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GURUR-BRAHMA, GURUR-VISHNUH; GURU-DEVO MAHESWARAHA; GURUR-SAKSHATH PARAM BRAHMA;

THASMAI SREE GURAVENAMAHA: HOLI is on

15-03-2006From SaiSatcharita chapter XL-Hemadpant's ShimgaDinner “After this,

preparations for the dinner wenton and it was quite ready at noon. The

Holika-worshipwas gone through and the leaves (dishes) were spreadand arranged

with 'Rangoli' marks around them. Baba’spicture was placed on the central seat

reserved forthe guest and after the due offering of the Naivedya,the whole

party commenced eating and finished it inproper time. Seeing the beautiful form

in the pictureeverybody was extremely pleased and wondered how allthis

happened.”HOLI AS PER SANATANA DHARMABrahma then appeared before Hiranyakshipu

and thedemon asked for a boon thus “Let not my death occur atthe hands of

living beings created by you. Holi ‘O’Lord, let there be no death to me indoors

or outdoors,by day or night, from anyone or even through weapons,neither on

earth nor in the air, by men nor animals;nor should I meet my death at the

hands of animate orinanimate beings, gods, demons or serpents.” Brahmagranted

him the boon. Believing that he was nowinvincible, Hiranyakshipu soon became

pompous andordered all his people to worship only him. The demonhow ever, had a

son named Prahalad who was an ardentdevotee of Vishnu. Much to his father's

chagrin,Prahalad continued to pray to Vishnu. The evil demondecided to kill his

son, but each attempt failed. Theking then summoned his sister Holika who,

because of aboon, was immune to fire. He prepared a pyre, lit itand asked

Holika to sit on it, clutching Prahalad.Vishnu intervened to save Prahalad and

the evil Holikaperished instead. This legend is relived on Choti Holiwhen the

pyre is re-lit. Holika also signifies thedirt and filth that collects during

the winter months.Hay and old rubbish is thrown into the bonfire

forspring-cleaning.Holi at Mathura and Vrindavana is celebrated withgreat gusto

for many days, as these were the placeswhere Krishna spent most of his

childhood. It iscelebrated for many days here. Each major templecelebrates Holi

on a different day. People throng thetemples to get drenched with colored water

andconsider it a blessing from the god. In Maharashtra and Gujarat, a grand

procession of mensoaked with colored water walksholi through thestreets

shouting 'Govinda ala re ala, Zara matkisambhal brijbala'' or 'Here comes

Govinda (anothername of Krishna), take care of your pots of butter andmilk, oh

girls from Brij'. This refers to Krishna'shabit of stealing butter and milk

stored in terracottapots from people's homes. As a child, Krishna wasextremely

fond of milk and milk products. He wouldprowl into any accessible house with

his friends andsteal pots of butter or break pots of milk. DuringHoli, a pot of

buttermilk is hung high up in thestreet. Men forming a human staircase try to

breakthis pot, and whoever succeeds is crowned the Holiking of the locality for

that year.In Bengal, Holi is called Dol Yatra, or the swingfestival. Idols of

Radha and Krishna are placed onswings and devotees take turns to swing them.

Womendance around the swing and sing devotional songs, asmen spray colored

water at them. ---------------THIS ISSUE

CONTAINS1. FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE2. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME

MACHINE3. SAI IN DREAMS4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY5.

SANATANA DHARMA& SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA6. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO …..7.

DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA9. SAI WITH

CHILDREN10. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES11. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES12. TELUGU

SECTION13. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS14. SAI'S BOOK WORLD15.

EDITORIAL.------------------------------- 1. FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE

SPIRITUAL LIFE: From the Satsanghs of

Saibanisajihttp://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500055.htmSai

Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar –Hyderabad.190. If you are affected

