united in their actions and goals. It is
like two bulls, which if not properly yoked and
trained, try to go in different directions, leading to
poorly ploughed field. Most of us are having the
intellectual knowledge but lack the experience
(realisation) of the Self. Any amount of reading the
description of the sweetness of sugar or honey is of
no use without the experience of tasting that sugar or
honey. Any amount of the Oneness of all souls is of no
use, when Maya (Illusion) makes us steal, fight or
covet some one else's wife, property etc. So, turning
away from the path of sin is really important.
(5) Right Conduct. Unless, a man leads a life of
truth, penance and insight, a life of celibacy, he
cannot get God-realization.
Sai Ram. This is a continuation of the previous point.
An idle mind is a devil's workshop, goes the adage.
Till the mind is totally controlled (when it is
emptied of all thoughts, good and bad), it is
important for the sadhaka to consciously engage the
mind in doing good works. "Satsangatve Nissangatvam,
Nissangatve Nirmohatvam, Nirmohatve Nischala tatvam,
Nischala Tatve, Jeevan Muktih, Bhaja Govindam, Bhaja
Govindam..." sang the great Adi Shankara. Good company
nullifies the previous bad acts, just like soap and
water clean the dirt of the body and the cloth. Only
then can the mind settle down. And only in a calm
mind, can the Brahma Jnan remain, just as the flame of
an oil lamp remains steady in a room which is free
from breeze.
God is truth. So, one must first get on to the path of
truth to deserve the Brahma Jnan. Penance means tapas.
Tapas produces heat which burns down the dirty fabric
of materialism and sensory pleasures. Insight is
antarmukhata, introspection, and as already covered in
the previous issue, is important since the sadhaka
sees himself in a true light. (The whole world may be
praising him but he knows his defects). Thus truth and
insight go together. Celibacy means Brahmacharya,
literally meaning walking in the path of Brahma. And
that means, indulging in sex only at the right time,
at the right place, with the right person, for the
right purpose, viz., to continue the lineage. And it
involves looking at all women as incarnations of the
Divine Mother. Celibacy is not forced control of the
physical senses, though that too is important.
Celibacy is cleanliness of the mind. Remembering the
transitory nature of the sensory pleasures is useful
when confronted with such situations (one of them we
will explore in a later chapter of Satcharita).
Sai Ram. We will continue with this chapter in the
next few issues too.
Swamy
S.V.Swamy
Author, Editor, Proof-Reader and Book Reviewer
www.freewebs.com/swamyreviews
To be Continued…….
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10. SAI WITH CHILDREN:
http://www.saidarbar.org/HTML/portraits/7.jpg
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. Baba told before He took His Maha
Samadhi that He is Muralidhar and would like to play in Booty Wada (Samadhi
Mandir) with His devotees. So far you have enjoyed Ramayan and this is the last
part of this version of Valmik Ramayan and wait for the new feature which will
be started shortly.
RETURN TO AYODHYA:
Vibhishana brought Sita with full honour and respect. Sita and
Rama came face to face. Rama knew that Sita was virtuous and faithful to him
throughout her confinement in Lanka. But Rama wanted to dispel doubts people
might have entertained in their mind, so he asked Sita to prove her virtue and
chastity by entering fire. Rama ordered Lakshmana to prepare a pile of burning
wood and Lakshmana obeyed his brother. Sita entered the blazing fire and came
out unscathed. The fire could not harm the chaste, faithful and virtuous Sita.
The whole army, Vibhishana and Lakshmana bowed before Sita in praise and
respect.
The period of exile was approaching end. Rama, Lakshmana, Sita,
Vibhishana, Hanuman, Sugreeva, Angad and many others returned to Ayodhya by
Pushpaka Viman, the flying chariot used by Ravana to abduct Sita. People of
Ayodhya were waiting for this great day. They had kept decorated the whole city
for this occasion. Bharata came out and welcomed Rama and others at the gate of
Ayodhya. Rama and his retinue were taken to the palace with great festivities
accompanied by singing, dancing and music. All round wave of festivities and
merry making started with the coming back of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita to
Ayodhya. Coronation of Rama took place on an auspicious day. The people of
Ayodhya found in Rama a just, wise and generous king.
