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Dear Sai Bandhus,

Please find my anwers to ShriSaisatcharitra questionnaire below.

 

Name : Nikhil D.Bhat

Place: New Jersey,basically from Dombivli,Mumbai

DOB :18th May 1978

 

Om Sai Ram

 

Radhika G [sMTP:g_radhika ]

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Shri Sai SatcharitraQuestionnaire Hari Om

Dear Friends, Sai Satcharitra is a becon light to one and all

in the process ofachievement of Dharma, Artha, Kama & finally Moksha (Union of

the self withthe Paramathma through Bhakti). We wish to receive a feedback from

you allregarding the Holy Granth Sai Satcharitra of Shri Hemadpant through

thesefollowing questions. Wishing to receive your replies on or

before 5th September 2003. God Bless You and be with you always,

Radhika Survey of Shri Sai Devotees - 2003 { In

dedication to Late Smt.Meenatai

Dabholkar}<http://us.f97.mail./ym/Compose?YY=55892#Smt.Meenatai>

Important : All devotees please at the minimum complete questions

1thru 3, and after that please follow directions within each question.

Pleasealso note that information is for understanding and furthering Shri

Sai'steachings and will not be used for commercial purposes of any kind. -

ThankYou. 1) How did you come to know of Shri Sai? What were

your experiencesleading to you becoming a Shri Sai Devotee? (Please describe in

detail - ifneeded please add sheets)

I knew my saibaba from a very young age since my mother is a sai Bhakta,and

she says she became a sai bhaktha when i was in her womb,she even knew

beforehand that she wud give me birth on a Thursday.I had first gone to Shirdi

along with my parents and brother when i was about 5 years old,after that Till

the age of 18,i wasnt very much into Sai bhakti,but gradually in my third year

of college i started to visit saibabas temple which is near our house in

Dombivli and it gave me immense pleasure and satisfaction.I could feel Baba

talking to me,loving me with his soothing looks,its something that i think is

inexplicable in words.Then after my engineering,when i got a job,i made my

second trip to Shirdi with my cousin Sachin,it was awesome,there's nothing

great in this life than wandering in the streets of Shirdi and exploring all

the parts of Shirdi,then finally within 1 more year I could make a third trip

to shirdi with my father,that was awsome too.Now i am here in States but still

my saibaba always keeps me near him,i have found many sai devottes here who had

arranged a nice sai bhajan function on the Guru Poornima day where i got a

chance to sing a Sai Bhajan and there is a beautiful saibaba temple in

Flushing,NY where i ocassionally go and take darshana of baba.

Om Sai Ram

2) Have you been to Shridi? Yes

a. Yes b. No (Please see end of page for information sources

-Bookmark1) 3) Do you know about the Holy Book on Shri Sai's life -

Shri Sai SatCharita Yes a.

Yes b. No (Please see end of page for information sources -Bookmark2)

4) Have you read the Holy Book - Shri Sai Sat Charita

Yes (Partially till chapter 3 and in between chapters)

a. Yes (If you answered Yes Please proceed to next

question 5and on ) b. No ( Please see end of the page where

you can get one -Bookmark3) 5) Do you regularly read

Shri Sai Sat Charita (Check all that apply) Ad Hoc a.

Daily b. Weekly c. Perform Saptaha on important days like

Ram Navami, GuruPournima, Gokulashatami, Shri

Sai'sMahasamadhi-Vijaya Dashami d. Ad Hoc (Read it in times of

distress / or for Manokamnian) 6) How would do judge your reading?

Know the ovrview of the book but still have to get to the full

saar of the book by reading it completetly,really appreciate and aheartfelt

thanks to all the Si Bandhus who have made the web edition of Shri Sai

Satcharithra. a. Know the overview of the Holy Book b.

Know each chapter thoroughly c. Have understood Shri Sai's

teachings and am trying topractise the same in life 7) Are you aware

that an exam is conducted on Shri Sai Sat Charita(Also called Panchsheel Exam)?

Yes

a. Yes (Please proceed to questions 8 and on) b. No

(Please see end of page for information sources -Bookmark4) 8)

Do you plan on taking the exam?

I would definitely want to take the exam . a.

have already given exams b. will take the next exam (Please see end

of page forinformation - Bookmark5) c. I am still unsure

9) What language did you give your exam in ? a.

10) How many exams have you taken?

a. Prathama (Please complete survey with questions11 A , 11

B, 11 C) b. Dwitiya (Please answer questions 11 A, 11 C

&12) c. Thrithiya (Please answer questions 11 A, 11 C&

12) d. Chaturthi (Please answer questions 11 A, 11 C

&12) e. Bhaktisheel (Please answer questions 11 A, 11 C&

12) 11 - A ) What was your experience before and after

the first exam?(Please consider the following to describe your feelings -

willingness,thoughts on usefullness of this exercise, preparation for the exam,

devotionto Shri Sai Baba, Your own perception of Shri Sai Sat Charita Amrut -

Pleaseadd additional sheet if required)

11 B) What is your feeling towards the next exam (Question only

forPrathama) a. I am eager for Dwitiya and started

preparations b. I want to write Dwitiya but not started preparations

(maynot appear for next sitting) c. I am not sure (may quit)

11 C) Will you tell your near and dear including friends about thisexam and

request them to take this exam? Will tell my other Sai

devotee freinds about this exam. a. Definitely Yes b.