with any disease, you shouldget it cured without wasting a single minute. In

thesimilar way, if you recognize some body showing enmitytowards you, you

should curb him at the earliest elseyou may have to face both mental and

physical torture.191. An umbrella will protect you from rain, in asimilar way,

good will of the people in the state willprotect the rulers. 192. If the

person ruling the state takes care of thepeople of the state, the people will

come forwardvoluntarily to save the life and position of therulers.193. The

hasty decisions and actions may givetemporary benefits but in the long run it

will showthe bad affects. So a wise person should think aboutlong range

benefits and act. 194. A good person will always show gratitude for thesmall

help he received from the fellow human beings. Abad person even though he was

saved by his fellowhuman beings, will never be grateful to the persons,who have

helped him. So it is our duty to help thegood and deserving person.195. The

leader in the society should follow the rightpath so that the followers will

also follow him inthat path. If this is not happened the society will

beruined.196. If the ruler of the state is not having goodadvisors then it is

the first sign of thedeteriorating administration in the state. 197. A person

in need will search for the donors andnot the greedy person with huge wealth,

the way a poorformer expecting the rain water from the clouds andnot from the

huge oceans.198. The leader who will not keep up his promises tohis followers,

one day he will be treated like a maddog by his own followers.To be

continued…-----2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME

MACHINE: March 1911- Tatyasaheb Noolkar, a staunch devotee ofBaba, Sub-Judge of

Phandarpur breathes his last atShiridi at the age of 48.March 1912- Dadasaheb

Khaparde returned to Amroati.Mrs.Laxmibai Khaparde stayed behind in

Shiridi.-------------------------------3. SAI IN DREAMS:

http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/These are the dream sequences and messages

as receivedby SAIBANISA From our beloved GURU LORD SAINATH OFSHIRIDI. In

Anticipation that this feature will helpin one's spiritual growth are hereby

compiled from his personal Diary and presented to SAIBANDHUS. Translated and

presented by RAGHU RAMAN SATULURY. 16-04-1994Yesterday, I had been to a

friend’s house. A Swamijiwas invited, being honored, and worshiped. Havingseen

the function, I got tempted to opt for‘Sanyasasrama’. Baba quipped and said- It

is highly difficult even for great saints toovercome their attachments towards

mother, place ofbirth and surrounding society where one has spentmajor portion

of his life. Therefore practice Gruhastadharma and complete all the

responsibilities to thelast one.Sainthood is not a child’s play.22-04-1994I

repented the whole day as I felt that precious timeis getting wasted living

entangled in the worldlyaffairs alone. When is it time proper to startthinking

about God? Baba in the form of an unknown person said-Gram will sprout only

when water is sprinkled on themirrespective of whether kept in an old cloth or

a newcloth. Cover the thought of reaping the benevolence ofthe almighty with

devotion like sprinkling of water.God cannot be pleased with rituals alone

performedmechanically without an aura of devotion added tothem.The path of

renunciation is a tougher one.23-04-1994Sai appeared in the form of an unknown

person andsaid-Time is the precious gift from God to mankind. Do notwaste it

and spend every available moment in hisservice and for a good cause.Make a

meaning for the life and thus try attaining thegrace of the almighty.Every

moment is ripe one for thinking about God.To be

continued…..----4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI

SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY: (By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)"Shashi":

shashi_31 22. Atma – JnanaThere is no permanent existence for the

destructiblebodies. The Atman never ceases to be. Realization ofSelf results in

the total reversal of thisidentification, when the aspirant identifies

himselfwith the Atma and is fully aware that the body is onlyan adjunct to his

Self. Then there is no more delusionabout the ephemeral nature of his body

which heunderstands, to be the effect of Karma.The eternal nature of the wise

is to get over the fearof death. The Self is Akarta and Abhokta. Only

anintelligent man understands this. A Jnani onlyidentifies himself with the

self Ajnani identifieshimself with his body. Till realization takes place,death

continues to cause fear in us. It isconsciousness of Atma, which is reflected in

thefunctioning of the body and the mind which are theeffect of Karma. Karma

cannot touch the Atma. Till theknowledge of the Self dawns, the mind continues

to bedeluded by the ego and hence transmission goes on. Wemust know that only

self- realization can cut the knotof ignorance and put an end to

re-births.Supreme God exists in the form of Atman through outthe life of an

individual and silently remains a mereon-looker. ‘Brahman’ never interferes

with theactivities of individual, who exists in the world. Thereal nature of

every person is that of the SupremeGod, because he derives energy for his

existence fromBrahman, who remains inside his body it self. OurPhysical and

sensory organs are mere ‘Sporting tools’of Brahman. Hence all of us must

develop the abilityto be willing tool of Brahman and we should not

reactemotionally or physically for the events that occuraround us from time to

time and be a mere witness.To be continued…..-----------------------------5.

