The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 03-2008 from Saidarbar.

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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Sixth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 03/ 2008

31-01-2008

 

The Glory of Shirdi Sai enters Sixth year from

01-01-2008.

 

 

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

 

GURUR-SAKSHATH PARAM BRAHMA; THASMAI SREE GURAVE

NAMAHA:

 

 

Sairam. You can watch Live Web casting from Shirdi Sai

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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS:

 

1. FROM THE SATSANGHS OF SAIBANISA JI

2. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE

3. SAI IN DREAMS

4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY

5. SANATANA DHARMA & SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA

6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES

7. SAI WITH CHILDREN

8 ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES

9. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES

10. TELUGU SECTION

11. SAI'S BOOK WORLD

12. EDITORIAL.

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1. FROM THE SATSANGHS OF SAIBANISA JI

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Compiled by:

Sai Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar -

Hyderabad.

Shirdi Sai's Philosophy in the words of Saibanisaji

 

 

 

When moon sets, people say that the moon has

disappeared; and when the moon rises, they say that

the moon has appeared. In fact, the moon shines

continuously in the sky. Our Sai is exactly like moon.

He neither appears nor disappears; He only seems to do

so out of love for the people so that He may teach

them.

 

People call one phase of the moon a full moon, they

call another phase a crescent moon; in reality, the

moon is always perfectly round, neither waxing nor

waning. Sai is precisely like the moon. In the eyes of

men, Sai may seem to change in appearance, but, in

truth, Sai does not change.

 

The moon appears every where, over a crowded city, a

sleepy village, a mountain, or a river. It is seen in

the depths of pond, in a jug of water, in a drop of

dew hanging on a leaf. If a man walks hundreds of

miles the moon goes with him. Sai is like a moon in

following people of this world in all their changing

circumstances, manifesting various appearances; but in

Essence He does not undergo any change.

 

To be continued

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

January 1, 1946: Sri B.V.Deo passed away (Composer of

Chapter 53rd of Shri Sai Satcharitra in Marathi

language).

 

January 3, 1912: Megha fed some Brahmins on completion

of his Gayatri Purascharana. Dadasaheb Khaparde

attended it in Sathewada.

 

January 19, 1912: Megha died in Shirdi at about 04:00

hrs. Baba lamented loudly and followed the funeral

procession for some distance. Baba showered flowers on

Megha's body.

 

January 20, 1912: Bapusaheb Jog started performing

Baba's Pooja and Arati after Megha's death. He

continued this till Baba's Maha Samadhi.

 

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3. SAI IN DREAMS:

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These are the dream sequences and messages as received

by SaiBaNiSaji 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.

 

JULY-1995:

 

12-07-1995

 

Yesterday’s prayer to Sai was to give me a message on

spiritualism. Baba appeared in the form of my

Schoolteacher and said-

 

-Read forever my Satcharita, tell my stories to others

and lead a pious Life.

 

-Reward given to your teacher shall reach me.

 

-I disapprove saints in not doing any work and

engaging themselves in preaching ideals. I would

rather appreciate a labourer who is indirectly

educating that work is worship.

 

Spread the message to practice before preaching

others.

 

24-07-1995

 

I prayed Baba to tell me some thing about

spiritualism. Baba has shown me with a visual-

 

Some people enter a garden and engage in plucking

flowers, but the plant does not understand why and for

what purpose the flowers would be used.

 

A tree or plant grown with divine grace for a definite

mission will give flowers like Sai to the people. When

its flowers are plucked, God continuously monitors to

keep a watch whether HIS purpose is met or not.

 

Saints are the messengers of God with a definite

mission and purpose.

 

26-07-1995

 

Before retiring to bed, I prayed Baba to give me

lessons on how to advance on the spiritual path while

leading a commoner’s life. Sai has shown a visual-

 

In normal life, practice to offer food to others

before you commence to eat, otherwise the thought of

me and mine (self), will eclipse the mind.

