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Title: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on December 10, 2006, 03:59:43 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM


·   God is,  and there is nothing higher than Him.  He is perfect,  infinite and eternal.  He is omnipresent, omnipotent and  omniscient.  He is the creator,  sustainer and destroyer.  Surrender voluntarily and totally to His will.  
Trust in Him and do the right.   Let the inner light (enlightened conscience)  guide all your actions.

·   To know me constantly think "Who am I?"  by sravana and manana.   Who are we?   What are we?   Where are we?   Where is all this world?  Think and think.  In reality you are not different from God.

·   I carry on,  as a wirepuller,  all the actions of the man who trusts Me and merges in Me.

·   Faith in God is the only anchor for the ship of Samsar, whether smooth or troubled waters.

·   Look to me with undivided attention;  so will I look to you.  This is the only truth My Guru taught Me.  The four sadhanas and the six shastras are not necessary.  With entire confidence trust your Guru.  That is enough.

Shirdi Sai Baba


Na Datta Guru Sai Maa Majavari Kathi Hi Ruso !
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on December 10, 2006, 04:03:24 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM


"Ladies,  are you gone mad?  Whose father's property are you looting away? Have I borrowed any wheat from you,  so that you can safely take the flour?   Now please do this. Take the flour and throw it on the village border limits."

In these sweet words of Baba,  appears as a message for all those who are concerned about self.  Baba wants to drive away the selfish motto and  teach a sense of concern for the society.  He is the owner of the Wheat and it was He who had started the process of grinding but, the ladies who came to lend a helping hand  attempted to take it to their homes which He objected and taught them the right thing of throwing the ‘wheat flour’ on the village border limits. He directed the ladies to thoroughly clean the village and drive out the epidemic – Cholera out of the village – a good service for the society (which is nothing but we ourselves) .

Na Datta Guru Sai Maa Majavari Kathi Hi Ruso !
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on December 10, 2006, 04:07:04 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM


"Let him make a collection of stories and experiences,  keep notes and memos ;   I will help him. He is only an outward instrument.  I should write Myself My autobiography and satisfy the wishes of My devotees.  

He should get rid of his ego, place (or surrender) it at My feet.  He who acts like this in life,  him I help the most.  What of My life-stories?  I serve him in his house in all possible ways.  

When his ego is completely annihilated and there is left no trace of it,  I Myself shall enter into him and shall Myself write My own life.  

Hearing my stories and teachings will create faith in devotees'  hearts and they will easily get self - realization and Bliss;  let there be no insistence on establishing one's own view,  no attempt to refute other's  opinions,  no discussions of pros and cons of any subject."


By continuously thinking of his stories , experiences, Leelas,  and preparing notes and memos, Sh. Hemadpant ought to spend a total of his time in thinking about  Sai alone using his mind as an instrument. Once it was understood to the writer that he is only an instrument, the attribution of credit of having done such a great work did not arise and   thus, the ego is automatically surrendered.

In other words, Baba appears to have said, the Meditator, the God who is meditated upon  and  the Medium - all the three becomes one i.e., united / merged in the process leading to self realization.
 
What is Self realization ?  A process of negation. Arrive at what I am not and there by knowing what I am.  Thus, it is understood that the process of writing the Sai Sat Charitra  was only an exercise given to Shri Hemadpant  by  Baba as a  mean for him to  attain “Brahma Samaratha”.  As we are aware,  Baba prescribes several and different ways of ‘Saadhanaas’ for several  devotees based on their “Samskaaraas”.

As a resultant,  the Sai Sat Charitra  "the Kamdhenu"  has evolved out of the “Manthan” of the mind “ the Kshira Sagara” of  Shri Hemad Pant  the  for the Sai devotees.

Na Datta Guru Sai Maa Majavari Kathi Hi Ruso !
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on December 12, 2006, 04:49:25 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM



"What was going on in the (Sathe's) Wada? What was the discussion about?"
"What did this Hemadpant say?"


Every mind is a  Sathe‘s  wada.  It generates several doubts ..thinks ... rethinks ... which sharpen the mind.  The mind gets restless till the appropriate answers are arrived at to get satisfied . This is possible only with Guru Kripa as is made clear to Hemadpant.

Next day after Hemadpant's meeting with Sai Baba, Kakasaheb went to Baba and asked whether he should leave Shirdi. Baba Said, "Yes". Then someone asked - "Baba, where to go?" Baba said, "High up." Then the man said, "How is the way?" Baba said, "There are many ways leading there; there is one way also from here (Shirdi). The way is difficult. There are tigers and wolves in the jungles on the way." I (Kakasaheb) asked - "But Baba, what if we take a guide with us?"

Yes. Shirdi is one of the  ways to go”up”. Please observe. In this, there is an underlying message ...why underlying ? ... it is a direct  message from Baba that we should accept and respect all the other the ways also as the ones to go “up”.

One more thing that has to be observed here is the presence of “Tigers” and “wolves” in jungles on the way. We can relate it to the "Siddhas" ,“mahimas” to which we should not get attracted and involved since they are material in nature while, our destination is much beyond these material things.

Hence, Baba has warned us about the “Tigers” and “wolves”.  Then, how to safeguard ourselves from these “Tigers” and “wolves” ?. The answer is ready. Take the guide with you. Who is our guide ? None other than BABA.

"Siddhas" and "Mahimas" prove the existence of the God. Our journey should not stop with attaining / having blessed with them. Because, our destination is God and not Siddhas / Mahimas. If we get attratcted by the Mahimas, there would be a danger of our journey getting stalled. They are the guards appointed by God. The experiences that the devotees are blessed with are also Siddhas / Mahimas. We shouldn't be contented with these but, take them as our hand sticks in our journey so that they can be made use of in the times of loosing our balance.

Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on December 16, 2006, 05:05:29 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM



"Then there is no difficulty. The guide will take you straight to your destination, avoiding wolves, tigers and ditches etc. on the way. If there be no guide, there is the danger of your being lost in the jungles or falling into ditches."


Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on December 16, 2006, 05:14:17 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM



 
"I fully agree with you regarding the writing of Sat Charita. You do your duty, don't be afraid in the least, steady your mind and have faith in My words. If my Leelas are written, the Avidya (nescience) will vanish and if they are attentively, and devoutly listened to, the consciousness of the worldly existence will abate, and strong waves of devotion, and love will rise up and if one dives deep into My Leelas, he would get precious jewels of knowledge."


USUALLY, THE JEWELS ARE KEPT UNDER LOCK AND KEY.
BUT,HEMADPANT, HAD DECIDED TO DISTRIBUTE THE JEWELS.
THERE IS A SECRET.
THOUGH THESE JEWELS ARE MEANT TO BE WORN,
MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE CONTENTED WITH MERE SIGHT OF THEM.
VERY FEW WORE THEM AND KEPT ON PASSING ON FOR THE DESERVING ONES TO WEAR.


Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on January 06, 2007, 12:19:07 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM


"If a man utters My name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes, increase his devotion. And if he sings earnestly My life and My deeds, him I shall beset in front and back and on all sides.

Those devotees, who are attached to Me, heart and soul, will naturally feel happiness, when they hear these stories.

Believe Me that if anybody sings My Leelas, I will give him infinite joy and everlasting contentment.

Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on January 06, 2007, 12:21:00 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM


"It is My special characteristic to free any person, who surrenders completely to Me, and who does worship Me faithfully, and who remembers Me, and meditates on Me constantly.

How can they be conscious of worldly objects and sensations, who utter My name, who worship Me, who think of My stories and My life and who thus always remember Me?

I shall draw out My devotees from the jaws of Death".


Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on January 06, 2007, 12:23:08 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM



" If My stories are listened to, all the diseases will be got rid of.

So, hear My stories with respect; and think and meditate on them, assimilate them.

This is the way of happiness and contentment.

The pride and egoism of My devotees will vanish, the mind of the hearers will be set at rest; and if it has wholehearted and complete faith, it will be one with Supreme Consciousness.

The simple remembrance of My name as 'Sai, Sai' will do away with sins of speech and hearing".


Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on January 12, 2007, 03:28:57 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM


Baba about how he pleased his Guru:

"Oh mother, why are you subjecting yourself to unnecessary tortures and hastening your death? You are really My Mother and I am your child. Take pity on Me and hear Me through. I tell you My own story, which if you listen carefully, will do you good.

I had a Guru. He was a great Saint and most merciful. I served him long, very long; still he would not blow any Mantra into My ears. I had a keen desire, never to leave him but to stay with and serve him; and at all costs receive some instructions from him.

But he had his own way. He first got my head shaved and asked Me two pice as Dakshina. I gave the same at once. If you say that as My Guru was perfect, why should he ask for money and how should he be called desireless?

I replied plainly that he never cared for coins. What had he to do with them?
His two paise were,
(1) Firm Faith and
(2) Patience or perseverance.
I gave these two pice or things to him, and he was pleased".


Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on January 12, 2007, 03:32:46 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM


Baba about his Guru and how he served his Guru:

"I resorted to My Guru for 12 years.
He brought Me up.
There was no dearth of food and clothing.
He was full of love nay, he was love incarnate.
How can I describe it? He loved Me most.
Rare is a Guru like him.
When I looked at him, he seemed as if he was in deep meditation, and then we both were filled with Bliss.
Night and day, I gazed at him with no thought of hunger and thirst. Without him, I felt restless.
I had no other object to meditate, nor any other thing than My Guru to attend.
He was My sole refuge.
My mind was always fixed on him.
This is one paisa Dakshina.

Saburi (Patience or perseverance) is the other paisa.
I waited patiently and very long on My Guru and served him.
This Saburi will ferry you across the sea of this mundane existence. Saburi is manliness in man, it removes all sins and afflictions, gets rid of calamities in various ways, and casts aside all fear, and ultimately gives you success.

Saburi is the mine of virtues, consort of good thought. Nishtha (Faith) and Saburi (Patience) are like twin sisters, loving each other very intimately."


Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on January 17, 2007, 02:25:16 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM

BABA ABOUT HIS GURU


Thanks to the lady who fasted for an Upadesham from Baba and extracted thus this Nectar from Baba.

"My Guru never expected any other thing from Me. He never neglected Me, but protected Me at all times. I lived with him, and was sometimes away from him; still I never felt the want or absence of his love. He always protected Me by his glance, just as the tortoise feeds her young ones, whether they are near her or away from her on the other side of the river bank, by her loving looks.

Oh mother, My Guru never taught Me any Mantra, then how shall I blow any Mantra in your ears? Just remember that Guru's tortoise-like loving glance gives us happiness. Do not try to get Mantra or Upadesh from anybody. Make Me the sole object of your thoughts and actions; and you will, no doubt, attain Paramartha (the spiritual goal of life). Look at Me whole-heartedly, and I in turn look at you similarly. Sitting in this Masjid, I speak the truth, nothing but the truth. No Sadhanas, nor proficiency in the six Shastras, are necessary. Have faith and confidence in your Guru. Believe fully, that Guru is the sole Actor or Doer. Blessed is he who knows the greatness of his Guru and thinks him to be Hari, Hara and Brahma (Trimurti) Incarnate."

Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on January 17, 2007, 02:29:43 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM

BABA ABOUT HIS GURU


"Wonderful is the story. How were you blessed? I would like to know everything in detail from you, so tell Me all about it." Then Hemadpant related in full the story which he had heard a little while before, and which had made a lasting impression on his mind. Hearing this Baba was much pleased and asked him - "Did the story strike you and did you catch its significance?" He replied - "Yes, Baba the restlessness of my mind has vanished and I have got true peace and rest, and come to know the true path."

"My method is quite unique. Remember well, this one story, and it will be very useful. To get the knowledge (realization) of the Self, Dhyana (meditation) is necessary. If you practice it continuously, the Vrittis (thoughts) will be pacified. Being quite desireless, you should meditate on the Lord, Who is in all the creatures, and when the mind is concentrated, the goal will be achieved.

Meditate always on My formless nature, which is knowledge incarnate, consciousness and bliss. If you cannot do this, meditate on My Form from top to toe as you see here night and day. As you go on doing this, your Vrittis will concentrate on one point and the distinction between the Dhyata (meditator), Dhyana (act of meditation), Dhyeya (this meditated upon) will be lost and the meditator will be one with the Consciousness and be merged in the Brahman. The (mother) tortoise is on one bank of the river, and her young ones are on the other side. She gives neither milk, nor warmth to them. Her mere glance gives them nutrition. The young ones do nothing, but remember (meditate upon) their mother. The tortoise glance is, to the young ones, a down-pour of nectar, the only source of sustenance and happiness.

Similar is the relation, between the Guru and disciples ."
Baba replied - "Hear this story, meditate on it and assimilate its spirit. Then you will always remember and meditate on the Lord, Who will manifest Himself to you."


Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on January 18, 2007, 12:14:26 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM


" He will get some other job, but now he should serve Me and be happy. His dishes will be ever full and never empty. He should turn all his attention towards Me and avoid the company of atheists, irreligious and wicked people. He should be meek and humble towards all and worship Me heart and soul. If he does this, he will get eternal happiness".


Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on January 18, 2007, 12:15:52 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM

"Be wherever you like, do whatever you choose, remember this well that all what you do is known to Me. I am the Inner Ruler of all and seated in their hearts. I envelope all the creatures, the movable and immovable world. I am the Controller - the wire-puller of the show of this Universe. I am the mother - origin of all beings - the Harmony of three Gunas, the propeller of all senses, the Creator, Preserver and Destroyer. Nothing will harm him, who turns his attention towards Me, but Maya will lash or whip him who forgets Me. All the insects, ants, the visible, movable and immovable world, is My Body or Form".

Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on February 03, 2007, 02:59:07 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM

"Did Vithal Patil come? Did you see Him? He is a very truant fellow, catch Him firmly, otherwise, he will escape, if you be a little inattentive." - BABA

There is a saying that (Good) Fortune knocks on your door only once while our (bad) Fate knocks the door till we open.

Leaving aside ananlysis on this saying, I feel, mostly, many of us experience, remember, feel and memorize our bad experiences more so than that of the good ones. I feel, this is the actual (bad) Fate that is created by our own selves than the actual Fate it self.

Let us all experience, remember, feel and memorise the Good - God - Baba always. Let us catch the Good / God / Baba firmly by training / sharpening ourselves.

Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!
Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!  Om Sri  Sai Ram!

kavita
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on February 20, 2007, 02:10:26 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

When Bhagwantrao came to Shirdi, Baba on remembering his father, at once said -

 "His father was my friend, so I dragged him (the son) here. He never offered naivaidya (offering of food) and so he starved Vithal and Me. So I brought him here. I shall remonstrate him now and set him to worship."
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: sumeshvn on February 26, 2007, 11:01:47 PM
Dear kavita ji,

This post is very nice. everything in detail. i was searching for the meaning of some of my questions in SSC. this post helped me a lot. Thank you very much.

sumesh
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on March 06, 2007, 12:09:27 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM


- "It is not necessary to go so long. Our Prayag is here, believe me."


SAI BABA
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on March 08, 2007, 08:24:42 PM
OM SRI SAI RAM

"Build the Wada with the temple. I shall fulfill the desires of all. Hearing the sweet and loving words of Baba, I was overpowered with emotion, my throat was choked, my eyes were overflowing with tears, and I began to cry."

Where is this wada?
What is this wada?
Why build it?
Why with a temple in it?
For whom? Who will stay there?
What are the amenities required there?
What should be our desire?
Why these desires?

Baba bless Us all and give us answers.



Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on March 15, 2007, 07:44:00 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

"Build the Wada with the temple. I shall fulfill the desires of all. Hearing the sweet and loving words of Baba, I was overpowered with emotion, my throat was choked, my eyes were overflowing with tears, and I began to cry."

Where is this wada?
It is every where, all the bodies – the sthula & Sukshma sariras of all beings are wadas.What is this wada? This is an instrument meant for Sadhana

Why build it?  
For our own future benefits – ( to rest at the feet of Shree Sai )


Why with a temple in it?
To make it a divine one.


For whom?  
For my Baba

Who will stay there?
My Baba with all his love and affection on me AND me at his lotus feet just looking at him in bliss

What are the amenities required there?
Faith and Patience.

What should be our desire?
Attain self realisation

Why these desires?  
To get out of these cycle of rebirths



JAI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on March 18, 2007, 07:49:28 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

Nana was sitting near Baba and massaging His Legs and muttering something.
Baba - Nana, what are you mumbling yourself?
Nana - Iam reciting a shloka (verse) from Sanskrit.
Baba - What shloka?
Nana - From Bhagawad-Gita
Baba - Utter it loudly.
Nana then recited B.G.IV-34 which is as follows :-
'Tadviddhi Pranipatena Pariprashnena Sevaya,
Upadekshyanti Te Jnanam Jnaninastattwadarshinah'
Baba - Nana, do you understand it?
Nana - Yes.
Baba - If you do, then tell me.
Nana - It means this - "Making Sashtanga Namaskar, i.e., prostration, questioning the guru, serving him, learn what this Jnana is. Then, those Jnanis that have attained the real knowledge of the Sad-Vastu (Brahma) will give you upadesha (instruction) of Jnana."  


JAI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on March 30, 2007, 12:58:40 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

Baba - Nana, I do not want this sort of collected purport of
             the whole stanza. Give me each word, its grammatical force and           
             meaning.
            Then Nana explained it word by word.
Baba - Nana, is it enough to make prostration merely ?
Nana - I do not know any other meaning for the word 'pranipata' than
             'making prostration'.
Baba - What is 'pariprashna'?
Nana - Asking questions.
baba - What does 'Prashna' mean?
Nana - The same (questioning).
Baba - If 'pariprashna' means the same as prashna (question), why did
            Vyasa add the prefix 'pari'? Was Vyasa off his head?
Nana - I do not know of any other meaning for the word 'pariprashna'.


JAI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on April 03, 2007, 01:00:35 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

Baba - 'Seva', what sort of 'seva' is meant?

Nana - Just what we are doing always

Baba - Is it enough to render such service?

Nana - I do not know what more is signified by the word 'seva'.

Baba - In the next line "upadekshyanti te jnanam", can you so read it as to read any other word in lieu of Jnanam?

Nana - Yes.

Baba - What word?

Nana - Ajnanam.

Baba - Taking that word (instead of Jnana) is any meaning made out of the verse?

Nana - No, Shankara Bhashya gives no such construction.

Baba - Never mind if it does not. Is there any objection to using the word "Ajnana" if it gives a better sense?

Nana - I do not understand how to construe by placing "Ajnana" in it.

JAI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on April 04, 2007, 12:43:48 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

Baba - Why does Krishna refer Arjuna to Jnanis or Tattwadarshis to do his prostration, interrogation and service? Was not Krishna a Tattwadarshi, in fact Jnana himself.

Nana - Yes He was. But I do not make out why he referred Arjuna to Jnanis?

Baba - Have you not understood this?

Nana was humiliated. His pride was knocked on the head. Then Baba began to explain -

(1) It is not enough merely to prostrate before the Jnanis. We must make Sarvaswa Sharangati (complete surrender) to the Sad-guru.

(2) Mere questioning is not enough. The question must not be made with any improper motive or attitude or to trap the Guru and catch at mistakes in the answer, or out of idle curiosity. It must be serious and with a view to achieve moksha or spiritual progress.

(3) Seva is not rendering service, retaining still the feeling that one is free to offer or refuse service. One must feel that he is not the master of the body, that the body is Guru's and exists merely to render service to him.


JAI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on April 09, 2007, 01:58:31 AM
om sri sai ram

If this is done, the Sad-guru will show you what the Janna referred to in the previous stanza is.
 
Nana did not understand what is meant by saying that a guru teaches ajnana.

Baba - How is Jnana Upadesh, i.e., imparting of realization to be effected?

Destroying ignorance is Jnana. (cf. Verse-Ovi-1396 of Jnaneshwari commenting on Gita 18-66 says - "removal of ignorance is like this, Oh Arjuna, If dream and sleep disappear, you are yourself. It is like that." Also Ovi 83 on Gita V-16 says - "Is there anything different or independent in Jnana besides the destruction of ignornace?")* Expelling darkness means light.

Destroying duality (dwaita) means non-duality (adwaita). Whenever we speak of destroying Dwaita, we speak of Adwaita. Whenever we talk of destroying darkness, we talk of light. If we have to realise the Adwaita state, the feeling of Dwaita in ourselves has to be removed.

That is the realization of the Adwaita state. Who can speak of Adwaita while remaining in Dwaita? If one did, unless one gets into that state, how can one know it and realise it?

JAI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Ramesh Ramnani on April 09, 2007, 11:27:37 PM
जय सांई राम।।।

कविता बहन.......बाबा का एक सूत्र जो मैनें समझा है....

सुना है,... हँसी बहुत महंगी हो गई है,  आज हँसने के भी बहाने ढूढनें पङते है,...आओ क्यूँ ना बाबा सांईश्वर के दिये इस नायाब तोहफ़े का कुछ तो आनंद उठायें,  थोङा हँस ले थोङा मुस्कुरा ले,  आईये जी लें इस जीवन को पूर्णता से...क्या पता ये खुशी ये पल कल हो ना हो।।। मेरे बाबा सच में बहुत खुश होगें अगर हम अपने जीवन को खुशी खुशी जीयेंगे।

अपना सांई प्यारा सांई सबसे न्यारा अपना सांई


ॐ सांई राम।।।
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on April 10, 2007, 01:27:05 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

Ramesh Bhai, Sai Ram!

Aap thik keh rahe hain. Really, we have to search for a smile ...a hearty smile these days. Aise kaise Aasman toot pad gaye ya pad jaane waale hain, nahi malum hota!

Bachche se lekar bujurgon thak yahi halat dikhayi de rahi hai.

The laughter too has become so artificial that we can make out it's origin - the edge of the lips. The life of many has become (rather has been made by themselves) so mechanical that we may have to invent a laughing pill.

