THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI
Sixth Year of Publication
Published as Bi-Weekly
Issue 04/ 2008
14-02-2008
The
Glory of Shirdi Sai enters Sixth year from 01-01-2008.
One
World One Family
Vasudhaika
Kutumbam
Om!
Asatoma Sargamaya, Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya, Mrityorma Amritamgamaya, Om Shantih,
Shantih, Shantih!
(Aum!
Lead from wrong path to the right path, from ignorance to knowledge, from
mortality to immortality! Peace to All)
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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
http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500055.htm
Compiled by:
Sai Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi,
Saidarbar - Hyderabad.
Shirdi Sai's Philosophy in the
words of Saibanisaji
GOOD
MEN & BAD MEN
Good
men and bad men differ from each other in their natures. Bad men do not
consider a sinful act as sin, even if brought to their attention. They neither
from doing nor do they like someone informing inform them of their sinful acts.
Wise men are always sensitive to the right and wrong; they cease doing anything
as soon as they see that it is wrong. They are grateful to anyone who calls
their attention to such wrong acts.
Thus
good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown
towards them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful. Wise men try to express
their appreciation and gratitude in some form or other, not only to their
benefactor, but also to everyone.
To be continued
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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME
MACHINE:
February 25,1912: Madhavrao Deshpande
(Shyama) left Shirdi to attend Kakasaheb Dixit's son’s thread ceremony at
Nagpur and Nanasaheb Chandorkar's son's wedding at Gwalior.
February 14, 1914: Mr.B.V.Deo was charged by Baba for stealing
His rags and after lot of abuse and scolding was favored with instructions to
read Jnaneswari regularly every day as per Deo's request.
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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:
27-07-1995
Please bless me with God’s grace was my prayer to Sai before
going to bed. Sai presented with a peculiar scene that ran like this.
Obstacles are like dirt sticking to the linen.
I was washing a linen with word life inscribed on it .I was in
the process of removing the dirt with branded detergent named Sai. Later the
cloth turned milky white. I got up from my sleep and prayed Baba to offer God’s
protection.
Maintaining a spotless character is as important as food to the
physical body.
29-07-1995
I asked Sai to tell me something about God. Sai presented a
visual-
God knows about my past, present and future. He is omniscient
and omnipotent and I concluded that it is impossible to know God. I will in
future not venture into such exercise any more. But I decided to firmly believe
that there is a supreme power, that knows me in totality, will offer protection
under all odds, in case genuinely addressed. I am sure that he will take me
across to my destiny safe.
Not a single leaf moves without god’s command.
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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
The next step was from individual worship to congregational
worship. That means there would be some one to officiate as the pujari and that
he would be available at various periods of worship. For this purpose, Hari
Vinayak Sathe, a Settlement Officer, sent one Megha Shyam to Shirdi in 1905, so
that he might officiate as the Pujari and carry on congregational worship. He
fell ill for sometime and by Baba’s grace, he regained his health and the
congregational worship was actually started in 1909. to
make the congregational worship more advanced and attractive, there was an
enthusiastic set of devotees at Shirdi.
Once Dr. Pandit came and put three horizontal lines on Baba’s
forehead. The main aim of Sri Sai Baba is to improve and develop the man-kind
by removing their worldly difficulties and improving their devotion and to
impart Divine knowledge and salvation to all.
Some of us have got doubt whether to worship Baba in form or
formless. We should not get such doubts. Don’t try to make anybody to follow
our path only. Everyone has his/her own way. In whatever way we pray, our goal
is to get Divine Knowledge. Otherwise we shall be a victim of false notions.
What we want to do is, we must surrender completely to Baba with total faith
and take refuge in Him.
To be continued.
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5. SANATANA DHARMA &SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA.
The body is made up of five elements and is bound to perish
sooner or later, but the in dweller has neither birth nor death. The in dweller
has no attachment whatsoever and is the eternal witness. Truly speaking, the in
dweller, who is in the form of the Atma, is verily God Himself. The Atma has
neither birth nor death. It has no pain or suffering. Only the body has
suffering, not the Atma. The physical body comes and goes. You are not the
body; you are the embodiment of the Atma. One has to get rid of bodily
attachment in order to enjoy peace and happiness. Gradually reduce your
Dehabhimana (body consciousness) and develop Atmabhimana (Atmic consciousness).
