A Devotee
August 5 1999
To All Sai Devotees,
I am an ardent believer of Shirdi Sai Baba. Saibaba helped me many times and I would like to share with Sai devotees one such experience.
I am working in New York since October,97 as a consultant and my employer is in California.Last year, I was working in a large project a team of about 20 and my manager always told me that she would retain me and one more consultant indefinitely. As the project was nearing completion, she started downsizing, which was normal. But one day in a staff meeting in september,98 she announced that she doesn't have budget to support me till end of the year 98 as they lost a lot of money in Russian market crisis and I would have to leave by end of oct'98. But, she said I could come back in Jan 99 as she has sufficient funds in 99 budget. I didn't worry much because I had more than 6 weeks of notice and my employer would find me a job in that period. But he was trying to place a couple of others as their project was ending 3 to 4 weeks before my project. Meanwhile, there was almost a freeze on hiring in New York due to Russian market crisis in the field I was working and the number of openings were very low. Plus, all my former team members about 18 of them were fast filling up the available positions in the market. Finally, in the last week of october,98 my employer started looking for a job for me all over USA and I was attending a couple of interviews. Frankly, I didn't want to leave NewYork/New Jersey due to many personal and professional reasons. I was worried a lot. I prayed to Saibaba and on October 30th last day of my project, my manager told me that my project got extended till Dec 15th, 98 for some important work and she had budget for me from 1st Jan,99. I was very happy and my employer was happy too, because moving me from NYC to other place would have costed him anywhere between 8 to 10k.
I firmly believe that this all happened due to the blessings of SaiBaba.
Om Sai Ram.
A Devotee AP INDIA
August 12 1999
Hi Sai Devotee's
One year back i was having a very good friend by the name Prabha. During those days she is not keen on God and all the poojas. I had given some experiences of Sai, she slowly started believing in Sai and used to accompany with me to the temple on all the Thursday's, especially for evening Aarathi. She has become very dear to Sai. I can't believe with in short span of time she has build lot of trust in SAI.One Thursday, she experienced a miracle in temple, she was pointing to an old person sitting next to Babas photo and saying 'that the person looks exactly like Sai in the photo' It was real the person nearly looking like Sai. Prior to this she was having a problem with the nerves of the thumbs, some doctors pointed that it should get operated, she is more worried about this, at last she is confirmed to get operated. She was discussing the same problem with me in temple, telling about operating on her thumbs, i had suggested her to apply Udhi. Suddenly the person who was sitting next to the photo came to her and gave Udhi. I was just starring at that old man, he is looking like Baba. After that she started applying Udhi daily with in few weeks the Thumb nerves problem was relived with out any operation. Its a amazing Its miracle She started building more faith in Baba by knowing more on Baba by reading Sai Charithra and more. Dear friends all you need to have is FAITH IN BABA, rest u ask Baba what ever you want he will give you with out fail. Om Sai Ram.
Om Sai Ram .
A Devotee
August 12 1999
I would like to share a beautiful dream with you all on this Thursday morning.this is a dream that my sister's son saw. He is 2yrs and 3mts old,he speaks quite a lot for his age. Everyday he sees SAI Baba's photo which are in Sai Satcharitra,when his father read's the book in the evening. One night, he woke up in the middle of the night as usual to ask for his milk bottle,but to my sisters surprise he did not ask for the bottle,he just said SAI BABA,SAI BABA a couple of times and went back to sleep. In the morning when he got up,my sister asked him what did he dream,he replied SAI BABA,then she asked what did he dothe baby replied he gave me chocolates. She was very surprised that the baby could remember the dream so well,and was very happy that Swami had blessed her son.
Om Sai Ram
A Devotee
Om Shri Sai Ram
I've been directed to this site from the Worldwide Sai Devotees Net Discussion System. My wife is Shirdi Baba devotee, and just now she related to me and children a dream she had day before yesterday: I wish she herself tell her dream here, but she cannot type, and has no patience to sit in front of the computer for long , So I'll relate what she said: In the dream Shirdi Baba came exactly in the form of the picture she keeps near her head when sleeping. She went an embraced Shirdi Baba. Then Baba touched her abdomen on the left side and pressed saying, "Don't worry, I'll protect you." Then he asked some children to sprinkle colored water on my wife, which the children did. After that Baba asked to light the agarbathi (joss-stick) but the flame was too small to light the agarabathi, and suddenly she saw Baba's pant caught fire (here he changed into a man). Then Baba said, "I lighted my pant to light the agarabathi." She said the dream was so real, and Baba pressing her abdomen was so life-like. This's just to inform devotees that though Shirdi Sai Baba may have passed away decades ago, He's still very much around.
