Volume 2011-03

Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort

of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.

Tolerance is a great lesson which Shri Sai teaches His devotees. Toler-

ance is one of the essence of life which can lead us to Him. Baba always

assured His devotees "Believe Me, though I pass away, My bones in My

tomb will give you HOPE and CONFIDENCE. Not only Myself but My

tomb would be speaking, moving and communicating with those who

would surrender themselves whole-heartedly to Me. Do not be anxious

that I would be absent from you. You will hear My bones speaking and

discussing your welfare. But remember Me always, believe in Me heart

and soul and then you will be most benefited". We have to be tolerant

and believe in Him and He will lead our way of existence.

Tolerance is a trait that comes with great hard work and mental exercises.

We have to take our time to figure out the different ways by which we

can attain this trait. But once we possess this trait, life is going to be a

pleasure with less worries and more happiness. We will quit worrying

about what we dont have and start being grateful for all the wonderful things He has already given us. To worry is just a waste of time because

our faith in Him will ensure that everything will be just fine.

Anger, lust and ego are all enemies of tolerance. So purify the heart with

the help of Shri Sai and be sincere in all your thoughts and deeds. Follow

Shri Sai as a friend, philosopher and guide. Use the guidelines outlined in

Satcharita to lead our path towards Him. And always remember that eve-

rything in the Universe belongs to Shir Sai.

Be Tolerant!

FROM THE SATSANGS OF SAIBANISA JI

The Glory of Shirdi SaiThe Glory of Shirdi Sai

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CONTENT

Satsangs of SaiBaNisaji

Time Machine

Shirdi Dairy

Shri Sainath Stavan

Manjari

The Dreams Train

Devotees Corner

Children Section

Spiritual Gems From Sai

Satcharita

Quintessence

JAI SAI RAM

Ninth Year of Publication - Published as Bi-Weekly

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P A G E 2

I am the slave of

my devotee.

~ Baba

SHIRDI DAIRY (by Shri G. S. Khaparde)

1910 December 4 Sunday

Bombay.

In the morning, by the time I finished my prayer, Waman Rao Joshi came but

went away soon to see Mr Khopkar. Rambhau showed me his papers and I sat

reading them. His case appears good but would require work in England & I

told him accordingly. After the midday meal I lay down for sometime &then

sat reading Morpant s life by Pangarkar. Waman Rao Joshi, Anuva Anand whose present real name is Himmatlal Dirvidi also came. Padhya High Court

Vakerl came with Purandare & sat talking. He has a Privy Council case to

give. After they went, Purandare came again with Pathare. The latter wishes

to give his daughter in marriage to Bodhankars nephew. We sat talking for a long time. I intend going away today or rather tonight. Baba went out in the

afternoon & came in the evening. Dhaujisha, Waman Rao Joshi, his brother

Baba Purandare, Pathare & others are present. We shall leave by 10.15 P.M.

train.

T H E G L O R Y O F S H I R D I S A I

SAIS NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE One of the devotees of Baba lived in Shirdi and his wife used to do Naam-Jap

regularly. Once when she was sitting near Shri Sai in Shirdi, He said, "My

mother you grind a lot of grains, but the outcome is useless." Sai was refer-

ring to the chanting or remembrance of God's name in a mechanical way.

When the name is chanted, sung or remembered, it should have the feeling of

love, bhava, with it. So the name of God, chanted or remembered, without any

love or feeling is useless. When we chant His name let it be a call for His di-

vine love, Let us call Him from the very depth of our heart seeking His pres-

ence. The yearning for Him, should be there.

Unless Greed or Avarice is overcome, Self-Realisation cannot be attained. How can a

Mind immersed in Wealth, Progeny or Prosperity expect to know SELF without shedding such attachments ? A person de-

void of desire can alone cross this whirlpool.

SHRI SAI NATH STAVAN MANJARI

P A G E 3 Y E A R 2 0 1 1 I S S U E 0 3

(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 Having observed SHREE KRUSHNA,

Different people called him by various names.

