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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Sixth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 09/ 2008

24-04-2008

 

HANUMAN JAYANTI (20-04-2008) SPECIAL ISSUE

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One World One Family

Vasudhaika Kutumbam

 

Om! Asatoma Sargamaya, Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya, Mrityorma

Amritamgamaya, Om Shantihi, Shantihi, Shantihi!

(Aum! Lead from wrong path

to the right path, from ignorance to knowledge, from mortality to immortality!

Peace be to All)

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THIS ISSUE CONTAINS:

 

1. HANUMAN JAYANTI

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. SPIRITUAL GEMS

FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

9. ARTICLES FROM

SAI DEVOTEES

10. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES

11. TELUGU SECTION

12. SAI'S BOOK WORLD

13. EDITORIAL.

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1. Hanuman Jayanti is the birth anniversary of

Lord Hanuman(20-04-2008)

 

Lord Hanuman was born in Anjaneri (now a hilltop

temple). Anjaneri is near Triambakeshwar, Nasik - a

pilgrim village in Maharashtra State. He is

the son of Anjani and Maruti, born with the blessings of 'Vayu', the wind god

(also called Pavan). He is considered to be an avatar (incarnation) of Lord

Shiva.

 

He is one of the seven Chiranjivis and the only

learned scholar who knew the nine Vyakaranas. He learned the sastras from

Suryadev, the sun god. He is well versed with the Vedas and other sacred books.

 

He has exhibited astonishing physical strength and

performed many miracles. His valour, wisdom, knowledge of the scriptures and

super human strength attracted everybody who came near him. He had

extraordinary skill in warfare. He is the chosen messenger of Lord Rama and was

messenger of Sugreeva. Hanuman is fast, the most agile and God oriented.

 

Hanumanji is the symbol of Devotion and Service. Like Krishna, Rama

is an incarnation of Vishnu whose elevated character and righteous actions are

designed to inspire men to divine consciousness. In liberating his consort Sita

from the demon Ravana (symbol of material illusion); Rama is greatly aided by

the brave Hanuman. Hanuman was the chief of the armies of Sri Ramachandra and

took a prominent part in the war against Ravana, the king of Lanka, in the

Indian epic poem Ramayana. Hanuman helped restore Sita Devi back to Sri Rama.

Recognizing Godhead beneath the human disguise, Hanuman dedicated himself

wholly to service of Rama. Depicted in kneeling pose of utter devotion and

humility, he symbolized the strength and purity of a Perfect Servant.

 

 

Hanumanji is known by many names as Anjaneya, Anjani

Putra, Bajarangbali, Hanuman, Mahaveer, Marutinandan, Pavanputra etc. Hanuman,

worshipped for his strength, valour, agility, is a man of great teaming.

 

Hanuman carried Sri Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulder

to Sugreeva, the king of all Vanars (monkeys) in Kishkindha and helped them to

find Sita. Prior to the war between Sri Rama and Ravana, Anjaneya visited

Lanka, met Ravana, created havoc and burnt down the city of Lanka (Lanka

Dahan). During the war, when Lakshmana was injured seriously, Sushena, the

surgeon/physician of the monkey army, dispatched Marutinandan to bring herbal

medicine, Sanjeevini, from the far-off Sumeru Mountain in the

Himalayas, before sunrise.

Flying over the Himalayas and unable to identify the particular herb fast,

Hanuman uprooted and carried the entire mountain in time to save the life of

Lakshmana along with the rest of the Vanar army. Hanuman was blessed by Sri

Rama with immortality (chiranjeevi) at the end of the war.

 

Hanuman was a bachelor (brahamachari) and is

worshipped in all the temples of India. Every

temple of Sri

Rama contains an icon of Hanuman.

Worship of Sri Rama is complete only with the worship of Hanuman. There are

various temples dedicated solely to Lord Hanuman also. Sant Tulsidas composed

the 40 stanzas of Hanuman Chalisa in praise of Hanuman.