Sai Ram
Theja.
A Staunch Sai Devotee
Om Sai Ram Om Sai Ram,
My devotion towards Baba began at a phase when I was so fed up with the failures in life. My younger sister is a great devotee of Shirdi Sai. For months I turned down her requests to accompany her to the temple on Thursdays. She always had and still has immense faith in Baba and attributed every thing in her life to Saibaba .She told me that the murti of Baba was so peaceful that I would find solace in Baba . One Thrusday she and my mother begged me to go with her , I agreed to accompany her only be coz she had been requesting me for so many weeks. I went to the Temple with no faith and thought I would spend my time
waiting outside and maybe watching how the other devotees prayed. As we went inside the premises there was a huge crowd in the temple being a Thursday there was hardly any place for me to stand outside so I decided to accompany my sister to the main temple which had the Murti of Baba. As I entered I looked at Baba and suddenly felt as if he was looking at me and smiling, I turned around to see if there was someone else behind me for whom Baba seemed to be beckoning, the devotees behind me were closing their eyes and praying , they did not seem to be the ones, I looked back again it seemed to me as if Baba's eyes were with full of love and affection, looking at this defeated child of his, that was the moment when my tremendous faith in my Baba began it was 6 years back , I went through a lot but kept my faith in my Baba.
I was then in a phase when anything that could go wrong went wrong. I went through sickness , separation from my dear one , ill treatment and harassment. Through all that I called out for My Baba, quite often I wondered why my Baba never hears my prayers and whether anyone could undergo a worse hell than me. Now for the past 2 years I have settled in terms of peace of mind and I realize that Baba gave me much much more than I had asked for. I truly believe that inspire of all hardships Baba is there for his devotees, he waits for the right moment and Baba NEVER FAILS. I have realized that as I have gone through life and request all Sai Devotees especially those who are in a phase where they find that they are losing Hope to cling on to the greatest Saviour of Life Baba.
Baba is omnipresent, many small incidents have shown me that. I am a very staunch devotee of Baba, at the moment I am in a stage where I need Baba's help the most. With so much of negativity around me Baba is my only Beacon of Light. My fellow devotees, have Faith and Patience those are Baba's words, he will carry each one of us across when our time comes. Surrender to the Almighty, he will take care of us, because he knows best what is good for us.
Om Sri Sai Jaya Sai
Sai Devotee
A Devotee
Om Sri Sai Ram
It was in the mid of may , where i had been to the University office, for enrolling for 4th semester, i spoke to the concerned person for registering my name with the amount in the pocket. Ultimately the concerned person rejected me, saying you are not eligible for the 4th semester, and told that you can forget this 6 months. According to new rules the last date for receipt is over. I got scared and started worrying, what happed to me my luck is so bad i had cried with my SAI. Some how my inner will says don't give up, give a try. I took off that day and been to bank and prepared a DD for 2900, (2500 for fee and 400 for fine for two months).With the DD i had prepared a covering letter to the course coordinator, ( i really don't know the concerned person address of the ignou) I just made a courier and left to SAI, i know you SAI only can help me like wicked person. On the way i met my friend who use help me and motivate me in professional and career. We both were in the same semester, he felt sad that we are slipping by 6 months, I really felt very sad about my luck. Some how i had couriered the DD with covering letter to University head office. Totally i forgot about the letter after few months, i met my friend , who got registered and got the course material, i didn't get my course material as of now, at first i didn;t get the confirmation letter for enrolling into 4th semester, I lost hopes . On the other side i lost all communication, since i moved to a new address. Today some how while coming to office i been to post office, met post man,i had conveyed the problem, he told we are waiting for you since few weeks, we are not able to deliver the material since you are not available at you are address. Then i realized, I got enrolled, and i thanked my SAI, who timely brought me to the post office, and got me the material. Actually they are about to dispatch back to sender. Today i received material, its not the material, its 6 months. It's the love and care for me like lazy/careless by SAI. He is my friend we love each other. And that true.
