THE GLORY OF
SHIRDI SAI
Fifth Year of Publication
Published as Bi-Weekly
Issue 12/2007
07-06-2007
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GURUR-BRAHMA, GURUR-VISHNUH; GURU-DEVO
MAHESWARAHA;
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THIS
ISSUE CONTAINS:
1. FROM THE SATSANGHS OF SAIBANISA JI
2. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE
3. SAI IN DREAMS
4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY
5. SANATANA DHARMA &SHRI
SHIRDI SAIBABA
6. DEVOTEES
EXPERIENCES
7. SAI WITH CHILDREN
8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM
SAI SATCHARITRA
9. ARTICLES FROM SAI
DEVOTEES
10. LETTERS FROM SAI
DEVOTEES
11. TELUGU
SECTION
12. SAI'S BOOK WORLD
13. EDITORIAL.
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1. FROM THE SATSANGHS OF SAIBANISA JI
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Compiled by:
Sai Sevak Smt. Rajeswari
Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad.
MIND AND DESIRE
With a judicious employment of free will man can do the most
valuable service to himself by controlling the mind and killing desire. Desire
is the arch enemy of man’s spiritual progress. First it takes possession of the
mind and establishes its control over it. It then drags the mind to various
temptations and corrupts it in yielding to heinous methods for getting them
fulfilled. The more the mind indulges in them, the more
thirsty it feels for them. Quite in a subtle and surreptitious manner,
it corrupts and enslaves man as an intoxicant and leaves him in the end like a
boat caught in a storm in the middle of the sea.
Desire is insatiable and proliferates. We can not kill desire by
more desires just as we cannot extinguish a fire by adding more fuel to it. It
leaves the person persuasively into a destructive clutches, as a light does to
a moth. Thus a person hovers round all kinds of temptations and is incited to
commit an endless variety of sins, which is their turn kill his higher nature
and render him unfit for progress. When desire is opposed or defeated, it
generates in man anger, hatred, delusion, ruin of reason and with the utter
destruction of his inner personality.
To subdue such a disastrous foe and control the capricious mind
and the senses behind it, the best way is to study Holy Scriptures and practice
their elevating precepts. Good counsel stands endless repetition. That sensual
pleasures and their consequential evils are most retrograde to one’s spiritual
advancement should be repeatedly dinned into his ears even to the point of
fault. Regular prayer and meditation, association with holy personalities,
filling the mind with spiritual ideas in order to keep at bay all evil thoughts
help him as purifying agents of his filthy inside.
By sincere and assiduous practice of such remedial measures, he
can wean away his mind from it pursuit of sensual pleasures and drive it in the
right direction towards salvation. This is the best work he can do for his own
uplift, to begin with.
Om Shantih Shantih Shantihi
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
To be continued…
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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE
TIME MACHINE:
June 1911: Kashinath Govind Upasani visited Shirdi for the first
time at the age of 41 years.
June 1929: Hemadri Pant (Anna Saheb Dhabolkar) completed writing
SaiSatcharitra in Marathi
June 1940: Sakhram Balvanth, a staunch devotee of Baba and an
advocate from Nashik passed away at the age of 67 years due to heart attack.
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3. SAI IN DREAMS:
http://www.ettitudemedia.com
These are the dream sequences and messages as received by SaiBaNiSaji 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.
MARCH-1995:
01-03-1995
Now a day, I am not able to get along well with friends and even
domestic life is
under turmoil. I prayed Sai to grant me with
permission to opt for renunciation. Sai appeared in the form of an unknown
person and said-
Everything happens at an appropriate time. One should be patient
till then. Life is like playing the game of football. Try your best to make a
goal, which will happen only at the pre-destined and opportune moment. One has
to continue the play till it comes. I got the message.
Moments of distress should be faced patiently.
02-03-1995
I asked Sai to bless all my family members so that we always
follow the path of righteousness. Sai in formless said-
Contentment and happiness will be in place once the housewife
becomes a role model to begin with.
Happiness in family life is very important.
06-03-1995
Some people and make money by resorting to wrong practices and
exploiting their positions. At times, I too am tempted doing the same, setting
aside all the moral values. I put forward this predicament before Baba before
going to bed. Sai in the form of an unknown person said-
Real character is put to test only when one encounters upon such
situations. One may even feel and try justifying that the chosen path is only
the right one under those circumstances. However the true Sai devotee emerges
successfully after going through the stages of push and pulls.
