THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI
Fifth Year of Publication
Published as Bi-Weekly
Issue 05/2007
01-03-2007
HOLI SPECIAL ISSUE
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GURUR-BRAHMA, GURUR-VISHNUH; GURU-DEVO
MAHESWARAHA;
GURUR-SAKSHATH PARAM BRAHMA; THASMAI
SREE GURAVE NAMAHA:
Sairam. You can watch Live Webcasting from Shirdi Sai Samadhi Mandir from following
Link:
http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/onlinedarshan.asp
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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. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES
9. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES
10. TELUGU
SECTION
11. SAI'S BOOK
WORLD
12. EDITORIAL.
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1. FROM THE SATSANGHS OF SAIBANISA JI
http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500055.htm
Compiled by:
Sai
Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad.
INNER PERSONALITY
Realization starts with attempts for the development of the
inner personality of man. Religious ritual, recitation of prayers, pouring out
in charities, etc. are all good in their own way but they do not serve much
purpose if done mechanically without catching the principle behind them. Real
spirituality is not an external show. Sublimation of the inner nature of man
involves a technique different from the one employed in the refinement of
material objects.
Any one moving on the road to the divine land unfailingly
retains that divinity in his mind in whatever he does. He verily considers
himself a servant of God doing only his work through all his activities. Since thus
no work belongs to him, according to his own belief and conviction, he feels
neither elated by its success nor depressed by failure. It is all, according to
him, God’s lookout. The aspirant is just unconcerned with it. His only business
and chief aim is to perform his allotted duty to the best of his ability. If he
deliberately and assiduously adheres to this attitude of detachment in all his
dealings with others, he incurs no sin, no Karma and gets no rebirth.
Then quite in its natural course, his mind turns away from mere
ostentation to real spirituality. It does not stop there. It slowly
but surely conducts him to an inner search of himself and a deeper enquiry into
his real origin, right growth and final goal. Gradually, he gets into a
study of the nature of the Jivatma and its
relationship with the Paramatma and that is the
dawning of wisdom on him.
Thus if the Sadhaka is sincere, he can
perform his duties prescribed by scriptures or any Dharma he follows, without
refraining from the associated ritual thereof. But he should try to give it all
a new turn and right direction by changing from the crust to the core, from the
glittering cover to the sterling content.
Om Shantih Shantih Shantihi
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
To be continued…
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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE
TIME MACHINE:
March 1911- Tatyasaheb Noolkar, a staunch devotee of Baba, Sub-Judge of Phandarpur breathes his last at Shiridi
at the age of 48.
March 1912- Dadasaheb Khaparde returned to Amroati. Mrs.Laxmibai Khaparde stayed
behind in Shirdi.
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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.
03-01-1995
I bowed down before Baba and asked HIM to give a message to Saibandhus for the year 1995.Sai presented with the
following visuals.
A Guru steers you through the worldly matters and extends help
in fulfilling your moral and social obligations, whereas Sadhguru
takes you across the spiritual ocean and marks a path to reach the almighty.
In true sense, love is confined only to the kith and kin,
whereas it is equal for all in spiritualism.
A priest in the temple accepts dakshina
for making livelihood, whereas Sadhguru demands dakshina to part it to the under privileged ones to
practice equality.
Human tendency is to respect people by the presentations and the
gifts they bring in, whereas Sadhguru thinks how to
address them with love, affection and to decide as to what is to be given from
HIS spiritual treasure for their benefit.
Seek the blessings of Samardha Sadhguru on the New Year.
04-01-1995
I prayed Baba to guide me to advance spiritually. Sai has shown me the following visuals:
No one appreciate a hungry person fasting for the cause of food,
whereas undue publicity is received and sympathy is drawn, when the rich and
well to do people undertake fasting.
In materialistic World, friends and relatives stand by you,
whereas in spiritualism only Samardha Sadhguru renders the support.
Bear the facts in mind to make a beginning.