 

Spiritualism should be tasted first so that sense of

belonging vanishes and one realizes that everything is

only God’s creation and doing. It should be digested

first before imparting to others around.

 

Spiritualism should be absorbed first before imparting

to others.

 

 

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4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:

(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)

" Shashi " : shashi_31

 

30. Efficacy of Prayer and Worship

 

Baba’s Aarti at Shirdi and Pooja, on ordinary days,

were started in 1909, but for sometime, there was no

celebration of Guru-Poornima, by special worship of

Baba, on that day. Baba Himself sent for Dada Kelkar

on Guru Poornima day and said –“Do you know that

to-day is Guru Poornima? Bring your materials for

worship and do your Guru Pooja”.

Then Guru pooja was started from 1909 and it is

continuing even after Baba’s Samadhi.

Baba was being worshipped by a number of Hindus with

flowers etc. Mahalsapathi applied sandal paste to

Baba’s neck. One day Mahalsapathi had a vision of Baba

with sandal paste on Baba’s forehead. Thereafter

Mahalsapathi was regularly applying sandal wood paste

on Baba’s forehead.

Initially, individual worship was first neither

systematic nor organized. But K. G. Bhishma, a good

songster, drew up the ritual, for Sai Baba’s worship,

and he brought a set of Aratis i.e. ritualistic verses

for use by individuals at Shirdi and these were sent

by Baba to Nana Saheb Chandorkar and were approved by

Him. They were largely in use and tended to develop

the worship of Baba on the customary lines of worship

in well known temples.

To be continued.

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5. SANATANA DHARMA & SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA.

 

 

Those who see all creatures in themselves

And themselves in all creatures know no fear.

 

How can the multiplicity of life

Delude the one who sees its unity?

 

-Isha Upanishad

 

 

 

Like bubbles in the sea, All the worlds arise in you.

 

Know you are the Self. Know you are one. Let yourself

dissolve.

 

You see the world. But like the snake in the rope, It

is not really there.

 

You are pure. Let yourself dissolve.

 

-Ashtavakra Gita 5:2-3

 

 

 

NEWS

 

Lanka Unveils " Trail of Ramayana " Tour Package

 

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/002200801172042.htm

 

 

NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 17, 2008: With an eye on its

" primary source market " , Sri Lanka Tourism officials

have identified 50 sites associated with the Hindu

epic Ramayana to attract more pilgrim travellers from

India to the island nation.

 

" Following the Trail of Ramayana " is a Touristic

circuit based on research findings that link the sites

to Lord Ram, Sita and the demon king Ravana, SLT

director-general S. Kalaiselvam told reporters on

Thursday while unveiling the ambitious thematic

program. " Currently we are taking steps to develop and

restore all sites to facilitate foreign and local

visitors the opportunity to witness and experience the

sacredness of these sites, " he said.

 

The programme includes places like Seethaeliya, Ram

Bodha, Ussangoda and Roomassala and special temples in

areas where Ravana is believed to have held Sita

captive. Kalaiselvam said the " Ramayana epic is a very

special feature in the bond that we have with India

and we are trying to offer opportunity to our friends

here to visit Sri Lanka to explore, absorb and enjoy

the various places of significance present in the

epic " .

 

Ayyappa Temple Opens for Makara Vilakku Festival

 

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SABARIMALA, INDIA, December 31, 2007: The Lord Ayyappa

temple was opened for the Makaravilakku festival on

Sunday evening, marking the second phase of the

two-month-long pilgrimage season to the hill shrine.

Makara Jyothi, the most auspicious occasion of the

festival when pilgrims sight a divine light at

Ponnambalamedu, the distant hills opposite the temple,

falls on January 14.

 

Devaswom Minister G. Sudhakaran held a review meeting

with concerned officials at Pampa to evaluate the

facilities being extended to Ayyappa devotees with

tens of millions of them expected to throng the temple

in the coming 15 days and create an action plan.

