THE GLORY OF
SHIRDI SAI
Fifth Year of Publication
Published as Bi-Weekly
Issue 16/2007
02-08-2007
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GURUR-BRAHMA,
GURUR-VISHNUH; GURU-DEVO MAHESWARAHA;
GURUR-SAKSHATH
PARAM BRAHMA; THASMAI SREE GURAVE NAMAHA:
Sairam. You can watch Live Web casting
from Shirdi Sai Samadhi Mandir from following Link:
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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.
Shirdi Sai’s Philosophy in the words of Saibanisaji
The Sun rises in the eastern sky and
clears away the darkness of the world without prejudice or favoritism toward
any particular region. So, Sai’s compassion encompasses all people, encouraging
them to do right and guides them against evil. Thus, HE clears away the darkness
of ignorance and leads people to Enlightenment.
Sai has no shape or color, He comes
from nowhere and there is nowhere for Him to go. Like the blue sky, He arches
over everything, and since He is all things, He lacks nothing.
Sai’s Body fills every corner of the
universe; it reaches every where, it exits forever.
Sai appears in the world of
suffering because He can not desert suffering people; His only purpose is to
spread the Dharma and to bless all people with its Truth.
Om Shantih
Shantih Shantihi
Lokah Samastah
Sukhino Bhavantu
To be continued…
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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:
August 1918: BABA offered Hemadri
Pant a glass of buttermilk and said, “Drink it all, you won't get such
opportunity again.
August 1929: Composer of
"SAGUNOPASANA" Arati Book, Shri K.A.Bhishma passed away at Mohra in
Nagpur District.
August 1982: Swami SaiSharananandaji
(WamanRao Patel) passed away at Ahmedabad (Aged 93 years).
August 1984: Administration of
SHIRDI SAMSTHAN handed over to the Board of Trustees by the court and Executive
officer appointed for day to day administration.
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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:
21-03-1995
Baba please
show me a way to live peacefully was the prayer of the day. Sai has shown me
with two visuals and asked me to choose myself one of the two.
Some people dedicate their whole
lifetime for making money and neglect their responsibilities totally. They
become slaves to the wine and die drinking. The second variety
fulfill their duties perfectly, get tired and die in sleep, effortless.
A hard day’s labor grants a good
sleep in the night.
26-03-1995
Yesterday, I was thinking about the
past relationships brought over due to the karmic deeds. I prayed Baba to
explain me further on the subject. Baba has shown me with-
Doctors perform surgery on an eight
year- old boy and take out a fetus from his lungs. Is it not an example of some
thing carried over from the previous birth?
Is it not one’s own fate, needing to
work even after retirement in the old age for meeting the family expenditure?
A person has lot of money and also
an air ticket in hand for an air travel, but could not board the plane as he
reached the Airport late and had to catch a train for reaching the destination.
Can we conclude that he has no eligibility for the air travel?
Man proposes and God only disposes.
30-03-1995
Oh! Lord Sainath, Give a message for
the Saibandhus.
Sai appeared in saffron robes and
indicated in the form of a scene -
As one reaches the last stage of the
journey, the soul leaves the body on the platform and starts looking to board
another train i.e. to get into another physical body. I thrive to take my
devotees to the ultimate destiny and thus save them from another ordeal in
making.
A commoner in confusion looks
directionless.
To be continued…..
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4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S
PHILOSOPHY:
(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)
"Shashi": shashi_31@yahoo.com
30. Efficacy of Prayer and Worship
Truthful prayer
or worship gets Love, Grace and Forgiveness from God. Sri Sai Baba said ‘Light
the wick of Divinity within; dispel the darkness around and all sins’.
Sri Sai Baba
has thrown light on the evolution of the process of His prayer and illuminated
us about the inner meaning of the various steps.
Prayer has a
very significant affect in one’s well being. Prayer stimulates fervor. The
heart gets rooted in the Divine look and the mind becomes one-pointed. The
prayer must come from the bottom of the heart, but not from the lips alone.
Inner communion is the best prayer. God is always with us to respond to our
prayer. God knows what to give and when. The prayer leads us to step by step to
perfection. One must feel the inner Divinity.
Detach
ourselves from objects which allure the five senses and attach our self to God.
In the pooja we must fix our mind on God. Then we will be binding ourselves
with the Divine splendor. Watch the vibrations of cosmic energy and be
conscious of our oneness and touch with Divine Self. This is the truest form of
Prayer. Our heart then fills with Divine Bliss and attains Spiritual freedom.
