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THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI

Sixth Year of Publication

Published as Bi-Weekly

Issue 04/ 2008

14-02-2008

 

The Glory of Shirdi Sai enters Sixth year from 01-01-2008.

 

One World One Family

Vasudhaika Kutumbam

 

Om! Asatoma Sargamaya, Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya, Mrityorma Amritamgamaya, Om

Shantih, Shantih, Shantih!

(Aum! Lead from wrong path to the right path, from ignorance to knowledge,

from mortality to immortality! Peace to All)

 

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GURUR-BRAHMA, GURUR-VISHNUH; GURU-DEVO MAHESWARAHA;

 

GURUR-SAKSHATH PARAM BRAHMA; THASMAI SREE GURAVE NAMAHA:

 

 

Sairam. You can watch Live Web casting from Shirdi Sai Samadhi Mandir from

following Link:

 

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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 & 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. FROM THE SATSANGHS OF SAIBANISA JI

http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500055.htm

 

Compiled by:

Sai Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar - Hyderabad.

Shirdi Sai's Philosophy in the words of Saibanisaji

 

 

GOOD MEN & BAD MEN

 

Good men and bad men differ from each other in their natures. Bad men do not

consider a sinful act as sin, even if brought to their attention. They neither

from doing nor do they like someone informing inform them of their sinful acts.

Wise men are always sensitive to the right and wrong; they cease doing anything

as soon as they see that it is wrong. They are grateful to anyone who calls

their attention to such wrong acts.

 

Thus good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness

shown towards them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful. Wise men try to

express their appreciation and gratitude in some form or other, not only to

their benefactor, but also to everyone.

 

To be continued

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

February 25,1912: Madhavrao Deshpande (Shyama) left Shirdi to attend Kakasaheb

Dixit's son’s thread ceremony at Nagpur and Nanasaheb Chandorkar's son's wedding

at Gwalior.

 

February 14, 1914: Mr.B.V.Deo was charged by Baba for stealing His rags and

after lot of abuse and scolding was favored with instructions to read Jnaneswari

regularly every day as per Deo's request.

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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.

 

JULY-1995:

 

27-07-1995

 

Please bless me with God’s grace was my prayer to Sai before going to bed. Sai

presented with a peculiar scene that ran like this.

 

Obstacles are like dirt sticking to the linen.

 

I was washing a linen with word life inscribed on it .I was in the process of

removing the dirt with branded detergent named Sai. Later the cloth turned milky

white. I got up from my sleep and prayed Baba to offer God’s protection.

 

Maintaining a spotless character is as important as food to the physical body.

 

29-07-1995

 

I asked Sai to tell me something about God. Sai presented a visual-

 

 

 

God knows about my past, present and future. He is omniscient and omnipotent

and I concluded that it is impossible to know God. I will in future not venture

into such exercise any more. But I decided to firmly believe that there is a

supreme power, that knows me in totality, will offer protection under all odds,

in case genuinely addressed. I am sure that he will take me across to my destiny

safe.

 

Not a single leaf moves without god’s command.

 

 

To be continued-------------

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4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:

(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)

 

" Shashi " : shashi_31

 

30. Efficacy of Prayer and Worship

 

The next step was from individual worship to congregational worship. That

means there would be some one to officiate as the pujari and that he would be

available at various periods of worship. For this purpose, Hari Vinayak Sathe, a

Settlement Officer, sent one Megha Shyam to Shirdi in 1905, so that he might

officiate as the Pujari and carry on congregational worship. He fell ill for

sometime and by Baba’s grace, he regained his health and the congregational

worship was actually started in 1909. to make the congregational worship more

advanced and attractive, there was an enthusiastic set of devotees at Shirdi.

 

Once Dr. Pandit came and put three horizontal lines on Baba’s forehead. The

main aim of Sri Sai Baba is to improve and develop the man-kind by removing

their worldly difficulties and improving their devotion and to impart Divine

knowledge and salvation to all.

 

Some of us have got doubt whether to worship Baba in form or formless. We

should not get such doubts. Don’t try to make anybody to follow our path only.

Everyone has his/her own way. In whatever way we pray, our goal is to get Divine

Knowledge. Otherwise we shall be a victim of false notions. What we want to do

is, we must surrender completely to Baba with total faith and take refuge in

Him.

To be continued.

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5. SANATANA DHARMA & SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA.

