THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI
Fourth Year of Publication
Published as Bi-Weekly
Issue 2 / 2006
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visit our Web site: http://www.saidarbar.org
WITH PRAYERS AT THE
LOTUS FEET OF LORD SAINATH OF SHIRDI TO BLESS ALL WITH A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006.
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GURUR-BRAHMA, GURUR-VISHNUH;
GURU-DEVO MAHESWARAHA;
GURUR-SAKSHATH PARAM BRAHMA;
THASMAI SREE GURAVE NAMAHA:
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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. 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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Sai Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar –
160. The person who treats the life as a battle and in that battle when he gives
the equal stand for happiness sorrow, profit, loss and marches ahead, no sin
will be attached to him.
161. Naturally desires attract
and unfulfilled ones will lead to anger. Once angered, wisdom is lost and
downfall starts by itself. Why invite such a situation?
162. Ravana and Duryodhana never
listened to the good words of elders and engaged themselves and implemented
unilateral decisions and history has shown them their due place
163. If you want to be a
successful person, avoid long sleeping hours, laziness, fear, anger and
postponement of actions.
164. People say that there is no
permanent enmity and friendship in politics, but a person in the spiritual
field will feel that there are no enemies or friends. Every one is a divine
soul.
165. You should know that every
learned person is not your well wisher. In the similar way, your well wisher
may not be a learned person.
166. Hasty actions are the root
cause for the mistakes in the life. So think twice before taking any action.
167. Insulting the weak and poor
person in the society may give you momentary happiness. But never forget one
day that person may become a giant and swallow you.
168. It is a fact that mighty
elephant can be tied with a rope made with tiny grass bundles and small ants
together can kill a poisonous snake. So understand Unity is the strength.
169. Normally a person will
commit mistakes while in power, in his youth, in richness, and having no sound
mind. At a time if all these four qualities are with any one person - Imagine
the fate of that person and society!
To be continued…
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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:
January 1919: Nana Saheb
Nimonkar (Shankarrao Raghunath Deshpande an elderly cousin of Shama) passed
away at Pune.
January 1991: Size of “Shri Sai
Leela Magazine" enlarged and converted in to a Bi-monthly magazine.
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3. FOOT STEPS OF THE HOLY FEET –21
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EXPERIENCES OF SAI.BA.NI.SA WITH
SHIRDI SAI
The family of Sai devotees is
well aware of how the title of HEMADRI PANTH was conferred on Shri. ANNA SAHEB
DHABOLKAR. It was done by no less than a person -our SAMARDHA SADUGURU- LORD
SAINATH himself. Quite a good number of visitors to our site were eager to know
and questioned me as to how I got addressed to the word 'SAIBANISA'. This
experience is intended for those of such readers.
I am born to Smt. Ravada Venkata
Ramanamma and Shri.Ravada Vennkata Rao couple and was named Ravada Gopala Rao.
We are Bharadwajasa Ghotriks. Shiridi Sai was instrumental in drawing me to His
lotus feet and gave a new birth and direction to me in the World of
spiritualism in the year 1989.Days progressed and it was later in the year
1995, I decided and fully offered myself to him in 'SARVASSYA SARANA GATHI'. I
cannot exactly recall the date but it happened to be a Thursday. I went to SAI
temple situated near my house and prayed before him to take me as his slave.
Half an hour prayer to him has not yielded any result. I went in to deep
meditation and after passage of some more time, I could feel some body standing
near my proximity and whispering to me in TELUGU Language i.e. my mother
tongue, as follows: "' Open your eyes - NA BADHYATHALU NIRVARTHINCHE
SANYASI When I opened my eyes I could gaze the beholding gentle smile of SAI in
his idol opposite me.
My thinking process started
working and I was eager to confirm the contents. The best way out from the
present predicament was to seek advice from Sai himself. I took two papers,
scribbled on them in one paper as - SLAVE and in second paper as - SAI.BA.NI.SA.
. I folded them exactly in identical fashion and placed them at his lotus feet.
Once again I prayed and requested him to name me as he pleases and appropriate.
Saying so I closed my eyes and
picked up one of the two papers to be delivered with his final judgment. The inscriptions were 'SAIBANISA'- literally
meaning a person who obeys Sai's instructions and implements them. This is the
genesis of my being addressed as SAIBANISA on a Thursday in his very presence.