 

The worship of Hanuman symbolizes the worship of the

Supreme Lord, for acquiring knowledge, physical and mental strength,

truthfulness, sincerity, selflessness, humility, loyalty, and profound devotion

to the Lord. Students pray to him for intelligence and soldiers for strength.

In olden days, there used to be temples of Hanumantha, at the gates of forts.

The gymnasium of wrestlers invariably have his picture.

 

FromSaisatcharita--Behaviour of Sai Baba--Chapter VII

 

Baba got almost all the temples in

Shirdi repaired. Through Tatya Patil, the temples of Shani, Ganapati,

Shankar-Parvati, Village Deity, and Maruti were put in order.

 

Compiled by:

Sai Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar - Hyderabad.

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

April 1954: Abdul Baba passed away at the age of 83

years.

 

April 1973: The combined issue of Saileela in

English and Hindi started.

 

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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.

 

OCTOBER-1995:

 

14-10-1995

 

I was bedridden sue to

sciatica. I prayed Baba to give me relief from the suffering. Baba appeared in

the form of a Marwadi (businessman) whom I happened to meet during my visit to Ajmer in the year 1991 and said-

 

The medicine which I gave you

then is not meant for storage or worshiping. Apply it to your back and massage

gently so that you can minimize dependence on others from tomorrow†.

 

I got the herbal medicine and

my wife helped me in application. By the next day dawn, I was able to go for

some of minor routine works by myself. I concluded that Sai was not only aware

of the future ailment well in advance but also gave me a suitable medicine to

be used later. I stood with folded hands before HIM.

 

Baba has at times taken the

sufferings of his devotees on to self.

 

18-10-1995

 

I have slightly improved from

Sciatica, but still not in a position to attend the office. I prayed Baba to

indicate how long the suffering will continue. Sai appeared in the form of an

unknown person and made an announcement like this-

 

Indian Prime Minister leaves

for tour abroad today. He will be back in the National capital after eleven

days. I concluded that Baba indicated in this way that my suffering should

continue for another eleven days.

 

PS: Exactly on 29-10-1995, I have fully recovered from the clutches of Sciatica

as indicated by Baba.

 

The period of suffering is

also pre-destined.

 

To be continued-------

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4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:

(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)

 

"Shashi": shashi_31

 

31. Nama Japa

 

While repeating the

name of God, we feel with all our heart that infinite God is seated in the

temple of our heart that He is within us only and also that He is purifying our

heart and that Divine Grace is descending on us. Japa and Sankeertana break the

knot of our ignorance and make the mind one-pointed. They are healers of ills

of life. Throw your worries and anxieties; come forward and begin Nama Japa and

Sankeertana; you too can taste the infinite joy and unceasing peace. Such

spiritual opportunities of participating in Nama Japa and Sankeertana and

living a spiritual life are all rare privileges that are given to us by God and

should be utilized for the glorious purpose of attaining the ideal for which

they are given.

 

Nama Japa fulfills all our

desires. Whoever concentrates, meditates and looses themselves into Sai Baba,

will get His protection, whenever they are in troubles. They will also be saved

in the face of death. Nama Japa will fulfill the wishes of those who have

attended the Nama Saptaha and think of Baba with pure mind, body and speech

without aspiring for any reward. Baba will also bestow enlightenment on those

who chant His name and establish Him firmly in our minds. Those who try to

acquire Spiritual Power by chanting His Name, shall have no checks in all

affairs. Then we will attain perfection.

 

Sri Sai Baba once said: Some

of My devotees are proud that they are always doing My Nama Japa and propagating

my greatness. This pride shall lead them to egoism.

 

To be

continued.

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5. SANATANA DHARMA & SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA.

 

Mission of the Saints -Shri Sai Satcharitra

Chapter IV

 

Lord Krishna says

in Bhagvadgita (Chapter IV, 7-8) that "Whenever there is a decay of Dharma

(righteousness) and an ascendancy of unrighteousness, I manifest Myself; and

for the protection of the virtuous, the destruction of the vicious and for the

establishment of righteousness, I manifest Myself in age after age".

