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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Third Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 18 / 2005

01-09-2005

Please visit our Web site: http://www.saidarbar.org

 

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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS

 

1. FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE

2. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE

3. FOOT STEPS OF HOLY FEET

4. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO …..

5. SAI IN DREAMS

6. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY

7. SANATANA DHARMA&SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA

8. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES

9. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

10. SAI WITH CHILDREN

11. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES

12. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES

13. TELUGU SECTION

14. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS

15. SAI'S BOOK WORLD

16. EDITORIAL.

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1. FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE:

Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad.

>From the Satsanghs of Saibanisaji

http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500055.htm

 

69. We should follow the traditions / standards given

by the eminent personalities which will be beneficial

to society.

70. Any spiritual book reveals that helping the

humanity is dearer to the God and harming the humanity

is the sin.

71. You should live in a spiritual World where truth

is your mother, wisdom is your father and

righteousness' is your brother, kindness your friend,

peace as your wife and forgiveness' is your son.

72. Try to talk the truth in a sweet manner, even

though the truth looks bitter.

73. Do not waste your energies in the arguments and

quarrel and try directing your energies for acquiring

the good will of the society.

74. Earn the money and be happy by following path of

righteousness.

75. Think that the things which will bring sorrow to

you will create sorrow to others also.

 

76. We will all know that the God is truth. So do such

things where you can please God.

77. You are inviting your downfall by damaging the

justice and encouraging injustice.

78. We all know that the idle man's brain is devil's

workshop. In a similar way keeping the physical body

in lazy condition is inviting ill health.

79. While offering the charities, select the

deserving,

-Going to their house and extending is the best way

if you can.

-Inviting them to your house and giving them is the

good.

- Remember that giving charities to your servants is

not a charity. It is only a duty.

To be Continued…

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

September 9, 1918: Dasa Ganu wrote " Sri Sai Sthvana

Manjari" at Maheswaram on the banks of the river

Narmada.

 

September 28,1918: Nathpanth Saint Rama Maruthi of

Kalyan passed away.

 

September 29,1952: " Kalash" of gold was fixed on the

spire of Samadhi Mandhir.

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3. FOOT STEPS OF THE HOLY FEET –11

>From http://www.saidarbar.org

 

EXPERIENCES OF SAI.BA.NI.SA WITH SHIRDI SAI

All of us are aware that there are many examples

quoted in Sai Satcharitra which unfailingly

established that Sai appeared in dreams of individuals

and uttered distinct words and cautions. The incidents

as predicted have taken place and in most of the cases

were like early warnings and indicators for the coming

events. I hereby take the privilege to place before

you all, two such experiences.

 

It was on the wee hours of Sri Ram Navami festival

during the year 1991,Sai appeared in the form of a

saint and addressed me that he would grace my house in

the form of Ram and Lakshman and have the prasadham

from my house. As usual I informed my wife about the

dream and his words. My wife by then was not in the

fold of Sai and gave a casual laughter and ignored the

whole episode. I have gone through the rituals of all

the four Aaratis and my wife distributed prasadham to

all our visitors and guests. Just before bed time, my

wife put me to embarrassment with a question as to

whether any of the visitors who all turned up during

the day were Ram and Lakshman. I was in a state of

confusion as to what should be my answer. My memory

scanned through all the visitors of the day and paused

at my friend Raghu Raman Satulury who happened to come

to my house along with his two daughters for the

evening Aarati and had Baba's prasadham. I have gone

to bed with out answering my wife's question as I

myself was not sure. Sri Sai again appeared in my

dream in the form of the same saint and addressed to

me that he has fulfilled his promise. Next day I met

my friend and he cleared my wife's doubt. His two

daughters were twins and it is normal practice amongst

south Indians to identify twins with Ram and Lakshman

the inseparable divine brothers of the epic Ramayana.

Sai has graced the occasion in the form of twin

daughters of my friend. I bowed to Sai with folded

hands and with full devotion.

 

Let me quickly take you through the second experience.

It was on the eve of my daughter's marriage, I had

been to her would be in - law's residing in the

township of Vizag in Andhra Pradesh. I planned to

leave on 8th of March 1992 and return back by 9th

March 1992. On the night of 7th March 1992 ( early

hours of 8th March 1992 ) Sai appeared in the form of

a middle aged person wearing cooling glasses and a cap

dressed in a pant and shirt and demanded a Dakshina of

Rs.5/-. As a devotee of Sai, I knew that it would

happen as indicated and was mentally prepared to face.

I have completed the planned task and was on my way

back to home.

 

On reaching Railway station I understood that the

train was behind schedule by two hours. At six ' o

clock in the morning I was waiting for the train to

come sitting on a bench on the platform NO 1. After a

while a middle aged person with similar attire and

cooling glasses sat on the bench adjacent to me. My

joy knew no bounds and I was in an enlightened state.

How am I to offer the Dakshina of Rs.5/-? If I

directly offer him he may not accept and on the other

hand may shout at me for the mistaken identity. I took

courage, stood up, walked towards his bench, dropped

the five Rupee currency note and told him that his

money has fallen down, all performed in quick

succession. He picked up the note with a typical smile

cast at me and walked away fast. I could see Sai in

him and the promise in action.