Baba bless us all

Jai Sai Ram
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Ramesh Ramnani on April 10, 2007, 03:43:31 AM
जय सांई राम।।।

जीत-हार  

सारी दुनिया हारने पर उदास होती है और रोती है। सारे लोग जीतने पर खुश होते हैं और हंसते हैं। जो ज्ञानी और ध्यानी हैं, वे न जीतकर हंसते हैं और न हार कर रोते हैं। वे हर स्थिति में अविचलित रहते हैं। लेकिन कुछ लोग ऐसे भी होते हैं जो जीतने पर उदास हो जाते हैं और हारने पर खुश हो जाते हैं। जैसे माँ-बाप अपने बच्चे से हारने पर खुश होते हैं। जैसे सच्चा गुरु अपने किसी शिष्य से जीतने पर अपनी शिक्षा-दीक्षा के अपूर्ण होने का दुख मनाता है। कुछ खेल भी ऐसे होते हैं जिनमें हारने में मजा आता है। प्यार में दिल हारने का सुख है, नींद गंवाने का सुख है। कुछ जीतें ऐसी होती हैं, जिन्हें पाकर मन वितृष्णा से भर उठता है। पांडवों को महाभारत का युद्ध जीतकर खुशी नहीं मिली और कलिंग विजय के बाद अशोक का मन भी शोक से भर उठा। ऐसे दुख और ऐसी खुशी इस जग की रीति से उलटे ही दिखते हैं। लेकिन जिसने एक बार उनका स्वाद पाया, वह फिर दुनियावी सुख की ओर वापस नहीं लौटा।   

अपना सांई प्यारा सांई सबसे न्यारा अपना सांई


ॐ सांई राम।।।

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on April 11, 2007, 12:20:39 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM
om sri sai ram

Again, the Shishya (disciple) like the Sad-guru is really embodiment of Jnana.

The difference between the two lies in the attitude, high realization, marvellous super-human Sattva (beingness) and unrivalled capacity and Aishwarya Yoga (divine powers).

The Sad-guru is Nirguna, Sat-Chit-Ananda.

He has indeed taken human form to elevate mankind and raise the world.

But his real Nirguna nature is not destroyed thereby, even a bit.

His beingness (or reality), divine power and widsom remain undiminished.

The disciple also is in fact of the same swarupa.

But, it is overlaid by the effect of the samaskaras of innumerable births in the shape of ignorance, which hides from his view that he is Shuddha Chaitanya (see B.G. Ch. V-15).

As stated therein, he gets the impressions - "Iam Jiva, a creature, humble and poor."

The Guru has to root out these offshoots of ignorance and has to give upadesh or instruction.

To the disciple, held spell-bound for endless generations by the ideas of his being a creature, humble and poor, the Guru imparts in hundreds of births the teaching - "You are God, you are mighty and opulent."

Then, he realizes a bit that he is God really.

The perpetual delusion under which the disciple is labouring, that he is the body, that he is a creature (jiva) or ego, that God (Paramatma) and the world are different from him, is an error inherited from innumerable past births.

From actions based on it, he has derived his joy, sorrows and mixtures of both.

To remove this delusion, this error, this root ignorance, he must start the inquiry.

How did the ignorance arise?
Where is it?
And to show him this is called the Guru's upadesh.

Jai Sai Ram
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: sureshsarat on April 11, 2007, 12:40:04 AM
Om Sri Sainathaya Namaha
Om Sri Sainathaya Namaha
Om Sri Sainathaya Namaha

Dear akka and others Sairam
Sorrow and happiness are just a state of mind !

This one liner has been explained beautifully in the SSC.
The Isha Upanishad explanation and finding by Dasa Ganu Maharaj at Vile Parle has no parallel. Baba is indeed unique and so are his teachings ! The servant maid's song, the new chirdi, the playful and joyful mood and returning back with old clothes are really great.
So, sorrow and happiness are like the sari or dress. They are being worn by us deliberately. Only we do not realize that these emotions are our making and our taking. Where as we deliberate over the dress we wear !

Also, knowledge which have gained from our birth is not the true knowledge alluded to by our Lord Sai. And therefore to accept his teachings and imbibe his knowledge, we have to unlearn. And unlearn is the most difficult part. Right from our childhood we have cried out for our mother as "amma", "ma","aiyee" etc when we have an accident like falling down, hitting a stone etc. Now knowing Sai is our true saviour, mother, father do we practise calling out "O Sai", "My sai" .
This is the unlearning and learning. We unlearn calling our mother and learn calling Sai.
So such knowledge has got into our system which has to be done away with. Another such knowledge is the "I". I am human, my body etc.

I have already posted else where
http://forum.spiritualindia.org/thoughts-for-every-day-t15766.0.html;msg66684#msg66684

http://forum.spiritualindia.org/ssc-the-path-to-salvation-t15547.0.html;msg65137#msg65137

If this can be built upon, probably we can find salvation.
Suresh

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on April 26, 2007, 11:31:34 AM
om sri sai ram

The beauty of the teachings that we derive from the SSC is, everytime it looks new in the sense, it gives a new dimension of meaning rather understanding.

The following are the instances of Ajnana :-

1 - I am a Jiva (creature)
2 - Body is the soul (I am the body).
3 - God, world and Jiva are different.
4 - I am not God.
5 - Not knowing, that body is not the soul.
6 - Not knowing that God, world and Jiva are one.
 
Unless these errors are exposed to his view, the disciple cannot learn what is God, jiva, world, body; how they are inter-related and whether they are different from each other, or are one and the same.

To teach him these and destroy his ignorance is this instruction in Jnana or Ajnana.

Why should Jnana be imparted to the jiva, (who is) a Jnanamurti?

Upadesh is merely to show him his error and destroy his ignorance.

JAI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on May 03, 2007, 03:17:56 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

Baba added :-
(1) Pranipata implies surrender.
(2) Surrender must be of body, mind and wealth; Re:
(3) Why should Krishna refer Arjuna to other Jnanis?

"Sadbhakta takes every thing to be Vasudev (B.G.VII-19 i.e., any Guru will be Krishna to the devotee) and Guru takes disciple to be Vasudev and Krishna treats both as his Prana and Atma (B.G.7-18, commentary of Jnanadev on this). As Shri Krishna knows that there are such Bhaktas and Gurus, He refers Arjuna to them so that their greatness may increase and be known.

JAI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on May 24, 2007, 09:48:39 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

"I always think of him who remembers Me.

I require no conveyance, carriage, tanga, nor train nor aeroplane.

I run and manifest myself to him who lovingly calls me. "

What an assurance from Baba to his children !

How Lucky we are to have such an instantly replying God / Father / Mother !!

Baba ! Pls hold our fingers tight always.
Be with us always Baba!
Guide us in the right path - your path.

Jai Sai Ram
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on May 31, 2007, 06:31:46 AM
Baba Fed Sumptuously, -- How?

Once, Mrs. Tarkhad was staying in a certain house in Shirdi. At noon, meals were ready and dishes were being served, when a hungry dog turned up there and began to cry, Mrs. Tarkhad got up at once and threw a piece of bread, which the dog gulped with great relish.

In the afternoon, when she went to the Masjid and sat at some distance, Sai Baba said to her, "Mother, you have fed me sumptuously up to my throat, My afflicted pranas (life-forces) have been satisfied. Always act like this, and this will stand you in good stead. Sitting in this Masjid I shall never, never speak untruth. Take pity on Me like this. First give bread to the hungry, and then eat yourself. Note this well." She could not at first understand the meaning of what Baba said.

 So she replied -- "Baba, how could I feed You? I am myself dependent on others and take my food from them on payment." Then Baba replied -- "Eating that lovely bread I am heartily contended and I am still belching. The dog which you saw before meals and to which you gave the piece of bread is, one with Me, so also other creatures (cats, pigs, flies, cows etc.) are one with Me. I am roaming in their forms. He, who sees Me in all these creatures is My beloved.

So abandon the sense of duality and distinction, and serve Me, as you did today." Drinking these nectar-like words, she was moved, her eyes were filled with tears, her throat was choked and her joy knew no bounds.

Sai Ram. This is another example of Baba's Sarvagnatva, omniscience. This indeed is a wonderful story. Baba showed practically that He is not limited to body, space and time. He showed practically that He is One with every one. There are some more examples spattered through out Satcharitra, like Sai appearing to Balaram Mankar at Mahendraghad in a physical form etc.  


Moral

"See God in all beings" is the moral of this chapter. The Upanishads, the Geeta and the Bhagwat, all exhort us to perceive God or Divinity in all the creatures. By the instance given at the end of this Chapter and others too numerous to mention. Sai Baba has practically demonstrated to us how to put the Upanishadic teachings into practice. In this way Sai Baba stands as the best Exponent or Teacher of the Upanishadic doctrines.  


Sai Ram. See God in all beings" is the moral of this chapter. Sai Ram. Yes, this Moral is indeed the best gem from this chapter. The same concept is reinforced in Chapter 18; yes, again very significant since 18 adds up to 9, when Dasganu is taught the underlying concepts of Isa Upanishad. This indeed is a great chapter. Sai Ram.  


Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: tana on June 02, 2007, 04:48:28 AM
OM SAI RAM...

Baba gave the following beautiful advice --

"Be wherever you like, do whatever you choose, remember this well that all what you do is known to Me. I am the Inner Ruler of all and seated in their hearts. I envelope all the creatures, the movable and immovable world. I am the Controller - the wirepuller of the show of this Universe. I am the mother - origin of all beings - the Harmony of three Gunas, the propeller of all senses, the Creator, Preserver and Destroyer. Nothing will harm him, who turns his attention towards Me, but Maya will lash or whip him who forgets Me. All the insects, ants, the visible, movable and immovable world, is My Body or Form".

JAI SAI RAM...
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on June 03, 2007, 12:12:59 PM
Unless we take off these colored glasses of love and hatred from our eyes it is not possible to know

Aum Sairam

Sri Sai Baba said, "Purification of mind is absolutely necessary, without it all our spiritual endeavors are nothing, but useless show and pomp" in Shri Sai Satcharitra Ch.XVI & XVII.


It is the impurity of your own mind that is mainly responsible for bringing to your notice only the dark side of other's character. Make your own mind faultless and you will find that the number of sinners in this world is very much reduced.

Cultivate the habit of observing your own faults, examine the weaknesses of your heart very critically and you will realize that your mind is full of impurities; then you will hardly find any time to detect the fault of others.

Every thought arising in the mind of a man carries with it a feeling of love or hatred, which brings in joy or sorrow, and which prompts him to see virtue or vice in another.

Even the vices of him whom we love appear to us as virtue, and the virtues of him whom we hate appear as vices.

Unless we take off these colored glasses of love and hatred from our eyes it is not possible to know a person truly.

Be an impartial observer of every thought-wave arising in your mind; very soon you will notice that no thought arises in your mind. This is a sovereign recipe for controlling the mind.

Similarly, if you can dispassionately observe the impulses of love and hatred without identifying yourself with them, you will soon find the practice helpful in eradicating those impulses.

Life is very short; live amicably with all, behave well with all; scatter ambrosia everywhere and do not let fall even a drop of poison anywhere.

Your conduct influenced by love is ambrosia and that influenced by hatred is poison.

If a person calls on you even for an hour, fill his heart with ambrosia through your loving and guileless behavior; take care that none may catch poison from you.

Remove all poison from the heart and fill it up with ambrosia and then scatter it at every step.

Jaisairam!
 
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on June 05, 2007, 10:07:58 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

"Ah, he says that I promised him to come but deceived him.

Inform him that I did attend his dinner with two others, but he failed to recognize Me.

Then why did he call me at all?

Tell him that he thought that the Sannyasi came to ask for subscription money; did I not remove his doubt in that respect and did I not say that I would come with two others, and did not the Trio come in time and take their meals?

See, to keep My words I would sacrifice my life, I would never be untrue to My words."

JAI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on June 06, 2007, 07:05:32 AM
 Sri Hemadri Pant had vividly described the duties of enlightened souls. -

GOD incarnates Himself in different ages / periods of time for protecting the Righteous and punishing the

Wicked. This is Kali Yuga (age of Kali), if GOD undertakes the task of of punishing or eliminating the

Wicked, then more than half of the population on this earth would have to be punished or eliminated.

This would endanger the Human species itself. Hence GOD incarnated as an enlightened soul Sri Sai for

converting the Wicked into the Righteous ones as an ongoing task. As a result lots of people are being

converted to become righteous. Advent of Sri Sai has made a remote village called Shirdi into a vibrating

place of Holy Pilgrimage. To describe the countenance of Sri Sai will be like showing a candle to the

glowing full moon. Sri Hemadri Pant very nicely described Sri Sai's looks in the fourth chapter of Sri Sai

Satcharitra, please read the chapter carefully and visualize for yourself. Devotees from far and wide, from

all corners of India, came to Shirdi up to 1918 for seeing Sri Sai Baba in person.

Today devotees from all over the world are coming to Shirdi seeking blessings of Sri Sai.

Gouli Bua, a 95 years old devotee, said in those days -Sri Sai incarnated to shower HIS Mercy on

destitute and poor. This statement is literally true. While Kakasaheb Dixit was in meditation in those days,

Sri Sai appeared as Vithal of Pandharpur. After a while on the same day a vendor of photographs came

along with a photograph matching exactly with the vision he had in meditation. Kakasaheb Dixit purchased

that photograph, installed it in his altar and started worshipping the same.  These LEELAS and Miracles

were performed as demanded by the situation for lighting the spark of Enlightenment in the devotees.

One such Miracle was flowing of waters from Ganga and Yamuna from the toes of Sri Sai in response to

Das Ganu's wish to bathe at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna at Prayag. How lucky is that Das Ganu

for having experienced this miracle. Devotees of Sri Sai tried in-vain to find out about who were Sri Sai's

parents, where was he born and from where he came to Shirdi. Actually who can be parents of GOD? How

can GOD be born? Such questions about birthplace of GOD and HIS parents are proofs of stupidity and

ignorance. Sri Sai told his devotees that HIS Preceptor / Master meditated and practiced Penance in an

underground closed chamber under a Neem tree in Shirdi. Today that place is called Guru Sthan

(Master's place) by Sai devotees.

I went for the first time to Shirdi in 2005 and had Darshan of Sri Sai in Samadhi Mandir.

I commenced daily devotional study of Sri Sai Satcharitra.

Hoping that you too will tread the path shown by Sri Sai.

Bow to Shri Sai-Peace be to all.
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on June 09, 2007, 08:13:48 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

Deo :

"You stole away My rags without My knowledge."

Deo denied all knowledge of the rags, but Baba asked him to make a search. He searched but found none.

Then Baba got angry and said -

"There is nobody here, you are the only thief, so grey-haired and old, you came here for stealing."

Here, Baba has taught us the 'Neethi' (moral) that we have to get everything from our Guru for, whatever we get from the Guru - each and every word amounts to "Upadesham".

Baba asked :

"What are you doing?"

"Nothing" replied Deo.

Then Baba - "Go on daily reading the Pothi (Jnaneshwari), go and sit in the Wada, read something regularly every day and while reading, explain the portion read, to all with love and devotion. I am sitting here ready to give you the whole gold-embroidered Shella (valuable cloth), then why go to others to steal rags, and why should you get into the habit of stealing?"

Jai Sai Ram


Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on June 11, 2007, 07:29:38 AM
Sai Ram.

Let us continue with the exploration of the spiritual gems from chapter 12.

"Some men desired to see Sai Baba's but they did not get any opportunity of taking His darshan, till His Mahasamadhi. There are many such persons, whose desire for Baba's darshan was not thus satisfied. If these persons, believing in Him, listen to His Leelas, their quest for milk (darshan) will be, to a great extent, satisfied by the butter-milk (Leelas)."

Sai Ram.

Since Baba was not confined to His physical body, He is present in His photographs, in His devotees, in His stories and in His name and of course in all Gods and Saints.

So, a strong urge to reach Him through any of these different means establishes the connection.

After all, as Baba told Shri Das Ganu Maharaj, When the devotee is bursting with love for Vitthal, He will make appearance, indicating that He is Antaryami or the Indweller.

The same idea was also conveyed by Sai in similar words on other occasions too.
So, looking at Baba's photo or painting is same as bowing to Him.
This too was confirmed by Sai when He told a devotee that He knew Him for 4 years when that devotee went to Shirdi for the first time. Similarly, when Ratanji Wadia of Nanded was first asked to pay Rs.5 as dakshina and was also told that He already received a part of it, He indicated His oneness with Mauli Saheb, the porter saint of Nanded. Many more incidents can be seen in Satcharitra to indicate the oneness of Sai with all Saints and Gods.

This is not surprising since it is the ego that limits one's consciousness and Sai, who was without the slightest trace of ego is One with that Supreme Consciousness that is called God, Allah, Jehova, ParaBrahman, Para Shakti etc.

So, devotees could see in Him their own Guru, or favorite God. "If some persons went there by sheer luck and took Baba's darshan, were they able to stay there longer? No. Nobody could go there of his own accord, and nobody could stay there long even if he so wished. They could stay there, so long as Baba permitted them to stay, and had to leave the place when asked to do so by Baba; so everything depended of Baba's will."

Every body has its Karma. Baba knew the karma of each and every man, woman and animal, its past, present and future. So, He arranged for the particular body to go to Shirdi, Prayag or some other sacred place at the appropriate time. Like He made Shama to go to Goddess Saptashringi and made the Pujari of the same Goddess come to Him, as desired by the Goddess.

Like He made Shama go to Kasi and Prayag and met him there in the form of His portrait.

Sai also told devotees that as long as one has one's ego, the results of one's karma have to be enjoyed or born.  

Thus one tends to take pride for doing good deeds and feels bad for doing either intentionally or even unintentionally bad deeds. This accumulation of karma results in more births to pay off those debts.

Thus the cycle of births and deaths is perpetuated till one gets rid of one's ego through Brahma Jnana.

Sai Ram.


Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on June 17, 2007, 08:41:22 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

Thursday morning, Baba gave him (Deo) a dream-vision.

He sat on the upper floor and asked him whether he understood the Pothi.

"No" answered Deo.

Baba - "Then when are you going to understand?"

Deo burst into tears and said, "Unless You shower Your grace, the reading is mere worry and the understanding is still more difficult. I say this definitely."

Baba - "While reading you make haste, read it before Me, in My presence."

Deo - "What shall I read?" Baba - "Read Adhyatma (spiritualism)."

Baba is our father.

Our Lord had several times made it very clear to us in several ways that whatever we get has to be got only through him for, he is our FATHER. Let it be wordly pleasures / pains OR spiritual upliftment.


JAI SAI RAM  

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on July 03, 2007, 08:49:14 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

Baba's words:

 "You fellows, now have a look and decide finally whether Iam a Moslem or a Hindu."

Indicating his Mahasamadhi two years in advance, Baba said to his devotees on the Vijayadasami Day in 1916 "This is my Seemollanghan (crossing the border)."

Ramachandra Patil, a tailor by profession and Baba devotee in Shirdi was scared that he would die since he was getting few indications.

Baba giving him assurance said :

"Don't be anxious, your hundi (death-warrant) has been withdrawn and you will soon recover, but Iam afraid of Tatya Patil. He will pass away on Vijayadashami of Shaka 1840 (1918 A.D.). Do not divulge this to anybody, nor to him, for he will be terribly frightened."

Jai Sai Ram
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on July 03, 2007, 08:53:04 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

"Oh Laxmi, Iam very hungry."

Off she went saying - "Baba, wait a bit, I return immediately with bread."

She did return with bread and vegetables and placed the same before Baba. He took it up and gave it to a dog.

Laxmibai then asked - "What is this, Baba, I ran in haste, prepared bread with my own hands for You and You threw it to a dog without eating a morsel of it; You gave me trouble unnecessarily."

Baba replied - "Why do you grieve for nothing? The appeasement of the dog's hunger is the same as Mine. The dog has got a soul; the creatures may be different, but the hunger of all is the same, though some speak and others are dumb. Know for certain, that he who feeds the hungry, really serves Me with food. Regard this as an exiomatic Truth."

This is an ordinary incident but Baba thereby propounded a great spiritual truth and showed its practical application in daily life without hurting anybody's feelings.

From this time onward Laxmibai began to offer Him daily bread and milk with love and devotion.

Baba accepted and ate it appreciatingly. He took a part of this and sent the remainder with Laxmibai to Radha-Krishna-Mai who always relished and ate Baba's remnant prasad.

JAI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: tana on August 02, 2007, 07:26:47 AM
Om Sai Ram...

Fasting and Mrs. Gokhale


Baba never fasted Himself, nor did He allow others to do so. The mind of the faster is never at ease, then how could he attain his Paramartha (goal of life)? God is not attained on an empty stomach; first the soul has to be appeased. If there is no moisture of food in the stomach and nutrition, with what eyes should we see God, with what tongue should we describe His greatness and with what ears should we hear the same? In short, when all our organs get their proper nutrition and are sound, we can practise devotion and other sadhanas to attain God. Therefore, neither fasting nor overeating is good. Moderation in diet is really wholesome both to the body and mind.  

One Mrs. Gokhale came to Shirdi with an introductory letter from Mrs. Kashibai Kanitkar (a devotee of Baba) to Dada Kelkar. She came to Baba with a determination to sit at Baba's Feet observing a three days fast. The day previous, Baba said to Dada Kelkar, that He would not allow his children to starve during the Shimga, i.e., Holi holidays, and that if they had to starve, why was He there? Next day when the woman went with Dada Kelkar and sat at Baba's Feet, Baba at once said to her, "Where is the necessity of fasting? Go to Dadabhat's house, prepare the dish of Puran POlis (wheat rotis with gram-flour and jaggery), feed his children and yourself too." Shimga holidays were on. Mrs. Kelkar was then in her menses and there was nobody to cook in Dadabhat's house. So Baba's advice was very timely. Then Mrs. Gokhale had to go to Dadabhat's house and prepare the dish as directed. She cooked that day, fed others and herself. What a good story and how beautiful its import!


