Guest guest Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI Third Year of Publication Published as Bi-Weekly Issue 16 / 2005 04-08-2005 Please visit our Web site: http://www.saidarbar.org --------- THIS ISSUE CONTAINS 1. FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE 2. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE 3. SAI'S BOOK WORLD 4. FOOT STEPS OF HOLY FEET 5. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO ….. 6. SAI IN DREAMS 7. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY 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.SANATANA DHARMA & SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA 15.SANATANA DHARMA – NEWS FROM ABROAD 16.FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS 17.EDITORIAL. -- 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 51. You should know that the Goddess Death is not having partiality towards rich or poor, healthy or non healthy, educated or uneducated. She treats everybody with the same coin. 52. You should know that one day after your death the body is going to become ash and mix with the earth. Still you are taking care of the body by giving medicines to prolong the life. Similar way after the death, the soul needs peace for that when you alive, you should chant the name of Lord. 53. Some of the beautiful flowers which give fragrance will contain harmful bacteria. In the similar way some persons in the aristocratic families will have bad qualities. So you should beware of such persons. 54. In the name of penance you can conquer hungry and thirst. But the day when you conquer the desires and attachments towards your kith and kin, you will be the real yogi (saint). 55. You will water the coconut tree for first two or three years, but afterwards it will give sweet water for it's lifelong. In the similar way, when you receive help from the society, it is your bound duty to reciprocate the same. 56. The greatest quality in the life is " You serve others without anticipating any returns " . 57. You look to the road side tree which receives the hot sun light and gives the shadow to the travelers. In the similar way, you should live for others. 58. A fool will dig for water after his hut is under fire, you should not be such a person. You should think about the God while you are in good health. 59. You should know that the society will recognize the good persons and in the similar way it will shun the bad quality persons. 60. You know that very well if you do not do the charities in this life, you will be a beggar in your next life. After knowing this also if you are not performing charities in this life, you should prepare to hold the begging bowl in the next life. ----- 2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE: August 1918: BABA offered Hemadri Pant a glass of buttermilk and said, " Drink it all, you won't get such opportunity again. August 1929: Composer of " SAGUNOPASANA " Arati Book, Shri K.A.Bhishma passed away at Mohra in Nagpur District. August 1982: Swami SaiSharananandaji (WamanRao Patel) passed away at Ahmedabad (Aged 93 years). August 1984: Administration of SHIRDI SAMSTHAN handed over to the Board of Trustees by the court and Executive officer appointed for day to day administration. .. 3. SAI'S BOOK WORLD Book: SAI IN DREAMS - E-BOOK Author's Name: SaiBanisa Publisher: Indiainabook E-mail: vijishvanya Price: $6 (Six US Dollars) pay by Credit Card / Pay Pal / Check You can obtain the copy from Web: http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/ BLURB: It is a fact that people from all walks of life and traditions believe in dreams. Obviously, dreams have a very important role to play in our day to day lives. On the spiritual plane, many devotees/disciples are guided; messages of actions and will are instructed for implementation by their Sadhgurus through dreams even after attaining Mahasamadhi (leaving the physical body). Samardha Sadhguru Shiridi Sai Baba, in one of HIS eleven assurances has prophesied while in flesh and blood that HIS mortal remains shall speak and guide the devotees from the tomb. The Three hundred and odd dreams of SAIBANSIA put before you are a testimony the fact. This Book is dedicated to one and all who believe that God is above all. --- 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. ------ 4. FOOT STEPS OF THE HOLY FEET –9 EXPERIENCES OF SAI.BA.NI.SA WITH SHIRDI SAI The chapter No.46 of 'Sai Satcharitra' highlights one of the many assurances given