05-01-1995
Baba, please tell me about the difficulties to be faced while
treading the spiritual path. Sai has shown me in the
visual form-
Love for the daughter, lust towards wife and affection towards
mother are detrimental to the spiritual progress.
Attachments are the biggest hindrance for the spiritual growth.
To be continued…..
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4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S
PHILOSOPHY:
(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)
"Shashi": shashi_31@yahoo.com
27. Maya
Maya is the name given to the Shakti
or power of Chaitanya which makes it appear in
different forms. Can we separate Chaitanya from Shakti? We cannot – just as we cannot separate jaggery from its sweetness and the sun from its brilliance.
The separation comes only at the end of Maya. Maya ends when Chaitanya is realized. Both Chaitanya
and Maya are beginningless. Maya and Chaitanya are also named Prakruti
and Purusha.
Pujya Sri B.V. Narasimha
Swamiji explained Chaitanya
is a cave and he who enters into that cave never returns but becomes the cave.
He further said ‘Maya’ is ‘Karya’ and has wonderful
qualities. I am such and such person, you are such and such etc is all result
of this Maya. All these are unreal differences.
He further says: that Maya has two aspects 1. The Avarana – covering up the consciousness of the Soul and 2. Vikshepa – producing illusory appearances over the
covering.
To be continued…..
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5. SANATANA DHARMA &SHRI
SHIRDI SAIBABA
From saisatcharita
Chapter XL
In 1917 on the full-moon morning, Hemadpant
had a vision. Baba appeared to him in his dream in the form of a well-dressed Sannyasi, woke him up, and said that He would come to him
for meals that day. This awakening constituted a part of the dream. When he
fully awoke, he saw no Sai nor
any Sannyasi. But when he began to recollect the
dream, he remembered each and every word the Sannyasi
uttered in his dream. Though he was in contact with Baba for seven years and
though he always meditated on Baba, he never expected that Baba would come to
his house for meals.
However, being much pleased with Baba's words, he went to his
wife and informed her that being the Holi day, a Sannyasi guest was coming for meals and that some more rice
should be prepared. She enquired about the guest, who he was and whence he was
coming. Then not to lead her astray and not to cause any misunderstanding he
gave her the truth, i.e., told her about the dream. She doubtingly asked
whether it was possible that Baba should come there (Bandra)
from Shirdi, leaving the dainty dishes there for
accepting their coarse food. Hemadpant then assured
her that Baba might not come in person but He might attend in the form of a
guest and that they would lose nothing if they cooked some more rice.
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Celebration of HOLY
The celebration of Holy is
very ancient in its origin. And by
its very origin, it celebrates an
ultimate triumph of the 'good' over the 'evil'. While, a feast of colors associated with the Holi, is the face of this celebration, the original reason of celebrating Holi, lies in its soul.
And this gives us the 'why' of this ancient festival.
Literally "Holi" signifies
"burning" in Indian language. But, how it came to be associated with 'burning', is a story. The reference is found only in ancinet Indian mythology. And It
is the legend of Hiranyakashipu, to whom the
celebration of Holi is associated.
There lived a demon king named Hiranyakashipu
in ancient India. He wanted to avenge the death of his
younger brother. The brother, also a demon, had been killed by Lord Vishnu, one
of the supreme trio, monitoring the life and death in
the universe, (according to the Hindu belief).
To take on Vishnu, the tyrant king wanted
to become the king of the heaven, earth and the underworld.
He performed severe penance and prayer for many years to gain enough power. Finally
he was granted a boon. Powered by the boon, Hiranyakshipu
thought he had become invincible. Arrogant, he ordered all in his kingdom to
worship him, instead of God. The demon king, however, had a very young son,
named Prahalad. He was an ardent devotee of Vishnu. Despite
his father's order, Prahalad continued to pray to
Vishnu. So the demon king wanted to kill his son. He asked the favor of his
sister Holika who, because of a boon, was immune to
fire. They planned that Prahalad would be burned to
death. A pyre was lit up and Holika sat on it,
clutching Prahalad. Yet, at the end Prahalad emerged unscathed by the fire, And Holika, the demon, was burned to ashes. The
earnest devotion and complete submission to Lord Vishnu savedyoung
Prahlad. Thus was the triumph of Prahlad, the representative of good spirits. And the defeat of Holika, the
representative of evil. Later, even the demon king Hiranyakashipu
was killed by Lord Vishnu. But that is quite a different story. It is from Holika, that the Holi originated.