BOW TO SAI - PEACE TO ALL

To be Continued…

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4. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO "RAVIDAS" (1398 –

1448)

 

Also known as Raidas, Ravidas lived in Varanasi

(Benares) and is generally thought to have been a

younger contemporary of Kabir. In his poetry, he

describes himself as a leather worker.

 

He is revered by both Sikhs and Hindus. The two oldest

attested sources of his work are the Sikh scripture,

the Adigranth, and in the collections of songs

compiled by the Dadu Panth. According to some sources,

Ravidas was initiated by the famous guru Ramananda.

Ravidas is said to have, in turn, been a guru of the

great saintly poetess Mirabai. Because of his

professional background, he has become an important

figure to reckon with in India today and his

followers addressing themselves as Ravidasis.

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5. SAI IN DREAMS:

 

These are the dream sequences and messages as received

by SAIBANISA

>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.

Dared: 19-11-1993.

 

Yesterday was Thursday and I wanted to know why it is

important to Sai. The visual ran like this. Those were

the days of First World War. Indian soldiers were

fighting in the foreign countries. They were all

moving in a group and the leader was a Sai devotee.

The enemy camps that were large in numbers spotted

them all. They opened fire on the leader. He ordered

his fellow men not to retaliate. He advances and takes

the name of Sai and fights all alone. In the process

he lays down his life. The Atma later merges with Sai

and that happened to be a Thursday. That is perhaps

the reason as to why Sai likes Thursday.

 

Call the name of Sai and rest assured you are taken

care of.

 

 

Dated: 26-11-1993.

 

By the end of the day I was fully engrossed in the

thought that I have done a lot towards the well being

of my wife and children, and that they are not

grateful to the extent required. These thoughts made

me restless and I went to sleep. He has shown me all

that was happening in my family and gave me a piece

advice-Fall back on wife for advice only when it is

really required. Gratitude is more to be shown in

action rather than expression in words.

 

Fulfill your commitments with out anticipating any

returns.

 

 

Dated: 05-12-1993.

 

How to help others and what should be anticipated in

return was the question in my mind. As usual I prayed

Sai and retired to bed. I was astonished for the crisp

answer I got. It was a green belt of healthy land with

abundant crop. No farmer was seen ploughing the field

but still the crop was looking very healthy. I was

thinking about the possible reasons and stepped in to

the field. I have spotted huge number of earthworms

stationed there and were extending help to the farmer.

I deciphered the message that one should emulate the

earth –worms and be of help to the society for a

better living.

 

Be useful to the society.

 

To be continued…..

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6. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:

(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)

"Shashi": shashi_31

10. Uniqueness of Sri Sai Baba and his Teachings

 

To describe Sri Sai Baba's Gospels and His actions is

a futile attempt to be trying with a salt ball to

measure the depths of the sea. Though His sayings and

actions are outwardly very simple, they reveal the

depth of Upanishathic sayings. Though He was capable

of satisfying the hunger of all living beings, He was

begging from door to door for His food. Though He was

competent to quote the Gospels and passages from great

scriptures, His utterances were simple and solacing.

His Universal love is extraordinary and His actions

moderate. Though at times, He was angry, He was always

serene and sober. Thus, when we visualize Him from a

distance, we get perturbed by His activities. The more

we go near Him with devotion, the more we can

understand Him as PURUSHOTTHAMA and see His Divinity

in every action. He never asked for anything for

Himself and lived on simple food offered by His

devotees clothed in simple.

 

As per the clear saying of Sri Hemadpant, Sri Sai Baba

is `ATMA RAM' i.e, personification of impersonal God.

The omnipresent God has manifested as Sri Sai Baba to

uplift the Universe.

 

The Gospels of Sri Sai Baba are mainly regarding the

Universal God and in the methods of His Teachings,

there is none to excel or even equal Him. Sri Sai Baba

was accepting all the rituals performed by devotees

and was accepting the offerings by them, as these were

necessary for purifying the minds of the devotees.

Only when the mind is pure, one can understand the

teachings of great saints and can concentrate on

sadhana. Baba's only aim was to improve all persons

and guide them to the state of Atma Sakshatkara.

 

This ultimate goal can be attained by the purified

mind only and purification of the mind can be attained

by pure, selfless actions and perfect worship. Man is

bound to worldly ties because of his ignorance and his

feelings that he is the body. To know that one is not

the body, but pure self (Atma) one has to get rid of

his ignorance by serving saintly people like Sri Sai

Baba and by worshiping them. The blessings of such

great Saints can help the Sadhakas to a great extent.

Sri Sai Baba's teachings were of varied types. He was

allowing all types of worship to Him like decorating

Him with flowers and offering fruits etc., but He was

teaching that God is present everywhere and is not

limited to His body alone. For attaining the goal of

perfection Sri Sai Baba was teaching the devotees to

do Nama Japa thinking of His form with one pointed

devotion. By doing this with great concentration, one

can supercede the idea that he is the body and further

he will realize that he is the real-self present

everywhere.

 

Sri Hemadpant described Sri Sai Baba's teachings in

this way: The world we see is not real. This is

created by Maya which is under the control of God.