In the Pooja,
mere offering of flowers, offering of prasadam and uttering of Mantras are of
no use. Sri Sai Baba said that these things are not necessary for Him, but He
wants whole-hearted devotion. If we love Sri Sai Baba and serve Him with
whole-hearted devotion, we can invoke and get His grace even without outward
Poojas. We must unite our heart with Sai. Observance of truth, in our thought,
word and deed, purifies us and makes us identify ourselves with the Supreme
Soul.
To be continued…..
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5. SANATANA
DHARMA &SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA.
In deep meditation aspirants may see
forms like snow or smoke. They may feel
A strong wind
blowing or a wave of heat. They may see within them more and more light: Fireflies,
lightning, sun, or moon. These are signs that one is far on the path to
Brahman.
-Shvetashvatara Upanishad
There is only one way to know the
Self, and that is to realize him yourself. The ignorant think the Self can be
known by the intellect, but the illumined Know he is beyond the duality of the
knower and the known.
-Kena Upanishad
NEWS
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PURI, ORISSA,
INDIA, July 17, 2007: An estimated million people Monday witnessed the world
famous Rath Yatra, the annual chariot festival, with devotees driven to a
frenzy to catch a glimpse of the triad of Hindu Deities in this eastern Indian
seaside town.
In the morning
at about 9.30 a.m. the Deities - Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi
Subhadra - came out of their 12th century abode amidst chants of hymns and the
rhythmic beat of traditional instruments. The devotees surged forward for a
glimpse of the Lords on three chariots as fine sunny weather greeted the huge
crowds.
Devotees danced
to the beats of gongs and chants of 'Haribol' and 'Jai Jagannath' as the three
gigantic chariots - Taladhwaja, Nandighosha and Devadalana - rolled down the
Grand Road. The chorused chant of hymns, beating of the traditional drums and
other musical instruments and the roar of the teeming crowds were loud enough
to drown the roar of the waves by the seashore.
Sri Shirdi Sai Philosophy on Radio.
We are very
happy to inform you that lectures on Sri Shirdi
SaiBaba given by Saibanisa – GopalaRao Ravada Garu will be broadcasted
in BIG – 92.7 FM Radio - Hyderabad in “Subarambam” program
between 6.15 A.M to 6:35 A.M I.S.T in Telugu Language. The duration of these
capsules will be around three minutes bite starting from this Thursday i.e.,
from 26-07-2007. This will continue on every Thursday at the same time. The
songs sung by Saidarbar team will also be played. If there are any further
changes in the schedule we will keep you informed.
Saidevotees may
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Good news for Sri Shirdi Sai devotees in Republic
of Mauritius:
Radio Mauritius
(local time evening 7.00 to 7:30 – Gurupadukalu program) is broadcasting on
every Thursday, spiritual discourses of Saibanisa – GopalaRao Ravada Garu in
Telugu Language.
Saidevotees may
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Sai Sevak
SrinivasaRao Kasturi.
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6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:
chandana_swathi@server.indiadomain.com
Tue, July 10,
2007 8:13 pm
My Experience
Sai Ram,
I am from Machilipatnam
in A.P .I have a lot of experiences. But here is the one miracle of Sai. One day
my father started scolding my sister unnecessarily I thought she was bearing
the pain for which she was not and I started to weep before the image of Sai
and asked him “O father without your order a leaf of a tree is unable to move
so under your guidance we are suffering from the pain for which we are not and I
slept then I had a dream in that dream a big snake surrounded our house I started
to close the doors unfortunately one door was opened snake entered the kitchen
and sat in the grinder my sister went to the side of grinder I shouted her not
to go but she didn’t listen to me the
snake bit her.
I started to take her near the doctor on the
way I came to SaiBaba temple then a small boy dressed in Kafini exactly like Baba
came towards me then I thought my sister is out of danger like this way my
dream ended.
I wake up it is
nearly 3.30pm we closed the doors then I heard a voice asking for food so my
mother and I offered the food that day we didn’t had our lunch since we gave to
him the boy came with Kafini but at that moment I didn’t recognized him.
In evening I started
to say for my mother about my dream then it strike to me that mid day who came for food is nothing but "LORD SAI". A wonderful
day I never forget in my life .So if we sincerely believe in Him we will surely
get immediate response for Sai at an early hour. So trust in Sai and your life
will be with brightful colors.
I am very happy
to share my experiences with all of you. I am a regular visitor of this site www.saidarbar.org
Swathi
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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.
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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8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA
Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:26:32 -0700
(PDT)
Sai Ram. Let us
continue with the Spiritual Gems from this Chapter 24 of Sri Sai Satcharitra.
Sai Ram.