 

Namadeva

 

The Unbaked

Pot

 

"Please let

my cottage be sanctified with the dust of your feet," requested Gora the

Potter with folded hands, inviting the circle of devotees to his house. They

complied with his request and went to his place. He felt extremely happy and

treated them with great love and hospitality. They were supremely pleased. When

all of them were sitting together, Jnanadeva said, "Gora, can you tell me,

whom of these pots in your house are backed and which are still unburnt, and

wet?"

Gora understood

what Jnanadeva had meant by this. He took a wooden plank, which was kept, for

tapping a pot into shape. He then went on stroking every body's head with it.

No one uttered a word. But when Namadeva was touched on the head he said,

"Why do you beat me so on the head?"

 

At this Gora told

Jnanadeva, "Only this pot is unburnt."

 

"Gora, you

are an experienced hand. You have tested well," said Muktabai. All the

saints began to laugh uproariously. Namadeva felt offended.

 

From there he

went straight to Pandharapur. He was very much grieved to be told that he was

still not a realized soul. Filled with sorrow for not being qualified to be in

the company of such saints and for being so humiliated, he sat in the temple.

 

It is said that a

remarkable thing happened then. Vitthala, seeing Namadeva so depressed, tried

to cheer him up. Namadeva said, "I was insulted in Gora's house."

 

"Gora has

rightly tested. One who does not surrender to Sadguru is an unbaked pot,"

said Vitthala.

 

This indeed was

the last straw on the camel's back. Namadeva completely lost his poise.

"I came to

you with the fond hope of getting relieved of my sorrow. But you too speak in

the same way as they spoke! Where do I go now?"

 

"Where else

do you go? Go to a Sadguru and surrender to him. Then you will overcome this

feeling of differences."

 

"Oh! my Lord, why do I need a Sadgu aren’t you enough for me?"

 

Then the Lord

told him, "Namadeva, I too during my incarnation as Rama had bowed down to

revered sage Vashishta taking him as my Guru and had gained spiritual knowledge

from him. Next in my incarnation as Krishna I had taken revered Sandeepa as my Guru by earnestly appealing to

him. If you were to take my suggestion and act accordingly, you will be honored

by all the saints."

 

Namadeva made

obeisance to the Lord and asked, "To whom shall I surrender?"

"There is

one Visoba lying now in the temple of Mallikarjuna. He is a great Jnani. Go to him and win

his fervors to be your Guru."

 

Hearing these

words, Namadeva burst into tears. "Oh, my master, I can't leave you even

for a moment."

 

"You must

seek refuge in a Guru. That is the only way - right and proper," said

Vitthala firmly. At this Namadeva left that place.

 

As suggested by

Panduranga he w to the temple of Mallikarjuna.

 

There is also a

story about the meeting of Namadeva with Visoba. Visoba Samba was lying on the

floor with his feet resting on the Shivalinga. Seeing this shocking sight,

Namadeva felt bad. He thought it was a bad omen. He awoke Visoba and said,

"I hear that you are a great saint. Here you are resting your feet on the

very God Shankara. Is it proper?"

Visoba replied,

"True, it is wrong. But I am too weak to get up. Can you please do me the

favor of lifting my feet and placing them where there is no Shankara? Fruits of

a good turn will be yours."

 

Namadeva lifted

his feet and kept them on a place near by. Lo, what a wonder! There was a

Shivalinga visible now under Visoba's feet. Namadeva got frightened as much as

he was surprised. He once again changed the place to rest Visoba's feet. There

again a Linga was seen. He then put Visoba's feet on still another place where

again a Linga appeared underneath. In this way wherever he placed Visoba's

feet, there appeared a Linga beneath! Namadeva realized that Shankara was

everywhere and everything was Shankara. His egoism was effaced. He thought that

he too was Shiva. "That was how", say the' devotees, "Namadeva

realized the glory of his Guru Visoba."

