Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI Published Bi-Weekly Issue 11/2004 27-05-2004 Please visit our Web site: http://www.saidarbar.org THIS ISSUE CONTAINS: 1. THE GLORY - - E-MAGAZINE 2. VISWASAIDARBAR 3. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE 4. SAI PHILOSOPHY 5. WHAT IS SAIDARBAR? 6. SAI IN LETTERS 7. CORRESPONDENCE COURSE ON BHAGAVAD -GITA 8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA 9. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY 10. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES 11. SAI WITH CHILDREN 12. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES 13. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES 14. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS 15. EDITOR'S DESK ------------------------- 1. THE GLORY - - E-MAGAZINE Please visit: http://www.ebooks.vijishvanya.com/shirdi/emagazine.htm --- -------- 2.VISWASAI DARBAR: would you like to join? Visit http://www.saidarbar.org/viswasaidarbar.htm For further details contact saidarbar --- ---------------- 3. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE: Chaitra 1878 : H.H. Akkalkot Swami left the mortal coils at Akkalkot in Sholapur Distict. Chaitra 1908: Sri Kashiram Shimpi, a blessed devotee of Baba passed away. Chaitra 1922 : Hemadripanth (Sri. Anna Saheb Dhabolkar) commenced writing Sai Satcharitra Marathi Script. --- -------------- 4. SAI PHILOSOPHY: SAI PHILOSOPHY FROM THE DIARY OF SAI.BA.NI.SA. These messages are the outcome and essence of the dream sequences of Saibanisa as given by Lord Sainath, which reflect the Sai Philosophy and his high thinking. They carry a sense of deep meaning and are generally thought provoking, enough to set one's thinking process. Translated and presented by RAGHU RAMAN SATULURY 91) 31st January, 1997: Even if you are on the right path, people around you subject you at times to torture. Interact only to the extent required, as it is the order of the day. 92) 20th February 1997: When others are enjoying wealth earned through wrong means, do not entertain even a passing thought that it is going to be permanent. Do not be attracted towards them if you want to live in peace. 93) 28th February 1997: All near and dear (wife and children) have a share in your good deeds but not in your bad deeds. So why be a party to such a situation. 94) 28th February 1997: When "TRUTH" is a saleable commodity today, why do you expect punishing those "ERRING". Sooner or later GOD will punish them. 95) 8th March 1997: Low tides and high tides are common phenomena while on the sea. Still the travel continues. So is the journey through life. --- ---------- 5. WHAT IS SAIDARBAR? For answer please browse: http://www.saidarbar.org/saidarbar1.htm --- --------------- 6. SAI IN LETTERS: Madhusudhan Nori, Hyderabad, India nomavi SAI IN LETTERS (Saibanisa's letters to his Son) http://www.saidarbar.org/HTML/ocean_of_mercy/sai3.jpg Translated from the Telugu original into English by Sri Sai Devotee Madhusudan Nori. Secunderabad - 28 February 2000. I request the readers to read first Sri Sai Satcharitra in English by Late Sri Nagesh Vasudev Gunaji, before reading these letters. http://www.geocities.com/seenukv/day-01-thu.htm OM SAI Hyderabad 10 February 1992 Letter - 36 (Chapter 38) Dear Chakrapani, Sri Hemadri Pant elaborated, in this chapter, on Annadanam (offering of food to hungry) performed by Sri Sai at Shirdi, details of utensils used by HIM for preparing the food, the way HE cooked the Naivedyam (items of food offered to GOD) and the abundant LOVE Sri Sai had for Sri Hemadri Pant. All aspects of performing Annadanam have clearly been explained in this chapter. It is said - Feeding the hungry & poor (Annadanam) is the best amongst all varieties of charity-. I will now mention as an example two individuals, known to me, whose name comes to my mind while discussing this matter. First name is that of Mrs. Docca Seethamma, resident of Vakkalanka (a village near my native place in Konaseema area of coastal Andhra Pradesh), who had spent all her wealth on performing Annadanam (feeding the hungry and poor) and thus earned the name of Annapoorna (name of a Goddess of Benares / Varanasi / Kasi who is provider of food to all) in Konaseema area. She herself used to cook the items of food and feed all persons visiting the village, without differentiating whether they are relatives, strangers