The Glory of Shirdi Sai - Issue 24--2006 from Saidarbar.

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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Fourth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 24 / 2006

23-11-2006

 

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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 & SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA

6. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO …..

7. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES

8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

9. SAI WITH CHILDREN

10. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES

11. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES

12. TELUGU SECTION

13. SAI'S BOOK WORLD

14. 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.

 

From the Spiritual Diary of Saibanisaji (dated 11.11.2006)

SAI in the Dreams of Saibanisa

 

After my retirement from Government service, I felt that I must

undertake pilgrimage for obtaining Mukti (Salvation). I was visiting

one after another places pilgrimage.

In this process, I reached a small village and there I met an old man

who advised me to stay in the guest house where he works. I spent the

night in the guest house and started further journey in the morning

hours. That old man came to me and taken me to his room and he has

shown Lord Dattatreya's photo and presented me the old padukas of Sri

Dattatreya after polishing them.

 

I kept those padukas on my lap and offered my pranams to Lord

Dattatreya. That old man asked me to look carefully the padukas. I

found that the paduka of right foot backside resembled a cordless

telephone with NINE numbers only and he advised that you can press any

one number and can talk directly to God. After that that old man

disappeared and I got up from my sleep.

 

I realized that the old man was none other than our Sadguru – The lord

Sainath of Shirdi and guest house was Dwarakmai and nine numbers of

cordless phone is symbolizing for Navavidha Bakti and pressing any one

number is enough to obtaining the Mukti (Salvation).

 

Let us all follow the one of the Navavidha Bakti's to attain salvation.

 

Om Shantih Shantih Shantihi

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu.

 

To be continued…

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

Ashwin/Vadya 13, 1910: SaiBaba pushed His arm in to the brightly

burning Dhuni to save a blacksmith's child. Bhagoji Shinde's service of

massaging the arm with ghee and bandaging it continued 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.

 

22-10-1994

 

I prayed Sai to remove my ignorance. Sai presented me with the

following visuals.

 

1. It is the responsibility of parents to bring up their children in a

proper manner and equally so is the responsibility of children to take

good care of their parents in old age.

 

2. An individual may get rid of the vrunanubandha (indebtedness) by

helping others and it can be termed as a fortunate situation. But to

think that they should remember forever for the services rendered is

ignorance.

 

3. Offering food to the needy is an opportune event. One has to be

luckier to perform such noble tasks. One should fully utilize such

rare occasions. Ultimately it is the charity and good deeds that

accompany when one leaves the World.

 

Service to the fellow beings also happens due to the divine grace.

 

27-10-1994

 

Yesterday, Sai's message was-

 

As long as the desire for money lasts, the desire for other woman

continues because the desire for woman is like the apparent watermark

on a currency note. As a first step, get rid of the greed for money.

 

Wealth is the root cause for all the evils on the earth.

 

28-10-1994

 

Yesterday night's, message from Sai induced more of spiritual thoughts

in me. Life starts on a happy note with the seeding of a flower plant,

its healthy growth in a fertile land due to copious supply of

rainwater. Beautiful flowers are also blossomed. Few of them, due to

the accumulated fortune find their place at the lotus feet of the Lord

while some of them get crushed under the feet of passersby end up

drying. Only the ones to find place at the feet of the Lord are

showered with the divine grace. So also is the human life as some may

make way to God with their good deeds and some are carried away by the

wind.

 

God given life has to be nurtured properly with a purpose.

 

29-10-1994

 

Yesterday night, I asked Sai to tell me more about the soul in the

spiritual domain. Baba said-

 

Atma (soul) is formless and so also God. In other words, Atma is God.

It is therefore difficult to pray on formless Atma. That's the reason

why one often imagines God in a form most liked by him and resorts to

prayers, which is the best available option. When Hanuman ripped open

his chest, Lord Sri Rama was found in his heart. Atma, when it leaves

the physical body, has super natural powers like ability to walk

across the waters and flying in the air etc. Of course holding the

hand of the GURU. Neither water adheres to the Atma nor the Atma gets

drowned in the water. The Atma then reaches the top of a mountain,

looking downwards towards the place from where it came, leaving all

the people behind. The Guru, then orders to enter the outer void

space, thus giving atma a chance to reach the God, the ultimate goal.