This is like seeing a mirage in a desert. There is no

water and thirsty person walking in the desert thinks,

there is water and runs after it but in vain. The same

is the case with worldly pleasures. They are very

transitory and actually unreal. He who realizes that

the world is like a mirage in the desert does not

crave for worldly pleasures. Our prayer to Sri Sai

Baba is to remove this evil ignorance and to provide

knowledge of the Universal self. In reality, we are

all the Universal Self, but we forgot this truth and

so we pray to Sri Sai Baba to make us recall this

truth and remember our selves.

 

To be continued…..

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7. SANATANA DHARMA & SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA

 

Saibanisa-Gopalarao Ravada—Saidarbar Hyderabad –India

 

SRI MAHA BHAGAVATHAM—SRI SHIRDI SAI SATCHARITA

 

5) King Dhruva returns from the battle field after

fighting the Yakshas.Lord Kubera, the God of riches

blesses Dhruva with the words - "The fruits of

reciting Harinama (Vishnu sahasranama) removes the

Agnana (the state of ignorance)from your mind and,

unknowingly and Lord Vishnu will always be with you".

Baba presented the holy book of Vishnu Sahasranama

with the following words to Shyama , "Remember to read

the book carefully. Once I was in deep crisis and my

heart beat was abnormal. My life was in danger. I have

opted for holding the book tight to my heart .That

made all the difference and I am saved".

 

6)King Dhruva ruled his kingdom for thousands of

years, later he retired to the forests of Badhari for

undertaking Thapasya(penance). While in

thapasya,messengers from Lord Vishnu appeared before

him and took him to the heavenly abode in an

aeroplane. True to his words,Lord Sainath presented

Kakasaheb Dikshit on(05-07-1926) and Mahilsapathi

on (11-09-1922),both of his ardent devotees with

similar moksha to their lives. The promise which Baba

made while in flesh and blood that- "I shall take you

in an aeroplane to the destiny" was fulfilled.

 

7) Lord Sri Hari was over whelmed with the Thapasya of

Prachethasa and brothers and thus addressed them -" I

shall dwell (live) in the hearts of those who

constantly think and pray to me with full devotion".

Lord Sainath appreciated the devotion of Cholkar and

said-" I am in you and my place is in the hearts of

all beings". "I reside in you and in everybody, who so

ever takes recourse in me?.

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SRI KRISHNA JANAMASHTAMI CELEBRATED ALL OVER THE WORLD

- ON 27th August, 2005

 

Krishna has influenced the Indian thought, life and

culture in myriad ways. He has influenced not only its

religion and philosophy, but also into its mysticism

and literature, painting and sculpture, dance and

music, and all aspects of Indian folklore. The

birthday of such a favourite deity is bound to be a

special occasion for the masses, who consider Krishna

their leader, hero, protector, philosopher, teacher

and friend all rolled into one.

 

Krishna took birth at midnight on the ashtami or the

8th day of the Krishnapaksha or dark fortnight in

month of Shravan (August-September). This auspicious

day is called Janmashthami. Indian as well as Western

scholars have now accepted the period between 3200 and

3100 BC as the period in which Lord Krishna lived on

earth.

 

The birth of Krishna is in itself a transcendental

phenomenon that overwhelms one and all with its supra

mundane happenings. Mother Earth, unable to bear the

burden of sins committed by evil kings and rulers,

appealed to Brahma, the Creator for help. Brahma

prayed to the Supreme Lord Vishnu, who assured him

that he would soon be born on earth to annihilate

tyrannical forces.

 

One such evil force was Kamsa, the ruler of Mathura

(in northern India) and his people were utterly

terrified of him. On the day Kamsa's sister Devaki was

married off to Vasudeva, an akashvani or voice from

the sky was heard prophesying that Devaki's 8th son

would be the destroyer of Kamsa. The frightened Kamsa

immediately unsheathed his sword to kill his sister

but Vasudeva intervened and implored Kamsa to spare

his bride, and promised to hand over every new born

child to him. Kamsa relented but imprisoned both

Devaki and her husband Vasudeva. When Devaki gave

birth to her first child, Kamsa came to the prison

cell and slaughtered the newborn. In this way, he

killed the first six sons of Devaki. Even before her

8th child was born, Devaki and Vasudeva started

lamenting its fate and theirs. Then suddenly Lord

Vishnu appeared before them and said he himself was

coming to rescue them and the people of Mathura. He

asked Vasudeva to carry him to the house of his

friend, the cowherd chief Nanda in Gokula right after

his birth, where Nanda's wife Yashoda had given birth

to a daughter. He was to exchange his boy and bring

Yashoda's baby daughter back to the prison. Vishnu

assured them that "nothing shall bar your path".

 

At midnight on ashtami, the divine baby was born in

Kamsa's prison. Remembering the divine instructions,

Vasudeva clasped the child to his bosom and started

for Gokula, but found that his legs were in chains. He

jerked his legs and was unfettered! The massive

iron-barred doors unlocked and opened up. While

crossing river Yamuna, Vasudeva held his baby high

over his head. The rain fell in torrents and the river

was in spate. But the water made way for Vasudeva and

miraculously a five-mouthed snake followed him from

behind and provided shelter over the baby.

 

When Vasudeva reached Gokula, he found the door of

Nanda's house open. He exchanged the babies and

hurried back to the prison of Kamsa with the baby

girl. Early in the morning, all the people at Gokula

rejoiced the birth of Nanda's beautiful male child.