A real Sai devotee can never go wrong.
To be continued…..
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4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S
PHILOSOPHY:
(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)
"Shashi": shashi_31@yahoo.com
29. Is Samsara Really
Necessary?
Baba finally advised Nana Chandorkar about the importance of
‘Gruhastashram’. Gruhasta is not at all inferior to a celibate. Of all the four
Varnashramas, Gruhastashram is better than other Ashrams. It is the best one.
The reason behind it is that, the householder has to provide food and shelter
and shoulder the burden of the three Ashrams. In the same manner as all the
rivers and rivulets reach their destination, the ocean, Brahmacharis, Sanyasis
and Seers meet the people of Gruhasta in their houses as the meeting point. It
is the main stay for social and cultural continuity. The mutual cooperation of
complicating and supplementing the social fabric is seen at
Grushastashram. It is due to this that
Gruhastashram is considered the best of all the four Varnashramas.
If a Gruhasta has these 10 qualities
1. Aprarigruha
(non-receiving)
2. Patience
3. Boldness
4. Dama
5. Purity
6. Control of mind
7. The worldly vision
8. Philosophical
Thinking
9. Leading a truthful
life and
10. Without
anger and ego
Then that Gruhasta may be called as Mahatma, who has renunciated
all the worldliness mind.
To be continued…..
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5. SANATANA
DHARMA &SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA.
At the beginning, mankind and the obligation of selfless service
were created together. "Through selfless service, you will always be
fruitful and find the fulfillment of your desires": this is the promise of
the Creator.
-Bhagavad Gita 3:10
As a man's shadow follows his footsteps wherever he goes, Even
so will destruction pursue those who commit sinful deeds.
-Tirukkural 21: 208
For the Self is everything.
When the seeker knows this,
He falls silent.
He no longer thinks,
"I am this, I am not that."
Such thoughts melt away.
-Ashtavakra Gita 18:9
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PITHORAGARH, INDIA, May 26, 2007:
Starting out from New Delhi and walking 865 kms to complete their pilgrimage,
the first of 16 groups with 45 pilgrims each will commence their journey on
June 1. The news release explains, "The journey passes through the
beautiful but tough mountain route including an arduous trek of 70 kms from
Mangati onwards. There are five points - Gala, Bundi, Gunji, Kalapani and
Nabhidang - on Indian side where the pilgrims would spend nights during the
journey. After entering into Tibet through Lipulekh pass (16,500 ft), pilgrims
would be staying in various camps at Taklakot, Kugu, Zaidi, Parkha, Hore, Dera
Phuk, Darchain and Zongzairbu before arriving at the Mansarovar lake, situated at 14,862 ft with a circumference of 90 kms.
Mount Kailash, considered as an abode of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, and
Mansarovar, said to have been created by Brahma, is situated in Tibet."
dhirajdshah@googlemail.com
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, May 28, 2007: In
a historic event for the Hindu community of New Zealand, Prime Minister Helen
Clark inaugurated New Zealand's first Hindu conference by lighting the holy
lamp at the Hindu Heritage Center in Auckland, May 12, 2007. The conference
theme was The Contribution of Hindu Community to the National Life of New
Zealand and the keynote address was presented by Dr. Guna Magesan, General
Secretary of the Hindu Council of New Zealand. He highlighted the fact that the
Hindu community is the second largest faith-based community in New Zealand and
that it has grown by 62 per cent in the last five years.
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Sairama Prasad
On 4/27/07
INVITATION
8th Anniversary Celebrations
AKHANDA SAI NAMA SAPTHA SAPTHAHA
& DAILY ANNA PRASADA FROM 26-08-2007 TO 14-10-2007
Blessed Sai Bandhus,
To commemorate Baba's
presence (In flesh and Blood) as an ascetic on 09-09-2000, It is scheduled to
conduct 8th Anniversary Celebrations and
Akhanda Sai Nama Saptha Sapthaha & Daily Anna Prasada Non-stop chanting of
Baba's Taraka Mantra "Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya
Sai" for 1176 hours From Sunday 26th
August 2007 11.00 a.m to Sunday
14th October 2007 , 11.00 a.m.
