Sai Vichaar for Thursday Apr 22, 2010

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Thursday, Apr 22, 2010 :: Volume 12, Issue 50

 

 

(In its twelfth year of publication.)

 

 

 

 

 

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IN THIS ISSUE:

 

 

 

FEATURE OF THE WEEK

CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE

DEVOTEES SAY

PRAYER CLUB

EXPERIENCE OF DEVOTEES

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

SAI ACTIVITIES

FROM THE EDITORS KEYBOARD

 

 

 

 

 

Tip of the Week:

 

 

"To submit articles in Sai Vichaar follow the link given in the About Email column at the bottom of this newsletter." --Editor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEATURE OF THE WEEK: Everyday Monsters

 

The most important thing a saadhaka (spiritual aspirant) should do is to acknowledge the limitation nature has imposed on the self. Senses are double-edged swords; the ones that help realize the self are the same that takes away from the self. Senses that hear God's glory, witness His grandeur, experience His presence is not so blessed when they involve in acts of self-indulgence, in blatant ignorance of the purpose life may have. Bombarded by lethargy, anger, lust, passion, and self-gratification even at its slightest level, human mind is in constant turmoil. This is the root cause even the greatest of aspirants have fallen to. These everyday monsters pleasing to the senses at first, lead as a sequel to indolence and self-delusion. Is there a way out? Let us see what the simple God of Sikhs and Parsees, Christians and Jains, Hindus and Muslims, and everyone that believed, said: "What

do I do? Maya (delusion) troubles even the likes of me. What to say about everyone else?" By consenting to the existence of this innate limitation, the Saint Lord of Shirdi has in unequivocal terms points out what could be done. A rise is always followed by a fall. Senses that define a happy state of mind are the same ones that declare the catastrophe. Logic in its several forms ratifies the cycle of gaiety and gloom. Allah Maalik! The Master said, "be aware of the delusions, remember me always, believe truthfully in being the humblest, and realize that the real Kingship exists in the poverty". Knowing the existence of monsters must in fact bring one closer to the Master. Faith and patience, is the rope that should hold one to the pole. A calf restrained firmly to the cow can never be lost!

 

 

 

 

CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE: Bhakthi

 

Narada bhakti sutras mention "Satasmin parama premarupa". Bhakti is described as the supreme love towards Him. Here we see God is himself love and bhakti is supreme love towards God who is satyam sivam sundaram. God is embodiment of love, as he loves all his creation, as all creatures in the creation are his amsa or part of him. Therefore, God can only be reached by supreme love. What are the types of love we see in our lives? The maximum love is that of a mother to her child. I saw a movie called Ma. Mother has two sons. One works very hard in the field while the other is truant roaming about with evil characters. The mother loves the bad son much more than her good son. That is the mother's love. Her son neglects such sacrificing mother in her old age as he concentrates on his wife after he gets married. Mother also loves her children but not other children born to other mothers.

God in his eternal love loves all virtuous and sinners alike. Though we may start going to God because we need help for health wealth etc, we have to love him with out any desire, this is supreme love. Let us consider other kind of love, the love between a man and a woman. In the beginning, this love appears to be the supreme love. After marriage with all family problems, most of the times, his love wanes. Once a newly wed started to go on a walk. The gentle husband was very cautious and he tells his wife to look for thistles and thorns on the road. The same couple after some years took the same path for a walk. He remains silent but after a while just warns her to be careful. A few years later, he is indifferent to her well being and does not even speak during the walk. This is a good example of what happens to the feelings we call as love. This is the human love. So one may start with desires to approach God but that affection should grow into

unconditional, supreme love to God. Guru is embodiment of God and should be approached with absolute surrender and unconditional love. (Source: "SV 3: 50")

 

 

 

 

DEVOTEES SAY:

 

