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CONTENT Satsangs of SaiBaNisaji
FROM THE SATSANGS OF SAIBANISA JI
Time Machine
Remember your mother in Sai
Shirdi Dairy
Our Lord Sai’s love to His devotees can be compared to the love of our mother. In Satcharitra He mentions that Have faith in Me, and I will protect you from all sins, misdeeds and ill fortune. This is just like the true love of mother. Just as our mother takes care of us, loves us, teaches us morals, our duties, the distinction between good and evil our Sadguru also teaches us the right way of life. Without a mother, our life could get ruined the same way without the leadership of Sadguru our life could become a waste.
Shri Sainath Stavan Manjari The Dreams Train Devotees Corner Baba‟s close devotees Children Section Spiritual Gems From Sai Satcharita Quintessence
As the world becomes more complicated, we must have the love of Sai to get us through the maze of complications in life. We must look to Him for guidance, direction and help. He can show us the things that we cannot see with your eyes. He can show us many things that we do not know. There is nothing higher than Sri Sai Baba. The real seeker should sincerely worship Sri Sai Baba with a pure mind and words soaked in truth. Most of us find it well high impossible to give up the duties ordained in life. It is the same with our Sadguru. He never leaves his devotees unnoticed by Him. He always makes sure that He leads His devotees in the right path of salvation. ON THIS COMING UP MOTHER'S DAY REMEMBER SAI.......
*** Bow to Shri Sai ~ Peace be to All
JAI SAI RAM
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SAI’S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE
There is
Laxmibai Shinde was the only woman permitted to enter Dwarkamai at night. She was also the one whom Sri Sai Baba referred to as His "mother-in-law" because she had surrendered her mind, [“her "daughter” ] fully to Him. There was no differentiation, surrender was quite complete so she was deemed worthy of the dakshina from Him of the nine coins, depicting the nine forms of bhakti. Restrictions can apply only when there is that wall of differentiation between Him and us.
neither this
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world beyond nor happiness for the one who doubts.
BY SHRI G.S. KHAPARDE 1910, 13 December Tuesday I & my son Baba got into the Punjab Mail, and secured seats in a compartment with some trouble by the help of a ticket collector. There were two Gujaratis going to Akola and an aiya who was accompanying an English lady going to Calcutta side. We had to sit up all the way up to Bhusaval which we reached about midnight & changed into the Nagpur passenger. We met Hiralal ticket collector there & stood talking with him for a few minutes. I & Baba lay down and slept up to Akola where we got down about 5 A.M. and drove to Vyankateshar Desai ‟s Bungalow at Umbri. He has extended &made it very comfortable. He & his family, Mahipat, Narayan, & children were very glad to see me. Vyankatesh Hundiwala with his uncle Yashavantrao are also here & very glad to meet me. I had an early bath & lay down. Vyankatesh went to the Bar dinner which was held at the Indian Club. I had a late breakfast and lay down again after it. Towards evening Bapusaheb Phadke, Hatwalne, Dada Khunzode, Gupte, Paranjape all pleaders came to see me, & we all sat talking. I was very sorry to learn that Dada Soman & Madhavarao Vaidya are dead. They were very old friends. Hatwalne is a new L.L.B., now practicing. He is a Jahagirdar of Lupali in Malkapur Taluk. Wapudeo Narayan Joshi who is the chief constable here came to see me & enquired about the duration of my stay. It is only for a day. After they all went, I had some milk with Vyankatesh. We propose to retire early.
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SHRI SAI NATH STAVAN MANJARI (A Humble Tribute of praise by Dasganu Maharaj)
(Translated from the marathi by Smt.Zarine Taraporevala and edited by Dr. Smt.Indira Kher, Ex.Executive Editor, Shri Sai Leela Magazine)
A HUMBLE TRIBUTE OF PRAISE TO SHRI SAINATH Look, in the realm of the sun, The festival of DEEPAVALI has come ; But to celebrate it , What shall be the means ?
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To quench the ocean's Thirst, adequate water cannot be found on earth; To warm the fire From where will the heat be found ?
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All articles needed for the worship Are filled with your essence; from the beginning, they are part of you, Oh, SHREESAMARTHA GURURAYA !
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All my talk is a philosophical statement, for I have not experienced its truth. I have spoken with out experience, A meangingless maze of words.
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If ritualistic worship Of you, is to be performed by me, To do that I have no wherewithal‟s, My SAMARATHA GURURAYA !
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Mostly, with the help of my imagination only Will I worship you. That worship itself, oh compassionate one, Do accept from this slave.
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Now with my tears I bathe your feet; The sandalwood of true devotion I make into paste and apply.
