Guest guest Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI Third Year of Publication Published as Bi-Weekly Issue 22 / 2005 27-10-2005 Please visit our Web site: http://www.saidarbar.org DIWALI SPECIAL ISSUE --------- THIS ISSUE CONTAINS 1. FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE 2. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE 3. FOOT STEPS OF HOLY FEET 4. SAI IN DREAMS 5. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY 6. SANATANA DHARMA& SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA 7. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO ….. 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. ------------------------------- Saibanisaji & Saidarbar team wishes the readers of THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI A HAPPY DIWALI—01-11-2005 Ashwin/Vadya 13, 1910: (Naraka Chaturdasi day- the day before Diwali) Sai Baba pushed His arm in to the brightly burning Dhuni to save a blacksmith's child. Killing of Narakasura: Narakasura ruled the kingdom of Pradyoshapuram. Puranas have it that Naraka, son of Bhudevi, acquired immense power from a blessing given by Lord Brahma after a severe penance. Under his rule, the villagers suffered a lot of hardship as the demon tortured the people and kidnapped the women to be imprisoned in his palace with his invincible might. Unable to bear the tyranny of the demon, the celestial beings pleaded with Lord Krishna to save them from his torture. But Naraka had a boon that he would face death only at the hands of his mother Bhudevi. So, Krishna asks his wife Sathyabhama, the reincarnation of Bhudevi, to be his charioteer in the battle with Naraka. When Krishna fell unconscious after being hit by an arrow of Naraka, Sathyabhama takes the bow and aims the arrow at Naraka, killing him instantly. Later Lord Krishna reminds her of the boon she had sought as Bhudevi. The Narakasura Vadh by Sathyabhama could also be taken to interpret that parents should not hesitate to punish their children when they step in to the wrong path. The message of Naraka Chaturdashi Parva is that the good of the society should always prevail over one's own personal bonds. It is interesting to note that Bhudevi, mother of the slain demon Naraka, declared that his death should not be a day of mourning but an occasion to celebrate and rejoice. It is said Lord Krishna had an oil bath to rid himself off the blood spattered on his body when Naraka was killed. The tradition is followed and people offer prayers on the previous day of the Diwali to the vessel in which water is being heated for having bath. Hindus light fireworks, which are regarded as the effigies of Narakasura who was killed on this day. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad. -------------------------------- 1. FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE: >From the Satsanghs of Saibanisaji http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500055.htm Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad 100. If a person is slave to desires, he will become slave to all. A person, who overcomes the desire, will be spiritual and everybody will respect him. 101. The person who has not caused any pain to creature or human being will never think of pain in the hell as he has not given pain to anyone. 102. Helping undeserving people and protecting the poisonous creatures, will definitely cause harm to you. 103. Being truthful is thousand times better than performing rituals in the name of God. 104. It is advisable to carry out the works which are under your control rather than under other's control. 105. Anger is the root cause for all destructions in the life. So try to control it. 106. The Deer will be attracted towards sound. The Elephant will be attracted towards its sexual desires. The insects will be attracted towards the flame. The Butterfly will be attracted towards the sweet smell of the flower. The Fish will be attracted towards the taste of bite and inviting troubles in their lives. Can anybody imagine the problems of human beings who are having all the above qualities? 107. There is no meaning for a donation if it lingers in your mind all the time. 108. If a human being is living in this world only for eating, then there is no difference between human being and animal. 109. It is advisable to live in this world with your own efforts even it is for a shorter life rather than living at the mercy of others for a longer life. To be Continued… ----- 2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE: October 16, Wednesday1918: Baba's Body was taken in procession through the Shirdi village and then interred in Butty Wada with due formalities. October 27, 1918: Baba's devotees from all over gathered and funeral rites were performed by Balasaheb Bhate with Annadhanam to poor in Shirdi. October 27, 1918: A committee was formed to manage the worship of SaiBaba's Samadhi, comprising of 15 members with Bapusahed Butty as the Chairman. October 27, 1918: Nanavalli a great but quaint and queer devotee of Baba breathed his last. October 7, 1954: A big and beautiful marble statue of Saibaba was installed behind Baba's Samadhi at the hands of Swami Sai Sharnandji. October 19, 1956: H.H.Narasimha Swamiji passed away (Aged 82 years). ------ 3. FOOT STEPS OF THE HOLY FEET –15 EXPERIENCES OF SAI.BA.NI.SA WITH SHIRDI SAI Let us recapture