THE
GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI
Third Year of Publication
Published as Bi-Weekly
Issue 24 / 2005
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GURUR-BRAHMA,
GURUR-VISHNUH; GURU-DEVO MAHESWARAHA;
GURUR-SAKSHATH
PARAM BRAHMA; THASMAI SREE GURAVE NAMAHA:
THIS ISSUE CONTAINS
1. FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE
2. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE
3. FOOT STEPS OF HOLY FEET
4. SAI IN DREAMS
5. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY
6. SANATANA DHARMA& SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA
7. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO …..
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:
From the Satsanghs of Saibanisaji
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Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar –
120. For fulfilling the social and moral obligations, one has to earn money. So
earn money in a way that will not defame and bring difficulties to you.
121. Whatever money you earn, you plan a proper way for
spending it. Preserve money for your old age needs only. The money you preserve
for not spending is as good as money not earned.
122. Earning money is a painful process but when you
earned in a proper way, will give happiness.
123. The shelter under the shade of cloud and company
with a bad person will give a momentary happiness. In the similar way, the
happiness with money and youth will give you temporary happiness.
124. No doubt, you have to work hard to earn your bread
and butter. But it will be great if you work for other’s bread and butter also.
125. The way the
ants save food for rainy season, you should save the money what you earned
during your youth for your old age.
126. The wise man will engage in charities for a better
rebirth. A fool will avoid charities thinking that he may become pauper in this
birth
127. The rich person will always strive to be more richer
and in that process he will lose all the happiness of the life.
128. Earning too
much money is like attachment to a loving daughter. But you should know that
loving daughter, will leave the house after marriage.
129. You should
acquire knowledge and earn money gradually, the way you collect the droplets of
rain water in a pot kept under open sky.
To be Continued…
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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:
Ashwin/Vadya 13, 1910: SaiBaba pushed His arm in to the brightly
burning Dhuni to save a blacksmith's child. Bhagoji
Shinde's service of
massaging the arm with ghee and bandaging it continued
till Baba's Maha
Samadhi.
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3. FOOT
STEPS OF THE HOLY FEET –17
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EXPERIENCES OF SAI.BA.NI.SA WITH SHIRDI SAI
Sai Sat charitra highlights that all saints are
spiritually one. They organize the events to take place and have extra
communication links amongst themselves although they are physically apart by
large distances. Each one has knowledge about the other fellow saints and their
doings. They do every thing under the instructions of the Lord i.e. God for the
benefit of society.
I was watching TV program on great saint of southern
A row of Lorries was shown and one such in the row was
shown in close up with letters boldly written “SHIRDI SAI BABA LORRY
SERVICE" and photograph of SAI in blessing posture. I shouted with ecstasy
and my joy knew no bounds and Sai has proven that nothing is impossible if
approached with sincerity and faith. The master can fulfill every desire and
one has to patiently wait for things to happen. I leave it for readers to gauge
my new found happiness.
BOW TO SAI - PEACE TO ALL
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4. SAI IN DREAMS:
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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.
Yesterday, my mind was disturbed with the office
happenings. I watched like a mute spectator to the truth being throttled.
Before retiring to bed, I asked Sai if there was any way out of the present
situation. But I got the greatest relief when Baba said-
“Do not mind about goings around. I shall protect my
devotees in the same way a mother does to her children”. Incidentally regular
Parayana also indicated the same direction further increased my faith in Baba.
Complete
surrender ensures protection.
I came across persons harmed me the maximum. I prayed Sai
to indicate ways and means to forget them. Baba said-
Even Sun could not
escape from the being eclipsed, but he never stopped every day’s ritual of
“When we can afford to conveniently forget those who
helped us, why not those who harmed us?
Learn to treat
some incidents as pass through events.
I spent the day offering prayer to Baba and before going
to bed, I requested HIM to bless me with an opportunity to serve HIM and the
cause. Baba has shown me with a visual-
A dog takes good care of the master till he attains old
age. On a fine day, the destined end came to the dog. The master duly performed
the last rites with all the devotion and sincerity.