Some call him 'YADU BUSHAN'

Some call him a cowherd. .64

YASHODA23called him a darling

KANSA 24 called him the great evil.

UDDHAV25 called him beloved,

ARJUN called him Omniscient. .65

Thus oh GURUVARA ,To you

According to each person's conclusion

Based on his mental attitude,

Names are give ,by them. .66

The masjid being your dewelling,

And your ears not being pierced.

Nothing your offering the 'FATEHA'

To call you a Muslim is logical.26 .67

Similarly , considering the worship of fire,

As done by you, Lord of mercy,

My own conclusion is

That you are a Hindu ! .68

But these superficial differences

Would interest only pedagogues;

But for those devotees desirous of knowledge

They are of no consequence. .69

You are BRAHMA Itself !

Caste and greed have no relevance to you ;

You are the Guru Supreme !

You are the creator of this world ! ....70

23. Shrikrishna's foster mother.

24. Krishna's uncle.

25. krishna's devotee.

26. The above concusion of Das Ganu is not based on facts. In the thirteenth verse of seventh Canto of Shri Sai - Chari-

tra, Hemadpant says:- "His ears were piecred, so how can be called a Yavana? Cirumcision he approved, so how

can he be called a Hindu? "He is neither Hindu nor Muslim, Sai is the holy incarnation." The late Swami Sai-

Sharn - Anand has rendered this work of Das Ganu into Gujarati. In the foonote to his translation of the sixty - sev-

eth verse thereof , he observes, "Das Ganu does not appear to have observed Baba's ears carefully. As per the trans-

lator's own knowledge and observations.

Will be continued......

P A G E 4

Stay by me and

keep quiet. I will

do the rest.

~Baba


DEVOTEES EXPERIENCE

DEVOTEES CORNER

Sai Ram Needless to say, my family and me are existing in this world because of Shi-ridi Sai's blessings all the time. Normally, I used to visit Shiridi once atleast in 3 months while I stayed in Mumbai but latter my visits to HIM reduced to once a year as I moved to Kolkata. On Sep12th this year evening I landed in Mumbai to takeup early MNG transport to Shirdi with one of my close friend. I got up at 4 am and got ready to move from the hotel room in Thane around 5 AM. It was slightly drizzling. While, I was going down from 5th floor, I was watching outside through the Capsul lift worrying if rain does not create any spoilsport in our proposed journey by road to Shiridi to have HIS darshan. All of a sudden , I saw a tall person in Sainath's robes with action shoes on on a walk alone crossing with a longer steps in line with Sainath's walking attire.. For a moment I thought why this person is taking a walk on such driz-zling morning. When I came out and tried to spot him in about less than 2 moniutes, I could not trace him and road was total empty. For a minute when I was rewinding the whole episode, suddenly it struck to me that Baba has appeared in that attire for a flashy moment. And have us through the journey from Thane to Shirdi and back safely despite rain, and at some places water was flowing on the low level road culvert hampering traffic. I was so happy that at last Baba came up in front of my eyes for a flash of second where as I had never the chance to get Him even in my dreams de-

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THE DREAMS TRAIN

(Dreams Of Saibanisa after Undergoing Bypass Surgery on 17-5-1996)

Compiled by Saibandhu Raghu Raman Satulury

24-01-1997:

Sai appeared as an unknown person and said:

1. Rich and poor are both able to earn their livelihood. Money is not the

only requirement for living. Determination to lead a happy life within the

means is more important.

2. It will be foolish to tag a value to the house you live in. It would be wiser

to live happily in the same house.

3. Friends and relatives can deprive you of happiness, but certainly not the

Gods grace. Therefore strive to earn Gods grace.

Will power and gods grace can help in surmounting any obstacle.

P A G E 5 Y E A R 2 0 1 1 I S S U E 0 3

spite my remembering in every moment of life. I shared the same with my friend who travelled with me and my family members and could not control my emotion and happiness.