and are of any caste. This fact was even noticed by the then British Government ruling India. She never cared for her own health and continued to cook, even when she was unwell, and performed Annadanam. Her generous nature and blessedness are thus evident. The second name is that of Sri Upadhyayula Pereswara Somayajulu, husband of my maternal aunt. He did not have any children of his own, but he gathered many children of his relatives, under his roof providing them with shelter and bore the entire expenditure on account of their education and food. Thus he was a great soul who did Vidyadanam (charity towards education) and Annadanam (charity towards providing food). I humbly state that I was one amongst those children who grew up under his roof. Sri Somayajulu uncle was fighting for his life and was on the deathbed on 29 January1991. That day was Grihapravesam (house warming ceremony or ritual of entering a new house for the first time) and he inquired, from his sick bed, whether each and every 200 invitees for the Annadanam had properly been fed. You can see that even at the last moments of his life he was concerned that Annadanam be performed without any fault. He merged in Sri Sai on 30 January 1992 Thursday at 1:20 PM Ekadasi (an auspicious day of Hindu lunar month) after hearing the afternoon Harati. Isn't this the result of his performing Annadanam? Now I will write about an incident that occurred in my life while performing Annadanam, so read on carefully. That day 17 October 1991 was Vijaya Dashami (last day of Hindu festival Dussera) and I prayed to Sri Sai, after the morning Harati, from the bottom of my heart saying - Baba grant me an opportunity to feed at least 10 people in my house today. I will eat only after feeding 10 people-. This was the vow taken by me that morning. I performed the afternoon Harati. Invited guests and visitors started arriving at our house for lunch. By 3 PM 9 guests have been fed and I did not have my meal as yet. I had vowed before Sri Sai that I will eat only after feeding 10 individuals and I was determined to keep my word. 10th guest did not arrive and it was 4 PM in the evening. Even your mother finished her meal and my determination to fulfill my vow increased. A fleeting thought crossed my mind that couldn't Sri Sai send 10 individuals to my house for a meal? I had been fasting since morning, was suffering from hunger pains in my stomach and was in mental agony, as the 10th guest did not arrive. Not knowing what to do, I looked at Sri Sainath's portrait with sad eyes. HIS bewitching smile was testing my patience. If the saying that Sri Sai never permitted anyone to fast was true, then why am I in this situation with hunger on this day? What is the significance of the bewitching smile on Sri Sai's face when I am suffering from hunger pains? I needed answers to these 2 questions and was wondering on whom to approach for the answers. At that moment my eyes fell on the book titled Sai Baba of Shirdi - a Unique Saint written by MV Kamath & VB Kher, bought by me on 16 October 1991, in the bookshelf in front of me. I opened the bookshelf, took that book in my hand, praying wholeheartedly to Sri Sai - You came to my house yesterday in the form of this new book and I can visualize you in this book. You must give answers to my agonizing questions. This is not a test for me but a test for YOU. If you like your devotee to suffer by fasting, I can remain without food for a full one day. 10th guest has not yet arrived at my house for a meal. I will have my meal only after the 10th guest finishes his meal. It is for YOU to tell me what to do now-. Praying to Sri Sai thus, I held the new book in my hands closed my eyes and opened the book randomly. When I opened my eyes, the book was open at page No. 135 and I started searching for answers to my questions on that page. Sri Sai visualized in the form of last sentence on that page and gave answers sought by me thus - Do you want me to eat more? Go now and have your meal-. I was filled with unexplained happiness. Did Sri Sai himself arrive as the 10th guest in my house and had HIS meal? I could not believe it, as I have not seen any individual arriving as the 10th guest. I did not even see any animal coming to our house so HE could not have come in the form an animal. I was wondering about in which form had Sri Sai come and took HIS meal. It was then that