Since then I developed an inner feeling that I should
emulate the role of the dog in service of my master.
Selfless service
is the only gateway to the master.
Today I asked Sai to tell me the good deeds I should
undertake. Sai said-
Take care of your mother in her last days as a true son.
That will be the only way to clear off the indebtedness.
Clear off all the dues towards friends and relatives.
Avoid excessive attachment towards women.
A determination not to repeat a bad deed is as good as
doing the right.
Practice good moral and social values for the growth of a
healthy society.
To be continued…..
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5. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S
PHILOSOPHY:
(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)
"Shashi": shashi_31@yahoo.com
19. National Harmony through Religion
National integration is one of the vexing problems of
National integration can be achieved if we follow these
things:
1. Faith
bridges people:
In the mental horizon, religion must try to give an intelligent
meaning to our religious beliefs and convictions.
2. Emotions
and feelings:
When we move to the psychological field, it is well to
remember that religion does not mean beliefs and convictions. It deeply
involves man’s emotions and feelings.
3. Social
Field:
There is no distinction of race, religion, language or
sex. It is the business of the elders and representatives of
4. Economic
Field:
If religion is to be become a unifying factor, it is
necessary that it should enable every person to live a life of productivity.
5. Moral
edification:
No religion is worth of man’s respect which does not
enable its followers to live the highest moral life. Religious and moral values
should go together hand in hand.
6. Spiritual
field:
A man who has
caught the real spirit of religion will feel that God is supreme. Heat and cold
are matters of indifference to him.
To be continued…..
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6. SANATANA DHARMA & SRI
SHIRDI SAIBABA
AKHILANDAKOTI , BRAHMANDA NAAYAKA, RAAJAADHI RAAJA,
YOGIRAJA, PARABRAHMA SREE SATCHITANANDA ,SAMARDHASADGURU, SAINATH MAHARAAJ KI JAI”
Saibanisa-Gopalarao Ravada—Saidarbar
Hyderabad –India
Sai In Ramayan: By Sri SAIBANISA Gopal Rao Ravada
Sri Ganeshaya Namaha. Sri Saraswatye Namaha. Samartha
Sadguru Sainathaye Namaha.
In Sai Sat Charitra Baba says, “ you need not go anywhere
in search of Me. Barring your name and form , there exists in you, as well as
in all beings, a sense of being or consciousness of existence. That is Myself.
Knowing this you see me inside yourself as well as in all human beings. He who
sees me in all creatures is my beloved”. Baba is there in every soul, so I
convey my pranams to everybody here.
Nowadays all Sai devotees greet each other as “Sai Ram”.
What is the greatness of Sairam? Sai is indeed Ram. My object is to prove that
Sai is Ram and Ram is Sai by projecting similar incidents from Ramayana and Sai
Sat charitra. You must be aware that Ramayana contains, Bala Kandam, Ayodhya
kandam, Aaranya kandam, Kishkinta kandam, Sundara kandam and Yudha kandam, I am
taking few incidents from all this to bring out the similarity between Ram and
Sai.
Hemadpant has said, “When I read Ramayana, I could see
Sai in Ramayana and when I read Bhagavatam I again could see Sai in Bhagavatam”.
To test this I started reading Bhagavatam and I also found Sai in Bhagavatam.
And I found Sai in Ramayan also. That is the reason for the discourse today. I
will give you relevant examples which will help you conclude that Sai is Ram.
One day, to the Dhulia Commission officer at Shirdi, Baba
disclosed his age as lakhs of years which means, for lakhs of years Baba was
Ram. It must be true as Sai was a realized soul and an ageless chiranjeevi like
Ram. So this proves to us that Baba and Ram are one and the same and both are
beyond death and mortality.
Where Ram is there Hanuman is.