the incident that happened to Shri Appa Sahib Kulkarni in the year 1917 as highlighted in the 33rd chapter of Sai Satcharitra. His wife narrates to him as to how she has donated Re.1/- to a fakir in the name of BABA. Shri. Kulakarni was not happy with his wife's doings and he desired to part with Rs.10/- if he were to come across the fakir again. Indeed he could succeed in locating the fakir and unknowingly he parted with the amount as desired by him This fact establishes well that SAI knows all the thoughts reeling in our minds and hearts from time to time and accordingly organizes the events to take place, to build up one's faith gradually. I wish to submit that I also underwent a similar experience and intend to share with my fellow devotees. I got married on the day of festival of colors i.e. Holy in the year 1970 in Temple premises of the deity 'SRI KANYAKA PARAMESHWARI ' located in Secunderabad. lt has become a routine practice for me to visit the temple with all my family members on the day of our wedding anniversary every year. It was the year 1991 and as usual we reached the temple. An old man resembling Sai approached me for dakshina and I gave him a Re.1/- and went inside the temple for the rituals. The priest was busy in reciting manthras and my mind was pre- occupied with thought that, it being day of importance in my life I should have offered Rs.10/- as dakshina to the old man. We completed the prayer and were leisurely sitting on a bench chit chatting about our past events and milestones. A Sikh sanyasi stood before us and introduced himself as a servant in a GURUDWARA of Nanded and desired some financial assistance. I recalled my thoughts a little while ago and happily parted with Rupees ten as desired. I for the moment felt that Sai himself has accepted the dakshina as was evident from the typical smile he has thrown on me while leaving. The smile resembled the one I regularly see on the huge photograph of SAI adorned in my house. BOW TO SAI - PEACE TO ALL -------------------------------- 4. SAI IN DREAMS: http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/ 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. 19-01-1994 Today's dream acted as an eye opener for me. I was encountered with a staunch opponent in my official life. Sai appeared in his form and invited me to his house. My inner consciousness was not allowing me to accept the invitation. Sai appeared in his stature and I could not say no and I decided to go. I follow him and had to pass through a large mango orchard full of green mangoes to reach his house. The height of the trees was low and it was difficult exercise to go through, without getting hit by the mangoes on the face and head. My endurance was fully put to test. I had no option but to reach the main door by crawling all along, which I did. The officer said "You have come to this stage without aspiring the fruit, now shun the hatred once for all and enter the house". My face turned unpleasant. I got up from the sleep. "I decided to shun the hatred for my fellow beings". Love for the fellow beings is the prime requirement as love begets love. 22-01-1994 Yesterday I was sick. I prayed Lord Sainath to keep me away from the sickness. Sai said "it is common to fall sick for the physical body and equally true is to undergo mental agony at times. Keep cool; eat simple food and some times even the sour fruit from Jambolona tree. Never hurt anybody's feelings and injure them. "What so ever you do to others will happen to you invariably". You will be repaid in the same coin. 23-01-1994 Today I prayed Sai to advice me as to how I should increase spiritual power"? Your spiritual awakening will be on rise when you come across – - And differentiate between an ideal person committed to one woman and a womanizer. - Overcome the hatred developed on coming across an old man on the verge of dying but still unable to overcome the weakness for woman except pitying. - On learning to appreciate the greatness of individuals based on - On realizing that life is not just eating, sleeping, having sex and realizing that it is something beyond that. Search for something special and the inner urge to know the purpose is a step towards spiritualism. To be continued….. ---- 5. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY: (By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao) "Shashi": shashi_31 10. Uniqueness of Sri Sai Baba and his Teachings Baba says- `that God is in the heart and soul of every religion. The universe is His form'. Hence Baba advocated all humanity should live like one family. He expected goodwill and tolerance prevails between all as human beings. More than any specific teaching, the mere influence of Sai Baba's presence led to goodwill and tolerance. It is said that for revitalizing the practice of Dharma, that Holy men of Supreme intelligence and wisdom are born, from time to time. Buddha and Mahaveera are a few examples. The advent of such renowned personalities has helped in destroying many meaningless old practices that were vogue till then. A man who has realized his true-self has to realize his essential Oneness with God. It is worshipping God, invoked in any form. We must all know that whatever form we worship, we worship only God. The way we approach God may be different. Sri Sai Baba says: `The planets may be many, but the Universe