THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Third Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 8 / 2005

14-04-2005

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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS:

1 YOU ARE NOT THE BODY

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. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES

7. SAI WITH CHILDREN

8. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES

9. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES

10. TELUGU SECTION

11. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS

12. EDITORIAL.

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1. YOU ARE NOT THE BODY
Rajeswari Kasturi,
Saidarbar – Hyderabad.
From the Satsanghs of Saibanisa 

A Holy soul left the mortal body on Saturday 2^nd April 2005 and merged in the Lord. On next day I had an opportunity to talk to Saibanisaji. When we were discussing on this topic, he was telling that you should know “You are not the body, nor the body is yours, You are awareness itself”. He was quoting from message from Baba, which he had on that day. “You are soul! Only death can separate soul from your body. When death comes nearer to you chant the name of Lord and just happily follow to be taken to the Lord”.

Saibanisaji was further telling that the body is made of Panchabhootas (Air, Water, Fire, Earth and Space) once your soul leaves your body, watch the body. After talking to Saibanisaji, incidentally, I have gone through a book in which it is mentioned “ We see the body as a solid object, but a closer inspection reveals the exact opposite. It breaks down in to bones, soft tissue, and further down into cells. If we keep zooming in, we come to atoms, the building blocks for everything in the universe consisting of mainly space. These atoms have relatively huge distance between them, comparable to those we find between the stars. If all the atoms that make up your body were compressed into the smallest possible space, they would barely amount to the size of a pinhead. These atoms can be reduced to sub atomic particles, which break up into energy/nothingness. So the apparent concrete reality of the body turns out to dissolve into space, yet magically is experienced as a solid object.

We all agree that the body is a temporary vehicle for the soul. Many people say they believe this, but when it comes down to it, heaven can wait and funerals are generally occasions for sadness rather than joy. While claiming to adhere to the view of being an immortal soul in a mortal body, most of us do, in fact, identify with and experience ourselves as the body. We can hear this in how we talk about ourselves. For example, I am tired, I am strong, I am ill, I am born and I will die.”

SaiRam!

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

April1914: Baba appeared in the dream of B.V.Deo and explained as to how to go about reading Gnaneshwari.

April 1918: Baba paid RS 25/- to person named Vaze and made him to perform Satyanarayan pooja.

April1923: First issue of Sri Sai Leela published.

April 1940: Shama (Madhav Rao Deshpande passed away at Shiridi at the age of 80 yrs.

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3. FOOT STEPS OF THE HOLY FEET –1

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

Prior to 1989 I was not knowing about SRI SHIRIDI SAI BABA. Some body gave me the photograph of SRI SAI BABA during the month of January 1989. Whenever I looked to that photograph, I felt SRI SAI BABA was smiling at me. Indeed it was a magnetic effect and I felt I must visit SHIRIDI. In the month of July1989 my neighbour Sri Bhonslay invited me to visit SHIRIDI along with him. I visited SHIRIDI and that was the turning point in my life. From 07-06-1990 onwards daily I started reading "SAI SATCHARITA" written by SRI NAGESH VASUDEV GUNAJI, and since then my life style was totally changed. Prior to 1989 I was living like a vagabond. The day I started reading "SAI SATCHARITA" I felt responsibility in my family life and Official life. It was on 11-04-1991 I was reading chapter 21, of SRI SAI SATCHARITA and the following lines in the page 111 attracted me, "You should study this book and if you do so, your desires will be fulfilled; and when you go to the North in discharge of your duties in future, you will come across a great Saint by your good luck, and then he will show you the future path, and give rest to your mind and make you happy". In the month of March, 1991 there was a talk in the Office that some Officers will be sent on official duty to Sweden and South Korea. On 11-04-1991 at 07.30 a.m. I prayed BABA to give me a chance to go abroad. When I reached my office on 11-04-1991 I was asked to sign the Passport papers. On that day I came to know that Chief Executive has recommended my name along with another name to visit South Korea. When I signed the passport papers I felt happy and bowed my head on the Lotus Feet of Lord SAINATH, and offered my "PRANAMS". I got my official passport and VISA on 01-05-1991 in my hand. Myself and Co-officer left Hyderabad on 05-05-1991 to South Korea.

It was on 06-05-1991 the time was 01.00am and my security check was over in the Bombay International Airport and I was waiting to board the aircraft of SWISSAIR, (FLIGHT from ZURICH - BOMBAY - HONGKONG - SEOUL). I felt I must pray SAI BABA before entering the aircraft. I was going by the side of all the DUTY FREE SHOPS in the airport and felt happy to see the photo of SAI BABA in one shop. The time was 01.10 a.m. and the departure time of flight is 01.20 a.m. I stood and prayed in front of that Photograph for two minutes and entered the aircraft. The time was 01.20 a.m. the aircraft was moving on the runway. The time was 01.30 a.m. and the aircraft was airborne. That was my first experience to travel abroad on an international flight, and my heart was beating fast. I closed my eyes for ten minutes and started chanting OM SAI-SRI SAI-JAYA JAYA SAI. I felt very happy when the pilot of the aircraft announced to remove the belts and relax. At that time the aircraft was moving at a speed of 900 miles per hour at an altitude of 40,000 feet. Just before the takeoff one tall gentleman with a fair complexion entered the aircraft and sat by my side. when the airhostess started serving cool drinks, in a friendly way I asked that gentleman as to who he was and where from he had come. He replied that he is RAJ.I.MIRPURI and is coming from SHIRIDI and going to Hong Kong. On learning that he came from SHIRIDI, I was over joyed with love and talked about SAILEELAS with him. We were talking up to 03.00 a.m. and I set my alarm at 05.00 a.m. to read the KAKADA ARATI OF SAI BABA and gone to sleep. When the alarm was ringing I got up and I could see bright Sun light from the aircraft and the airhostess was serving breakfast. I asked about the time she told it is 08.00 a.m. (local time) now.

I washed my face and started reading KAKADA ARATI, the gentleman sitting by the side of me (Mr. RAJ.I.MIRPURI) asked me to read the Kakada Arati little loudly so that he too can listen to it. I completed reading the Kakada Arati and offered the Morning breakfast as Naivedyam to Sai, and offered the Prasad to that Gentleman. He questioned what is the guarantee that it is SAI PRASAD. I felt I must answer to his question and I prayed SAI about my position. When I looked to the breakfast plate cover I found letters SAI on it. It was actually printed as SWISSAIR on it and I underlined the letters SAI with my pen and shown to that gentleman the word SAI. I told him ANNAM (Food) is PARABRAHMA SWARUPAM and SAI is PARABRAHMA. He congratulated me for the feelings I had about SAI, and he purchased a sweet packet from the SKY SHOP in the aircraft and presented to me. It was around 09.00 a.m. (local time) the plane landed in Hong Kong. I asked that gentleman to give his visiting card so that I can drop a letter to him when I go back to India. With a smile he gave me his Visiting Card and left the aircraft.

After a brief halt at Hong Kong the Plane finally landed in SEOUL (01.00 p.m. local time). From SEOUL myself and my Co-officer took domestic flight to PUSAN. In PUSAN our host has received us in the airport and taken us to CHANG