From that day onwards, it has been my earnest and endless desire to live and
serve the family of Sai devotees as SAIBANISA.
For this to happen I need the
continued blessings of Sai and his devotees.
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 was ‘Sivaratri’. As usual
I sought Baba’s blessings and slept. Sai gave me a visual-
I set out with a pen and book in
my hands dressed up in pure white under garments. I came across a hoarding with
inscription, directing for a place called ‘ATMAKUR’. As I was walking, a bus moved
past me. The book and pen fell down my hands leaving papers fluttered all
around and pen crushed under the wheels. I leave the book on the road and moved
in the direction towards Atmakur.
I concluded to know about
‘ATMA’, (Soul); one need not go with a pen and book. One has to go all alone
leaving attachments behind.
The search for the God begins
where the materialistic ends.
I prayed Lord Sainath to detail
me more on spiritual power.
SAI said the art of forgetting
the past difficulties is spiritual power.
Future is born out of the past.
I was shown with important
happenings in my life concerning our relatives.
“We subject ourselves to solace
by thinking that we can give birth to our children but not their destiny, but
Samardha Sadhguru takes the responsibility to shape the future of HIS devotees
and their children”.
Samardha Sadhguru can only
change the destiny.
Today I prayed Lord Sainath to
help me in visiting Ajmer Darga and Lord Ganesh in Ranathambore.
“The quest and search for a
proper Guru and a deserving disciple is equal and opposite. Go ahead and
prepare for the journey”.
Ultimate place of rest is where
you find peace.
To be continued…..
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5. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S
PHILOSOPHY:
(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)
"Shashi": shashi_31@yahoo.com
22. Atma – Jnana
Purification
of the mind leads to Atma – Jnana. By attaining Atma Jnana, we will get
salvation. Search for the Atman. Those who see all the living beings (Sarva
Bhoota) in ‘Atma’ and ‘Atma’ in all beings will not have hatred. Atman is
devoid of either birth or death, nor beginning, nor ending nor does it have
body. Though the body changes ‘Atman’ does not change. Body decays out but not
the Atman. Atma is devoid of bondage (Bandha) or salvation (Moksha), sin (Papa)
or Punya, Nama or Roopa. Atma is devoid of vagrancy, mobility, passion (Raga), dispassion
(Vairagya), old age, death and hunger. Those who acquire knowledge about Atma
are not blemished by Karmas of sins. We are doing Karma on the incitement of
‘Atma’ only. All this is the work of Atma’s Omnipresence. We must always think
about ‘I am Atman’ and Brahma. Atma is indestructible and infinite. It is
absolute knowledge.
Atma
is the nectar of knowledge, which is beyond all senses. We must know that Atma
is eternal by itself and an identity. Atma is not known to him who says that he
knows it. That is because Atma is Sadvasthu. Atma has neither birth, death, nor
body. Nothing exists prior neither to it nor after it. Atma is Brahman. This
Universe is not Universe, but Atman, in essence.
Baba
says: “You are not you – I am not ‘I’. All this is Atman. Atman is the only
thing (Sadvasthu). Atma does not have Sabdha, Sparsa, Rasa, Roopa and Gandha.
All this is completely identical with ‘Atman’.
The essence of this Universe is
Atman. Atman is all pervading equally- Atman involves only in meditation and
mind. Baba says: “Heart is unique. To get Atma –Jnana, meditation is necessary.
That pacifies and carries the mind into Samadhi. If the mind is thus
concentrated, the goal is achieved.”
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”
Sai In Ramayan: By Sri SAIBANISA
Gopal Rao Ravada
Power of Interpretation of the
language of the creatures
Kekaya Maharaj had the rare
power of understanding the language of animals and creatures. He could
understand the language of the ants Jumbanaka and could interpret it to his
wife.
Similarly, Baba could also
understand the language of other creatures. Once when Baba was sitting in the
Dwarakamai, a lizard tick-ticked. One devotee asked Baba whether this
tick-ticking signified anything. Baba said that the lizard was overjoyed as her
sister from
All are equal in the eyes of GOD
On the first day of Vanavas, Ram
reached the bank of the
Same way when Baba was wandering
in the jungle in quest of His Guru, a Vanjari offers Him food. Baba moved by
the Vanjari’s extraordinary love, accepted the food offered by Vanjari and
happily ate the loaf of bread.