is one; countries may be many, but the world is one. Every worship is received by God whatever be the name or the form of worship. God is only one, whatever name you pray. To be continued….. -------------- 6. SANATANA DHARMA & SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA Saibanisa-Gopalarao Ravada—Saidarbar Hyderabad –India SRI MAHA BHAGAVATHAM—SRI SHIRDI SAI SATCHARITA 17) Sri Krishna was going with all his followers through dense forests. They were caught in the fire that engulfed all of them. Sri Krishna saved all of them by swallowing the surrounding fire and flames. On one particular day in Dwarakamayi, the fire was raising high in Dhuni, scaring away the devotees seated there in. Baba understood the situation and brought the fire under his control with his satka (wand) passing the necessary instructions looking in the directions. 18) King Indra was angered with Yadhavas and subjected them to the nature's fury by creating heavy rains, high velocity winds etc. The Yadhavas promptly sought Lord Krishna's intervention to save them. Lord Krishna lifted the The Govardhana giri and protected them by directing the yadhavas to take shelter under the lifted mountain On a fine evening Shiridi was targeted by cyclonic weather. People of Shiridi turned to Sainath to save them from the impeding danger. Sri Sainath came out of Dwarakamayi and passed commands to the nature to calm down. Soon it was seen that rains and the fury weather receded. SANATANA DHARMA –NEWS FROM ABROAD: Diwali in Mauritius Diwali is celebrated with great enthusiasm at Mauritius as this country have great Indian crowd. The Diwali celebrations at Mauritius are as good as in India. The festival of lights- Diwali is celebrated in October/November. Diwali marks the victory of Rama over Ravana and also commemorates Krishna's destruction of the demon Narakasuran. Earthen oil lamps are placed in front of every home turning the island into a fairyland of flickering lights. Mauritius is a beautiful landmass full of picturesque landscapes and enchanting spots. Mauritius accounts a 63% of Indian majority of which 80% follow Hinduism. Hence, celebration of almost all the Hindu festivals in this island is a common phenomenon. In Mauritius, Diwali celebration is an age-old tradition. Beautiful rows of twinkling candles and lamps of all sorts are lit all over the island to celebrate the return of the hero of the Ramayana, Rama, from his 14 years of exile. Besides celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, the little flickering lights also symbolize the beginning of summer. After the morning prayers, Hindus share sweets prepared specially for the occasion with family members, neighbors and friends. Diwali in Japan Japan, the land of the rising sun also celebrates Diwali (Deepawali) as the day, which awards happiness, progress, prosperity and longevity in life. The festival here is celebrated in a unique way that is not common in India. Here the people go out into the orchards and gardens and hang lanterns and paper made hanging structures on the branches of trees. Dance and music continues throughout the night. Putting on new clothes and going for boating and broom cleaning of the house are also some of the other related activities of the Diwali festival. The places of worship are decorated with beautiful wallpapers to bring in the festive mood and the auspicious beliefs related to the festival. Diwali in Trinidad and Tobago The Diwali celebration has a unique flavor here in the Caribbean island nation. The festival day is regarded as a national holiday. Diwali, otherwise known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most anticipated events in Trinidad. The day is marked by prayers, feasts and the lighting of thousands of diyas (small clay pots filled with oil in which a wick is immersed and lit) all over the country. In the Hindu community, there are two stories of the origin of Diwali, and in the weeks leading up to the festival they are acted out in full costume in open-air theaters in villages all over Trinidad. Employees and even government ministers dress in East Indian garb and variety shows featuring aspects of Indian and Hindu culture are staged. The climax of Diwali however, is the lighting of diyas after sundown - a delightful experience that should never be missed. In yards, open spaces, staircases, roundabouts and porches, diya s are lit by the thousands. They are usually placed on bamboo stalks bent into fantastic shapes and designs. In villages where there is a strong Hindu presence it is common to see whole streets decorated in this manner. If visiting Trinidad during Diwali, it helps to have a vehicle to travel to many of the areas where the glittering displays can be seen. In some villages, one may have to join the throngs of people walking through the streets in order to get a first-hand view of the lights and to receive sweets which are handed out. Diwali in South Africa South Africa is located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa. It had the largest immigrant Indian community in the world. The immigrant Indians account of almost one million in the country. But most of them are concentrated in the eastern regions of Natal and Transvaal of the country. Due to the majority of the Hindu population, a number of Hindu festivals are celebrated here. The Festival of Diwali