Gold Crown in ShirdiShirdi: A golden crown studded with precious stones donated by a devotee adorns the idol of Shirdi Sai Baba on the occasion of Ram Navami on Wednesday 3/24/2010. The crown has an estimated value of Rs 20 lakh. Source: PTI News Actors Ajay Devgan and Kajol in ShirdiShirdi: Bollywood Actors Ajay Devgan, wife Kajol and daughter Nysa took part in a pooja at the Sai Baba temple in Shirdi on Wednesday April 21, 2010. Source: PTI News DevoteeJay Sai Ram. Baba, your grace, your presence , your blessings, Keep our lives smoothly going !! By your grace , I have a

son who is also a Sai-devotee and now after a long time , by your blessings Saburi is coming...Baba, pls be with me during my pregnancy and always. Pls. take care of my family and always shower your blessings on all your devotees ! Jay Sainath. DevoteeI want a loving and caring husband who will support our family well and compensate the loss of my mother. Regarding my career, I am facing nothing other than failures. I\'m very much demotivated after those failures in finding the right job in abroad. I have now decided to prepare for the civil service examination to serve in India. Please give me full confidence to become an IAS officer and serve the people selflessly. I should break down the insults that I have had and surprise others by my growth in life and profession. I should make my mother proud. I know wherever she is, she will be happy for me. Please protect our family from the black magic that is done to us for over

20years. Those should never work and those who are the reason for bad things should understand that it is against You. DevoteeMany many thanks BABA; my parents and uncles, aunts and their friends come back with good health and happy from their 23 days tour. It would not have been possible without Your Grace and blessing!!! Special for my parents who is age of 75! ! OM Shri Sai Ram DevoteeThank you, BABA for giving my mother Mukti as I requested you. Please Baba now that I don\'t have my parent alive pls take care of me and my family. Please shower your blessings on us.

 

 

 

 

PRAYER CLUB:

 

Sai devoteeOm Sai Ram ! Dear Sai, my husband should get good job in India as soon as possible. please keep me, my family, my parents, in laws in good health, wealth and prosperity. you are the only one to protect us Baba. SaiRam. DevoteeBaba please save me koti koti pranams to you... Baba please you are the savior of this family, why I am going through these many troubles, see my elder daughter should change her attitude and behave nicely and study well. A DevoteePlease see my younger ones health she should be fine with your blessings, pleas see that my husband should get approval and get job.. thanks Baba please take care of my family. MBaba..Please give me flexible timings option in office so that I can look after my dear one in the evenings. I got the job because of you even without a

single technical question. You should be by my side to perform my duties at home and at office...Thank You Baba... SubhashAs you know I am suffering from trauma of some matter, which you know and kindly forgive and bless me Baba Aman

 

 

 

 

EXPERIENCE OF DEVOTEES:

 

SwethaOM SAI RAM. I want to share experience of mine with all Sai devotees. Until my marriage I was not a follower of SAI nor I know his Holiness, but after marriage I come to know about his holiness partly through my husband who is an ardent devotee of SAI and my own experiences with SAI. I want to share one such experience with all Sai Devotees. When both my husband and me went to BABA temple and after Darshan we sat there for meditation and when I closed my eyes, to my surprise Baba gave me a vision and asked me 'Do u want children?' to this I replied, 'No' when Baba asked me ''why..?' I answered that we were just married and need to settle in our life. After that beautiful experience in the temple we forgot about it. 3 or 4 months passed just like that, then I had to undergo certain situations regarding children which was depressing, then I remembered about my

experience in the temple upon looking at his portrait and said to myself that I said No to children' when you are blessing me for children, As a result I had to undergo such pain without any support. Baba who was so kind blessed me and in due time I became pregnant. Until this moment, I never prayed him whole-heartedly but, once I stood before him he gave me everything. He also saved my daughter, when I was in my 5th month we came to know that the baby is having a kidney problem and an ultrasound needs to be done. For this we went to the hospital, then after the test they thought there was something wrong and they felt that I am going to deliver a Pre-mature baby, and were preparing for a c-section, I was completely shaken by this, turned to my lord Sai and prayed to him that I will post to Sai Vichaar if I deliver baby on time and kept praying to him. The Lo, Wonder of Wonders, I was discharged from the hospital within 30 min saying that everything is