Where ever Ram is you can find Hanuman around. Ram and
Hanuman are inseparable. Hanuman will be ahead of Ram to greet Ram on his
arrival. And wherever Ram nama is heard, Hanuman is sure be around.
Similarly, at Shirdi, there is a Maruthi Mandir besides
Dwarakamayi, where Shirdi Sai Baba lived. Here also Hanuman was ahead of Baba
to greet and receive His master on His arrival to Dwarakamayi. We should feel
happy that Shirdi is also Ayodhya for us as we have Hanuman and Ram in the form
of Sai.
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SANATANA DHARMA
Hindu dharma is world’s oldest living dharma (philosophy
and ways of life).
Hindu dharma is over 8500 years old.
It is resilient and peace-loving.
The root of Hindu dharma lie in the Indian subcontinent,
in the
Hindu dharma is also called Sanatana Dharma or Eternal
Dharma.
Hindu dharma has no founder, the word Sanatana implies
that it always existed.
Acceptance of different modes of worship.
SUMMARY OF
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
Harmony of religions:
All true religions lead to the same goal.
Incarnation:
Whenever righteousness declines and unrighteousness rises, God incarnates
himself on earth to restore righteousness.
Non Violence:
Non-violence, non-injury and non-killing (Ahimsa).
Doctrine of Karma:
Belief in the doctrine of Karma and rebirth. Ignorance viewed as cause of
bondage.
Unity of Existence:
All things and beings are the manifestation of one Supreme Being. When the mind
is transcendent through spiritual experience, the Universal spirit is seen as
the sole essence of the universe.
Dharma: Righteousness,
good moral and ethical practices in accordance with the scriptures. Includes
all duties – individual and social.
Humanism:
Equality of all human beings, regardless of caste, color and creed. Respect and
reverence for womanhood.
Atman: Essence
of all living things and beings is Atman, infinite and eternal, unchanging and
indivisible. True nature of the individual is the Atman, which is one with the
underlying reality of the Universe. There is but one being, one reality
"Thou art that".
Reality: The
Supreme Reality (Brahman) is both formless and with form, impersonal and
personal, transcendent and imminent. The supreme reality becomes manifest in
various aspects and forms, and is known by various names. There are various
ways by which individuals; in accordance with his/her temperament can realize
God.
Moksha: Freedom
from cycle of birth and death. To make an individual a better person, so that
he/she can live harmoniously in this world and seek union with God.
Authority:
Non-reliance on a single book. Has many sacred writings Vedas, Upanishads,
Brahma sutra, Sutras, Bhagwad Gita etc.
SANATANA DHARMA
–NEWS FROM ABROAD:
Shiv Shakti
Mandhir—Solferino-Vacoas-Mauritius
The region of Candos to Visitation which includes the
localities of Paillote, Carreau Laliane, Clairfonds, Modern, Vignta, Solferino
and
Late Mr. Sookdeo Issur, donated a portion of land of 35
perches situated at Solferino No 5, Vacoas for the purpose of constructing the
Shivalaya, which would be fully functional and should cater for the spiritual
needs of the Hindu residents.
The project was therefore initiated to realize that
dream. An association was founded in November 1991: "The Shiv Shakti
Sangh". Here begins an endeavoring project which has concretized in the
building of the Shiv Shakti Mandir today. The association has to date 30
Founder members and 110 life members.
The laying of the foundation stone ceremony was held on
Various activities are organized each year among which
are the Srimad Bhaghwat Katha, Ram Katha, Durga Pooja, Maha Shivaratree and
ceremonies for every Hindu festival.
Recently the shivalay just had a new Moorthi Staphan
ceremony for a new Shivling. The new Shivling is the same in size as the one at
Grand Bassin.