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Will be continued......
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THE DREAMS TRAIN (Dreams Of Saibanisa after Undergoing Bypass Surgery on 17-5-1996) Compiled by Saibandhu Raghu Raman Satulury
18-02-1997: Sai appeared as my mother and said: 1. Seek the support of your Guru to avoid pitfalls in life and proceed further.
“Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is
2. Do not feel bad for not earning recognition in spiritual field. Also do not worry for uncaring children and wife ignoring your pleas. Instead of repenting over the happenings, take recourse to chant the name of God to lead a peaceful life. Guru‟s guidance is a must while going through depression.
destroyed when the
DEVOTEES CORNER
mind is bewildered.
DEVOTEES EXPERIENCE
One falls down when reasoning is destroyed.”
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Sairam. For about 17 years from my 19th year, I was a victim to fits. I had recourse to all kinds of medicines and charms, but it was all of no avail. Many people who knew my trouble began their conversation with me in friendly and sympathetic attitude only to play upon my credulity and to rob me of hundreds of rupees. There is no exaggeration if I should say that I had wasted nothing less than about Rs.1500 on all these treatments and charms, and that I derived no benefit there from. On the other hand, sometimes, I was in a worse state of health after the treatments an would wish that I might resume my previous state of health. At last about two years back an old friend of mine gave me a little of Sri Sai Baba‟s Udhi and advised me to leave off all useless medicines etc,. and casting the entire burden of anxieties and worries that was troubling me on to Sri Sai Baba, to worship Him to release me fro my troubles. Immediately I began to offer worship to Sri Sai Baba. I must admit here that it was not with any real faith in Sri Sai that I did so, but only with the hope that I might be released from my trouble. But, though Sri Sai knew the actual extent and nature of my faith in Him, out
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of his everlasting mercy, He controlled my trouble from the very first. He saw to it that I would get the attacks only while at home or at the office, and never on public roads and other dangerous places. The attacks became milder and milder and they had no such after-effects such as the previous attacks used to create. On several occasions, when time admitted my putting a little of the holy Udhi into my mouth on feeling the previous symptoms, the attacks would vanish and would never trouble me. However; though I am quite content to be cured slowly, my mother and brothers at home were anxious on seeing that I was still having the attacks. On two occasions, without consulting me; they went to some persons who were advertised as having great „mantrik‟ powers to cure such complaints. Simultaneously with the consultation, my trouble was aggravated though I was unaware of the cause for it. For days together after each of the consultations I had several attacks, and began to behave like an imbecile. When I was in such a condition, Sri Sai came upon me and told my mother “Am I not here to look after him? Why did you go elsewhere? Never has any devotees been thrown into despondency. He is never having any of the previous attacks that he used to have. Within other three or four months, he will be completely alright. Do not do anything now which may make him worse. Be content at having the complaint cured slowly.” Immediately I decided never to go to anyone in future, and to rest my entire faith on Sri Sai Baba. I am perfectly happy now. These incidents may suffice to convince anyone that Sri Sai is most anxious not only to relieve us of our burdens, but to see that after once we pray to Him, we do not take any false step an thus ruin our chances of an easy relief. How well He has realised the troubles of poor mortals like us and how anxious He is to make everyone happy can never be described in full. -V.N. Murti Rao, Basavangudi, Bangalore. (courtesy- www.saibabaofindia.com) Om Sai Ram English and Telugu Version of SHIRDI SAI NATHUNI MADHURANAMAMRUTHAM (Prema Maniharam) is now available.
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BABA’S CLOSE DEVOTEES Devotees Experiences of SRI SAI BABA by B.V.NARASIMHASWAMIJI
Justice M. B. Rege I look upon Sri Sai Baba as the Creator, Preserver and Destroyer. I did so before His mahasamadhi in 1918 and I do so now. To me, He is not gone. He is, even now.
“One gradually attains tranquility of mind by keeping the mind fully absorbed in the Self by means of a well-trained intellect, and thinking of nothing else.”