SANATANA DHARMA & SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA AKHILANDAKOTI , BRAHMANDA NAAYAKA,

RAAJAADHI RAAJA,YOGIRAJA, PARABRAHMA SREE SATCHITANANDA,SAMARDHASADGURU,

SAINATH MAHARAAJ KI JAI”From the Satsanghs of SaibanisajiSai through

Reincarnations By: Sai Sevak Raghuraman Satulury The thought to pen down ‘Sai

in Janma Janmantar’ hascome to my mind after hearing Saibanisa explaining the

subjectto the gatherings during his discourses at different places.The

incidents are compiled and placed before the Saibandhus withthe intention

that these may perhaps serve as food to theirspiritual hunger. Baba in various

contexts told his devotees that theywere known to Him from their past many

lives. Baba often talkedwith full knowledge and precision about the visitor’s

past andfuture. We find such instances are quite often depicted as we

gothrough Sai Satcharitra and even in other epics where Divya andMano -

dhrusti were involved. Quoted from Sai Satcharitra: Lord Sainath was eating

food offered to him byLakshmi Khaparde and simultaneously he was speaking

about her previouslives. She in her earlier life was a cow in a businessman’s

house.Afterwards she was born in a Gardener’s family, then followed herrebirth

in a family of Kshyatrias. Baba said, “now in the present life asthe daughter

of a Brahmin she is feeding me”. The stories of two brothers, who constantly

foughtwith each other, after death were reborn as two goats. Dubaki, thepoor

lady had mortgaged her land with a moneylender. In the nextbirth the same

lady was born as Chennabasappa and the moneylender asVeerabahadrappa. These

two persons Chennabasappa and Veerabhadrappa lived asenemies all through their

life and were reborn as a snake andfrog, thus continuing their mutual hatred in

their next lifetoo. There are instances where human beings are reborn asanimals

to complete the spilt over ‘Vrunanubhandha’ from theirprevious lives. The

tiger about to die was brought and made to standbefore Baba. The tiger lifted

it’s tail, looked into the powerfuleyes of Baba and then collapsed at the

lotus feet of Baba. Babathen said to the keepers’- “it is now relieved from

the debts of thepast life, after having served you all along, is now freed

fromall the bonds”. Jadabharatha, a saint developed deep attachmenttowards a

pet deer having nurtured it from the infancy. Jadabharatha wasreborn as a

deer in his next life in order to satiate his lovetowards the animal.Jai Sai

Ram-------------------------------- SANATANA DHARMA –NEWS FROM ABROAD:

Mauritius Celebrates Mahasivaratriwww.deccanherald.comMAURITIUS, February 25,

2006: When the Siva temples inIndia echo with the chaste chants of "Om Namo

Sivaih"and ardent devotees make a beeline at Sivalingams allover the country to

offer their prayers on theoccasion of Sivaratri, the beautiful island

ofMauritius too resounds with the devotional notes of"Bam Bam Bhole." Thousands

of worshippers prefer towalk all the distance to Ganga Talao (Grand Bassin)

tofetch the holy waters to offer to the Sivalingams intheir homes. Ganga Talao

is considered as sacred asthe Holy Ganges in India.Indians being the

predominant population in Mauritius,all Indian festivals like Deepavali, Holi,

GaneshChaturthi, Eid, Ugadi are celebrated with traditionalgaiety and fervor,

but Mahasivaratri is perhaps thebiggest of all. It is a public holiday in

Mauritius.For the Maurituan Hindu, a pilgrimage to the volcanicsacred lake of

Grand Bassin or Ganga Talao is aspiritual obligation that every family fulfils

on MahaSivaratri. Most worshippers start the day with athorough cleaning and

decoration of their houses. Whenthey proceed to the sacred lake, singing

bhajanas allalong the way, people offer water or juice to them asis done in

India to the pilgrims going

forpilgrimages.-----------South African Youth

Celebrate Mahasivaratriwww.newkerala.comJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, February

26, 2006:Chanting prayers, Hindu youths took part in an annualprocession ahead

of the Sivaratri festival in theSouth African Indian township of Lenasia near

here.The procession drew a crowd of more than 2,500devotees. At each of the six

Hindu temples along theeight-kilometer route in Lenasia, devotees welcomedthe

procession with traditional Gujarati garba dances.The Hindu Coordinating

Council organized the yatra.Council chairman Kokie Singh told IANS that there

were14 groups participating from all over Gautengprovince, but most significant

aspect this year wasthe involvement of the large number of youths. "Ithink this

is because they realize that culture isimportant (and) as they become

increasingly aware ofthe spiritual functions," he said. "The elderly folkwere

particularly overjoyed at the shuttle service.They could be ferried between

temples on the routewithout having to walk." Many devotees brought alongtheir

own containers for taking home the water handedout at several points along the

route. This is a mixof the Ganges and local well water. In Laudium, a

muchsmaller crowd than had been expected joined the 11thannual sivaratri Yatra

organized by the Pretoria Hinduorganization. Devotees started to walk at the

SivanAlayam temple and proceeded to the Vishnu Mandirbefore ending the

procession at the Seva Samaj temple.At each temple prayers were

offered.-----------------Mahasivaratri in Sri

Lankawww.tamilnet.comCOLOMBO, SRI LANKA, February 25, 2006; MahaSivarathiri Day

religious observance is to be held inthe historic Trincomalee Koneswaram

Temple,Thiruketheeswaram Temple in Mannar and KantalaiCholeeswaram (Siva)