Elephant Climbs
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7. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO SAGE
"Bharadwaja’’
In
Hinduism, Bharadwaja was one of the great sages (rishi) who lived in ancient
Regarding
his early life it is said that the Marudwaja gods found him abandoned as a
baby. Looking at the plight of the baby and the radiance which shone from his
face, they adopted the him. Young Bharadwaja was characterized by an insatiable
desire to learn. He spent all his time on understanding the Vedas. The
Marudwaja gods taught him all they knew about the Vedas but Bharadwaja wanted
to learn more. So he was asked to meditate upon Indra.
It is
said that Bharadwaja performed rigorous penance for years, his body became weak
and after sometime he found it impossible to even sit. The Marut gods were
filled with pity for Bharadwaja. One day as Bharadwaja fell down meditating,
Indra appeared. Bharadwaja was filled with joy. Indra the king of gods asked
Bharadwaja on what he would do if he was given a longer life. To this
Bharadwaja replied that he would still meditate and learn more about the Vedas.
Indra
told Bharadwaja that this was his third life and he had already worn out
himself in the previous two lifes understanding the Vedas. Indra then materialized
three mountains, and took three handfuls of soil from the mountains and showed
it to Bharadwaja. He said, the three Vedas are like the three mountains, what
you have learnt is equivalent of these three handfuls, but that does not mean
it is small, you have already gained more knowledge than the gods. Indra told
Bharadwaja that Vedic knowledge is endless, and just as gaining knowledge is
important, spreading it among the people is also very important.
From
that day onwards, Bharadwaja decided that spreading the Vedic knowledge among
people, freeing the society from poverty, disease and war as his life's
objectives. He traveled far and wide and took many virtuous kings as his
disciples. Prominent among them being Abhayavarti and Divodasa. He helped the
virtuous kings in times of peril, using his supreme knowledge and the help of
the gods.
With
the help of Bharadwaja, a long period of peace was achieved, where people
prospered both in the physical sense and the spiritual sense. Bharadwaja was
also the adopted son of the king Bharata. Though he could have taken over the
vast
Bharadwaja
married Susheela and had a son called Garga, who was well versed in the Vedas
and the Upanishads. It is said that when Bharadwaja's time in this world came
to an end, The celestial gods showered flowers on the couple and Indra came on
his divine chariot, offered his respect to this great personality and took them
to heaven.
Bharadwaja
is one of the seven rishis of this manvantara. A number of yugas make a
manvantara, and each manvantara has a set of seven rishis who help in
preserving and propagating knowledge in that manvantara. For the present
manvantara called the vaivasvata manvantara, Bharadwaja is one of the seven
rishis. The other six being Atri, Jamadagni, Vishwamitra, Vasishta, Gauthama
and Kashyapa.
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8. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:
From the files of
Saidarbar:
A Devotee
Dear Baba,
Thanks for your
wonderful Darshan in my last night's dream and the message you gave me in the
morning. Baba, you know how happy I am, after seeing you.
Dear devotees,
I would like to write
a dream I had last night. Since Monday this week, I was very worried about my
job thinking the WorldCom/Sprint merge. As the talk is that there is going to
be mass lay off, to the extent of layoff of whole departments. With disturbed
mind, thinking that I should get some message or vision of Baba, by tomorrow,
as tomorrow is Thursday, I went to sleep. In the middle of the night I had a
dream where I went to a place which is 3-hrs drive from here. I do not why I
went there, because I never thought of going there anytime. Anyway, there at
that place there is big concert and festival going on. I saw a very big tent
and people all standing and sitting there. I was wondering what is going on
here and why I came here. I do not have either my husband or son with me at
that time. I do not know anyone there. While I was looking around I saw a dice
and a chair on the dice. After a while I saw Satya Sai Baba coming on to the
dice waving his hand. He sat on the chair in his typical gesture of his hands
open and finger pointing to the sky. Like he always does that to the devotees
who go to see him. Which he conveys to us that nothing is in your hands.
Everything is decided up in the lord's world, and everything is brama, your
imagination. Seeing this my joy had no bounds. I wanted to talk with him.