my eyes fell on an ant, which was circumambulating round the plate, with food offerings, placed in front of Sri Sai's portrait. Sri Sai's words, contained in the 9th chapter of Sri Sai Satcharitra, came to my mind. These words were - Similarly cats, pigs, flies, cows etc. are all my forms. I am going around in these forms. I am present in all living beings-. I mentally paid my respects and thanked Sri Sai, realized that Sri Sai never made HIS devotees to undertake fasting and had my meal as 11th person at 4:45 PM on that day. You must understand one aspect from this incident; Sri Sai immensely liked Annadanam (feeding the hungry). Whenever and wherever Annadanam is being performed, HE will be present there in some form or other and blesses HIS devotees. Just observe the way Sri Sai used to offer Naivedyam (offering food) to GOD. Devotees used to bring various dishes & delicacies to Dwarakamayi and place them before Sri Sai. HE used to take out a small amount from each dish & delicacy into a vessel and offer the contents of the vessel to GOD. What should we learn from this? GOD does not look for the taste in dishes & delicacies offered to HIM by devotees, but looks for the extent of devotion with which these have been offered. That's why Sri Sai never bothered much about the taste of food offered to HIM. HE sought only LOVE from his devotees. Before consuming any edible item you offer the same with devotion to Sri Sai and HE will happily accept the same. When I was meditating on a particular day Sri Sai said - I prefer the plain and sweet Sapota (an Indian fruit - Chikoo in Hindi - Scientific name Achras Sapota) fruit to beautiful and tempting Pampara Panasa (an Indian fruit of citrus genre - Scientific name Pomelmoos) fruit. Sri Sai is GOD to all of us. What that GOD likes is a sweet Sapota called LOVE. If we LOVE SAI, without realizing we will start loving our contemporaries by seeing Sri Sai in them. Remember that synonym for LOVE is SAI. In service of Sri Sai, Your father. --- --- 7.JOIN CORRESPONDENCE COURSE ON BHAGAVAD -GITA: http://www.gita-society.com/lessons/saigita.htm ------------------------------- 8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA: SV.SWAMY: swamymain 5/23/2004 18:17:01 –0700 Sai Ram. We are about to take up the worship of Baba by Dr.Pandit. Let us recapitulate or summarize briefly what we discussed in the last issue. The Individual Self is a part of the Universal Self (Jeevatma is an amsa of Paramatma). Just as a drop of water, a lake, a river and the ocean, all are made of the same water, so whether a small child, a grown up man, woman, a Brahmin or a Sudra, all are containers for the same essence, that of Brahman, also called as ParaBrahman to differentiate from Brahma, the God of Creation. Most of us are covered by Maya, illusion, which prevents us seeing things as they really are. Just as in semi-darkness, a rope is mistaken for a snake and produces fear in the eyes of the onlooker, the sense of I, also called ego, produces a sense of separation in each of us, thus limiting our perceptions and also causing various attachments and aversions (which are negative attachments). Just as a good lamp makes us see the rope for what it is and thus be free from fear, Guru's grace also removes in us the sense of separation and thus frees us from the attachments to the worldly things. The oneness of all is demonstrated in the various incidents described in Satcharitra and Dr.Pandit's worship of Baba and His acceptance of the same is one such of several incidents. "Then Dababhat left his house for Puja and Dr. Pandit accompanied him. Dadabhat worshipped Baba. Nobody until then dared to apply sandal paste to Baba's forehead. Only Mhalsapati used to apply it to His throat. But this simple-hearted devout, Dr. Pandit, took Dabadhat's dish containing Puja-materials and taking sandal-paste out of it, drew a Tripundra, i.e. there horizontal lines on Baba's forehead. To the surprise of all, Baba kept silent without uttering a single word." Sai Ram. See the greatness of Baba and the lesson that He is trying to teach us His children. Baba did not believe in teaching through elaborate theoretical discourses (though He makes this child of His, me, do that sort of things!), but through practical lessons. He made a few exceptions like the Chapter on Brahmagnan, which we will eventually explore. The exceptions make the