holds an important place in the festival calendar of the region. The Diwali celebrations are more or less same to that of India. Most of the Hindus here are from Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamilnadu and continue to follow their regional variations of Hinduism. Dipavali Celebrations for Toronto, Canada Press Release TORONTO, CANADA, October 20, 2005: The south Asian community is joining together and hosting the very first Divali Nagar in Toronto, Canada. This is in celebration of Divali which will be celebrated worldwide on Tuesday, November 1. This Divali Nagar (city of Divali, which is a large exhibition area) will showcase Hindu Parampara (Hindu traditions) with displays and exhibits of Hinduism. This will be a two day event held on October 28 and 29 at the Toronto Congress Center and will feature performers from Punjab, India, South and Central India and the very popular Indar Kanhai from the Caribbean. "This event is meant to showcase Hinduism and provide a place for Hindus and non-Hindus to appreciate the rich and powerful culture of Hinduism," said Nirvan Balkissoon President of the Divali Nagar Committee. For more information email to cct Hindus Celebrate Depavali in Trafalgar Square news.webindia123.com LONDON, ENGLAND, October 17, 2005: London's famous Trafalgar Square was transformed over the weekend to enable all Hindus based in the British capital to celebrate the "Festival of Lights," Deepavali. On Sunday, crowds gathered at Trafalgar Square to watch dancers perform and visited stalls set up to give out information on the festival. During Deepavali, houses, shops and public places are decorated with lights, including mustard oil filled earthen lamps called diyas. The diyas are placed in rows in windows, doors and outside buildings to decorate them. The lamps are lit to help the Hindu Goddess of Wealth, Lakshmi, to find her way into homes of people. The festival also celebrates the return from 14 years of self-imposed exile of King Rama, his wife Sita and brother Lakshman to Ayodhya. The festival, which usually lasts for five days, celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance. In Britain, as in India, the festival is a time for spring-cleaning the home and for wearing new clothes and most importantly, decorating buildings with fancy lights. The date of Deepavali is set by the Hindu calendar and so it varies in the Western calendar. It usually falls in October or November. Business people regard it as a favorable day to start a new accounting year because of the festival's association with the Goddess of wealth. Deepavali is also used to celebrate a successful harvest. The name of the festival means "row of lights." Minnesota Temple Nears Completion www.startribune.com MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES, October 12, 2005: A 42,000-square-foot Hindu temple is under construction on 20 acres of former farmland in Maple Grove at a cost of over US$8 million. The traditional-styled temple, built on Vaastu Shastra guidelines will serve Minnesota's Hindu community of nearly 20,000 people. At present, Minnesota Hindus have a temple in former Methodist church in Northeast Minneapolis and the Geeta Ashram, located in Brooklyn Park. The new temple is a gift to the next generation, said temple organizers. -------- Florida Hindus Celebrate Navaratri www.orlandosentinel.com CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, October 9, 2005: Hundreds of local Hindus with roots from all corners of India and across the world have been coming together at the Hindu Temple of Greater Orlando to celebrate the female side of divinity in a 10-day community festival of color, folk music, song, dance and worship. The annual fall festival, which began Tuesday, honors different feminine deities representing facets of the one supreme God for their triumph of good over evil. The festival continues through Wednesday. The first nine days of the event, marked by worship, dance and devotional song, are called Navaratri, which means "nine nights." It commemorates the nine-day battle and ultimate victory of the Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura. The 10th and final night, called Dassera, is devoted to worship. Compiled by SaiSevak SrinivasaRao Kasturi Saidarbar – Hyderabad. ------------------ 7. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO SAGE "AGASTYA In SanatanaDharma, Agastya is a legendary Sage or Rishi The Vindhya Mountains that separate north and south India from each other once showed a tendency to grow so high as to obstruct the usual trajectory of the sun. This was accompanied by increasing vanity on the part of that mountain range, which demanded that Surya, the sun-God, should circum-ambulate the Vindhyas in the same way as he does Mount Meru. The need arose to subdue, by guile, the Vindhyas, and Agastya was chosen to do that. Agastya journeyed from north to south, and on the way encountered the now impassible Vindhya Mountains. He asked the mountain range to facilitate his passage across to the south. In reverence for so eminent a sage as Agastya, the Vindhya Mountains bent low enough to enable the sage and his family to cross over and enter south India. The Vindhya Range also promised not to increase in height until Agastya and his family returned to the north. Agastya settled permanently in the south, and