Jai Sai Ram...
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on September 11, 2007, 01:50:21 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM


 "You fellows, now have a look and decide finally whether
 I am a Moslem or a Hindu."

"This is my Seemollanghan (crossing the border)."
Baba did not cool down till night 11-00.


JAI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on September 13, 2007, 01:56:07 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM

The Omniscience of Baba

"Oh Laxmi, Iam very hungry."

Off she went saying - "Baba, wait a bit, I return immediately with bread."

She did return with bread and vegetables and placed the same before Baba.

He took it up and gave it to a dog.

Laxmibai then asked - "What is this, Baba, I ran in haste, prepared bread with my own hands for You and You threw it to a dog without eating a morsel of it; You gave me trouble unnecessarily."

Baba replied - "Why do you grieve for nothing? The appeasement of the dog's hunger is the same as Mine. The dog has got a soul; the creatures may be different, but the hunger of all is the same, though some speak and others are dumb. Know for certain, that he who feeds the hungry, really serves Me with food. Regard this as an exiomatic Truth."

This is an ordinary incident but Baba thereby propounded a great spiritual truth and showed its practical application in daily life without hurting anybody's feelings.

From this time onward Laxmibai began to offer Him daily bread and milk with love and devotion. Baba accepted and ate it appreciatingly.

He took a part of this and sent the remainder with Laxmibai to Radha-Krishna-Mai who always relished and ate Baba's remnant prasad.

JAI SRI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: Kavitaparna on September 16, 2007, 10:06:25 AM
OM SRI SAI RAM


"He who loves Me most, always sees Me.

The whole world is desolate to him without Me, he tells no stories but Mine.

He ceaselessly meditates upon Me and always chants My name.

I feel indebted to him who surrenders himself completely to Me and ever remembers Me.

I shall repay his debt by giving him salvation (self-realization).

I am dependent on him who thinks and hungers after Me and who does not eat anything without first offering it to Me.

He who thus comes to Me, becomes one with Me, just as a river gets to the sea and becomes merged (one) with it.

So leaving out pride and egoism and with no trace of them, you should surrender yourself to Me Who am seated in your heart."


JAI SRI SAI RAM
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on September 27, 2007, 04:12:48 AM
Sri Saibaba and Fasting

Sri Saibaba has given us the middle path to follow on the path of emancipation.

He did not advocate the over indulgence in either the senses or in asceticism.

Let us see what Sri Saibaba had said about fasting on Thursdays or any other holy days.

 M.W. Pradhan, a devotee of Sri Saibaba had organized the birthday party of his son in Shama’s house

at Shirdi and invited all devotees of Sri Saibaba to lunch.

That day happened to be a Thursday.

Bala Bhate apologized to Pradhan that he was unable to eat on that day as he had a wow to fast on

Thursdays and went to the Masjid. As Baba saw Bhate he asked,

“Have you gone to Pradhan’s party  and had your food?”

Bhate: “Baba, today is a Thursday”.

Baba: “So what?”Bhate: “I do not eat on Thursdays. It is my wow”.

Baba: “To please whom have you made this wow”?

Bhate: “I have made this  wow in your name for your grace”.

Baba: “I am telling you this myself.

 Leave off this fasting and go have your food with Pradhan”.

From the above it is clear that Baba didn’t agree to do fasting to please him on Thursdays.

 Now, let us see what Sri Saibaba said about fasting on holy days such as Ekadasi, Maha Sivaratri and such

days.Tatya Kote Patil was one of the closest and most intimate devotees of Sri Saibaba. He had the great

goodfortune of sleeping along with Baba in the Masjid for fourteen years. Those who had seen the love and

intimacy between Baba and Tatya Kote Patil felt that Baba loved Tatya more than his life even.

Tatya in his reminiscences says thus, “I used to fast regularly on Ekadasi, Maha Sivaratri and other such

holy days. Baba’s opinion was that fasting had no usefulness in either the mundane worldly life or the

spiritual life. I would try my best to fast on these holy days but Baba would some how or the other break my

fast and made me eat something. On one Sivaratri I said, ‘Baba, please let me fast at least on this day.

Please don’t make me eat anything.’ Baba said, “Eat man, eat, what Sivaratri are you talking about?”

DadaKelkar who by standing by also told me to do as Baba says and not to disobey him.

I did not raise any further objection to Baba and have never fasted on any day since then.”


 (Source: From “Sai bhakthi Sadhana Rahasyam” by Sri Sarathbabuji)
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: tana on May 27, 2008, 05:18:21 AM
Om Sai Ram~~~


Damu Anna's ~~~


Note :- In this connection the following extract from Damu Anna's statement mentioned above, is worth perusal, (Page 76).

"Once when I sat at His Feet along with many others, I had two questions in my mind and He gave answers to both.

(1) There are so many crowding to Sai Baba. Do they all get benefit from Him?

To this, He replied orally - "Look at the mango tree in blossom. If all the flowers brought fruit, what a splendid crop it would be. But do they? Most fall off (either as flowers or as unripe fruits) by wind etc. Very few remain".

(2) The second question was about myself. If Baba were to pass away, how hopelessly adrift I would be and how am I to fare then? To this Baba answered that He would be with me when and wherever I thought of Him. That promise He had kept up before 1918 and has been keeping up after 1918. He is still with me. He is still guiding me. This was about 1910-11, when brothers separated from me and my sister died, and there was a theft and police enquiry, all of which incidents upset me very much.

When my sister died, my mind was much upset. I did not care for life and enjoyments. When I went to Baba, He pacified me with His Upadesh and made me eat a feast of Pooran Poli at Appa Kulkarni's house and get pasted with sandal.

There was a theft in my house. A thirty year's friend of mine stole my wife's jewel-box, including her auspicious Nathi (nose-ring). I wept before Baba's photo. The next day, the man returned the jewel-box and prayed for pardon.


Jai Sai Ram~~~
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: tana on June 15, 2008, 07:17:39 AM
Om Sai Ram~~~

Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai Ram~~~Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai Ram~~~Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai Ram~~~
Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai Ram~~~Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai Ram~~~Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai Ram~~~
Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai Ram~~~Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai Ram~~~Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai Ram~~~


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.

Jai Sai Ram~~~
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: tana on June 26, 2008, 02:19:46 AM
Om Sai Ram~~~

The Inscrutable Power of Maya~~~

Baba's words were always short, pithy, deep, full of meaning, effi-cient and well-balanced. He was ever content and never cared for any-thing. He said, "Though I have become a Fakir, have no house or wife, and though leaving off all cares, I have stayed at one place, the inevita-ble Maya teases Me often. Though I forgot Myself I cannot forget Her. She always envelops Me.This Maya (illusive power) of the Lord (Shri Hari) teases God Brahma and others; then what to speak of a poor Fakir like Me? Those who take refuge in the Lord wil be freed from Her clutches with his grace".

In such terms Baba spoke about the power of Maya. Lord Shri Krishna has said to Uddhava in the Bhagwat that the Saints are His liv-ing forms; and see what Baba had said for the welfare of His devotees: "Those who are fortunate and whose demerits have vanished; take to My worship. If you always say 'Sai, Sai' I shall take you over the seven seas; believe in these words, and you will be certainly benefited. I do not need any paraphernalia of worship - either eight-fold or sixteen-fold. I rest there where there is full devotion".


Jai Sai Ram~~~
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: tana on July 30, 2008, 06:04:13 AM
Om Sai Ram~~~

Baba's Sircar~~~

Baba gave a story of his boyhood as follows:- "When I was a youngester, I was in search of bread and went to Beedgaum. There I got embroidery work. I worked hard, sparing no pains. The employer was very much pleased with Me. Three other boys worked before Me. The first got Rs. 50/- the second Rs. 100/- and the third Rs. 150/-. And I was given twice the whole of this amount, viz. Rs. 600/-. After seeing my cleverness, the employer loved me, praised me and honoured me with a full dress, a turban for the head and a shell a for the body, etc. I kept this dress intact withoutusing it. I thought that what a man might give does not last long and it is always imperfect. But what My Sircar (God) gives, lasts to the end of time. No other gift from any man can be compared to His. My Sircar says "Take, take," but everybody comes to me and says 'Give, give.' Nobody attends carefully to the meaning of what I say. My Sircar's treasury (spiritual wealth) is full, it is overflowing. I say, "Dig out and take away this wealth in cartloads, the blessed son of a true mother should fill himself with this wealth. The skill of my Fakir, the Leela of my Bhagwan, the aptitude of my Sircar is quite unique. What about Me? Body (earth) will mix with earth, breath with air. This time won't come again. I go somewhere, sit somewhere; the hard Maya troubles Me much, still I feel always anxiety for My men. He who does anything (spiritual endeavour) will reap its fruit and he who remembers these words of Mine will get invaluable happiness."


Jai Sai Ram~~~
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: tana on August 02, 2008, 06:53:28 AM
Om Sai Ram~~~

Udi~~~

It is well-known that Baba took Dakshina from all, and out of the amount thus collected, He spent a lot on charity and purchased fuel with the balance left with Him. This fuel He threw in the Dhuni - the sacred fire, which he kept ever burning. The ash from this fire was called Udi and it was freely distributed to the devotees at the time of their departure from Shirdi.

What did Baba teach or hint by this Udi? Baba taught by His Udi that all the visible phenomena in the universe are as transient as the ash. Our bodies composed of wood or matter of the five elements, will fall down, after all their enjoyments are over, and be reduced to ashes. In order to remind the devotees of the fact that their bodies will be reduced to ashes, Baba distributed Udi to them. Baba also taught by the Udi that the Brahman is the only Reality and the universe is ephemeral and that no one in this world, be he a son, father or wife, is really ours. We come here (in this world) alone and we have to go out alone. It was found and is even now found out, that the Udi cured many physical and mental maladies, but Baba wanted to din into the devotee's ears the principles of discrimination between the Unreal and the Real, non-attachment for the Unreal, by His Udi and Dakshina. The former (Udi) taught us discrimination and the latter (Dakshina) taught us non-attachment. Unless we have these two things, it is not possible for us to cross over the sea of the mundane existence. So Baba asked for and took Dakshina, and while the devotees took leave, He gave Udi as Prasad, besmeared some of it on the Bhaktas' foreheads and placed His boon-conferring hand on their heads. When Baba was in a cheerful mood, He used to sing merrily. One such song was about Udi. The burden of the Udi song was this,"Oh, playful Rama, come, come, and bring with you sacks of Udi." Baba used to sing in very clear and sweet tones.

So much about the spiritual implication of Udi. It had also its material significance. It conferred health, prosperity, freedom from anxiety, and many other worldly gains. So the Udi has helped us to gain both our ends - material as well as spiritual.

Jai Sai Ram~~~
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: psmanga on August 05, 2008, 01:47:41 PM
I was watching satsang yesterday on youtube , found that they were similarites between
Ramayana and Sai satcharitra.. want to share with you all.
1.By order of guru ,Rama happened to kill a women who was beautiful, the moment he killed she turns out to be TATAKI a demon.
similarity in Sai charitra, by order of our guru sai , a brahmin(i dont remember his name) was ready to kill goat though he was brahmin he didnt care for his religion or so.
He took it as guru's order and was about to kill goat. BABA stopped him to do and dropped the idea of killing goat.
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: tana on August 06, 2008, 11:41:35 PM
Om Sai Ram~~~

Parable of Nine Balls of Stool (Nava-vidha Bhakti)~~~

"Once a Soudagar (merchant) came here. Before him a mare passed her stool (nine balls of stool). The merchant, intent on his quest, spread the end of his dhotar and gathered all the nine balls in it, and thus he got concentration (peace) of mind".

Mr. Patankar could not make out the meaning of this story; so he asked Ganesh Damodar, alias Dada Kelkar, "What does Baba mean by this?" He replied - "I too do not know all that Baba says and means, but at His inspiration I say, what I come to know. The mare is God's grace and the nine balls excreted are the nine forms or types of Bhakti, viz., (1) Shravana (Hearing); (2) Kirtana (Praying); (3) Smarana (Remembering); (4) Padasevana (resorting to the feet); (5) Archana (Worship); (6) Namaskara (Bowing); (7) Dasya (Service); (8) Sakhyatva (Friendship); (9) Atmanivedana (surrender of the self). These are the nine types of Bhakti. If any of these is faithfully followed, Lord Hari will be pleased, and manifest Himself in the home of the devotee. All the sadhanas, viz. Japa (vocal worship), Tapa (penance), Yoga practice and studying the scriptures and expounding them are quite useless unless they are accompanied by Bhakti, i.e., devotion. Knowledge of the Vedas, or fame as a great Jnani, and mere formal Bhajan (worship) are of no avail. What is wanted is Loving Devotion. Consider yourself as the merchant or seeker after the truth and be anxious and eager like him to collect or cultivate the nine types of devotion. Then you will attain stability and peace of mind".

Next day, when Patankar went to Baba for saluation, he was asked whether he collected the 'nine balls of stool'. Then he said that he, being a poor fellow, should first be graced by Baba, and then they will be easily collected. Then Baba blessed and comforted him, saying that he would attain peace and welfare. After hearing this, Patankar became overjoyed and happy.


Jai Sai Ram~~~
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: dee on September 02, 2008, 10:35:11 PM
"THOSE WHO AR FORTUNATE AND WHOSE DEMERITS HAVE VANISHED TAKE TO MY WORSHIP.
IF YOU ALWAYS SAY SAI SAI , I SHALL TAKE YOU OVER THE SEVEN SEAS.
BELIEVE IN THESE WORDS AND YOU WILL BE CERTAINLY BENEFITED.
I DO NOT NEED ANY PARAPHERNALIA OF WORSHIP-EITHER EIGHT-FOLD OR SIXTEEN-FOLD.
I REST WHERE THERE IS FULL DEVOTION."
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: dee on September 04, 2008, 10:35:34 PM
If you always hear the Leelas of Sai you will always remember Him. Day and night you will think about Him.When you assimilate on Sai this way your mind will lose its fickleness. And if you go on this manner it will finally be merged in Pure Consciousness.
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on January 23, 2009, 07:34:33 PM
Just as Hemadpant was assigned the work of writing Sai Satcharitra, the work of repairing the masjid was assigned to these two devotees(Nanasaheb Chandorkar, and the pavement -work for Kakasaheb Dixit.)

 In Sai’s darbar, each has a role to play. We may think we are doing this or that. But it is Baba, the inner dweller, the invisible wire-puller, who gets these things done through us, using us as mere instruments. He, of course approached everything in the same spirit of surrender.

First, Baba was unwilling to allow them to have these works done, but with the intervention of Mhalsapati, a local devotee of Baba, His permission was secured. When the pavement was completed in one night in the Masjid, Baba took a small Gadi for His seat, discarding the usual piece of sack - cloth used till then.

In 1911, the Sabha - Mandap (court - yard) was also put in order with great labour and effort. The open space in front of the Masjid was very small and inconvenient. Kakasaheb Dixit wanted to extend it and put on it a roofing. At great expense, he got iron-posts, and pillars and trusses and started the work. At night, all the devotees worked hard and fixed the posts; but Baba, when he returned from Chavadi next morning, uprooted them all and threw them out.

Initially this story made no sense.. And some of the people at that time would have no doubt thought that Baba was mad – in another great book, Devotees’s experiences by Pujya Sri B.V.Narasimha Swamyji, a few episodes are given where the onlookers got such an impression – Baba, of course was not mad but was driving away the madness in His devotees.

In true Dattatreya tradition, He was resorting to various gimmicks to keep insincere devotees away. A few, whose poorva janma punyam was great, did  succeed in entering His darbar after initial rebuffs.
Megha, Tatyasaheb Noolkar, Sapatnekar, the Yogi Somadeva Swami etc.

The posts fixed in the night represent our desires and attachments. Baba’s uprooting them in the day represents the uprooting of deep-seated, deep-rooted desires by Guru’s hand. What so many devotees laboured so much in the night was so easily uprooted by Baba. Thus the Sadguru, is able to bring so many disciples to the path of liberation – liberation from attachments and desires. See the further Leela of Baba, below.

Once it so happened that Baba got very excited, caught a pole with one hand, and began to shake and uproot it, and with the other hand caught the neck of Tatya Patil. He took by force Tatya’s Pheta, struck a match, set it on fire and threw it in a pit.

At that time, Baba’s eyes flashed like burning embers. None dared to look at Him. All got terribly frightened. Baba took out a rupee from his pocket and threw it there, as if it were an offering on an auspicious occasion. Tatya also was much frightened. None knew what was going to happen to Tatya, and none dared to interfere. Bhagoji Shinde, the leper devotee of Baba, made a little boldly advance, but he was pushed out by Baba. Madhavrao was also similarly treated, he being pelted with brick pieces. So all those, who went to intercede, were similarly dealt with.

But after some time, Baba’s anger cooled down. He sent for a shopkeeper, got from him an embroidered Pheta and Himself tied it on Tatya’s head, as if he was being given a special honour. All the people were wonderstruck to see this strange behavior of Baba. They were at a loss to know, what enraged Baba so suddenly and what led Him to assault Tatya Patil, and why His anger cooled down, the next moment. Baba was sometimes very calm and quiet and talked sweet things with love, but soon after, with or without any pretext, got enraged. Many such incidents may be related; but I do not know which to choose and which to omit.
I, therefore, refer them as they occur to me.

Baba’s Leela did not end with the uprooting of the posts. Desires once uprooted, will sprout again if left like that. Weeds must not only be uprooted but also burnt so that they can’t reroot. That is what Baba demonstrated by the above strange behaviour.

Tatya was so much attched to Baba, and called Him Mama, uncle. Attachment to good things is no doubt good, but any attachment is a hindrance. A golden cage is after all a cage. So, Baba wanted to show that all relationships are ephemeral. And He chose Tatya, one of the closest of His devotees for this demonstration. He took off Tatya’s old turban and set it on fire and threw it. He offered the attachments to Agni, Who is the destroyer of all attachments.

Guru means who burns ignorance. Attachment is due to ignorance of one’s true nature. Baba burnt Taya’s attachment – may be Tatya was feeling a little proud of his special relationship with Baba? Who knows? Anyway He offered Dakshina to Agni God, since Baba believed in getting any job done only with suitable payment. So, He didn’t even accept this service from Agni God without Dakshina.

Sai Ram.

Did He stop there after that? No. He gave a new turban to Tatya – a spiritual rebirth. And thus showed that His relationship with His devotees is indeed special. This attachment is not ego-tainted. This attachment is that of a God and devotee – both love each other and depend on each other. Because both are of the same origin. Both are parts of the true Self.

SaiRam.
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on February 04, 2009, 06:29:21 PM
Tatya's Pheta

One would wonder what was going on in Tatya's mind as the angry fakir tore apart his headgear and threw it in the fire. Did it occur to him that he was going to be rewarded with a new headgear by his beloved Deva? Probably not! Why does the Master of Cryptic message resort to this sort of blessing that only seems like cursing? No one knows! Hemadpanth illustrates several incidents of Baba's strange behavior that were mistaken for His indifference in the beginning only to spell relief later.

Sometimes the reason was to teach a lesson. Sometimes it was to make a point. Most of the times, it is not known. When He dissuaded Damu Anna from grain dealing(Comodities) business, Baba saved him the agony of losing money in an unprofitable venture. When the Haji was kicked out, it was only to make him more closer. When He burnt Tayta's pheta, it was only to give him a better one! Burning is symbolic of the end. The end of perhaps a forgettable past!, the closure to an unappealing present? May be just a reminder as to who is in charge! Nevertheless, it is the new beginning. Anger of the mad fakir can only be a miracle that is unseen. A short move in His bigger plan. Towards bigger and better. Let us on this Thursday think about those miracles that we do not see for those are the real spiritual treasures hard to seek.
 

(Contributed by Sai devotee)

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on July 22, 2009, 07:45:45 AM
Some of the extracts taken from Sai Satcharitra.

The life of a Saint is neither logical nor dialectical. It shows us true and great path.

The simple remembrances of my name as ''Sai Sai'' will do away with sins of speech & hearings.

I am the mother origin of all beings; nothing will harm him, who trusts his attention towards me.

Baba himself watered the soil for three years and grew a garden where stands present Samadhi Mandir.

Baba always said, ''poverty is batter than kingship, for better than lordship. The Lord is always brother of the poor.''

Baba always advocated daan (charity) & feeding the poor.

Baba always used to say, ''Allah Malik'' (God is the sole owner).

Baba said, ''body should neither be neglected nor fondled with and to be taken care to attain God vision or self realization.''

Baba said, ''whoever devoutly offers to me a leaf, flower, fruit or water of that pure hearted man, I accept that pious offerings.''

Baba always said to all that Ram & Rahim are one and the same.

Baba said, Woman & wealth are two main obstacles in the way of our spiritual life.

It is on account of  ''rinanubandh" (former relationship) that we have come to gather, let us serve each other and be happy.

Saint's sees scandal monger removes the dirt (fault) of others by his tongue & in a way he obliges the person and is to be thanked.

After performing many deeds of merits you are born as a human. One to lead righteous life with mind calm & composed.

Baba said, ''Objects of the sense enjoyment first to be offered to the Guru than attachment for them will naturally vanishes''

Baba often said, ''his devotees be at any distance, he will be drawn to Shirdi like sparrow with thread tied to its feet.''

Baba freely allowed worshiping of own deity.

Baba tought by udi (ash) that our body composed of five elements, will fall down after all enjoyment and reduce to ashes.

Guru Purnima was the only festival which Baba asked devotees to celebrate.

Guru can be a good guide but sadguru is an experience.

Baba approved aarti by Madhav Adkar,  Aarti Sai Baba, Saukhyadatar jiva charanarajatali sung at noon at 12.00 in the Mandir.''