This legend is relived even today on the Holi-eve when
the pyre is re-lit in the form of bonfires. Even today, people celebrate this
occasion. Huge bonfires are lit up every year on the eve of the full moon night
of the Holi to burn the spirit of the evils. Hence
the story associated with the soul of the celebration.
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NEWS
www.lexpress.mu
MAURITIUS, February 11, 2007: To mark the beginning of the festivities of Maha Sivaratri, 1,000 families
simultaneously offered rituals to Lord Siva at the Swamy
Srinivasacharya Badarika Ashramam. Several political personalities were present,
including the Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, Lady Sarojini Jugnauth (wife of the President) and Minister Arvin Boolell. It was an unprecedented event in Mauritius to have 1,000 Siva Lingams, symbols
representing the God Siva, simultaneously worshipped with water collected from
108 rivers in India by the assembled devotees. Swamy Srinivasacharya Badarika Ashramam is a sociocultural organization managing a temple dedicated to
God Siva in Forest-Side. Unrecognizable to regular visitors, the Ashramam temple was completely sheltered under a huge
canopy to accommodate the total of 6,000 guests. Traffic was held up in the
area of Forest-Side as 350 police officers diverted cars along the only route
which passes through Curepipe. The devotees followed
instructions given in several languages over loudspeakers. Priests had come
from India to assist.
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www.hindustantimes.com
ALLAHABAD, INDIA, February 16, 2007: Siva's most holy day of the year, Mahashivaratri, was celebrated with pomp by pilgrims taking
a holy dip in the Sangam as the final day of the Ardh Kumbh concluded. The news
release explained, "Massive arrangements had been made for the safety of
bathers at the Sangam and at the ghats
in the Mela area. The area reverberated with
religious slogans and sounds. Pilgrims and citizens were seen carrying Ganga jal to be
offered to Shivalingams. Once again, the surface of
the Ganga was seen covered with flowers offered by the devotees."
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www.statesman.com
AUSTIN, TEXAS, February 20, 2007: On February 11 over 1,000 people
attended the official opening of the Austin Hindu Temple and Cultural Center. The temple is located on more than 70
acres near the Travis County Exposition Center in eastern Travis County and is the first traditional Hindu
temple in Austin. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn,
R-Texas, and Austin Mayor Will Wynn helped open the center during an afternoon
ribbon-cutting ceremony. They said that the center demonstrates Austin's interest in embracing people from
different cultures and that they hope it will draw more Indians to the region.
"The Indian American culture in Texas is enormously well-educated and
productive," Cornyn said. "I think they
will do nothing but enrich the quality of life in Austin." Austin's Indian resident has grown
dramatically largely because of the region's high-tech industry, officials
said.
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samachar.com
NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 16, 2007: Whether it's for a perfect husband or
for the fulfillment of their wishes, many people across the country are
observing a daylong fast today on the occasion of Maha
Sivaratri. Celebrated in honor of the Hindu God Lord
Siva, Maha Sivaratri is celebrated
on the 13th or 14th day of the dark half of Phalgun
(February-March). Said Kasturi Nath from Assam: "My mother and
I are keeping a daylong fast without drinking even water. In the evening, we will go to the Siva
temple next to our home, give offerings to the Lord and break our fast."