the Vindhya Range, true to its word, never grew further. Thus, Agastya accomplished by guile something that would have been impossible to accomplish by force. Agastya was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. As with all other Hindus, it was necessary for Agastya to marry and sire a son, in order to fulfill his duties to the Manus. Once he resolved upon doing this, Agastya pursued an unusual course of action: by his yogic powers, he created a female infant who possessed all the special qualities of character and personality that would be appropriate in the wife of a renunciate. At this time, the noble and virtuous king of Vidarbha (an area in south-central India, just south of the Vindhya Mountains), was childless and was undergoing penances and prayers for the gift of a child. Agastya arranged for the child he had created to be born the daughter of that noble king of Vidarbha. The child was named "Lopamudra" by her parents. Upon her coming of age, Agastya approached the king and sought the hand of his daughter. The king was initially chagrined to hear such a suggestion from a renunciate, but found that his daughter, who had early exhibited extraordinary standards of mind and character, was insistent that he should accept the proposal. She was utterly intent upon exchanging the palace of her father the king for the forest-hermitage of Agastya. Lopamudra and Agastya were duly married and lived a life of extraordinary felicity. One story about Agastya goes that once the demons had taken refuge in the ocean and it was difficult for the gods to vanquish them, so they went to Sage Agastya for help. Then, after hearing the gods, the sage drank the entire ocean water and withheld it within him until the demons were destroyed. The Lalitha sahasranama, which describes the 1000 names of the mother Goddess (Known commonly as Gowri, Parvati or Durga), was first revealed to the world when Hayagriva, a manifestation of Vishnu, taught the same to Agastya. Agastya is said to have composed the Aditya Hridayam, a hymn to Surya, and taught the same to Rama just before the war between Rama and Ravana. ----------------- 8. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES: kandalameerra 10/22/2005 18:02:19 -0600 I want to share two wonderful experiences of my mother as requested by her. Last year once we had a very bad ice rain and my mother slipped and fell very badly on the road as she was going out. It was the last day of the Dhanur Masam and I was reading my "Tirupavai" I suddenly got a call from someone saying "your mom fell down". When I went their, I was so shocked and scared to see that she could not stand and one 16 year school going kid was holding her tight and a police came and stood beside her to call the ambulance .. As I was so scared I just prayed Baba. The police man said that she probably has several broken ribs that's why she is having so much pain that she could not even stand ..I felt so shattered and so depressed I saw my mom crying and my father worried ...I prayed Baba that nothing should happen to her and I would write about the incident on the internet and took his picture and left to the hospital. Then she was taken to the emergency ward, I sat outside praying for her looking at the saibaba's picture. After sometime the doctor came and told me that he had examined her thoroughly and found no fractures or bruises and she was absolutely fine to go home and just needed rest and painkillers. After coming come she felt very relaxed and had told me that even she had prayed Baba that everything should be all right and vowed to write the incident on internet. In an other incident my mom had lost a very valuable government document and she became so crazy and helpless day and night she prayed Baba and she even went to the extent of placing chits in front of Baba and asked if she would ever find her document. Then she got a chit which said that "YES". This morning we went out to buy something and she placed her hand in the purse and she found some paper and upon opening it she found that it was the same document which she was looking for... isn't this a wonderful incident. My parents have searched the purse about 10 times till now? How come she found it so easily today? All because of Saibaba's grace. Sai Nath Maharaj ki Jai. Om Sai Sri Sai jaya jaya Sai!!!! --- >From the Files of Saidarbar: Kamala Devi My name is Kamala Devi. I believe Sai Baba as my grandfather who saved my mothers' life. It was in Feb 1998 when we came to know that my mother had cervix tumor. The doctors said that it was in advanced stage. I did not know what to do. On a Thursday, I went to Saikrupa where every Thursday satsang were being organized by Mrs. Annapurna Devi who is a staunch believer of Sai Maharaj. On that day, as the satsang was going on, Mrs. Annapurnadevi stared at me with tears in her eyes. I felt that Baba was calling me and went to her to narrate the suffering but nevertheless Baba is sarvantaryami, without me saying anything she asked me not to worry and that my mother be alright within 6 months and that she has to take Baba thirtham everyday 4 times and just keep faith in Baba, I felt solace and I went to my mother told her the great experience with her. My mother strictly followed the prescription by Baba. To our rejoice in june1998 we took a CT Scan for her and incredulously