A step taken back or looking down from there will lead to entanglement

in another cycle of birth and death.

 

I have fully understood the role of guru in the whole of the life cycle.

 

Guru is the transcendental link between the two Worlds.

 

 

To be continued…..

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4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:

(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)

" Shashi " : shashi_31

 

25. Importance of Swadharma:

 

Baba always says: " Don't try to follow others dharmas. Swadharma is

far superior than Para-Dharma. For your improvement Swadharma will be

very helpful. If you imitate other's Dharmas, you will get entangled

in difficult situations. Without getting your mind in worldly affairs,

always be in contemplation of God and get His mercy. If you are

performing your duties properly, you will get rid of your sins and

will proceed well step by step towards the goal of life.

 

 

Swadharma will lead you to the true state and mould your character in

the right direction. Due to this, your intelligence will sharpen and

get steadiness. Then only the way of Satya-marga will become visible

clearly. Your mind gets peace and will not waver for worldly

pleasures. You will get deathless state of life. Then you will be able

to clearly understand the true nature of all affairs. You can

understand your bodily state and the state of world. If you are

performing your ordained duties as Swadharma, your activities will

never bring black mark on you. You will get rid of worldly

difficulties and become pure in Divine contemplation.

 

 

To be continued…..

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5. SANATANA DHARMA & SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA

108 Names of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba

 

The Garland of One Hundred and Eight Names of the Venerable Shirdi Sai

 

37. Om Parabrahmane Namah.

Om, to (Paramatman) the Supreme Brahman, prostration!

 

38. Om Paramaatmane Namah.

Om, to the Supreme Self, prostration!

 

39. Om Jnaana-svaruupine Namah.

Om, to (Paramatman) whose nature very nature gnosis is prostration!

 

40. Om Jagatah pitre Namah.

Om, to (Brahma) the Father of the universe, prostration!

 

41. Om Bhaktaanaam maatri dhatri pitaamahaaya Namah.

Om, to (Brahma) who is a mother for (His) devotees, the Bearer (of

universe) and the Great Sire, prostration!

 

42. Om Bhaktaabhaya-pradaaya Namah.

Om, to Him who freely gives to (His) devotee's fearlessness, prostration!

 

43. Om Bhakta-paraadiinaaya Namah.

Om, to Him who cares for (His) devotees, prostration!

 

44. Om Bhaktaanugraha-kaataraaya Namah.

Om, to Him who is very gracious to (His) devotees, prostration!

 

45. Om Sharanaagata-vatsalaaya Namah.

Om, to Him who loves those who seek refuge (in Him), prostration!

 

46. Om Bhakti-shakti-pradaaya Namah.

Om, to Him who freely gives devotion and power, prostration!

 

47. Om Jnaana-vairaagya-daaya Namah.

Om, to Him who grants gnosis and detachment, prostration!

 

48. Om Prema-pradaaya Namah.

Om, to Him who freely gives love, prostration!

 

49. Om Samshaya-hridaya-daurbalya-paapakarma-vaasanaa-kshaya-karaaya

Namah.

Om, to Him who causes obliteration of doubts, heart feebleness, sins,

karman( of present and past lives) and the traces (thereof), prostration !

 

50. Om Hridaya-granthi-bhedakaaya Namah.

Om, to Him who cuts off the heart knot (Upanishadic metaphor for

ultimate realization), prostration!

 

51. Om Karma-dhvamsine Namah.

Om, to the Destroyer of karman (of present and past lives), prostration!

 

52. Om Shuddha-sattvasthitaaya Namah.

Om, to Him who stays in pure minds, prostration!

 

53. Om Gunaatiita-gunaatmane Namah.

Om, to (paramatman) who transcents attributes and (yet) is the very

self of attributes, prostration!