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To me, he had no limitations. Of course, when he was with us, there was the fleshy tabernacle. That was prominently brought to our notice at times. But mostly the infinite aspect of His was what remained before me. I thought of him as a mental or spiritual image, in which the finite blended very perfectly - yet allowing the finite to appear before us at times. Now that the body has been cast off, the infinite alone remains, as 'Sai Baba'. I am not after metaphysics and philosophical conundrums. Sai Baba occasionally talked in mystic language and used parables freely - which, however, were construed in widely different ways by different listeners. Once he talked to me in the mystic way and asked me whether I understood him. I said 'No'. Others were present then. After they left, I told him that I did not grasp mystic utterances and that if he intended that I should grasp anything he should speak to me in plain terms. After that he spoke to me only in plain words and not in parables. A short account of myself is necessary to show how I came to Sai Baba and how he filled my life and became my all in all. Our family God is Durga - Santa Durga of Goa - a Bhadra form and not a Rudra form. I used to worship her and pray that she might ever keep me happy. Later when I was about eight years old, I had my sacred thread initiation and learnt my Gayatri and Sandhya. These I had regard for. I was thus naturally led on from Durga to another form of God. i.e., Narayana or Vishnu. Vishnu as pictured in "Dhruva- Narayana" made a deep impression on me, and I constantly meditated on that picture. When I concentrated or tried to concentrate on Vishnu, Dhruva's figure frequently obtruded and so I cut off that portion of the picture and continued my meditation. I made a special appeal that in that blank space in the picture, (i.e., in that vacancy) Vishnu should place me. I had even as a boy practised Asana and Pranayama. I could pass one or two hours sitting in Padmasana or Siddhasana and concentrate for at least fifteen minutes, a single picture holding the entire field for my attention. I did all this without a Guru. I succeeded in Pranayama also to some extent. In this way my meditation on Vishnu or Narayana was fairly intense. This continued till my twenty-first year. Then (i.e., 1910) one day, I was either sleeping and had dreams or I had trance visions - I cannot say what they were. But the following three experiences I had in the course of one night.
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As I was in the lying posture on my bed, I felt a change. I was perceiving that the body lay separate and I was disengaged from it - disconnected or unconnected. I was different from the body; and in front of me stood the figure of Vishnu Narayana. This ended; and about an hour later, a second incident followed. Again my body lay there on the bed. I was outside it. Sri Vishnu Narayana was standing before me. And by his side stood another figure. Sri Vishnu addressed me and pointing to the other figure said "This Sai Baba of Shirdi, is your man; you must resort to him".
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Stories for this Week: “ Interdependence” In a clearing, deep in the forest, the trees were having a pre-dawn discussion. “Animals come and rest in our shade but they leave a mess behind,” said the Jamun. “The smell on some days is unbearable!” “They show no concern for us because we‟re silent,” said the Sal. “But I‟ve had enough! I‟ve made up my mind to drive away any animal that comes here!” “That may not be a wise thing to do,” said the Peepul, the oldest and biggest tree there. “The animals are a nuisance, I agree, but they serve a useful purpose. We are all inter-dependent—trees, animals, men . . .” “I‟m sorry,” interrupted the Sal. “I‟ve great respect for your views but in this matter I will not listen to anyone. I won‟t allow animals here any more!” True to his word when a leopard came to rest in the shade later that day, the Sal began to shake violently from side to side. The leopard, frightened out of his wits, jumped up and ran. The Sal drove away all the animals that came to the clearing that day and in the days that followed. In course of time animals stopped coming to that part of the forest. The Sal became a great hero to the younger trees in the neighbourhood and even some of the older ones began bowing to him when the Peepul was not looking. Then one day two woodcutters came to the clearing. “Men!” gasped the Sal. “Why have they come here? They‟ve never come here before.” “If they‟ve never come here before it was because they were afraid of the animals,” said the Peepul. “Now the absence of the leopard and the tiger has made them bold.” The Sal began to tremble with fear and with good reason. It was the first tree the woodcutters chopped down.
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“ The Power of a rumour” A hare resting under a banyan tree had a premonition of doom. “What would happen to me if the earth were to break up?” he wondered. Suddenly, there was a „thud‟ followed by a rumbling sound. “It‟s happened,” thought the hare, “the earth‟s breaking up!” He jumped up and ran. “Why are you running?” asked a hare who crossed his path. “The earth‟s breaking up!” shouted the hare. “You‟d better run too.” The second hare ran so fast he overtook the first. “The earth‟s breaking up, the earth‟s breaking up!” he shouted to other hares he passed. Soon thousands of hares were scampering through the forest. Other animals got caught up in the panic. The word spread from mouth to mouth, and soon everyone knew: the earth was breaking up. It was not long before the whole jungle was on the move. Reptiles, insects, birds and four-footed animals fled in wild disorder, and their cries of terror filled the air. A lion standing on a hillock, saw the animals coming and wondered what was going on. He hastened down and positioning himself in front of the horde called for it to stop. His commanding presence stemmed the rising tide of panic among the animals. “The earth is breaking up!” shrieked a parrot, alighting on a rock near him. “Who says so?” “I heard it from the monkeys." The monkeys said they had heard it from the tigers, who said their informants were the elephants, who gave the buffaloes as their source.When the hares were finally implicated they pointed one to another until the one who had started it all was identified. “What makes you think the earth is breaking up?” the lion asked him. “I heard it cracking with my own ears, sire,” squeaked the hare, trembling in fear. The lion investigated the sound the hare had heard and found that it had been caused by a large coconut falling from a tree. It had landed on a pile of rocks, causing a minor landslide. “Go back to your homes,” said the lion to the animals who had been running away, and who were now looking very foolish. “The earth‟s safe. Next time, check a rumour before acting on it.”
