The Glory of Shirdi Sai - issue 19-2008 - from Saidarbar.

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THE GLORY

OF SHIRDI SAI

 

Sixth Year of Publication

 

Published as Bi-Weekly

 

Issue 19/ 2008

 

11-09-2008

 

 

 

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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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GURUR-BRAHMA,

GURUR-VISHNUHU; GURU-DEVO MAHESWARAHA;

 

GURUR-SAKSHATH PARAM BRAHMA;

THASMAI SREE GURAVE NAMAHA:

 

  

 

Sairam. You can watch Live

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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.    IN THE DAYS OF 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

 

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Shirdi Sai's Philosophy in the words of Saibanisaji

 

 

 

SEARCH FOR TRUTH

 

 

 

Once

there was a young woman named Kousalya, the wife of wealthy man, who lost her

mental balance because of the death of her child. She took the dead child in

her arms and went from house to house begging people to heal the child.

 

 

 

Of

course, they could do nothing for her, but finally a follower of Sai, advised

her to see Baba, who was then staying in Rahata. She carried the dead child to

Baba.

 

 

 

Baba,

looked upon her with sympathy and said: " To heal the child I need some

poppy seeds, go and beg four or five poppy seeds from some house or other where

death has never occurred. "

 

 

 

So

the woman went out and sought a house where death had never entered, but in

vain. At last, she was obliged to return to Sai. In his quiet presence, her

mind cleared and she understood the meaning of his words. She took the body

away and buried it. She then returned to Shirdi and became one of His

disciples.

 

 

 

Compiled

by:

 

Sai Sevak

Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad.

 

 

 

To be

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2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

 

 

 

 September 9, 1918: Dasa Ganu wrote “Sri Sai Sthvana

Manjari " at Maheswaram on the banks of the river Narmada.

 

 

 

September 28, 1918: Nathpanth Saint Rama Maruthi of

Kalyan passed away.

 

 

 

September 29, 1952: “Kalash " of gold was fixed

on the spire of Samadhi Mandhir.

 

 

 

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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 SHIRDI. 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.

 

 

 

FEBRUARY-1996

 

 

 

14-02-1996

 

 

 

Sai appeared as one of my well-wishers whom I vaguely

recollect to have seen sometime earlier. He was clad in a white kurtha and

pyjama and advised:

 

 

 

1. I shall take you to be my follower provided you shed

the Inner ego, talk free and mix freely even with an enemy.

 

 

 

2. Feel satisfied and be grateful towards the God for

whatever is bestowed, while comparing with he lesser Privileged.

 

 

 

3. Extend a helping hand to a weak person.

 

 

 

4. Real service to me is when you serve food to the

hungry.

 

 

 

5. Absorb my philosophy and write a book and I shall do

the required publicity.

 

 

 

Shed the inner ego and practice equality, rest shall

follow.

 

 

 

20-02-1996

 

 

 

Sai appeared as an unknown person and advocated the

minimum duties to be performed as a human being:

 

 

 

1. Believe in truth and be truthful

 

 

 

2. The institution of marriage is supreme. Observe

sincerity and be

loyal.

 

 

 

3. Never enter into conflict with others.

 

 

 

4. Do not waste money. Use it for good and noble causes.

 

 

 

5. Avoid unnecessary travel.

 

 

 

6. Gradually reduce attachments.

 

 

 

7. Serve food to the needy and hungry.

 

 

 

Conduct should be such as to fulfill all moral and social

obligations.

 

 

 

To be

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4.

QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:

 

(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)

 

 

 

'Shashi': shashi_31

 

 

 

32. Significance of Meditation

 

 

 

Who

do we say that our Meditation is Pure and Free from thoughts?

 

 

 

Our

meditation becomes pure, if it becomes free from thought. For example, when our

meditation is fixed on the Blue Color, the mind becomes permeated by it and in

fact; we

temporarily lose consciousness of our Self.