 

54. Om Ananta-kalyaana-gunaaya Namah.

Om, to (Vishnu as worshipped by the Pancaratra tradition) who is

possessed of infinite auspicious attributes, prostration!

 

55. Om Amita-paraakramaaya Namah.

Om, to Him whose strength is unmeasureable, prostration!

 

56. Om Jayine Namah.

Om, to the Conqueror, prostration!

 

57. Om Durdharsha kshobhyaaya Namah.

Om, to the Unconquerable and Unshakable One, prostration!

 

58. Om Aparaajitaaya Namah.

Om, to the Invincible One, prostration!

 

59. Om Trilokeshu avighaatha-gataye Namah.

Om, to (Vishnu in His descent in the world as the Brahmin dwarf,

Vamana) who's going in unimpeded in the three worlds (earth,

intermediate space, and heaven), prostration!

 

60. Om Ashakya-rahitaaya Namah.

Om, to Him for whom nothing is impossible, prostration!

 

61. Om Sarva-shakti-muurtaye Namah.

Om, to Him who is All-Powerful, prostration!

 

62. Om Suruupa-sundaraaya Namah.

Om, to the Handsome and Beautiful One, prostration!

 

63. Om Sulocanaaya Namah.

Om, to Him with beautiful eyes, prostration !

 

64. Om Bahu ruupa vishva muurtaye Namah.

Om, to Him of many shapes, having all forms, prostration!

 

65. Om Aruupaavyaktaaya Namah.

Om, to (Paramatman) the Formless and Unmanifest One, prostration!

 

66. Om Acintyaaya Namah.

Om, to (Paramatman) the Unthinkabale One, prostration!

 

67. Om Suukshmaaya Namah.

Om, to (Paramatman) the Subtle One, prostration!

 

68. Om Sarvaantaryaamine Namah.

Om, to (Paramatman) who is everybody's Inner Ruler, prostration!

 

69. Om Manovaagatiitaaya Namah.

Om, to (Paramatman) who transcends mind and speech, prostration!

 

70. Om Prema-muurtaye Namah.

Om, to Him whose face Love (as the ultimate mystic experience) is

prostration!

 

71. Om Sulabha-durlabhaaya Namah.

Om, to Him easy to reach (yet) difficult to approach, prostration!

 

72. Om Asahaaya sahaayaaya Namah.

Om, the Helper of the Helpless, prostration!

 

 

To be continued…..

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NEWS FROM ABROD

 

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MADRID, SPAIN, November 4, 2006: On Saturday the Indian community in

Madrid celebrated " Diwali " or the Hindu New Year -2063 of the Vikrama

era - with a festivity presided over by the Indian ambassador in

Madrid, Surikanthi Tripathi. Organized by the Indian Sindhi

Association of Madrid, the Florida Park hall was transformed into a

stage design of the purest Bollywood style. Jose Maria Aznar (the

former Prime Minister of Spain) and his wife, Ana Botella, attended

the celebration. (from report in Spanish)

 

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World Hindu Conference III Planned for February 2007

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad is organizing their third World Hindu

Conference, February 11-13, 2007, at the Triveni Sangam in Prayag

(Allahabad), India. For additional information regarding the

conference, contact Anjlee Pandya, global liaison and projects

director for the VHP at source above.

 

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SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, November 8, 2006: Over 20,000 people attended

the three-day Diwali Mela at the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple between

October 20-22. The Mela was so successful that people were turned

away. Women in colorful saris, giggling children, mouth watering food

from local Indian restaurants, the latest Bollywood music, a bazaar,

and moving religious rituals--the mela had it all. The atmosphere was

warm, inviting and gave a flavor of India. A Laxmi pooja was held on

Saturday that put all the devotees in the spirit of Diwali. It was

non-stop fun for three days at the Silicon Valley temple.