Om Sai Mere Sai Jai Gurudatta
A Devotee
Om Sri Sai Ram
we would like to share a small experience of ours. my husband and I live in dubai.though a free place to live and close to india,sometimes it is amazing to note as to how we have swamis darshan .we regularly go to the temple here.incidentally Dubai is the only place in the gulf besides Muscat to have a temple.when we visit the temple on Thursdays it has been our experience to have swamis Darshan in the form of somebody's ring or locket or some sticker in some car---irrespective of the time ,16 00 hrs to 22 30 hrs we have always had his grace all these seven years, every Thursday ,without exception .this attains greater significance in a gulf country like u.a.e. but ourselves having the same even in Saudi Arabia , when we went for a bhajan every week to some devotees house--- all his Darshan to both of us have been during our travel to the place of worship or while returning home. we seek his continued grace and blessings and protection throughout our life..
A Devotee
Om Sai Ram
At the back of my mind, I had always believed in SHIRDI Sai Baba. On my recent visit to India, this became very sure and strong. I consider myself a part of this family on the net, after reading about fellow devotees. I had a wonderful experience in Bangalore. I was fortunate to meet with this great Sai devotee who is Sai's foster mother in her previous life. She gave me wonderful spiritual advice and I look forward to learning from her, everytime I go back. In the meantime, I will read about Sai Baba's life and his greatness. I pray to Shirdi's Baba to make me worthy of his blessings and that my devotion to him will always keep growing. You are all such wonderful people and are very blessed to be his devotees. The web site for SHIRDI Baba is a great work and is contributing to making devotees out of simpletons like me. Keep up this good work. I hope to contribute to it too.
Om Sai Ram
A Devotee
Dear Sai Devotees,
The presence of this web page itself is a miracle for me. I have been to Hyderabad, India last month for my mother's heart operation, which was successful by the divine grace of SAINATH. The operation was on December 18th, a Thursday and we were doing our Sai bhajan. I cried before Baba to protect my mother who was still in the ICU at Apollo. Just then we got a phone call from my brother who was at the hospital The doctors informed him that my mother gained consciousness and all her cardiac signs are good. It was definitely Sai who was there for us when we needed him. My Baba helped me again! Two weeks later when I was leaving for the US, I was telling my mother that HE is always with me wherever I go, like sparrows with a string tied to their feet, HE draws HIS devotees from far and wide and lo! I came upon this site.
Dear fellow devotees!..believe in SAI, have faith in SAINATH and you will surely attain BLISS!!!. In this world of uncertainty HE is the only REALITY!. Mere Datta mere Bagwan. I pray to SAINATH to bless the devotees who took the pains of
Creating this wonderful web page.
Sri Satchinda Guru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai!!!!!
Sairam!
A Devotee
Sai ram to all
Divia swaroopa's of bhagawan Sri Sai BaBa.
Congratulations and blessings to those wonderful people for maintaing this outstanding web page.my introduction to it is another god Sai's playful leelas. I was returning from New Jersey and travelling to the airport with an Indian driver who picked up another passenger also an Indian gentleman. I was at first very conservative with the two gentlemen, merely greeting them and then silently riding the van. All of a sudden I began chatting to the passenger and asked if he knew of this wonderful saint , guru in India by name of Sathya Sai Baba and without answering he excitedly pulled out his wallet. I too pulled out my purse and he showed me a lovely photo of Shirdi and said I could keep it and I in turn had a few pictures of Shirdi and Sathya Sai Baba standing side by side and told him to keep mine with him always. I then turned to the driver and told him to keep the same picture in his van at all times. The trip to the airport was for all of us the most important part of my 5 day conference on intellectual persuits that I was engaged in.
The kind gentleman named Anand so graciously sent me the address of this great web page on Email. how strangely Baba makes brothers and sisters of total strangers.
Om Bhagawan Shri Sathya Sai Baba Ki JAI!
A Devotee
Such a beautiful service you are doing for all Sai brothers and sisters. I am overwhelmed to hear stories about my atmaram my SaiRam. Baba you are now physically everywhere for me. I used to think about putting your beautiful picture in my office. Now you are there in my computer. I look at your beautiful face every morning before I start my office work get your ASHIRWAD and whole day goes in your satsang. You are so kind to me. May Baba's blessings be with us always and everywhere.
