Guest guest Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Sairam, Happy BABA's day to you all. BABA bless us and guide us always. May HE be with each one of us during the holiday season. May BABA give relief to anguished cries of the troubled people and listen to all our prayers. Taking God's name is the biggest source of energy for us and guidance. Ever wonder why things get easier when we think of God. How we find unexpected solutions to the long standing problems when we think of God and do the work. Well the magic is in taking the name of God. BABA liked cries of Gods names more than anything else. That is the reason why so many of us in India have names of gods. The premise of the elders is that when they call the children/grand children with the name of God such as Rama, Krishna, Sai, etc, that would lessen their sins and give them salvation. BABA emphasised the repeatition of Gods name in Satcharita and assured those who take out gods name that He would rescue them and god saves them of the troubles. Here is the message for the week.. " Shama and Vishnu-Sahasra-Nam Shama was a very intimate devotee of Baba and Baba wanted to favour him in a particular way by giving him a copy of Vishnu-Sahasra-Nam as Prasad. This was done in the following way. Once a Ramadasi (follower of Saint Ramadas) came to Shirdi and stayed for some time. The routine he followed daily was as follows : He got up early in the morning, washed his face, bathed and then after wearing saffron-coloured clothes and besmearing himself with sacred ashes, read Vishnu-Sahasra-Nam (a book giving a thousand names in praise of Vishnu, and held second in importance to Bhagwad Geeta) and Adhyatma-Ramayana (Esoteric version of Rama's story) with faith. He read these books often and often and then after some days Baba thought of favouring and initiating Shama with Vishnu-Sahasra-Nam. He, therefore, called the Ramadasi to Him and said to him that, He was suffering from intense stomach-pain, and unless He took Senna-pods (Sona-mukhi, a mild purgative drug) the pain would not stop; so he should please go to the bazar and bring the drug. The Ramadasi closed his reading and went to the bazar. Then Baba descended from His seat, came to the Ramadasi's place of reading, took out the copy of Vishnu-Sahasra-Nam, and coming to His seat said to Shama- "Oh Shama, this book is very valuable and efficacious, so I present it to you, you read it. Once I suffered intensely and My heart began to palpitate and My life was in danger. At that critical time, I hugged this book to My heart and then, Shama, what a relief it gave me! I thought that Allah Himself came down and saved Me. So I give this to you, read it slowly, little by little, read daily one name at least and it will do you good." Shama replied that he did not want it, and that the owner of it, the Ramadasi who was a mad, obstinate and irritable fellow would certainly pick up a quarrel with him, besides, being a rustic himself, he could not read distinctly the Sanskrit (Devanagari) letters of the book." Chapter 27, SSS. BABA bless us and guide us always. Humble pranams Sairam Anitha Kandukuri http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra Find your ideal job with SEEK Time for change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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