-MM Prasad

I am a Sai devotee last five years. I have one daughter who recently born. Her name is Sai Nirmala. In my family we are giving respect to Baba as our boss. When my child was five months old she suffered some pain in her throat we went to the child specialist. He checked her throat (inside) and showed it to me that there was a little (pepper size) white color infection there. So doctor gave some medicines and asked to come after one week. We have given the medicines as per his advice and after one week we went again, still the infection was there. Then he advised us to go to ENT specialist and asked to stop the medicine which was prescribed by him. We prayed Baba. In my family we felt very sad for her. I have got "dhuni vibhuti" thru my friend who is also a Sai devotee. I mixed the vibhuti with the milk and given immediately. We did not meet any ENT specialist. After one week we went to the same doctor who is child specialist for vaccination. Before giving the vaccination he checked her throat but to our great sur-prise there is no sign of infection or white color was seen there. We did not given any medicine for the infection. Really baba is a great "hakkim"(doctor). Till now whenever she was suffering Baba is saving her. Jai Sai Ram !

Jai Sai Ram,!!! - A Devotee

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- Contributed by: Mrs Ravinder Goel([email protected])

P A G E 6

(A RECORD OF THRILLING EXPERIENCES OF (LATE) DR.P.S.RAMASWAMI AN ARDENT DEVOTEE OF

SHRI SHIRDI SAI BABA)

AN APOSTLE OF SHRI SAI BABA

Among the less known a postles of Baba but by no means the least important was

Shri R. Narayana Swamy Konar of Shri Sai Baba Darbar, Wright Town, Jabalpur.

He had been a devotee of Baba for pretty long. However, the manner in which he

came to be known to the general public as a blessed devotee of Baba is itself a leela

through which as a first step Baba's divinity came to be realised in these parts of the

country.

Shri Konar was employed as Train Examiner in the S.E.Rly. at Howbagh, Jabalpur.

One of the conditions of his service was a compulsory medical examination every

year to determine physical fitness, especially the eye-sight. In the winter of 1954,

he appeared as usual before the medical board. When his papers reached the office,

it was found that he had failed in the eye-test. He came to know of it through

friends. It so happened that the date coincided with the scheduled date for his an-

nual pilgrimage to Shirdi. He had concluded that in any case, his services would be

terminated on medical grounds and he would be pensioned off. So, without waiting

for official intimation and obtaining leave either, he went away to Shirdi.

When Shri Konar was away, there was a flutter in the office. In the first place, his

boss was annoyed at the casual fanner of his taking law into his own hands and ab-

senting himself as well as leaving the station on his own. This was strange in the

case of a man known for his meticulous adherence to rules. Now this breach would

mean a break in the service and would adversely affect his pension and other bene-

fits later on when he would be retiring in due course. Such were the officer's re-

marks. Then some one close to him observed that the question did not arise, that for

all practical purposes, Shri Konar could be considered to have retired from the date

of the medical examination which had gone against him and his present breach was

purely technical not worth taking not of "What the hell are you talking about?"

flared up the officer. "Whoever told you that the medical examination had gone

against him? I have before me his category 'A' report and as far as I know Konar is

good enough to go on at least for a year more; find out if he has returned and send

for him." The clerck concerned and the few officials in the know of things were

mystified and could not believe there eyes. The most surprised was Shri Konar

himself on being told that he was placed in category 'A' by the Medical board.


My eye is

ever on

those who

love me.

~ Baba

ARTICLES FROM DEVOTEES

P A G E 7 Y E A R 2 0 1 1 I S S U E 0 3

Now, it dawned upon his mind that it was a clear case of Baba's Leela and that He had fulfilled Himself

according to the sloka.

(He makes the blind see and fools wise)

The officer was kind enough to Shri Konar and asked him to put up his application for leave for ex-post

facto sanction, and put an end to the whole affair.