JAI SAI RAM
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Post by: saib on September 27, 2009, 03:39:11 AM
Hemadpant says “oh Sai, let us never forget and lose sight of Your feet; Neither son, nor wife nor friend will be of any use in the end. It is only You who will give us salvation. Remove the restlessness of our mind and make it steady and calm. It is You that makes us drink the nectar of Your Leelas and awakened us from our slumber due to your grace” (Chapter 25)
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Post by: saib on September 27, 2009, 10:11:14 PM
We have to reap the fruit of what we sow in our past life. So no point crying about it. (See the story of Veerabhadrappa and Chenabassappa) (Chapter 47)
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Post by: saib on September 28, 2009, 09:51:37 PM
Baba said that he is omnipresent, occupying land, air, and country, world,light and heaven and that He is not limited. If any devotee meditated on Him day and night with complete self-surrender, he experienced complete union with Baba like sweetness and sugar. (Chapter 18/19)
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Post by: saib on September 29, 2009, 08:39:49 PM
Baba’s constant advise to all was to this effect. “Rama and Rahim were one and the same; there was not the slightest difference between them; then why should devotees quarrel among themselves? You ignorant children, join hands and bring both communities together, act sanely and thus you will gain your object of national unity. It is not good to dispute or argue. So don’t argue, don’t emulate others. Always consider your interest and welfare. The Lord will protect you. If anybody does evil unto you, do not retaliate. If you can do anything, so some good unto others” (Chapter 10)
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Post by: saib on September 30, 2009, 07:52:54 PM
Sai Baba said Hemadpant, “I fully agree with writing of Satcharita. Steady your mind and have faith in My words. If My leelas are written, avidya will vanish and if they are attentively and devotedly listened to, the consciousness of worldly existence will abate. Strong waves of devotion and love will rise up and if one dives deep into My leelas, he will get Precious Gems of Knowledge”. (Chapter 3)
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Post by: saib on October 01, 2009, 08:15:08 PM
Sai Baba believed in Karma and rebirth. Hence we should be ever conscious in our behavior to never hurt people nor build bad-karma and attachments. Baba despised speaking bad about others.
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Post by: saib on October 02, 2009, 07:54:15 PM
Baba used to press mangos on all sides so skillfully that when a person sucked it, he got all the pulp and could throw away the stone and skin. Plantains were peeled off by Baba, kernel given to devotees while He kept the skin! (Chapter 12) (What love for devotees? Isn’t He telling us that he gives us happiness and keeps our sorrows?)
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Post by: saib on October 03, 2009, 08:43:40 PM
Baba seemed to shake with anger and his eyes rolled round and round, still He was internally a stream of affection and love for His devotees. He immediately called to His devotees and said that He was never knew that He was ever angry with His devotees; that if Mothers kicked their children, He would neglect the devotees welfare; that He was the slave of His devotees, always stood by them and responded to them whenever they called upon Him and that He longed for their love. (Chapter 11)
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Post by: saib on October 04, 2009, 05:15:47 PM
Sai knows fully the desire of His devotees and fulfils the same. Forgetting all our faults let Him free us from all our anxieties. He, who being overcome by calamities remembers and prays Sai, will get his mind calmed and pacified by His grace. (Chapter 30)
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Post by: saib on October 05, 2009, 07:34:14 PM
Captain Hate sent Rs.1 to Baba through a devotee. When the devotee gave the money to Baba, Baba took it in His hand and stared at it. He held it in front, tossed it with right thumb and played with it. Then he said to the devotee who brought the coin “Return this to its owner with the Prasad of Udhi. Tell him that I want nothing from him, ask him to live in peace and contentment” (Chapter 29)
(Captain had sent it with a hope Baba would return the coin with His blessings. Though the devotee who brought the coin said nothing, Mother Baba knew everything and granted Hate’s wish. Hate was much pleased and realized that Baba always encouraged good thoughts and as he wished intently, Baba fulfilled the same)
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Post by: saib on October 07, 2009, 09:58:11 AM
Baba gave Dr.Pillay his bolster and said, “Lie calmly and be at ease. The result of past actions has to be suffered and got over. Therefore put up with whatever comes to you. Allah is the protector, always think of Him. Surrender to Him completely and see what He does” (Chapter 34)
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Post by: saib on October 10, 2009, 05:08:54 AM
Baba opened the eyes of devotee’s intellect, showed them divine beauty of the self and fulfilled their tender longings of devotion. Baba’s contact, serving Him and regarding Him, as our guru, is the proven way to open our intellect. (Chapter 18/19)
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Post by: saib on October 10, 2009, 09:51:17 PM
We should not be anxious, leave everything to Baba and do our duty. He wants to be responsible for us like a parent...Give the responsibility to Baba.
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Post by: saib on October 16, 2009, 08:05:31 PM
If Baba accepts a devotee, He follows him and stands by him day and night, at home and abroad. (Chapter 46)
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Post by: saib on October 22, 2009, 01:55:47 AM
The grand miracles of Sai Baba are interesting and instructive to His devotees. They remove their sins and afflictions. (Chapter 2)
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Post by: saib on October 22, 2009, 02:00:07 AM
“Baba’s darshan changed the devotees thoughts, the force of previous actions abated and gradually non-attachment and dispassion achieved. It is on account of merits of previous births that such a darshan is granted. If only you see Sai Baba, all the world becomes and assumes the form of Sai” Hemadpant (Chapter 2)

Baba, Here said, Your darshan, But I know, Even a thought of You is enough to change a life!
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: saib on October 22, 2009, 10:45:45 PM
We will never repay the debt and obligation of Sadguru Sai Baba in this birth as well as many future births. (Chapter 33)
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Post by: saib on October 23, 2009, 11:38:29 PM
Baba gave instructions in both temporal and spiritual matters to His devotees and made them happy by enabling them to achieve the goal of their life. Sai, who, when He places His hand on devotees heads transfers His powers to them and destroys sense of differentiation, makes devotees attain the unattainable Brahman. Baba embraces Bhaktas who prostrate themselves before Him. He became one with His Bhaktas. (Chapter 40)
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Post by: saib on October 25, 2009, 10:59:06 PM
Baba to Ramdasi “You daily read sacred books. Still your mind is impure and your passions uncontrolled” (Chapter 27)

So, It is important to understand and adopt meaning in our daily life, instead of simply reading!
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Post by: saib on October 26, 2009, 10:08:59 PM
In the case of Sai Baba, if a devotee really longed to offer anything to Him, and if he afterwards forgot to offer the same, Baba reminded him, or his friend about the offering and made him present it to Him. He then accepted it and blessed the devotee (Chapter 9)

What a greatness, instead of being angry for not fulfilling promise, baba help & bless devotee to come to him!
Bow in the holy feet of Sai!!

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: saib on October 29, 2009, 11:35:13 PM
Baba will accept any small thing offered with love and devotion. But if the same is offered with pride, it will be rejected (Chapter 16/17)
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Post by: saib on October 29, 2009, 11:36:13 PM
Baba knew the past, present and future and could identify Himself heart and soul with everybody. (Chapter 14)
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Post by: saib on October 29, 2009, 11:37:28 PM
Baba was extremely forgiving, never irritable, straight, soft, tolerant and content beyond comparison. He was really disembodied, emotionless, unattached and internally free (Chapter 11)
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Post by: saib on November 01, 2009, 10:26:32 PM
Baba was always engrossed in self-realization, which was his sole concern. He felt no pleasure in the things of the world or of the world beyond. His Antarang was as clear as a mirror and his speech was nectar. The rich and poor were same to Him. He did not care for honor or dishonor. (Chapter 4)
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Post by: saib on November 02, 2009, 09:58:58 PM
When Mr. Raghunathrao Tendulkar retired, the pension offered was not sufficient for the needs of the family. Then Baba appeared in Mrs. Tendulkar’s dream and said, “I wish Rs 100 should be paid as pension, will that satisfy you” (Chapter 29)
(Finally pension, which was originally planned at Rs.75 per month, was settled at Rs.110, such is the wonderful love and care of Baba for His Bhaktas says Hemadpant)
:)
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Post by: saib on November 04, 2009, 09:38:45 PM
Baba encouraged good thoughts and gave teachings for self-realization. He taught his devotees not only in their waking state, but also through visions and dreams. (Chapter 18/19)
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Post by: saib on November 05, 2009, 10:25:20 PM
Blessed is Baba’s feet, blessed His remembrance, for His darshan will free us from the bond of Karma. Baba gives living experiences, by subtle thread will draw devotees from far and near to His feet and embrace them like a kind and loving mother. (Chapter 46)
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Post by: saib on November 09, 2009, 03:19:09 AM
Baba cured Shama of snakebite. When Shama was climbing the steps of masjid after the snake bite, Baba shouted “Oh vile priest, do not climb up. Beware if you do so. Go, Get away and come down”
(Every thing in nature is per Baba’s order. His words are most efficacious in saving life. Poison just stopped and came down and Shama was cured)
Baba then said to Shama “Don’t be afraid. Do not care a jot. The Merciful Fakir will save you. Go and sit quiet at home, do not go out, believe in ME and remain fearless and have no anxiety” (Chapter 23)
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Post by: saib on November 10, 2009, 10:12:42 PM
Dasganu’s kirtans had an electric effect. At the Koupineshwar temple in Thane, Dasganu performed a kirtan. One Mr. Cholkar, a devoted listener at the kirtan, was so moved that he prayed to Baba for a permanent job. Cholkar mentally told Baba that he would come to Shirdi and distribute sugar candy in Baba’s name if he got the job. Cholkar got the job by Baba’s grace. Now Cholkar had to take a trip to Shirdi and distribute sugar candy. To save for the Shirdi trip, Cholkar started having tea without sugar. Then, as per his vow, Cholkar came to Shirdi, fell at Baba’s feet and said that he was very pleased with His darshan and his desires were fulfilled that day. Then, without any mention of Cholkar’s vow, Baba casually said to Bapusaheb Jog “Give him cups of tea fully saturated with sugar” (Chapter 15)
(Baba knows everything. He knows the untold story of Cholkar having tea without sugar for saving money. Baba wanted by His words to create faith and devotion in Cholkar’s mind)
(This is very important for us to remember. Baba knows whatever we vow. Through Cholkar’s story Baba is sending us, todays devotees, a message)


*When I first time read Sai Satcharitra this was story that touched my heart deeply. Can someone sacrifice like this even without feeling a sense of Ego and pride on his devotion. Bow to all such known and unknown devotees of Sai!
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Post by: saib on November 11, 2009, 10:01:43 PM
Baba said to Megha “Did you not hear My words asking you to draw a trident? It is no vision but a direct order. My words are always pregnant with meaning and never hallow. I require no door to enter. I have neither form nor any extension; I always live everywhere. I carry on as a wirepuller, all actions of the man who trusts in Me merges in Me”(Chapter 28)
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Post by: saib on November 13, 2009, 01:21:47 AM
Baba had motherly love for his devotees-peculiar, extraordinary and disinterested. The child knows or cares nothing. (We are the children of Baba. It is up to him to take care of us!) (Chapter 3) :)
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Post by: saib on November 16, 2009, 10:23:17 PM
Baba has told us authoritatively that remembering and chanting Guru’s name confers salvation. Then where is the cause for anxiety and fear?” (Chapter 45)
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Post by: saib on November 19, 2009, 11:18:18 PM
“The mere touch of Sai’s hand washes away the sins of past births. When I read scriptures, at each step I am reminded of my Sadguru, Sai Baba. He takes the form of Krishna in Bhagwat and Rama in Ramayana” - Hemadpant
(This tells us that with great love for Sadguru Sai Baba, Hemadpant could visualize Baba as Sarva Devata Swarupa!) (Chapter 6)
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Post by: saib on November 23, 2009, 12:01:32 AM
Some people desired to see Sai Baba, but they did not get an opportunity of taking His darshan till his Mahasamadhi. Many people wanted to see Him during His lifetime and could not do it (Chapter 12). (Without His permission one cannot go to Shirdi to see him)
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Post by: saib on November 26, 2009, 10:44:20 PM
Baba told Deo “Go on reading the Pothi. Sit in the Wada, read something regularly everyday and while reading explain the portion read to all with love and dedication. I am sitting here ready to give you the whole gold-embroidered shawl, then why should you get into the habit of stealing” (Chapter 41)
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Post by: saib on December 01, 2009, 11:24:37 PM
Baba told us to knock the wall of difference between Him and us and see Baba in ourselves and in everybody. He said spiritual progress would be rapid then.
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Post by: saib on December 03, 2009, 04:23:39 AM
Baba knew the past, present and the future. He always fulfilled the desires of His devotees (Chapter 41)
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Post by: saib on December 04, 2009, 05:38:16 AM
Several devotees were drawn to Sai Baba, again and again. It was His will pulling people to Shirdi. (Chapter 28)
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: saib on December 16, 2009, 01:47:58 AM
Baba Said:
“If a man utters My name with love, I shall fulfill his wishes, increase his devotion. If he sings My life and deeds, I shall beset in front, back and both sides”
“If anybody sings my Leelas, I shall give him infinite joy and contentment. It is my special characteristic to free any person who surrenders completely to Me and who remembers Me and meditates on Me
constantly”
“I shall draw my devotees from the jaws of death. If My stories are listened to, all diseases will be got rid of. Think, meditate and assimilate them. This is the way to success and happiness”
“The simple remembrance SAI SAI will do away with sins of speech and hearing”
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: saib on February 19, 2010, 02:04:56 AM
Baba incarnated for the welfare of His devotees. Supreme in knowledge and surrounded by divine luster, he loved all beings equally. He was unattached. Foes and friends, kings and paupers were the same to Him. For the sake of His devotees, He spent His stock of merits and was ever alert to help them (Chapter 12)
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Post by: abhihemuaol on February 21, 2010, 03:03:47 AM
I have completed the 43rd chapter of Shri Sai Satcharitra of my first Parayan, and now i see that my life & life style has changed to a great degree, i feel more happy, wherever i go i feel that Sai is looking at me, caring me, I request every one to do atleast one parayan of Shri Sai Satcharitra...
Jai Sai BABA
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Post by: saib on March 05, 2010, 08:23:08 AM
Baba is devotees’ help and support (though devotees may not know or realize this at the time of happiness or hardship).
While the wise and learned fall into pits of egoism, Baba saves with His grace poor, simple and devout souls (Chapter 46)
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Post by: ShAivI on March 14, 2012, 11:35:07 PM


ॐ साईं राम!!!

गुरु की आवश्यकता

हमे अपनी जीवन में गुरु की आवश्यकता क्यों पड़ती है
इसका उत्तर स्वयं बाबा जी ने इस प्रकार दिया था

बाबा से भेंट करने के दूसरे दिन हेमाडपंत और काकासाहेब ने मसजिद
में जाकर गृह लौटने की अनुमति माँगी । बाबा ने स्वीकृति दे दी ।

किसी ने बाबाजी से प्रशन किया – बाबा, कहाँ जायें ।

उत्तर मिला – ऊपर जाओ ।

प्रशन – मार्ग कैसा है ।

बाबा – अनेक पंथ है । यहाँ से भी एक मार्ग है । परंतु यह मार्ग दुर्गम है
तथा सिंह और भेड़िये भी मिलते है ।

काकासाहेब – यदि पथ प्रदर्शक भी साथ हो तो ।

बाबा – तब कोई कष्ट न होगा । मार्ग-प्रदर्शक तुम्हारी सिंह और भेड़िये और खन्दकों से
रक्षा कर तुम्हें सीधे निर्दिष्ट स्थान पर पहुँचा देगा । परंतु उसके अभाव में जंगल में मार्ग
भूलने या गड्रढे में गिर जाने की सम्भावना है । दाभोलकर भी उपर्युक्त प्रसंग के अवसर
पर वहाँ उपस्थित थे । उन्होंने सोचा कि जो कुछ बाबा कह रहे है, वह गुरु की आवश्यकता
क्यों है । प्रत्युत इसके विपरीत यथार्थ में परमार्थ-लाभ केवल गुरु के उपदेश में किया
गया है, जिसमें लिखा है कि राम और कृष्ण महान् अवतारी होते हुए भी आत्मानुभूति
के लिये राम को अपने गुरु वसिष्ठ और कृष्ण को अपने गुरु सांदीपनि की शरण
में जाना पड़ा था । इस मार्ग में उन्नति प्राप्त करने के लिये केवल श्रधा और धैर्य-ये
ही दो गुण सहायक हैं ।

यदि हम अपने जीवन (खुदको) गुरु को समर्पण कर देते है तो
गुरु हमे हर कठिनाइयों से बच्चाते है और हर कदम पैर हमें सही राह दिखाते है,
बिना गुरु के जीवन व्यर्थ  है, सिर्फ मानव योनी ही है जिसमे हम गुरु को पा
सकते है और किसी योनी में हम गुरु का साथ नहीं पा सकते इसीलिए अपने
मानव जीवन को व्यर्थ न करके इसे (खुदको) गुरु के चरणों समर्पित कर
देना चाहिए और अपने गुरु के वचनों का पालन करना चाहिए!

आप सभी को साईं वार की हार्दिक शुभ कामनाये !

साईं कृपा सदा हम सब पर बनी रहे !

ॐ साईं राम, श्री साईं राम, जय जय साईं राम!!!

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Post by: SS91 on May 18, 2012, 01:47:52 PM

Total SurrenderBaba has carved a golden path to blessedness for humanity; a sublime culture which is asure path to blessedness. He has planted the banner of Truth, the banner of Divine Peaceand Universal Love, the banner of Righteousness and True Dharma.When mind and body are offered at the Lotus Feet of the beloved Sadguru Sai they arepurified. With body attired in His identity, in His proud uniform and with mind rolling atHis Holy Feet, the Divine controls both mind and body. The mind remains dyed with theNectar of the Divine Name and the body performs only pure and heroic deeds.This in itself is indicative of a total surrender, a total sacrifice as the first and the foremostessential prerequisite for earning and attaining His Grace Eternal. We have to offer ourhead at His Holy Feet. Thereafter, with headless (egoless) existence, having died whileliving, be blessed with Nectar of Immortality from the Holy Hands of our beloved DivineSadguru, Father and Mother Sai.

Jai Sai Ram
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Post by: SS91 on February 27, 2013, 03:39:53 PM
OM SAI RAM ~~

"Baba did not ask Dakshina from all. If some gave Dakshina without being asked, He sometimes accepted it; and at other times He refused it. He asked it from certain devotees only. He never demanded it, from those devotees, who thought in their minds that Baba should ask them for it, and then they should pay it. If anybody offered it against His wish, He never touched it, and if he kept it there, He asked him to take it away. He asked for small or big amounts from devotees, according to their wish, devotion and convenience. He asked it, even from women and children. He never asked all the rich for it, nor from all the poor."

"Baba never got angry with those from whom He asked Dakshina, and who did not give it. If any Dakshina was sent, through some friend, who forgot to hand over the same to Baba, He reminded him somehow of it and made him pay it. On some occasons, Baba used to return some sum from the amount tendered as Dakshina, and ask the donor to guard it or keep it in his shrine for worship. This procedure benefited the donor or devotee immensely. If anybody offered more than he originally intended to give, He returned the extra amount. Sometimes, He asked more Dakshina from some, than what they originally intended to give and, if they had no money, asked them to get or borrow from others. From some, He demanded Dakshina three or four times a day."

JaiSaiRam ~~
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on March 03, 2013, 05:44:30 PM


OM SAI RAM ~~~

Sai knows fully the desire of His devotees and fulfills the same. Hence they get what they want and are grateful. So we invoke Him and prostrate ourselves before Him. Forgetting all our faults let Him free us from all anxieties. He who being overcome with calamities remembers and prays Sai thus, will get his mind calmed and pacified through His grace.

This Sai - the ocean of mercy, says Hemadpant, favoured him and the result of this, is the present work - Sai-Satcharia. Otherwise what qualifications had he and who would undertake this enterprise? But as Sai took all the responsibility, Hemadpant felt no burden, nor any care about this. When the powerful Light of knowledge was there to inspire his speech and pen, why should he entertain any doubt or feel any anxiety? Sai got the service in the form of this book done by him; this is due to the accumulation of his merits in the past births and, therefore, he thinks himself fortunate and blessed.  


JaiSairam ~~~
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on March 04, 2013, 08:23:07 AM


 OM SAI RAM ~~~

SADGURU SAI:

Sadguru Sai! Blessed are Your divine feet! How comforting is the remembrance of those lotus feet! Blessed is the darshan of Your divine form, which destroys the fear of this mundane world. It is because of You that all our bondages due to Karma are cut to pieces! Although we are not able to see Your Saguna form, even then if the devotees focus their attention at Your divine feet, You grant them a living experience. By an invisible attractive force, You pull the devotees, whether they are near or far off, to Your presence and embrace them like a new mother. Hey Sai! Devotees do not know where You reside, but You inspire them with such dexterity that because of it they feel that Your protective hand is always on their head and it is only because of Your Kripa-Dhrishti that they are always getting help from unknown sources. Engulfed by egoism, even people of highest level of intelligence and cleverness get sucked into the whirlpool of this Bhavasagara. But hey Sai! You, with only Your power, can pull out the helpless and dedicated devotees from this whirlpool and protect them. Being behind the screen, You are doing justice to all. Even then, You act as though You are not connected at all. Nobody could understand Your life. So, it is beneficial to us that we should surrender totally at Your divine feet, and to rid us of our sins, keep chanting only Your Nama smarana. You fulfill all the desires of Your desireless devotees and give them bliss. Reciting Your name alone is the easiest path for the devotees. By this method, the Rajas and Tamas qualities in them will decline and Satva and Dharmik qualities will enhance. Simultaneously with this, Viveka, Vairagya and Jnana will come one after the other. Then, Self-realization will dawn and they will feel oneness with the Guru, which also implies surrendering to the Guru completely. A conclusive proof of this is that then our mind will become steady and calm. The importance of this surrender, devotion and Jnana is unparalleled because along with this the attainment of tranquillity, detachment, fame, liberation etc, will naturally follow.