Kshatriya Dharma:
Ram is a Kshatriya and it is the
duty of a Kshatriya to protect anyone who takes refuge in him. He has protected
Sugriva and then Vibeeshana who took refuge in Him. This is Kshatriya Dharma.
This also illustrates the doctrine that Lord accepts all who seek absolute
surrender at His feet.
Sainath also followed this
dharma. He protected anyone who surrendered to Him regardless of his or her
merits or demerits. During His lifetime Baba never revealed his caste to
anyone. But Baba has indirectly told 33rd in chapter of the Sai Sat Charita in
the Jamner Miracle that He was a Hindu Kshatriya.
When Mainatai, the daughter of
Nana Chandorkar was suffering from labour pain, Nana cried to Baba for help.
Baba asked Ramgirbuva, who was going to his native place, to stop at Jamner and
give a packet of Udi and Aarthi song to Nana Chandorkar. When Ramgirbuva
refused to go saying he did not have enough money, Baba said that He would take
care of everything. Ramgirbuva reached Jamner and there a
SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA-and- Makarasankranthi—S.S-28
On one Makar-Sankranti day,
Megha wanted to besmear the body of Baba
with sandal-paste and bathe Him
with
unwilling to undergo this
operation, but at his repeated requests,
He consented. Megha had to
traverse a distance of eight koss (going
and returning) to bring the
sacred water from the Gomati river. He
brought the water, made all
preparations for the bath at
asked Baba to get ready for the
same. Then Baba again asked him to
be freed from his bath saying
that, as a Fakir He had nothing to do
(or gain) with
Shiva is pleased with a bath of
his Shiva (Baba) that bath on
that auspicious day. Baba then
consented, came down and sat on
a pat (wooden board) and protruding
his head said - "Oh Megha,
do at least this favour; head is the most
important organ of the body, so
pour the water over that only-it is
equivalent to the full or whole
bath." "Alright" said Megha and
lifting the water pot up, began
to pour it on the head but in doing
this he was so much overwhelmed
with love that he cried out 'Har
Gange' and emptied the pot on
the whole body. He kept the pot aside
and began to look at Baba, but
to his surprise and amazement he
found that Baba's head was only
drenched but the body quite dry.
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SANATANA DHARMA
Makarasankranthi—
Makara literally means 'Capricorn'
and Sankranti is the day when the sun passes from one sign of the zodiac to the
next. The Sankranti of any month is considered auspicious as it signifies
afresh start. However Makara Sankranti is celebrated in the month of Magha when
the sun passes through the winter solstice, from the Tropic of Cancer to the
Tropic of Capricorn.
According
to Hindu mythology, one 'human' year of 365 days is equivalent to one day and
night of the gods. Saur Varsh (solar year) is the period of during which the
earth completes one circle of the sun. This going in circular from round the sun
is called as Kranti Chakr (zodiac). Dividing this into twelve months makes
twelve rashis (signs of zodiac). These have been named according to twelve
constellations. The movement of one zodiac sign into another is called
Sankranti. Earth in Northern direction (Uttarayana) is called Makara Sankranti
and Southern as Kark Sankranti (Dakshinayana). The movement of the sun from the
northern tip to the southern tip during Shravan to Posh (July to December) is
Dakshinayana and from Magh to Aasadd (January to June) from southern tip to
northern tip is Uttarayana. The days are longer during uttarayana and are
brighter. The opposite happens during dakshinayan.
According
to Hindu scriptures, uttarayana period is gods day and Dakshinayan their night.
Makara Sankranti marks the beginning of the day of the gods, which is
equivalent to six solar months and is believed to be the auspicious part of the
year. The previous six months, considered the night and therefore symbolic of
darkness and evil, are inauspicious. Thus Makara Sankranti is the morning of
the gods. On Makara Sankranti to receive the offerings, the gods and deities
come to earth
Makara
Sankranti is believed to be the time when Surya rides his chariot, drawn by
seven horses, from the southern skies to the north. For the pastoral people
therefore, it is of prime importance for it signifies the end of the winter and
the 'turning back' of the sun to the north. This festival has been celebrated
for thousands of years. Initially, this was probably a festival celebrated in
the cold climate, when people prayed for the warmth of the sun. Today, Makara Sankranti is celebrated
throughout
In
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, it is celebrated as a three-day harvest festival
Pongal. In
A big
fair is held at the confluence of the
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7. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO “Swami
Vivekananda”
Swami
Vivekananda (Narendranath Dutta) was born in Shimla Pally, Kolkata, West
Bengal, India on
In
1879, Narendra entered the
Narendra
met Ramakrishna for the first time in November 1881. He asked Ramakrishna the
same old question, whether he had seen God. The instantaneous answer from
Ramakrishna was, "Yes, I have seen God, just as I see you here, only in a
more clear sense." Narendra was astounded and puzzled. He could feel the
man's words were honest and uttered from depths of experience. He started
visiting Ramakrishna frequently.