 

 

One more story, which illustrates the intimacy between Namadeva and Panduranga

Vitthala, goes like this. Once, after the usual greeting with an embrace

Panduranga told Namadeva, "Ever since you got a Guru you have been

gradually forgetting me."

 

"Now I have

overcome the sense of duality. I do not see any difference between you and my

Sadguru essentially," submitted Namadeva politely.

 

Thereafter

Panduranga told the saints, "Now, you see, the pot has been completely

burnt."

 

 

To be continued.

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NEWS

 

Fervor Marks Ram Navmi Celebrations

Across India

 

Source:

http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/15/stories/2008041560821400.htm

 

NEW

DELHI, INDIA, April 15, 2008: The faithful thronged temples to offer prayers as

Ram Navmi, the birthday of Lord Rama, were celebrated with religious fervour

and gaiety across the country on Monday. Thousands of people made a beeline to

temples in places such as Ayodhya Ujjain and Rameswaram.

 

In the Kashmir valley, Hurriyat leaders visited a temple and felicitated their Hindu

brethren on the occasion. Kashmiri Pandits in droves also flocked temples and

offered prayers. The celestial wedding of Lord Rama and Sita in temples marked

Ram Navmi festivities across Andhra Pradesh. More than a hundred thousand of

people attended the divine wedding at the famous Bhadrachalam temple on the

banks of the Godavari in Khammam district.

 

 

24th International Ramayana Conference in Mauritius

 

Source: http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Social/ramayana.htm

 

PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS, April 11, 2008: The twenty fourth International Ramayana Conference

will be held on August 8 in Mauritius. The three-day conference will be held under the

auspices of the Ramayana Centre, established by an Act of the Mauritius

Parliament.

 

The first International Ramayana Conference was held in India in November 1984 followed by Thailand, Canada, Nepal, Mauritius, Surinam, Belgium, Indonesia, Holland, China, the US and the UK. These

countries represented all the three main streams of Ramayana’s influence and

study spiritual, cultural and academics.- Lallan Prasad Vyas, chairman of the

Global Series of Ramayana Conference said in a release on Wednesday.

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6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

 

Sat, March 22, 2008 11:04 pm

 

SaiRam,

 

Thanks to SAIRAM

for helping me in every step of my life. Without Him I cannot process anything

in my life. Because of HIM I am so happy today. There are many incidents to

tell his greatness and LOVE showered on us. But here I will narrate one.

 

My Husbands want

to travel to Australia on an Urgent work fro his office but he

has no passport because of some documents needed from higher officials we could

not apply through tatkal. So we decided to apply tatkal after police

verification completes. Police verification was done and sent that report to

Commissioner’s office. We went to passport office on 11th of Mar 2008 but they

told to come only when the status comes green in passport site, we checked on

Wednesday around at nigh 7'0 clock status is still showing red which indicates

that police verification is not received but on Thursday keeping full faith on

BABA we went to Passport office at early morning 6'0 clock so that we are first

applicants when the passport office work. Timings of passport office is at

9:30am I m praying BABA to help us ,the lady sitting in the counter asked us to

meet some officer to pay the money n convert to tatkal. My Joy has no bounds at

that time. Is this not a miracle?? And the officer gave the dispatch date on

Friday i.e. 14th March 2008 and we got passport on 15th March on

Saturday.

 

This happened

only because BABA no one else can help us, except our beloved BABA and also

KAMADHENU will give only what ever we ask but BABA will give more that what we

ask.

Thank You SAIRAM

for helping us

 

Srujana

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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 story of the elephant and the sparrow

 

Once upon a time there lived

a sparrow with her husband on a tree. She had built a nice nest and laid her

eggs in the nest. One morning, a wild elephant with spring fever feeling

restive came to the tree in search of shade and in a rage broke the branch of

the tree on which the nest was residing. Unluckily all the sparrow eggs were

lost though both parents were saved. The she-sparrow was deep in lament.

..