Vasudeva came back to Mathura and as he entered, the

doors of the prison closed themselves. When Kamsa came

to know about the birth, he rushed inside the prison

and tried to kill the baby. But this time it skipped

from his hand and reaching the sky. She was

transformed into the goddess Yogamaya, who told Kansa:

"O foolish! What will you get by killing me? Your

nemesis is already born somewhere else." In his youth

Krishna killed Kansa along with all his cruel

associates, liberated his parents from prison, and

reinstated Ugrasen as the King of Mathura.

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" Wish you all A Happy Ganesh Chathurdhi"

7thSeptember,2005

 

Lord Ganesa, as everyone has observed, has a human

body and an elephant head. According to the folk tale,

he was born of the Goddess Parvathi. One day when he

was a boy she told him not to allow anyone into her

house. Lord Shiva, coming to see Parvathi, his

consort, was stopped by the boy. Angered, Lord Shiva

beheaded him with his trident. When she saw what had

happened, Parvathi was filled with anguish. Seeing her

distress, Lord Shiva restored the boy to life by

affixing to his body the head of the first animal that

came along, which happened to be an elephant.

 

In addition, Lord Shiva ordained that henceforth the

boy would be called Lord Ganesa, meaning Ish (Lord) of

Gana (the followers of Lord Shiva who live with him).

Obeisance and worship would be done to Him before any

activity, without which insurmountable hurdles and

difficulties would result. Thus, it is imperative to

worship Lord Ganesa before undertaking any action. If

devotees worship Him with due devotion, He will

fulfill all their wishes.

 

Even gods must pay obeisance to Lord Ganesa. For

example, Lord Shiva, when he embarked to destroy the

'tripura' demons (three Demons taking the form of

Gold, Silver and Steel) found the axle of His chariot

broken. Realizing His mistake, He prayed to Ganesa,

whereupon the axel was restored, and Shiva was able to

destroy the three demons. Similarly, when Ganesa's

younger brother, Lord Subramania (Kartikeya), did not

seek his elder brother's blessings, he could not win

the hand of Goddess Valli whom He loved. Only when He

prayed for forgiveness, did Lord Ganesa help Him with

the marriage.

 

Lord Ganesa also relishes Modakam, a dish prepared out

of rice flour and jaggery (a sweet paste made from

sugar cane). This sweet dish symbolizes the

fulfillment or joy hidden within everything. Coconuts

and plantains are also offered to Ganesa during puja.

Lord Ganesa broke one of his tusks to become a scribe

to sage Veda Vyasa in order to transcribe the verses

of the Mahabaratha which Veda Vyasa dictated. Thus,

Ganesa demonstrated the noble principle of

self-sacrifice. By taking down the dictated verses, he

became the first stenographer. While all the Gods and

Goddesses have their own Vahanas, or mounts, Lord

Ganesa's mount is a tiny Mouse. Though very small, it

is always active and moves under the cover of

darkness, carrying Ganesa's grace to every nook and

corner. In effect, Mushika (mouse) is the unseen grace

which influences our lives.

ANCIENT GANESHA IN INDONESIA

 

http://esamskriti.com/html/new_inside.asp?cat_name=history&sid=159&count1=0&cid=\

964

 

CLICK FOR DARSHAN OF ANCIENT VEDIC CHAMPA DIETIES OF

VIETNAM

 

Gal 1 http://www.vedicempire.com/vedichampa.htm

 

Gal 2 http://www.vedicempire.com/vedichampa1.htm

 

Gal 3 http://www.vedicempire.com/vedichampa2.htm

 

Compiled by SaiSevak SrinivasaRao Kasturi

Saidarbar – Hyderabad.

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SANATANA DHARMA – NEWS FROM ABROAD:

 

World Hindu Federation Meeting Set for Malaysia

info

 

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, August 22, 2005: The World

Hindu Federation (WHF) will be holding its 17th

Executive Committee Meeting at Hotel Grand Seasons,

Kuala Lumpur, on August 27 and 28, 2005. About 200

participants representing about 15 nations are

expected to attend this meeting which is being held

for the first time in Malaysia. This Federation was

established 25 years ago in Nepal. Malaysia Hindu

Sangam is hosting this meeting. A very interesting

feature is that while the WHF is celebrating the

silver jubilee, the Malaysia Hindu Sangam is

celebrating its 40th anniversary. This meeting will

give the opportunity to about 50 local leading Hindu

organizations and temples to attend as observer

delegates and participate in the special forums being

held discussing the globalization of Hinduism in the

21st century.

 

Y. B. Dato Seri S. Samy Vellu, the Minister of Works

Malaysia, will officiate the opening ceremony and host

the lunch for about 400 delegates, guests and

journalists after the ceremony. The meeting will be

presided over by the WHF President Hony ADC Gen.

Bharat Kesher Sinha of Nepal.

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www.fijitimes.com

SUVA, FIJI, August 15, 2005: The festival of lights,

Deepavali, has not lost its beauty, joy and

auspiciousness for people of Fiji, says the Opposition

Leader Mahendra Chaudhry. "This is because Diwali has

become an integral part of our culture and traditions

and its religious significance far transcends the

events that may have led to its creation in the first

place," Mr. Chaudhry said. The significance of

Deepavali for the Hindu community is embedded deep in

ancient India.