 

The body is made up of five elements and is bound to perish sooner or later,

but the in dweller has neither birth nor death. The in dweller has no attachment

whatsoever and is the eternal witness. Truly speaking, the in dweller, who is in

the form of the Atma, is verily God Himself. The Atma has neither birth nor

death. It has no pain or suffering. Only the body has suffering, not the Atma.

The physical body comes and goes. You are not the body; you are the embodiment

of the Atma. One has to get rid of bodily attachment in order to enjoy peace and

happiness. Gradually reduce your Dehabhimana (body consciousness) and develop

Atmabhimana (Atmic consciousness). Body consciousness and Atmic consciousness

are inversely proportional. Dehabhimana will disappear once you develop

Daivabhimana (Divine consciousness). The first step on the spiritual path is to

keep body consciousness under check.

 

All about the Om

" The goal which all the Vedas declare, which all austerities aim at, and which

men desire when they lead the life of continence is Om. This syllable Om is

indeed Brahman. Whosoever knows this syllable obtains all that he desires. This

is the best support; this is the highest support. Whosoever knows this support

is adored in the world of Brahma. "

Katha Upanishad I

 

NEWS

 

Thousands Throng Temples In Celebration Of Thaipusam

 

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=309748

 

 

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, January 23, 2008: Over a million Hindu devotees

thronged temples across the country in celebrating Thaipusam today. In Kuala

Lumpur, 500,000 devotees and tourists made a beeline to the Sri Mariaman temple

in Batu Caves in celebrating the three-day festival, which began yesterday.

 

The highlight as usual was the procession involving the silver chariot in the

image of Lord Muruga from the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Sungai Pari to this

temple. In Selangor, Thaipusam this time around was described as more meaningful

following it being declared a public holiday in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

State Unity and Estate Workers Permanent Committee chairman Datuk Kamala

Ganapathy said celebrations were more focused at Batu Caves.

 

Thaipusam falls on the full moon day when the Pusam star reigns. On this day,

the alignment of the sun, the moon and the planets is said to be conducive to

spiritual enlightenment. Devotees head to temples to pray for divine help and

when their prayers are answered, they return on Thaipusam to fulfill their vows

with penance and pay homage to Lord Muruga as thanksgiving.

 

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6. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

sathya_1611

On Jan 30, 2008 8:12 AM

 

SaiRam,

 

This is an experience I had today...

 

I am going through a very rough phase in life and last night I was so depressed

that I totally blamed Baba for my state of being and told him that whatever is

the outcome of this misery I am going through it is all his doing and he is the

one who will be responsible for my actions.

 

This morning my colleague and I were talking about God and she reflected on a

discussion we had earlier where we said if GOD was the doer of all then when do

have to suffer the consequences of our actions...why should our karmas affect

us?

 

Today she said - The situations are destined but the reaction to such

situations is ours to make. We can go negative or positive as per our faith in

God...That struck a cord in me and made me realize that BABA had answered my

question through this girl.

 

Now I just pray to Baba that he would give me the strength to take whatever

comes my way and continue with faith and patience...BE WITH ME BABA PLEASE

FORGIVE ME FOR MY FOOLISHNESS

 

Sathya.

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lakshmi_putrevu

Thu, January 31, 2008 10:23 pm

 

I want to relate one of my experiences with Sai. This happened 3 to 4 years

back. I was preparing for one exam. For writing that exam passport is required

as an identity proof. Exactly one week before the exam I lost my passport. I was

nervous. I searched the whole house but I could not get it. Then I read the

whole Sai Satcharitra in one day and I slept. Next day I got the passport

through postman. He said somebody might have dropped the passport in post box.

He gave me the passport. I thanked Sai a lot for helping me. Again there was

another miracle that took place. I lost my two gold rings which I placed in my

almirah. I got them in our colony's temple Hundi. After praying to SaiBaba, now

I am in one more trouble. I am praying to Saibaba for help. I read Sai

Satcharitra recently. I know He will help me.

 

Lakshmi

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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 MOUSE WHICH TURNED INTO A LION:

 

In a dense forest lived a great sage named Bhrigu Rishi. He lived a

secluded life in a small shelter where he spent his days in prayer. A small

mouse also lived near the shelter and over the years became a very pious and an

ardent disciple of the sage. Whenever Bhrigu sat deep in meditation or sang

hymns in praise of God, the mouse would also sit near him and meditate. His only

problem was that being a mouse, he was always in fear of his life from cats,

dogs and vultures and this fear was biggest obstacle.

 

Bhrigu Rishi had been observing the mouse over the years and knew about his

fear. Having pity on him, he decided to end this problem, once for all, by

transforming the mouse in to a lion. He could then move boldly and meditate with

peace.