When Baba blesses His devotees, then He will always be near them. Wherever the devotee may go, somehow or other, Baba will always reach that place earlier than the devotee.



JAI SAI RAM ~~~
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on March 07, 2013, 07:11:50 AM

OM SAI RAM ~~~

Sai Baba is always full of mercy. What is wanted on our part is whole-hearted devotion to Him. When a devotee has got firm faith and devotion, his wishes are soon fulfilled. When the desire arose in the mind of Hemadpant to write the life and Leelas of Sai Baba, He immediately got it written by him. When the order 'to keep the memos' was given, Hemadpant was inspired and his intellect got strength and boldness to undertake and finish the work. He was not, he say, qualified to write the work, but the gracious blessings of Baba enabled him to complete the undertaking; and thus you have this Satcharita which is a Somakant jewel, from which nectar in the form of Sai Leelas oozes out for the readers to drink to their hearts' content.

Whenever, a devotee had complete and whole-hearted devotion to Sai Baba, all his calamities and dangers were warded off and his welfare attended to by Baba.


JAI SAI RAM ~~~
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on March 29, 2013, 09:29:56 AM


Baba's Characteristics -- His Dependency on Bhaktas

Baba allowed His devotees to serve Him in their own way, and did not like any other persons interfering in this. To quote an instance, the same Mavsibai was on another occasion, kneading Baba's abdomen. Seeing the fury and force used by her, all the other devotees felt nervous and anxious. They said, "Oh mother, be more considerate and moderate, otherwise you will break Baba's arteries and nerves". At this Baba got up at once from His seat, dashed His satka on the ground. He got enraged and His eyes became red like a live charcoal. None dared to stand before or face Baba. Then He took hold of one end of the Satka with both hands and pressed it in the hollow of his abdomen. The other end He fixed to the post and began to press His abdomen against it. The satka which was about two or three feet in length seemed all to go into the abdomen and the people feared that the abdomen would be ruptured in a short time. The post was fixed and immovable and Baba began to go closer and closer to it and clasped the post firmly. Every moment the rupture was expected, and they were all dismayed, did not know what to do, and stood dumb with wonder and fear. Baba suffered this ordeal for the sake of His Bhakta. The other devotees wanted only to give a hint to the Mavsibai to be moderate in her service and not cause any trouble or pain to Baba. This they did with good intention, but Baba did not brook even this. They were surprised to see that their well-intentioned effort had resulted in this catastrophe; and they could do nothing but to wait and see. Fortunately, Baba's rage soon cooled down. He left the satka and resumed His seat. From this time onward, the devotees took the lesson that they should not meddle with anybody but allow him to serve Baba as the chooses, as He was capable to gauge the merits and worth of the service rendered unto Him.

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on April 01, 2013, 11:43:56 AM

Baba never got angry with those from whom He asked Dakshina, and who did not give it. If any Dakshina was sent, through some friend, who forgot to hand over the same to Baba, He reminded him somehow of it and made him pay it. On some occasons, Baba used to return some sum from the amount tendered as Dakshina, and ask the donor to guard it or keep it in his shrine for worship. This procedure benefited the donor or devotee immensely. If anybody offered more than he originally intended to give, He returned the extra amount. Sometimes, He asked more Dakshina from some, than what they originally intended to give and, if they had no money, asked them to get or borrow from others. From some, He demanded Dakshina three or four times a day."

"Out of the amount collected as Dakshina, Baba spent very little for His own sake, viz., for buying Chilim (clay pipe) and fuel for His Dhuni (sacred fire), and all the rest, He distributed as charity in varying proportions to various persons. All the paraphenalia of the Shirdi Sansthan was brought, by various rich devotees at the instance and suggestion of Radha-Krishna-Mai. Baba always used to get wild and scolded those, who brought costly and rich articles. He said to Mr. Nanasaheb Chandorkar, that all His property consisted of one koupin (codpiece), one stray piece of cloth, one Kafni and a tumrel (tinpot), and that all the people troubled Him by bringing all these unnecessary, useless and costly articles."

Woman and wealth are the two main obstacles in the way of our Pramartha (spiritual life); and Baba and provided in Shirdi two institutions, viz., Dakshina and Radha-Krishna-Mai. Whenever they came to Him, He demanded Dakshina from them, and asked them to go to the 'SCHOOL' (Radha-Krishna-Mai's house). If they stood these two tests well, i.e. if they showed that they were free from attachment for woman and wealth, their progress in spirituality was rapid and assured by Baba's grace and blessings.

Mr. Deo has also quoted passanges from the Gita and Upanishads; and shown that charity given in a holy place and to a holy personage, conduces to the donors' welfare to a great degree. What is more holy than Shirdi and its Presiding Deity -- Sai Baba?

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: SS91 on April 04, 2013, 06:10:27 AM


OM SAI RAM !!!

Amra-Leela (Mango miracle)

Once a parcel of about 300 good mangoes was received at Shirdi. It was sent from Goa by one Mamlatdar named Rale to Sai Baba in the name of Shama. When it was opened, all the mangoes were found to be in a good condition. They were given in Shama's charge and only four were retained and placed in the kolamba (pot) by Baba. He said that, "These four fruits are for Damu Anna, let them lie there".

This Damu Anna had three wives. According to his statement mentioned above, he had not three but two wives only. He had no issue. He consulted many astrologers and himself studied astrology to some extent and found that as there was a 'papi' (inauspicious) planet in his horoscope, there was no prospect of any issue to him in this life. But he had great faith in Baba. When he went to Shirdi, two hours after the receipt of the mango parcel, for worshipping Baba, He said, "Though other people are looking for the mangoes, they are Dammya's. He whose they are, should 'eat and die'." Damu Anna on hearing these words was first shocked, but on Mhalsapati (a prominent Shirdi devotees) explaining to him that death meant the death of the little self or egos, and to have it at Baba's Feet was a blessing, he said that he would accept the fruits and eat them. But Baba said to him. "Do not eat yourself, but give them to your junior wife. This Amra-Leela (mango miracle of 4 mangoes) will give her four sons and four daughters. This was done and ultimately in due course it was found Baba's words turned out true and not those of the astrologers.

Baba's speech established its efficacy or greatness while He was living in the flesh, but wonder of wonders! It did the same even after His passing away. Baba said - "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.

JAI SAI RAM !!!
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on August 20, 2014, 05:51:05 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 28

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.

This Chapter describes the stories of three such sparrows.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on August 22, 2014, 06:47:42 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 29

It was in the year 1916 that a Madrasi Bhajani Mela (Party of the Ramadasi Panth)
started on a Pilgrimage to the holy city of Banaras. The Party consisted of a man,
his wife, daughter and sister-in-law. Unfortunately their names are not mentioned.
On their way, the party heard that there lived at Shirdi in Kopergaon Taluka,
Ahmednagar District, a great sage named Sai Baba, who was calm and composed,
and who was very liberal and who distributed money every day to His Bhaktas
and to skilful persons, who went and showed their skill there. A lot of money in the
form of Dakshina was collected daily by Sai Baba and out of this amount, He gave
daily one rupee to a three year old girl Amani, the daughter of a Bhakta Kondaji and
Rs. 2 to 5 to some, Rs. 6 to Jamali, the mother of Amani and Rs. 10 to 20 and even
Rs. 50 to other Bhaktas as He pleased. On hearing all this the party came to Shirdi
and stayed there. The Mela did very good bhajan and sang very good songs,
but inwardly they craved for money. Three of the party were full of avarice,
but the chief lady or mistress was of a very different nature. She had a regard
and love for Baba. Once it so happened, that when the noon-day Arati was going on,
Baba was much pleased with her faith and devotion, and was pleased to give her
darshan of her Ishtam (Beloved Deity). To her Baba appeared as Sitanath (Rama)
 while to all the others the usual Sainath. On seeing her beloved Deity, she was
very much moved. Tears began to flow from her eyes and she clapped her hands
in joy. The people began to wonder at her joyful mood; but were not able to guess
its cause. Late in the afternoon she disclosed everything to her husband. She told
him how she saw Shri Rama in Sai Baba. He thought that she was very simple and
devout, and her seeing Rama might be a hallucination of her mind. He poohpoohed
her, saying that it was not possible, that she alone should see Rama while they all
saw Sai Baba. She did not resent this remark, as she was fortunate enough to get
Ramadarshan now and then, when her mind was calm and composed and free
from avarice.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on August 26, 2014, 05:36:12 AM

OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 30 - Part 1

Bow to the Kind Sai Who is the Abode of Mercy and Who is affectionate
towards His devotees. By His mere darshan, He does away with their fear
of this 'bhava' (samsar) and destroys their calamities. He was first Nirgun (formless),
but on account of the devotion of His Bhaktas, He was obliged to take a form. To give
liberation - self-realisation to the Bhaktas is the mission of the saints, and for Sai - the
Chief of them, that mission is inevitable. Those who take refuge in His Feet have all their
sins destroyed and their progress is certain. Remembering His Feet, Brahmins from holy
places come to Him and read scriptures and chant the Gayatri mantra in His presence.
We, who are weak and without any merits, do not know what Bhakti is but we know this
much, that though all others may leave us, Sai won't forsake us. Those whom He favours
get enormous strength, discrimination between the Unreal and the Real and knowledge.

Sai knows fully the desire of His devotees and fulfills the same. Hence they get what
they want and are grateful. So we invoke Him and prostrate ourselves before Him. Forgetting
all our faults let Him free us from all anxieties. He who being overcome with calamities
remembers and prays Sai thus, will get his mind calmed and pacified through His grace.

This Sai - the ocean of mercy, says Hemadpant, favoured him and the result of this, is the
present work - Sai-Satcharia. Otherwise what qualifications had he and who would undertake
this enterprise? But as Sai took all the responsibility, Hemadpant felt no burden, nor any care
about this. When the powerful Light of knowledge was there to inspire his speech and pen,
why should he entertain any doubt or feel any anxiety? Sai got the service in the form of this
book done by him; this is due to the accumulation of his merits in the past births and, therefore,
he thinks himself fortunate and blessed.

The following story is not a mere tale, but pure nectar. He who drinks it will realise Sai's
greatness and all-pervasiveness. Those who want to argue and criticise, should not go in
for these stories. What is wanted here, is not discussion but unlimited love and devotion.
Learned, devout and faithful believers or those, who consider themselves as servants of
the Saints, will like and appreciate these stories, others will take them to be fables. The
fortunate Bhaktas of Sai, will find the Sai-leelas as the Kalpataru (Wish-fulfilling Tree).
Drinking this nectar of Sai-leelas, will give liberation to the ignorant Jivas, satisfaction to
the house-holders and a sadhana to the aspirants. Now to the story of this Chapter.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on August 26, 2014, 05:56:10 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 30 - Part 2

There lived in Vani, Nasik District, a man named Kakaji Vaidya.
He was the priest of the Goodness Sapta-Shringi there.
He was so much overwhelmed with adverse circumstances and
calamities that he lost peace of mind and became quite restless.
Under such circumstances one evening he went into the temple of
the Goodess and prayed unto Her from the bottom of his heart
and invoked Her aid to free him from anxeity. The Goddess was
pleased with his devotion and the same night appeared to him in his
dream and said to him, "You go to Baba and then your mind will become
calm and composed". Kakaji was anxious to know from Her who that
Baba was, but before he could get any explanation, he was awakened.
Then he began to think as to who might be that Baba, to whom the
Goodess has asked him to go. After some thinking, he resolved that
this Baba might be 'Tryambakeshwar' (Lord Shiva). So he went to the
holy place 'Tryambak' (Nasik District) and stayed there for ten days.

During this period, he bathed early in the morning, chanted the 'Rudra'
hymns, did the 'Abhishekam' (pouring unceasingly fresh cold water over
the Pindi) and did other religious rites; but with all that, he was as restless
as before. Then he returned to his place and again invoked the Goddess
most pitifully. They night She again appeared in his dream and said -
"Why did you go to Tryambakeshwar in vain?
I mean by Baba - Shri Sai Samarth of Shirdi."

The question before Kakaji now was 'How and when to go to Shirdi and how
to see Baba? If anybody is in real earnest to see a Saint, not only the Saint
but God also, fulfills his wish. In fact the 'Sant' (Saint) and the 'Anant' (God)
are one and the same; there is not the least difference between them. If
anybody thinks that he will go himself and see a Saint, that will be a mere
boast. Unless the Saint wills it, who is able to go and see him? Even the leaf
of the tree won't move without his bidding. The more anxious a Bhakta is for
the saint's visit, the more devout anf faithful he is, the more speedily and
effectively is his wish satisfied to his heart's content. He who invites anybody
for a visit, also arranges everything for his reception, and so it happened
with Kakaji.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on August 28, 2014, 04:38:36 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 31 - Part 1

The last wish or thought that a man has at the hour of death,
determines his future course. Shri Krishna has said in Gita (VIII-5-6)
that "he who remembers Me in his last moments, comes verily to Me,
and he that meditates otherwise at that time goes to what he looks
for." We cannot be certain that we can entertain a particular good
thought at our last moment, for, more often than not, we are more
likely to be frightened and terrified by many causes. Hence constant
practice is necessary for enabling us to fix our mind on any desired
good thought at any or the last moment. All Saints, therefore,
recommended us to always remember God and chant His name always,
so that we may not be puzzled when the time for departure comes.
The devotees on their part surrender themselves completely to the
Saints, fully believing that the all-knowing Saints would guide and help
them in their last moments. A few such cases will be noted here.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on August 28, 2014, 04:40:38 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 31 - Part 2

It is well-known that Baba took Dakshina from all, and out of the amount
thus collected, He spent a lot on charity and purchased fuel with the balance
left with Him. This fuel He threw in the Dhuni - the sacred fire, which he kept
ever burning. The ash from this fire was called Udi and it was freely distributed
to the devotees at the time of their departure from Shirdi.

What did Baba teach or hint by this Udi? Baba taught by His Udi that all the
visible phenomena in the universe are as transient as the ash. Our bodies composed
of wood or matter of the five elements, will fall down, after all their enjoyments
are over, and be reduced to ashes. In order to remind the devotees of the fact that
their bodies will be reduced to ashes, Baba distributed Udi to them. Baba also taught
by the Udi that the Brahman is the only Reality and the universe is ephemeral and
that no one in this world, be he a son, father or wife, is really ours. We come here
(in this world) alone and we have to go out alone. It was found and is even now found
out, that the Udi cured many physical and mental maladies, but Baba wanted to din
into the devotee's ears the principles of discrimination between the Unreal and the Real,
non-attachment for the Unreal, by His Udi and Dakshina. The former (Udi) taught us
discrimination and the latter (Dakshina) taught us non-attachment. Unless we have
these two things, it is not possible for us to cross over the sea of the mundane
existence. So Baba asked for and took Dakshina, and while the devotees took leave,
He gave Udi as Prasad, besmeared some of it on the Bhaktas' foreheads and placed
His boon-conferring hand on their heads. When Baba was in a cheerful mood, He used
to sing merrily. One such song was about Udi. The burden of the Udi song was this,
"Oh, playful Rama, come, come, and bring with you sacks of Udi." Baba used to sing in
very clear and sweet tones.

So much about the spiritual implication of Udi. It had also its material significance.
It conferred health, prosperity, freedom from anxiety, and many other worldly gains.
So the Udi has helped us to gain both our ends - material as well as spiritual.
We shall now begin with the stories about the Udi.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 02, 2014, 06:18:16 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 32

In the beginning, Hemadpant describes the samsara (visible world)
by the allegory of Ashvattha (Banyan) tree which has, in the phraseology
of the Geeta, roots above and branches below. Its branches are spread
downwards and upwards and are nourished by the gunas (qualities),
and its sprouts are the objects of the senses. Its roots, leading to actions,
are extended downwards to this world of men. Its form cannot be known
in this world, nor its end, its beginning nor its support. Cutting this Ashvattha
tree of strong roots with the sharp weapon of non-attachment, one should
seek the path beyond, treading which there is no return.

For traversing this path, the help of a good guide (Guru) is absolutely
necessary. However learned a man may be, or however deep his study
of Vedas and Vedangas (sacred literature) may be, he cannot go to his
destination safely. If the guide be there to help him and show him the right
way, he would avoid the pitfalls and the wild beasts on the journey,
and everything will be smooth-sailing.

Baba's experience in this matter, the story which He gave out Himself,
is really wonderful, which, when attended to, will give you faith,
devotion and salvation.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 03, 2014, 03:00:32 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 32

Let us bow now before the great saints. Their merciful glances will
destroy mountains of sins and do away with all the evil taints of our
character. Their casual talk gives us good teachings and confers on
us imperishable happiness. Their minds do not know any difference
such as 'This is ours and that is yours.' Such differentiation never
arises in their minds. Their debts (obligations) will never be repaid
by us in this birth as well as in many future births.

It is well-known that Baba took Dakshina from all, and out of the
amount thus collected, He spent a lot on charity and purchased
fuel with the balance left with Him. This fuel He threw in the
Dhuni - the sacred fire, which he kept ever burning. The ash from
this fire was called Udi and it was freely distributed to the devotees
at the time of their departure from Shirdi.

What did Baba teach or hint by this Udi? Baba taught by His Udi that
all the visible phenomena in the universe are as transient as the ash.
Our bodies composed of wood or matter of the five elements, will fall
down, after all their enjoyments are over, and be reduced to ashes.
In order to remind the devotees of the fact that their bodies will be
reduced to ashes, Baba distributed Udi to them. Baba also taught by
the Udi that the Brahman is the only Reality and the universe is
ephemeral and that no one in this world, be he a son, father or wife,
is really ours. We come here (in this world) alone and we have to go
out alone. It was found and is even now found out, that the Udi cured
many physical and mental maladies, but Baba wanted to din into the
devotee's ears the principles of discrimination between the Unreal and
the Real, non-attachment for the Unreal, by His Udi and Dakshina. The
former (Udi) taught us discrimination and the latter (Dakshina) taught
us non-attachment. Unless we have these two things, it is not possible
for us to cross over the sea of the mundane existence. So Baba asked for
and took Dakshina, and while the devotees took leave, He gave Udi as
Prasad, besmeared some of it on the Bhaktas' foreheads and placed
His boon-conferring hand on their heads. When Baba was in a cheerful mood,
He used to sing merrily. One such song was about Udi. The burden of the
Udi song was this,"Oh, playful Rama, come, come, and bring with you sacks
of Udi." Baba used to sing in very clear and sweet tones.

So much about the spiritual implication of Udi. It had also its material
significance. It conferred health, prosperity, freedom from anxiety, and
many other worldly gains. So the Udi has helped us to gain both our
ends - material as well as spiritual. We shall now begin with the stories
about the Udi.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 04, 2014, 04:03:20 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 33

At Malegaon (Dt. Nasik) there lived a doctor (qualified and degree-holder).
His nephew suffered from an incurable disease - Tubercular bone-abcess.
The doctor himself and his brothers, the medical practitioners, tried all sorts
of remedies and even an operation. There was no relief and there was no
end to the little boy's suffering. Friends and relations advised the parents
of the boy to seek divine aid and recommended them to try Sai Baba,
who was known to have cured such incurable cases by His mere glance.
The parents, therefore, came to Shirdi. They prostrated themselves before Baba,
placed the boy before Him and pleaded humbly and respectfully, and implored
Him to save their son. The merciful Baba comforted them saying
"Those who resort to this Masjid shall never suffer anything in this life and to
the end of time. Be now care-free. Apply Udi on the abcess and within one week
he will recover. Believe in God. This is no Masjid, but Dwarawati. He who steps
here will soon get health and happiness and his sufferings will come to an end".
The boy was made to sit before Baba, Who moved his hands on the affected part
and cast His loving glances on him. The patient was pleased and with the application
of the Udi, he began to recover, and was all right after some days. The parents then
left Shirdi with their son, thanking Baba for the cure, which was effected by Udi
and Baba's gracious looks.

After knowing this, the doctor, the uncle of the boy became wonder-struck and
desired to see Baba while he was on his way to Bombay for some business; but
at Malegaon and Manmad somebody spoke to him against Baba and poisoned
his ears. He therefore, dropped the idea of visiting Shirdi and went to Bombay direct.
He wanted to spend the rest of his leave at Alibag, but at Bombay he heard three
successive nights, a voice crying out,"Still you disbelieve me?". Then the doctor
changed his mind and resolved to go to Shirdi. He had to attend in Bombay to a
case of Infectious Fever, which showed no signs of abatement soon. So he thought
that his Shirdi trip would be postponed. He however proposed a test in his mind
and said,"If the patient gets all right today, I start for Shirdi tomorrow." The wonder
is that exactly at the time when the determination was taken, the fever began to
abate and the temperature became normal. Then he went to Shirdi as per his
determination, took Baba's darshan and prostrated himself before Him. Baba gave
him such experiences that he became His devotee. He stayed there for four days
and returned home with Baba's Udi and blessings. Within a fortnight he was transferred
on promotion to Bijapur. His nephew's case gave him an opportunity for seeing Baba
and this visit engendered in him a neverfailing love for the Saint's feet.

One Dr. Pillay was an intimate Bhakta of Baba. He was much liked by Baba, Who always
called him Bhau (brother). Baba talked with him off and on and consulted him in all matters
and wanted him always at His side. This Pillay suffered once very badly from guinea-worms.
He said to Kakasaheb Dixit, "The pain is most excruciating and unbearable. I prefer death
to it. This pain, I know, is for repaying past Karma, but go to Baba and tell Him to stop
the pain and transfer the working of my past Karma to ten future births of mine." Mr. Dixit
went to Baba and told Him his request. Then Baba, being moved by his request, said to Dixit,
"Tell him to be fearless. Why should he suffer for ten births? In ten days he can work out
the sufferings and consequences of his past Karma. While I am here to give him temporal
and spiritual welfare, why should he pray for death? Bring him here on somebody's back
and let us work and finish his sufferings once for all".