Temple, about 20 km southwest offTrincomalee town on February 26th Sunday night

..Arrangements are being made by the temple societiesand Hindu Affairs

Department, sources said.Koneswaram, Thiruketheeswaram and Choleeswaram

areseveral-centuries-old Sivan Temples in the North East.According to

chronicles, Koneswaram temple was builtsix thousand years ago and King

Kulakottanreconstructed it later. Likewise Thirukeeswaram templewas also built

several hundred years ago. King RajaCholan built Choleeswaram temple in

Kantalai in 1010ce when Cholan regime in South India was at its peak.The ruins

of Choleeswaram were found in the midst ofjungle when the Colombo government in

1952 implementedits state-aided colonization scheme in Kantalai, atraditional

Tamil village that has now turned it toSinhalese dominated, according to

chronicles. Saivasaints Thirugnanasambanthar and Suntharamoorthy havepraised

the glories of Koneswaram andThiruketheeswaram temples in their Saiva

religiousbooks, which are called Thiru Muraigal. Meanwhile at aconference held

Tuesday in Mannar District Secretariatwith Additional Government Agent Mr. N.

Neekilaspillaiin the chair, army officials present had promised toshift

backwards their sentry points located alongMannar-Madawachchiya (A 14) highway

to facilitatedevotees traveling in vehicles to reachThiruketheeswaram temple

without any hindrance,sources

said.-------------------------Remote Malaysian

Temple Holds Consecration Ceremonywww.dailyexpress.com.myLABUAN, EAST MALAYSIA,

February 18, 2006 The31-year-old "Thirumurugan" Hindu Temple will hold its"Maha

Kumbabhishagam" (consecration) ceremony tomorrow(Sunday). It is the third time

that the temple isholding such a ceremony and five priests from KualaLumpur

would be present for the auspicious occasion.Chairman of the event's organizing

committee, R.Ramasamy, said musicians from Kuala Lumpur would alsobe present for

the three-day event. He said there wereonly about 250 Hindus on the island (off

the westcoast of Borneo) and without the support of those inSabah like Kota

Kinabalu, Sandakan, Lahad Datu, itwould be difficult for the temple to hold

such a"divine" event. The temple is located in the ArmedForces area and

maintained by Hindu personnel from theForces, while the business community

provides thesupport. Ramasamy said the temple reflects an idealco-operation and

understanding between the Forces andcivilians.------------------6. SAIBANISA

OFFERS PRANAMS TO “LORD SIVA”From Sai Satcharita -chapter 28Megha began to look

upon Sai Baba as an incarnation ofShiva In order to worship Shiva, bela leaves

arerequired and Megha used to go miles and miles everyday to bring them and

worship his Shiva (Baba). Megha returned to the Wada, and drew a red Trident

onthe wall near Baba's picture. Next day a RamadasiBhakta came from Poona,

saluted Baba and offered HimPindi (an image of Shiva). At this time Megha

alsoturned up there. Baba said to him - "See, Shankar hascome, protect (i.e.,

worship) Him now." Megha wassurprised to see Pindi following Trident

immediately.http://www.saidarbar.org/sarwam/shiva.jpgInformation about

JyotirLingas:2. SRI MALLIKARJUNA in Sri SailamSrisailam bramaramba Mallukarjuna

swamy temple Srisailam is located in Kurnool district of AndhraPradesh. This

whole area is full of forests of Kadali,Bilva trees, mountain ranges and

Patalaganga(Krishnaveni river). All of them echo from thesejoyous voices of

devotees.Puranic History of SrisailamWhen Kumar Kartikeya returned to Kailash

aftercompleting his trip around the earth, he heard aboutGanesha’s marriage

from Narada. This angered him. Inspite of being restrained by his parents, he

touchedtheir feet in obeisance and left for Krounch Mountain.Parvati was very

distraught at having to be away fromher son, implored Lord Shiva to look for

their son.Together, they went to Kumara. But, Kumara went away afurther three

Yojanas, after learning about hisparents coming after him to Krouncha Mountain.