The sage was a hermit with extraordinary powers, acquired over the years

through his prayers and meditation. He could achieve or be blessed with whatever

he desired by praying to God.

 

He started his meditation and when he reached the level of supernatural he

prayed, Oh God! The mouse is one of your ardent devotees, but his prayers are

disturbed because he lives in fear all the time. I pray that you change him into

a lion so that he can overcome this fear " .

 

The almighty granted him this wish and the mouse became a lion. The surprising

result of this was that his outlook was also transformed to the attributes of

the jungle king. He would roam over the forest freely and all the other animals

would bow and greet him fearfully. He has hailed as their leader.

 

Only the sage knows of his original state of mouse and this reality made him

treat him still like a mouse. This was resented by the 'mouse turned lion'

because it would affect his dignity. Once the other animals know of it they

would then ridicule and disrespect him. He decided to kill the sage, his

benefactor, so that the secret was not revealed to others. After being mentally

prepared to do the killing, he rushed off to the hermitage. Bhrigu Rishi had

extraordinary powers and the moment he saw the lion rushing at him, he read his

mind. This ungratefulness made him very angry and he transfixed lion with his

stare.

 

As the lion stood trembling before the sage, he got reverted back to his

original physical state of a mouse. If the 'mouse turned lion' had not forgotten

his earlier days and thought ill of his benefactor, he would not have been

reverted back to mouse again.

 

Lesson: " Never be ungrateful to your benefactor. A person, who becomes rich or

powerful and forgets his earlier periods of misery, is destined to stumble in

life, again and again.

 

Bye children meet you in the next issue.

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8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

 

swamymain

Feb 6, 2008 10:18 AM

 

Spiritual Gems from Sri Sai Satcharitra - chapter 27

 

Sai Ram. Let us now take up Spiritual Gems from Chapter 27 of Sri Sai

Satcharitra. Sai Ram.

 

Shri Sai Satcharitra

Chapter XXVII

 

Favour Shown by Giving Bhagwat and Vishnu-Sahasra Nam - Dixit's Vitthal Vision

- Gita Rahasya - Khapardes.

 

This Chapter describes how Sai Baba favoured His devotees by granting them

religious books after he had touched and consecrated them, for parayana (reading

regularly) and certain other matters.

 

Preliminary

When a man takes a plunge into the sea, he gets the merit of bathing in all

the Tirthas and sacred rivers. Similarly when a man takes refuge at the feet of

the Sad-guru, he gets the merit of bowing to the Trinity, i.e. Brahma, Vishnu

and Mahesh and also Para-Brahma.

 

SSG: Sai Ram. That is because Guru is Brahma, Vishnu, Maheswara and is in fact

none other than the Para-Brahma. Sai Ram. Guru dispels the spiritual darkness

and shows the things in true light. That is why in Sri Aditya Hridayam, Sun God

Aditya is also referred to as One with all Gods including Brahma, Vishnu, Siva

etc. Just as Sun illuminates the world with His light and dispels darkness, Guru

dispels the Spiritual Darkness (in another chapter too, Sai Baba tells Sri

Nanasaheb Chandorkar that Guru does not teach truth but teaches what is untrue,

thus removes Ajnana, ignorance). Guru is therefore referred many times as Gnana

Bhaskara (The Sun of Knowledge). Sai Ram.

 

SSS: Victory be unto Shri Sai the wish-fulfilling tree and the ocean of

knowledge, who gives us self-realization. Oh Sai, create in us regard for Your

stories. Let the readers and audience devour them with the same relish with

which the chatak bird drinks the water from the clouds and becomes happy. While

listening to Your stories, let them and their families get all the sattwik

emotions, viz. let their bodies perspire, let their eyes be full of tears, let

their prana be steady, let their minds be composed, let their hair stand on end,

let them cry, sob and shake, let their hostilities and their distinctions, great

and small vanish. If these things happen, that is a sign of the grace of the

Guru dawning upon them. When these emotions develop in you, the Guru is most

pleased and will certainly lead you on to the goal of self-realization. The best

way, therefore, to get free from the shackles of Maya is our complete and

whole-hearted surrender to Baba. The Vedas cannot take

you across the ocean of Maya. It is only the Sad-guru, who can do so and make

you, see the Lord in all creatures.

 

SSG: Sai Ram. By removing the veil that covers the vision, Sadguru Sai can and

will make us see Him in all animate and inanimate things. The Creator is

different from the Creation but pervades the whole Creation too. Thus Sai

pervades the whole universe. Sai Ram.