Body consciousness and Atmic consciousness are inversely proportional.
Dehabhimana will disappear once you develop Daivabhimana (Divine consciousness).
The first step on the spiritual path is to keep body consciousness under check.
"The goal which all the Vedas declare, which all
austerities aim at, and which men desire when they lead the life of continence
is Om. This syllable Om is indeed Brahman. Whosoever knows this syllable
obtains all that he desires. This is the best support; this is the highest
support. Whosoever knows this support is adored in the world of Brahma."
Katha Upanishad I
NEWS
Thousands Throng Temples In Celebration
Of Thaipusam
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=309748
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, January 23, 2008: Over a million Hindu
devotees thronged temples across the country in celebrating Thaipusam today. In
Kuala Lumpur, 500,000 devotees and tourists made a beeline to the Sri Mariaman
temple in Batu Caves in celebrating the three-day festival, which began
yesterday.
The highlight as usual was the procession involving the silver
chariot in the image of Lord Muruga from the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in
Sungai Pari to this temple. In Selangor, Thaipusam this time around was
described as more meaningful following it being declared a public holiday in
Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. State Unity and Estate Workers Permanent Committee
chairman Datuk Kamala Ganapathy said celebrations were more focused at Batu
Caves.
Thaipusam falls on the full moon day when the Pusam star reigns.
On this day, the alignment of the sun, the moon and the planets is said to be
conducive to spiritual enlightenment. Devotees head to temples to pray for
divine help and when their prayers are answered, they return on Thaipusam to fulfill
their vows with penance and pay homage to Lord Muruga as thanksgiving.
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6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:
On
Jan 30, 2008 8:12 AM
SaiRam,
This is an experience I had today...
I am going through a very rough phase in life and last night I was so depressed
that I totally blamed Baba for my state of being and told him that whatever is
the outcome of this misery I am going through it is all his doing and he is the
one who will be responsible for my actions.
This morning my colleague and I were talking about God and she reflected on a
discussion we had earlier where we said if GOD was the doer of all then when do
have to suffer the consequences of our actions...why should our karmas
affect us?
Today she said - The situations are destined but the reaction to such
situations is ours to make. We can go negative or positive as per our faith in
God...That struck a cord in me and made me realize that BABA had answered my
question through this girl.
Now I just pray to Baba that he would give me the strength to take whatever
comes my way and continue with faith and patience...BE WITH ME BABA PLEASE
FORGIVE ME FOR MY FOOLISHNESS
Sathya.
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Thu, January 31, 2008 10:23 pm
I want to relate
one of my experiences with Sai. This happened 3 to 4 years back. I was
preparing for one exam. For writing that exam passport is required as an
identity proof. Exactly one week before the exam I lost my passport. I was
nervous. I searched the whole house but I could not get it. Then I read the
whole Sai Satcharitra in one day and I slept. Next day I got the passport
through postman. He said somebody might have dropped the passport in post box.
He gave me the passport. I thanked Sai a lot for helping me. Again there was
another miracle that took place. I lost my two gold rings which I placed in my
almirah. I got them in our colony's temple Hundi. After praying to SaiBaba, now
I am in one more trouble. I am praying to Saibaba for help. I read Sai
Satcharitra recently. I know He will help me.
Lakshmi
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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 MOUSE WHICH TURNED INTO A LION:
In a dense forest lived a great sage named Bhrigu
Rishi. He lived a secluded life in a small shelter where he spent his days in
prayer. A small mouse also lived near the shelter and over the years became a
very pious and an ardent disciple of the sage. Whenever Bhrigu sat deep
in meditation or sang hymns in praise of God, the mouse would also sit near him
and meditate. His only problem was that being a mouse, he was always in fear of
his life from cats, dogs and vultures and this fear was biggest obstacle.
Bhrigu Rishi had been observing the mouse over the years and
knew about his fear. Having pity on him, he decided to end this problem, once
for all, by transforming the mouse in to a lion. He could then move boldly and
meditate with peace.