 

Hinduism Today Launches YouTube Channel With Festival

Video

 

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KAUAI, HAWAII, January 2, 2008: Hinduism Today

Magazine is proud to announce its presence on YouTube.

Visit Hinduism Today's YouTube channel

 

http://www.youtube.com/hinduismtodayvideos

 

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6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

kchirag

Wed, January 16, 2008 9:31 pm

 

Om Sai Ram, Shri Sai Sai Sai.

 

My name is Chirag and I would really love to share my

experience of our Sai Baba and His miracles in my life

that has happened recently. To start off I was not a

Bhakt of Sai Baba before but my friend told me to

start praying to him with complete faith and devotion.

I was having problems with my wife for about 4 months.

She stopped talking to me coz of some misunderstanding

and things like that, I tried a lot to clear things

out and get things back to normal but she just would

not listen to me or would want to talk to me. I was

totally lost and devastated in life coz I never had

expected this. Then my friend asked me to start

praying to Sai Baba with complete faith and devotion

which I started and also started reading the Sai Sat

Charitra and started learning so much from Sai Baba

and his leelas that I changed many things in my life

and started following my Sai Baba’s words. I had heard

that one who reads Sai Sat Charitra (all 50 Chapters)

in one week’s time; the devotee’s wishes are fulfilled

by Sai Baba. Along with this I also started Sai Baba’s

Sai Vrat, and also this vrat has got miraculous

effects if it is done with complete faith and devotion

and completed the vrat on the 9th Thursday with due

formalities according to the vrat book, your wishes

are for sure to be answered by Sai Baba.

 

Friends, I did everything possible for Sai Baba and to

get my wish fulfilled and solve my problems with my

wife and get back things like before smooth and

normal. After I completed my vrat with due

formalities, Sai Baba answered my prayers and my wife

called me and we cleared everything out and things are

fine now between us.

 

Trust Sai Baba totally and with full heart he will

answer your prayers for sure. But like we all know we

need complete faith and patience and devotion towards

him.

 

Friends, when I started reading the Sai Sat Charitra.

I really started feeling so good and happy from inside

that before I had stopped going out with friends or to

enjoy and all. But as I kept reading Sai Baba’s

Leelas, I learned so much from Him and changed my

thinking towards life and friends and people. I

started going out and started to enjoy again even

though things weren’t solved with my wife. But I had

complete faith and trust in my Sai Baba and left

everything to him. I have experienced Baba’s Bliss

every time I read his Sai Sat Charitra or pray to him

whenever I feel like. Some of small miracles by Sai

Baba for me was that, while reading Sai Sat Charitra,

there are chapters telling about His Udi and its

efficaciousness, in my mind I was asking Sai Baba if I

cud also get His Udi somehow (as I live in Canada,

there is no Sai Baba Mandir here). I had just happened

to go to my friend’s place and she had just got back

from Mumbai, I started telling her about Sai Baba and

everything I started for Him, here the best thing

happened, she told me that she had been to Shirdi and

had got Udi and she offered me some which I totally

and very happily took it from her. After coming back

home, I prayed to Sai Baba and thanked him so much for

getting me the Udi.

 

Trust me friends, I have become one of the most devout

person of Sai Baba and will serve him through out my

life and talk to him whenever I feel like it.

 

I love Sai Baba from bottom of my heart and will

always love him. I have also told my friends about my

experiences with Sai Baba and I am so happy that they

have also started to believe my Sai Baba.

 

I just wanted to share my experience with all of you

and I feel so good and happy that Sai Baba has

accepted me as his devotee.

 

Thank you

Chirag

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7. SAI WITH CHILDREN:

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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. Now I want to tell the

stories what heard in my child hood.