Usually when I see him in dream either he conveys something to me or I tell him
my problems. But last nights dream, when I wanted to talk with him he
disappeared. Even though I was very happy on one side, the other side I was a
little concerned because he did not give me any message of what is going to
happen other than conveying everything is decided by him.
And in the morning I
woke up early, and was watching kid’s shows. While watching TV, a crazy thought
came to my mind and thought to myself that I should get some indication from
Baba now. Thinking this I just doze off on the couch. After a while I suddenly
heard the Mangala Arthi song, OM JAYA JAGADESHA HAREY in the TV. I was so
shocked and wokeup to see whether the VCR is playing. But to my surprise it was
not and it is really from TV. I was filled with happiness and was watching to
see what program it was. It was the Tele Tubbies kids show where they were
showing how Indian festival Diwaali is celebrated. They are singing bhajans and
songs teaching kids how to do. They showed what sweets are made etc. I guess
because it is Dushera and Diwali season they have this show. But anyhow, I
thought that it Arthi is a good indication and message from Baba, because I
could see, the moment I wished and prayed to Baba. I was happy and energetic
and not am worried at all about anything. I realized that everything is
uncertain here.
Dear devotees, Sorry
for the very long message and thought that I should write it here. This is not
to influence any one or anyone's faiths or believes or thoughts because Baba,
does not need propaganda of any of those. But I am very happy and also it
happened on Thursday. So I am writing it here.
Thanks
A Devotee.
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9. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA
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10/29/2005
09:15:56 -0700
Sai
Ram. We are in the chapter on Brahma Jnan and we have been blessed with a
bumper catch of Gems from the depths of this chapter. Let us continue with this
chapter. Sai Ram.
Special
Characteristic of Baba
There
are many Saints, who leaving their houses, stayin forest, caves or hermitages
and remaining in solitude, try to get liberation or salvation for themselves.
They do not care for other people, and are always self-absorbed. Sai Baba was
not of such a type.
Sai
Ram. Though different Saints have different sadhanas and different missions,
they all have one common goal, namely the welfare of the society. Even those
who remain in solitude benefit the society by their meditation and by their
oneness with the whole universe. It is not correct to say that they do not care
for other people. Yes, they are self-absorbed, i.e. they are doing intense
sadhana to purify their self’s before they take up helping the other souls.
SaiBaba also spent many years in solitude (let us recollect Chapter 4 - Khandoba
said - "This lad practiced penance here for 12 years.") and since He has
become perfect, He undertook the uplifting of His disciples. In this respect,
He is like Lord Buddha, who after obtaining enlightenment, stayed back to help all
other souls to obtain the same bliss that He attained. Sai Ram.
"He
had no home, no wife, no progency, nor any relations, near or distant."
Sai
Ram. The whole world was His home, all disciples are His children and all relations.
"Still,
He lived in the world (society). He begged His bread from four or five houses,
always lived at the foot of the (Neem) tree, carried on wordly dealings, and
taught all the people how to act and behave in this world. Rare are the Sadhus
and Saints who, after attaining God-vision, strive for the welfare of the people.
Sai Baba was the foremost of these and, therefore, says Hemadpant.
"Blessed
is the country, blessed is the family, and blessed are the chaste parents where
This extraordinary, transcendent, precious and pure jewel (Sai Baba) was
born."
Sai
Ram. Yes, Sai is indeed a rare jewel and we all are truly blessed to be reading
His Satcharita and thus enjoying the nectar of His leelas. These Spiritual Gems
are tastier than Cadbury's gems! And are more valuable than the gems and other precious
stones. These should be carefully hoarded in our heart. Sai Ram.
We
will take up the next chapter of Sai Satcharita in the next issue. Sai Ram.
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:
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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. For the last 2 years I have told you about Lord Krishna's
Leelas and Lord Rama Story. Now I want to tell the stories what heard in my
child hood.