by Baba to his devotees. On acceptance of an individual as a devotee Sai constantly follows him, stands by him, where ever he is, no matter even if he is thousands of miles away or across the seven seas. As a staunch devotee of Sai I fully endorse the popular belief and I am placing before you an incident that has taken place in my life. Kindly recall and refresh your memories with the contents of my First Experience with Sai where in I mentioned about the details regarding my visit to South Korea. This particular episode is in continuation to it. As soon as I entered into my Hotel suite in the city of Changwan a giant sized Honey bee like fly took a round about me and left the room. As a prelude I must admit that while on a flight from SEOUL in South Korea to the city of Pusan by a Korean Airliner, a thought ran through my mind. This may appear unusual and funny to all others but for those in fold of Sai it will be interesting to know as to how things get organized under Baba's care. A similar incident is depicted in chapter-46 of saisatcharitra during BABA's conversation with Nana Saheb Chandorkar and Kaka Saheb Dikshit on the eve of their departure, after seeking Baba's blessings. He uttered - " Take Shyama with you and I shall join at GAYA, by the time they complete their pilgrimage to Benaress and Prayag (the holy cities in northern India). If these words are true then to strike similarities I must find Sai in Changwan before I reach the city - a self test for my faith. I completed my official assignment in Changwan and was preparing for return journey to India on 16-05-91. After reading morning Aarati and I was astonished to find the same fly like insect going round the table lamp and leaving the room from the window. Sai proved his words to be an assurance to Shyama by appearing as a big photograph decoured in the main Hall of the priest of Gaya. By now I got fully convinced that Sai was with me in the city of Changwan in the form of big fly in the hotel room. My mind was ringing with words of Sai that he exists in all forms of life. Probably he meant to convey that he reached before me and was leaving before I leave for India. BOW TO SAI PEACE TO ALL To be Continued… -------------------------------- 5. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO " JANABAI " Janabai was born in the Maharashtra region of India. It was not uncommon for poor families to hire their children out as domestic servants, and this is what happened to Janabai at age 7. But the household she was sent was unusual, for it belonged to the father of the much-revered poet Namdev. It was in this household that Janabai spent the rest of her life. Janabai's poetry suggests a life of endless servant labor in the household, but one that was constantly revived and supported by her intimacy with the divine. -------- 6. 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. Dated: 27-09-1993. I gave a deep thinking towards my life and prayed Sai to give me a direction for a peaceful life. He has shown me a beautiful scene and opened my eyes. There was an advertisement on Babool Tooth Paste appearing in a local TV channel. A happy family was shown with all smiles writ on their faces and speaking for the usage of the branded paste and to be a happy family like theirs. In reality, they all do not belong to the same family as each one is a paid actor and lives in that role for that moment. On the similar lines, the members of your family (wife and children) are all drawn together by `Runanabandham' .We also act and try to live those roles as assigned to us. Each one of us in a family owes something or other towards each other. Dated: 28-09-1993. Tonight I had a content full dream. It was a School spread over a vast area. The building did not have any doors or windows. Every thing was kept open to all. The school remained opened through out the day. There were no restrictions on age of the pupil. It was meant for imparting spiritual education to all. The Guru was not visible to the eye. I could infer from the dream that there were no barriers with respect to age, sex or religion, set to join the spiritual stream. Towards the end Sai gave beautiful advice Money earned in excess is a source of mental agony and tensions. Money begotten by illegal means weakens the sensitive fabric and health of the society. Wealth earned by fair means and sufficient to meet the requirements is only the recommended practice to be followed. Think