 

THE BLUE JACKAL

 

A hungry jackal came out of the forest in search of

food. He saw a village nearby and decided to do some

scavenging there but as he reached the periphery, he

was spotted by a pack of dogs. The dogs ran to catch

it and seeing the danger, the jackal dashed towards

the forest. Suddenly it froze; there was great danger

in that direction too as he saw a pair of wolves

bounding towards him.

 

He turned somersault and again made a dash towards the

village. He was face to face with death on both sides,

so he jumped into a small stream and crossed over like

lightening. He ran on in the dark night, stumbling

over unknown obstacles until he finally fell into a

huge vat of blue dye.

 

With barely his nostrils above the liquid to breathe,

he hid in the vat the whole night until the dogs,

unable to find him, gave up the chase and went away.

Shivering from fright and damp, he crawled out and lay

exhausted near a bonfire to dry and warm. He lay there

until dawn when in the early morning light, he noticed

his colour. His whole body had been coloured a bright

blue and he looked exotic, as if from another world.

 

Being a very clever animal, he decided to exploit this

change and went back to the jungle. He strutted before

the other jackals and with a spiritual look said I had

gone to the Temple of 'VanDevi'. She was pleased with

my devotion and blessed me. To distinguish me from

your commoners, she turned me blue. " The other jackals

looked and listened in awe. They bowed their heads and

pronounced him king. Hailing his majesty and following

him in a procession, they informed the other animals

in the forest of this great transformation.

 

All the animals gathered together and decided that

this creature be crowned king of the forest. Thus in

the span of few hours, the jackal became " Master of

the Jungle " with the tiger, bear and others becoming

his courtiers and bodyguard. This elevation brought a

sudden change in his attitude too. He started treating

the other jackals with disdain making them very

unhappy and miserable. After a few days of this mal

treatment at the hand of one of their own kind, they

planned to take revenge by exposing him.

 

An old one advised " It is a natural trait in us

whenever some of us start howling, all the others join

in this call. We shall do this tonight all of a

sudden, when he sleeps. When he hears us, it will be

but natural for him to join in the howl without

thinking. This will reveal his identity to others. "

They acted according to plan and at midnight, when the

blue jackal slept soundly, they started howling. As

the sound reached a crescendo, the blue jackal woke

with a start and without a second thought joined in

the howl, thus exposing him self.

 

The tiger which lay nearby was very angry at being

duped by a mere jackal and made to serve him. He

pounced on him and tore him apart. Thus the jackal

paid for this trickery with his life.

 

Lesson: 'Fraud and Forgery ends ultimately in

penalty.'

Bye children meet you in the next issue

 

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8. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:

View the Video of Shri Saibanisa Gopala Rao Ravada

ji's discourses in English from the below link

 

http://www.debu7366.blogspot.com/

 

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" Sai ka laadla " saikalaadla

The way of Deliverance

Really this Jiva [human soul] transcends the three

qualities, viz., Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas, but being

deluded by Maya, he forgets his nature which is

existence-knowledge-bliss, and thinks that, he is the

doer and enjoyer; and thus, entangles himself in

endless miseries and does not know the way of

deliverance. The only way of deliverance is the loving

devotion towards the Guru's feet. The great Player, or

Actor, Lord Sai, has delighted His Bhaktas and

transformed them into Himself [His nature].

 

We regard Shirdi Sri Sai Baba as an Incarnation Of God

for reasons already stated, but He always said that,

He was a obedient servant of God. Though, an

Incarnation, He showed the people the way, how to

behave satisfactorily and carry out the duties of

their respective stations [Varnas] in this life. He

never emulated others in any way, nor asked others to

have something, done for Him, Who saw the Lord in all

movable and immovable things of this world, humility

was the most proper thing. None, He disregarded or

disrespected, for He saw Narayan [Lord] in all beings,

He never said " I am God; " but that, He was a humble

servant and He always remembered Him, and always

uttered, " Allah Malik " [God is the Sole Proprietor or

Owner.]