Beforeembarking on a further search for their son on eachmountain, they decided

to leave a light on everymountain they visited. From that day, that place

cameto be known as JyotirLinga Mallikarjuna. It isbelieved that Shiva and

Parvati visit this palce onAmavasya (No moon day) and (full Moon day)

Pournami,respectively. Visiting this JyotirLinag not onlyblesses one with

innumerable wealth, but also name andfame and fulfils all the desires.Once, a

princess named Chandravati decided to go tothe Jungles to do penance and

meditation. She choseKadali Vana for this purpose. One day, she witnessed

amiracle. A Kapila cow was standing under a Bilwa treeand milk was flowing from

all of its four udders,sinking into the ground. The cow kept doing this as

aroutine chore everyday. Chandravati dug up that areaand was dumb founded at

what she saw. There was aself-raising Swyambhu SivaLinga. It was bright

andshining like the sun rays, and looked like it wasburning, throwing flames in

all directions.Chandravati prayed to Siva in this JyotirLinga. Shebuilt a huge

Shiva Temple there. Lord Shankara wasvery pleased with her. Chandravati went to

Kailashwind borne. She received salvation and Mukti. On oneof the

stone-inscriptions of the temple, Chandravati’sstory can be seen carved

out.Shaila Mallikarjuna’s holy place is located on thebanks of River Krishna.

Here River Krishna is in theform of Patalaganga (underground spring). Lakhs

ofdevotees take a holy dip here and then go for theDarshan of the

JyotirLinga.During the Karnataka Movement, Chatrapati Shivaji usedto come to

take a Darshan of the JyotirLinga duringthe Mahasivaratri. He built a tower on

the right sideof the Temple and also opened a free-meal center.The kings of the

VijayaNagar Dynasty too built aTemple, Tower, Portico and a pond. Ahelyadevi

Holkar,a great devotee of Siva built a strong bathing wharfconsisting of 852

steps on the banks of thePatalganga.Earlier, this part of the Shaila mountains

was anunreachable tough terrain and fraught with danger.Even then, devotees,

with their sheer will power, usedto reach there in large numbers.

Hiranyakashipa,Narada, Pandavas, Sri Ram are some of the greatmythological

personalities who have visited this holyshrine. To be continued-------

-------------------------------7. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

bhargavidk 1/27/2006 20:22:33 -0700Sai Baba has been guiding our lives

like mother andfather, I bhargavi fondly call him nanna. In my casehe wrote my

all India exam. Actually I asked him thatI will write exam only if he bless me

before the exam.It was night 12 or one I along with my mother was intrain going

to madras. A Sadhu dressed like Baba cameto our cabin and asked only me dakshina

and carried abig picture of Shiridi Baba. HE blessed me. I was surethat I will

get selected. It was Baba who wrote examand I got selected.One more time I told

Baba I would give him dhoti buthe has to come and receive it. One day he came to

myhouse as Brahmin for dakshina and asked me give mesomething. I gave him dhoti

he asked for food but atthat time it was not prepared I gave him dates he ateit

and blessed both of us.Baba has entirely changed my husband's life after heread

Baba's Satcharitra, he got his doctoral degree,he got married to me, got

post-doc in USA.We are praying Baba for guru, Baba introduced throughour cousin

sister to Sri Sri Sri Viwayogi Viswamji,Guntur, incarnation of Lord Dattatreya.

I had a doubtwhether he is my Shiridi Baba are not. One day I had adream in

which it was a photo of Baba but the face wasViswamji.We were planning for

child, Baba appeared in myhusband's dream, wrote a letter only the

followingsentences were visible "Child, born, more money". I mydream I saw a

small boy doing Sai Bhajans. Babaindicated that he will take birth in our

house. Thereare many experiences which require book.I will post regularly.Satya

Kumar and bhargaviUSA---------------------8.

SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRAswamymain Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:27:50

-0800 (PST)Sai Ram. Let us continue with the spirtual gems. Variety in Upadesh

-- Slanderer Condemned "Sai Baba required no special place, nor any specialtime

for giving instructions. Whenever any occasiondemanded, He gave them

freely."Sai Ram. Baba is the Satguru and He knows when to givewhat instructions

in what manner. "Once it so happened that a Bhakta of Baba, reviledanother

behind his back, before other people. Onleaving aside merits, he dwelt on the

faults of hisbrother, and spoke so sarcastically, that the hearerswere

disgusted. Generally, we see that people have atendency to scandalize others,

un-necessarily; andthis brings on hatred and ill-will." Sai Ram. Such behavior

is ego driven. Praising alsois ego driven and if given to an undeserving

personhas the effect of further spoiling him. So, eitherpraise or criticism

must be tempered by intellectcarefully. Criticising a person behind his back

isespecially bad since that person may get a much moredistorted version of what

has been uttered and so thecommunication process suffers further. "Saints see

scandal, in another light. They say thatthere are various ways of cleansing or

removing dirt,viz. by means of earth, water and soap etc., but ascandal-monger

has got a way of his own. He removesthe dirt (faults) of others by his tongue;