constantly as to how to amass spiritual wealth for that is the real wealth. Dated: 06-10-1993. My prayer to Sai before bed was as to how one should stay away from the thoughts of making easy and quick buck in life. It was the sight of a well-crowded vegetable market. Al sorts of vegetables and fruit were seen placed in their respective allocated containers in an orderly manner. There was a wall by the side. A goat was seen on the wall and was in a fix whether to jump down or not, so that it can eat the fresh greens and tasty vegetables. If it decides to jump down it is sure to break its legs. So it chooses to get down the stairs on the other side and preferred to walk away. At the end a message was given which went to say that desire for ill - gotten wealth is like cancer, which will ultimately ruin us. Do not fall prey to easy money. To be continued….. ---- 7. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY: (By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao) " Shashi " : shashi_31 17. Religion Religion is the virtuous force which establishes us in the Self. Religion is the link that binds us to mystic force which enables us to know the Divine. All religions, each in its own way, aim at this central Realization of Divine in the Self, otherwise called God. From manhood to Godhood is the course of religious evolution. Sri Sai Baba says: " Sit for a while calmly. Think deeply in silence. Enquire within you, `Who am I? What am I? Whence and what for? Why should I live in this world? What is my duty and destiny?' Can we answer these questions? We feel perplexed. We cannot find the origin of life and its goal. The span of life that we live in this world has a mission. It has a mystic entrance and exit. In the life when the inner light blossoms, there is no significance attached to these man made differences. Sai Baba says: `The humanity is like a garland of varied blossoms, string on a single thread of luminous Self-Consciousness. If the collective life of humanity sprouts out from the seed of inner harmony, then there shall be no egoism born of ignorance. If your mind is limited, so shall be your life also. Hence you are unable to overcome the narrow preferences. Religion is a binding force and brings together the physical, vital, mental and psychic planes in tune with the intrinsic soul in the heart. This self-realization is the essence of all religions. To be continued….. -------------- 8. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES: " L.V.S.Satyanarayana " : lvs_satya Fri, 22 Jul 2005 19:58:20 -0700(Pacific Daylight Time) Sai ram We are really enjoying the write ups coming in the " The Glory of Shirdi Sai " . Let me tell about me first, My name is LVS Satyanrayana working in Qatar in Petroleum Plant Yesterday (21/07/2005) was Gurupoorinima, we all gathered to Srigurucharitra parayana. In the series I have got the chance to read the lesson from 16 to 22 and I passed on the book to others but my intention was to read out the the Narahari Sharma Stotram in Sanskrit first (With Baba's grace it has been tuned in a melodious bits) and then to read out translation of that stotra if Baba give me the chance to do and I was not remembering that particular lesson number also. After some time, I left from the parayana hall to relax some time out side and came back to the hall. One devotee was reading out the lesson 37, then 38 and then 39 gave back the book to read out. The time was 11:45 AM. MR. Varama (the house where the Parayana was going on) gave me that book even though I was little away from him and told me to read out some more before 12:00noon to proceed for noon Aarathi. It was more amazing that I have got the lesson what I asked Baba, then I happily read out that Strotra in Sanskrit in the way Baba helped to tune and then I shared that leela with MR Varma and again I astonished when I heard from him that Baba inspired him to give that book to me. L V S Satyanarayana -- " Venkateswara Rao Uppala " venkateshuppala Tue, 2 Aug 2005 06:17:14 -0700 (PDT) Experience with BABA Dear Sai devotees; I would like to narrate my two wonderful experiences with BABA. I live in Maryland, USA. There is a Shirdi Sai Baba temple apart from the famous Lord Venkateswara temple in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. We visit these temples at least once a year. 1. Two years back, after completion of my Satcharitra Parayan, on our way to Niagara Falls, when I visited Baba temple with my