THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI
Sixth Year of Publication
Published as Bi-Weekly
Issue 03/ 2008
31-01-2008
The
Glory of Shirdi Sai enters Sixth year from 01-01-2008.
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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
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Compiled by:
Sai Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi,
Saidarbar - Hyderabad.
Shirdi Sai's Philosophy in the
words of Saibanisaji
When moon sets, people say that the moon has disappeared; and
when the moon rises, they say that the moon has appeared. In fact, the moon
shines continuously in the sky. Our Sai is exactly like moon. He neither
appears nor disappears; He only seems to do so out of love for the people so
that He may teach them.
People call one phase of the moon a full moon, they call another
phase a crescent moon; in reality, the moon is always perfectly round, neither
waxing nor waning. Sai is precisely like the moon. In the eyes of men, Sai may
seem to change in appearance, but, in truth, Sai does not change.
The moon appears every where, over a crowded city, a sleepy
village, a mountain, or a river. It is seen in the depths of pond, in a jug of
water, in a drop of dew hanging on a leaf. If a man walks hundreds of miles the
moon goes with him. Sai is like a moon in following people of this world in all
their changing circumstances, manifesting various appearances; but in Essence
He does not undergo any change.
To be continued
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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME
MACHINE:
January 1, 1946: Sri B.V.Deo passed away
(Composer of Chapter 53rd of Shri Sai Satcharitra in
Marathi language).
January 3, 1912: Megha fed some Brahmins on completion of his
Gayatri Purascharana. Dadasaheb Khaparde attended it in Sathewada.
January 19, 1912: Megha died in Shirdi at about 04:00 hrs. Baba
lamented loudly and followed the funeral procession for some distance. Baba
showered flowers on Megha's body.
January 20, 1912: Bapusaheb Jog started performing Baba's Pooja
and Arati after Megha's death. He continued this till Baba's Maha Samadhi.
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3. SAI IN DREAMS:
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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.
JULY-1995:
12-07-1995
Yesterday’s prayer to Sai was to give me a message on
spiritualism. Baba appeared in the form of my Schoolteacher and said-
-Read forever my Satcharita, tell my stories to others and lead
a pious Life.
-Reward given to your teacher shall reach me.
-I disapprove saints in not doing any work and engaging
themselves in preaching ideals. I would rather appreciate a labourer who is
indirectly educating that work is worship.
Spread the message to practice before preaching others.
24-07-1995
I prayed Baba to tell me some thing about spiritualism. Baba has
shown me with a visual-
Some people enter a garden and engage in plucking flowers, but
the plant does not understand why and for what purpose the flowers would be
used.
A tree or plant grown with divine grace for a definite mission
will give flowers like Sai to the people. When its flowers are plucked, God
continuously monitors to keep a watch whether HIS purpose is met or not.
Saints are the messengers of God with a definite mission and
purpose.
26-07-1995
Before retiring to bed, I prayed Baba to give me lessons on how
to advance on the spiritual path while leading a commoner’s life. Sai has shown
a visual-
In normal life, practice to offer food to others before you
commence to eat, otherwise the thought of me and
mine (self), will eclipse the mind.
Spiritualism should be tasted first so that sense of belonging
vanishes and one realizes that everything is only God’s creation and doing. It
should be digested first before imparting to others around.
Spiritualism should be absorbed first before imparting to
others.
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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
Baba’s Aarti at Shirdi and Pooja, on ordinary days, were started
in 1909, but for sometime, there was no celebration of Guru-Poornima, by
special worship of Baba, on that day. Baba Himself sent for Dada Kelkar on Guru
Poornima day and said –“Do you know that to-day is Guru Poornima? Bring your
materials for worship and do your Guru Pooja”.
Then Guru pooja
was started from 1909 and it is continuing even after Baba’s Samadhi.
Baba was being worshipped by
a number of Hindus with flowers etc. Mahalsapathi applied sandal paste to
Baba’s neck. One day Mahalsapathi had a vision of Baba with sandal paste on
Baba’s forehead. Thereafter Mahalsapathi was regularly applying sandal wood
paste on Baba’s forehead.