Maybe 12) What was different between the first and the next

exams? (Pleaseconsider the following to describe your feelings & experiences

-nervousness, fearlessness, joy in writing, the approach to the

questionsitself, your preparation and Your own perception of Shri Sat Charita

Amrit)

BOOKMARK1 - How to get to Shirdi?

Before we get to how to - All devotees need to remember Shri Sai's(Gyara) 11

Vachan. One of them is that anyone who steps into My (Sai's)Mahasamadhi will

attain peace, health, contentment, happiness andprosperity. Shirdi

is approximately 8 hours by road from Mumbai, erstwhilecalled as Bombay, in the

Maharashtra State in India. There are regular stateand private buses through out

the day departing from Mumbai Central andother parts of Mumbai. Mumbai has an

international airport, domesticairport, sea ports, rail lines. There are

regular shared taxi-cabs fromMumabi to Nasik and Nasik to Shirdi is less than 3

hours by road. Majortrains / rail road halt at Manmad which is a major junction.

South oundtrains halt at Daund from where links to Manmad can be obatined. The

nearestrailway station for Shirdi is Kopergaon. However travel by road may

bepreferred due to availability. Please be careful on the road or any mode

oftransport at all times. Please check official website

http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/<http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org//>'>http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/<http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org//>

BOOKMARK2 - What is Shri Sai Sat Charita? Shri Sai

Charita is the Holy book describing the life, teachings andexperiences of

devotees of the great Saint Who lived in Shirdi, MaharashtraState, India. The

book has been read by several 100s of thousands ofdevotees. It is a well know

fact that devotees have got divine guidance inanswering deep questions around

their life. It is recommended that at leastone copy be in home of every devotee

- regardless of religion nationality,race, language. Devotees have made

painstaking efforts to translate intoevery language. Apart from being availble

in major Indian Languages it isalso available in English version. An electronic

copy can be found forperusal at http://www.saibaba.org <http://www.saibaba.org/>

Also please check official

websitehttp://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/

<http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org//> BOOKMARK3 - Where to get

Shri Sai Sat Charita? Officially copy are printed and administered

by Shri Sai BabaSansthan of Shirdi. They also have office in Dadar, Mumbai

(Close to TTcircle - towards Sion) Copies are also distributed as a

service and may be ordered athttp://www.saibaba.org; <http://www.saibaba.org;/>

This is also availableto residents in the US, Canada. While the cost of the book

is free there isa shipping cost. BOOKMARK4 - Details of Shri Sai Sat

Charita Exam Shri Sai Sat Charita exam is conducted by Shri Sai

VidnyanPrabodhini Trust of Mumbai. The cost for appearing for the exam is

free.Apart from being administered in Mumbai and Coimbatore, it is also

writtenby mail and recently e-mails by several 100s of thousands of devotees

inIndia, in the Middle East (Dubai, Oman), in USA and several other places.

Itis a well known fact that besides the literal meaning of the words in ShriSai

Sat Charita there is deep spiritual meaning in the incidents, experienceetc.,

narrated in the Shri Sai Sat Charita, in so much so that it can becalled the

Science of Living itself. This exam series is meant to spur thedevotee to

explore for themselves the deeper inner meaning Shri Sai iscommunicating to

each Bhakta. There are 5 stages of this exam and for theease of explanation it

can be said that 1st 10 chapters are for the 1st examand so on. The

evaluation is more of a self appraisal and the following analogywould be apt -

Consider a A large vessel with quarter full of water, 1 glasswith half full

water and a small spoon filled with water. Now consideringall three containers

it can be stated without debate that the spoon thoughsmall in size has managed

to utilize it full capacity. This can be comparedto human too. Everyone has

different abilities and capacities for differentthings. It is the deployment of

its fullest capacity that is wanted in ShriSai's devotion. In this regard the

word exam is a real injustice to thisexercise, although being used for lack of

anyother word. But once devoteesembark the word in such headings become petty

because the focus shifts toexploring oneself in the wonderland of Shri Sai's

teachings. The exam is held in August and February of each year.

Please see below for contact details for taking this exam.

BOOKMARK5 g_radhika <g_radhika >

A final note - A humble salutation to each Shri Sai Devotee who tooktime to

complete this survey. May Shri Sai Blessings be always on you, yournear and

beloved ones. Late Smt.Meenatai Dabholkar is the wife of the Great

Grandson ofShri Hemadpant. Smt Meenatai was a great devotee of Shri.Sai. When

the examwere first announced she undertook it herself and went through all 5

stages.She loving urged every Sai devotee to give this exam and assured

themsuccess. In authoring this survey the first thought that came to my mind

isof her and how she influenced me through the people I love most. Hence it

isfitting that this 1st survey of Shri Sai Devotees be dedicated to her

lovingmemory. _____

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