 

To be continued..

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9. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:

 

sudha_vohra

Feb 9, 2008 12:01 PM

 

Dhunda sara jamana mere sai jaisa koi nahin

jo har kisi ko apnaye aisa duniya main koi nahin

 

pyar ki khoz main hai duniya sari yahain

mujhe mere sai se pyara koi nahin

 

sab kuch mila ek tujhe pa kar sai

mujhe is se para sahara or koi nahin

 

khata ho mujh se to mafi ke kabil bana

hai tujhe pata mujh se bara gunahgar koi nahin

 

- Sudha

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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/

 

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10. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:

sairam

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:38:42 +0530

Sairam,

 

I am not receiving the 'The Glory of Shirdi Sai' newsletter. The last

newsletter I received was Issue No.24 (21st November 2007). Why this has

discontinued? Sir, please look into the matter and kindly start sending the

issues to me.

 

Thanking you,

 

R. Sairam

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Response by Saidarbar Team:

 

Dear Saibandhu,

SaiRam, Thank you for your letter. As per your request I am attaching old

issues of E-magazine " The Glory of Shirdi Sai " issues 25 and 26 of 2007. I am

sending separately Glory of Shirdi Sai - issue 01-2008. After receiving all,

please give me feedback. Please feel free to contact us in Sai related

activities.

Thank you once again for showing interest in Saidarbar activities.

 

With best regards,

SaiSevak SrinivasaRao Kasturi.

for http://www.saidarbar.org

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Response for The Glory of Shirdi Sai E- Magazine in the 3d page turning NEW

FORMAT

 

sunita8672

On Jan 30, 2008 11:55 AM

SaiRam,

I like the new format but I miss the picture of Baba on the front page on the

right hand corner. I always did my namaskar to that picture before I read this

magazine.

Sunita Sapru

 

Response by Saidarbar Team:

vijishvanya

Sairam Sunitaji

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, we realized that also. The next issue coming

next week will have all the pictures of Baba again.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Sairam

Vijay

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szingde

Jan 26, 2008 6:53 AM

SaiRam,

I thank u very much for the wonderful messages. I would like to visit the

place in Hyderabad since at present I am in Pune would appreciate you for giving

me details of how to come and whether accomadation is also available.

 

Mrs sushila zingde

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badawi8

On Jan 27, 2008 2:54 PM,

JaiSaiRam,

I am an Egyptian Moslem devotee for Sri Shirdi Baba. I will present a lecture

on Him on 11 February, 2008 at the Indian Culture Center in Cairo. I liked your

E-Zine and what do like me to say.

Dr.Abdelfattah M.Badawi

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kyr_rana

On Jan 13, 2008 9:02 AM

Aum Sai Ram

It’s a great & all in one god.

Keyur.

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hamily

Jan 13, 2008 12:43 PM

JaiSaiRam,

 

Very good, keep it up.

 

P.S.SASIDHARAN

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krishjayara57

Jan 24, 2008 10:27 AM

 

Jai Sai Ram

I am interested in knowing more details. Please send the updates.

k. jayaraman.

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arajuborra

Jan 24, 2008 1:08 PM

 

SaiRam,

 

Namaste to all. I really felt very happy to go to the web site and all the

compilations.

May Sai Bhagavan will give His blessings to all of our devotees.

 

Appalaraju Borra

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12. SAI'S BOOK WORLD: (TAMIL)

 

Title: Bharatam Kakum Shirdi Baba

Author: L. Palaniappan

Shirdi Sai Trust, Chennai, 1 Sai Nagar

108 Krishnan Karanai Village

Pattipulam P.O East Coast Road

Tamilnadu - 603 104

Email: manager

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Title: Shirdi Tiruthala Sirappu

Author: Saimani R.

Shirdi Sai Trust, Chennai, 1 Sai Nagar

108 Krishnan Karanai Village

Pattipulam P.O East Coast Road

Tamilnadu - 603 104

Email: manager

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Title: Kan Kanda Deivam

Author Sri Sai Sudha Book Store

Near All India Sai Samaj

Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004

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13. EDITORIAL:

Things impressed me from this magazine:

 

Guru does not teach truth but teaches what is untrue, thus removes Ajnana,

ignorance). Guru is therefore referred many times as Gnana Bhaskara (The Sun of

Knowledge).

 

The Creator is different from the Creation but pervades the whole Creation

too. Thus Sai pervades the whole universe.

 

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