Initially, individual worship was
first neither systematic nor organized. But K. G. Bhishma, a good songster,
drew up the ritual, for Sai Baba’s worship, and he brought a set of Aratis i.e.
ritualistic verses for use by individuals at Shirdi and these were sent by Baba
to Nana Saheb Chandorkar and were approved by Him. They were largely in use and
tended to develop the worship of Baba on the customary lines of worship in well
known temples.
To be continued.
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5. SANATANA DHARMA &SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA.
Those who see all creatures in themselves
And themselves in all creatures know no
fear.
How can the multiplicity of life
Delude the one who sees its unity?
-Isha
Upanishad
Like bubbles in the sea, All the worlds
arise in you.
Know you are the Self. Know you are one. Let yourself dissolve.
You see the world. But like the snake in the rope, It is not really there.
You are pure. Let yourself dissolve.
-Ashtavakra Gita 5:2-3
NEWS
Lanka Unveils "Trail of Ramayana" Tour Package
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/002200801172042.htm
NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 17, 2008: With an eye on its
"primary source market", Sri Lanka Tourism officials have identified
50 sites associated with the Hindu epic Ramayana to attract more pilgrim
travellers from India to the island nation.
"Following the Trail of Ramayana" is a Touristic
circuit based on research findings that link the sites to Lord Ram, Sita and
the demon king Ravana, SLT director-general S. Kalaiselvam told reporters on
Thursday while unveiling the ambitious thematic program. "Currently we are
taking steps to develop and restore all sites to facilitate foreign and local
visitors the opportunity to witness and experience the sacredness of these
sites," he said.
The programme includes places like Seethaeliya, Ram Bodha,
Ussangoda and Roomassala and special temples in areas where Ravana is believed
to have held Sita captive. Kalaiselvam said the "Ramayana epic is a very
special feature in the bond that we have with India and we are trying to offer
opportunity to our friends here to visit Sri Lanka to explore, absorb and enjoy
the various places of significance present in the epic".
Ayyappa Temple Opens for Makara Vilakku Festival
SABARIMALA, INDIA, December 31, 2007: The Lord Ayyappa temple
was opened for the Makaravilakku festival on Sunday evening, marking the second
phase of the two-month-long pilgrimage season to the hill shrine. Makara
Jyothi, the most auspicious occasion of the festival when pilgrims sight a
divine light at Ponnambalamedu, the distant hills opposite the temple, falls on
January 14.
Devaswom Minister G. Sudhakaran held a review meeting with
concerned officials at Pampa to evaluate the facilities being extended to
Ayyappa devotees with tens of millions of them expected to throng the temple in
the coming 15 days and create an action plan.
Hinduism Today Launches YouTube Channel With Festival Video
KAUAI, HAWAII, January 2, 2008: Hinduism Today Magazine is proud
to announce its presence on YouTube. Visit Hinduism Today's YouTube channel
http://www.youtube.com/hinduismtodayvideos
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6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:
Wed,
January 16, 2008 9:31 pm
Om Sai Ram, Shri Sai Sai Sai.
My name is Chirag and I would really love to share my experience
of our Sai Baba and His miracles in my life that has happened recently. To
start off I was not a Bhakt of Sai Baba before but my friend told me to start
praying to him with complete faith and devotion. I was having problems with my
wife for about 4 months. She stopped talking to me coz of some misunderstanding
and things like that, I tried a lot to clear things out and get things back to
normal but she just would not listen to me or would want to talk to me. I was
totally lost and devastated in life coz I never had expected this. Then my
friend asked me to start praying to Sai Baba with complete faith and devotion
which I started and also started reading the Sai Sat Charitra and started
learning so much from Sai Baba and his leelas that I changed many things in my
life and started following my Sai Baba’s words. I had heard that one who reads
Sai Sat Charitra (all 50 Chapters) in one week’s time; the devotee’s wishes are
fulfilled by Sai Baba. Along with this I also started Sai Baba’s Sai
Vrat, and also this vrat has got miraculous effects if it is done with complete
faith and devotion and completed the vrat on the 9th Thursday with due
formalities according to the vrat book, your wishes are for sure to be answered
by Sai Baba.