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SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SATCHARITA ~ CHAPTER 43&44 Contributed by: swamy@saimail.com
continued from la st issue..
Baba's Passing Away Baba being an incarnation of God needed no such help, but just to set an example to the people, He followed this practice. When He knew that He was to pass away soon, He ordered one Mr.Vaze to read Ramavijayam to Him. Mr.Vaze read the book once in the week. Then Baba asked him to read the same again day and night and he finished the second reading in three days. Thus eleven days passed. Then again he read for three days and was exhausted. So Baba let him go and kept Himself quiet. He abided on His Self and was waiting for the last moment. Sai Ram. Though Baba was fully enlightened and was a Jeevan Mukta, He always behaved not like the Master that He was but as a humble servant and disciple of God. Allah Malik was His constant refrain. The three times reading of Ramavijayam is significant since each reading was cleaning one layer of ignorance and impurity in the devotees surrounding Him “The wise sees and thus making them ready to witness the final shedding of the mortal coil by Baba. Sai Ram.
knowledge Two or three days previous, Baba had stopped His morning peregrinations and begging rounds and sat in the Masjid. He was conscious to the last and was advising the devotees not
and action as to lose heart. He let nobody know the exact time of His departure. Kakasaheb Dixit and
Shriman Booty were dining daily with Him in the Masjid. That day (15th October) after one; they see arati, He asked them to go to their residence for dining. Still a few, viz., Laxmibai Shinde, Bhagoji Shinde, Bayaji, Laxman Bala Shimpi and Nanasaheb Nimonkar remained there. truly” Shama was sitting down on the steps. After giving Rs. 9/- to Laxmibai Shinde, Baba said that He did not feel well there (in the Masjid) and that He should be taken to the Dagadi (stone) Wada of Booty, where He would be alright. Saying these last words, He leaned on Bayaji's body and breathed His last. Bhagoji noticed that His breathing had stopped and he immediately told this to Nanasaheb Nimonkar who was sitting below. Nanasaheb brought some water and poured it in Baba's mouth. It came out. Then he cried out loudly 'Oh Deva.' Baba seemed just to open His eyes and say 'Ah' in a low tone. But it soon become evident that Baba had left His body for good. Sai Ram. Life and death are just two phases of existence in the continuum of consciousness and for a realised Sage / Saint, physical death is just a transition, like stepping out from one room into another. Since the Saint attaches no special significance to the body, He may choose any time or method for the transition. Sai indicated that His time in the physical body was over and it was time for the transition to the higher planes from where He can continue to guide us. His words that He did not feel well there (in the Masjid) and that He should be taken to the Dagadi (Stone) Wada of Booty. where He would be alright are significant. We have seen that He prepared the site of that Wada many many decades ago by removing all the weeds, by planting beautiful flowering plants and watering them etc. Since He is the Kshetrajna, knower of the field, He prepared the Kshetra, field properly and of course the highest flower plant (His own sacred body) was planted there so that the flagrant flowers of Bliss can grow and spread their blossom from there for ages! Sai Ram. Will be continued….
Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all
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Quintessence from Shri Sai Baba’s Philosophy (By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao) ~ Contribution by "Shashank"crazydiode@gmail.com, Mrs and Mr Anand
Chapter 36: The Value of Human Birth Continued from the previous issue…
Taking for granted that life may end at any time, man should always try for spiritual uplift immediately. There should not be any delay or slackness in this effort. One should strive hard, day and night, without rest to attain the goal of salvation. One should not give scope for laziness or waste his time on food, sleep, fear and procreation. If so, he is in no way better than an animal. The way to attain salvation quickly is to server a Sadguru, who has attained Divine perfection. Merely hearing lectures about Divinity or reading holy books does not help a person without the guidance of a guru. As the light given by the sun is many times more illuminating than the light emitted by thousands of starts, so also are the teachings of Guru more profound than mere reading of many books. In short, we understand that those people whose divine qualities and sins are equal, they are born as human beings and human beings only have got the opportunity to attain salvation. Will be continued...
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