 

 

 

We

became oblivious of the inner and outer worlds. Objects are not seen when there

is no one to see them. In that state, there is neither happiness nor sorrow,

nor ignorance, neither perceiver nor perceived. Only the pure Paramatma, the

Supreme Self, remains pulsating in His own being. It is an unwavering, thought

free, tranquil condition. It is the goal of our meditation. If we stay in this

state for a short time, and then, we begin to come out of meditation, we go

from 'Turiya State'. Afterwards, in Turiya, no matter what happens, we will

retain the

realization of transcendental state Turyiata.

 

 

 

 

 

To be

continued…...

 

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5. IN

THE DAYS OF SHRI SHIRDI SAIBABA 

 

 

 

Baba given

Darshan as a beggar to Shri Kakasaheb Dixit

 

 

 

On one evening Shri

Kakasaheb Dixit was returning from his office. A strong, young and able bodied

beggar came and begged him. On seeing his face, he was convinced and gave some

coins in his hands. After the receipt of the money, he went away laughing

without asking anything from any body. Dixit seen him off till he disappeared.

Dixit started to Shirdi on the day, when he met Baba in Shirdi, he enquired Him

about the matter. Baba replied " Yes " . I verily came to you in that

disguise. Dixit was so much pleased on hearing this.

 

 

 

 

 

Baba given

Dashan as his Ishta daivam to Shri Sadashiv Joshi

 

 

 

Shri Vasudeo Sadashiv Joshi

of Sitharam Co., accompanied by Shri Chidambara Rao Keshav Gadge patil went to

Shirdi to have Baba's darshan. They stayed in Sathe's wada. Arati was being

done to Baba's photo in Sathe's wada and Shri Vasudeo Sadadhiv Joshi also

attended the Aarati. For him Baba has given darshan as Narasimha Murthy in the

photo. He got this kind of darshan during the three consecutive days.

 

 

 

 On one day, both of

them went to Baba for darshan and the latter gave them Prasadam. They felt that

the prasadam was insufficient to distribute to their men in the native place.

Then Baba gave Re. 0-8-0 to them and directed them to by Prasadam in any shop

in Shirdi and take it with them and added that any Prasad purchased in Shirdi

is His Prasad. On another occasion, Baba gave them burfi Prasad. As it is very

tasty, they wanted more and they went to the shop to buy some more of it.

Baba called them back and told that three baskets of Prasad was there, take two

mounds from them. They went away to their place with Baba's Udi and Prasad.

 

 

 

After some days, Shri Joshi

sent his friend with Rs.10/- as dakshina to Baba and requested him to take

Baba's photo and return with Baba's Udi and Prasad. His friend went to Shirdi,

offered Rs.10/- as dakshina to Baba and kept silent as he had no courage to

take the photo of Baba. Baba, knowing this, He Himself asked Him to take His

photo as requested by Joshi. Then he took one Baba's photo in sitting posture

and one in standing posture. Baba has ordered him that the photos should not be

sold in excess rate; they should sell only at reasonable rate and gave him

permission to go with His Udi and Prasad. Baba had fulfilled the desires of His

devotees.

 

 

 

To be

continued…...

 

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NEWS FROM

SAIDARBAR – HYDERABAD

 

 

 

Now all the works of

Saibanisaji (translated into English Language by Sai Sevak Sri RaghuRaman

Satulury) are available in one place in the web blog:

 

 

 

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visit the above blog, read the articles and give your valuable comments in the

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6.

DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:

 

 

 

shivalin_82

 

Thu, July 24, 2008 11:49 am

 

 

 

Sai Devotees,

 

SaiRam, I am happy to share following Experiences of Sai

with you all.