 

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HOUSTON, TEXAS, November 17, 2006: The Hindu Students Council,

University of Houston, hosted their 3rd annual Diwali Dinner at the

University of Houston's Cullen Residence Banquet Hall, Friday,

November 10. Over 150 UH students and friends attended the successful

Diwali banquet.

 

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BIG ISLAND, HAWAII, November 17, 2006: The Radha Madhav Society

invites everyone to attend the lectures of Siddeshvari Devi Ji on the

Big Island (Hawaii) in the Hawaiian Islands from December 10 -13. She

will lecture on diverse themes based on the Vedas and Shastras. For

times and location go to source or contact event coordinator, Hari

Saran Das, at (808) 756-5878.

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6. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO " LORD DATTATREYA "

 

SRI DATTATREYA JAYANTI on (04-12-2006)

Dattatreya was born to Sage Atri and his wife Anasuya. Atri's wife,

Anasuya, was once tested by the Trinity (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva)

themselves, when they wished to test her loyalty and devotion to her

husband. The three changed form and arrived at her ashram while Atri

was away. She welcomed them in traditional manner and offered food, at

which they came up with a strange request: that they would partake of

her hospitality only if she removed all her clothes and served them.

Anasuya knew through her spiritual powers that the gods were testing

her, so she acquiesced. She sprinkled some water on the Trinity, which

turned them into toddlers and thus she, as a mother, could reveal her

natural form to these infants and feed them!

 

When Sage Atri returned, he saw the three great gods, the Trinity,

lying in the cradle as toddlers! When he heard from Anasuya what had

transpired, he could only laugh. The divine consorts by now feared

that their husbands would forever be reduced to babies, and so they

pleaded with Anasuya to transform the toddlers into their original form.

 

Anasuya washed her husband's feet with water, and sprinkled the water,

thus sanctified, on the three babies who attained their original form.

Pleased with her devotion to her husband and happy at her ingenuity,

the Trinity granted her a boon. It was at this point that she asked

that the three be born to her as her real babies! And they were:

Brahma as Chandra (Moon), Vishnu as Dattatreya, and Shiva as Durvasa.

Thus, Dattatreya was born to such an important sage, who lived with

his wife in an ashram near Sucheendram, near Kanyakumari, at the

southern tip of India. A temple honouring Dattatreya stands near the

ashram. When they grew up, Chandra went to Chandralok to live and

shine, Durvasa went to the forests to meditate, while Dattatreya

stayed back and looked after his parents. As Dattatreya was born of a

boon granted by the Trinity, he is often depicted as one with three

heads representing Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Dattatreya served his

parents selflessly and was later born as an avatar purush (holy

incarnation), considered to be the Sai Baba of Shirdi.

 

7. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

 

From the Files of Saidarbar - 1998

 

Ayush Mehra, Chicago, USA

Jay Sai Ram

I want to share my experience of Baba's Grace with all the Sai

Devotees. I came to the US in August last year. In Dec'97 I had a

severe surgery, which due to Baba's Grace been averted or else, it

would have resulted in greatest disaster of my life. I had some brain

surgery and today I am very fine and doing my well-provided job here.

I went into severe depression at one stage and got worried about my

finances about the surgery (about 38,000 US dollars).But I was blessed

enough to handle this by His support. I was having sleeplessness and

after reading Shri Sai Satcharita I was relieved from my tensions and

started getting good sleep. Just after completing my Parayan saptah, I

found changes. Now before sleeping I always remember the Chavadi

procession of Shri Baba Maharaj.

 

I have started believing that Baba pulls his devotees from far away

under many pretexts. I bow to Shri Baba Maharaj for His bountifulness

that He has showered by saving my life and giving me new birth. I

could not understand Baba initially and thought bad about Him, but

later I really realized the greatness of Baba's Wisdom that how

intelligently He brought me to US for my Surgery and in this wake I

came to Know of Baba's love for His devotees. It is true that we

really lack faith and patience to see Him. However, one who has both

will definitely experience in daily lives.

 

I prostate before Shri Sai Ram and asks the other disciples to believe

that whatever He does is only for our benefit and Baba's love is much

more grater than we can ever think of. I continue to pray Baba to

increase my devotion and reverence and tread me on a moral path with

strength and courage.