Though
Narendra could not accept Ramakrishna and his visions, he could not neglect
him. It had always been in Narendra's nature to test something thoroughly
before he could accept it. He tested Ramakrishna to the maximum, but the master
was patient, forgiving, humorous and full of love. He never asked Narendra to
abandon reason, and he faced all of Narendra's arguments and examinations with
infinite patience. In time, Narendra accepted Ramakrishna, and while he
accepted, his acceptance was whole-hearted. While Ramakrishna predominantly
taught duality and Bhakti to his other disciples, he taught Narendra the
Advaita Vedanta, the philosophy of non-dualism.
During
the course of five years of his training under Ramakrishna, Narendra was
transformed from a restless, puzzled, impatient youth to a mature man who was
ready to renounce everything for the sake of God-realization. Soon,
Ramakrishna's end came in the form of throat cancer in August 1886.
On
July 1890, Vivekananda set out for a long journey, without knowing where the
journey would take him. The journey that followed took him to the length and
breadth of the Indian subcontinent. During these days, Vivekananda assumed
various names like Swami Satchidananda, etc., it is said that he was given the
name Vivekananda by Maharaja of Khetri for his discrimination of things, good
and bad.
During
these wandering days, Vivekananda stayed on king's palaces, as well as the huts
of the poor. He came in close contact with the culture of different regions of
Vivekananda
perhaps, is best remembered as the man who "stole the show" at the
1893 World Parliament of Religions in
Admirers
and devotees claim that he was overwhelmed by the reception he received on his
return. In
He
once again toured the west from January 1899 to December 1900.
He
was 39 when he passed away in Mahasamadhi on
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8. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:
From the files of Saidarbar:
I would like to share the
experience of my Brother's fiancé (Ms.Uma Keerthivasan) being an Ardent Lord
Sai devotee.
Three years ago when we were in
Godavarikhani and when I was in my Graduation, My younger sister Bharathi was a
great Devotee of Sai and she painted a SAI Image and kept it in POOJA room. My
sister believed on SAI very much and used to pray Sai daily and she got a seat
in MCA She asked me too to follow SAI and asked me to do "Sai's one week
PARAYANAM" and Said that I would M.B.A seat. I was very lazy and I said
that I can't do fasting and also I don't believe in this.
My mother forced me and started
that "Sai's one week PARAYANAM" That book contains all the stories of
SAIBABA and how he helped POOR, DISABLED. Hope you must have read that book.
"Sai's one week PARAYANAM" should start on Thursday and should end on
next Thursday, In this entire week we have eat only once and Sleep on the floor
and on the final day of this POOJA we have remain in fasting and have the food
after offering the food to most wanted Beggar or poor person or a Person who
cannot afford to have Food.
It is written in the book if we
give food to a person suffering from Leprosy or a Handicapped or a very hungry
beggar, BABA will be very happy and he will come to our house in the some or
the other form. So on the final Thursday I was fasting and was waiting for a
Beggar so that I can give food, but in that place Sighting a beggar was very
rare and nobody came that day. I was waiting near the gate till
I told that I will a last glance
and went to the gate and found a Very old lady was passing by and she was
handicapped and she was the right person. I called her and said that today I
did Sai Baba's Pooja and asked her to have the Lunch in our house. She was very
happy and she said that she did not have food from past few days my sons are
very bad and they don't take care of me & they have sent me out. and she
was moving her handicapped hand so that I can notice. Mummy asked from which place
she is coming and belong to and she told that our native place is GodavariKhani
which is also our Native place. We felt so pity on her and my second brother
asked her to come daily to our house and have the lunch here itself.
We gave her prasadam, rice,
poori and everything we prepared. She ate only prasadam and said that I will
take the rest in the evening, I told her I will give you food for evening also,
and have the food here itself. She said NO NO I ATE PRASADAM AND STOMACH IS
FULL. She thanked us so much for giving food and she went off. First we came
inside and my brother said we will find Address So that we can send food, we
came outside only in the matter 15 to 20 seconds gap, but we could not see her.