 

 

 

Experience 3:

 

 

 

At the end, I would like to share another leela of Sai due

to which I am writing today. I always read the stories on this page but I had

never made up my mind to write it. It was just yesterday when my very dear one

hurt me through a message. It was not his mistake though but I was hurt very

badly that I cried so much in front of Sai's picture. I spoke to him a lot and

asked him why this was happening with me. I started relating things and almost

felt very dejected. Then I made up my mind to read his leelas on Saidarbar page

for a while because I knew only this could change my mood. Most of the stories

I read spoke about having faith and patience. I felt that it was Baba's message

to me. I kept reading it and I was so lost in it. I made up my mind to finish

reading all the stories at once today and after I finish reading if the same

person messages or calls me and makes me feel better, I will write the miracles

which have happened with me. I finished reading in the afternoon and went back

to sleep. Then I have a neighbouring  kid who is called Sham.

 

 

 

But he always calls himself Shama. He came home when I was

sleeping and asked mom to wake me up. I love playing with him. Even mom knew

that I was upset. I don't know what made her say this but she said …. See Baba

has come through him to you to make you feel better. After she told me, I don't

know why, but I felt that the kid was behaving different than the usual. He

first told mom, wake her up – tell her that I have come. I woke up. Mom got

food for me and then he dint let me eat till he tasted a bit. He did that with

everything I was eating. Then I kept feeling oh may be Baba wants me to offer

it to him before my taking it. Then he was having a particular snack and there

were groundnuts in it. I love the fried groundnuts in it. I have never

discussed it with him for he is too small to understand. He took out all the

ground nuts, gave to me and asked me to have them. I was shocked. I kept

looking at him with a blank face and had them. He took care of me so much; he

kept telling mom why you are giving her rice, give her dosa. I like dosa too.

It seemed as if he knew everything.

 

 

 

 

 

Then, he all of a sudden looked at the Baba idol and said

what your Baba is sitting like this with his legs crossed and started making

fun of me. I felt may be Baba did that to check how I would react. I was quite

rude to him when he did that and he playfully kept pulling my leg. I did not

know how time passed and I had to get ready to office. Mom kept saying it is

Baba who has come through him and I also strongly believe so. I did not know

how to treat that kid. I did not know if I had to play with him or take his

blessings. I am so thankful to him for he realized that I was upset and made

sure he spent time with me and changed my mood. I have no words to describe

about him. I just feel like gazing at his picture for hours together and keep

talking to him.

 

 

 

 

 

I almost forgot about my resolution as I knew it was

merely impossible. But I still knew that nothing is impossible for my Sai. My

friend was very busy and was out of town and I knew he really did not have any

time to think about anything. I was at my workplace and suddenly happened to

look at the Baba's photo. There are only Baba's pictures and idols on my desk.

When I looked at one of the pictures which I admire a lot. I suddenly

remembered that I had to wait for a message or call from my friend. I happened

to look at the phone and I see a message. I did not even realize that my phone

beeped until I looked at Baba's picture. I was wonder stuck to see it is my

friend. I felt that Baba gave an indication to look at the phone. Then I read

the message. This is how it started ' This message has come all the way to make

you smile….' My joy knew no bounds. I had tears in my eyes looking at Baba. He

did exactly what I was looking for. I felt sorry for him that I keep asking him

so many things and demanding them with conditions and he fulfilled so

patiently. I felt like hugging Baba and crying. It might look very small for

few but I can’t express what I went through. Since Baba had finished his duty,

it

was my responsibility to write about his leelas as per my resolution.

 

 

 

 

 

Hope u guys enjoyed reading it. If Baba wishes, he will

make me write more too. I just want him to be with me always and guide me. Me

and my other two very dear ones need his grace and blessings very badly. I know

he is with us, I just pray that he continues to shower his blessings on us.

 

 

 

Let peace be with all – BOW TO SRI SAI – SAI RAM.

 

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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.

 

 

 

Lord Krishna and the Lapwing's Nest

 

It was the battle of Kurukshetra. The white conch shells

were about to sound, the elephants to march forward, and the attack of the

archers to commence. The moment was brief and terrible. Banners were flying,

and the charioteers preparing for the advance.