 

Mr. Chaudhry said for some people it was a joyous

occasion to mark the return to Ayodhya of Lord Rama

after 14 years in exile. To many others, however, it

is a celebration to mark the end of harvest and

prayers for continued prosperity in future. "For the

Hindu community in Fiji which is cut off from its

ancestral roots, Deepavali each year renews the

teachings and values enshrined in the Ramayana and the

life of Lord Rama.For us here in Fiji, teachings of

Ramayana are even more relevant on a day-to-day basis

as the Holy Scriptures help us to take a strong stand

against iniquities and injustices in whatever form

they may appear," he said.

Montreal Murugan Temple Dedication Set for August 28

 

Montreal Murugan Temple Dedication Postponed

www.montrealmurugan.org

MONTREAL, CANADA, August 24, 2005: The

Mahakumbabhishekam (dedication) of the Montral Murugan

Temple has been postponed indefinitely pending the

arrival of the Deities from India. It was scheduled to

begin August 28. To keep updated, visit the temple

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UK hosts biggest Hindu gathering outside India

Friday, 26 August , 2005, 18:41

 

Watford, England: The largest gathering of Hindus

outside India was

taking place Friday in Britain, organisers said.

 

Up to 75,000 people were expected to flock to

Bhaktivedanta Manor

Hare Krishna temple near Watford, northwest of London,

to mark the festival of Janmashtami, the birthday of

Lord Krishna, born around 5,000 years ago.

 

Compiled by SaiSevak SrinivasaRao Kasturi

Saidarbar – Hyderabad.

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8. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

sanya_sahya

8/11/2005 01:04:18 -0600

Jai Sai ram

First I want to do sakshat pranam to Baba, well I am

not a very true devotee of Baba, but still I feel like

writing I am reading experiences of devotees on this

website from quite some time, since then I come to

know the importance of Sai Satcharitra, I have already

read this earlier but I came to know that you have to

complete it in a week start from Thursday.

 

So I started all over again today is Thursday I have

completed satcharitra yesterday and I cant believe

Baba called me Shirdi for his divine darshan so early

I have completed satcharitra yesterday and today I m

going to shirdi, I am going for the first time I never

thought of going to shirdi but by his grace I m going,

I am so excited for this visit and thankfull to Baba

for blessing me.

 

I just want to say that Sai is the ultimate god ,he

loves his children like anything n gives you whatever

you wish, Baba is great Baba words are always true,

believe Him, love Him, and He will be always their

with you, I want to say that everybody should read

satcharitra, and experience miracles, I think its a

quite long mail, so at last I just want to say try to

improve yourself everyday, by devoting your self in

the feet of lord Sai, He doesn't ask for any thing

just give him your total shardha and saburi and He

will be with you always, may Baba bless everybody,

thanks Baba, love you always.

Shweta

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geeta_ve

8/17/2005 12:20:36 -0600

Om Sri Sainathaya Namaha.

Saibaba, thanks for fulfilling my wish. I had prayed

that if all goes well for my husband, I will post it

online on your website. As promised, I am doing it

now. I humbly bow before Thee and seek Your Blessings

in all that we do. Koti pranams to you, Baba.

Geeta

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9. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

 

Venkateswaraswamy Swarna" swamysv &

swamymain

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:11:52 -0700 (PDT)

 

Sai Ram. Let us continue with the Chapter on Brahma

Jnan.

 

"(4) Catharsis from (Purging away of) sins. Unless a

man has turned away from wickedness, and stopped from

doing wrong, and has entirely composed himself and

unless his mind is at rest, he cannot gain

self-realization, even by means of knowledge."

 

Sai Ram. This point is important since doing sins is

like getting muddied after taking a bath. So,

continuing to do the sins makes a waste of all good

sadhanas of the Sadhaka. However, keeping away from

sins (and that includes sinful thoughts let alone

actions), is easier said than done. The mind doesn't

settle down easily. The old Vasanas (desires) don't go

easily. The path is slippery and the sadhaka slips and

falls many a times. In the beginning of the sadhana

and later too, (especially when the ego again props up

and one starts thinking of one self as holy and beyond

desires), the most unwanted desires crop up and the

sadhaka is very much troubed by these long-left-behind

enemies. However, Sraddha (Faith in God and one's

Guru) and Saburi (Patience) will see one through. The

last sentence "he cannot gain self-realization, even

by means of knowledge." is really important.

 

Intellectual knowledge is important but is not enough.

The intellect and the emotions (desires, aversions

etc., which impel us to do actions, good or bad)

should be united in their actions and goals. It is

like two bulls, which if not properly yoked and

trained, try to go in different directions, leading to

poorly ploughed field. Most of us are having the

intellectual knowledge but lack the experience

(realisation) of the Self. Any amount of reading the

description of the sweetness of sugar or honey is of

no use without the experience of tasting that sugar or

honey. Any amount of the Oneness of all souls is of no

use, when Maya (Illusion) makes us steal, fight or

covet some one else's wife, property etc. So, turning

away from the path of sin is really important.

 

 

(5) Right Conduct. Unless, a man leads a life of

truth, penance and insight, a life of celibacy, he

cannot get God-realization.

 

Sai Ram. This is a continuation of the previous point.

An idle mind is a devil's workshop, goes the adage.