normal. In due course I delivered healthy baby on the exact due date. OM SAI. Now We have appointment for my baby Ultrasound to see if the Baby Kidneys are fine on Monday And Am very confident that SAI will be with us through these tough times and Bless my baby with good Health. I request all Sai Devotees to pray for my baby. Om SAI. ManavWe were waiting for H4 extension approval from last 11 months. It was unduly delayed. This delay was creating lot of frustration. We started praying to Baba for this. Baba was continuously sending message through Sai Satcharita to have faith with devotion and things will become ok. On Wednesday, I thought of talking to second attorney to escalate the pending case. Somehow attorney was busy and she asked me to call next day. Meanwhile, I checked the online status in evening and there was this miracle. I saw, status has become approved. Thanks Baba and as promised I am posting this incident in

Sai Vichar. Baba please bless us and bless all devotees always. Jai Sai Ram.

 

 

 

 

 

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

 

 

"It is Me and Me alone, who pervades Everything" - Sri Saibaba

 

 

 

 

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

 

Q: Does Shirdi Sai tatva fit into Guru parampara? Explain why? Or Why not? A. Your answer can go here.

 

 

 

 

SAI ACTIVITIES:

 

 

Pran prathishtha and inauguration of Shri Sai Baba Temple Hosur TN India April 26thSri Sai Baba will have another abode in Hosur, TN on April 24th morning Indian time. The venue is at Gokul Nagar in Hosur town in Tamil Nadu which is forty kilometeres from Banagalore Railway Station and about seventy kilometeres from Bangalore Airport at Shree Sai Mangalam Trust. Pran prathishtha and inauguration ceremony will be done by Shraddheya Sri C.B.Satpathyji. Shree Sai Maganalam Trust invites all devotees to attend the ceremony and take blessings of Shri Sainath. For more information please contact (+91) 9600973062.

 

Sri Shirdi Sai Temple of Chicago and Suburbs, Hampshire, Illinois, USASri Shirdi Sai temple is open daily from 8:00 a.m to 9:00 p.m.(Winter hours). Daily program includes Kakad Arathi at 8 a.m. followed by Abhisek. Madhayana Arathi at 12 noon, Dhoop Arathi at 6 p.m. and Shej Arathi at 9 p.m. Archana, Homams, Sahasranama and sponsored poojas continue in between the Arathis. To request a pooja for yourselves, your friends and family, please call. Devotees can request water (Abhishek Jal) from the Holy bathing of Baba by sending us an email or by phone. Temple is located 25 minutes drive west of Schaumburg on intersection of IL Route 47 and Plank Road in Hampshire, IL. For more information please call 847-931-4058 or send email to maildrop. Sri Saibaba Mandir, Minneapolis, MNSri Saibaba Mandir is located in Minneapolis, MN at 1835

Polk St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418. The mandir is open 7 days a week in the evenings from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm and during morning hours from 9 am to 12:30 pm, everyday. Satsangs are conducted every Sunday mornings, 9 am to 12:30 pm. Please call 612-789-7729 for more information on mandir activities, events and other information. Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Dallas/Fort Worth, TexasSri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of DFW Metroplex is located at 2109 West Parker (Parker Plaza), Suite 212, Plano, TX 75023. For temple hours and activities please call the temple office at 469-467-3388. Shirdi Sai Temple of New England, Boston AreaSri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of New England is now operational. It is located at 1827 Bridge St # 8, Dracut, MA 01824. The temple is open four days from Thursday to Sunday. For temple hours and activities please visit their website. Shirdi Sai Center in Bay Area,