so in a wayobliges the person, whom he reviles and for this he isto be

thanked." Sai Ram. If we absorb this lesson, we will not developill-will toward

the person. It is a difficult lessonto learn and to practice, but is really

valuable sinceit prevents us from developing hatred towards thatperson. "Sai

Baba had his own method of correcting thescandal-monger. He knew by his

omniscience what theslanderer had done and when He met him at noon nearthe

Lendi, Baba pointed out to him a pig that waseating filth near the fence and

said to him - "Beholdhow, with what relish it is gorging dung. Your conductis

similar. You go on reviling your own brethren toyour heart's content. After

performing many deeds ofmerit, you are born a man, and if you act like

this,will Shirdi help you in any way?" Needless to say,that the Bhakta took the

lesson to his heart, and wentaway. Sai Ram. Baba had several such different ways

ofinstructing His disciples so that they progressfurther on the spiritual path

and eventually mergewith Him.SwamyAuthor, Editor, Proof-Reader and Book

Reviewerwww.freewebs.com/swamyreviewsTo be

continued…..-------------------------------9. SAI WITH CHILDREN:

http://www.saidarbar.org/HTML/portraits/7.jpgSmt. Madhu Gopal Ravada,

Saidarbar, Hyderabad.Hello Children! I am Madhu aunty. Do you know Baba useto

play with children and used to tell stories tothem? I felt children visiting

Saidarbar should beentertained with good stories. For the last 2 years Ihave

told you about Lord Krishna's Leelas and LordRama Story. Now I want to tell the

stories what heardin my child hood.Two Frogs in TroubleOnce a big fat frog and a

lively little frog werehopping along together when they had the misfortune

ofjumping into a pail of fresh milk. They swam for hoursand hours hoping to get

out somehow; but the sides ofthe pail were steep and slippery and death seemed

tobe certain.When the big frog was exhausted he lost courage. Thereseemed no

hope of rescue. “Why keep struggling againstthe inevitable? I cannot swim any

longer.” He moaned.“Keep on! Keep on!” urged the little frog, who wasstill

circling the pail. So they went on for a while.But the big frog decided it was

no use. “Littlebrother, We may as well give up” he gasped. “I amgoing to quit

struggling.”Now only the little frog was left. He thought tohimself. “Well, to

give up is to be dead, so I willkeep swimming.” Two more hours passed and the

tinylegs of the determined little frog were almostparalysed with exhaustion. It

seemed as if he couldnot keep moving for another minute. But he thought ofhis

dead friend, and repeated, “To give up is to bemeat for someone’s table, so

I’ll keep paddling onuntil I die – if death is to come – but I will notcease

trying – while there is life, there is

hope.”--------------10. ARTICLES FROM SAI

DEVOTEES:Sai Eshwari saiers_1999 2/17/2006 21:19:49 -0800Immortal

Saint of Shirdi In Bhagvadgita (Chapter IV, 7-8) Lord Krishna says"Whenever

there is a decay of Dharma (righteousness)and an ascendancy of unrighteousness,

I manifestMyself, and for the protection of the virtuous, thedestruction of the

vicious and for the establishmentof righteousness, I manifest Myself in age

after age."This is the mission of Lord, and the Sages and Saints,who are His

representatives appear at proper times andtry to set matters right by their

words and action,thus showing us the right path to follow. In this way,many

saints like Jnanadev, Muktabai, Tukaram, Ramdas,did appear at various times to

show the right path tothe people, and so came Lord Sainath of Shirdi.

Thefourteenth Nama in one hundred eight Glorious Names ofSainath Maharaj is "Om

Sri Sai Amarthyaya Namaha"Meaning - Pranavaswarupa Oh Sainath! Obeisance to

youwho is immortal. We further glorify Sai in Ashttotrasatha

Namavali"Kalatheethaya Namaha, Kaalaya Namaha, KaalakaalayaNamaha." It means He

has transcended the limitationsof Time, Himself Time and Lord of Eternity.