From our gate we can see people coming and going for almost Half Kilometer. She
was very weak and it has taken her almost 1 Min to come from previous house to
our house but we could not trace her we tried a lot even by coming outside.
Then we thought it was SAIBABA who came to our house in the form of an OLD LADY
and I was very happy. From that time I started worshipping Sai Baba and I got a
M.B.A seat.
By Uma Keerthivasan,
(This experience was received by
Saidarbar during the year 1998)-Editor.
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9. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA
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Sai Ram. Let us continue with
the Spiritual gems from the last issue.
"Then Shama began to tell
the following story."
Sai Ram. That story is indeed
enlightening. Briefly the story is like this: One old lady comes to Shirdi to
see Baba and begins fasting with a determination to get an Upadesh of a Mantra.
Shama waited and then interceded on her behalf with Baba to call her and give
her a suitable upadesh and make her give up her fast. Baba called her and gave
her a beautiful discourse of His own discipleship with His Guru and
gave her a wonderful analogy
(nyaya) of a tortoise and her children. The tortoise gives birth by laying eggs
which hatch and later she neither gives them milk or any other food. The baby
turtles thrive by meditating (remembering) upon their mother. Baba asks the old
lady and through her all other devotees to always remember Him, wherever they
are.
Just as Shama finished that
story, the bells started ringing in Dwarakamai to signify that the
Sai Ram. Through this chapter
and the story, Baba gives all of us a very valuable lesson in discipleship. One
important difference between the tortoise nyaya and the other two nyayas (the
markata kisora nyaya and the marjala kisora nyaya) is the
absence of any physical intimacy
between the God/Guru and the devotee/disciple in the former. Let me explain.
The monkey and its baby, and also the cat and the kitten need physical
nearness. The kachhapa (tortoise) on the other hand is not near its babies at all.
But the relationship is no less strong. Baba alludes to this when He told:
"My Guru never expected any
other thing from Me. He never neglected Me, but protected Me at all times. I lived
with him, and was sometimes away from him; still
I never felt the want or absence
of his love. He always protected Me by his glance, just as the tortoise feeds
her young ones, whether they are near her or away from her on the other side of
the river bank, by her loving looks. Oh mother, My Guru never
taught Me any Mantra, then how
shall I blow any Mantra in your ears?"
Sai Ram. Another example of such
a physically distant but spiritually near relationship can be found in the story
of a man whom Baba sends to Machindragarh for meditation. Baba materialises
there in front of Him. There are a few more instances.
Sai Ram. Baba seems to be
deprecating the practice of giving Mantra Deeksha to His disciples by the
above. But He gave a mantra to another lady, Mrs. Khaparde.
And always remembering His name,
Sai is a very potent mantra.
Sai Ram. We will continue with
this chapter. Recently I had a few instances of Guru's grace which I will share
with you the reader at the appropriate time. Sai Ram.
Swamy
Author, Editor, Proof-Reader and
Book Reviewer
To be
continued…..
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10. SAI WITH CHILDREN:
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Smt. Madhu Gopal Ravada, Saidarbar,
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.
THE PROUD PEACOCK:
Once, a proud peacock lived in a
forest by the side of a lake. Every day he would go to the lake. There he would
open his beautiful, colorful feathers and preen them with his beak and
beautified himself. Then he would see his reflection in the lake water and
admire his own beauty. One day, a white crane came to live by the lake. The
peacock thought, “Oh! A new visitor is here to stay. I must go and introduce my
self to him. After all, he must know that a beautiful peacock is his neighbor.”
So, the peacock walked with a pompous gait to the lake side. The crane was busy
catching fish for lunch. The peacock began his daily ritual. He went near the
water and spread out his gorgeous feathers for display. Then he preened them
with his beak, beautified himself and looked into the water. He felt very proud
at his colorful reflection. Then, with pride, he turned his head towards the
crane and addressed him, “Hello, Mr. Crane! So you are my new neighbor. Welcome
to the forest.” “Thank you so much, Mr.
Peacock,” the crane said.
Then the peacock continued, “Mr.
Crane, I was wondering how you feel with the plain with white feathers. They
are so simple to look at and do not add to your appearance at all.” The Crane
smiled at the peacock. He flew in the air and landed by the peacock’s side.