family, I had a wonderful experience. After attending the Noon aarathi, and taking darshan, we came out to the parking lot. Suddenly, one old lady, appearing very poor, wearing an old saree and carrying an old plastic mesh bag, approached us and told us that her daughter needs to undergo major procedure and she is in need of some money. I immediately took out my wallet and asked her how much she needed. She said you can give whatever amount you feel like. I had sixty dollars, I gave her forty dollars and asked if she wanted more. She said no, was very happy and wished us good. Later she said she wanted to give me something in return, even though I was refusing to accept, she pulled out an old used pink blouse with her trembling hands from her bag and gave it to me saying it was for my daughter who was 5 years old then. Afterwards she went back into the temple. It appeared normal at that time. But later, when I started thinking deep, I realized, it was not NORMAL. I did not remember to have seen her in the temple. It is a small temple and there were few devotees, probably twenty that day. Even if she was present somewhere else, I have not seen any Indian homeless people in USA so far. Sorry for thinking she was homeless, she may not be homeless, but then she definitely might have had a family to take care of her in USA. Why she was asking money from the strangers? All these doubts made me believe that it was BABA himself who asked me for dakshina! I feel bad for not realizing that it was HIM and not prostrating at that time. I am preserving this wonderful gift of BABA and whenever I remember this incident, I feel so elated. To be continued… ------------------------------- 9. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA Venkateswaraswamy Swarna " swamysv & swamymain 8/2/2005 07:40:17 -0700 Sai Ram. In the last article, we saw that Baba gave a long discourse to the rich (but stingy) man, who was pulled to Sai's darbar for giving the Brahma Jnan to all of us. Let us now see the main points of Baba's discourse. Sai Ram. Qualifications for Brahma-Jnana or Self-Realization All persons do not see or realize the Brahma in their life-time. Certain qualifications are absolutely necessary. (1) Mumuksha or intense desire to get free. He, who thinks that he is bound and that he should get free from bondage and works earnestly and resolutely to that end; and who does not care for any other things, is qualified for the spiritual life. Sai Ram. In Telugu, there is a beautiful saying, " Kami gaka moksha kami gadu " which means the same thing that is unless one is caught up in the prison of desires; one doesn't get the desire for freedom. It is the mind that is bound by desires and it is the same mind that desires to become free of those desires. Desires, which are simple and which do not trouble the mind, if not fulfilled, are not problem. However, addictions (desires, so strongly rooted that if not fulfilled, they cause intense turmoil) are the problem. Lord Sri Krishna, in His Gita also cautions His worthy disciple Sri Arjuna about the Six internal enemies of a man, the leader being Kama. Kama is not necessarily sexual desire, though that is the strongest. Desire for wealth, desire for name and fame, Desire for power over other people, all these are different aspects of Kama. In Viveka Chudamani (attributed to Sri Adi Shankara), the author tells the aspirant that it is difficult to get three things, namely, human birth, desire for liberation, and the company of Saints. In Chapter 8 of Satcharita also, we have seen Shri Hemnadpant, expounding on the purpose of taking a human birth and at several places, Shri Hemadpant asserts and assures the reader that the best way of getting free from the coils of desire is to surrender to the Feet of a Sadguru. And Sadguru Sai has assured and has shown time and again that Sraddha and Saburi are the two coins, beyond which He doesn't need any thing else. All Saints are one in emphasising the need of a focussed approach for spiritual progress. Initially, there will be hurdles and slips because of the strong pull of the Vaasanas (desires). These deep-rooted desires need to be pulled out in the light of Jnana and the attachments (me and mine) should be burnt (like the turban of Tatya), as explained in Chapter 6 of Satcharita. The horses of senses should be handed over to the Intellect (which is strenghtened by the Sadguru's grace), so that the chariot of this body, mind and ego reaches the destination of Vishnu-pada, from which there is no rebirth. In His immortal work, Sri Bhaja Govinda Stotram, Sri Adi Sankara also prays on behalf of all of us, " Punarapi jananam, punarapi maranam, punarapi janani jathare sayanam, iha samsare bahu dustare, krupaya pare pahi murare, Bhaja Govindam... " Sai Ram. Let us continue with this wonderful chapter in the coming weeks. 