TRUE SUPERIORITY:
Once
there was a king named Mallik. He was a very brave, kind and powerful king. He
was loved by his subjects and also by his courtiers. One day a thought came to
the mind of the King, “Am I really so great that there is no defect in me? How
should I find it out?” “Do my people praise me because they could not criticize
me at my face? The truth can be known when one hears the true opinion of the
people. This can happen only if I am not recognized. People will not afraid to
give their true opinion.” The King called his charioteer. He told him that he
wanted to go on a tour, he would take only the charioteer with him.
The
king, with his charioteer, traveled far and wide in his kingdom. Wherever he
went, he asked the people what they felt about their King Mallik? Everywhere
people, without knowing that they were talking to the king himself, praised
King Mallik as great and noble king. One day while he was traveling, his
chariot came to a narrow bridge. Only one chariot could move over it at one
time. Now, the usual practice of those days was that a lower ranking gave the
way to a higher ranking man. Just when King Mallik’s chariot reached one end of
the bridge, another chariot came to the other end of the bridge which had to
come this side. Who was to cross first? The charioteer from this side said, “My
friend, le me cross first. The great King Mallik is in my chariot.” The other
charioteer replied, “If your master is a great king, then my master, the great
King Brahmadatta of Kashi is greater. It is you who will have to make way for
him.”
What
was to be done? Then one of the kings suggested that since both of them were
kings, their superiority could be decided on the basis of age and the size of
their kingdoms. Most surprisingly, it turned out that both the kings were equal
in age and the size of their kingdoms. How to decide who was superior? Both the
kings started thinking. After much thought King Brahmadatta said, “The
greatness of a person is determined by his qualities. You tell me about your
qualities to prove your greatness.” King Mallik proudly spoke, “I reciprocate
goodness with goodness and wrong with wrong.” King Brahmadatta said, “If these
are your qualities, you cannot be bigger defect in the world than this.” King
Mallik was shocked, He said, “Maharaj Brahmadatta, what do you say? Well, then,
come out with your qualities. King Brahmadatta said, “Listen, O King Mallik, I
repay wrong with goodness. Those who harm me, I help even those persons.”
When
King Mallik heard these words, he bowed his head before Brahmadatta. He
acknowledged with his whole heart that King Brahmadatta was indeed greater than
he was. He still had many weaknesses which needed to be removed. Thus
realization ultimately came to King Mallik that there were greater persons then
he was. All his pride vanished.
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11. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:
"Sankaraiah Dubagunta"
sainama@yahoo.com
IS SHIRDI SAI BABA A MORTAL??
In
the 108 Glorious Names of Sri Sainath Prabhu, we come across
"AMARTHYAYA
NAMAHA" ---- immortal,
"KALATEETAYA
NAMAHA" ----beyond limitations of time,
"KALAYA
NAMAHA"-----Himself Time,
"KALAKAALAYA
NAMAHA" -----Lord of Eternity.
When
we worship Sai attributing the above qualities, there should not be any doubt
about His continued Presence or Existence. Baba declared "I'm not the body
or the senses. I’m Sakshi(witness)." In His words "I'm not confined
within this body of three and a half cubits heights, I’m everywhere."
Sainath though left His mortal coils on 15th, October, 1918; He continues to
remain in His subtle form (Sukshma sarira) with the option of taking stable or
visible form at will i.e. ., Aparantaratma. Baba assured prior to His
MahaSamadhi "My bones in My tomb will give you hope and confidence. Not
only Myself but My tomb will be speaking, moving and communicating with those
who would surrender whole heartedly to Me. You will hear My bones speaking and
discussing your welfare." (SSS Chap 25).Let us realise why Sainath Prabhu
declared "I shall be ever active and vigorous even after leaving this
earthly body." "Who is this me?" in His words "Barring your
name and form, their exists in you as well as in all beings a sense of Being or
consciousness of Existence. That is Myself." In the same chapters Sai is
defined "This pure being, Consciousness or Brahma, the ruler and
controller of the senses and mind is the thing Sai...He pervades all animate
and inanimate things and their Inner controller and ruler."