Till the mind is totally controlled (when it is

emptied of all thoughts, good and bad), it is

important for the sadhaka to consciously engage the

mind in doing good works. "Satsangatve Nissangatvam,

Nissangatve Nirmohatvam, Nirmohatve Nischala tatvam,

Nischala Tatve, Jeevan Muktih, Bhaja Govindam, Bhaja

Govindam..." sang the great Adi Shankara. Good company

nullifies the previous bad acts, just like soap and

water clean the dirt of the body and the cloth. Only

then can the mind settle down. And only in a calm

mind, can the Brahma Jnan remain, just as the flame of

an oil lamp remains steady in a room which is free

from breeze.

 

God is truth. So, one must first get on to the path of

truth to deserve the Brahma Jnan. Penance means tapas.

Tapas produces heat which burns down the dirty fabric

of materialism and sensory pleasures. Insight is

antarmukhata, introspection, and as already covered in

the previous issue, is important since the sadhaka

sees himself in a true light. (The whole world may be

praising him but he knows his defects). Thus truth and

insight go together. Celibacy means Brahmacharya,

literally meaning walking in the path of Brahma. And

that means, indulging in sex only at the right time,

at the right place, with the right person, for the

right purpose, viz., to continue the lineage. And it

involves looking at all women as incarnations of the

Divine Mother. Celibacy is not forced control of the

physical senses, though that too is important.

Celibacy is cleanliness of the mind. Remembering the

transitory nature of the sensory pleasures is useful

when confronted with such situations (one of them we

will explore in a later chapter of Satcharita).

 

Sai Ram. We will continue with this chapter in the

next few issues too.

 

Swamy

 

S.V.Swamy

Author, Editor, Proof-Reader and Book Reviewer

www.freewebs.com/swamyreviews

 

To be Continued…….

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10. 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. 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 far you have enjoyed Ramayan and this is

the last part of this version of Valmik Ramayan and

wait for the new feature which will be started

shortly.

 

RETURN TO AYODHYA:

 

Vibhishana brought Sita with full honour and respect.

Sita and Rama came face to face. Rama knew that Sita

was virtuous and faithful to him throughout her

confinement in Lanka. But Rama wanted to dispel doubts

people might have entertained in their mind, so he

asked Sita to prove her virtue and chastity by

entering fire. Rama ordered Lakshmana to prepare a

pile of burning wood and Lakshmana obeyed his brother.

Sita entered the blazing fire and came out unscathed.

The fire could not harm the chaste, faithful and

virtuous Sita. The whole army, Vibhishana and

Lakshmana bowed before Sita in praise and respect.

 

The period of exile was approaching end. Rama,

Lakshmana, Sita, Vibhishana, Hanuman, Sugreeva, Angad

and many others returned to Ayodhya by Pushpaka Viman,

the flying chariot used by Ravana to abduct Sita.

People of Ayodhya were waiting for this great day.

They had kept decorated the whole city for this

occasion. Bharata came out and welcomed Rama and

others at the gate of Ayodhya. Rama and his retinue

were taken to the palace with great festivities

accompanied by singing, dancing and music. All round

wave of festivities and merry making started with the

coming back of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita to Ayodhya.

Coronation of Rama took place on an auspicious day.

The people of Ayodhya found in Rama a just, wise and

generous king.

JAI SAIRAM

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11. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:

"Sankaraiah Dubagunta" sainama

 

ART OF SPEAKING

 

To speak means express thoughts aloud or to say

things. In the following lines an attempt has been

made as to how we should speak. It is very important

for all spiritual Sadhaks. Sai mummy declared " He who

carps and cavils at others pierces Me in the heart and

injures Me, but he who suffers pleases me most" (Chap

44 of SSSC).If we analyse the above we will be

convinced that Saima is correct. The sixth nama in the

108 Glorious names of Sainath is "OM SRI SAI SARVA

HRUNNILAYAYA NAMAHA" It means I bow to Sai who is

seated in all hearts. As He is seated in all hearts

arrows of sarcastic and offensive words against others

will certainly pierce His heart Baba wants us to see

Him in all. If once we develop this attitude ie., Sai

dwells in the hearts of others, we will be pleasing

Him to the maximum extent as we cannot hate or be

jealous of Baba and talk in a discourteous way. Baba

cautioned regarding our behaviour and how to talk in

Chap 2,19,21,33 and 44. He says we should not hurt

others by our speech, not to indulge in scandal

mongering, always to speak truth etc., Now the topic

for discussion is 'How to speak'

 

Let us see the invaluable advice given to King Janaka

by Sulabha, a sanyasin. She observed the King was

restless when she wanted to argue with him. The

essence of her advice is as follows 'when we want to

convey any message through argument or speech, both

the speaker and the listener should have a calm and

composed mind with a sense of equality, devoid of

anger ,ahankara selfishness etc., Man has two

qualities latent in him, he can attract or repel

another by his talk. There are three categories of

men: Superior, equal and inferior whom we come across.

The power of attraction if shown towards an equal

develops into friendship, if shown towards superiors

it turns into devotion and respect, if shown towards

inferiors it develops into compassion.