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. 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 Krishna Leelas. Baba has also established his identity with Lord Sri Rama. Now I will take you through our epic Ramayan. Tell your parents to read the Glory of Shirdi Sai – Bi-weekly E-magazine and narrate Ramayan from this magazine. FALL OF MEGHANAD: Hanuman the brilliant servant and devotee of Rama flew to Garuda, the vulture King, and brought him to the rescue of Rama and Lakshmana. Garuda set the two brothers free from the snake-noose. Rama and Lakshmana were again fit for the battle. On his way to palace Meghanad received the news that Rama and Lakshmana were free from the effect of snake-noose weapon. Raging with fury he returned to the battle filed. He started a merciless and terrific destruction of Rama's army. He, then, turned towards Lakshmana and used Lord Brahma's divine weapon on him. Lakshmana became unconscious and fell down on the ground. Now Meghanad was confident that Lakshmana would surely die. No medicine could bring him back to consciousness. With the rise of sun, the next morning, Lakshmana would breathe his last; and Rama would become mad and die in sorrow of his brother. Thus thinking, Meghanad and his army returned jubilant. Seeing Lakshmana's condition Rama became impatient and started wailing. Vibhishana told that only Ravana's royal physician Sushena could save Lakshmana's life. Hanuman was sent to fetch Sushena. Sushena came, saw Lakshmana and said, " Only a herb that grows on Gandhamardan mountain can save Lakshmana's life, if it is administered before day-break " . Hanuman said that he would bring the herb. He flew at great speed. He reached the Gandhamardana mountain to find the entire hill aglow. He could not distinguish the herb, so he uprooted the entire mountain and brought it back to Rama's camp. The herb was immediately administered to Lakshmana and he came back to his senses. Vibhishana, then, saw smoke rising towards the sky. He ran to Rama and told that Meghanad was carrying out sacred rituals for victory over enemy. He said, " If he completes his worship, no one in the three worlds can defeat or kill him in the battle filed " . Lakshmana asked Vibhishana to lead him to the place where Meghanad was busy in worship. Vibhishina led Lakshmana who was followed by Hanuman also. Reaching there they found unarmed Meghanad absorbed deeply in prayers. They surrounded him and Lakshmana beheaded Meghanad. To be Continued…… -------------- 11. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES: " Sankaraiah Dubagunta " sainama LAKSHMI NARAYANA TEMPLE We know Baba Sai got several Temples repaired at Shirdi from Dakshina amount, sometimes through destined devotees. Ofcourse His abode was a dilapidated structure, which He named Dwarakamai, also got repaired in 1911. The experience narrated by Doma Venkata Swamy Gupta's father in law in Sai Sudha of March'1945 issue is given below. " When Baba was in the flesh, this gentleman accompanied his master the Late Gummadalli Lakshmi Narayana of Secunderabad to Shirdi and both took darshan of Baba many times. GL was an ordinary merchant not very rich at that time. On one occasion Baba told him " You have to build a Lakshmi Narayan Temple " . GL asked Baba " What the probable cost would be? " Baba replied " Rs six lakhs " GL was aghast as he had not with him even a fraction of that amount. GL therefore believed that this was either a joke or some meaningless statement of Baba. But within two years his own business flourished and he became an owner of many lakhs and could spare 6 lakhs. At that time Baba had attained Maha Samadhi. Anyhow GL obeyed the direction of Baba and constructed Lakshmi Narayana temple in Secunderabad costing about six lakhs inclusive of the permanent funds. It is still there well maintained and well managed by GL's children. OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI!!! D.Sankaraiah. -------------------------------- 12. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES: Deva Premal & Miten mdp 8/02/2005 14:17:50 +0300 Hindudevotional songs. Namaste friends, I have visited your website http://www.saidarbar.org and read your newsletter " The Glory of Shirdi Sai " and came away veryinspired. Thank you for doing this good work. And for sure I will let you know when we sing songs on Lord Sainath of Shirdi. Wishing you love, peace and harmony, Deva -------------------------- Devotees speak about Sai in Dreams: " Syam Sundar : sai_syam To me each dream sequence of Sri Saibanisji is an example of Sadgurui Sai Baba's message in setting us in the path of Saism. This reading gave me the wonderful feeling of going through the pages of Sri SaiSatcharitra. Syamasundar Davuluri - Rajatb I read through the E-Book and in my humble opinion it truly reflects the essence of SAI Leelas. A pure characterization of Sai teachings with practical applications. Rajat Bhakhri, - " BADRI NARASIMHAN " s_badri Saibanisa's dream experience is an " Urn " that contains Baba's blessings and teachings. My prayers and best wishes to you all for putting all your sincere efforts in promoting Shri Sai's Philosophy. BadriNarasimhan ----- " Subhadra Kakarlapudi " : subhadrakakarlapudi Lord Sai appearing in Saibanisa's dreams and giving messages are instructions to his devotes for their Spiritual guidance. I am glad to know these messages are available in e-book form. S.kakarlapudi You can obtain the copy from Web: http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/ ------------------------- 13. TELUGU SECTION: Please visit: http://68.88.118.16/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm -- 14. SANATANA DHARMA & SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA Saibanisa-Gopalarao Ravada—Saidarbar Hyderabad –India SRI MAHA BHAGAVATHAM—SRI SHIRDI SAI SATCHARITA Synopsis Sai on innumerable occasions has said that, I am not God but I am only a humble servant of God. There are also instances of his having said that I am the universal mother, Parabrahmah, and the Ruler of the Universe. In parlance, these words were uttered by Lord Sri Krishna himself On numerous occasions and practically demonstrated in different Contexts in the most reverned Epic Maha Bhagavath. Some of the miracles performed by Lord Sri Hari in Maha Bhagavath were also performed by Saianth. To quote in the words of Hemadhripanth, no difference between him and Lord Sri Hari, Sainath performed once again all the miracles that Lord Sri Hari did in Sri Bhagavath. I, read the Holy Maha Bahgavath many a times to draw similarities between the two great works of our times and made efforts to arrive at some conclusions which go beyond to establish doubt that Sainath was indeed God incarnated, to serve Humanity. Lord Sri Hari said that Saints are the representatives of God who Come in to the World with a mission to cleanse the World and to free it from The social evils, and to guide people when ever there is an unbalance in The dispensation of justice and adherence to dharma is lost. Today it gives me pleasure to share some of my thoughts on the topic 'Sai in Bhagavatham'. When young Baba arrived in Shiridi, Mahalsapathi has welcomed him by addressing him as - 'Aao Sai'. The word Sai is not new as we find instances where Lord's names in Hindu mythology are followed by the word Sai (for example: Sesha Sai, Vatapathra Sai etc). The literal definition of Sai in any standard dictionary read as: A South American monkey, thereby indirectly indicating that the word Sai originates from the period of the Ape man if we go by the logic of reasoning. I would now like to narrate the incidents taken from Sai Satcharitra and compare with those drawn from Maha Bhagavatham for information and presentation to the readers. Naradha, a staunch devotee of Sriman Narayan, also known as Brahma Manasa-Putra, can aptly be compared with Sri.Dasa Guna Maharaj mentioned in Sai Satcharitra.The real name of Dasaguna is Ganesh Sahasrabuddhe, was a police constable during the year 1894.Dasaguna came to Shiridi on a patrolling duty along with Nanasaheb Chandorkar. He was Instantaneously attracted towards Shiridi Sai.He was gifted with the natural talent of composing good poetry and singing. He resigned from the job and established an Ashram and started Sai Thathva Prachar.