Message for the week.

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Sairam,

 

Happy BABA's day to you all. May the grace of Shri Sai shine upon one and all and may we be guided away from temptation and evil and be delivered into light of knowledge, love and devotion.

 

Ever thought of communicating with God? Or Wonder how to communicate with God? When we cry out in earnest God listens and He talks. He need not necessarily stand in front of us and talk as we do with friends or family, but He talks to us through His devotees or through sacred books and messages sent via email's or books and if our cry for HIM is filled with love then He talks to us in dreams. Yes God communicates with our subconscious mind when we are asleep. The dreams that we hazily remember when we wake in the AM are nothing but the communication. Recall all those dreams in which there is a communication with BABA/God a reply to your call, it is God talking. All we need to do is tune our mind to be receptive to HIS messages. Baba did speak to Hemadpant in HIS sleep when BABA was in HIS physical form. BABA will talk to us even to this day when we call out to HIM with love and seek wisdom to be able to interpret HIS messages to us through dreams. Here is the message for the week...

 

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Hemadpant's Shimga Dinner

Now let us take another story which shows how Baba appeared in the form of His

picture and fulfilled the desire of His devotee.

In 1917 on the full-moon morning, Hemadpant had a vision. Baba appeared to him

in his dream in the form of a well-dressed Sannyasi, woke him up, and said that

He would come to him for meals that day. This awakening constituted a part of

the dream. When he fully awoke, he saw no Sai nor any Sannyasi. But when he

began to recollect the dream, he remembered each and every word the Sannyasi

uttered in his dream. Though he was in contact with Baba for seven years and

though he always meditated on Baba, he never expected that Baba would come to

his house for meals. However, being much pleased with Baba's words, he went to

his wife and informed her that being the Holi day, a Sannyasi guest was coming

for meals and that some more rice should be prepared. She enquired about the

guest, who he was and whence he was coming. Then not to lead her astray and not

to cause any misunderstanding he gave her the truth, i.e., told her about the

dream. She doubtingly asked whether it was possible that Baba should come there

(Bandra) from Shirdi, leaving the dainty dishes there for accepting their coarse

food. Hemadpant then assured her that Baba might not come in person but He might

attend in the form of a guest and that they would lose nothing if they cooked

some more rice.

After this, preparations for the dinner went on and it was quite ready at noon.

The Holika-worship was gone through and the leaves (dishes) were spread and

arranged with 'Rangoli' marks around them. Two rows were put up with a central

seat between them for the guest. All the members of the family - sons,

grandsons, daughters and sons-in-law etc., came and occupied their proper seats

and the serving of the various articles commenced. While this was being done,

everybody was watching for the guest, but none turned up though it was past

noon. Then the door was closed and chained; the anna-shuddhi (ghee) was served.

This was a signal to start eating. Formal offering to the Vaishwadeva (Fire),

and Naivedya to Shri Krishna were also over and the members were about to begin,

when foot-steps in the staircase were distinctly heard. Hemadpant went

immediately and opened the door and saw two men there: (1) Ali Mahomed and (2)

Moulana Ismu Mujavar. These two persons, seeing that meals were ready and all

the members were about to begin eating, apologized to Hemadpant and requested

him to excuse their interference. They said - "You left your seat and came

running to us, others are waiting for you, so please take this your Thing and I

shall relate all the wonderful tale about it later on at your convenience." So

saying he took out from his arm-pit a packet wrapped in an old newspaper cover

and placed it on the table. Hemadpant uncovered the packet and saw, to his great

wonder and surprise, a big nice picture of Sai Baba. Seeing it, he was much

moved, tears ran from his eyes and hair stood on end all over his body, and he

bent and placed his head on the feet of Baba in the picture. He thought that

Baba had blessed him by this miracle or Leela. Out of curiosity he asked Ali

Mahomed whence he got this picture. He said that he bought it from a shop and

that he would give all the details about it some time afterwards and wished that

as all the members were waiting for him, he should go and join them. Hemadpant

thanked him, bade them good-bye and returned to the dinning-hall. The picture

was placed on the central seat reserved for the guest and after the due offering

of the Naivedya, the whole party commenced eating and finished it in proper

time. Seeing the beautiful form in the picture everybody was extremely pleased

and wondered how all this happened. " Chapter 40 SSS.

 

BABA bless us and guide us always.

 

Humble pranams

 

SairamAnitha Kandukuri

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