THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Third Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 7 / 2005

31-03-2005

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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS:

1   NO FRIENDS NO ENEMIES

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.  EDITORIAL.

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1. NO FRIENDS NO ENEMIES: 
Rajeswari Kasturi,
Saidarbar – Hyderabad.
From the Satsanghs of Saibanisa 
SaiRam!
“Keep away from the people ill-treating and humiliating you. Never invite them. If you come across them exercise restraint”. This message I have collected from the spiritual diary of Saibanisa – Gopala Rao Ravadaji. When I asked to elaborate more on this subject, Saibanisaji has given his views to this message, which I would like to produce for the benefit of our readers. 
 
Saibanisaji feels that in this world there are no friends or enemies. Everybody is a Sai Swaroopa. He says if some people are like Tulasi plants (Good persons) and some people are like Itching plants (Bad persons). God creates both plants so we should be nearer to plants like Tulasi and we should be away from Itching plants. In other words, these Itching Plants are allergic plants to humanity. So we should be away from them. If you are suffering with allergy, you will go to a doctor and the doctor will diagnize the cause for the allergy and he will advise you to keep away from the allergic food. In the similar way, for the advancement in the spiritual life, you should be away from the bad people.
 
2. Your enemy (bad person) is like a Date tree and you are not supposed to hug the tree to avoid piercing from the thorns of the tree, but you are advised to collect and eat the good tasty fruit (good qualities of the person) and enjoy the spiritual life.
 
3. Even Lord Rama has told the same to his brother Lakshman to go to King Ravan (When Ravan was on death bed) and learn Rajneethi from him.
 
So with all these statements, we should not develop hatred nor attachment for our fellow beings. We should learn to accept the good and reject the bad. 
 
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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

April 1886: Baba performed Yoga kriya samadhi for 72 hours.

 

April 1904: Rao Bahadhur.H.V.Sathe first arrived at Shiridi.

 

April 1912:Baba announces the first arrival of Dhurundhara brothers from Bombay in advance.

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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.

 

200) 27th Nov 1997: When you are talking about divinity be humble because "EGO" is the first hurdle in the path of "ADHYATMA". Destroy the ego.

 

201) 2nd Dec 1997: "GOD" has blessed us with a tongue to relish the food and to talk good. Why eat prohibited food and talk bad of others?

                                                                            

202) 2nd Dec 1997: When your heart is cleansed with the milk of "ADHYATMA" bad thoughts cannot enter your mind, even if you stand fully exposed.

 

203) 2nd Dec 1997: Estimate and then distribute the excess in requirement of your food before your consumption, to the hungry and the needy. The food thus consumed by you is equivalent to "BHUKTHASESHA" (left over of GOD).

                                                                               

204) 9th Dec 1997:   "HANUMAAN" is the true slave and servant of the "GOD". He always protects the devotees of "GOD".

                                                                                

205) 2nd Oct 1993: Man- woman relationships, the cycle of life and death are natural phenomena. To feel happy on the arrival of newborn and grieving on the death of a family member are not desirable.

                                                                              

206) 23rd Sep 1993: Misuse of power for the sake of kith and kin with arrogance is a sin. Realize that your power is not permanent.

                                                                              

207) 10th Sep 1993: It is worthwhile to distribute the seeds of good flowers to others. In all probabilities they may not use for themselves. Even if they throw them anywhere casually, a good plantation of flowers may come up in the near future.

 

208) 10th Aug 1997: I say that the blood running through our veins is similar and I am              

 The driving force behind that flow.

 

CONCLUDED.

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4. 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.

 
Dated: 06-01-1993

Shri.Sai has many times compared life with that of journey by Train and this is one of such sequences that created lot of impact on my personality as a whole. I boarded a Train at an unknown station along with my wife and children, just about to move. Ticket collector examined the Tickets and asked me to get down at the next station as we have boarded a wrong train. I sought his guidance with respect to the future course of action to be followed. I readily offered him a Dakshina of Rupees Two as demanded by him. In reciprocity he gave me all the particulars. I wanted to inform my wife and children about details of the conversation. To my utter despair, they have already got down from the running train, probably on overhearing our talk. My mind was confused and in the process, I got down at the next station. I approached the Station Master and requested him to contact the previous Station telephonically and inform my wife and children about my presence here. He refused to oblige. I started walking backwards on the same track to reach them anticipating their wait and worry for me. My love and attachment towards them was drawing me towards them. In the mean while, I saw a lone Rail – engine coming slowly from behind. Unmindful and undeterred, I continued the walk. Soon the engine has hit a wall in my front and I was trapped between the wall and the bumpers, how- ever I was not at all hurt.  The wall collapsed due to the impact. The engine then reversed it’s direction and for me there was neither a track, nor a wall. All that visible were an open ground and the Horizon. I felt as if some unknown force was calling me in that direction. From there on, I commenced the marathon walk with out looking back.