Seeing her lament, the

woodpecker bird, a friend of hers offered her consolation that she would think

of a way of killing the elephant. Then she went to her friend the gnat, who in

turn went to the counselor frog for advice. The frog then devised a scheme for

killing the elephant. He asked the gnat to buzz in the ears of the elephant, so

that the elephant would be thrilled to listen to the music of the gnat and

close its eyes. Then she asked the woodpecker to pluck his eyes. She herself

would be on the edge of a pit and would croak misleading the elephant to think

that it is a pond.

..

The next day at noon the three carried out the plan and the elephant was

killed when he fell flat into a pit after being blinded by the woodpecker when

he closed his eyes in response to the gnat. So the revenge was taken with

collective wit of all three animals.

 

MORAL: Wit is superior to

brute force.

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8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM

SAI SATCHARITRA

 

swamymain

Feb 6, 2008 10:18

AM

 

Shri Sai Satcharitra

Chapter XXVIII

Sparrows Drawn To Shirdi

 

Lala Lakhmichand

 

This gentleman was first

serving in the Railways and afterwards in Shri Venkateshwar Press in Bombay and thereafter in the firm of Messrs. Ralli Brothers

as a munshi (clerk). He got the contact of Baba in 1910. One or two months

before Christmas he saw in his dream at Santacruz (a suburb of Bombay) an old man with a beard, standing and surrounded by

his Bhaktas. Some days later he went to the house of his friend. Mr. Dattatreya

Manjunath Bijur to hear the kirtan by Das Ganu. It was always the practice of

Das Ganu to keep Baba's picture in front of the audience while making the

kirtan. Lakhmichand was surprised to see that the features of the old man he

saw in his dream, tallied exactly with those in the picture and thus he came to

the conclusion, that the old man, he saw in his dream was Sai Baba himself. The

sight of this picture, Das Ganu's kirtan and the life of the Saint Tukaram on

which Das Ganu discoursed, all these things made a deep impression on his mind

and he pined to go to Shirdi. It is always the experience of the Bhaktas that

God always helps them in their search for Sad-guru and other spiritual endeavors.

 

SSG: Sai Ram. That is true

and has been experienced by many devotees including your humble servant here.

Sai Ram.

 

SSS: That very night at 8-00

p.m. a friend named Shankarrao knocked at his door and asked him whether he

would accompany him to Shirdi. His joy knew no bounds and he at once decided to

go to Shirdi. He borrowed Rs.15/- from his cousin and after making due

preparations left for Shirdi. In the train, he and his friend Shankar Rao did

some Bhajan (sang religious songs) and enquired about Sai Baba with some fellow

passengers-four Mahomedans, who were returning to their place near Shirdi. They

all told them that Sai Baba was a great Saint living in Shirdi for many years.

Then when they reached Kopergaon he wanted to buy some good guavas for offering

to Baba, but he was so much enrapt with the scenery and sights there that he

forgot to purchase them. When they were nearing Shirdi, he was reminded of the

guavas; just then he saw an old woman with a guava-basket on her head, running

after the tanga. The tanga was stopped and he gladly purchased some select

fruits, when the woman said - "Take all the rest and offer them on my

behalf to Baba". The facts viz. that he had intended to purchase guavas,

but that he had forgotten to do so, the old woman's encounter and her devotion

to Baba, all these were a surprise to both the friends; and Lakhmichand thought

in his mind, that the old woman might be some relation of the old man he saw in

his dream. Then they drove on and came near Shirdi and seeing the flags on the Dwarakamayi

they saluted them. With Puja materials in hand, they then went to the Dwarakamayi

and worshipped Baba with due formality. Lakhmichand was much moved and was

extremely happy to see Baba. He was enrapt with Baba's Feet as a bee with a

sweet smelling lotus. Then Baba spoke as follows:-

 

"Cunning fellow, he does

bhajan on the way and enquires from others. Why ask others? Everything we

should see with our own eyes; where is the necessity to question others? Just

think for yourself whether your dream is true or not? Where was the necessity

of the darshan by taking a loan from a Marwari? Is the heart's desire now

satisfied?"