JAY Sai Ram.

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8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

" Swamy " swamymain

Sun, 5 Nov 2006 23:49:34 -0800 (PST)

 

Sai Ram. Let us now take up the story of Anantrao Patankar, who was

drawn to Shirdi and was given a very valuable spiritual lesson by Sai.

 

SS: He replied, " I too do not know all that Baba says and means but

at His inspiration I say what I come to know. The mare is God's grace

and the nine balls excreted are the nine forms or types of Bhakti,

viz., 1) Shravan, hearing; 2) Kirtan, praying (or praising and

chanting); 3) Smaran (remembering); 4) Padasevan (resorting to the

feet); 5) Archan (worship); 6) Vandan (doing Namaskar, bowing); 7)

Dasya (service); 8) Sakhyam (friendship); 9) Atmanivedan (surrender of

the self). These are the nine types of Bhakti. If any of these is

faithfully followed, Lord Hari will be pleased and manifest Himself in

the home of the devotee. All the Sadhanas, viz. Japa (vocal worship or

chanting of a mantra), Tapa (penance), Yoga practice and studying the

scriptures and expounding them are quite useless, unless they are

accompanied by Bhakti, i.e. Devotion. Knowledge of the Vedas or fame

as a great Dnyani (Jnani) and mere formal Bhajan (Worship) are of no

avail. What is wanted is full devotion. Consider yourself as the

merchant or seeker of the truth, and be anxious and eager like him to

collect or cultivate the nine types of devotion. Then, you will attain

stability and peace of mind. "

 

Next day when Patankar went to Baba for salutation, he was asked

whether he colelcted the 'nine balls of stool.' Then he said that he

being a poor fellow, should first be graced by Baba and he would be

enabled to collect them. Then Baba blessed and comforted him, saying

that he would attain peace and welfare. After hearing this, Patankar

became overjoyed happy.

 

SVS: Sai Ram. These types of Bhakti are like the steps to Mukti.

Because of past merits, one comes into contact with God or His

messengers like Saints and at the right time a Guru instructs him.

Intellect and emotion are two parts of the mind and peace of mind will

elude a man till they are properly integrated. Bhakti enables one to

unite with the Higher Self (God). Atma nivedan means offering of one's

self, i.e. Lower self or ego. And till one feels one with the One,

sakhya or dasya etc. (some form of relationship) are needed. What Dada

Kelkar meant by Yoga practice is the physical practice of Asanas,

Breath control etc., which certainly gives good health and even some

Siddhis (mystical powers) but doesn't by itself, assure the grace of

God. Bhakti, on the other hand, even without the other Sadhanas of

Japa and Tapa, takes one closer to the Higher Self and gives one

liberation from the shackles of ego. Mukti (liberation) from the

cycles of birth and death follows the sublimation or dissolution of

ego. Bhakti thus leads to Jnana, knowledge of one's real nature. Jnana

too leads to Bhakti but sometimes, the ego gets puffed up by pride of

knowledge. External show of pomp as a great bhakta is also of no avail

since God sees through the show.

 

Thus Baba gave a good lesson in sincerity and Sraddha to Anantrao

Patankar through Dada Kelkar. We too got the benefit like the merchant

and Anantrao. Sai Ram.

 

 

Note to readers: There is a small change in format. The Sai Satcharita

text is fully included and the insights provided to me are given under

a separate paragraph. To differentiate between the two, the following

notation is used:

 

SS means Sai Satcharita and SVS refers to me. Sai Ram.

S.V.Swamy

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9. 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. For the last two

years I have told you about Lord Krishna's Leelas and Lord Rama Story.

Now I want to tell the stories what heard in my child hood.