 

Dear readers, the best course will be to think that

the other person is as nearer to Baba as we are. Our

ego should not play any role so that the real purpose

for which we talk to others is defeated. If we think

superior to the other man the language will be

different and will not enter into is ears. The golden

rule is 'You treat others as you wish to be treated by

others' This is possible if we adopt the rule of Three

C's ---- Never Complain, Never Comment and Never

Criticize.

 

OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI!!!

D.Sankaraiah.

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12. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:

"Krishna" : gvkskrishna

20 Aug 2005 03:29:58 -0000

SaiRam

I regularly receive your mails of Sai Charitra.

Sending this mail just to wish my "Namaskaramulu" to

Saidarbar team

Thank you

with best regards

Krishna

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"dobby sommer" dobbyonearth

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:59:39 -0700

Om Sri Sai Ram,

Thank you for the Glory of Shirdi Sai. Each word is a

godsend in this life.

Dobby

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aili su liai05

8/23/2005 00:16:15 -0700

Dear Saidarbar Team,

Sai Ram,

Thanks for sending me the E-magazine "The Glory of

Shirdi Sai".

Best Regards,

Yanti/Indonesia

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Devotees speak about Sai in Dreams

 

"Navitha vasu" : navithavasu

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:59:38 -0400]

 

It was a very good experience reading Saibanisa's

diary 'Sai in dreams'. While reading every dream I

felt very eager to see the message you left after

every dream.

Navitha Vasu

Plano—TX—USA

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ZUTSHI's" : zutshi_anil_k

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 18:45:01 -0700 (PDT)

 

I have read the dream sequences of our respected

SaiBaNiSa Ji and my opinion is; Our Guruji, Sai Baba

is ever and everywhere present. We only need to have

the right vision and hearing power to enable us to see

Him and hear Him.

Anil & Rita Zutshi

New Milford - Danbury (USA)

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"Raji Gopi" rajigopi9

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:32:51 -0700 (PDT)

 

I read the Dreams from the E-book. It is an excellent

and I am sure any Sai devotee will be more than happy

to read the dreams published in the E-book "SAI IN

DREAMS". I found all the dreams and experiences

mentioned by SaiBanisaji in the E-book are so real

and touching.

Raji Gopi

Toronto – Canada

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Deep" : deep_luv

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:43:26 -0700 (PDT)

 

After reading about the visions and instructions that

SAIBANISAJI received from our beloved Sri Shirdi Sai

Baba, it is beyond any doubt that he is a blessed man.

How beautifully conveyed were Sai's messages that he

could easily relate them to Sai Leelas mentioned in

Sri Sai Satcharita.

Deepak Thota

VIERA – VA-22180 –U.S.A

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gvsrk somayajulu" : gandikota2000

Wed, 13 jul 2005 07:23:51 -0700 (PDT)

Opinion in one word...excellent. The beauty of the art

is in the eyes of the beholder; likewise

the spiritual benifit one derives by reading this

e-book can be ''tending to infinity'' depending on the

Sraddhha of the reader.

Gandikota.v.s.r.k.somayajulu.

Hyderabad-A.P-India

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You can obtain "Sai in Dreams E-book" from Web:

 

http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/

 

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13. TELUGU SECTION:

Please visit:

http://68.88.118.16/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm

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14. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS:

 

FOR STARTING A SAIDARBAR CHAPTER OUT SIDE INDIA:

Please contact: saidarbar

 

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

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Saidarbar Chennai: saidarbarchennai

For Activities of Saidarbar Chennai

Long Live The Ancient & Supreme One!

At the feet of Lord Shirdi Sai,

Chennai Saidarbar Team.

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"Ramesh and Anitha" kandra

Tue, 12 Jul 2005 23:35:03 +1000

For activities of Saidarbar Canberra

please visit:

http://angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra

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Shirdi Sai Baba technical

13 Aug 2005 22:36:28 -0000

For activities of Saidarbar Wallingford

Please contact: technical

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"Shanthi Ramakrishnan": shanthi

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:05:58 IST

Sai Darbar Portland OR USA

Sai Ram

We had a wonderful session of our monthly Sai Darbar

on August 20th Saturday.We started the session with

OM, Gayatri and Sai Gayatri followed by Sai Ashtothram

and sang a Ganesh Bhajan.Then we read 47th and 48th

chapters in Sai SatCharitra.Sai Darbar was concluded

with Aarti & prasad.

Thank you for your support.

Shanthi

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A.S.Rao, - raoas

For Actitities of Sai Darbar Kitwe, Zambia

Please contact: raoas

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Anil Zutshi : zutshi_anil_k

For activities of Saidarbar Danbaru-Canitcut-USA

Please contact : zutshi,zutshi

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Badri Narsimhan: wallingfordsai

For activities Saidarbar Wallingford-PA- USA

Please contact: wallingfordsai

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Satish Achanta: vskachanta

For activities of Saidarbar Woodland Hills-CA-USA-

Please contact : vskachanta

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Ravi Subramanyam: sai_ravi

For activities of Saidarbar Livermore-CA-USA

Please contact : sai_ravi

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Suresh Vaghela: suresh,suresh

For activities of Saidarbar-London

Please contact : suresh,suresh

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himachandra Bollineni hima_chandra

Saturday, August 27, 2005 12:39:37 AM

Hindu Temple and Cultural Center

We are happy to inform and invite you for Sri Shirdi

Sai Baba Satsang (devotional gathering) at HTCC Temple

on Sunday (09/04/2005) from 4.00 P.M.