Hearing these words

Lakhmichand was wonderstruck at Baba's omniscience. He was at a loss to know

how Baba came to know about all the things that had happened enroute from his

house to Shirdi.

 

SSG: Sai Ram. Though he heard

about Sai Baba and His greatness, he was wonderstruck because he had to absorb

the experiences and realize for himself.

 

SSS: The chief thing to note

in this respect is that Baba never liked people to run into debt for taking His

darshan, or celebrating any holiday or making any pilgrimage.

 

SSG: Sai Ram. God and Guru

are not interested in pomp and splendour. They want real devotion. So, Baba was

suggesting that one should not engage in rituals and pomp for showing off one's

wealth or one should not be under the false impression that one can buy one's

way out of difficulties or one can appease God / Guru or please Him through

puja, dakshina etc.

 

 

We will continue with this

chapter in the coming weeks. Sai Ram.

 

S.V.Swamy

Author, Editor and Book Reviewer

www.freewebs.com/swamyreviews

www.freewebs.com/svswamy

 

To be continued...

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9. ARTICLES FROM

SAI DEVOTEES:

 

rgcjp

On Mon, 17/3/08,

 

Sainthood to Godhood:

Who we are we become, where

we are from we will go.

 

- By Virushny Vivekanandan, Richmond, British Columbia, CANADA

 

It is a journey; life is a

journey with the climax being that our destination and our origin are the same.

Yet as simple as this reality is, through our journey of many lives we have

lost this knowledge and so God has created many paths, which all lead to the

same place, the reality of our being. What is our destination? Our destination

is realizing that God is within us, and that we are ourselves God, but that

realization does not come until we realize many other things on the process....

 

We refer to ourselves as humans

and those who are in a higher spiritual level, as saints and above all there is

God. The term human is the name of the class of beings we are. As humans we

commonly make the assumptions that we are allowed to make mistakes, it is often

heard when one makes a mistake that one is only human, but this stereotype does

not allow us to grow spiritually. As humans have adapted a definition for being

a human, we have also done it for saints.

 

Saints exist in every

religion in the world, they are termed saints because they possess more

spiritual knowledge than the common man does, and they lead a life of purity. A

Saint is one who is able to teach others the path to God, not only through his

words, but also through his deeds. He is always practicing various kinds of

service to all beings, no matter how demeaning his acts might seem in the eyes

of others. Sainthood to most humans seems like a lifestyle that is quite

difficult to lead in a time where there are a lot of materialistic desires in

the world, but how can one reach God without practicing Sainthood?

 

It is because of the mind and

the materialistic attachments which humans possess that separate them from

Saints. Yet the duties of a Saint and a human must be the same. Sainthood is

not a level of life we must reach but one that we must attempt to live.

 

A Saint is able to perform

service to mankind without seeing the difference between him and them, without

seeing what class, creed or religion they belong to, and he sees them all as

one. He has come to the realization that the best way he can serve God is

through his children, which he regards as all in most religions.

The more vigorously one

practices the acts of Sainthood the more aware one becomes that everything in

this universe is filled with the same light. If you regard that energy as the

energy of God, or that energy AS God, then the equation of life is steps away

from being solved. Visualize the following: 1) A Saint serves every being, 2)

God is in every being, there are two conclusions one can come to: 1) the Saint

is serving God and 2) God is all around the Saint.

 

When the latter of the two

conclusions is realized, a Saint is a few steps from leading Godhood. Godhood

is the lifestyle lead by one who is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent.

Once a Saint realizes that God is all around him, he will realize that God is

in him. This gives him the attribute of being omnipresent. If he is part and

God and God is in all the beings, he is omniscient. If he knows that he is God

and has all through his sainthood devoted to himself selfless, intelligent

service, he is omnipotent.

 

From Sainthood to Godhood,

requires effort, faith and detachment from the materialistic world. From

"humanhood" to Sainthood requires an open mind and the letting go of

the stereotypes that only humans make mistakes. The journey of life is

precious, as it is our gift from God to realize that from him we are and we

have come and to him we will go and become.