 

We do not know the various kinds of saints, how they

behave, what they do and eat etc. We only know that,

by God's grace they manifest themselves in this world,

to liberate the ignorant and bound souls. If there be

any store of merits on our account, we get a desire or

interest, in listening to the stories and Leela's of

the saints, otherwise not.

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9. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:

 

nirmalagopal_y

date Jan 19, 2008 7:06 PM

 

Dear Sir,

 

E- magazine detailed is praise worthy and very useful

to all of us. Thank you very much

 

NirmalaGopal

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valsala.sivadasan

Dec 31, 2007 10:27 AM

 

JAI SAI RAM,

 

Dear all Sai Pariwar,

 

Wishing you & your all Sai Pariwar members of Shri

Saibabji”a very very happy & prosperous new year

2008 " .

 

May Babaji's wishes get to everybody in the coming

year 2008.

 

 

With best regards,

Valsala Sivadasan & Family

New Delhi.

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ramars_jillella

16 Jan 2008 17:15:47 -0000

 

JAI SAIRAM ..OMSAIRAM

 

All-Saidarbar-Samardha Sathguruvu almighty Sai

devotees all over the world On behalf of my family

and myself, I wishing you all a good, blissful,

energetic, happy, prosperous, healthy, spiritually and

devotionally healthy " new year-2008 and happy pongal

to one and all.

 

Blissfully yours,

 

Bhanoji Ramars.J.V.

 

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the 3d page turning NEW FORMAT

 

 

vjrkk

On Jan 3, 2008 8:36 AM

Wow

Early morning I read this mail and it was like an

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Life is great

There is no debate

To live it wise

We really need such great advice

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pankaj_namdev

On Dec 26, 2007 7:54 PM

SaiRam,

 

I am very impressive and I have no word to explain my

thought. I am always pray to SaiRam.

 

Pankaj.

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surya_mprakash

On Dec 27, 2007 10:10 PM,

Sairam, Baba had helped us in our each and every step.

Last week my father in law was very sick about to

reach the death, and doctors had no hope at all. They

gave us just 48 hours time. But just because of Baba

know his life is saved and it is almost a week, he is

still with us fit and fine. Thank you Baba for all

your support and help you have given for us. We love

you Baba.

Mrs. RekhaPrkash

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laxman_ahuja2002

On Dec 27, 2007 11:50 PM

 

Om Sri Sai Ram, I am very much happy to see this

dairy. Thank you very much to send me such a lovely

dairy.

Laxman.

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kuppuraj10

On Dec 28, 2007 3:42 PM

SaiRam,

I have seen the pages. It has very nice and heart

touching messages. I feel happy to say this. Nice keep

it up.

Kuppuraj

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anand2048

On Jan 1, 2008 3:18 AM

SaiRam, I am amazed by the work done in making this

website. I shall certainly make donation and please

continue your work.

Anand Iyengar

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11. SAI'S BOOK WORLD: (TAMIL)

 

Title: Shirdi Saibaba Seermigu Varalaru Pulavar

Author: Nagashanmugam

Chettinadu Pathipagam, Laxmi NivasN2,

Sical Race ViewApts, No. 2 Race Course Road

Guindy, Chennai 600 032

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Title: Shirdi Sai Baba Arputhangal Pulavar

Author: Nagashanmugam

Chettinadu Pathipagam,Laxmi NivasN2,

Sical Race View Apts, No. 2 Race CourseRoad

Guindy, Chennai, 600 032

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Title: Shirdi Sai Baba Namavalikal Pulavar

Author: Nagashanmugam

Chettinadu Pathipagam, Laxmi NivasN2,

Sical Race View Apts , No. 2 Race Course Road

Guindy, Chennai 600 032

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12. EDITORIAL:

Things impressed me from this magazine:

 

Those who see all creatures in themselves

And themselves in all creatures know no fear. How can

the multiplicity of life

Delude the one who sees its unity?

 

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