Babadeclared, "I am not the body or the senses, I amSakshi (Witness)"

Sainath though left His mortalcoils on Oct. 15th, 1918, He continues to remain

inHis subtle form (Sukshma Sareera) with the option oftaking stable or visible

form at will. Immediatelyafter giving up His body Baba showed to the

worldthrough the following incidents that He is alive butHis body is dead. Baba

appeared in the dream of LaxmanMama Joshi on Oct. 16, 1918 and said, "Get up

soon,Bapusaheb thinks I am dead and so he won't come, youdo the worship and the

Kakad Arathi." He appeared inthe dream of Dasganu Maharaj on Oct. 16, 1918

atPandharpur, informed of the event, and said that heshould cover His body with

ample flowers. Thus, Babain His own mysterious way maintained the continuity

ofdaily Pujas and Arathis as usual. To be

continued…..-----11. LETTERS FROM

SAIDEVOTEES:"Satish Achanta”: skachanta Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:39:05

-0800God does not like big subscriptions and donationscollected against the

wishes of the donors, but Helikes ever trifling amounts given with love,

devotionand appreciationShri Sai Satcharitra Chapter XLVII

Baba'sReminiscencesStory of Veerbhadrappa and Chenbassappa (Snake

andfrog)SaiRamThank you for your support towards the templeconstruction in

Nandivada AndhraPradesh. As Iexplained, we are desperately looking for funds

tocomplete the construction and for maintenance. We havedeveloped the site with

the complete details. Pleaseforward www.saimandiram.org site to all

Saidevotees. Also, I assure everyone that every penny we receivewill be

utilized appropriately. Please help us tocomplete this project. Regards,Satish

AchantaWoodland Hills, CA 91303---------------PGPABM

pgpabm (AT) iimahd (DOT) ernet.in2/27/2006 17:45:46 +0530Dear SaidevoteePlease add this

address to your mailing list xdspawanagarwal (AT) (DOT) co.infor receiving

E-magazine “The Glory of Shirdi Sai”.

MohanShirdi Sai Baba

technical (AT) saidarbarusa (DOT) org2/28/2006 15:58:53 -0000Jai Sai RamIt was evident

that Our Dear Lord was present towitness the Shivaratri Satsang performed

bySaidarbarUSA on 25th February, 2006. Please visit our

website(http://www.saidarbarusa.org/kids.php) kids sectionfor latest Shivaratri

Photographs.Jai Sai Ram.--2/28/2006 10:43:11

-0700 rocky_clothing (AT) (DOT) co.inSai Ram!App nay bohat acha website banya hain.

Baba apko jiwanmay bohat kushi daay. App nay sabhe Baba kay devotesbohat acha

gift diya hain. Baba kay chano kay saath joapnay hum sabko jorh diya uskay liye

app ka bohatdanyawad. Sai ramGanesh Sharma-12.

TELUGU SECTION: Please visit:

http://68.88.118.16/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm Please visit for

Sai Aartis in Telugu:http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/PDFS/pdfs.htm

Please visit for Sai Aaratis Audio:

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INDIA:Please contact: saidarbar (AT) saidarbar (DOT) org

&saidarbar ---------------13. FROM

SAI ORGANISATIONS: Due to space constraints of E-magazine, we are notable to

give the full report on activities of Saiorganizations. However, we are

providing theircontact e-mail ID’s and web site address forinterested

readers.---------------------The Following

Saidarbar chapters are functioningaround the Globe; devotees may be contacted

fornecessary information about their activities to thefollowing E-maid ids:

Saidarbar Orlando, Florida USA:sathgurusai2002 Saidarbar Laurel, MD

USA: murali_krishnamurthy2003 Saidarbar Chennai-India:

saidarbarchennai (AT) (DOT) co.inSaidarbar-Canberra -AU: kandra (AT) iprimus (DOT) com.auFor

Further details visit: http://angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra Saidarbar

Wallingford-PA- USA: technical (AT) saidarbarusa (DOT) org For further details please

visit:www.saidarbarusa.org Sai Darbar Portland OR USA: shanthi (AT) sigmacgi (DOT) comSai

Darbar Kitwe, Zambia : raoas (AT) zamnet (DOT) zmSaidarbar Danbaru-Canitcut-USA:

zutshi_anil_k (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net Saidarbar Woodland