Now let me tell you my experience with my dear my Sadguru who has turned my life into a beautiful direction. I got this small booklet written by Shamdashni Foundation and my heart just fell like a feather in BaBa's feet. I really have started asking and begging for good things in my life. It is all Baba's grace. Baba has been there in my hundred of lives and in this life too. But slowly he kept on working with me. I got to see that MANGAL MURTI in Shirdi only last year. We stayed there in Shirdi for a week and felt like I was in a place which gave comfort peace and solace to my whole being, my Soul. The day we were suppose to depart from Shirdi, I was standing there in front of my Baba to take leave as if I was going away from my Father's house. I saw Baba was also sad but I saw blessings all over me. I asked Baba to call me back again and I am waiting for my Loving Father's invitation. Darshan do Ghanshayam Ram mere ankhian piyasi ray.
Shri Sachidanand Sadguru Sai Maharaj Ki Jai
A Devotee
February 24, 1999
Dear Sai Friends,
I want to share with you a story of how Baba helped me in my times of utter need. I went overseas on a trip and forgot some important documents at home. I could not finish my assignment and return without having the documents called and had my family search my study for the documents. They kept saying that they could not find it. I was thousands of miles away and after all the money spent and travel time, I just fell stupid and useless. How was I going to face my peers How was I going to face my Boss I sat down in the Hotel room, prayed to Shri Sai Baba and started reading the Sai Satcharita Book which I had taken along with me. The next day I called home again and had no luck. This happened the next day too. By that time, with nothing else to do, I had almost finished 3/4 of the book. Finally, resigning to the situation, I resolved to finish the book and prayed to BaBa again.
The fourth day the miracle happened. No sooner that I had finished reading the last page of the book, I got a phone call from my family saying they found the documents and were sending it to me by courier. My joy knew no bounds and my eyes were filled with tears. The documents reached me in a day and I finished my assignment and returned back with great success. As it turned out that while packing my bags, I had put the documents in the inside cover of the portfolio, which I was not supposed to carry. On the third day, my uncle got a dream at 3 a.m. that the only place he had not checked was the portfolio cover and he woke up to see if the documents were there. This was the same time while I was about to finish the Sai Satcharita thousands of miles away. I do not know what else to say except that I bow and pray to Shri Sai. Strange are his ways to get things done. May peace be with you.
Sai Ram
Ashok
A Devotee
August 19, 1999
Dear Sai Brothers and Sisters,
This week had some experiences, which I would like to share with you, all.Three years back my son was diagnosed with an ailment,for which doctors told that he needs a prolonged treatment for years together. that incident really changed my life,and left me with no interest in anything.It became a never ending,constant pain for me.I just kept my hope in god and always kept asking him to cure my son and see that he doesn't need any medication.Since last three years,not even a single day,was i free of anxiety about my son.As i shared with you before,my home environment plus my son's sickness drove me crazy,but there is nothing i can do expect rely on god. Three days back,i had a dream in which my son is complaining of throat pain, as usual i am worried but later i told him that he will be alright if he takes Baba's udi and surprisingly i became less anxious.The next day morning ,i was a bit restless because of the fear that my son is not feeling well in India.Most of the times, even though i am not with my children in India, and where ever i am, i will sense if they are not doing well The second day night i had a dream in which i went to my mothers house and my son went with my father somewhere and my mother told me that he had a bad fever, i became very anxious and was waiting for my son to return home, when my father came home along with my son, i ran to him and checked if he is running fever, My father told that his fever is gone, and i asked him if it is gone without going to the doctor, and my father replied yes. The next day also i am worried and confused about my son in India, because of the dreams i had, with this mood i was going through the Satcharitra, the chapter I was supposed read that day was chapter30.I was reading it with very little attention and just was going on skipping some words and lines.When I was reading Sham's vows, even though the sentences there are different, i read like "He came to Vani. Vani, son got well."After i read this i felt like Baba gave this message to me directly my name is Vani.When i related this to my dreams, I figured it like Baba's udi treated my son and cured him without the need for a doctor.Though this is not confirmed medically, I believe that Baba will not disappoint me and i felt like i became free of a pain that is torturing me since last three years.
Sorry for giving such an elaborate description, but with the hope that this will help other brothers and sisters in pain, especially with loved ones falling sick, I wrote what i experienced. I request you all holy souls to bless my son with good health and to be an example for Baba's miracle. When you can't Cope BaBa gives Hope.
May Sai shower his grace on all of us and strengthens our faith by holding us in the times of need.