After observing the fast, people give offerings to Shiva and bel leaves are an integral part of the offering. "Bel leaves are very sacred since it is said that Goddess Lakshmi resides in them. We offer these leaves to the Siva
Lingam (an icon of Siva) and pray to the Lord," explained Sanchari Das of Delhi. "We wash the Lingam every three
hours at night with milk, honey and rose water and chant 'Om
Namah ivaya.' This is
called 'Prahar,' " Das said. While most unmarried girls fast on this
day in the hope of finding a perfect husband, many married women and young men
also fast. Hymns in praise of Siva are chanted throughout the night.
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6.
DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:
mbirit@yahoo.com
Thu, February 15,
2007 2:50 pm
My Experience
Thank you Sai Baba
for relieving my pain & showing
me the right direction. I am here today
because of your blessings, they are always
with me. Bow to shree
sai, Peace be to all
Manisha
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Goutham Shoroff: goutham.shoroff@gmail.com
On 2/7/07
This is a miracle of Shirdi Sai baba
One of the girls is the devotee of Shirdi
Sai baba staying in Bangalore. She won’t even take a glass of water
on Thursdays. She was recently engaged to a boy. Before wedding day she
requested Sai baba to come
to her marriage. On the wedding day in marriage hall she was talking to Sai baba. Then the husband of the
girl thought the girl as mad, and told I cannot marry the girl. Then the
parents of girl requested the boy, that she is well
but having great respect on Shirdi SaiBaba. Then the boy agreed for marriage. After marriage
when photographer was printing the photos in every photo Shirdi
Sai Baba is standing.
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7. SAI WITH CHILDREN:
http://www.saidarbar.org/HTML/portraits/7.jpg
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 story of the bird with
the two necks
Once upon a time there lived a special kind of bird which had
two necks and shared a common stomach.
.
One day, one of the heads found a jar of nectar and on seeing this
other head also wanted to taste the nectar but the first neck refused to let it
have it. Enraged, the other neck soon found a jar of poison and it consumed it.
The poison reached the common stomach and both the necks perished.
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MORAL: Sharing of a good thing with others is always good.
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8.
ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:
"raghammudi ramchandrakiran"
ramchandrakiran@yahoo.com
Mon,
19 Feb 2007 03:30:10 +0000 (GMT)
Shirdi wale SaiBaba sabka tu hi rakhwala,
kaisey pujun tujhe maya mein
tuney hi daala,
chakki key attey ne teri kiya
mahamari nivaran,
Bhimaji ka kiya tuney TB rog haran,
jisney jis
roop me puja tujhko,
darshan wahi
roop me mila usko,
mujhme shraddha bhakti karo ujagar,
vishay-vaasana dur kar merey hriday
ko bana lo apna
ghar.
puje tujhko jo bhi puri
ho gayi uski aas,
Tere charno pe hoon natmastak
mujh mey bhar do
vishwas,
Hemadpant ko
diya satcharit lekhan ka aadesh,
aashirvad sey teri shanka bachi
na sesh,
leelaon ki gatha teri bhakton
key liye Gita updesh,
manan leelaon ka kar upanishadon ka saar paata,
sansarik icchhaen puri hoti bhav
bandhan se mukti
dilaata,
prarthna tumse yehi guruvar
apney kandhon pe ley lo merey
saarey bhaar
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"sudha vohra" sudha_vohra@hotmail.com
Tue,
20 Feb 2007 09:48:11 +0530
Mere sapne
main aana sai ji
mujhe darsh dikhana sai ji
mujhe aapna banana sai ji
mujhe nahin thukrana sai ji
bhulen meri batana
mujhe rah bhi dikhana
main na janu kuch bhi
sab kuch hai tumhe samjhana
mujhe nahin bahlana sai ji
mere sapne
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mera nahin hai kuch bhi
sab kuch tumhe saunpa hai
aayi samajh mein meri
bus aab yahi mouka hai
esko nahin hai ganvana sai
ji
mere sapne
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9. LETTERS FROM
SAIDEVOTEES:
Valsala Sivadasan: valsala.sivadasan@hotmail.com
On 2/21/07
Jai Sai Ram,
Thank you very much for sending
me the Glory of Shirdi Sai Magazine
4th edition. The detailed story of “Shivaratri" in this edition of the Magazine, I am very
happy to read the story of the "King Chitrabhanu". Also about the shivaratri
fast details, it is a good knowledge of everybody who is taking fast for Lord
Shiva on that day.