Then the crane said, “Feathers and wings are given to us so that we can fly. No
doubt, your feathers are very beautiful but, they are of no use because you can
not fly with them for long. I would rather have simple and useful wings than
showy and useless ones like yours.” At this moment, the peacock got speechless.
He went a way ashamed without a word. After that day, he never preened his feathers
to show off to others.
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11. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:
"Sankaraiah Dubagunta" sainama@yahoo.com
NAMA JAPA OF DATTATREYA
Lord Sainath ordered Sri S Subba
Rao pleader, Gooty, Andhra Pradesh through a dream vision to do Dattatreya Nama
Japa. Sri Rao narrated this in Sai Sudha of April' 1944 issue as follows:
"On or about the end of the
1st week of Feb'1944, I heard a voice in my sleeping moments saying "Make
incessant nama japam of Dattatreya". I got up from the bed and thought
that Baba has armed me with a weapon to ward off the calamity that is about to
befall. I seriously resolved to make namajapam of Dattatreya as directed by
Baba, but owing to my preoccupation with other worldly matters I could not do
Namajapam. Next day Baba appeared as a judge in my dream and was very angry with
me for my act of omission to do Namajapam. I got up and could not then
understand because of Baba's indignation. I again slept and dreamt having seen
gingelly seeds and having eaten them in large quantities. This is really a very
bad dream and indicates death according to the Science of dreams. I got up in
the morning and was sorry for the bad dream. I got a letter from my son at an
Engineering College, Guindy that he was laid up in the in patient sick ward of
Guindy hospital, suffering from a severe attack of asthma and in a precarious
condition.
This letter on the subsequent day,
reminded me of Baba's precaution on the previous night directing me to do Nama
japam. I went before Baba's picture in my house, repented for my folly and made
a serious namajapam of Datta. Three days after that I received a letter from my
sick son at Guiindy that he was getting better by Baba's grace and that he
would go over to Gooty in spite of his serious and awful weakness. I ran up to
Madras to put him in a nursing home but the Doctor in charge advised for a
change. I accompanied him to Gooty from Madras by day train inspite of his
dreadful weakness entirely relying on Baba's Udhi and doing Datta Namajapam
even in train. We reached Gooty and he began to recover without any further
medication. Even now I am doing Nama japam for his complete recovery."
Dear readers, the above
narration reveals Baba's motherly care of His children. Baba's suggested to all
to do Namajapa for warding off evils. Why Baba did not suggest Sai Nama instead
of Datta Nama? Was there any connection between Datta and devotee? Did Baba
feel the antidote for the problem which the devotee was facing Datta Nama? To
speak frankly, a Sai only can understand Sai's language. Perhaps Baba wanted
devotee world to know that He is Datta and there's no difference between Datta
and Himself. Did not Baba give Darshan to a devotee in Dwarakamai as a three
headed Datta? Did He not redeem devotee's from vows to Datta? Above all in the
evening aarthi we pray "Na datta guru Sai mama javari kadhihi ruso"-
well demonstrated.
OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI
D.Sankaraiah.
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12. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:
On 12/25/05
SaiRam!
I wish you all the best in 2006
for you & your family and all the Sai Activities that are being taken up by
Saidarbar. We enjoy reading the news letter.
It is a great inspiration.
Subrahmanyam Kappagantula
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On 12/26/05,
SaiRam!
With the blessings of Lord
Sainath and great Sai Bandhus like you we are doing well. We sincerely pray and
wish you, Saidarbar members a very Happy, Prosperous and eventful New Year
2006. We pray that Samartha Sainath make
each effort of yours a success in spreading His Awareness to nook and corner of
the Mother earth.
With warm regards
Syamasundar
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"Vimla Primlani" prmlani3@yahoo.co.in
Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:33:16 +0000
(GMT)
SAIRAM
My husband and I congratulate
you on the completion of 7 years of opening of Sai Darbar. May the blessings of Sai Baba be showered
more on you, so that this
Darbar continues to provide all
the devotees with wonderful information and knowledge. Good luck!!1
Arjan & Vimla Primlai
Fremont, CA, USA
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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:
Sreekanth Devarakonda devarakonda@gmail.com
SaiRam
Active member of
Saidarbarmovement & Renowned Telugu film singer Usha (two-time Nandi award winner)
will be performing for the Roshni Telugu Light Music Show conducted by the
Sankara eye foundation. She will be in Hayward, CA on the 21st January, 2006
for the program. Sai devotees interested to meet her may contact her on singerusha@gmail.com during her 2 day trip.