Friends, I did everything possible for Sai Baba and to get my
wish fulfilled and solve my problems with my wife and get back things like
before smooth and normal. After I completed my vrat with due formalities, Sai
Baba answered my prayers and my wife called me and we cleared everything out
and things are fine now between us.
Trust Sai Baba totally and with full heart he will answer your
prayers for sure. But like we all know we need complete faith and patience and
devotion towards him.
Friends, when I started reading the Sai Sat Charitra. I really
started feeling so good and happy from inside that before I had stopped going
out with friends or to enjoy and all. But as I kept reading Sai Baba’s Leelas,
I learned so much from Him and changed my thinking towards life and friends and
people. I started going out and started to enjoy again even though things
weren’t solved with my wife. But I had complete faith and trust in my Sai Baba
and left everything to him. I have experienced Baba’s Bliss every time I read
his Sai Sat Charitra or pray to him whenever I feel like. Some of small
miracles by Sai Baba for me was that, while reading Sai Sat Charitra, there are
chapters telling about His Udi and its efficaciousness, in my mind I was asking
Sai Baba if I cud also get His Udi somehow (as I live in Canada, there is no
Sai Baba Mandir here). I had just happened to go to my friend’s place and she
had just got back from Mumbai, I started telling her about Sai Baba and
everything I started for Him, here the best thing happened, she told me that
she had been to Shirdi and had got Udi and she offered me some which I totally
and very happily took it from her. After coming back home, I prayed to Sai Baba
and thanked him so much for getting me the Udi.
Trust me friends, I have become one of the most devout person of
Sai Baba and will serve him through out my life and talk to him whenever I feel
like it.
I love Sai Baba from bottom of my heart and will always love
him. I have also told my friends about my experiences with Sai Baba and I am so
happy that they have also started to believe my Sai Baba.
I just wanted to share my experience with all of you and I feel
so good and happy that Sai Baba has accepted me as his devotee.
Thank you
Chirag
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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
BLUE JACKAL
A hungry jackal came out of the forest in search of food. He saw
a village nearby and decided to do some scavenging there but as he reached the
periphery, he was spotted by a pack of dogs. The dogs ran to catch it and
seeing the danger, the jackal dashed towards the forest. Suddenly it froze;
there was great danger in that direction too as he saw a pair of wolves
bounding towards him.
He turned somersault and again made a dash towards the village.
He was face to face with death on both sides, so he jumped into a small stream
and crossed over like lightening. He ran on in the dark night, stumbling over
unknown obstacles until he finally fell into a huge vat of blue dye.
With barely his nostrils above the liquid to breathe, he hid in
the vat the whole night until the dogs, unable to find him, gave up the chase
and went away. Shivering from fright and damp, he crawled out and lay exhausted
near a bonfire to dry and warm. He lay there until dawn when in the early
morning light, he noticed his colour. His whole body had been coloured a bright
blue and he looked exotic, as if from another world.
Being a very clever animal, he decided to exploit this change
and went back to the jungle. He strutted before the other jackals and with a
spiritual look said I had gone to the Temple of 'VanDevi'. She was pleased with
my devotion and blessed me. To distinguish me from your commoners, she turned
me blue." The other jackals looked and listened in awe. They bowed their
heads and pronounced him king. Hailing his majesty and following him in a
procession, they informed the other animals in the forest of this great
transformation.
All the animals gathered together and decided that this
creature be crowned king of the forest. Thus in the span of few hours, the
jackal became "Master of the Jungle" with the tiger, bear and others
becoming his courtiers and bodyguard. This elevation brought a sudden change in
his attitude too. He started treating the other jackals with disdain making
them very unhappy and miserable. After a few days of this mal treatment at the
hand of one of their own kind, they planned to take revenge by exposing him.
An old one advised "It is a natural trait in us
whenever some of us start howling, all the others join in this call. We shall
do this tonight all of a sudden, when he sleeps. When he hears us, it will be
but natural for him to join in the howl without thinking. This will reveal his
identity to others." They acted according to plan and at midnight, when
the blue jackal slept soundly, they started howling. As the sound reached a
crescendo, the blue jackal woke with a start and without a second thought
joined in the howl, thus exposing him self.
The tiger which lay nearby was very angry at being duped
by a mere jackal and made to serve him. He pounced on him and tore him apart.
