ALERT NOTICE FROM SHIRDI SAI SANSTHAN

February 23, 2008

Our Sai devotees are cheated by some people who boast

themselves that they possess Baba's footwear, original

photographs, coins, peacock feather etc and loot money

from the devotees and Sai temples. In addition to this

there are people who publish baseless and truth less

material without the prior consent of Sansthan. Shri

Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi will henceforth take

strict legal actions against such malpractices as

informed by Hon. Chairman Shri. Jayant Sasane.

He further added that Shri Saibaba never disclosed any

information about his caste, birth, religion etc to

anyone during his lifetime. Baba also never made a

guru or a disciple in his life. The people belonging

to all caste creed met Baba for his darshan

(blessing). Therefore Shirdi stands as a symbol of

integrity and a pilgrimage for the all people

belonging to various religions. Devotees from all over

the world come to Shirdi for Baba's tomb's (Samadhi)

darshan. Nevertheless Shirdi became an international

place of pilgrimage. Some people manipulate the

emotions of the Shri Sai devotees & Sai temples

providing them truth less information about Saibaba.

Thus the devotees of Saibaba carry wrong information

about Baba and hurt their feelings.

There are people collecting money from Sai devotees

providing baseless and false messages of Baba. There

are also people who construct temples at various

places in the name of Baba in order to collect money

from the devotees. It has been also informed that

there are people who claim that they have met Saibaba

and also have spoken to Baba,thus the devotees are

attracted to such people and they are badly looted.

All the devotees cannot come to Shirdi for Baba's

darshan and in such cases. People may construct a

temple in the name of Saibaba and worship his idol.

But there are people who construct a temple in the

name of Saibaba and also construct a tomb in front of

idol which is not correct. The real Samadhi (tomb) of

Shri Saibaba lies in Shirdi temple in which Baba's

body is buried. In some places people have constructed

models of Samadhi mandir, Dwarkamai, Chaavadi,

Gurusthan etc as per the existence of this places in

Shirdi. How can it be compared with the

buildings in which Baba spent his lifetime or in

which Baba's body has been buried. But the innocent

and faithful devotees of Saibaba believe these places

real and readily offer donations etc. All this has

happend on account of messages spread through baseless

and truth less publications.

The devotees should refer a Granth " Shri Sai

Satcharit " written by Late Mr. Govindrao Raghunath

Dabholkar alias Hemadpant in Marathi which is now

completing 76 years. The Sansthan has been trying to

provide this 'Granth' in all the languages to the

devotees at the earliest. Taking into consideration

the feelings and faith of the devotees, the Sansthan

has been providing this real Granth in Marathi, Hindi,

English, Gujarathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Sindhi,

Urdu, Bengali etc. We do inform our Sai devotees to

refer this Granth " Shri Sai Satcharit " in case if you

would like to know the details of Shri Saibaba such as

his birth, Life, Teachings,Miracles etc. If you want

to write about Baba, refer the said Granth. If you

want to write regarding Baba's life in Shirdi, it is

essential to avail a prior permission from Saibaba

Sansthan Trust, Shirdi. The Sansthan shall take legal

strict actions against those people who publish books

in the name of Shri Saibaba. The Sansthan shall also take

strict legal actions against those people who loot money

from the devotees under false information. If any devotee

traces such a group, should immediately contact the office

of the Shri Saibaba Sansthan.

Some people misguide the Sai devotees in relation to

birth of Shri Saibaba and his things. It is said that

one should not look into such matters about the origin

of a Sadhu, just as one should not try to find the

origin of a river. Therefore one most know about the

teachings of Saibaba and walk on the path of this

teachings. This is important because we will be

blessed as well as receive " Moksha " by doing so. It is

not important to know who has planted the tree, how

tall it is, how many fruits does it bear etc because

we have to spend a lot of time and energy in getting

answers to these questions.

Shri. Sasane advised that it is important to have the

sweet fruits of the tree and enjoy them.

February 23, 2008

Was moved by the article. Thanks for sharing it with usswamy mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy wrote: Our Sai devotees are cheated by some people who boast themselves that they possess Baba's footwear, original photographs, coins, peacock feather etc and loot money from the devotees and Sai temples. In addition to this there are people who publish baseless and truth less material without the prior consent of Sansthan. Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi will henceforth take strict legal actions against such

malpractices as informed by Hon. Chairman Shri. Jayant Sasane. He further added that Shri Saibaba never disclosed any information about his caste, birth, religion etc to anyone during his lifetime. Baba also never made a guru or a disciple in his life. The people belonging to all caste creed met Baba for his darshan (blessing). Therefore Shirdi stands as a symbol of integrity and a pilgrimage for the all people belonging to various religions. Devotees from all over the world come to Shirdi for Baba's tomb's (Samadhi) darshan. Nevertheless Shirdi became an international place of pilgrimage. Some people manipulate the emotions of the Shri Sai devotees & Sai temples providing them truth less information about Saibaba. Thus the devotees of Saibaba carry wrong information about Baba and hurt their feelings. There are people collecting money from Sai devotees providing baseless and false

messages of Baba. There are also people who construct temples at various places in the name of Baba in order to collect money from the devotees. It has been also informed that there are people who claim that they have met Saibaba and also have spoken to Baba,thus the devotees are attracted to such people and they are badly looted. All the devotees cannot come to Shirdi for Baba's darshan and in such cases. People may construct a temple in the name of Saibaba and worship his idol. But there are people who construct a temple in the name of Saibaba and also construct a tomb in front of idol which is not correct. The real Samadhi (tomb) of Shri Saibaba lies in Shirdi temple in which Baba's body is buried. In some places people have constructed models of Samadhi mandir, Dwarkamai, Chaavadi, Gurusthan etc as per the existence of this places in Shirdi. How can it be compared with the buildings in which Baba

spent his lifetime or in which Baba's body has been buried. But the innocent and faithful devotees of Saibaba believe these places real and readily offer donations etc. All this has happend on account of messages spread through baseless and truth less publications. The devotees should refer a Granth "Shri Sai Satcharit" written by Late Mr. Govindrao Raghunath Dabholkar alias Hemadpant in Marathi which is now completing 76 years. The Sansthan has been trying to provide this 'Granth' in all the languages to the devotees at the earliest. Taking into consideration the feelings and faith of the devotees, the Sansthan has been providing this real Granth in Marathi, Hindi, English, Gujarathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Sindhi, Urdu, Bengali etc. We do inform our Sai devotees to refer this Granth "Shri Sai Satcharit" in case if you would like to know the details of Shri Saibaba such as his birth, Life,

Teachings,Miracles etc. If you want to write about Baba, refer the said Granth. If you want to write regarding Baba's life in Shirdi, it is essential to avail a prior permission from Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi. The Sansthan shall take legal strict actions against those people who publish books in the name of Shri Saibaba. The Sansthan shall also take strict legal actions against those people who loot money from the devotees under false information. If any devotee traces such a group, should immediately contact the office of the Shri Saibaba Sansthan. Some people misguide the Sai devotees in relation to birth of Shri Saibaba and his things. It is said that one should not look into such matters about the origin of a Sadhu, just as one should not try to find the origin of a river. Therefore one most know about the teachings of Saibaba and walk on the path of this teachings. This is

important because we will be blessed as well as receive "Moksha" by doing so. It is not important to know who has planted the tree, how tall it is, how many fruits does it bear etc because we have to spend a lot of time and energy in getting answers to these questions. Shri. Sasane advised that it is important to have the sweet fruits of the tree and enjoy them.

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