Regards,
Sreekanth
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1/6/2006 21:24:21 -0800
For activities of Saidarbar Orlando, Florida USA Please
contact:
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murali_krishnamurthy2003@yahoo.com
1/6/2006 06:08:34 -0800
January 2006 Shirdi Sai Satsangh
for Saidarbar Laurel, MD USA
Jai Sai Ram.
Saidarbar Laurel, MD USA wishes everybody a
Happy and Prosperous New Year!
With the blessings of Shirdi Sai Baba, the
first satsangh for Year 2006 was celebrated treading into the New Year on Jan
5th at the residence of Shri Krishnamurthy and Smt Madhavi Mukku. The chapter
chosen by Baba himself from Sai Sathcharithra was Chapter-4, the first Advent
of Sai in Shirdi for us to do parayana. By this Baba showed us the way on how
the year is going to be by indicating how he stepped his holy feet in the soil
of Shirdi.
Once again it was the children who were
brought into the limelight. Saidarbar Laurel makes it to a point that children
are involved in the satsanghs. This gives them more exposure to our culture and
spiritual aspects while we live away from India. The Bhajan was started by young lad Chi.
Gaurav (Son of Shri Devanand and Smt. Geetha Luthria) who sang the beautiful
Bhajan, signifying God and Bharat varsh. Followed by Saraswathi sloka
recitation by another young lad Chi. Advait (Son of Shri Kamal and Smt. Paroo
Chauhan).
This was followed by bhajans from other
devotees and Sai nama Japa. Shej Arathi was performed and dinner was served.
For Activities of Saidarbar Laurel, MD USA: Contact
murali_krishnamurthy2003@yahoo.com
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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
Saidarbar-Canberra
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”: shanthi@sigmacgi.com
Sai Darbar Portland OR USA
For Further details please
contact shanthi@sigmacgi.com
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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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Hariharan Iyer: hariharan_r_iyer@yahoo.com
12/22/2005 08:15:56 -0800
Sai Activities in NJ
Shirdi Sai Dham, Inc regularly
conducts Sai bhajans followed by Aarti and Prasad on every 1st Saturday of each
month at Durga Mandir, Kendall Park, New Jersey from 3 pm to 5 pm (Winter
Hours). All are requested to kindly come and receive Baba's blessings. For more
information visit www.shirdisaidham.org
or email us at shirdisaidham@hotmail.com
Thanks and May Baba bless all
your initiatives.
Hari
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"Raja" rajamm@starhub.net.sg
12/1/2005 12:35:25 +0800
Sai Sansthan, Singapore
Weekly Satsanghs on all
Saturdays
Venue: Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman
Temple, 555 Serangoon Road
Singapore 218174
Time
Program
6.30 pm
Start of the Bhajan Session. Playing of Sai Baba's mantra CD
7.00
pm Reading of Sai Satcharitra
7.30
pm Sai Baba Bhajan - Singing / CD
8.00
pm Sai Baba's Aarti
8.15 pm
Distribution of prasadam
More details on www.saisansthana.com
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"The Shirdi Sai Mandir,
Toronto": events@theshirdisaimandir.com
The Shirdi SAI Mandir,
Scarborough, Toronto, Canada
The Shirdi Sai Mandir
located at 2721 Markham Road, Scarborough, ON M1X 1L5 (Intersection of Markham
and Nashdene) is open Monday to Friday from 6.30 p.m to 8.30 p.m and Saturday
to Sunday from 10.30 a.m to 8.30 p.m. Dhoop aarti - 7.30 p.m everyday. Bhajans
- Saturday, from 5.00 p.m onwards.
For other temple activities and
information please visit www.theshirdisaimandir.com
or send an email to info@theshirdisaimandir.com
Sincerely,
Suhas Godkhindi
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"Atlanta Sai Temple
News": webmaster@templeofpeace.org
Dear Devotees,
Continuing our tradition of
celebrating Sai Vrath on every second Saturday. Pooja will be performed from
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Please bring your friends and family to witness this pooja
and receive Baba's blessings!
.