rule stronger. Thus this and the next example, the previous incidents, the teaching of Isa Upanishad to Das Ganu, there are any number of incidents used by Baba to convey deep philosophical truths. Sai Ram. Though Baba did not care for theoretical explanations, He, like a fond parent, did explain His actions when genuine aspirants among His devotees asked Him to explain. That is what He did in this case too. "Then Dababhat that evening asked Baba, "How is it, that though You object to the sandal-paste being applied by others to Your forehead, but You allowed Dr. Pandit to do so now?" Baba replied that Dr. Pandit believed Him to be the same as his Guru, Raghunath Maharaja of Dhopeshwar, known as Kaka Puranik, and he applied the paste to His forehead, as he was doing to his Guru. Hence He could not object. On enquiry, Dr. Pandit told Dadabhat that he took Baba as his Guru Kaka Puranik, and hence he marked the Tripundra on Baba's forehead, as he did on his Guru's head." Sai Ram. Baba was demonstrating yet again the Oneness of the Universal Spirit, which pervades the whole manifest creation of Him. In the unmanifest or Nirgun state, the Spirit has no shape, no size, no form, no attributes of color, sex etc. Thus we can refer to that Nirgun ParaBrahman as He, She or It. When it decided to manifest, that is to take some form, it took various shapes, sizes, colors, textures etc. But underlying all of them is the Unmanifest form since it is Inexhaustible. That is why, Sri Vishnu Sahasranama describes Him as the Universe and the Universal Spirit. Sai showed that all Guru's, all Gods, all Saints are One. Sarva Deva Namaskarah Kesava Praticgachhati (all Namskars reach Kesava). Bhagawan Sri Krishna tells Arjuna that people worship so many different Gods, Pitrus etc., but since He pervades all of them, He accepts worship through those demi Gods etc. Since Dr.Pandit was a simple and steadfast devotee of his Guru Kaka Puranik, he saw the same Guru in Baba too. And Baba also accepted the worship offered by Pandit to his Guru. And Sai always respected that simplicity of a child, not the artificial humility of a devotee who is all the time bowing his head again and again, secretly hoping for some desires to be fulfilled by such sycophantic behaviour. This incident was used by Baba to reinforce yet again the lesson which He so patiently was trying to teach to all of us, look beyond the external size shape and other external characteristics, do not be bound by the limited sensory perceptions of sight, sound etc., allow your heart to connect you to the Universal Spirit so that you too can feel unity. Like He did. Sai Ram. We will explore in the next issue, the mock anger of Baba, His acceptance of Haji etc. Sai Ram. S.V.Swamy Author, Editor, Proof-Reader and Book Reviewer www.freewebs.com/swamyreview --- ------- 9.QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY: (By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao) "Shashi": shashi_31 71. Come and carry away bags of UDHI. Come cart away the treasure of your mother. But no one is taking. No one listens to Me. My treasury is open. None brings carts to take from it. I say dig but none will bother. Earth will (your body) will return to earth, air (your breath) will return to air. This opportunity will not return. Please have entire faith in My words. Then your object of attaining God Realization will be accomplished. 72. My tomb will speak and move with those who make Me their refuge. I shall be active and vigorous from My tomb also. Even after My Samadhi, I shall be with you, the moment you think of Me from any place. As soon as a devotee calls Me with sincere love, I will appear. I require no train to travel. My business is to give good things and blessings to the devotees. 73. My people first come to Me for temporal benefits. They get their heart's desire fulfilled and, after being comfortably placed in their life, they follow Me. 74. The devotees who recognize Me in every form and treats Me adequately is blessed. 75. Baba said to Nana- I am the shudra. I am everything and beyond. I was the Fakir who begged in Bombay. I was the Spirit you saw at midnight under the tree. I pervade the earth and transcend it. Bolted doors do not bar access to Me. I will go invisibly. 