CAShirdi Sai Center is located 897-B East Kifer Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. For more information please call 408-705-7904 or 408-564-6704. Shirdi Saibaba temple, Los Angeles, CADevotees in Los Angeles area are informed about Sri Shirdi Saibaba temple in Los Angeles area. The temple is located at - 144 South 4th Street, Montebello, CA 90640. For more information please call Krishna Samantula at 949-679-9938. Saibaba Temple, Columbus, OhioDevotees in Columbus and surrounding Ohio locations area are informed about Sri Shirdi Saibaba temple in Metro Columbus area. The temple is located in a leasing space at 6599 Dublin Center Drive, Dublin, OH 43017. Please attend daily Aaratis and Thursday bhajans. For more information please call 614-799-8411. Shirdi Sai bhajans every Thursday at Maitland, FloridaDevotees are invited to participate in Sai study and bhajans on Thursdays

between 7-8 pm at Meditation Gallery, 219 E Horatio Ave, Maitland, FL 32715. For more details please contact Bonnie at 407-830-1276. Sri Shirdi Sai Temple of Austin, TXSri Shirdi Sai Temple of Austin, Texas is now open at 2509 W. New Hope Drive, Cedar Park, TX 78613. Daily 4 aarthis are performed to Sai Baba. As part of service to needy, a weekly sandwich seva is also conducted. Shirdi Sai Mandir, Dulles, VAShirdi Sai Mandir is located at 43671 Trade Center Place #166 Dulles, VA 20166. The mandir is open through the week in the evenings from 6pm to 9 pm. Sri Satyanarayan pooja will be conducted every full moon day. Please call (703) 661-4724 for more information on activities, events and other information. Shirdi Sai Mandir, TorontoThe Mandir is located at Unit 7 & 8 2721 Markham Road Toronto ON M1X 1L5 Canada. Daily services offered to Baba include abhishek and all

aartis. For Mandir hours and activities, please call 647-444-4724. Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan, Canada -TorontoDevotees in Toronto, are invited to join in Sai Namavali, Satcharita reading, Bhajans, Aarti and Prasad every Thursday from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. at GUR MANDIR 207 Queen's Plate Dr. Etobicoke - Hwy27 South of Finch for more info call (416) 294 4804. Sai Mandir, Baldwin New YorkDevotees in New York and surrounding locations are informed about Sri Sai Mandir in Baldwin NY. The temple is located at 1889 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510. Please attend daily Aaratis and Thursday Panchamruta Abhishekam and bhajans. For more information please call at 516-867-8008. Shirdi Saibaba Temple, Iselin/Edison New JerseyDevotees in New Jersey and surrounding locations are informed about Sri Shirdi Saibaba temple in Iselin NJ. The temple is located at 465 Lincoln Highway (Route 27)

Iselin, NJ 08830. Please attend daily Aaratis and Thursday Panchamruta Abhishekam and bhajans. For more information please call at 732-283-1800. Shirdi Saibaba Temple, Flushing New YorkThis temple is located near the famous Ganesh Temple, Flushing, New york. All the day-to-day rituals at the temple are being conducted in a manner similar to that in Shirdi. The temple is located at 46-16 Robinson Street Flushing,NY,USA 11355. For more information please call 718-321-9243. Sri Sai Amruta Narayana Sarveswaraalaym, Richmond, VAThe temple is open from 5.15 am to 9.00 pm, everyday (no lunch break etc). We have all 4 aarthis every day and Baba's paalki seva on every Thursday after Dhoop Aarthi. Further information can be obtained by calling the temple at 804-708-0867. Shirdi Sai Jalaram Mandir, Houston TXThis temple was inaugurated on August 28th 2009 with idols of both the saints

Shri Sant Jalaram and Shri Shirdi Sai Baba. The temple is open for darshan and arathis all day. It is located in Sugarland and more information can be obtained by calling 281-433-4706. Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Detroit, MISri Shirdi Sai Baba temple, Livonia welcomes everyone to visit the temple and get Baba's blessings. The temple is open for darshan and arathis. For more information please call 248-471-6474. Shri Sai Spiritual Center, Middletown CTSri Sai Spiritual Center welcomes everyone to visit the temple and get Baba's blessings. The center is open for darshan and arathis at 749 Saybrook Rd, Unit A101, (Next door to Udipi Restaurant) Middletown, CT, 06457. For more information please call 860-347-5878. Shirdi Sai Baba Centre Perth AustraliaSri Shirdi Sai arrived in Perth, Australia on this year's Ram Navami to the joy of deovtees in and around Perth, For details on services

or directions contact by email at maildrop(at)saibaba.org.

 

 

 

 

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