THE END

 

Ram Chugani

Kobe, Japan

rgcjp

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View the Video of Shri

Saibanisa Gopala Rao Ravada ji's discourses in English from the below link

 

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

 

Please view the VIDEO -Sai

in Ramayan (Saidarbar presentation) from the below link

 

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4750532170420342389

 

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10. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:

 

manager-membership

Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 2:36 AM

 

OM SRI SAIRAM

 

I enjoy reading the articles

in your e magazine and we are all indeed fortunate to receive His Blessings..

 

Ramesh R

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vijmanju.aarathi

Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 3:11 AM

 

Dear Saidarbar group,

 

This magazine is really encouraging and spiritual. Give some worship tips to

make us more than happy.

 

Manju.

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Response for The Glory of

Shirdi Sai E- Magazine in the 3d page turning NEW FORMAT

 

shekhar_dua

Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 7:14 AM

 

Om Sai ram.

 

I heard Aarti online. How can I record the Aarti or from where I can get the

cassette/CD

Shekhar.

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avummidi

Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 1:52 AM

SaiRam, Really a divine experience reading this E-magazine.

Aravind Vummidi.

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saisubhasri

3/26/08

 

Jaisairam

Happy SaiBaba day to all Sai bhandhus. It is a pleasure to read all the

informative articles about Sai. This magazine is really very rich in knowledge

about everything related to Sai Shirdi.

Thanks.

Subhasrini.

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vamsy_chinta

3/12/08

 

 

JaiSairam,

Good, keep it up.

Vamsy Chinta.

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kgundluru

Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 8:57 PM

SaiRam,

My name is Kishor I want Sai ram photos. Please send them to this email

Kishor.

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Response by Saidarbar

Team:

 

vijishvanya

Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 8:57 PM

Sairam Kishor ji,

There are photos in the

eMagazine.

Also you can visit the site http://www..saidarbar.org

for more photos.

 

Sairam

Vijay

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You

can also read this E- Magazine in 3d page turning NEW FORMAT in web page

 

http://ettitudemedia.com/loadbook.php?BookName=EMagazineCurrent

 

11. TELUGU SECTION:

Please visit:

http://www.telugubhakti.com/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm

 

Please visit for Sai Aaratis Audio: http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/main_English/saibaba/saibaba_aarti.asp

 

 

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FOR STARTING A SAIDARBAR CHAPTER OUT SIDE INDIA:

Please contact: saidarbar

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12. SAI'S BOOK WORLD:

 

Title: The Divine Experience

Author: Prof.

C. R. Narayanan

All India Sai Samaj, Mylapore

Chennai - 600 004.

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Title: Messages

of Shirdi Sai Baba from the Spiritual Plane

Author: Bharam Uma Maheshwar Rao

Sri Sai Publications

Flat No.12 Sai Towers

4th

Lane, Brundavan Gardens

Guntur - 522 006

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Title: Thus

Spake Sri Shirdi Sai Baba

Author: B. Uma Maheswara Rao

Diamond Pocket Books, X-30

Okhla Industrial Area,

Phase -II ,New Delhi -110 020

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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:

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.

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13. EDITORIAL:

Things impressed me from this

magazine:

 

Japa and Sankeertana break the knot of our ignorance and

make the mind one-pointed.

 

Whoever concentrates, meditates and looses themselves into

Sai Baba, will get His protection, whenever they are in troubles.

 

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

 

We shall put in our best efforts to include them in the Glory of Shirdi 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

 

If you are subscribing this E-magazine for your friend or a relative, we request that the person concerned may be notified about receiving the same.Editor does not accept responsibility for the views expressed in the articles published.This e-magazine is intended for Private circulation only. Information contained in this E-MAIL is about Sri Shirdi Sai Literature and Sanatana Dharma. If you don’t want to receive these E-MAILS

in future, please reply with the Subject Line "REMOVE FROM MAILING LIST".

 

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SAI SEVAK SRINIVASA RAO KASTURI.

Saidabar-Hyderabad-India.

 

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