SSS:
Moral
Let us mark and
note carefully, what Baba has taught us, by this incident. He has advised us
that before the senses, mind and intellect enjoy their objects, he should first
be remembered, and if this be done, it is in a way an offering to Him. The
senses etc. can never remain without their objects, but if those objects are
first offered to the Guru, the attachment for them will naturally vanish. In
this way, all the Vrittis (thoughts) regarding Desire, Anger, Avarice etc. should first be offered and directed to the
Guru and if this practice be followed, the Lord will help you in eradicating
all the Vrittis. When before enjoyment of the objects, you think that Baba is
close by, the question whether the object is fit to be enjoyed or not will at
once arise. Then the object that is not fit to be enjoyed will be shunned and
in this way our vicious habits or vices will disappear and our character will
improve. Then love for the Guru will grow and pure knowledge will sprout up.
When this knowledge grows, the bondage of body - consciousness (we are the
body) will snap and our intellect will be merged in spirit-consciousness (we
are the spirit). Then we shall get Bliss and contentment.
There is no
difference between Guru and God. He, who sees any difference in them, sees God
nowhere. So leaving aside all ideas of difference, we should regard Guru and
God as one, and if we serve our Guru as stated above, Lord (God) will be
certainly pleased and purifying our minds He will give us self-realization. To
put the matter in a nut-shell, we should not enjoy any object with our senses
etc. without first remembering our Guru. When the mind is trained in this way,
we will be always reminded of Baba, and our meditation on Baba will grow apace.
The Sagun Form of Baba will ever be before our eyes and then devotion,
non-attachment and salvation will all be ours. When Baba's Form is thus fixed
before our mental vision, we forget hunger, thirst, and this samsar; the
consciousness of worldly pleasures will disappear and our mind shall attain
peace and happiness.
SSG: Sai Ram. A very lucid and cogent statement from Shri Hemadpant and very
useful to remember for all disciples of every Guru. Sai Ram. Sagun form
of Baba is the first step to realize His Nirgun form and His oneness with all
Gods and Gurus, as shown time and again in Shirdi to various devotees. Sai Ram.
We will
continue with this chapter in the coming weeks. Sai Ram.
S.V.Swamy,
Author, Editor, Proof-Reader and
Book Reviewer
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9. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:
Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:35:22 +0530
Aaisi koi subah na hoi Sai, jab jubaon par tera nam na ho
Aaisi koi rrat na ho sai, jis mein teri koi bbat na ho
aankh khule to savera hai, verna har vakt andhera hai
meri aankh khule ha band rahe mere samne sai ka chehra hai
aaisi koi aankh na ho jis mein teri surat na ho
meri har khata par bata quion mujhko sanbhalta hai tu sai
meri har khamoshi par sai quion aavaz lagata hai tu sai
aaisi koi khamoshi na ho jis mein teri aavaz na ho
Sudha Vohra
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10. LETTERS
FROM SAIDEVOTEES:
On 7/26/07
Rear Sir /madam,
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you and your team have put a lot of effort into creating this E-magazine. I
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On 7/26/07
Sairam Somashekar ji,
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We would take extra care next time
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As always your valuable feedback is
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On 7/18/07
Om Sathguru Sainath Maharaj ki Jai
Every Thursday after reading this
magazine I am really getting energized. Many thanks whom
ever are behind this wonderful magazine. To day I liked article on PURE HEART.
Sai bless all
Bandla Saritha
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"Hargun
rajani" sadhuwadhu@yahoo.co.in
Thu, 26 Jul
2007 12:37:31 +0100 (BST)
Nice wish you
all the best. Time has come that in each and every educational institute of
world reaching of SaiBaba of Shirdi should be taught. He is/was secular god. Today
is greatest ekadashi, kindly request president of India who belongs from Jalgaon
to take necessary steps to start teachings of Sai Baba in educational
institutes of India.
H.D.Rani wishes
you all the best and happiness.
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2007 02:33:04 40500
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2007 13:14:03 40500
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12. SAI'S BOOK WORLD: (HINDI)
Title: Shri Sainath Sagunopasana
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Delhi – 110 020
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Title: Sai Sneh
Author:
Vikas Mehta
Siddharth Publications, 10 D.S.I.D.C
Scheme II
Okla Industrial Area, Phase II, New
Delhi – 110 020
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inform that we are releasing New Discourse C.Ds 1) SivaSwarupamlo Sai (Sai as
Siva) 2) Gruhastulaku Sai Salhalu (Sai’sAdvices to Married couple.) 3) Kalalalo
Sai (Sai in Dreams.) On Gurupurnimaday (29-7-2007) rendered by
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obtaining the above C.Ds in MP3 Format may kindly contact saidarbar@gmail.com
In the Service of Lord Sainath and His
devotees,
SaiSevak
SrinivasaRao Kasturi
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