76. I am the only witness like the sun. I am neither attached nor detached to any one. Man reaps what he sows, according to his thoughts, words and deeds. This is the Divine law that applies to all. 77. When you attain spiritual power, you will have Sapta Shatka in all your actions. You will be powerful to handle the affairs. Mind that holds on to Visayas binds you. Mind wavers. For stability of mind acquire spiritual strength and knowledge about `SELF'. Moksha is nothing but winning over egoism. Seek Self Realization. Knowledge dawns on a purified mind. Control the mind. 78. Worldly life is filled with ego and attachment. Destroy them and then only you get a philosophical bent of mind (Dharma Chaitanya). While practicing it, try to acquire Divine Light (Paramarthika Dristi). While practicing it, try to acquire selflessness. Selflessness is the goal for all. God is nowhere else, but selflessness is God. 79. Self-control brings Pari-poornatha and selflessness. Wisdom dawns through the power of perception and comprehension. The power evolves into the supreme refuge. Transformation comes through selfless thoughts and spiritual strength. 80. Fasting does not give any worldly or spiritual benefits. To be continued… ------------------ 10. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES: Sriram Rachakonda, Singapore Baba is everguiding and everhelping me in each and every aspect in my life from the very next moment I started believing him. I can say, without second thought, if today I am happy and in this comfortable position, that is the only kindness of Baba, but not anything else. Last time when I came to India, I went to Shirdi and had darshan of our Sadguru Maharaj very happily. I offered 3 shawls to Baba on behalf of my colleague in Singapore, for which he had requested me through an email and also had told he would give the equivalent money for the shawls once I reach Singapore back. after some time I again came back here and given the udhi and prasad to my colleague, but both we forgot about the money for shawls. Suddenly after a long time he called me one day and asked me to take the money for shawls immediately as there should not be any delay in this kind of issues. On the next day I went to collect the money, Rs.300 for which I bought 3 shawls in Shirdi, from the person. Now see the miracle of Baba!!!! At that time he had only one 10$ note and remaining some 50 $ notes with him, but no smaller notes. so he had given a 10$ note together with some coins, summing to $11.30C. he searched and even asked others present there, but no one had any more coins. The next day when I saw the money exchange rates, I was astonished to know that the sum $11.30 is exactly equivalent to 300 Indian Rupees. how great and kind of Baba? he doesn't want me to remain with 'runa' (in loan to) and this incident proves he is omnipresent & omnipotent even after attaining Samadhi. --- -- 11. 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. I have told you 24 stories during the year 2003. Baba told before He took His Maha Samadhi that He is Muralidhar and would like to play in Booty Wada (Samadhi Mandir) with His devotees. So I started Krishna Leelas with effect from the first issue of New Year 2004. Study well and learn good manners. Tell your parents to read the Glory of Shirdi Sai - Fortnightly E-magazine and narrate Krishna Leelas from this magazine. THE FRUIT SELLER: It was the afternoon of summer. It was very hot that day. Krishna was playing in his courtyard when he heard the familiar voice of the fruit seller outside. "Fruits, fresh juicy fruits." Krishna immediately ran inside on his legs and came out with some rice in his hands. But his little fingers could not hold much rice and most of it slipped through. This pleased the fruit seller and he gave one fruit of each kind to Krishna. Krishna smiled and then touched the basket of fruits with his finger and ate the fruits given by the fruit seller. The Fruit seller left. She was thinking about the charming child. She put down the basket and when she looked at her basket her eyes opened wide in surprise when she found that her fruit basket was all full of precious gems like ruby, emeralds and diamonds. The glitter of the gems filled her room. A mere touch of Krishna's finger had turned the fruits into gems. Such was his power. In Gokul it was almost daily that a strange incident would happen and in each of them Krishna was involved. ……..To be continued. --------------------------- 12. ARTICLES FROM SAIDEVOTEES: Monday, May 17, 2004 5:51:21 AM "n sivanandam" : vasuki_mahal & essgee NATURE'S LAWS Baba said, "We have to reap now the fruit of what we sow in our past life, and there is no use of crying about it now" in Sri Sai Satcharitra, Ch. XLVI. One must clearly understand that there is no carry over of credit or debit of our deeds in the book of account with God's bank. At the end, all accounts must be closed with zero balance based on our actions and reactions. Remember we are always under His vigilant eye of supervision, not a fraction of second passes without his superintendence. Even though all are bestowed with 6th sense, many in this Kali-yuga never consider its advice prior to take up any negative deed. Because of this the society is voluntarily inviting so many miseries and difficulties. Every wrong action or crime brings its own punishment in accordance with the law of retribution. The nature's laws such as the law of causation, the law of action and reaction, the law of compensation and the law of retribution - all operate together. He who hurts another man, hurts himself first. Remember that God is neither partial nor unjust. Remember that God is not responsible for the wealth of one man or the poverty of another. We suffer on account of our own wicked actions. There is nothing chaotic or capricious in this world. Things do not happen in this universe by accident or chance in a disorderly manner. They happen in regular succession and events follow each other in a regular order. There is a kind of definite connection between what is being done now by us and what will happen in the future. Sow always the seeds, which will bring pleasant fruits and which will make us happy herein and hereafter. If we take an individual life as an isolated event, which begins with birth of the physical body and terminates with its death we cannot find any correct explanation or solution for the affairs of life. We will be groping in darkness and despair. Our present life is nothing, when compared with the whole soul- life. It is momentary - a mere fragment. If we want to find the cause or antecedent for anything, we will have to go deep into the affairs of the eternal soul-life. Then alone there will be perfect balance of cause and effect, antecedent and consequence. Life does not end with the disintegration of this physical body alone. There is reincarnation. There had been countless previous lives also. We will have to take into consideration the widest view of the life of the soul. Then we will find a perfect, satisfactory solution for all the intricate and complicated affairs of life. The law of compensation operates everywhere in nature's phenomena. The seed breaks and a large tree arises from the seed. Fuel burns. Fuel is destroyed. But there is heat, in accordance with the law of compensation. When we relate these in our life, there is re- confirmation from Baba, which is an eye opener for us, "Debt, enmity and murder have to be atoned for, as there is no escape from them" in Sri Sai Satcharitra, Ch. XXXVI. We will see that this law of compensation is operating everywhere in the phenomena of nature. It is inexorable and immutable. No one can defy this relentless and irresistible law. If we do an evil act, we will reap a bad fruit in compensation. Then, where is the solution for this complex phenomenon? We can find Baba's compensation formula in Sri Sai Satcharitra that will help to overcome our karmic balance: "If anyone does any evil unto you, do not retaliate. (Ch.X). Sai Mother is always more considerate and compassion on us, let us listen to Her words of Mercy "Why should you take the responsibility of the actions on you? Do not entertain the sense of doership in doing good, as well as bad deeds (Ch. L) whatever happens, is divinely ordained and hence, it is good for us."(Ch.XX)" Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ------------------------------ 13. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES: 5/15/2004 18:11:26 EDT Mrk21214 SaiRam! Sri N.sivanandam wrote about of Sangamesan Garu in " The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 10-2004" .I wish he expands more about him. I knew him. He did extroordinary service to devotees. M.RAMAKRISHNA --- --------- SaiVenu darshanofsai_withlove 5/19/2004 22:04:34 -0700 SaiRam! Thank you for sending "The Glory of Shirdi Sai" E-magazine . Love and devotion to Sri Shirdi Sai Baba. He is my mind, in my dreams and in my heart. Jai Jai. with love. ------------------------------- Wed, 12 May 2004 09:04:41 -0700 (PDT) Neeraja Nimmagadda" neerajalankar Om Sai Ram! My heart felt thanks to your team members for sending the sacred Sai Satcharita book. I have received them yesterday here along with many wonderful photos of Sai Baba, Udi and Shiridi prasadam too. I suddenly felt my house is filled with Sai Baba and thought sarvam sai sai sai. Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ----------------------------- 14. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS: Visit http://faith.Ocatch.com/index.html for Saidarbar -Chennai - India activities. Visit http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra/index.html for SAIDARBAR - Canberra - Australia activities. Visit http://www.viswasaidarbar.com for SAIDARBAR - London Activities. Visit http://www.saidarbarusa.org for SAIDARBAR - Walling ford Activities --- --------------------- 5/18/2004 06:55:38 -0700 Shirdi Sai Baba: wallingfordsai Dear Sai Bandhu On May 15, 2004 the Darbar and Satsangh was hosted by SB* Vijay and Sumathi family. This was the first time Darbar was organized in a public place, in a local community clubhouse, to accommodate large number of members. Darbar started with Ganesh Mantram followed by Guru Mantram, Ashtothram, Bhajan, Study Circle (reading Satcharita Chapter 14), Aarti, Food Prayer and Maha Prasad. With His grace and blessings, we had a wonderful evening. Darbar also welcomed new members and were introduced to all other existing members. Prior to Darbar, Children had a practice session for the Annual Day function, while all committee members discussed and finalized a date for Annual Day function, agenda and list of action items for the Annual Day function. There was a tremendous response from most members and children for volunteering in executive committee. We invite you with your family and interested friends for the upcoming Sai Darbar and Satsang to be held at our Sai Bandu Senthil and Kanchana'sresidence on 29-May-2004.. --- -------- Leeladhar": leedhar Mon, 10 May 2004 10:59:22 +0530 AMBROSIA IN SHIRDI This book has been written by Ramalingaswamy, Life Member of Shri Sai Baba Sansthan and with the grace of Baba, I wish to produce the articles written in this book to the devotees. For more literature on Sai Baba please visit www.saileelas.org -------- SAI DARBAR –Danbury, CT-USA Anil Kumar Zutshi zutshi Saturday, May 22, 2004 2:32:55 AM SaiRam! We had Sai Baba puja on May 2, 2004. Around 45 people attended this Puja. We had Sai devotees from New York, New Jersey, Southbury, Danbury and other places. Saxena Bandhu, the professional Shirdi Sai Baba Bhajan Singer along with Gogi Chandna, the Executive editor of "Sai Leela Times", the Sai paper being published from Shirdi. We also arranged a professional Tabla player and have recorded a video as well as audio cassette. Saxena Ji has a melodious voice. Bhajans / Puja started at around 3.30pm and ended up with Shej Aarti at around 7.30pm. After this, Prasad was served to Baba along with Baba devotees. It was a very nice and pleasant experience. I am attaching four photographs of this function. With Kind Regards Rita & Anil ------------- "Atlanta Sai Temple ": atlantasai Our tradition of celebrating Sai Vrath on every Second Saturday continues. Please bring your friends and family to witness this pooja and receive His blessings! Atlanta Sai Temple (NASSTA) 700 James Burgess Road, Suwanee, GA 30024 www.templeofpeace.org ------------------------------- "Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center": hamaresai Wed, 19 May 2004 14:31:43 -0700 (PDT) Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center, invites you for the Bi Weekly Satsangh Please join us in the Satsangh and receive Sadguru Saibaba's blessings. NOTE: Bi-Weekly Satsanghs are devotee sponsored Satsanghs and the sponsoring devotee family/families will provide the maha-prasad. Incase you wish to sponsor one of the Satsanghs, please sign up on the Calendar at the Prayer center or let us know by sending a email to hamaresai and we will update you on details. Bow to Sri SAI, Peace be to ALL !! ------------------------------- saibandhu: saibandhu Monday, May 24, 2004 5:31:32 PM Shirdi Sai Baba Bhajans- Invitation - May 27th Sai_Parivaar Bay Area, C. A, U.S.A OM SRI