 

The story of the foolish lion and the clever rabbit

 

Once upon a time there lived a ferocious lion in the forest. It was a

greedy lion and started killing animals in the forest

indiscriminately. Seeing this, the animals gathered and decided to

approach the lion with the offer of one animal of each species

volunteering itself to be eaten by the lion everyday. So every day it

was the turn of one of the animals and in the end came the rabbits'

turn. The rabbits chose an old rabbit among them. The rabbit was wise

and old. It took its own sweet time to go to the Lion. The Lion was

getting impatient on not seeing any animal come by and swore to kill

all animals the next day.

 

..

The rabbit then strode along to the Lion by sunset. The Lion was angry

at him. But the wise rabbit was calm and slowly told the Lion that it

was not his fault. He told the Lion that a group of rabbits were

coming to him for the day when on the way, an angry Lion attacked them

all and ate all rabbits but himself. Somehow he escaped to reach

safely, the rabbit said. He said that the other Lion was challenging

the supremacy of his Lordship the Lion. The Lion was naturally very

enraged and asked to be taken to the location of the other Lion.

..

The wise rabbit agreed and led the Lion towards a deep well filled

with water. Then he showed the Lion his reflection in the water of the

well. The Lion was furious and started growling and naturally its

image in the water, the other Lion, was also equally angry. Then the

Lion jumped into the water at the other Lion to attack it, and so lost

its life in the well. Thus the wise rabbit saved the forest and its

inhabitants from the proud Lion.

 

MORAL: Wit is superior to brute force.

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10. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:

 

Sai ka laadla saikalaadla

10/25/2006 07:53:07 -0700

 

Salutation To You Oh Sai My Saviour And Hope

 

Aum Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Oh Sai Salutations to you Oh Lord of Lords. You are the ancient, the

Purusha and the Prakrit born of Purusha. You are the light, which

illumines the intellect of the human being. The entire universe is

established in you. It was born out of you and it has no existence

apart from you. After creating it you, at the time of deluge, withdraw

in into yourself. You are the light beyond the sources of all light.

You stand on the edge of the sea of darkness, of Tamas which is all

that is found at the end of Pralaya and you bring new life into the

new creation which is born of the old. The cycle is unending and you

are the cause behind the cosmos. It is to have a vision of you that

Rishis spend millions of years absorbed in meditation. You have no

birth; no karma to perform, no names nor any qualities to distinguish

you from the others. And yet out of your Maya you create forms for

yourself and these have names and qualities ascribed to them. The

formlessness of you is forgotten by those who see you take up a form

for the sake of the good of the world. You are beyond the reach of the

senses, the mind, the emotions, the intellect. Still, though you are

beyond comprehension there are some who have realized you by becoming

one with you.

You are the seer, the Drastha, for the functioning of the Indriyas, and

their different individual behavior. You are the cause of everything but

nothing has caused you since you are the Ancient, eternal, everlasting,

without a beginning and so, without an end. There is no limit to you

since you are the Infinite.

You are unaffected by the gunas and their interplay and, as a result,

those who succumb to the Maya caused by the gunas are not able to

realize the truth about you. Even as the glow from the sun and the

fire erupt from it, glow for a while and are lost in the source itself

even so, your glory emanates from you. This stream of gunas, this

mind, intellect, senses, and the bodies which enjoy these are all born

out of you; and, in the end, are again lost only in you. They have no

separate entity. Famed as you are to the beyond of the gunas, still,

you have been known to be the personification of compassion as far as

being like me are concerned, beings who surrender themselves entirely

to you are sure to be cured of their ignorance, their Avidya and will

be made to have a vision of the Truth that is you.

 

This birth of mine which is full of Avidya inside as well as outside, this

human's form and mind is of no use to me. I have no desire to live any

more. I want that moksha which will not be destroyed by the passage of

time. Punya which is acquired is rewarded by a length of time in

heaven. When the punya gets exhausted man is again thrown back to the

world of sin. I want moksha or salvation different from this. I want

to be cured of Avidya. I am a mumukshu and i salute you who is the

cause of this universe; who pervades everything; and yet, who is apart

from all that you have created; who are the ultimate truth. Yogis see

you in their hearts since their karma's and the results of their

karma's have all been burnt in the flame of self knowledge.