Hills-CA-USA:vskachanta (AT) hotmail (DOT) comSaidarbar Livermore-CA-USA

happythursday999 Saidarbar-London UK

:suresh (AT) vaghela (DOT) net,suresh (AT) somtek (DOT) comSaidarbar – Hyderabad -INDIA:

saidarbar (AT) saidarbar (DOT) orgFor Further details visit:

http://www.saidarbar.org-----------------------Sai Activities in NJ Visit:

www.shirdisaidham.org oremail at

shirdisaidham (AT) hotmail (DOT) com-----Sai Sansthan,

Singapore:

www.saisansthana.com----------------"The

Shirdi Sai Mandir, Toronto": visitwww.theshirdisaimandir.com Or send an email

to info (AT) theshirdisaimandir (DOT) com-------------------------"Atlanta Sai Temple

News": Visit: www.templeofpeace.orgOr send an email to

webmaster (AT) templeofpeace (DOT) org------"Shirdi

Saibaba Prayer Center": All the issues are now available online. Please

visitthe website www.hamaresai.org or click on URL

http://www.hamaresai.org/saisandesh/saisandesh.htmVisit:

http://www.hamaresai.org/Email:

hamaresai -------------------------------- "Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple

of DFW" USA: Visit: http://www.shirdisaidallas.orgE-mail:

admin (AT) shirdisaidallas (DOT) org ----"Om Sai Mandir"

For a detailed flyer, please

visit:http://www.omsaimandir.org/mahashivaratri_flyer_2006.pdfE-mail:

saisandesh (AT) omsaimandir (DOT) org--------------------------SHIRDI SAI BABA SANSTHAN,

CANADA:

saileela99 -------------SaiMandir-Houston-TX-USA:

Visithttp://www.babamandir.org/mandir/OnlineResources.htmlE-mail:

babamandir (AT) babamandir (DOT) org ------ SHRI SHIRDI

SAIBABA TEMPLE, 46-16 ROBINSON ST,FLUSHING, NY

info (AT) dwarakamaishirdi (DOT) org----------------Sri

Shirdi Sai Florida Center:

E-mail:voora -----------------------------14. SAI'S BOOK WORLD: Books

in English: 1. HOW I FOUND GOD(Roles played by Shirdi Sai Baba as God and the

SpiritMasters in my Spiritual training resulting in God –realization) Author:

YOGI M.K.SPENCERPublished by: S.K.GARGIndian Publishers Distributors156 –D,

Kamla Nagar, Delhi – 110007Price: Rs. 400/-Books in Telugu: Sri SaiBaba

Jeevitha CharitramAuthor : Sri Pathi Narayana RaoPrice : Free Published by:

Dr. Kumar AnnavarapuPlot No: 4,Behind HUDA Truck Park,SaiBaba Nagar

Colony,Kukatpally,Hyderabad – 500 072.E-mail id: annavarapu (AT) vidyamagazine (DOT) com

-------------------------------Please Note: Those desirous of using this

facility (Sai's BookWorld) to spread the word about their books may sendONE new

copy of the book to Saidarbar, for detailscontact: webmaster (AT) saidarbar (DOT) org ,

saidarbar (AT) saidarbar (DOT) org &saidarbar (AT) hotmail (DOT) comAcknowledgement of receipt of

books will be done byE-mail only. Book(s) sent to Saidarbar will be retained

bySaidarbar and cannot be returned.--------E-

Books from Saidarbar: 1. SAI A BEACON FOR HUMANITY: You can obtain your copy

athttp://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/other_books.htm2. SAI IN DREAMS You can

obtain your copy athttp://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/Contact for further

details: Sai Sevak-Vijay Agarwal: vijishvanya or

vijishvanya -SAIDARBAR –

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

be happy to conduct Tele-Satsanghs to citiesout side Hyderabad, India on prior

intimation. Forfurther details please contact

saidarbar -------------------------------15. EDITORIAL.Things

impressed me from this Magazine:The hasty decisions and actions may give

temporarybenefits but in the long run it will show the badaffects. So a wise

person should think about longrange benefits and act.A good person will always

show gratitude for the smallhelp he received from the fellow human beings. A

badperson even though he was saved by his fellow humanbeings, will never be

grateful to the persons, whohave helped him. So it is our duty to help the

goodand deserving person.If the ruler of the state is not having good

advisorsthen it is the first sign of the deterioratingadministration in the

state. Sai devotees may write about their Sai activities intheir place, essays,

articles and poetry on Sai to"The Glory of Shirdi Sai" – they may be address

theircontributions to E-mail id: saidarbar (AT) saidarbar (DOT) org with a copy marked

towebmaster (AT) saidarbar (DOT) orgWe shall put in our best efforts to include them inthe

Glory of Shiridi Sai- the bi-weekly E -Magazine.Unless the author of the

articles instructs, not topublish his/her E-mail id, we will publish them as

amatter of routine practice.