the report came very normal that is there are no traces of cancer. Hence I feel that Baba has given gift to us and I am ever indebted to him. It is ineffable to describe his magnanimity Why is that the appeal of Shirdi Sai Baba's charismatic personality is so irresistible to people? I quote some of the reasons from a Sai devotee, B. Ramanatha Rao of Madras. "He is easily pleased. No hard penance, no unbearable fasts not even difficult concentration or control of senses. In His words,'You look to Me and I will look to you.' Can there be anything simpler than this He left His mortal body years ago yet even today thousands of devotees experience His presence. No money is required to worship Baba. He is pleased with fruits, flowers, leaves or even water offered with devotion. You do not even have to travel to Shirdi. He is wherever you are, 'even beyond the seven seas'. Udi from the dhuni burning eternally in His Dwarakamaayi is the cheapest and most infallible medicine for all diseases the cost is only two paise shradha and saburi. His Satcharita contains all the wisdom of the Vedas, Upanishads and Geeta in the form of simple stories and anecdotes. Reading them and following the advice therein one can achieve liberation. Repetition of His name 'Sai' is short and sweet. Last but not the least, He on fulfilling your demands in this world, ensures that you do not get caught up in the dangerous web of this 'sansaar' and takes you step by step to liberation." --------------------- 9. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA Swamy" swamymain 10/8/2005 09:18:46 -0700 Sai Ram. Let us continue with the feast of Brahma Jnan so lovingly served by Baba through that rich but miserly gentleman (normally we don't use such good epithets for a miser but because he was instrumental in all of us enjoying that glorious spiritual feast, he indeed deserves nice epithets). Sai Ram. "After the dissertation was over, Baba turned to the gentleman and said - "Well sir, there is in your pocket the Brahma (or Mammon) in the form of fifty-times five (Rs.250/-) rupees; please take that out." The gentleman took out from his pocket the bundle of currency notes and to his great surprise found, on counting them, that there were 25 notes of 10 rupees each, seeing this omniscience of Baba, he was moved and fell at Baba's Feet and craved for His blessings. Sai Ram. It is indeed the power of Maya that all people who hear the greatness of Sai and come from far are surprised to see His omniscience. That seed of lack of faith is what constitutes the sense of differentiation, the teli's wall between Baba and us. Once we understand the true power of Sadhguru (which is infinite), we will not be surprised at anything that He does. In this case too, the gentleman was as usual surprised to see that Baba knew everything about him including the amount of money in his pocket. Baba showed these powers to kindle the lamp of faith in the devotees so that the darkness of their ignorance is dispelled. Sai Ram. Then Baba said to him, "Roll up your bundle of Brahma viz. Currency notes. Unless you get rid completely of your avarice or greed, your will not get the real Brahma. How can he, whose mind is engrossed in wealth, progeny and prosperity, expect to know the Brahma, without removing away his attachment for the same? The illusion of attachment or the love for money is a deep eddy (whirlpool) of pain full of crocodiles in the form of conceit and jealousy. He, who is desireless, can alone cross this whirlpool. Greed and Brahma are as poles asunder, they are eternally opposed to each other. S.V.Swamy Author, Editor, Proof-Reader and Book Reviewer www.freewebs.com/swamyreviews To be continued….. ------------------------------- 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. For the last 2 years I have told you about Lord Krishna's Leelas and Lord Rama Story. Now I want to tell the stories what heard in my child hood. A FRUIT TREE: A long time ago there was a village where many people lived. Outside the village there was a large, magnificent looking tree. It was always laden with colourful luscious fruits. The travelers were always tempted to eat these inviting fruits. But whoever tasted the fruit of the tree fell unconscious after some time. The village folk knew about these poisonous fruits. They never went near the tree. But there were four crooked persons in the village. They had never done an honest day's work in their lives. When they saw how the travelers lost their consciousness after eating these fruits, they thought up a crooked scheme. That way they would get rich quickly by looting these unfortunate persons. They dug up a pit under the massive roots of the tree and covered it with shrubs so that no one would discover the pit. They would sit there and wait for some unfortunate rich traveler to come and lose all his money to them. The tree proved a boon to them. Soon they all became rich. The simple village folk wondered how they got their wealth. Once they used to live in hovels. Now they had grand houses. They dressed in costly clothes. When they were asked the secret of their prosperity they all evaded the question. Nobody could guess that they had amassed their wealth from the tree of the poisonous fruits. One day a large number of merchants passed that way. When they saw the large tree with its comforting shade and