The details which you were sending about
of all the occasions which is absolutely fine because every details we do not
have. In future how
to maintain for fast / pooja, all knowledge will get
from this detailed magazine.
Please accept my thanks to babaji
& all Sai members in Shirdi
Sai Group.
I am praying to the feet of babaji for
helping me all the time.
With best regards,
Valsala Sivadasan - New Delhi.
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Response for “The Glory of
Shirdi Sai” E- Magazine
in
the 3d page turning NEW FORMAT
Patrick Gallivan: gallivan@eircom.net
Date: Feb 22, 2007 12:28 PM
This new format is very good and easy to operate. I am a 'Sathya' Sai devotee, but it was 'Shirdi' Sai who came to me first,
in a dream. He was there all night; it was like looking at His black &
white photo that depicts Him with his right leg over the knee of His left leg.
He never said a word; we were just gazing at each other all night!
Thank you.
Sai Ram.
Patrick (Ireland).
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On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:49:12 40500
Sai Ram
Thanks for sharing this spiritual magazine. An innovative way of
presentation. I
and my wife intent to visit Shirdi in May/June this
year. Would appreciate if you could kindly advice us on the travel plans
as this would be our first trip. Thanks.
A. Thiru
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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kalyanielpass@yahoo.com
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:46:09 40500
Sairam
I never miss to
read Glory of Shirdi Sai
every week. I really enjoy the moral stories and devotees experiences very
much. They will help lot in my spiritual growth.
Kalyani
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rampkan@yahoo.com
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:21:16 40500
SaiRam
Just
Amazing. Whenever, I go thru this magazine, I always come across
something which clarifies my current doubts. It’s just amazing and reminds me
that SAI is always with me and SAI is always with the people who have SHRADDHA
in him.
Ram Prasad
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SaiRam
Excellent. I enjoyed the book and the new layout.
Please keep it up.
Sivakumar
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gayathrimt@yahoo.com
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:50:05 40500
Om Sairam
You are doing a divine job through this
site. May Baba bless you and be with you
always.
Regards
Gayathri
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chiiny5609@yahoo.com
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:01:51 40500
Sairam
Thank you for giving me opportunity to
serve this book for me.
Lakshmi Jandhyala.
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sathsapna27@gmail.com
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:06:05 40500
Thank you for giving me such an opportunity
to express my gratitude.
Satheesh.J
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Sai Ram
The most beautiful
site which leads us to the path of Sadguru. I feel a deep sense of surrender to Sai Nath everytime
I visit the site.
Sai Arpana
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cmrao37@yahoo.com
On 2/23/07
Jai Sai Ram
Thanks for giving us the new 3D format.
It is excellent. We are enjoying it. Please see that the text is little big. We
old people are finding to read as it is too small. Thanks.
C.Madhavarao
A humble Sai
devote
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pavany@hotmail.com
Wed,
21 Feb 2007 13:27:14 40500
Sairam This is by far
the best magazine I have read. The new format is very good. I love it. Keep up
the good work
Pavan
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Title: Shri
Sai Satcharitra (HINDI)
Author: Dr. Rabindra Nath Kakariya
ISBN: 8120725018
Price: Rs. 250
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Industrial Area, Phase II,
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Title: Shri
Sai Baba ke Param Bhakt (HINDI)
Author: Dr. Rabindra Nath Kakariya
ISBN: 8120727797
Price: Rs. 75
Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. A-59, Okhla
Industrial Area, Phase II,
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Title: A Solemn Pledge
from True Tales of Shirdi Sai
Baba
Author: Dr. B H Briz-Kishore
ISBN: 812072240X
Price: Rs. 95
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