The sage was a hermit with extraordinary powers, acquired over
the years through his prayers and meditation. He could achieve or be blessed
with whatever he desired by praying to God.
He started his meditation and when he reached the level of
supernatural he prayed, Oh God! The mouse is one of your ardent devotees, but
his prayers are disturbed because he lives in fear all the time. I pray that
you change him into a lion so that he can overcome this fear".
The almighty granted him this wish and the mouse became a lion.
The surprising result of this was that his outlook was also transformed to the
attributes of the jungle king. He would roam over the forest freely and all the
other animals would bow and greet him fearfully. He has hailed as their leader.
Only the sage knows of his original state of mouse and this
reality made him treat him still like a mouse. This was resented by the 'mouse
turned lion' because it would affect his dignity. Once the other animals know
of it they would then ridicule and disrespect him. He decided to kill the sage,
his benefactor, so that the secret was not revealed to others. After
being mentally prepared to do the killing, he rushed off to the hermitage.
Bhrigu Rishi had extraordinary powers and the moment he saw the lion rushing at
him, he read his mind. This ungratefulness made him very angry and he
transfixed lion with his stare.
As the lion stood trembling before the sage, he got reverted
back to his original physical state of a mouse. If the 'mouse turned lion' had
not forgotten his earlier days and thought ill of his benefactor, he would not
have been reverted back to mouse again.
Lesson: "Never be ungrateful to your benefactor. A person,
who becomes rich or powerful and forgets his earlier periods of misery, is
destined to stumble in life, again and again.
Bye children meet you in the next issue.
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8.
SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA
Feb 6, 2008 10:18 AM
Spiritual Gems from Sri Sai Satcharitra - chapter 27
Sai Ram. Let us now take up Spiritual Gems from Chapter 27 of
Sri Sai Satcharitra. Sai Ram.
Shri Sai Satcharitra
Chapter XXVII
Favour Shown by Giving Bhagwat and
Vishnu-Sahasra Nam - Dixit's Vitthal Vision - Gita Rahasya - Khapardes.
This Chapter describes how Sai Baba favoured His devotees by
granting them religious books after he had touched and consecrated them, for
parayana (reading regularly) and certain other matters.
Preliminary
When a man takes a plunge into the sea, he gets the merit of
bathing in all the Tirthas and sacred rivers. Similarly when a man takes refuge
at the feet of the Sad-guru, he gets the merit of bowing to the Trinity, i.e.
Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh and also Para-Brahma.
SSG: Sai Ram. That is because Guru is Brahma, Vishnu, Maheswara and is in fact none other than the Para-Brahma.
Sai Ram. Guru dispels the spiritual darkness and shows the things in true
light. That is why in Sri Aditya Hridayam, Sun God Aditya is also referred to
as One with all Gods including Brahma, Vishnu, Siva
etc. Just as Sun illuminates the world with His light and dispels darkness,
Guru dispels the Spiritual Darkness (in another chapter too, Sai Baba tells Sri
Nanasaheb Chandorkar that Guru does not teach truth but teaches what is untrue,
thus removes Ajnana, ignorance). Guru is therefore referred many times as Gnana
Bhaskara (The Sun of Knowledge). Sai Ram.
SSS: Victory be unto Shri Sai the
wish-fulfilling tree and the ocean of knowledge, who gives us self-realization.
Oh Sai, create in us regard for Your stories. Let the
readers and audience devour them with the same relish with which the chatak
bird drinks the water from the clouds and becomes happy. While listening to
Your stories, let them and their families get all the sattwik emotions, viz.
let their bodies perspire, let their eyes be full of tears, let their prana be
steady, let their minds be composed, let their hair stand on end, let them cry,
sob and shake, let their hostilities and their distinctions, great and small
vanish. If these things happen, that is a sign of the grace of the Guru dawning
upon them. When these emotions develop in you, the Guru is most pleased and
will certainly lead you on to the goal of self-realization. The best way,
therefore, to get free from the shackles of Maya is our complete and
whole-hearted surrender to Baba. The Vedas cannot take you across the ocean of
Maya. It is only the Sad-guru, who can do so and make you, see the Lord in all
creatures.