mouth – watering fruits, they decided to take rest under the tree. Now, the four hidden crooks were watching them from their secret hideout under the tree. Their joy knew no bounds. So many rich merchants with all their gold and silver and rich merchandise! They had superb horses too. Now they, instead of their owners, would ride these magnificent horses. The whole village would watch them with eyes of wonder. The evil men waited with eager hearts for the merchants to eat the fruits and fall unconscious. Soon these merchants started plucking the fruits. They collected them in a heap. Now they prepared themselves to enjoy these wonderful fruits. Just then another merchant happened to arrive there on his horse. All the merchants welcomed him and invited him to share the fruits with them. He looked at the fruits and then at the tree and finally at them. Then he asked them with contempt in his voice if they were all mad. The merchants were stunned. They asked him why he said so. So he told them that the fruits were poisonous. How could that be! The merchant had not tasted them. How could he speak with such authority? The merchant explained, "My friends, you are all merchants. You are supposed to be very intelligent and discerning. Don't you see that the tree is just outside the village? If these fruits had been edible, do you think the village children would have left even one fruit on the tree for you to eat? The fact that they are still on the tree means there is something wrong with them. Use your brains, men, and don't touch these dangerous fruits!" The merchants were impressed with the logic of his words. Their eyes were opened. The merchant saved them from a possible tragedy. They all thanked the man and invited him to become their leader. Such a leader would always be a great help to them. Then they all decided that the tree was dangerous for future travelers. So they all hacked the tree till it fell on the ground. The four crooked men, hidden in the pit under the tree had to run away. They were broken-hearted. The source of their easy wealth was destroyed by the wise merchant. -------------- 11. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES: "Sankaraiah Dubagunta" sainama HEALING PRAYERS Prayer may be defined as the solemn request made to God or Gods or to someone in a position of power. It can also be said that Prayer is a process of communion with the invisible God who is a source of all powers. If done in group it is a congregational or common prayer. It may be for common good or specific good. We are concerned with Prayer for Healing. Prayer done for others is more effective. God will certainly be pleased with such selfless service. We know Charaka, a leading authority on medicine has stated the treatments he mentioned in his book are all intended only for those whose Faith in God was not sufficiently powerful to affect a cure. If there was such a Faith that alone would cure all ailments. He has further declared "all diseases vanish by the use of this remedy namely the utterance of names of Achyutha, Anantha and Govind". Sri Sai Satcharitra gives several examples to show how Baba cured through Udhi and Prayer. I wish our Doctor of Doctors Sainath Maharaj would respond to our Prayers. OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI!!! D.Sankaraiah. -------------------------------- 12. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES: 10/14/2005 09:15:37 -0600 soonaiji SaiRam! Keep up the good work Mahrukh ----------- "Sridhar Ramaswamy" sridharr24 10/13/2005 14:49:18 -0500 Sairam: I would like to invite if anyone be interested in taking part on Bhajan's at my place in Chicago, I live closer to Schaumburg, IL. If few of us regularly meet on Thursday evening or so with Baba's Blessings, then we can surely start a Saidarbar. Or if someone is interested in hosting in their house, I would like to attend with my family too. Thank you, Sridhar. ---------------------------- 13. TELUGU SECTION: Please visit: http://68.88.118.16/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm -- FOR STARTING A SAIDARBAR CHAPTER OUT SIDE INDIA: Please contact: saidarbar & saidarbar --------------- 14. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS: Murali Krishnamurthy: murali_krishnamurthy2003 10/15/2005 11:36:09 -0700 Inauguration of Saidarbar Laurel, Maryland USA With Shirdi Sai's blessings and Uncle Saibanisa's guidance, the 15th Chapter of Saidarbar Laurel, Maryland USA was cordially inaugurated on October 13th, 2005 Thursday at the residence of Murali Krishnamurthy and Sharmila Murali in Laurel, MD USA. Around 12 devotees participated. The darbar commenced with a prayer to Shri Ganesha rendered by Smt Usha Devarakonda, the upcoming Telugu playback singer. It was bliss for all of us to hear her voice that had the blessings of Ma Saraswathi. Then Bhajans and Sai Nama Japa were rendered. After that the first chapter from Sai Satcharithra was read out to the devotees. Then arathi was performed playing the shirdi shej arathi and the devotees one by one, did arathi to Lord Sainath. Uncle Saibanisa addressed all of the devotees from Hyderabad and he wished us all good luck. We did prasad and dinner and received the blessings of Lord Sainath. The dakshina offerings will be used to fund an annadana service for an orphanage in India. Jai Sai Ram. Murali Krishnamurthy&Sharmila