The doctor was brought in that condition and was seated on Baba's right side,where
Fakir Baba always sat. Baba gave him His bolster and said,"Lie calmly here and be at
ease. The true remedy is, that the result of past actions has to be suffered and got over.
Our Karma is the cause of our happiness and sorrow; therefore put up with whatever
comes to you. Allah (God) is the sole Dispenser and Protector, always think of Him. He will
take care of you. Surrender to His feet with body, mind, wealth and speech, i.e. completely
and then see what He does." Dr. Pillay said in return that Nanasaheb had put a bandage
over the leg, but he found no relief. "Nana is a fool" replied Baba. "Take off that bandage
or else you will die. Now a crow will come and peck you, and then you will recover."

While this conversation was going on, one Abdul, who always cleaned the Masjid and
trimmed the lamps, turned up. While he was attending to his work of training, his foot
accidentally fell upon the stretched leg of Dr. Pillay. The leg was already swollen and
when Abdul's foot fell upon it and pressed it, all the seven guinea-worms were squeezed
out at once. The pain was unbearable and Dr. Pillay bawled out loudly. After some time,
he calmed down and began to sing and cry alternately. Then Pillay enquired when the
crow was coming and peeking. Baba said, "Did you not see the crow? He won't come again.
Abdul was the crow. Now go and rest yourself in the Wada and you will be soon allright."

By application of the Udi and by taking it in the stomach with water, and without taking
any other treatment or medicine, the disease was completely cured in ten days
as predicted by Baba. 

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 05, 2014, 02:25:25 AM
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CHAPTER 34

Let us bow now before the great saints. Their merciful glances will destroy
mountains of sins and do away with all the evil taints of our character. Their
casual talk gives us good teachings and confers on us imperishable happiness.
Their minds do not know any difference such as 'This is ours and that is yours.'
Such differentiation never arises in their minds. Their debts (obligations) will
never be repaid by us in this birth as well as in many future births.

It is well-known that Baba took Dakshina from all, and out of the amount
thus collected, He spent a lot on charity and purchased fuel with the balance
left with Him. This fuel He threw in the Dhuni - the sacred fire, which he kept
ever burning. The ash from this fire was called Udi and it was freely distributed
to the devotees at the time of their departure from Shirdi.

What did Baba teach or hint by this Udi? Baba taught by His Udi that all the
visible phenomena in the universe are as transient as the ash. Our bodies
composed of wood or matter of the five elements, will fall down, after all their
enjoyments are over, and be reduced to ashes. In order to remind the devotees
of the fact that their bodies will be reduced to ashes, Baba distributed Udi to
them. Baba also taught by the Udi that the Brahman is the only Reality and the
universe is ephemeral and that no one in this world, be he a son, father or wife,
is really ours. We come here (in this world) alone and we have to go out alone.
It was found and is even now found out, that the Udi cured many physical and
mental maladies, but Baba wanted to din into the devotee's ears the principles
of discrimination between the Unreal and the Real, non-attachment for the Unreal,
by His Udi and Dakshina. The former (Udi) taught us discrimination and the latter
(Dakshina) taught us non-attachment. Unless we have these two things, it is not
possible for us to cross over the sea of the mundane existence. So Baba asked
for and took Dakshina, and while the devotees took leave, He gave Udi as Prasad,
besmeared some of it on the Bhaktas' foreheads and placed His boon-conferring
hand on their heads. When Baba was in a cheerful mood, He used to sing merrily.
One such song was about Udi. The burden of the Udi song was this,"Oh, playful
Rama, come, come, and bring with you sacks of Udi." Baba used to sing in
very clear and sweet tones.

So much about the spiritual implication of Udi. It had also its material significance.
It conferred health, prosperity, freedom from anxiety, and many other worldly
gains. So the Udi has helped us to gain both our ends - material as well as spiritual.
We shall now begin with the stories about the Udi. 

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Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 05, 2014, 02:30:06 AM
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CHAPTER 35

In spiritual matters or endeavours, sectarianism is the greatest bar to our progress.
Those, who believe the God is without form, are heard saying that to believe the
God is with the form is an illusion and that the Saints are only human beings.
Then why should they bend their heads before them and offer Dakshina?
Persons belonging to other sects will also raise objections and say, "Why should
they bow and offer allegiance to other Saints, leaving their Sadgurus?" Similar
objections regarding Sai Baba were heard before and are heard even now.
Some said that when they went to Shirdi, Baba asked for Dakshina from them.
Is it good that Saints should collect money in this fashion? If they do so,
where is their Sainthood? But there are many instances where men went to
Shirdi to scoff; but remained there to pray.

Kaka was the Manager in the firm of Thakkar Dharmasey Jethabhai, a solicitor
of Bombay. Both the Master and the Manager were on intimate terms. Mr. Thakkar
knew that Kaka was often going to Shirdi, staying there for some days and returning,
when Baba permitted him. Out of curiosity and just to test Baba, Mr. Thakkar
decided to go to Shirdi with Kaka during Shimga holidays. As Kaka's return was
uncertain, he took another man with him as an associate. The three started together
and Kaka bought two seers of raisins (dried grapes with seed) on the way for
presentation to Baba. They reached Shirdi in due time, and went to the Masjid for
darshan. Then Babasaheb Tarkhad was there, Mr. Thakkar asked him why he came
there. "For darshan", Tarkhad replied. Mr. Thakkar asked if miracles took place
there. Tarkhad replied that it (to see miracles) was not his attitude, but the earnest
intentions of the Bhaktas were satisfied here. Then Kaka prostrated himself before
Baba and offered the raisins to Him. Baba ordered them to be distributed. Mr. Thakkar
got a few of them. He did not like the raisins and he was advised by his doctor not to
eat them without washing and cleaning them. So he was in a fix. He did not like to eat
them, nor could he reject them. To keep up formalities, he put them into his mouth,
but did not know what to do with the seeds. He could not spit them out on the floor
of the Masjid, so he pocketed them against his wish. He then said in his mind that
if Baba was a Saint, how could He be ignorant of his dislike for the raisins and could
He force them on him. When this thought arose in his mind Baba again gave him some
more raisins. He could not eat them, but held them in his hand. Then Baba asked him
to eat them up. He obeyed and found, to his surprise, that they were all seedless.
He wanted to see miracles and here was one. He knew that Baba read his thought;
and as per his wish converted raisins (with seeds) into seedless grapes. What a
wonderful power! Again to test further he asked Tarkhad, who was sitting by and
who also got some raisins, "What kind of grapes you got?" He replied "They variety
with seeds." Mr. Thakkar was still more surprised to hear this. Then to confirm his
growing faith Thakkar thought in his mind that if Baba was a real Saint, the raisins
should be now given to Kaka first. Reading this thought also, Baba ordered that
distribution should be commenced from Kaka. These proofs were sufficient for Thakkar.

Then Shama introduced Mr. Thakkar as the master of Kaka, upon which Baba said,
"How could he be his master? He has got a different Master altogether". Kaka
appreciated this reply. Forgetting his resolve, Thakkar saluted Baba and returned
to the Wada.

After the noon-Arati was over, they all went to the Masjid for taking Baba's leave
for their departure. Sharma spoke for them. Baba then spoke as follows.

"There was a fickle-minded gentleman. He had health and wealth and was free from
both physical and mental afflictions, but he took on him needless anxieties and burdens
and wandered hither and thither, thus losing his peace of mind. Sometimes he dropped
the burdens and at other times carried them again. His mind knew no steadiness.
Seeing his state, I took pity on him and said, "Now please keep your faith on any
one place (point) you like, why roam like this? Stick quietly to one place.

Thakkar at once came to know that, that was an exact description of himself. He
wished that Kaka should also return with him but no one expected that Kaka would be
allowed to leave Shirdi so soon. Baba read also this thought to his and permitted Kaka
to return with his master. Thakkar got one more proof of Baba's capacity to read another's mind.

Then Baba asked Kaka for Rs. 15/- as Dakshina and received it. To Kaka He said,
"If I take one rupee as Dakshina from anybody I have to return it tenfold to him.
I never take anything gratis. I never ask any one indiscriminately. I only ask and
take from him whom the Fakir (My Guru) points out. If any one is indebted formerly
to the Fakir money is received from him. The donor gives, i.e. sows his seeds,
only to reap a rich harvest in future. Wealth should be the means to work out Dharma.
If it is used for personal enjoyment, it is wasted. Unless you have given it before,
you do not get it now. So the best way to receive is to give. The giving of Dakshina
advances Vairagya (Non-attachment) and thereby Bhakti and Jnana. Give one and
receive tenfold".

On hearing these words Mr. Thakkar himself gave Rs.15/- in Baba's hand, forgetting
his resolve not to do so. He thought he did well in coming to Shirdi as all his doubts were
solved and he learnt so much.

Baba's skill in handling such cases was unique. Though He did all those things He was
totally non-attached to them. Whether anybody saluted Him or not, or whether anybody
gave Him Dakshina or not, it was the same to Him. None He disrespected. He felt no
pleasure because He was worshipped and no pain because He was disregarded.
He transcended the pairs of opposites, viz. pleasure and pain, etc.   

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Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 08, 2014, 03:47:56 AM
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CHAPTER 36 : Part - 1

Once two gentlemen came from Goa for taking darshan of Sai Baba,
and prostrated themselves before him. Though both came together,
Baba asked only one them to give Him Rs.15/- as Dakshina which was
paid willingly. The other man voluntarily offered Rs. 35/-. This sum was
rejected by Baba to the astonishment of all. Shama, who was present,
asked Baba, "What is this? Both came together, one's Dakshina you accept,
 the other, though voluntarly paid, you refuse. Why this distinction?
Baba replied, "Shama, you know nothing. I take nothing from anybody.
The Masjidmayi (The presiding Deity of the Masjid) calls for the debt,
the donor pays it and becomes free. Have I any home, property or family
to look after? I require nothing. I am ever free. Debt, enmity and murder
have to be atoned for, there is not escape". Baba then continued in
His characteristic way as follows:-

As first he was poor and took a vow to his God that he would pay
his first month's salary if he got an appointment. He got one on Rs.15/- p.m.
Then he steadily got promotions, from Rs.15/- he got Rs. 30, 60, 100, 200
and ultimately Rs.700/- per month. But in his prosperity he forgot clean the
vow he took. The force of his karma has driven him here and I asked that
amount (Rs.15/-) from him as Dakshina.

Another story, While wandering by the sea-side I came to a huge mansion
and sat on its verandah. The owner gave me a good reception and fed me
sumptuously. He showed me a neat and clean place near a cupboard for
sleeping. I slept there. While I was sound asleep, the man removed a literite
slab and broke the wall entered in and scissored off all the money from my pocket.
When I woke up, I found that Rs.30,000/- were stolen. I was greatly distressed
and sat weeping and moaning. The money was in currency notes and I thought
that the Brahmin had stolen it. I lost all interest in food and drink and sat for
a fortnight on the verandah, bemoaning my loss. After the fortnight was over,
a passing fakir saw me crying, and made enquiries regarding the cause of
my sorrow. I told him everything. He said, "If you act according to my bidding,
you will recover your money; go to a fakir, I shall give his whereabouts,
surrender yourself to him, he will get back your money; in the meanwhile give up
your favourite food till you recover your money." I followed the fakir's advice
and got my money. Then I left the Wada and went to the sea-shore. There was
a steamer, but I could not get into it as it was crowded. There a good-natured
peon interceded for me and I got in luckily. That brought me to another shore, w
here I caught a train and came to the Masjidmayi.

The story finished and Baba asked Shama to take the guests and arrange for
their feeding. Then Shama took them home and fed them. At dinner, Shama said
to the guests that Baba's story was rather mysterious, as He had never gone to
the sea-side, never had any money (Rs.30,000/-), never travelled, never lost any
money and never recovered it, and enquired whether they understood it and
caught its significance. The guests were deeply moved and were shedding tears.
In a choking voice they said that Baba was omniscient, infinite, the One (Para Brahma)
without a second. The story He gave out is exactly our story, What He spoke has
already taken place in our case. How He knew this, is a wonder of wonders!
We shall give all the details after the meals.

Then after the meals while they were chewing betel-leaves,the guests began
to tell their stories. One of them said:-

"A hill-station on the ghats is my native place. I went to Goa to earn my living by
securing a job. I took a vow to God Datta that if I got any service, I would offer Him
my first month's salary. By His grace I got an appointment of Rs.15/- and then
I got promotions as described by Baba. I did forget all about my vow. Baba has just
reminded me of it in this way and recovered Rs. 15/- from me. It is not Dakshina
as one may think it to be, but a repayment of an old debt and fulfillment of long
forgotten vow".   

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Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 10, 2014, 03:11:14 AM
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CHAPTER 36 : Part - 2

Baba never, in fact, actually begged any money, nor allowed His Bhaktas to beg.
He regarded money as a danger or bar to spiritual progress and did not allow
His Bhaktas to fall into its clutches. Bhagat Mhalsapati, is an instance on tis point.
He was very poor and could hardly make both ends meet. Baba never allowed him
 to make any money, nor gave him anything from the Dakshina amount. Once a
kind and liberal merchant named Hansaraj gave a large amount of money to
Mhalsapati in Baba's presence, but Baba did not allow him to accept it.

Then the second guest began his tale. "My Brahmin (cook) was serving me
faithfully for 35 years. Unfortunately he fell into bad ways, his mind changed
and he robbed me of my treasure. By removing a laterite slab from my wall
where my cup-board is fixed, he came in while we were all asleep and carried
away all my accumulated wealth, Rs. 30,000/- in currency notes. I know not
how Baba mentioned the exact amount. I sat crying day and night. My enquiries
came to nothing. I spent a fortnight in great anxiety. As I sat on the verandah,
sad and dejected, a passing fakir noted my condition and enquired of its cause,
and I told him all about it. He told me that an Avalia by name Sai lives in Shirdi,
Kopergaon Taluka. Make vow to Him and give up any food that you like best
and say to Him mentally that 'I have given up eating that food till I take your
darshan'. Then I took the vow and gave up eating rice and s0aid, "Baba,
I will eat it after recovering my property and after taking your darshan".

Fifteen days passed after this. The Brahmin, of his own accord, came to me,
returned my money and apologized, saying, "I went mad and acted thus;
I now place my head on your feet, please forgive me". Thus everything ended
well. The fakir that met me and helped me, was not seen again. An intensive
desire to see Sai Baba, whom the fakir pointed out to me, arose in my mind.
I thought that the fakir who came all the way to my house was no other than
Sai Baba. Would He, who saw me and helped me to get my lost money ever
covet to get Rs.35/-? On the contrary without expecting anything from us,
He always tries His best to lead us on the path of spiritual progress.

I was overjoyed when I recovered my stolen property and being infatuated,
I forgot all about my vow. Then when I was at Colaba, one night I saw Sai Baba
in my dream. This reminded me of my promised visit to Shirdi. I went to Goa and
from there wanted to start for Shirdi, by taking a steamer to Bombay, en route.
But when I came to the harbour, I found that the steamer was crowded and there
was no place. The captain did not allow me, but on the intercession of a peon,
who was stranger to me, I was allowed to get into the steamer which brought
me to Bombay. From there, I got in the train and came here. Surely I think that
Baba is all-pervading and all-knowing. What are we and where is our home?
How great our good fortune that Baba got back our money and drew us here
to Himself? You Shirdi folk must be infinitely superior and more fortunate than we;
for Baba has played, laughed, talked and lived with you for so many years.
I think that your store of good merits must be infinite, for it attracted Baba into
Shirdi. Sai is our Datta. He ordered the vow. He gave me a seat in the steamer
and brought me here and thus gave proof of His omniscience and omnipotence".   

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Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 11, 2014, 05:34:50 AM
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CHAPTER 37 : Part - 1

Blessed is Sai's life, blessed is His daily routine. His ways and actions
are indescribable. Sometimes He was intoxicated with Brahmanand
(divine joy), and at other times content with Self knowledge. Doing
so many things sometimes, He was unconcerned with them. Though
He seemed at times quite actionless (doing nothing) He was not idle
or dozing; He always abided in His own Self. Though He looked calm
and quiet as the placid sea, He was deep and unfathomable. Who can
describe His ineffable nature? He regarded men as brothers, women
as sisters and mothers. He was a perfect and perpetual celibate as
everybody knows. May the understanding (knowledge), we got in
His company, last long unto death. Let us ever serve Him with whole-hearted
devotion to His feet. Let us see Him (God) in all beings and let us ever
love His name.

Hemadpant, after making some lengthy dissertations on some topics
of Vedanta, which he himself considers as a digression, goes on to
describe the Chavadi procession.   

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Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 11, 2014, 05:40:25 AM
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CHAPTER 37 : Part - 2

Baba's dormitory has been already described. One day He slept in the Masjid
and on the next, in the Chavadi (a small building containing a room or two near
the Masjid). This alternate sleeping in both these buildings went on till
Baba's Mahasamadhi. From 10th December 1909 devotees began to offer regular
worship to Baba in the Chavadi. This we will now describe with His grace. When
the turn of retiring to the Chavadi came, people flocked to the Masjid and made
bhajan in the mandap (courtyard) for a few hours. Behind them was a beautiful
Ratha (small car), to the right a Tulsi-vrindavan and in front Baba, and between
these the devotees fond of bhajan. Men and women who had a liking for the bhajan
came in time. Some took Tal, Chiplis and Kartal, Mridang, Khanjiri and Ghol
(all musical instruments) in their hands and conducted the bhajan. Sai Baba was
the Magnet Who drew all the devotees to Him there. Outside in the open, some
trimmed their divatyas, (torches), some decorated the palanquin, some stood with
cane-sticks in their hands and uttered cries of victory to Baba. The corner was decorated
with buntings. Round about the Masjid, rows of burning lamps shed their light. Baba's
horse 'Shyamakarna' stood fully decorated outside. Then Tatya Patil came with a party
of men to Baba and asked Him to be ready. Baba sat quiet in his place till Tatya came
and helped Him to get up by putting his arm under Baba's arm-pit. Tatya called Baba
by the name of Mama. Really their relationship was extremely intimate. Baba wore on
his body the usual kafni, took His satka (short stick) under His arm-pit and after taking
His chilim (tobacco-pipe) and tobacco and placing a cloth over His shoulder became ready
to start. Then Tatya threw a golden-embroidered beautiful Shela (Shawl) over His body.
After this Baba, moving a little the bundle of fuel-sticks lying behind with His right toe and
then extinguishing the burning lamp with His right hand, started for the Chavadi. Then
all sorts of muscial instruments, tashe, band and horns and mridang, gave out their
different sounds; and fire-works exhibited their different and various coloured views.
Men and women singing Baba's name started walking, making bhajan to the
accompaniment of mridang and veena. Some danced with joy and some carried various
flags and standards. The Bhaldars announced Baba's name when He came on the steps
of the Masjid. On the two sides of Baba stood persons, who held chavaris and others
who fanned Baba. On the way were spread folds of cloth on which Baba walked on,
being supported by devotees' hands. Tatyaba held the left hand and Mhalasapati the
right and Bapusaheb Jog held the chhatra (umbrella) over His head. In this fashion
Baba marched on to the Chavadi. The fully decorated red horse, named Shyamakarna
led the way and behind him were all the carriers, waiters, musical players and the crowd
of devotees. Hari-nama (the name of the Lord) chanted to the accompaniment of music
rent the skies as also the name of Sai. In this manner the procession reached the corner
when all the persons that joined this party seemed well-pleased and delighted.

On coming to this corner Baba stood facing the Chavadi and shone with a peculiar
lustre. It seemed, as if the face of Baba glittered like dawn, or like the glory of the rising
sun. Baba stood there with a concentrated mind, facing the north, as if He was calling
somebody. All the instruments played their music while Baba moved His right arm up and
down for some time. Kakasaheb Dixit at this time came forward with a silver plate
containing flowers besmeared with gulal (red powder) and threw them on Baba's body
off and on. The musical instruments played their best at this juncture and Baba's face
beamed with steady and added radiance and beauty, and all the persons drank this
lustre to their hearts' content. Words fail to describe the scene and splendour of this
occasion. Some times Mhalasapati began to dance being possessed or obsessed by
some deity, but all were surprised to see that Baba's concentration was not in the least
disturbed. With a lantern in his hand Tatya Patil walked on Baba's left side and
Bhagat Mhalasapati on the right, holding with his hand the hem of Baba's garment.
What a beautiful procession and what an expression of devotion! To witness this, men
and women, poor and rich, flocked together there. Baba walked very slow. Bhaktas followed
on both sides with love and devotion. With joy pervading the whole atmosphere of the
place, the procession reached the Chavadi. That scene and those days are gone now.
Nobody can see them now or in the future; still remembering and visualising that scene
and sight, we can bring solace and comfort to our minds.

The Chavadi was also fully decorated with a good white ceiling, mirrors and many sorts
of lamps. On reaching it Tatya went ahead and spread an asan and placing a bolster
made Baba sit there and made Him wear good angaraksha (coat). Then the devotees
worshipped Him in various ways. They put on His head a mugut (crown) with a tuft above,
placed garlands of flowers and jewels round His neck and marking His forehead with
musk-mixed vertical lines and a dot (as Vaishnava devotees do) they started at Him for
long to their hearts' content. They changed His head-dress now and then and held it
aloft on the head, fearing that Baba might throw it away. Baba knew the heart of them
all and meekly submitted to all their methods without objection. With these decorations
He looked wonderfully beautiful.

