TO ALL SAI DEVOTEES

Shri.GopalaRao Ravada was born to Shri.VenkatRao Ravada and Smt.Venkata Ramanamma Ravada on 24th April 1946. Shri.GopalaRao due to the Grace of Sai, turned a Sai devotee in the year 1989. On a fine day, GopalaRao while in meditation was named as SAI.BA.NI.SA. by BABA which means "Bhadhyathalu Nirvartinche Sanyasi" in his mother tongue. As per the dictates of BABA and due to BABA's Blessings he is actively engaged in Spreading Sai Philosophy from 25th December, 1998 through the medium of Internet. He is the founder member of http://www.saidarbar.org After

serving in Government of India as a Scientific Officer, he has at the age of 54 years, opted for voluntary retirement to dedicate himself for the service of Sai and the community of Saidevotees. On the invitation by the organizers, he has attended Sai Utsav-2000 held on 23-25th November,2000 at Chicago,USA. So far Nine Saidarbar branches have started functioning under his leadership in five continents with their Head Quarters located at Viswa Saidarbar-London(U.K.)

Messages from BABA to him through dreams are compiled and presented as SAI PHILOSOPHY AND MESSAGES FOR LIFE in the web site http://www.saidarbar.org the site has become immensely popular amongst the Sai Devotees.

Saibanisa - GopalaRao Ravada has delivered spiritual discourses on the following topics in English & Telugu

1)Sai In Dreams- A scientific Approach.

2)Sai in Bhagavatam

3)Sai in Ramayanam

4)Sai - Sampoorna Dhattavathar

5)Sai Thathva

6)Sai's View on life

7)Sai's advice to married couples.

8)Sai in Dreams of Saibanisa.

9)Sai in the life of Saibanisa.

10)Sai in the lives of HIS devotees.

11)Sai's Sayings and their inner meanings.

12)Sai and ancient saints.

GURU POORNIMA CELEBRATIONS AT SAIDARBAR-HYDERABAD.

On 5-7-2001,Thursday, GuruPoornima Day (Sadguru Sainath MahaRaj) was celebrated at Saidarbar-Hyderabad in the presence of many SAI devotees. On this holy occasion Saibanisa Ravada GopalaRaoji felicitated Acharya G.V.Subhramanyam as a mark of respect and reverence to Lord Sainath.

The program started at 10:00 hrs, first offering Puja to Lord Ganapathi to invoke his Blessings and then Lord Sainath's Paduka Puja was performed by chanting Holy Four Vedas by Sri RamaKrishna Sastry a renowned Vedic Scholar.

Professor SadasivaRao an ardent devotee of Lord Sainath briefed devotees about activities of Saidarbar and welcomed Sri Mahakali VenkataRao, renowned astrologer, Acharya .V.Subhramanyam and other devotees.

Sri Mahakali VenkataRao Garu briefly explained GuruParampara and stressed the need to follow the teachings and philosophy of Lord Sainath of Shirdi in these difficult days.

Acharya Sri.G.V.Subhramanyam explained the SAI Philosophy in a lucid chasty Telugu to the well attended audience and stressed the necessity of building inner Saidarbar in everyone's heart as Lord Sainath is omnipotent and all pervading and the main philosophy being LOVE ALL AND SERVE ALL. Sri Acharya explained the hierarchy of Gurus by explaining Pancha Kosas in the humans.

1. Annamaya Kosa (food) -Mother -First level Guru

2.Pranamaya Kosa (Air) Father -second level Guru

3.Vignanmaya Kosa (Knowledge)- General Education Teacher -third level Guru

4.GnanaMaya Kosa- Moral and Ethical- Fourth Level Guru (Spiritual Knowledge) teachers

5. AnandaMaya Kosa (Bliss) -Permanent Happiness- SadGuru like Shirdi SAI or Lord Krishna

Acharya G.V.Subhramanyam was felicitated by Saibanisa GopalaRao Ravadaji by showering rose petals,Attar, and was presented with a pandit Shawl as a mark of respect and Guru Dakshina. All the devotees were given Prasadam and had Paduka's Sparsa of Lord Sainath. This programme was

sponsored by Sri Kotagiri HanumanthRao of Doha -Qatar and was represented by his family members.

Annadanam was performed at 13:00 hrs to the poor people at Sri Shirdi SAIBABA Mandir, Sainikpuri; Secunderabad sponsored by Sri JaganMohanReddy & Sri Gopi of Canada. Saidarbar wishes all the sponsors and their family members a very happy and prosperous material and spiritual life. Let us dedicate once again to Guru as follows. Dhayna Mulam Guru Murthi Puja mulam Guru Padam Manthra mulam Guru Vakyam Moksha mulam Guru Krupa.

Reported by: SaiSevak B.NarsimhaMurthy -Hyderabad.