The following will be the schedule of program on

Sunday (09/04/2005):

4.00 – 4.15 P.M. Chanting Sri Sai Ashtothara

Sathanamavali (108 names)

4.15 – 5.00 P.M. Reading Sri Sai Satcharitra and

sharing devotees experiences

5.00 – 5.30 P.M. Bhajans

5.30 – 6.00 P.M. Evening Aarathi to Sri Shirdi Sai

Baba and Prasadam distribution.

Please inform the above program to all the devotees,

participate and get the blessings of Sadguru Sri

Shirdi Sai Baba.

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"Atlanta Sai Temple News" webmaster

North America Shirdi Sai Temple of Atlanta

For more details please contact the Temple

700 James Burgess Road, Suwanee, GA 30024

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"Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center": sai

For Further details Visit: Web Page:

http://www.hamaresai.org/

Email: hamaresai

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"Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of DFW" USA:

shirdisaidallas

Baba Pada Puja & Abhishekam

This event repeats on the first Saturday of every

month.

Event Location: 2109 W. Parker Road, Plano, Texas

It will be followed by Vishnu Sahasranamam at 11:00am.

Please email your questions, comments or suggestions

about the web site

to: admin

http://www.shirdisaidallas.org

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"Om Sai Mandir" saisandesh

8/1/2005 08:56:25 -0400

Sai Sandesh August Issue can be read online at:

http://www.omsaimandir.org/sai_sandesh_v2_issue8.pdf

Back Issues are available at:

http://www.omsaimandir.org/newsletter1.cfm

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saibandhu

For Satsanghs and details please visit

www.ShirdiSaiParivaar.org

Or send email to saibandhu

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"S Chopra" saileela99

SHIRDI SAI BABA SANSTHAN OF CANADA

Please contact:

Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan of Canada

www.shirdisaicanada.org (under construction)

saileela99

Shammi Chopra

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babamandir

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:13:03 -0500

Om Sairam!

Mandir Pathrika Issue 47

With the Mandir Pathrika Issue 47, Mandir Pathrika is

now in its third year of publication. We added more

information on Mandir in this issue.We request all

devotees to contribute articles to Mandir Pathrika.

Articles can be any information on Saibaba, Jalaram

bapa or devotee experiences, suggestions etc.,

Please email your articles to

babamandir

You can view all previous issues by opening the

following link.

http://www.babamandir.org/mandir/OnlineResources.html

Vijay

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radharaj

8/29/2005 18:29:44 -0600

Sairam

We are in the process of constructing a temple for

Lord Shirdi Sai Baba in Singapore. Kindly render all

possible assistance and be the recipient of HIS

bountiful blessings.. For more details, please visit:

www.saisansthan.com

Regards

S.Sounderrajan

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15. SAI'S BOOK WORLD:

>From S.K. Kapoor,

Honorary Secretary,

Sri Sai Bhakta Samaj (Regd.)

17, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road,

New Delhi – 110 003.

E-mail : ssbsnewdelhi

Web : www.saimemorial.com

 

Books in Hindi by Dr. Rabinder Nath Kakarya

1. SRI SAI SATCHARITRA - Price Rs.250/-

2. SRI SAI BABA KE ANANYA BHAKT – Price Rs.75/-

3. MUKTHI DATA SRI SAIBABA – Price Rs. 60/-

4. SAI KA SANDESH - Price Rs.90/-

5. SRI SAI BABA KE PARAM BHAKT- Price Rs.75/-

 

Publisher: Sterling Publishers private limited,

A-59, OKHLA INDUSTRIAL AREA, PHASE – II

New Delhi - 110 020.

Web : www.sterlingpublishers.com

Please Note:

Those desirous of using this facility (Sai's Book

World) to spread the word about their books may send

ONE new copy of the book to Saidarbar,for details

contact:

webmaster , saidarbar &

saidarbar

Acknowledgement of receipt of books will be done by

E-mail only.

Book(s) sent to Saidarbar will be retained by

Saidarbar and cannot be returned.

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SAIDARBAR – HYDERABAD:

http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500041.htm

 

E- Books from Saidarbar:

 

1. SAI A BEACON FOR HUMANITY:

You can obtain your copy at

http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/other_books.htm

 

 

2. SAI IN DREAMS

You can obtain your copy at

 

http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/

 

Contact for further details: Sai Sevak-Vijay Agarwal:

 

vijishvanya

 

We will be happy to conduct Tele-Satsanghs to cities

out side Hyderabad and India on prior intimation. For

further details please contact

saidarbar

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16. EDITORIAL.

Things impressed me from this Magazine:

 

While offering the charities, select the deserving,

-Going to their house and extending is the best way,

if you can.

-Inviting them to your house and giving them is the

good.

- Remember that giving charities to your servants is

not a charity. It is only a duty.

Baba's only aim was to improve all persons and guide

them to the state of Atma Sakshatkara.

 

He who realizes that the world is like a mirage in the

desert does not crave for worldly pleasures.

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- the 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 by submitting e-mail ID in the main

page of http://www.saidarbar.org also read the old

issues from: http://www.saidarbar.org/glory.htm

from www.saidakshina.com and from

http://www.saidarbarusa.org

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

 

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