Email: saissvs@gmail.com
Website: www.saissvs.org
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6.
DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:
Tue, 15 May 2007 20:03:03 +1000
Shree Satchitt Ananda Satguru Sainath
Maharaj Kee Jai
15th May 2007
Dear Sai family,
I would like to share with you all a
recent experience of mine where Baba showed me clearly that he is behind me
helping me with my application for permanent residency as well. I will try to
be up to the point.
I have been an overseas student in
Sydney, Australia; now came the time when I was trying to get all the documents
sorted for applying for a permanent residency here.
Before applying for PR, I had applied
for the certificate to an Acocuntancy association for the recognition of the
subjects I have completed so far (here and in India) for migrating as an
Accountant. This is the most crucial and the only document that was left. I had
done very few accounting subjects here but had done some in India so it was
very doubtful that they would approve my application and I was sure that they
would ask me to atleast complete one or two subjects more.
Now for the PR application fees, I
didn't even have around $2000 straight away and thus I was a bit restless and
had to delay everything. I had already asked several banks here for a credit
card (since ages) and personal loan (recently) but everyone rejected it because
I am not a permanent resident. About 2 weeks ago, I had some work in my Bank
and I don't know what happened to me and I asked them if they give credit cards
to non PR people now and she said that they do and sent my application.
As usual, when I went to the Sai temple
next time, I told my Sai devotee friend about it. I also told him that if they
approve it and the letter comes on a Thursday then it is all Baba's game plan. Boom!
On 10th May, Thursday, I get a letter from my bank with the PIN number, which
is sent before the actual credit card is sent for security, thus confirming me
about the approval.
On 14th May, Monday, I get 2 letters in
the post box. One with the credit card (limit $6000) and a letter from the
National Institute of Accountants. Before opening the letter I said to Baba
that if I can't surrender to your will in this little thing then what will I
have complete surrender; whatever you will is my will, I don’t care about anything
else. (Although I said that, my heart wanted it to be approved
:o) The letter was to say that 9 subjects out of 12 have been approved,
which is what is required to migrate as an Accountant. Date of approval on the
letter by NIA is the 10th of May, Thursday, my Baba's day. I cried and the
heart celebrated in front of him.
I have just finished applying for my PR
online. Too many such things have started to happen only after I gained faith
in Baba. At times I think that life's purpose (Moksha) is very easy as Baba is
with me.
May Baba bless all.
Jai Sai Ram
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7. 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. 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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8.
SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI
SATCHARITRA
On 5/16/07
Sai Ram. Let us
continue with the Spiritual Gems from Sri Sai Satcharitra. As usual, SSS
represents Sri Sai Satcharitra and SSG represents Sai Spiritual Gems. Sai Ram.
Ordeal of Guru-Bhakti
Let us now see, how the second Cholera-ordinance fared with
Baba. While it was in force, somebody brought a goat to the Dwarakamai; It was weak, old and about to die. At this time Fakir Pir
Mohamad of Malegaon alias Bade Baba was near. Sai Baba asked him to behead it
with one stroke, and offer it as an oblation. This Bade Baba was much respected
by Sai Baba. He always sat on the right hand of Sai Baba. After the chilim
(pipe) was first smoked by him, it was then offered to Baba and others. After
the dishes were served, at the time of taking meals at noon, Baba respectfully called
Bade Baba and made him sit on His left side, and then all partook of food. Baba
paid him also daily Rs.50/- out of the amount collected as Dakshina. Baba accompanied
him hundred paces whenever he was going away. Such was his position with Baba.
But when Baba asked him to behead the goat, he flatly refused, saying "Why
it should be killed for nothing?"
SSG: Sai Ram. Bade
Baba did not consider himself to be a disciple of Sai Baba and though he has
seen many instances of Sai's powers did not get the spirit of discipleship. His
ego (probably caused by his title of Bade Baba and the respect shown to him by
Sai) prevented him from seeing Sai in the true light. Sai Ram.
SSS: Then Baba asked
Shama to kill it. He went to Radha-Krishna-Mai and brought a knife from her and
placed it before Baba. Knowing the purpose for which the knife was taken, she
recalled it. Then Shama went to bring another knife, but stayed in the Wada,
and did not return soon. Then came the turn of Kakasaheb Dixit.