SAI RAM Dear Shirdi Sai devotees this week Shirdi Sai Baba Bhajans are at Vidya/ Himanshu's house in Sunnyvale, we would like to invite you and your family for these Bhajans. On May 27th (Thursday) Time: 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. If you want to conduct bhajans at your home/apt please contact: saibandhu or visit www.ShradhaSaburi.org Regards Saibandhus --- ------------------ "Shirdi Sai Jalaram Mandir" baba Mandir Activities & News: Mandir Patrika is now available online at out web site at www.babamandir.org Temple timings: Weekdays (except Thu) - 6.15pm to 7.00pm; Thu – 6.30pm to 9pm; Weekends – 9am to 7pm. Dhoop (Sandhya) Arathi performed on all days and in addition Noon (Madhyan) Arathi on weekends. All devotees are encouraged to sign up either by contacting temple committee members or by sending an email to baba to sign up for weekend volunteer service. - ------ 4/21/2004 15:31:47 +0100 ramachandra ramprasad shirdisaifoundation All India Sai Devotees Convention 2004 at Bangalore Shirdi Sai Baba Mandir, Near KHB Old Check Post, Magadi Main Road, Bangalore-560079, Karnataka, India, Phone: 080 – 56685879, 3684567 All India Sai Devotees Convention September 04, &, September 05, 2004 Theme: The Glory of Sri Sai Nama The objective of the convention is to Promote and Implement Sai consciousness through Sai Nama Japa. Call for Write-Ups / Papers / Concepts / Ideas / Thoughts for Presentation The proceedings of the Conference will be conducted mainly through the medium of Kannada/English /Hindi. Akhanda Sai Nama Sapthaha from September 06, 2004 to September 13, 2004 at Shirdi Sai Mandir, Sai Snehadhama Vrudhashram, Metipalya, Sondekoppa Road, Bangalore South. ----------------------- SAIDARBAR - HYDERABAD. We will be happy to conduct TeleSatsanghs to cities out side Hyderabad and India on prior intimation. For further details please contact saidarbar --- -------------------------- To Commemorate Shirdi Sai Utsav-2003, Orlando, Florida, USA, members of Saidarbar - Hyderabad released Saibanisa's Discourses in the form of three C.Ds of three hours duration containing, the following discourses. 1.God is Truth - Sai is Truth, My mortal remains shall speak from tomb – Baba 2. Sai In Bhagavatham 3.Sai in Ramayan Those who would like to obtain these C.Ds can contact Sai Sevak Srinivasa Rao Kasturi on his E-mail id saidarbar and please give your support to Saidarbar - Hyderabad in spreading Sai Philosophy across the Globe - Now in collaboration with India in a book "The Glory of Shirdi Sai" is available in the form of E-magazine in the website http://www.ebooks.vijishvanya.com/shirdi/emagazine.htm We hope that readers will get benefited by going through this Bi-weekly Magazine, solely dedicated for the purpose of spreading Shri Shirdi Sai Philosophy across the Globe by the media of internet. 15. FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: All over the World, Shiridi Sai devotees will be celebrating Guru Purnima on 2nd July 2004. The Glory of Shirid Sai will be pleased to publish the activities in this regard from all the Sai centers. Individuals interested may send reports to Saidarbar SAIDARBAR, Hyderabad is planning to celebrate Gurupurnima in a humble way as per its established traditions. Further details will be made known in the next issue. Sai devotees may write about their Sai activities in their place, essays, articles and poetry on Sai to " The Glory of Shirdi Sai" - they may be address their contributions to E-mail id: saidarbar with a copy marked to webmaster We shall put in our best efforts to include them in the Glory of Shiridi Sai- a bi-weekly E -Magazine. Unless the author of the articles instructs, not to publish his/her E-mail id, we will publish them as a matter of routine practice. You can for THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI for a friend /relative and also read the old issues from: http://www.saidarbar.org/glory.htm Editor does not accept responsibility for the views expressed in the articles published. This e-magazine is intended for Private circulation only. Submitted by Sai Sevak: Srinivasa Rao Kasturi For SAIDARBAR-HYDERABAD P.S. In case you do not like to receive "The Glory of Shiridi Sai ", kindly reply UNSUBSCRIBE for our necessary action. ----------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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