-Dissemination of Sai Philosophy. He has never accepted any charities or gifts. Lord Sri Krishna comes to the rescue of princess Utthara, wife of Abhimanyu, saves the foetus in her womb when attacked by Brahmastra, a divine weapon released by Aswaddhama. Sapatnekar was under the impression that his son died due to anger from Baba. Sai uttered to those around that " this man is under false notion that I have killed his son. Will I ever do such things " ? He is crying sitting in this place Dwarakamayi. I shall see that the same child is again put back in to his wife's womb. the author of " Sai Satcharitra " - 'Sai appears every where in Bhagavatham as one goes through the book carefully'. Perhaps to establish that there exists To be Continued…… -------- 15. SANATANA DHARMA – NEWS FROM ABROAD www.hicad.us NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, July 23, 2005: Ved Prakash, Dharma Summit 2005 General Secretary, sends the following press release: The Dharma Summit 2005 will be held on August 13, 14 and 15 at Rutgers University, Student Center, 126 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ. The objective of this conference is to bring together heads of all Devalayas, spiritual institutions, and Dharmic intellectuals in North America to exchange thoughts and ideas, and share experiences on how to impart spiritual and cultural education to our next generation and remove misperceptions about our faith traditions from the society in order to maintain our Dharmic traditions with dignity. This conference is being organized with the support, cooperation and involvement of all major Sampradayas and institutions. Also many intellectuals will speak in various sessions. The discussion will focus on the future of Dharma in North America. How can our young generation grow with the best values from both cultures? How can they learn the true meaning and concepts of Dharma and take pride in their heritage? All past, present and future presidents, founders, Board members, youth program coordinators and volunteer supporters of all Hindu, Jain temples and Gurudwaras and institutions are invited. Two sessions on Monday, August 15, will present a workshop on Temple Management, Administration and priest training, etc. that temple Board members must plan to attend. Maryland Temple to Honor Sri Lanka Nallur Temple Festival www.murugantemple.org MARYLAND, USA, July 17, 2005: The Annual Festival of Nallur Murugan Temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, begins on the sixth day after the July's new moon. It is a huge affair in Jaffna with hundreds of thousands of Hindus attending the main events. The hoisting of the holy flag of the temple (Kodiyetram) indicates the first day, and the festival continues for twenty-five days. Poonkavanam (Thiru Kalyanam) is on the twenty-sixth day, which concludes this annual festival. Everyday, the icon of Lord Muruga's Holy Vel is beautifully decorated with an abundance of flowers, and taken around the temple in procession. The Sri Lanka Nallur Kanthaswami Kovil and the Kathirkamam Kanthan Kovil Annual Festival will be celebrated at the Washington Murugan Temple, where many Sri Lankan Hindus are settled. This is the sixth year they are celebrating this festival at the Murugan Temple. The festival will be held in Maryland on Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14. CARAPICHAIMA, TRINIDAD, July 22, 2005: In memory of all the gurus of all traditions, Enlightenment Day will be celebrated on Sunday, July 31, at the Dattatreya Yogan Centre, Orange Field Road, Carapichaima starting at 7 p.m. Enlightenment Day will honour the wealth of wisdom of all the great spiritualities of the world. Visiting Indian Swami Shri Brahmavairaagyi, of Kashi, India, founder and spiritual master, will be conducting the seminar under the auspices of the International Academy of Kundalini Dhyaan Yoga(IAKDY). ------ 16. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS: 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 -------------------------- swar_s 7/11/2005 03:55:44 -0600 Om Sri Sairam. As per Shirdi Guru's Divine desire and Vision, we have been inspired to build a temple for Him in Trichy District, Tamilnadu. This Temple will be an epitome of religious harmony, following the message of Shirdi's Prabhu. The Temple will be called the Shirdi Guru Temple of Peace. FOR DETAILS contact swar_s S Swarnambika --- Radhika G g_radhika 6/22/2005 12:22:58 -0700 Dear Sai Devotees, Shri Sai Samartha Vidnyan Prabhodini, Mumbai conducts exams based on Shri Sai Satcharitra written by Shri Govind Raghunath Dabholkar alias Hemadpant.This Exam is one of its kind. Every year thousands of devotees take this