Immediately
after giving up this body, Baba appeared in the dream of Lakshman Mama Joshi
and said "Get up soon, Babusaheb thinks I'm dead and so he won't come, you
do the worship and Kakada Aarathi." IN this way Baba got maintained the
continuity of daily pujas and arathis as usual. He appeared in the dream of
DasGanu Maharaj on 16/10/1918 at Pandarpur and informed that the Dwarakamai collapsed
and he should His body with ample flowers. Mrs. Pradhan and Pradhan's sister in
law had dream visions and instructions. There are many more such instances. Let
us note the matured and authoritative opinion of HH Sivananda Swamiji as seen
in his foreword to 'Life of Sai Baba' by HH BV Narasimha Swamiji "As such,
He is in a state of oneness with God and does even after casting aside the
outer physical form. Sri Sai Baba continues His sublime work of Lokahita in an
invisible form through His abode of Shirdi." This confirms Baba is
immortal, birthless and deathless.
Please
repeat "Victory to thee, O Immortal Saint of Shirdi"
OM
SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI
D.Sankaraiah.
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12. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:
11/14/2005
Jai
Sai Ram
The messages in “The Glory of Shirdi Sai “are
divine and meaningful to its core but the real
Challenge
comes when put them into practice. I think we must put tremendous endeavor to
reap into the deep messages of SAI BABA, THE UNIVERSAL FATHER. We must be in
touch so that the SAI FLAME can enlighten us with the truth of this universe.
With
best regards
j.p.jena
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"Accounts
Victoria" accounts.vi@bchot.com
11/8/2005
09:54:33 +0400
I
will first thanks to Saidarbar team. By the grace of Sai Baba, you are doing a
great job in preaching of Sai leelas. http://www.saidarbar.org site has helped us a lot in retrieving
concerning Sai Baba's life.
Ajay
Tacouri
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ZUTSHI's
zutshi_anil_k@sbcglobal.net
11/11/2005
18:19:06 -0800
Dear
Saibandu Ramesh & Anitha,
This is Anil & Rita Zutshi from Saidarbar New Milford-Danbury, CT, USA. Congratulations
for starting Sai Naam in Canberra, Australia. This is all Sai Leela. Through
His devotees, Sai Baba has reached all the corners of the world. We all wish
you the Blessings of SaiRam.
Take care and have a good time.
Sai Ram
Anil & Rita
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Badri
Narasimhan saibadris@yahoo.com
11/11/2005
12:16:33 -0800
Dear
Sai Bandhu,
www.Saidarbarusa.org joins me in conveying their Best Wishes to
you all, on third Moorthy pratishtapana divas celebrations.
Warm
Regads
Sai
Sevak - Badri
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Murali
Krishnamurthy: murali_krishnamurthy2003@yahoo.com
Dear
SaiBandhus,
Sai Ram.
Baba's blessings are always there. Best wishes on the 3rd moorthy pratishtapana
Divas celebration.
Wishes from
Saidarbar- Laurel MD USA
Murali Krishnamurthy & Family
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"Ramesh
and Anitha” kandra@iprimus.com.au
Sun,
13 Nov 2005 22:59:52 +1100
SHIRIDI
SAI PRATHISHTAPANA DIVAS 2005, CANBERRA
Sairam,
Thank
you all for your kind wishes and prayers.
It is indeed a blessing to be part of such a huge Sai movement. May BABA always guide us and lead us not into
temptations and save us from evil.
Humble
pranams
Ramesh
and Anitha
Saidarbar
Canberra.
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"Divashnee
naidoo" divashnee@gmail.com
Sun,
20 Nov 2005 15:32:07 +0200
SaiRam!