JAI SAIRAM
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11. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:
"Sankaraiah Dubagunta" sainama@yahoo.com
ART OF SPEAKING
To speak means express thoughts aloud or to say things. In the
following lines an attempt has been made as to how we should speak. It is very
important for all spiritual Sadhaks. Sai mummy declared " He who carps and
cavils at others pierces Me in the heart and injures Me, but he who suffers
pleases me most" (Chap 44 of SSSC).If we analyse the above we will be
convinced that Saima is correct. The sixth nama in the 108 Glorious names of
Sainath is "OM SRI SAI SARVA HRUNNILAYAYA NAMAHA" It means I bow to
Sai who is seated in all hearts. As He is seated in all hearts arrows of
sarcastic and offensive words against others will certainly pierce His heart
Baba wants us to see Him in all. If once we develop this attitude ie., Sai
dwells in the hearts of others, we will be pleasing Him to the maximum extent
as we cannot hate or be jealous of Baba and talk in a discourteous way. Baba
cautioned regarding our behaviour and how to talk in Chap 2,19,21,33 and 44. He
says we should not hurt others by our speech, not to indulge in scandal
mongering, always to speak truth etc., Now the topic for discussion is 'How to
speak'
Let us see the invaluable advice given to King Janaka by
Sulabha, a sanyasin. She observed the King was restless when she wanted to
argue with him. The essence of her advice is as follows 'when we want to convey
any message through argument or speech, both the speaker and the listener
should have a calm and composed mind with a sense of equality, devoid of anger
,ahankara selfishness etc., Man has two qualities latent in him, he can attract
or repel another by his talk. There are three categories of men: Superior,
equal and inferior whom we come across. The power of attraction if shown
towards an equal develops into friendship, if shown towards superiors it turns
into devotion and respect, if shown towards inferiors it develops into
compassion.
Dear readers, the best course will be to think that the other
person is as nearer to Baba as we are. Our ego should not play any role so that
the real purpose for which we talk to others is defeated. If we think superior
to the other man the language will be different and will not enter into is
ears. The golden rule is 'You treat others as you wish to be treated by others'
This is possible if we adopt the rule of Three C's ---- Never Complain, Never
Comment and Never Criticize.
OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI!!!
D.Sankaraiah.
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12. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:
"Krishna" : gvkskrishna@rediffmail.com
20 Aug 2005 03:29:58 -0000
SaiRam
I regularly receive your mails of Sai Charitra. Sending this
mail just to wish my "Namaskaramulu" to Saidarbar team
Thank you
with best regards
Krishna
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"dobby sommer" dobbyonearth@hotmail.com
Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:59:39 -0700
Om Sri Sai Ram,
Thank you for the Glory of Shirdi Sai. Each word is a godsend in
this life.
Dobby
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aili su liai05@yahoo.com
8/23/2005 00:16:15 -0700
Dear Saidarbar Team,
Sai Ram,
Thanks for sending me the E-magazine "The Glory of Shirdi
Sai".
Best Regards,
Yanti/Indonesia
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Devotees speak about Sai in Dreams
"Navitha vasu" : navithavasu@hotmail.com
Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:59:38 -0400]
It was a very good experience reading Saibanisa’s diary 'Sai in
dreams'. While reading every dream I felt very eager to see the message you
left after every dream.
Navitha Vasu
Plano—TX—USA
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ZUTSHI's" : zutshi_anil_k@sbcglobal.net
Wed, 15 Jun 2005 18:45:01 -0700 (PDT)
I have read the dream sequences of our respected SaiBaNiSa Ji
and my opinion is; Our Guruji, Sai Baba is ever and everywhere present. We only
need to have the right vision and hearing power to enable us to see Him and
hear Him.
Anil & Rita Zutshi
New Milford - Danbury
(USA)
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"Raji Gopi" rajigopi9@yahoo.com
Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:32:51 -0700 (PDT)
I read the Dreams from the E-book. It is an excellent and I am
sure any Sai devotee will be more than happy to read the dreams published in
the E-book “SAI IN DREAMS”. I found all the dreams and experiences mentioned by
SaiBanisaji in the E-book are so real and touching.
Raji Gopi
Toronto – Canada
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Deep" : deep_luv@yahoo.com
Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:43:26 -0700 (PDT)
After reading about the visions and instructions that
SAIBANISAJI received from our beloved
Sri Shirdi Sai Baba, it is beyond any doubt that he is a blessed man. How beautifully conveyed were Sai’s messages
that he could easily relate them to Sai Leelas mentioned in Sri Sai Satcharita.
Deepak Thota
VIERA – VA-22180 –U.S.A
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gvsrk somayajulu" : gandikota2000@yahoo.com
Wed, 13 jul 2005 07:23:51 -0700 (PDT)
Opinion in one word...excellent. The beauty of the art is in the eyes of the beholder; likewise
the spiritual benifit one derives by reading this e-book can be
''tending to infinity'' depending on the Sraddhha of the reader.
Gandikota.v.s.r.k.somayajulu.
Hyderabad-A.P-India
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You can obtain “Sai in Dreams E-book” from Web:
http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/
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13. TELUGU SECTION:
Please visit:
http://68.88.118.16/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm
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14. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS:
FOR STARTING A SAIDARBAR
CHAPTER OUT SIDE INDIA:
Please contact: saidarbar@saidarbar.org
Visit http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra/index.html
For SAIDARBAR - Canberra
- Australia activities.
Visit http://www.viswasaidarbar.com for SAIDARBAR - London Activities.
Visit http://www.saidarbarusa.org for SAIDARBAR - Walling ford Activities
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Saidarbar Chennai: saidarbarchennai@yahoo.co.in
For Activities of Saidarbar Chennai
Long Live The Ancient & Supreme One!
At the feet of Lord Shirdi Sai,
Chennai Saidarbar Team.