Thus the jackal paid for this trickery with his life.
Lesson: 'Fraud and Forgery ends ultimately in penalty.'
Bye children meet you in the next issue
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8.
ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:
View
the Video of Shri Saibanisa Gopala Rao Ravada ji's discourses in English from
the below link
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"Sai
ka laadla" saikalaadla@yahoo.com
The
way of Deliverance
Really this Jiva [human soul] transcends the three
qualities, viz., Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas, but being deluded by Maya, he
forgets his nature which is existence-knowledge-bliss, and thinks
that, he is the doer and enjoyer; and thus, entangles himself in endless miseries
and does not know the way of deliverance. The
only way of deliverance is
the loving devotion towards the Guru's feet. The great Player,
or Actor, Lord Sai, has delighted His Bhaktas and transformed them into Himself
[His nature].
We regard Shirdi Sri Sai Baba as an Incarnation Of God for reasons already stated, but
He always said that, He was a obedient servant of God. Though, an Incarnation, He
showed the people the way, how to behave satisfactorily and carry out the
duties of their respective stations [Varnas] in this life. He never
emulated others in any way, nor asked others to have
something, done for Him, Who saw the Lord in all
movable and immovable
things of this world, humility was the most proper thing.
None, He disregarded or disrespected, for He saw Narayan [Lord] in all beings,
He never said "I am God; "but that, He was a humble servant and He
always remembered Him, and always uttered, "Allah Malik" [God
is the Sole Proprietor or Owner.]
We do not know the various kinds of saints, how they behave,
what they do and eat etc. We only know that, by God's grace
they manifest themselves in this world, to liberate the ignorant and bound souls.
If there be any store of merits on our account, we get a desire or interest, in
listening to the stories and Leela's of the saints, otherwise not.
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9. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:
date Jan 19,
2008 7:06 PM
Dear Sir,
E- magazine detailed is praise worthy
and very useful to all of us. Thank you very much
NirmalaGopal
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Dec 31, 2007 10:27 AM
JAI SAI RAM,
Dear all Sai Pariwar,
Wishing you & your all Sai
Pariwar members of Shri Saibabji”a very very happy & prosperous new
year 2008".
May Babaji's wishes get to
everybody in the coming year 2008.
With best regards,
Valsala Sivadasan & Family
New Delhi.
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ramars_jillella@rediffmail.com
16 Jan 2008 17:15:47 -0000
JAI SAIRAM ..OMSAIRAM
All-Saidarbar-Samardha Sathguruvu almighty Sai devotees all over
the world On behalf of my family and
myself, I wishing you all a good, blissful, energetic, happy, prosperous,
healthy, spiritually and devotionally healthy " new year-2008 and happy
pongal to one and all.
Blissfully yours,
Bhanoji Ramars.J.V.
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On Dec 26, 2007 7:54 PM
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Pankaj.
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On Dec 27, 2007 10:10 PM,
Sairam, Baba had helped us in our each and every step. Last week
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hope at all. They gave us just 48 hours time. But just because of Baba know his
life is saved and it is almost a week, he is still with us fit and fine. Thank
you Baba for all your support and help you have given for us. We love you Baba.
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11. SAI'S BOOK
WORLD: (TAMIL)
Title: Shirdi Saibaba Seermigu Varalaru Pulavar
Author: Nagashanmugam
Chettinadu
Pathipagam, Laxmi NivasN2,
Sical
Race ViewApts, No. 2 Race Course Road
Guindy,
Chennai 600 032
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Title: Shirdi Sai Baba Arputhangal Pulavar
Author: Nagashanmugam
Chettinadu
Pathipagam,Laxmi NivasN2,
Sical
Race View Apts, No. 2 Race CourseRoad
Guindy,
Chennai, 600 032
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Title: Shirdi Sai Baba Namavalikal Pulavar
Author: Nagashanmugam
Chettinadu
Pathipagam, Laxmi NivasN2,
Sical
Race View Apts , No. 2 Race Course Road
Guindy,
Chennai 600 032
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12. EDITORIAL:
Things impressed me from this magazine:
Those who see all creatures in themselves
And themselves in all creatures know no
fear. How can the multiplicity of life
Delude the one who sees its unity?
Sai devotees may
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