Shirdi Sai Thought!

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to have full faith in our Mother, i.e., the Guru, and abide by His instructions: for he knows our welfare better than any other person. Carve out on your heart, the following words of Baba - "There are innumerable saints in this world, but 'Our father' (Guru) is the Father (Real Guru). Others might say many good things, but we should never forget our Guru's words. In short, love your Guru whole-heartedly, surrender to Him completely and prostrate yourselves before Him reverentially and then you will see that there is no sea of the mundane existence before you to cross, there is no darkness before the sun."

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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Wooden plank Baba's Bed-Stead, and not Bhagat's

In His earlier days, Baba slept on a wooden plank, 4 arms in length and only a span in breadth with panatis (earthen lamps) burning at the four corners. Later on He broke the plank into pieces and threw it away (Vide Chapter X). Once Baba was describing the greatness or importance of this plank to Kakasaheb. Hearing this the latter said to Baba - "If You still love the wooden plank, I will again suspend or hang up one in the Masjid again for You to sleep at ease." Baba replied - "I won't like to sleep up, leaving Mhalasapati down on the ground." Then Kakasaheb said - "I will provide another plank for Mhalasapati." Baba - "How can he sleep on the plank? It is not easy to sleep up on the plank. He who has many good qualities in him can do so. He who can sleep 'with his eyes wide open' can effect that. When I go to sleep I ask often Mhalasapati to sit by My side, place his hand on My heart and watch the 'chanting of the Lord's name' there, and if he finds Me sleepy, wake Me up. He can't do even this. He himself gets drowsy and begins to nod his head. When I feel his hand heavy as a stone on My heart and cry out - 'Oh Bhagat', he moves and opens his eyes. How can he, who can't sit and sleep well on the ground and whose asana (posture) is not steady and who is a slave to sleep, sleep high up on a plank? On many other occasions Baba said, out of love for His devotees - "What (whether good or bad) is ours, is with us, and what is another's is with him."

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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Lt. Col. M.B. Nimbalkar in his book "Shri Sai Baba's Teachings and Philosophy" wrote as follows: "Sai Baba was always practical and realistic in his teachings. He never told his devotees to lie and asked them always to speak truth. The devotees knew that Sai Baba was antharjnaani (knower of the secrets of every being) and he would certainly catch them if they told a lie. Hence hey dared not speak untruth in his presence. Hemadpanth in his original Marathi Shri Sai Satcharitha rightly says: Untruth does not work before Sai and Sai cannot be procured with untruth. Untruth means downfall. Untruth in the end takes you to hell"

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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http://www.liveindia.com/sai/experience.html



http://www.saibabaofshirdi.net/saibhajans.htm



Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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Get on with your worldly activities cheerfully, but do not forget God.

Do not kick against the pricks of life


Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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Whoever withdraws their heart from wife, child, and parents and loves me, is my real lover.

Distinguish right from wrong and be honest, upright and virtuous.
 
Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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Sai is not finite or limited. He dwells in all beings, from ants and insects to the God Brahma. He pervades all. Sai was well-versed in the knowledge of the Vedas, as well as in the science of Self-realisation. As He was proficient in both these, He was well-fitted to be the Sad-guru. Any one, though learned, but not able to awaken the disciples and establish them in Self-realisation, does not deserve to be called a Sadguru. Generally the father gives birth to the body, and death invariably follows life; but Sadguru does away with both life and death, and so he is more kind and merciful, than any body.

Sai Baba often said that-let His man (Devotee) be at any distance, a thousand koss away from Him, he will be drawn to Shirdi like a sparrow, with a thread tied to its feet

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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"What a wonderful power is this! Baba spoke nothing, there was no question and answer, no benediction pronounced; the mere darshana itself was so conducive to happiness; the restlessness of my mind disappeared by His mere darshan, consciousness of joy came upon me - this is what is called 'the greatness of darshan"-Kakaji Vaidya's experiences as described by Hemadpant in Shri Sai Satcharita

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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Guru is the only God. If we believe in Sad-guru's holy feet, he can change our fortune for the better. If we serve Him nicely, we get rid of our Samsar. We need not study any philosophy like the Nyaya and the Mimansa. If we make Him our Helmsman, we can easily cross over the sea of all our pains and sorrows. As we trust the helmsman in crossing rivers and seas, so we have to trust our Sadguru in getting over the ocean of worldly existence. The Sadguru looks to the intense feeling and devotion of his devotees, endows them with knowledge and eternal bliss.

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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"Believe Me, though I pass away, My bones in My tomb will give you hope and confidece. Not only Myself but My tomb would be speaking, moving and communicating with those, who 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."

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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"IF YOU LOOK TO ME ,I LOOK TO U".

BABA I LOVE YOU SO MUCHHHHHHHHHHH.....................................................

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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OMSAIRAM!
"NOT A LEAF CAN MOVE WITHOUT MY GRACE"

Sai baba

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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OMSAIRAM!

I get angry with none. Will a mother get angry with her children? Will the ocean send back the waters to the several rivers?

Trust in the Guru fully. That is the only sadhana.

Stay by me and keep quiet. I will do the rest.
 
What is our duty? To behave properly. That is enough.
 
My eye is ever on those who love me.
 
Whatever you do, wherever you may be, always bear this in mind: I am always aware of everything you do.


Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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My people do not come to me of their own accord; it is I who seek and bring them to me.
 
All that is seen is my form: ant, fly, prince, and pauper.
 
However distant my people may be, I draw them to me just as we pull a bird to us with a string tied to its foot.
 
I Love Devotion.

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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Characteristic of Shirdi - Pilgrimage

One special peculiarity of Shirdi-pilgrimage was this, that none could leave Shirdi, without Baba's permission; and if he did, he invited untold sufferings, but if any one was asked to quit Shirdi, he could stay there no longer. Baba gave certain suggestions or hints, when Bhaktas went to bid good-bye and take leave. These suggestions had to be followed. If they were not followed or were departed from, accidents were sure to befall them, who acted contrary to Baba's directions.

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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