He was 'good gold' no doubt, but had to be tested. Baba asked him to get a
knife and kill the goat. He went to Sathe's Wada and returned with a knife. He
was ready to kill it at Baba's bidding. He was born in a pure Brahmin family
and never in his life knew killing. Though quite averse to do any act of
violence, he made himself bold to kill the goat. All the people wondered to see
that Bade Baba, a Mahomedan was unwilling to kill it while this pure Brahmin
was making preparations to do so. He tightened his dhotar and with a
semicircular motion raised his hand with the knife and looked at Baba for the
final signal. Baba said - "What are you thinking of? Go on, strike".
Then, when the hand was just about to come down, Baba said - "Stop, how cruel
you are! Being a Brahmin, you are killing a goat?" Kakasaheb obeyed and
kept the knife down and said to baba - "Your nectar like word is law unto us;
we do not know any other ordinance. We remember You always,
meditate on Your Form and obey You day and night, we do not know or consider
whether it is right or wrong to kill, we do not want to reason or discuss
things, but implicit and prompt compliance with Guru's orders, is our duty and
dharma".
S.V.Swamy
Author, Editor, Proof-Reader and Book
Reviewer
www.freewebs.com/swamyreviews
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9. ARTICLES FROM SAI
DEVOTEES:
Tue, 22 May 2007 11:50:45 +0530
AAb to le lo appni panah mein sai
mene kiye hain bahut se gunah hai Sai
mene dekha hai bade payar se tujhe
tum bhi dekho bus eek nigah hai Sai
teri surat jo dekh le eek bar koi
usko phir se dekhne ki chah hai Sai
rrakh mujh par yakin tu bande mere
tune hi di hai sabko yeh salah hai Sai
Sudha Vohra
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10. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:
Mon, 28 May 2007 15:43:23 -0700
Jai Sai Ram,
Many Blessings on all
your great works.
Thank you so much when you send your issue right in the email, so simple for
people like me.
Dobby Sommer
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Wed, May 23, 2007 11:04 pm
SaiRam,
Thanks for the interesting and
informative site. That is definitely what I have been looking for.
Costa
Vatican City State
London
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On 5/23/07
SaiRam, Thank you for sending me a magazine
based on Sai Baba please
send me every weak.
Shilpa. S
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and get the spiritual insight. Thanks for sharing and bringing us close to
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Malini
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On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:12:09 40500
JAI SAI RAM
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listening to the beautiful bhajans.
Thank you so much.
R.
Bharrat
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Anil Chadha
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On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:54:59 40500
Jaya Sai ram lo what a wonderful pages
this magazine contained, it is Sai Krupa which made millions of His bhaktas
read and emulate.
Anantha koti Brahmandanyaka Sadguru Sri Sainath Maharaj ki jai
B. Seetharamulu
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On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:27:18 40500
I NEVER SEE THIS TYPE OF
TECHNOLOGY.I FEEL VERY HAPPY WHEN I SAW FIRST TIME THIS MAGAZINE. AS A DEVOTEE
OF SRI SAIBABA, I GOT THIS PREVILAGE.
OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI
CH. KOTESWARARAO
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SaiRam,
Please send the Aarti and Bhajan songs. I would like to hear it everyday.
Sai Vishwa Jeth.
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12. SAI'S BOOK WORLD:
Title: Sai Baba of Shirdi - A God
Author: Sri Bapatla
Hanumantha Rao
Sri Bapatla Venkata Pardhasardhy
Sri Sai Nilayam,Cheru P.O
Guntur District
A.P – 522 113
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Title: The
Eternal Sai
Author: S. Maneey
Sri Sai Spiritual Centre, 1 Block, Thyagarajanagar
Bangalore - 28
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Title: How
I found God
Author: Yogi
M. K. Spencer
Sai Age Publications 126
Sector 37
Faridabad – 121 003
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13. EDITORIAL.
Things impressed me from this magazine:
Desire is the arch enemy of man’s spiritual progress.
Regular prayer and meditation, association with holy
personalities, filling the mind with spiritual ideas in order to keep at bay
all evil thoughts help him as purifying agents of his filthy inside.
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