 

 

 

Suddenly a little lapwing, who had built her nest in the

turf of a hillock in the midst of the battlefield, drew the attention of the

Lord Krishna by her cries of anxiety and distress for her young. " Poor

little mother! " he said tenderly, " let this be thy protection! "

And, lifting a great elephant-bell that had fallen near, he placed it over the

lapwing's

nest.

 

 

 

And so, through the eighteen days of raging battle that

followed, a lapwing and her nestlings were kept in safety in their nest, by the

mercy of the Lord, even in the midst of the raging field of Kurukshetra. 

 

 

 

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8.  SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA

 

swamymain

 

Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 1:06 PM

 

 

 

Spiritual Gems from Sri Sai Satcharitra - chapter 29

 

 

 

SSS: (3) Captain Hate

 

 

 

Captain Hate, who was staying in Bikaner, was a great devotee of Baba.

Once Baba appeared to him in his dream and said " Did you forget Me? "

Hate then immediately held Baba's Feet and replied, " If a child forgets

his mother, how could it be saved? " Then Hate went into the garden and

took out fresh walpapadi vegetables, and arranging 'shidha' (ghee, wheat-flour

and dal etc.) and Dakshina, was about to offer all this to Baba when he was

awakened and came to know that the whole thing was a dream. Then he decided to

send all these things to Baba at Shirdi.

 

 

 

SSG: Sai Ram. Baba had His own ways of pulling His

devotees to Him, either physically or more importantly mentally and

spiritually. This story illustrates His pulling His devotee mentally and

spiritually to Him. Sai Ram.

 

 

 

SSS: When he came to Gwalior some days afterwards, he sent

Rs.12/- by money order to a friend, with instructions that Rs. 2 should be

spent in buying shidha articles and walpapadi vegetables, and those should be

offered to Baba with Rs. 10 as Dakshina. The friend went to Shirdi and

purchased the things mentioned, but walpapadi was not available.

 

 

 

SSG: From another great book, " Devotees Experiences

with Sai Baba " it is learnt that the friend was none other than another

great Sai devotee, Shri Kakasaheb Dixit. Sai Ram.

 

 

 

SSS: In a short time a woman turned up with a basket on

her head, which curiously enough contained the vegetables. It was purchased and

then all the things were offered to Baba on behalf of Captain Hate. Mr.

Nimonkar prepared the 'naivedya' (rice and walpapadi vegetables) next day and

offered the same to Baba. All the people were surprised to see that Baba while

dining, took and ate walpapadi, and did not touch rice and other things. Hate's

joy knew no bounds when he heard of this from his friend.

 

 

 

SSG: Sai Ram. Baba showed that the dream was not an

imagination of Captain Hate and is not like other meaningless dreams that we

ordinary people get. The dream was indeed a vision and Sai appeared in Hate's

dream to establish the connection more firmly. Sai Ram.

 

 

 

 

 

SSS: Consecrated Rupee

 

At another time Captain Hate wished that he should have in

his house a coin of rupee consecrated by Baba with His touch. He came across a

friend who was bound for Shirdi. With him Hate sent his rupee. The friend went

to Shirdi and after the usual saluation gave first his Dakshina which Baba

pocketed. Then he gave Hate's rupee, which Baba took in His hand and began to

stare at it. He held it in front, tossed it up with His right thumb and played

with it. Then He said to the friend, " Return this to its owner with the

Prasad of Udi, tell him that I want nothing from him, ask him to live in peace

and contentment. " The friend returned to Gwalior, handed over the consecrated

rupee

to Hate, and told him all that happened at Shirdi. This time Hate was much

pleased and realized that Baba always encouraged good thoughts, and as he

wished intently, Baba fulfilled the same accordingly.

 

 

 

SSG: Sai Ram. Baba's words can be interpreted in two

different ways. One meaning is that Baba did not want anything from Hate.