The greatness that is you is hidden from foolish beings like me

because our thinking power is clouded by the sense of `I " and " MINE " .

I surrender myself to that infinite power, truth, light that is you.

Oh Sai, Lord of Lords please do not forsake me, cause I am just a

small dust in the universe, and I come to you, and want to merge in

you, I do not have any earthly desire and my only desire is to merge

in you.

Thank you oh Sai, My Savior and only hope. Please do not forsake me, I

know your promise but I am a human being so I once again pray to you

not to forsake me.

Bow To Sri Sai - Peace Be To All

May Baba Be Always With You

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11. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:

 

PEYUSH KUMAR SINGH: peyushks

On 11/17/06

SaiRam

I am really grateful to people making this website/ web pages

happening, all these man-hours contributed are donations made to this

society for its well being and positive growth, Sai Baba shall be

flourishing you all with his kindness.

My Regards & Best Wishes To All,

 

Om Sai Ram

 

Peyush Singh

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SP.Kannan: kannanusha1

On 11/17/06,

Sai Ram friends,

Any devotees in and around Malaysia and Singapore interested in our

activities may like to contact our centre:

Persatuan Shirdi Sai Baba, selangor, Malaysia

No.73, Jalan Selasih

Tmn Gembira

41100 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia

 

Thank you and Sai Ram

Ushalakshmi

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srigeetha ranga gituranga

On 11/13/06

 

SaiRam!

Thanks for adding me to Saidarbar Group. I am glad & honored to be the

member of this Group. I too have some experiences in my life with my

most loving SaiRam.

 

As my age of Sharing experiences is too young . I will share my

experiences with all the group members when I get some more in the future.

 

Srigeetha.

 

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12. TELUGU SECTION:

Please visit:

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

 

Please visit for Sai Aartis in Telugu:

http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/PDFS/pdfs.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 & saidarbar

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13. SAI'S BOOK WORLD:

Title: Shirdi Sai Speaks… (Quotes for the Day)

ISBN: 8120731018

Price: Rs. 250

Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

A-59, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase II,

New Delhi-110020.

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Title: I am always with you

Author: Lorraine Walshe Ryan

ISBN :8120731921

Price: Rs. 100

Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

A-59, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase II,

New Delhi-110020.

Tel: +91-11-26386165 / 26387070 / 26386209 / 26385677

Fax: +91-11-26383788

E-mail: sterlingpublishers & ghai

Website: www.sterlingpublishers.com

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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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SAIDARBAR – HYDERABAD:

http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500041.htm

 

Saidarbar members would like to convey hearty thanks to Saibandhu

Murali Koneru of Australia and Saibandhu Murali Bala of USA who

has uploaded Saibanisa's discourses Audio C.Ds in their web sites

 

http://www.omsrisai.org

 

You can download Audio:

Sri Sai Satcharithra (In English Language)

Sri Sai Satcharithra by chapters (In English Language)

Sri Sai Satcharithra (In Telugu Language)

Sai Satcharithra by chapters (In Telugu Language)

Sri Guru Charithra (In English Language)

Sri Guru Charithra by chapters (In English Language)

Request Sri Sai Satcharithra CD (English and Telugu Language Available)

Saibanisa's discourses (Telugu)

 

From

 

http://www.saiaudio.com/sairam/index.htm

 

Contact Murali Bala murali

 

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14. EDITORIAL.

 

Things impressed me from Spiritual Gems from Sai Satcharitra:

 

These types of Bhakti are like the steps to Mukti. Because of past

merits, one comes into contact with God or His messengers like Saints

and at the right time a Guru instructs him. Intellect and emotion are

two parts of the mind and peace of mind will elude a man till they are

properly integrated. Bhakti enables one to unite with the Higher Self

(God).

 

 

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 with a copy marked to webmaster

 

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.

 

Submitted by Sai Sevak: Srinivasa Rao Kasturi

Saidarbar—HYDERABAD--INDIA

 

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