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"Ramesh and Anitha” kandra@iprimus.com.au
Tue, 12 Jul 2005 23:35:03 +1000
For activities of Saidarbar
Canberra
please visit:
http://angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra
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Shirdi Sai Baba technical@saidarbarusa.org
13 Aug 2005 22:36:28 -0000
For activities of Saidarbar Wallingford
Please contact: technical@saidarbarusa.org
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"Shanthi Ramakrishnan": shanthi@sigmacgi.com
Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:05:58 IST
Sai Darbar Portland OR USA
Sai Ram
We had a wonderful session of our monthly Sai Darbar on August
20th
Saturday.We started the session with OM, Gayatri and Sai Gayatri
followed by Sai
Ashtothram and sang a Ganesh Bhajan.Then we read 47th and 48th
chapters in Sai SatCharitra.Sai Darbar was concluded with Aarti & prasad.
Thank you for your support.
Shanthi
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A.S.Rao, - raoas@zamnet.zm
For Actitities of Sai
Darbar Kitwe, Zambia
Please contact: raoas@zamnet.zm
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Anil Zutshi : zutshi_anil_k@sbcglobal.net
For activities of Saidarbar Danbaru-Canitcut-USA
Please contact : zutshi@msn.com,zutshi@magnai.com
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Badri Narsimhan: wallingfordsai@yahoo.com
For activities Saidarbar
Wallingford-PA- USA
Please contact: wallingfordsai@yahoo.com
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Satish Achanta: vskachanta@hotmail.com
For activities of Saidarbar Woodland Hills-CA-USA-
Please contact : vskachanta@hotmail.com
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Ravi Subramanyam: sai_ravi@hotmail.com
For activities of Saidarbar
Livermore-CA-USA
Please contact : sai_ravi@hotmail.com
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Suresh Vaghela: suresh@vaghela.net,suresh@somtek.com
For activities of Saidarbar-London
Please contact : suresh@vaghela.net,suresh@somtek.com
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himachandra Bollineni hima_chandra@hotmail.com
Saturday, August 27, 2005 12:39:37 AM
Hindu Temple and Cultural Center
We are happy to inform and invite you
for Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Satsang (devotional gathering) at HTCC Temple on Sunday
(09/04/2005) from 4.00 P.M.
The following will be the schedule of
program on Sunday (09/04/2005):
4.00 – 4.15 P.M. Chanting Sri Sai
Ashtothara Sathanamavali (108 names)
4.15 – 5.00 P.M. Reading Sri Sai
Satcharitra and sharing devotees
experiences
5.00 – 5.30 P.M. Bhajans
5.30 – 6.00 P.M. Evening Aarathi to Sri
Shirdi Sai Baba and Prasadam distribution.
Please inform the above program to all
the devotees, participate and get the blessings of Sadguru Sri Shirdi Sai Baba.
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"Atlanta Sai Temple News" webmaster@templeofpeace.org
North America Shirdi Sai Temple of
Atlanta
For more details please contact the
Temple
700 James Burgess Road, Suwanee, GA
30024
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"Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center”: sai@hamaresai.org
For Further details Visit: Web Page: http://www.hamaresai.org/
Email: hamaresai@yahoo.com
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"Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of DFW” USA: shirdisaidallas@yahoo.com
Baba Pada Puja & Abhishekam
This event repeats on the first Saturday of every month.
Event Location: 2109 W. Parker Road, Plano, Texas
It will be followed by Vishnu Sahasranamam at 11:00am.
Please email your questions, comments or suggestions about the
web site
to: admin@shirdisaidallas.org http://www.shirdisaidallas.org
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"Om Sai Mandir" saisandesh@omsaimandir.org
8/1/2005 08:56:25 -0400
Sai Sandesh August Issue can be read online at:
http://www.omsaimandir.org/sai_sandesh_v2_issue8.pdf
Back Issues are available at:
http://www.omsaimandir.org/newsletter1.cfm
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For Satsanghs and details please visit www.ShirdiSaiParivaar.org
Or send email to saibandhu@yahoo.com
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"S Chopra" saileela99@yahoo.com
SHIRDI SAI BABA SANSTHAN OF CANADA
Please contact:
Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan of Canada
www.shirdisaicanada.org (under construction) saileela99@yahoo.com
Shammi Chopra
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Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:13:03 -0500
Om Sairam!
Mandir Pathrika Issue 47
With the Mandir Pathrika Issue 47, Mandir Pathrika is now in its
third
year of publication. We added more information on Mandir in this
issue.
We request all devotees to contribute articles to Mandir
Pathrika.
Articles can be any information on Saibaba, Jalaram bapa or
devotee
experiences, suggestions etc.,
Please email your articles to babamandir@babamandir.org
You can view all previous issues by opening the following link.
http://www.babamandir.org/mandir/OnlineResources.html
Vijay
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8/29/2005 18:29:44 -0600
Sairam
We are in the process of constructing a temple for Lord Shirdi
Sai Baba in Singapore. Kindly render all possible assistance and be the
recipient of HIS bountiful blessings.. For more details, please visit: www.saisansthan.com
Regards
S.Sounderrajan
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