My name is Divashnee. Naidoo. My family and I have been Sai devotees all our
lifes. Sai has done so much in our lives which I am eternally grateful for. I
have some literature (very little) and I hoping you can help get my hands on
more.
Ohm Sai Ram
Divashnee
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13. TELUGU SECTION:
Please visit:
http://68.88.118.16/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm
Please
visit for Sai Aartis in Telugu:
http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/PDFS/pdfs.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@saidarbar.org &
saidarbar@gmail.com
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14. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS:
Saidarbar Laurel, MD USA : murali_krishnamurthy2003@yahoo.com
On 11/22/05:
Jai
Sai Ram.
With
the blessings of Sri Shirdi Sai .Satsangh
was held on Nov 18th, 2005 . Sizable devotees attended and hope it will grow
more. We read saisatcharithra chapter - 2 , Did Nam Japa and Arathi.
Murali
Krishnamurthy
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Saidarbar Chennai: saidarbarchennai@yahoo.co.in
For Activities of Saidarbar Chennai
Contact saidarbarchennai@yahoo.co.in
Chennai Saidarbar Team.
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"Ramesh and Anitha" kandra@iprimus.com.au
Sat, 3 Dec 2005 21:28:35 +1100
Saidarbar-Canberra
Here is a special invitation from all the Sai devotees
of Canberra. Please come and join us in this event
and seek god's blessings and make this event a grand
success.
SHIRIDI SAI PRATHISHTAPANA DIVAS 2005, CANBERRA
ON 3rd December, 2005 (Saturday) AT
HTCC – Hindu
Temple and Cultural Centre, 81 Ratcliff Crescent.
Florey, Canberra
Program Schedule
09:00 AM - Kakad Aarti
09:30 AM -
Abhishek and Havan
11:00 AM - Sai Mahima Recital 11:30 AM -
Bhajans by `Bhaj Man Re' Bhajan Mandali
12:30 PM - Madhyan Aarthi 01.00 PM -
Lunch PrasadamPlease visit:
For Further details visit:
http://angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra
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Shirdi Sai Baba" technical@saidarbarusa.org
Saidarbar Wallingford-PA- USA:
For further
details please visit:
www.saidarbarusa.org
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"Shanthi Ramakrishnan":
For Activities of Sai Darbar Portland
OR USA
please contact shanthi@sigmacgi.com
Shanthi
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A.S.Rao, - raoas@zamnet.zm
For Activities 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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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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"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
Sai
Sandesh's present issue and archives can be read at:
http://www.omsaimandir.org/newsletter1.cfm
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"S Chopra" saileela99@yahoo.com
SHIRDI
SAI BABA SANSTHAN, CANADA invites all to join every Thursday for Satsang at
6:30PM - Sai Dwarkamai, 147 Winston Castle Dr. Markham ON
L6C
2N4 Ph: 905-887-1752 or email:
saileela99@yahoo.com
Shammi Chopra
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babamandir@babamandir.org
Om Sairam!
Mandir Pathrika is now in its third Year of
publication. 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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info@dwarakamaishirdi.org
19 Oct 2005 15:10:39 -0000
SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA TEMPLE, 46-16 ROBINSON ST,
FLUSHING, NY 11355
Temple
Management
--------------------
voora srinivas : voora@yahoo.com
10/27/2005 14:38:06 -0700
Baba Abishekam in Irving, Tx
Sai Baba Abishekam And Arathi
will be held at the residence of Priest Ramachar at Hidden Ridge Apartments
#1254 building #1011 in Irving every
Thurday at 10 AM 12 AM followed by Arathi. Every one is
welcome to attend.
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15. SAI'S BOOK WORLD:
Books in English:
1. THE
INCREDIBLE SAIBABA – The Life and miracles of a modern-day saint.
Author: ARTHUR OSBORNE Price: Rs. 40/-
Published by:
Orient Longman ltd., Kamani Marg, Ballard Estate,
Mumbai 400 038. India.