Murali ---- Saidarbar Chennai: saidarbarchennai For Activities of Saidarbar Chennai Contact saidarbarchennai Chennai Saidarbar Team. "Ramesh and Anitha" kandra Sat, 3 Dec 2005 21:28:35 +1100 Here is a special invitation from all the Sai devotees of Canberra. Please come and join us in this event and seek god's blessings and make this event a grand success. SHIRIDI SAI PRATHISHTAPANA DIVAS 2005, CANBERRA ON 3rd December, 2005 (Saturday) AT HTCC – Hindu Temple and Cultural Centre, 81 Ratcliff Crescent. Florey, Canberra Program Schedule 09:00 AM - Kakad Aarti 09:30 AM - Abhishek and Havan 11:00 AM - Sai Mahima Recital 11:30 AM - Bhajans by `Bhaj Man Re' Bhajan Mandali 12:30 PM - Madhyan Aarthi 01.00 PM - Lunch PrasadamPlease visit: For Further details visit: http://angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra --- Shirdi Sai Baba" technical 10/25/2005 11:51:58 -0000 Saidarbar Wallingford-PA- USA: Next Satsang on 29th Saturday, October 2005 Our next Sai darbar and satsangh will be held on Saturday the 29th October, 2005. Programe: 04:30pm - 05:30pm - Balvihar 05:30 pm - Satsangh Prayer starts For further details please visit: www.saidarbarusa.org ------------------- "Shanthi Ramakrishnan": shanthi 10/12/2005 21:58:08 -0700 Sai Darbar Portland OR USA Sai Darbar activities of (Portland OR USA) for the month of September 2005 Sai Ram, We had a wonderful session of our monthly Sai Darbar on September 17th Saturday. We started the session with OM, Gayatri and Sai Gayatri followed by Sai Ashtothram and sang a Ganesh Bhajan. Then we read 49, 50 & Epilogue chapters in Sai SatCharitra. Saidarbar was concluded with Aarti & prasad. We completed one round of our reading. We will start our next round in October 05. Shanthi ------------ A.S.Rao, - raoas For Activities of Sai Darbar Kitwe, Zambia Please contact: raoas -------------------- Anil Zutshi: zutshi_anil_k For activities of Saidarbar Danbaru-Canitcut-USA Please contact: zutshi,zutshi ------------------- Satish Achanta: vskachanta For activities of Saidarbar Woodland Hills-CA-USA- Please contact: vskachanta ----------------- Ravi Subramanyam: sai_ravi For activities of Saidarbar Livermore-CA-USA Please contact: sai_ravi ---------- Suresh Vaghela: suresh,suresh For activities of Saidarbar-London Please contact: suresh,suresh -------------------- "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 ------ "Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center": sai For Further details Visit: Web Page: http://www.hamaresai.org/ Email: hamaresai -------------------------------- "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 ---- "Om Sai Mandir" saisandesh Sai Sandesh September Issue can be read online at: http://www.omsaimandir.org/sai_sandesh_v2_issue9.pdf Back Issues are available at: http://www.omsaimandir.org/newsletter1.cfm ------------------- "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 ------------- babamandir Om Sairam! Mandir Pathrika is now in its third Year of publication. 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 ------ info 19 Oct 2005 15:10:39 -0000 SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA TEMPLE, 46-16 ROBINSON ST, FLUSHING , NY 11355 Sairam! Inspite of the inclement weather, with Baba\`a blessings and your good wishes the Dussera celebrations went off well. We could also put in the prayer note books written by the devotees under the dias where Baba will be installed You may view the pictures taken during the celebrations by clicking on or copying the following link http://www.dwarakamaishirdi.org/site/temple_stages.php Thank you all for your participation and cooperation Temple Management ------------------------- 15. SAI'S BOOK WORLD: Books in English: 1. The Divine Miracles of Shri Shirdi SaiBaba – A record of thrilling Experiences of (late) Dr. P.S.Ramaswami - Author – V.RamaSai – Price Rs.50/- Published by: V.Rama Sai, 722, MIGH – II, KPHB Colony, P.O: KuKatpally, Hyderabad – 500 072 (A.P.) 2. A Ambrosia in Shirdi -by Sri Saibhakta VINNY – Price Rs.75/- Published by: Bose C/o Shirdi SaiBaba Satsang RadhaKrishna Temple, KBRS Building, Kamaraj Road, Bangalore – 560 042. 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. -------- 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 - SAIDARBAR – HYDERABAD: http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500041.htm We congratulate members of SAIDARBAR- LAUREL, MD-USA for starting a chapter in the service of Lord Sainath and HIS devotees We will be happy to conduct Tele-Satsanghs to cities out side Hyderabad, India on prior intimation. For further details please contact saidarbar --------- 16. EDITORIAL. Things impressed me from this Magazine: Baba says- `that God is in the heart and soul of every religion. The universe is His form' It is said that for revitalizing the practice of Dharma, that Holy men of Supreme intelligence and wisdom are born, from time to time. Editor, "The Glory of Shirirdi Sai" wishes all it's readers a Very Happy Diwali and prays Lord Sainath that the festival of Lights may bring in many more Joys in their lives. 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 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 P.S. In case you do not like to receive "The Glory of Shirdi Sai ",Kindly reply UNSUBSCRIBE for our necessary action. 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