This was a turning point in Shri Konar's life. From then onwards, he not only became a magnet of Baba for

attracting an ever-increasing number of devotees of all ages and religions but also His instrument for

achieving many miraculous results in the lives of those who sought his help-It was for getting cured of

bodily and mental ills, for success in examination and interviews, for promotions, for redress from evil

spirits, for children for success in matrimonial affairs, etc. Here, one remarkable thing sould be noted. Gu-

ruji, as Shri Konar came to be known.to one and all (some even called him Narayana Baba) continued to

possess the clarity Of vision of category 'A till the last and never used glasses. He only put a few drops of

the 'abhisheka theertham' in his eyes daily. It acted as a panacea for all eye-troubles of others too.

As long as he was in service, the enclosed front verandah of the Railway Quarters served the purpose of a

Mandir for Baba's worship. A band of devotees, mostly young, helped and took part in the daily 'aarthi'.

Thursdays were of course special days. Guruji had always a saffron cloth tied over his head during the

'aarthi' or when giving Udhi to devotees. He had become a disciple of Abdulla Baba at Shirdi. There is a

Photo of his in Abdulla Baba's cottage at Shirdi and imbibed from him some incantations which he used

along with Udhi to cure ills and for exercising evil spirits. He was simple and unassuming with a child-like

nature which put others at ease. Till his retirement in 1958 he celebrated Rama Navami and Mahasamadhi

Day festivals on a modest scale for the former, Baba's idol was taken in procession around the mohalla. It

was during this period one night after 'aarthi' (it was a Thursday) when Guruji was chatting with one

Sadhu, he saw a fakir who had all along been sitting some distance away, entering the enclosure. As Guruji

was welcoming him, the latter turned to the Sadhu and blessed him saying that in due course he would be-

come known to the public and his true merit would be recognised by them. Presently, the latter took leave

and went away. Guruji then offered to massage the legs and thighs of the guest to which the latter did not

agree at first, threatening to go away. However, Guruji's importunity softened him and he allowed it. Just

then, Guruji's elder sister who was keeping house for him came side. Seeing him with a fakir at such late

hour, she asked to tell the fakir to go away. The latter told her that it was who would be going away. As

Guruji did not- seem to heed her, she locked up all the doors, lest these self-invited guest should disappear

with some articles, and went to bed The fakir then asked Guriji to make some tea and partook it Before re-

tiring, he asked for a lota of water to be kept beside him for the night.

Will be continued..

Glory be to Shri Shirdi Sai - Grace be to all

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Learn and Children Section

In the hills of Northern India, there once lived a Mahatma, Sadan-

anda by name. Word of his powers and miracles had spread far and

wide. Many people would come from far-off places to visit him.

Among them was a devotee, Sri Tamasapriya, who became ex-

tremely attached to the service of the Master. He would run errands,

cook the meals, clean the room and look after all the physical needs

of the Mahatma.

After many months of such dedicated service the Mahatma called

him one day and said, My son, I am going away from this place. Here is a magic stone. Any iron object you touch with it will immedi-

ately turn to gold. I am giving this to you as a reward for all your ser-

vice to me. But I will come back after two days and take back the

stone. So you have two days to make yourself rich for the rest of

your life. Tamasapriya bowed his head in gratitude and the Ma-hatma left.

When the Mahatma had gone, Tamasapriya thought to himself: I have got two days to make all the gold I want. Today I will rest after

all the hard work I have done. Tomorrow morning, I will go and get

a mound of iron and convert it to gold. So saying he went to sleep and got up towards noon the next day. Immediately he went to the

market-place. The iron-mongers shop had closed for the afternoon, so he decided to have a good meal at a cheap hotel. After the meal,

he felt drowsy and laid down his head under a shady banyan tree. By


the time he woke up, the sun had set, the shops had closed, and

the people were heading home. So he too started winding his path

home, consoling himself that he still had a day at his disposal.

Next morning he got up early and went to the iron-mongers shop. The iron-monger weighed him a mound of iron, but the

problem was how to get it home. He sought the help of some

people, but they all had their own work to do, it being a busy mar-

ket-day. So he decided to go home and get his brothers to help

him with the load. Now, the market place was quite some distance

from his house. The afternoon sun shone fiercely overhead, so

Tamasapriya rested for sometime under the banyan tree. Re-

freshed after his rest, he continued on his journey home and

reached at sun-down.