Atlanta Sai 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:
"S Chopra" saileela99@yahoo.com
Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:14:06 IST
SHIRDI SAI BABA SANSTHAN, CANADA
invites all to join every Thursday for Satsang at 7:00PM at the following two
locations
1. Sai Dwarkamai, 147 Winston Castle Dr. Markham
ON L6C 2N4 email: saileela99@yahoo.com
2. Gur
Mandir, 207 Queens Plate Drive, Etobicoke Ontario, M9W 6Z7, Canada 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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SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA TEMPLE,
46-16 ROBINSON ST, FLUSHING, NY
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Voora srinivas: voora@yahoo.com
Sri Shirdi Sai Florida Center
4707 S. Pleasant Grove Road
Inverness, FL 34452
For
further details contact voora@yahoo.com
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15. SAI'S BOOK WORLD:
Books in English:
1. MY LIFE WITH SRI SAI BABA
Author: Smt. Bharam Mani
Umamaheswara Rao
Published by: Sri Sai
Publications
Flat No.12, Sai Towers
4th Line, Brindavan
Gardens
GUNTUR – 522 006-AP-INDIA
Phone: 0863--2351381
Books in Telugu by Late Sri Bapatla Hanumantha Rao
1. Emi Ninnu Upekhintuna – Part
I
Price: Rs.80/-
2. Emi Ninnu Upekhintuna – Part
II
Price: Rs.98/-
3. Sri Sai Anusaranam
Price: Rs.116/-
4. Sri Sai Karuna
Price: Rs.62/-
Published by: Sri Sai Hanuma Sai
Kuteeram Trust
Sri Sai Nilayam,
CEERUVU (Post)
Bapatla Mandal, Guntur
(Dist)
A.P – 522 113
Phone No: 08643 250 165
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Please Note:
Those desirous of using this facility (Sai's Book
World) to spread the word about their books may send
ONE new copy of the book to Saidarbar, for details
contact:
webmaster@saidarbar.org , saidarbar@saidarbar.org &
saidarbar@hotmail.com
Acknowledgement of receipt of books will be done by
E-mail only.
Book(s) sent to Saidarbar will be retained by
Saidarbar and cannot be returned.
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E- Books from Saidarbar:
1. SAI A BEACON FOR HUMANITY:
You can obtain your copy at
http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/other_books.htm
2. SAI IN DREAMS
You can obtain your copy at
http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/
Contact for further details: Sai
Sevak-Vijay Agarwal:
vijishvanya@gmail.com
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SAIDARBAR – HYDERABAD:
http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500041.htm
We will be happy to conduct Tele-Satsanghs to cities out side Hyderabad,
India on prior intimation. For further details please contact saidarbar@gmail.com
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16. EDITORIAL.
Things impressed me from this Magazine:
People say that there is no
permanent enmity and friendship in politics, but a person in the spiritual
field will feel that there are no enemies or friends. Every one is a divine
soul.
It is a fact that mighty
elephant can be tied with a rope made with tiny grass bundles and small ants
together can kill a poisonous snake. So understand Unity is the strength.
The human mind is a very
receptive instrument. If you place it in evil company, it will acquire evil
tendencies. If you place it in holy company, it will acquire divine traits.
The sage is very silent. He
speaks a few words. These words produce a tremendous impression. They give a
new life and joy to all who understand him and his message. In his presence
alone all the doubts of the aspirants are cleared, though he remains mute.
The company of saints generates
love for God. The love for God brings salvation.
Sai devotees may write about
their Sai activities in their place, essays, articles and poetry on Sai to
"The Glory of Shirdi Sai" – they may be address their
contributions to E-mail id:
saidarbar@saidarbar.org with a copy marked to webmaster@saidarbar.org
We shall put in our best efforts to include them in the Glory of Shiridi
Sai- the bi-weekly E -Magazine. Unless the author of the articles instructs,
not to publish his/her E-mail id, we will publish them as a matter of routine
practice.
You can subscribe for THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI for a friend /relative by
submitting e-mail ID in the main page of http://www.saidarbar.org
Also read the old issues from:
http://www.saidarbar.org/glory.htm
If you are subscribing
this E-magazine for your friend or a relative, we request that the person
concerned may be notified about receiving the same.
Editor does not accept responsibility for the views expressed in the articles
published.
This e-magazine is intended for Private circulation only.
Submitted by Sai Sevak: Srinivasa Rao
Kasturi
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