exam and help themselves in Spiritual progress. For more information write to panchasheelexams The exam will be held on Sunday, August 14 2005 Sai Ram Saidarbar Chennai: saidarbarchennai Saidarbar Chennai Long Live The Ancient & Supreme One! At the feet of Lord Shirdi Sai, Chennai Saidarbar Team. " Ramesh and Anitha " kandra Tue, 12 Jul 2005 23:35:03 +1000 Saidarbar Canberra Sairam, For Shirdi Sai Bhajans in Canberra please visit: http://angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra -------------------------------- Shirdi Sai Baba technical 7/31/2005 13:01:33 -0000 Saidarbar Wallingford Dear Sai Bandhu, Our next Sai darbar and satsang will be held on Saturday the 6th August, 2005. 05:00pm - 05:30pm– Sai Nama japa 05:30pm - Satsang Prayer starts with 2 minutes Dhyana Please contact: technical ---- Shanthi Ramakrishnan: shanthi For Activities of Sai Darbar Portland Please contact: shanthi -------------------- info 25 Jul 2005 19:26:13 -0000 The Gurupoornima celebrations went off very well .Due to paucity of space we had organized the pujas in the ASAMAI temple .The pujas were well attended, more than 400 devotees participated in the celebrations. We are very happy to inform you that the New Statue of Baba which has been received from India was placed in the new temple building for viewing by devotees.With the blessings of Baba and your good wishes we expect to be operative in the new temple by November. Please click on the URL given below to view pictures of the celebrations http://www.dwarakamaishirdi.org/site/temple_stages.php ---- " Atlanta Sai Temple News " webmaster Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:31:12 -0700 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 Thu, 2 Jun 2005 05:11:49 -0700 (PDT) For Further details Visit: Web Page: http://www.hamaresai.org/ Email: hamaresai -------------------------------- " Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of DFW " USA: shirdisaidallas 30 Jun 2005 09:56:54 -0000 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 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 ---- saibandhu For Satsanghs and details please visit www.ShirdiSaiParivaar.org Or send email to saibandhu --- babamandir Mon, 25 Jul 2005 13:23:53 -0500 Sairam, We thank all devotees, who attended and participated in Gurupoornima Celebrations at ShirdiSai Jalaram Mandir last night. We specially thank All volunteers, who helped in making the program a success, with your participation and help, we are sure that together, we can conduct many such programs at our temple and also construct new temple earlier than expected. Also please remember that Ground Breaking Ceremony (BHHOMI POOJA) for new Temple is on 7th August 2005(Sunday) at 7.00A.M Vijay ----------------------------- " S Chopra " saileela99 Sat, 16 Jul 2005 11:58:00 -0000 SHIRDI SAI BABA SANSTHAN OF CANADA Please contact: Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan of Canada www.shirdisaicanada.org (under construction) saileela99 Shammi Chopra ------------- SAIDARBAR – HYDERABAD: http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500041.htm SAI A BEACON FOR HUMANITY: You can get your copy at http://www.ebeacon.indiainabook.com/other_books.htm Sai Sevak-Vijay Agarwal: vijishvanya On behalf of Saidarbar, We are grateful to Saisevak Vijay Agarwal, who has released the Second edition of SAI A BEACON FOR HUMANITY, consisting of Baba's Aaratis in Audio form in the above E-book. We will be happy to conduct Tele-Satsanghs to cities out side Hyderabad and India on prior intimation. For further details please contact saidarbar --------- 17. EDITORIAL. Things impressed me from this Magazine: You will water the coconut tree for first two or three years, but afterwards it will give sweet water for it's lifelong. In the similar way, when you receive help from the society, it is your bound duty to reciprocate the same. We cannot find the origin of life and its goal. The span of life that we live in this world has a mission. It has a mystic entrance and exit. Self-realization is the essence of all religions. Lord Sri Hari said that Saints are the representatives of God who come in to the World with a mission to cleanse the World and to free it from the social evils, and to guide people when ever there is an unbalance in the dispensation of justice and adherence to dharma is lost. 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 P.S. 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