Nanasaheb Nimonkar held the Chhatra (umbrella) with its beautiful pendants which
moved in a circle with its supporting stick. Bapusaheb Jog washed the feet of Baba in
a silver dish and offered 'arghya' and worship with due formalities, then besmeared
His arms with sandal paste, and offered tambul (betel-leaves). Baba sat on the asan
(gadi), while Tatya and others kept standing and falling at His feet. When Baba sat
on the gadi supporting Himself against the bolster, devotees on both sides waved
chamars and fans. Shama then prepared the chillim and handed it over to Tatyaba
who drew a flame out of it by his breath and then gave it to Baba. After Baba had His
smoke, it was given to Bhagat Mhalasapati and then it was passed round to all. Blessed
was the inanimate chillim. It had first to undergo many ordeals of penance, such as being
treated by pot-makers, dried in the open sun and burnt in fire and then it had the good
fortune to get the contact of Baba's hand and His kiss. After this function was over,
devotees put garlands of flowers on His neck and gave Him nose-gays and bunches of
flowers for smelling. Baba who was dispassion or non-attachment incarnate, cared a fig
for all these necklaces of jewels, and garlands of flowers and other decorations; but out
of real love to His devotees, He allowed them to have their own way and to please
themselves. Finally Bapusaheb Jog waved the arati over Baba, observing all formalities,
the musical instruments playing thier auspicious tunes. When this arati was over, the
devotees returned home one by one saluting Baba and taking His leave. When Tatya Patil,
after offering chillim, attar (scent) and rose-water, rose to depart, Baba said to him lovingly -
"Guard Me, go if you like, but return sometimes at night and enquire after Me." Replying in
the affirmative Tatyaba left the Chhavadi and went home. Then Baba Himself prepared His bed.
He arranged 50 or 60 white chadders one upon another and thus making His bed, went to rest.
We shall also now take rest and close this chapter with a request to the readers that they
should remember Sai Baba and His Chavadi procession daily before they retire and
go to bed.

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Post by: ShAivI on September 12, 2014, 03:03:03 AM
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CHAPTER 38 : Part - 1

Oh, blessed Sad-guru Sai, we bow to You, Who have given happiness to
the whole world, accomplished the welfare of the devotees and have
removed the affliction of those who have resorted to Your Feet. Being
very liberal and being the protector and saviour of the Bhaktas who surrender
themselves to You, You incarnate yourself in this world to oblige the people a
nd do them good. The liquid essence of Pure Self was poured into the mould
of Brahma and out of this has come out the crest-jewel of the saints-Sai.
This Sai is Atmarama Himself. He is the abode of perfect divine bliss. Having
Himself attained all objects of life, He made His devotees desirelss and free.

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Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 12, 2014, 03:07:37 AM
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CHAPTER 38 : Part - 2

Different sadhanas (means of accomplishments) are prescribed in our scriptures
for different ages. Tapa (Penance) is recommended for Krita age, Jnana
(Knowledge) for Treta age, Yajna (Sacrifice) for Dwapara age and Dana (Charity)
for Kali (present) age. Of all the charities, giving food is the best one. We are
much perturbed when we get no food at noon. Other beings feel similarly under
similar circumstances. Knowing this, he who gives food to the poor and hungry,
is the best donor or charitable person. The Taittiriya Upanishad says that
"Food is Brahma; from food all the creatures are born and having been born,
by food they live, and having departed, into food again they enter." When an
Atithi (uninvited guest) comes to our door at noon, it is our bounden duty to
welcome him by giving him food. Other kinds of charities, viz., giving away wealth,
property and clothes etc., require some discrimination, but in the matter of food,
no such consideration is necessary. Let anybody come to our door at noon,
he should be served forthwith; and if lame, crippled, blind and diseased paupers
come, they should be fed first and the able-bodied persons and our relations
afterwards. The merit of feeding the former is much greater than that of feeding
the latter. Other kinds of charities are imperfect without this Anna-dana
(giving of food) as stars are without the moon, a necklace without its central
medal, a crown without pinnacle, a tank without a lotus, bhajan without love,
a married lady without the kumkum-mark, singing without a sweet voice or
butter-milk without salt. Just as varan (Pulse-soup) excels all other dishes,
Anna-dana is the best of all merits. Now let us see how Baba prepared food
and distributed it.

It has been stated before that Baba required very little food for Himself
and what little He wanted, was obtained by begging from a few houses.
But when He took it into His mind to distribute food to all, He made all
preparations from beginning to end, Himself. He depended on nobody and
troubled none in this matter. First He went to the bazar and bought all the things,
corn, flour, spices etc., for cash. He did also the grinding. In the open courtyard
of the Masjid, He arranged a big hearth and after lighting a fire underneath
kept a Handi over it with a proper measure of water. There were two kinds of
Handi, one small and the other big. The former provided food for 50 persons,
the later for 100. Sometimes He cooked 'Mitthe Chaval' (sweet rice), and at
other times 'pulava' with meat. At times in the boiling varan (soup), He let in
small balls of thick or flat breads of wheat flour. He pounded the spices on a
stone-slab, and put the thin pulverized spices into the cooking-pot. He took all
the pains to make the dishes very palatable. He prepared 'Ambil' by boiling
jawari-flour in water and mixing it with butter-milk. With the food He distributed
this Ambil to all alike. To see whether the food was properly cooked or not,
Baba rolled up the sleeve of His Kafni and put His bare arm in the boiling cauldron
without the least fear, and churned (moved) the whole mass from side to side
and up and down. There was no mark of burn on His arm, nor fear on His face.
When the cooking was over, Baba got the pots in the Majid, and had them duly c
onsecrated by the moulvi. First He sent part of the food as prasad to Mhalasapati
and Tatya Patil and then He served the remaining contents with His own hand
to all the poor and helpless people to their hearts' content. Really blessed and
fortunate must be those people who got food prepared by Baba and served by Him.

Somebody may raise a doubt here and ask - "Did Baba distribute vegetable and
animal food as prasad alike to all His devotees?" The answer is plain and simple.
Those who were accustomed to (take) animal food were given food from the Handi
as prasad and those who were not so accustomed, were not allowed to touch it.
He never created in them any wish or desire to indulge in this food. There is a
principle well established that when a Guru himself gives anything as prasad,
the disciple who thinks and doubts whether it is acceptable or otherwise, goes
to peridition. In order to see how any disciple has imbibed this principle, Baba
at times proposed tests. For instance, on an Ekadashi day He gave some rupees
to Dada Kelkar and asked him to go in person to Koralha to get mutton from there.
This Dada Kelkar was an orthodox Brahmin and kept all orthodox manners in his life.
He knew that offering wealth, grain and clothes etc., to a Sad-guru was not enough
but that implicit obedience to and prompt compliance with His order was the real
Dakshina that pleased Him most. So Dada Kelkar dressed himself and started for
 the place. Then Baba called him back and said, "Don't go yourself, but send
somebody." Then Dada sent servant Pandu for the purpose. Seeing him starting,
Baba asked Dada to call him back and cancelled that programme. On another
occation Baba asked Dada just to see how the saltish `Pulava' (mutton dish)
was done. The latter said casually and formally that it was alright. Then Baba
said to him - "Neither you have seen it with your eyes, nor tasted in with your
tongue, then how could you say that it was good? Just take out the lid and see.
" Saying this Baba caught his arm and thrust it into the pot and added, "Draw out
your arm and taking a ladle, put some quantity in the dish without caring for your
orthodoxy and without blustering." When a wave of real love rises in a mother's
mind, she pinches her child with her hand and when it begins to cry and shout,
she hugs it close to her bosom. Similarly Baba, in a true motherly way pinched
Dada Kelkar in this fashion. Really no saint or guru will ever force his orthodox
disciple to eat forbidden food and defile himself thereby.

The Handi business went on for some time till 1910 and was stopped thereafter.
As stated before, Das Ganu spread the fame of Baba by his kirtans far and wide
in the Bombay Presidency and people from that part of the country began to
flock to Shirdi, which became in a few days a place of pilgrimage. The devotees
brought with them various articles for presentation and offered various dishes
of food as naivedya. The quantity of naivedya offered by them was so much
that the fakirs and paupers could feed themselves to their hearts' content,
leaving some surplus behind. Before stating how naivedya was distributed,
we shall refer to Nanasaheb Chandorkar's story showing Baba's regard and
respect for local Shrines and deities. 

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 14, 2014, 03:24:49 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 39 : Part - 1

Blessed is Shirdi and blessed is Dwarkamayi where Shri Sai lived and moved
until He took Mahasamadhi. Blessed are the people of Shirdi whom He obliged
and for whom He came such long distance. Shirdi was a small village first,
but it attained great importance, on account of His contact and became
a Tirtha, holy place of pilgrimage. Equally blessed are the womenfolk of Shirdi,
blessed is their whole and undivided faith in Him. They sang the glories
of Baba while bathing, grinding, pounding corn and doing other house-hold
work. Blessed is their love, for they sang sweet songs which calm and pacify
the minds of the singers and listeners.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 14, 2014, 03:31:06 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 39 : Part - 2

Nobody believed that Baba knew Sanskrit. One day He surprised all by giving
a good interpretation of a verse from the Gita to Nanasaheb Chandorkar.
A brief account about this matter was written by Mr.B.V.Deo, Retired Mamlatdar
and published in Marathi in 'Shri Sai Leela' magazine, Vol IV. Sphuta Vishaya,
page 563. Short accounts of the same are also published in 'Sai Baba's Charters
and Sayings' page 61 and in 'The Wondrous Saint Sai Baba', page 36 - both
by Brother B.V.Narsimhaswami. Mr.B.V.Deo has also given an English version of
this in his statement dated 27-9-1936 and published on page 66 of "Devotees'
Experiences, Part III" published by the said Swami. As Mr.Deo has got first hand
information about this Subject from Nanasaheb himself we give below his version.

Nanasaheb Chandorkar was a good student of Vedanta. He had read Gita with
commentaries and prided himself on his knowledge of all that. He fancied that
Baba knew nothing of all this or of Sanskrit. So, Baba one day pricked the bubble.
These were the days before crowds flocked to Baba, when Baba had solitary
talks at the Mosque with such devotees. Nana was sitting near Baba and massaging
His Legs and muttering something.

Baba - Nana, what are you mumbling yourself?

Nana - Iam reciting a shloka (verse) from Sanskrit.

Baba - What shloka?

Nana - From Bhagawad-Gita

Baba - Utter it loudly.

Nana then recited B.G.IV-34 which is as follows :-

'Tadviddhi Pranipatena Pariprashnena Sevaya,
Upadekshyanti Te Jnanam Jnaninastattwadarshinah'

Baba - Nana, do you understand it?

Nana - Yes.

Baba - If you do, then tell me.

Nana - It means this - "Making Sashtanga Namaskar, i.e., prostration,
questioning the guru, serving him, learn what this Jnana is. Then,
those Jnanis that have attained the real knowledge of the Sad-Vastu
(Brahma) will give you upadesha (instruction) of Jnana."

Baba - Nana, I do not want this sort of collected purport of the whole
stanza. Give me each word, its grammatical force and meaning.

Then Nana explained it word by word.

Baba - Nana, is it enough to make prostration merely ?

Nana - I do not know any other meaning for the word 'pranipata'
than 'making prostration'.

Baba - What is 'pariprashna'?

Nana - Asking questions.

baba - What does 'Prashna' mean?

Nana - The same (questioning).

Baba - If 'pariprashna' means the same as prashna (question),
why did Vyasa add the prefix 'pari'? Was Vyasa off his head?

Nana - I do not know of any other meaning for the word 'pariprashna'.

Baba - 'Seva', what sort of 'seva' is meant?

Nana - Just what we are doing always

Baba - Is it enough to render such service?

Nana - I do not know what more is signified by the word 'seva'.

Baba - In the next line "upadekshyanti te jnanam", can you so read it as
to read any other word in lieu of Jnanam?

Nana - Yes.

Baba - What word?

Nana - Ajnanam.

Baba - Taking that word (instead of Jnana) is any meaning made out of the verse?

Nana - No, Shankara Bhashya gives no such construction.

Baba - Never mind if it does not. Is there any objection to using the word
"Ajnana" if it gives a better sense?

Nana - I do not understand how to construe by placing "Ajnana" in it.

Baba - Why does Krishna refer Arjuna to Jnanis or Tattwadarshis to do his
prostration, interrogation and service? Was not Krishna a Tattwadarshi,
in fact Jnana himself.

Nana - Yes He was. But I do not make out why he referred Arjuna to Jnanis?

Baba - Have you not understood this?

Nana was humiliated. His pride was knocked on the head. Then Baba began to explain -

(1) It is not enough merely to prostrate before the Jnanis.
We must make Sarvaswa Sharangati (complete surrender)
to the Sad-guru.

(2) Mere questioning is not enough. The question must not be
made with any improper motive or attitude or to trap the Guru
and catch at mistakes in the answer, or out of idle curiosity.
It must be serious and with a view to achieve moksha or spiritual progress.

(3) Seva is not rendering service, retaining still the feeling that one is
free to offer or refuse service. One must feel that he is not the master
of the body, that the body is Guru's and exists merely to render service to him.

If this is done, the Sad-guru will show you what the Janna referred
to in the previous stanza is.

Nana did not understand what is meant by saying that a guru teaches ajnana.

Baba - How is Jnana Upadesh, i.e., imparting of realization to be effected?
Destroying ignorance is Jnana. (cf. Verse-Ovi-1396 of Jnaneshwari commenting
on Gita 18-66 says - "removal of ignorance is like this, Oh Arjuna, If dream
and sleep disappear, you are yourself. It is like that." Also Ovi 83 on Gita V-16 says -
"Is there anything different or independent in Jnana besides the destruction
of ignornace?")* Expelling darkness means light. Destroying duality (dwaita)
means non-duality (adwaita). Whenever we speak of destroying Dwaita,
we speak of Adwaita. Whenever we talk of destroying darkness, we talk of light.
If we have to realise the Adwaita state, the feeling of Dwaita in ourselves has
to be removed. That is the realization of the Adwaita state. Who can speak of
Adwaita while remaining in Dwaita? If one did, unless one gets into that state,
how can one know it and realise it?

Again, the Shishya (disciple) like the Sad-guru is really embodiment of Jnana.
The difference between the two lies in the attitude, high realization, marvellous
super-human Sattva (beingness) and unrivalled capacity and Aishwarya Yoga
(divine powers). The Sad-guru is Nirguna, Sat-Chit-Ananda. He has indeed taken
human form to elevate mankind and raise the world. But his real Nirguna nature
is not destroyed thereby, even a bit. His beingness (or reality), divine power
and widsom remain undiminished. The disciple also is in fact of the same swarupa.
But, it is overlaid by the effect of the samaskaras of innumerable births in the
shape of ignorance, which hides from his view that he is Shuddha Chaitanya
(see B.G. Ch. V-15). As stated therein, he gets the impressions - "Iam Jiva,
a creature, humble and poor." The Guru has to root out these offshoots of ignorance a
nd has to give upadesh or instruction. To the disciple, held spell-bound for endless
generations by the ideas of his being a creature, humble and poor, the Guru imparts
in hundreds of births the teaching - "You are God, you are mighty and opulent."
Then, he realizes a bit that he is God really. The perpetual delusion under which
the disciple is labouring, that he is the body, that he is a creature (jiva) or ego,
that God (Paramatma) and the world are different from him, is an error inherited
from innumerable past births. From actions based on it, he has derived his joy,
sorrows and mixtures of both. To remove this delusion, this error, this root ignorance,
he must start the inquiry. How did the ignorance arise? Where is it? And to show
him this is called the Guru's upadesh. The following are the instances of Ajnana :-

1 - I am a Jiva (creature)

2 - Body is the soul (I am the body).

3 - God, world and Jiva are different.

4 - I am not God.

5 - Not knowing, that body is not the soul.

6 - Not knowing that God, world and Jiva are one.

Unless these errors are exposed to his view, the disciple cannot learn
what is God, jiva, world, body; how they are inter-related and whether
they are different from each other, or are one and the same. To teach him
these and destroy his ignorance is this instruction in Jnana or Ajnana.

Why should Jnana be imparted to the jiva, (who is) a Jnanamurti?
Upadesh is merely to show him his error and destroy his ignorance.

Baba added :-
(1) Pranipata implies surrender.
(2) Surrender must be of body, mind and wealth;

Re: (3) Why should Krishna refer Arjuna to other Jnanis? "Sadbhakta takes
every thing to be Vasudev (B.G.VII-19 i.e., any Guru will be Krishna to the
devotee) and Guru takes disciple to be Vasudev and Krishna treats both as
his Prana and Atma (B.G.7-18, commentary of Jnanadev on this). As Shri Krishna
knows that there are such Bhaktas and Gurus, He refers Arjuna to them so that
their greatness may increase and be known.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 15, 2014, 05:39:49 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 40 

Blessed is Shri Sai Samartha who gives instructions in both temporal
and spiritual matters to His devotees and makes them happy by enabling
them to achieve the goal of their life, - Sai He who when places His hand
on their heads transfers His powers to them and thus destroying the sense
of differentiation, makes them attain the Unattainable Thing. - He who
embraces the Bhaktas who prostrate themselves before Him with no sense of
duality or difference. He becomes one with the Bhaktas as the sea with the
rivers when they meet it in the rainy season and gives them His power and
position. It follows from this that he who sings the Leelas of God's Bhaktas
is equally or more dear to Him than one who sangs the Leelas of God only.
Now to revert to the stories of this chapter.

Mr.B.V.Deo was a Mamlatdar at Dahanu (Thana District). His mother had
observed 25 or 30 different vows and a Udyapan (concluding) ceremony in
connection therewith was to be performed. This ceremony included the feeding
of 100 or 200 Brahmins. Mr.Deo fixed a date for the ceremony and wrote a letter
to Bapusaheb Jog asking him to request Sai Baba on his behalf to attend the
dinner of the ceremony, as without His attendance the ceremony would not be
duly completed. Bapusaheb Jog read out the letter to Baba. Baba noted carefully
the pure-hearted invitation and said - "I always think of him who remembers Me.
I require no conveyance, carriage, tanga, nor train nor aeroplane. I run and
manifest myself to him who lovingly calls me. Write to him a pleasing reply that
three of us (the trio), Myself, yourself and a third will go and attend it." Mr.Jog informed
Mr.Deo of what Baba said. The latter was much pleased, but he knew that Baba never
went to any place except Rahata, Rui and Nimgaon in person. He also thought that
nothing was impossible to Baba as He was all-pervading and that He might suddenly
come, in any form He likes and fulfill His words.

A few days before this, a Sannyasi with Bengali dress and professing to work
for the cause of the protection of the cows, came to the station-master at Dahanu
to collect subscriptions. The latter told him to go into the town and see the Mamlatdar
(Mr.Deo) and with his help collect funds. Just then the Mamlatdar happened to come
there. The station-master then introduced the Sannyasi to him. Both sat talking on
the platform. Mr.Deo told him that a subscription-list for some other charitable cause
had already been opened by the leading citizen Rao Saheb Narottam Shetti and so
it was not good to start another subscription-list and that it would be better if he
would visit the place after 2 or 4 months. Hearing this, the Sannyasi left the place.

About a month afterwards, the Sannyasi came in a tanga and stopped in front of
Mr.Deo's house at about 10 a.m. Deo thought that he came for subscriptions.
Seeing him busy with the preparations of the ceremony, the Sannyasi said that
he had come not for money but for meals. Deo said - "Alright, very glad, you are
welcome, the house is yours." The Sannyasi - "Two lads are with me."
 Deo - "Well, come with them." As there was time (2 hours) for dinner,
Deo enquired where he should send for them. He said that it was not necessary
as he would come himself at the appointed time. Deo asked him to come at noon.
Exactly at twelve noon, the Trio came and joined the dinner party and after feeding
themselves went away.

After the ceremony was finished, Deo wrote a letter to Bapusaheb Jog complaining
of Baba's breach of promise. Jog went to Baba with the letter, but before it was
opened Baba spoke - "Ah, he says that I promised him to come but deceived him.
Inform him that I did attend his dinner with two others, but he failed to recognize
Me. Then why did he call me at all? Tell him that he thought that the Sannyasi came
to ask for subscription money; did I not remove his doubt in that respect and did
I not say that I would come with two others, and did not the Trio come in time and
take their meals? See, to keep My words I would sacrifice my life, I would never be
untrue to My words." This reply gladdened Jog's heart and he communicated the
whole of the reply to Deo. As soon as he read it, he burst into tears of joy, but he
 took himself to task mentally for vainly blaming Baba. He wondered how he was
deceived by the Sannyasi's prior visit and his coming to him for subscriptions,
how he also failed to catch the significance of the Sannyasi's words that he would
come with two others for meals.

This story clearly shows that when the devotees surrender themselves completely
to their Sad-guru, He sees that the religious functions in their houses are duly
executed and complied with all the necessary formalities.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 17, 2014, 04:22:45 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 41 : Part - 1 

Nine years after the occurrence of the incident depicted in the last chapter,
Ali Mahomed saw Hemadpant and related to him the following story.

One day while wandering in the streets of Bombay he bought the picture
from a street-hawker; then he framed and set it on a wall in his house at
Bandra (suburb of Bombay). As he loved Baba, he daily took darshana of it.
Three months before he gave the picture to Hemadpant, he was suffering
from an abscess or swelling on his leg for which an operation was performed
and he was convalescing in the house of his brother-in-law, Mr. Noor-Mahomed Peerbhoy
in Bombay. For three months his house in Bandra was closed; and nobody was
living there. Only the pictures of the famous Baba Abdul Rahiman, Moulanasaheb
Mahomed Hussain, Baba Sai, Baba Tajudin and other saints (living) were there.
The wheel of time did not even spare these. He was lying sick and suffering in
Bombay. Why should the pictures suffer there (in Bandra)? It seems that they have
also their ins and outs (births and deaths). All the pictures met their fate, but how
Sai Baba's picture escaped it, nobody had been able to explain to me up till now.
It shows the all-pervasiveness, omnipresence of Sai and His insrutable power.