Imagine his dismay when he saw, the quiet figure of the Mahatma

on his doorstep! The man fell at his feet and begged the stone for

another day. The Mahatma smiled and said, O fool, why did you go so far to get iron? Why did you not convert the iron objects in

your home to gold? What, not even the latch on the door have

you touched!

Opportunities not availed are indeed, opportunities lost! Never be

a Tamasapriya, a lover of indolence.

Source: Tell Me A Story, Chinmaya Mission Publications ******

P A G E 1 0

I will not

allow my

devotees to

come to

harm.

~ Baba


SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SATCHARITA ~ CHAPTER 42 Contributed by: [email protected]

Baba's Passing Away

Previous Indication: Averting Death of Ramachandra Dada Patil and Tatya Kote

Patil, Charity to Laxmibai Shinde: Last Moment.

This chapter describes the Passing away of Baba.

Sai Ram.

Baba did not pass away any where but left His physical body. His presence is felt

more than before.

Sai Ram.

Preliminary

The stories given in the previous chapter have shown that the light of Guru's grace

removes out fear of the mundane existence, opens the path of salvation and turns our

misery into happiness. If we always remember the feet of the Sad-guru, our troubles

come to an end, death loses its sting and the misery of this mundane existence is

obliterated. Therefore those who care for their welfare should carefully listen to

these stories of Sai Samarth, which will purify their minds.

In the beginning, Hemadpant dwells on Dr.Pandit's worship and his marking Baba's

forehead with Tripundra, i.e., three horizontal lines; but as this has been already de-

scribed in chapter XI, this has been omitted here.

Sai Ram.

The English edition by Sri Gunaji is compact and concise. The original Marathi edi-

tion may be more poetic but since I (and many other Sai devotees) can't understand

that language, we can continue to use Sri Gunaji's English translation. It has been

my experience that this English translation is quite powerful and is infused with the

grace of Sri Sai Baba.

Sai Ram.

Will be continued.

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

P A G E 1 1

Quintessence from Shri Sai Babas Philosophy (By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao) ~ Contribution by "Shashank"[email protected], Mrs and Mr Anand

Chapter 35: The Wheel of Time and the Pangs of sorrow and Death

13. Death means that Jiva leaves the gross body and with subtle body goes to other worlds. Jiva when he

is egoless, becomes a witness to pleasures and pains of the body and contemplates always that he is

Parabrahma. Then the results of all actions drop off and he becomes Paramatma. That is the Supreme

Goal and so all of you, do meditate on Atma always.

14. Actions done with body consciousness leads to rebirth and bondage. Actions done with divine con-

sciousness will free you from bondage. Doing penance for individual gain is selfishness.

15. Know Brahma Satyam Jagan Mithya. Every being that is born is bound to die. However beautiful and

energetic one may be, he is bound to die at one moment or the other. So why do you grieve for tran-

sient things? As long as you are immersed in ignorance, you will not have peace of mind.

16. Do not disturb yourself by the happiness and sorrow by birth and death and do not entertain any of

these thoughts. Be steady in thought without any fear. Birth and death are only to the body and not to

you. You are not the body. Death is common and natural for everything that is born. The thought

which prevails at the time will prevail in the next birth also. It is not good for you to weep for happi-

ness and sorrow as well as for birth and death. Develop equality for both.

17. When you make your birth useful by your Karma, you will not have fear of death. Sun and moon will

also fade away. What are you before them? Discharge your worldly duties here but keep your goal in

your Atman.

Will be continued...


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From the Editors Desk

This atman is not attained by instruction or by intelligence or by learning. By him whom he chooses is the atman attained. To him the atman reveals his own being. The one who has not turned away from wickedness, who has no peace, who is not concentrated, whose mind is restless-he cannot realize the atman, who is known by wisdom.

~Krishna Yajur Veda, Katha Upanishad 1.2.24-25. ve, p. 710

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