SSG: Sai Ram. By removing the veil that covers the vision,
Sadguru Sai can and will make us see Him in all animate and inanimate things.
The Creator is different from the Creation but pervades the whole Creation too.
Thus Sai pervades the whole universe. Sai Ram.
To be continued..
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9.
ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:
Feb
9, 2008 12:01 PM
Dhunda sara jamana mere sai
jaisa koi nahin
jo har kisi ko apnaye aisa duniya main koi nahin
pyar ki khoz main hai duniya sari yahain
mujhe mere sai se pyara koi nahin
sab kuch mila ek tujhe pa kar sai
mujhe is se para sahara or koi nahin
khata ho mujh se to mafi ke kabil bana
hai tujhe pata mujh se bara gunahgar koi nahin
- Sudha
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10. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:38:42 +0530
Sairam,
I am not receiving the 'The Glory of
Shirdi Sai' newsletter. The last newsletter I received was Issue No.24
(21st November 2007). Why this has discontinued? Sir, please look into
the matter and kindly start sending the issues to me.
Thanking you,
R. Sairam
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Response by
Saidarbar Team:
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SaiRam, Thank you for your letter. As per your request I am attaching old
issues of E-magazine "The Glory of Shirdi Sai" issues 25 and 26 of
2007. I am sending separately Glory of Shirdi Sai - issue 01-2008. After
receiving all, please give me feedback. Please feel free to contact us in Sai
related activities.
Thank you once again for showing interest in Saidarbar
activities.
With best regards,
SaiSevak SrinivasaRao Kasturi.
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Response for The Glory of Shirdi Sai E-
Magazine in the 3d page turning NEW FORMAT
On Jan 30, 2008 11:55 AM
SaiRam,
I like the new format but I miss the picture of Baba on the
front page on the right hand corner. I always did my namaskar to that picture
before I read this magazine.
Sunita Sapru
Response by Saidarbar Team:
Sairam Sunitaji
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, we realized that also. The next
issue coming next week will have all the pictures of Baba again.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Sairam
Vijay
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Jan 26, 2008 6:53 AM
SaiRam,
I thank u very much for the wonderful messages. I would
like to visit the place in Hyderabad since at present I am in Pune would
appreciate you for giving me details of how to come and whether accomadation is
also available.
Mrs sushila zingde
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On Jan 27, 2008 2:54 PM,
JaiSaiRam,
I am an Egyptian Moslem devotee for Sri Shirdi Baba. I will
present a lecture on Him on 11 February, 2008 at the Indian Culture Center in
Cairo. I liked your E-Zine and what do like me to say.
Dr.Abdelfattah M.Badawi
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On Jan 13, 2008 9:02 AM
Aum Sai Ram
It’s a great & all in one god.
Keyur.
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Jan 13, 2008 12:43 PM
JaiSaiRam,
Very good, keep it up.
P.S.SASIDHARAN
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Jan 24, 2008 10:27 AM
Jai Sai Ram
I am interested in knowing more details. Please send the
updates.
k. jayaraman.
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Jan 24, 2008 1:08 PM
SaiRam,
Namaste to all. I really felt very happy to go to the
web site and all the compilations.
May Sai Bhagavan will give His blessings to all of our devotees.
Appalaraju Borra
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12. SAI'S BOOK
WORLD: (TAMIL)
Title: Bharatam Kakum Shirdi Baba
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Tamilnadu - 603 104
Email: manager@shirdisaitrust.org
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Title: Shirdi Tiruthala Sirappu
Author: Saimani R.
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108 Krishnan Karanai Village
Pattipulam P.O East Coast Road
Tamilnadu - 603 104
Email: manager@shirdisaitrust.org
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13.
EDITORIAL:
Things impressed me from this magazine:
Guru does not teach truth but teaches what is untrue, thus
removes Ajnana, ignorance). Guru is therefore referred many times as Gnana
Bhaskara (The Sun of Knowledge).
The Creator is different from the Creation but pervades the
whole Creation too. Thus Sai pervades the whole universe.
Sai devotees may
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