He got a small picture of Saint Baba Abdul Rahiman from Mahomed Hussain Thariyatopan
many years ago. He gave it to his brother-in-law, Noor-Mahomed Peerbhoy and it was
 lying on his table for eight years. Once the latter saw it, took it to a photographer
and got it enlarged to life-size and distributed copies of the same amongst his relations
and friends, including Ali Mahomed who fixed it up in his Bandra house. Noor-Mahomed
was a disciple of Saint Abdul Rahiman and when he went to present the picture to his
Guru in an open darbar held by him, the Guru got wild and ran to beat him, and drove
him out. He felt very sorry and dejected. He thought that he lost so much of his money,
and incurred his Guru's displeasure and anger. As his Guru did not like image-worship,
he took the enlarged picture with him to the Appollo Bunder and, after hiring a boat,
went in it and drowned it in the sea. He requested the friends and relations to return
their copies and after getting them (6 in all) back, had them thrown by a fisherman
in the Bandra sea. At this time Ali Mahomed was in his brother-in-law's house. He was
told by him that his suffering would come to an end if he would soon drown the pictures
of the saints in the sea. Hearing this, Ali Mahomed sent his Mehta (Manager) to his
Bandra house and got all the pictures of the saints in his house thrown into the sea.

When Ali Mahomed returned home after two months, he was surprised to find Baba's
picture on the wall as before. He did not understand how his Mehta took away all the
pictures except this. He immediately took it out and kept it in his cupboard, fearing that if
his brother-in-law saw it, he would do away with it. While he was thanking how it should
be disposed of, and who would keep it and guard it well, Sai Baba Himself as it were,
suggested to him that he should see and consult Moulana Ismu Mujavar and abide by
his opinion. He saw the Moulana and told him everything. After mature consideration they
both decided that the picture should be presented to Annasaheb (Hemadpant) and that
he would protect it well. Then they both went to Hemadpant and presented the picture
in the nick of time.

This story shows how Baba knew all the past, present and future, and how skillfully
He pulled the wires and fulfilled desired of His devotees. The following story shows
that Baba liked very much those persons who took real interest in matters spiritual
and that He removed all their difficulties and made them happy.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 18, 2014, 06:21:58 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 41 : Part - 2 

Mr.B.V.Deo who was Mamlatdar of Dahanu (Thana District) wished for a
long time to read Jnaneshwari - (the well-known Marathi commentary on
the Bhagawad-Gita by Jnaneshwar), along with other scriptures. He could
read daily one chapter of the Bhagawad-Gita, and some portion of other
books; but when he took Jnaneshwari in hand, some difficulties cropped up
and he was precluded from reading it. He took three months' leave, went
to Shirdi and thence to his home at Pound for rest. He could read there other
books but when he opened Jnaneshwari, some evil or stray thoughts came
crowding in his mind and stopped him in the effort. Try however he might,
he was not able to read even a few lines of the book with ease. So he
resolved in his mind that when Baba would create love for the book and
would order him to read it, he would begin and not till then. Then in the month
of February 1914 he went with his family to Shirdi. There Jog asked him whether
he daily read Jnaneshwari. Deo said that he was desirous of reading it, but
he was not successful and that only when Baba would order him to read it,
he would commence. Jog then advised him to take a copy of the book and
present it to Baba and to start the reading after it was consecrated and
returned by Him. Deo then replied that he did not want to resort to this device,
as Baba knows his heart. Would He not know his desire and satisfy it by
giving him a clear order to read?

Deo then saw Baba and offered one rupee as Dakshina. Baba asked for Rs. 20/-
which he gave. At night, he saw one Balakram and enquired how he secured
Baba's devotion and grace. Balakram told him that he would communicate
everything next day after arati. When Deo went for darshana next day, Baba
asked for Rs.20/- which he gave willingly. As the Masjid was crowded, Deo
went aside and sat in a corner. Baba asked him to come close and sit with a
calm mind, which Deo did. Then after the noon-arati was over and after the
men dispersed, Deo saw again Balakram and asked him his previous history,
what Baba told him and how he was taught meditation. Balakram was going
to reply when Baba sent one Chandru, a leper devotee to call Deo to Him.
When Deo went to Baba, the latter asked him when and with whom and what
he was talking. He said that he talked with Balakram and heard from him His fame.
Then Baba asked again Rs.25/- as Dakshina which Deo gladly gave. Then Baba
took him inside and sitting near the post charged him saying - "You stole away
My rags without My knowledge." Deo denied all knowledge of the rags, but Baba
asked him to make a search. He searched but found none. Then Baba got angry
and said - "There is nobody here, you are the only thief, so grey-haired and old,
you came here for stealing." After this Baba lost His temper, got terribly wild,
gave all sorts of abuses and scoldings. Deo remained silent and watching, and
thought that he might get a beating also. After about an hour or so, Baba asked
him to go to the Wada. He returned to the Wada and told Jog and Balakram all
that had happened. Then in the after-noon Baba sent for all and Deo also, and
said that His words might have pained the old man (Deo) but as he committed
the theft, He could not but speak out. Then Baba asked again for Rs. 12/- Deo
collected the amount, paid it and prostrated himself before Him. Then Baba said
to him - "What are you doing?" "Nothing" replied Deo. Then Baba - "Go on daily
reading the Pothi (Jnaneshwari), go and sit in the Wada, read something regularly
every day and while reading, explain the portion read, to all with love and devotion.
I am sitting here ready to give you the whole gold-embroidered Shella (valuable cloth),
then why go to others to steal rags, and why should you get into the habit of stealing?"

Deo was much pleased to hear the words of Baba, for He asked him to start reading
Pothi (Jnaneshwari). He thought that he got what he wanted and that he could
read the book with ease thenceforth. He again prostrated himself before Baba and
said that he surrendered himself to Him and that he should be treated as a child
and be helped in his reading. He realized then what Baba meant by 'stealing the rags'.
What he asked Balakram constituted the 'rags' and Baba did not like his behaviour in
this respect. As He was ready to answer any question, He did not like him to ask others
and make unnecessary enquiries and therefore He harassed and scolded him. Deo thought
that He really did not 'harass and scold' him but taught that He was ready to fulfill his
desires, and there was no use asking others in vain. Deo took these scoldings as flowers
and blessings and went home satisfied and contented.

The matter did not end here. Baba did not stop with only issuing an order to read.
Within a year He went to Deo and enquired about his progress. On 2nd April 1914,
on Thursday morn, Baba gave him a dream-vision. He sat on the upper floor and
asked him whether he understood the Pothi. "No" answered Deo. Baba - "Then when
are you going to understand?" Deo burst into tears and said, "Unless You shower
Your grace, the reading is mere worry and the understanding is still more difficult.
I say this definitely." Baba - "While reading you make haste, read it before Me, in
My presence." Deo - "What shall I read?" Baba - "Read Adhyatma (spiritualism)."
Deo went to bring the book when he opened his eyes and was awakened.
We leave the readers to imagine what ineffable joy and bliss Deo felt after
this vision.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 19, 2014, 05:59:45 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 42 : Part - 1 

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.

The readers up till now heard the stories of Baba's life. Let them now hear
attentively Baba's Passing away. Baba got a slight attack of fever on
28th September, 1918. The fever lasted for 2 or 3 days, but afterwards Baba
gave up his food and thereby He grew weaker and weaker. On the 17th day,
i.e., Tuesday, the 15th October 1918, Baba left His mortal coil at about 2-30 p.m.
(Vide Professor G.G. Narke's letter, dated 5th November 1918, to Dadasaheb Khaparde,
published in "Sai Leela" magazine, Page 78, first year). Two years before this,
i.e., in 1916, Baba gave an indication of His Passing away, but nobody understood
it then. It was as follows:- On the Vijayadashmi (Dasara) day Baba at once got into
wild rage in the evening when people were returning from 'Seemollanghan'
(crossing the border or limits of the village). Taking off His head-dress, kafni and
langota etc., He tore them and threw them in the Dhuni before Him. Fed by this
offering, the fire in the Dhuni began to burn brighter and Baba shone still brighter.
He stood there stark naked and with His burning red eyes shouted - "You fellows,
now have a look and decide finally whether Iam a Moslem or a Hindu." Everybody
was trembling with fear and none dared to approach Baba. After some time
Bhagoji Shinde, the leper devotee of Baba, went boldly near Him and succeeded
in tying a langota (waist-band) round His waist and said - "Baba, what is all this?
To-day is the Seemollanghan, i.e., Dasara Holiday." Baba striking the ground with
His satka said - "This is my Seemollanghan (crossing the border)." Baba did not
cool down till 11-00 p.m. and the people doubted whether the chavadi procession
would ever take place that night. After an hour Baba resumed His normal condition
and dressing Himself as usual attended the chavadi procession as described before.
By this incident Baba gave a suggestion that Dasara was the proper time for Him
to cross the border of life, but none understood its meaning. Baba gave also
another indication as follows:- 

Some time after this, Ramachandra Patil became scriously ill. He suffered a lot.
He tried all remedies, but finding no relief, despaired of his life and was waiting
for the last moment. The one midnight Baba suddenly stood near his pillow.
Patil held His Feet and said - "I have lost all hopes of life, please tell me definitely
when I shall die." Merciful Baba said - "Don't be anxious, your hundi (death-warrant)
has been withdrawn and you will soon recover, but Iam afraid of Tatya Patil.
He will pass away on Vijayadashami of Shaka 1840 (1918 A.D.). Do not divulge
this to anybody, nor to him, for he will be terribly frightened." Ramachandra Dada
got well, but he felt nervous about Tatya's life, for he knew that Baba's word was
unalterable, and that Tatya would breathe his last within two years. He kept this hint
secret, told it to none but one Bala Shimpi (a tailor). Only these two persons -
Ramachandra Dada and Bala Shimpi were in fear and suspense regarding
Tatya's life.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 24, 2014, 05:13:17 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 42 : Part - 2 

Ramachandra Dada soon left his bed and was on his legs. Time passed quickly.
The month of Bhadrapad of Shaka 1840 (1918 A.D.) was ending and Ashwin
was in sight. True to Baba's word, Tatya fell sick and was bed-ridden; and so
he could not come for Baba's darshana. Baba was also down with fever.
Tatya had full faith in Baba and Baba in Lord Hari, who was His Protector.
Tatya's illness began to grow from bad to worse and he could not move at
all but always remembered Baba. The predicament of Baba began to grow
equally worse. The day predicted, i.e., Vijayadashami was impending and both
Ramachandra Dada and Bala Shimpi were terribly frightened about Tatya and
with their bodies trembling and perspiring with fear, thought that as predicted
by Baba, Tatya's end was nigh. Vijayadashami dawned and Tatya's pulse began
to beat very slow and he was expected to pass away shortly. But a curious thing
happened. Tatya remained, his death was averted and Baba passed away in his
stead. It seemed as if there was an exchange. People said that Baba gave up His
life for Tatya; why He did so? He alone knows as His ways are inscrutable. It seems,
however, that in this incident, Baba gave a hint of His passing away, substituting
Tatya's name for His.

Next morning (16th October) Baba appeared to Das Ganu at Pandharpur in his dream
and said to him - "The Masjid collapsed, all the oilmen and grocers of Shirdi teased
me a lot, so I leave the place. I therefore came to inform you here, please go there
quickly and cover me with 'Bhakkal' flowers." Das Ganu got the information also from
Shirdi letters. So he came to Shirdi with his disciples and started bhajan and kirtan
and sang the Lord's name, all through the day before Baba's samadhi. Himself weaving
a beautiful garland of flowers studded with Lord Hari's name he placed it on Baba's
samadhi and gave a mass-feeding in Baba's name.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 25, 2014, 03:27:00 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 42 : Part - 3 

Dasara or Vijayadashami is regarded by all the Hindus as the most auspicious
 time and it is befitting that Baba should choose this time for His crossing the
border-line. He was ailing some days before this, but He was ever conscious
internally. Just before the last movement He sat up erect without anybody's aid,
and looked better. People thought that the danger had passed off and He was
geeting well. He knew that He was to pass away soon and therefore, He wanted
to give some money as charity to Laxmibai Shinde.

This Laxmibai Shinde was a good and well-to-do woman. She was working in the
Masjid day and night. Except Bhagat Mhalasapati, Tatya and Laxmibai, none was
allowed to step in the Masjid at night. Once while Baba was sitting in the Masjid
with Tatya in the evening, Laxmibai came and saluted Baba. The latter said to
her - "Oh Laxmi, Iam very hungry." Off she went saying - "Baba, wait a bit, I return
immediately with bread." She did return with bread and vegetables and placed the
same before Baba. He took it up and gave it to a dog. Laxmibai then asked -
"What is this, Baba, I ran in haste, prepared bread with my own hands for You and
You threw it to a dog without eating a morsel of it; You gave me trouble unnecessarily.
" Baba replied - "Why do you grieve for nothing? The appeasement of the dog's hunger
 is the same as Mine. The dog has got a soul; the creatures may be different, but the
hunger of all is the same, though some speak and others are dumb. Know for certain,
that he who feeds the hungry, really serves Me with food. Regard this as an exiomatic
Truth." This is a ordinary incident but Baba thereby propounded a great spiritual truth
and showed its practical application in daily life without hurting anybody's feelings.
From this time onward Laxmibai began to offer Him daily bread and milk with love and
devotion. Baba accepted and ate it appreciatingly. He took a part of this and sent the
remainder with Laxmibai to Radha-Krishna-Mai who always relished and ate Baba's
remnant prasad. This bread-story should not be considered as a digression; it shows,
how Sai Baba pervaded all the creatures and transcended them. He is omnipresent,
birthless, deathless and immortal.

Baba remembered Laxmibai's service. How could He forget her? Just before leaving
the body, He put His hand in His pocket and gave her once Rs.5/- and again Rs.4/-,
in all Rs.9/-. This figure (9) is indicative of the nine types of devotion described in
chapter 21 or it may be the Dakshina offered at the time of Seemollanghan. Laxmibai
was a well-to-do woman and so she was not in want of any money. So Baba might
have suggested to her and brought prominently to her notice the nine characteristics
of a good disciple mentioned in the 6th verse of chapter ten, skandha eleven of the
Bhagwat, wherein first five and then four characteristics are mentioned in the first
and second couplets.* Baba followed the order, first paid Rs.5/- and then Rs.4/- in
all Rs.9/-. Not only nine, but many times nine rupees passed through Laxmibai's hand,
but Baba's this gift of Nine, she will ever remember.

Being so watchful and conscious, Baba also took other precautions in His last moment.
In order that He should not be embroiled or entangled with love and affection for His
devotees, He ordered them all to clear off. Kakasaheb Dixit, Bapusaheb Booty and others
were in the Masjid anxiously waiting upon Baba, but He asked them to go to the Wada
and return after meals. They could not leave Baba's presence, nor could they disobey
Him. So with heavy hearts and heavy feet they went to the Wada. They knew that
Baba's case was very serious and that they could not forget Him. They sat for meals,
but their mind was elsewhere, it was with Baba. Before they finished, news came to
them of Baba's leaving the mortal coil. Leaving their dishes, they ran to the Masjid and
found that Baba rested finally on Bayaji's lap. He did not fall down on the ground nor
did He lie on His bed, but sitting quietly on His seat and doing charity with His own
hand threw off the mortal coil. Saints embody themselves and come into this world
with a definite mission and after that is fulfilled they pass away as quietly and easily
as they came. 

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!
Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 26, 2014, 07:28:57 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 43 & 44 : Part - 1 

It is the general practice amongst the Hindus that when a man is about to die,
some good religious scripture is read out to him with the object that his mind
should be withdrawn from worldly things and fixed in matters spiritual, so that
his future progress should be natural and easy. Everybody knows that when
king Parikshiti was cursed by the son of a Brahmin Rishi and was about to die
after a week, the great sage Shuka expounded to him the famous Bahagwat Puran
in that week. This practice is followed even now and Gita, Bhagawat and other
sacred books are read out to dying persons. 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
Ramavijaya 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.

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 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 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.
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.

The news of Baba's passing away spread like a wild fire in the village of Shirdi and all people,
men, women and children ran to the Masjid and began to mourn this loss in various ways.
Some cried out loudly, some wallowed on in the streets and some fell down senseless.
Tears ran down from the eyes of all and every one was smitten with sorrow.

Then the question arose - How to dispose off Baba's body? Some (Mahomedans) said that
the body should be interred in an open space and a tomb built over it. Even Khushalchand
and Amir Shakkar shared this opinion. But Ramachandra Patil, the village officer said to the
villagers with a firm and determined voice, "Your thought is not acceptable to us. Baba's
body should be nowhere placed except in the Wada." Thus people were divided on this point
and discussion regarding this point went on for 36 hours.

On Wednesday morning Baba appeared to Laxman Mama Joshi in his dream and drawing him
by His hand said - "Get up soon; Bapusaheb thinks that I am dead and so he won't come;
you do the worship and the Kakad (morning) arati." Laxman Mama was the village astrologer
and was the maternal uncle of Shama. He was an orthodox Brahmin and daily first worshipped
Baba in the morning and then all the village deities. He had full faith in Baba. After the vision
he came with all the pooja materials and not minding the protests of the moulvis, did the
Pooja and the Kakad arati with all due formalities and went away. Then at noon Bapusaheb
Jog came with all others and went through the noon-arati ceremony as usual.

Paying due respect to Baba's words the people decided to place His body in the Wada and
started digging the central portion there. In the evening of Tuesday the Sub-Inspector
came from Rahata and others from other places turned up and they all agreed to the proposal.
Next morning Amirbhai came from Bombay and the Mamlatdar from Kopergaon. The people
seemed divided in their opinion. Some insisted on interring His body in the open field. The
Mamlatdar therefore took a general plebiscite and found that the proposal to use the Wada
secured double the number of votes. He, however, wanted to refer the matter to the Collector
and Kakasaheb Dixit got himself ready to go to Ahmednagar. In the meanwhile, by Baba's
inspiration there was a change in the opinion of the other people and all the people unanimously
voted for the proposal. On Wednesday evening Baba's body was taken in procession and brought
to the Wada and was interred there with due formalities in the garbha, i.e., the central portion
reserved for Murlidhar. In fact Baba became the Murlidhar and the Wada became a temple and
a holy shrine, where so many devotees went and are going now to find rest and peace. All the
obsequies of Baba were duly performed by Balasaheb Bhate and Upasani, a great devotee of Baba.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!

Title: Re: THE NECTAR IN Sai Sat Charitra
Post by: ShAivI on September 27, 2014, 04:24:48 AM
OM SAI RAM !!!

CHAPTER 43 & 44 : Part - 2 

Some days before Baba's departure, there occurred an ominous sign foreboding
the event. There was, in the Masjid an old brick on which Baba rested His hand
and sat. At night time He leaned against it and had His asan. This went on for
many years. One day, during Baba's absence, a boy who was sweeping the floor,
took it up in his hand, and unfortunately it slipped from thence fell down broken
into two pieces. When Baba came to know about this, He bemoaned its loss,
crying - "It is not the brick but My fate that has been broken into pieces. It was
My life-long companion, with it I always meditated on the Self, it was as dear to
Me as My life, it has left Me to-day." Some may raise here a question - "Why should
Baba express this sorrow for such an inanimate thing as a brick?" To this Hemadpant
replies that saints incarnate in this world with the express mission of saving the poor
helpless people, and when they embody themselves and mix and act with the people,
they act like them, i.e., outwardly laugh, play and cry like all other people, but inwardly
they are wide awake to their duties and mission.

Thirty two years before this, i.e., in 1886 A.D., Baba made an attempt to cross the
border line. On a Margashirsha Pournima (Full moon) day, Baba suffered from a severe
attack of asthma. To get rid of it Baba decided to take His prana high up and go into
samadhi. He said to Bhagat Mhalasapti - "Protect My body for three days. If I return,
it will be alright; if I do not, bury My body in that open land (pointing to it) and fix two
flags there as a mark." Saying this, Baba fell down at about 10 P.M. His breathing stopped,
as well as His pulse. It seemed as if His prana left the body. All the people including the
villagers came there and wanted to hold an inquest and bury the body in the place pointed
by Baba. But Mhalasapati prevented this. With Baba's body on his lap he sat full three days
guarding it. After three days passed, Baba showed signs of life at 3 A.M. His breathing
commenced, the abdomen began to move. His eyes opened and stretching His limbs, Baba
returned to consciousness (life) again.

From this and other accounts, let the readers consider whether Sai Baba was the three
and a half cubits' body that He occupied for some years and that He left thereafter or He
was the Self inside. The body, composed of the five elements is perishable and transient,
but the Self within is the thing - Absolute Reality which is immortal and intransient. The pure
Being, Consciousness or Brahma, the Ruler and Controller of the senses and mind is the
thing Sai. This pervades all things in the universe and there is no space without it. For
fulfilling His mission He assumed the body and after it was fulfilled, He threw away the
body (the finite aspect), and assumed His infinite aspect. Sai ever lives, as also the previous
Incarnation of God Datta, Shri Narsimha Saraswati of Ganagapur. His Passing away is only
an outward aspect, but really He pervades all animate and inanimate things and is their Inner
Controller and Ruler. This can be, and is even now experienced by many who surrender
themselves completely to Him and worship Him with whole-hearted devotion.

Though it is not possible for us to see Baba's form now, still if we go to Shirdi, we shall
find His beautiful life-like portrait adorning the masjid. This has been drawn by Shamrao
Jaykar, a famous artist and well-known devotee of Baba. To an imaginative and devout
spectator this portrait can give even to-day the satisfaction of taking Baba's darshana.
Though Baba has no body now, He lives there and everywhere, and will effect the welfare
of the devotees even now as He was doing before when He was embodied. Saints like
Baba never die, though they look like men, they are in reality God Himself.

OM SAI RAM, SHRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!