Another and deeper meaning is that Baba wants Hate to be in the state of

nothing (free from all attributes of good and bad). His next words tend to

reinforce the second meaning. Baba is asking Hate to live in peace and

contentment, which is possible only when the Sadhaka crosses the world of

duality and reaches the state of nirguna, nothing. Sai Ram.

 

 

 

   

 

    

 

 We will continue with the stories of this wonderful

chapter in the coming weeks. Sai Ram.

 

 

 

His Servant,

 

S.V.Swamy

 

Author, Editor and Book Reviewer

 

www.freewebs.com/swamyreviews

 

 

 

To be continued...

 

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9.

ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:

 

 

 

 Kalemama's meeting with Sadguru Sai Baba -By

Niket Kale –part 3

 

 

 

 Kalemama felt amused over the peculiar expression of

Sai Baba “You are amongst us " and could not gather any significance from

this conversations, until later discovered. It was, while pondering over the

words of Sai Baba, Kalemama resumed his work and served for a few years at

Akkalkote until 1917, when he left the job and decided to move to Kolhapur.

While during his journey to Kolhapur he remembered that he was near to

the place of Shri Sadguru Narayan Maharaj, and felt the immense desire to meet

him. Kalemama got down at Kedgaon to meet Shri Sadguru Narayan Maharaj at

Kedgaon-bet. Shri Sadguru Narayan Maharaj had constructed a temple of Shri Lord

" Dattatreya " , at

Kedgaon-bet and it was supposed to be very auspicious for one, to have the

opportunity to worship the deity, and wash the feet of the statue. Althought

for this purpose a due permission of Shri Narayan Maharaj’s was always needed.

Kalemama went to the temple and thus wishing to pray at the feet of the statue,

requested Shri Narayan Maharaj to kindly permit him to perform the worship.

 

 

 

 

 

Shri Narayan Maharaj asked Kalemama if he was a Brahmin,

to which Kalemama replied in positive and told his `gotra' and `pravar'. On

satisfying the Sadguru's quarries Kalemama was permitted by Shri Narayan

Maharaj to wash the feet of the deity . He further stayed at the Kedgaon ashram

fro one day and after this one days brake journey at Kedgaon-bet, Kalemama

proceeded his journey to towards Kolhapur. Once from Ahmednagar Kalemama

was to make his journey to Dhule. On remembering Sakori, as he had never had

the opportunity to have Shri Sadguru Upasni Maharaj's darshan, requested Meher

Baba if he was to return next morn­ing he may kindly be permitted to also go to

Sakori and to have Shri Upasni Maharaj's darshan. Meher Baba was kind enough to

permit him, thus Kalemama proceeded to Sakori via Shirdi having darshan of Shri

Sai Baba's Samadhi and met Shri Upasni Maharaj.

 

 

 

 To be continued...

 

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10.

LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:

 

   

 

dhottywala

 

Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 12:05 AM

 

 

 

SaiRam,

 

 I get a deep peace of mind when I start reading Sai

articles. It is the only time that I feel good and nothing else matters for me.

The more I read, the hungrier I become to read more Sai Articles.

 

Ashish.

 

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SECTION:

 

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12. SAI'S

BOOK WORLD:

 

 

 

Title:  SRI

SAI SAHASRANAMA ARCHANA (English Translation)

 

Author:

Pujyasri

Narasimhaswamiji

 

All India Sai Samaj, Mylapore

 

Chennai – 600 004.

 

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Title: Is

Sai Baba Living and Helping Now

 

Author: Pujyasri Narasimhaswamiji

 

All India Sai Samaj, Mylapore

 

Chennai – 600 004.

 

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Title: Glimpses

of Sai Baba

 

Author: Pujyasri Narasimhaswamiji

 

All India Sai Samaj, Mylapore

 

Chennai – 600 004.

 

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13. EDITORIAL:

 

 

 

Things impressed me from

this magazine:

 

 

 

Our meditation becomes pure on remaining thoughtless.

 

 

 

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