A Devotee
August 19 1999
Om Sai Ram
Didi, Thank you for the suggestion. I will do 20 times. I want to share my experience with Adityahidayam chanting. About 5 years ago, my then 5 year old daughter had to under go an open heart surgery. I was scared out of my mind. Do not know what to do. Some one told me I have to do Adityahridayam 3 times a day. Then she will be fine. I started doing it. I use to commute to my work. Evening time as sun is setting, morning as sun is raising in the east and afternoon at its best. Believe it or not one Sunday morning after my puja after chanting my Adityahridayam I was sitting in the living room suddenly my kitchen became so light up. I do have a sun drenched home. But this glow was totally different. I had never seen such a glow before or after that incident. I knew it was sun god. I am still a week hearted so humbly said in my heart mind, please God bless this house, bless my children, protect my house always. But please be in your place. Then my kitchen became normal. I chant Adityahridam every day once and give arghyam giving water to sun god every day. I taught my little girl to do the same. She atleast gives water to sun god. Thank heavens my daughter is doing great. He blesses me. One other time we had a major snow storm. All roads were closed, snow emergency, no power hence no TV. I started writing Sai koti. Because no cooking, no TV nothing else to do I wrote Sai koti all day. Suddenly almost evening, it was dusk I started smelling agarvathi near the closet. I asked my little girl if she is playing in the god's mandiram. she was in her room. Immediately I know it was Baba. I immediately said namaste. Asked for the same boon. Please bless my children, Husband, keep my house intact always, please be with me always. I feel Baba is with me every step of the way
A Devotee
Dear Sai devotees ,i would like to share something i had experienced as a Sai devotee. I chant Sai nama and sripada vallabha nama every day whenever mind stops thinking something related to work. I say Sai I am hungry, I am alone, I am thirsty, I am restless, I am tensed, i had been humiliated, I am lost there are plenty of moments where i feel I'm lost. By saying oh Sai, the next moment Sai satisfies me. Such a great power in this Sai name, i work as guide as a mother, as a friend. Sai has a purpose for every devotee. He wants his devotee's to purify all his sins. He is a Jesus Christ. Who bears the sins of his devotees. He is the Allah. He is the Srikrishna THE DIRECTION OF SUCCESS AND WISDOM.
He is Samasta Satguru
OM SRIPADA VALLABHAYA NAMAHA
OM SRINARASMIHA SARASWATHAYA NAMAHA
OM SRIDATTATREYA NAMAHA
OM SRI SACCHIDANANDA SRI SADGURU SAI NADHA MAHARAJ JI
Om Sai Ram
IS Shri SATYA SAI BABA and Shridi Sai Baba is Same are different
?
A Devotee
August 23 1999
Dear Sai Brothers and Sisters,
I have no words to express my happiness and to write the beautiful dream that I had last night. Please bear with me as this is every long. I did not know how to write it short.
On Thursday night, just before leaving to Bhajan, one of my friends who is an ardent devotee of Shirdi Baba, called me to talk with me. As it was not important to talk at that time, i told her that I will call after coming from Bhajan. After coming home I was busy with my 1 year 5 months son (name not specified) and forgot to call her. My husband does not come to bhajans. Next day she called me said that she says my husband and said that if she had known that my husband was not coming to bhajan, then she would have come. I told her that she can come next time. She was very happy. I just mentioned that the bhajans I go are Satya Sai bhajans. Then she said that she beliefs Shirdi Baba and does not have any opinion about SATYA Sai. Then I started thinking why people around me, like my sister, sister-in-law, my parents who are all Shridi Baba devotees do not realize that both sai's are same and this happened to me so many times.
Thinking this last night, I was reading the book Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi. With disturbed mind, I talked to Baba saying that hey Baba, why this Baba, for me both Sai are same, but when people around me talk likes this, my mind gets disturbed. If you are the same, then I should see you today. Talking like this I went to sleep.
I had a dream that I am in my cousin's place who do not know SATYA Sai Baba. Suddenly i heard my cousin calling me saying that a person is waiting at the door and wanting to see me. I was coming to door thinking that who would come to my cousins house to see me. When I was there, I was thrilled to see Satya Sai Baba standing in front of me asking how I am doing. I was shocked to see him in Full while Kafni with little beard like Shirdi Baba, but his hair and face is Satya Sai.
I thought what a fool i was to doubt both the roops. I was running here and there for a chair , shouting at my cousin saying that how come she says that a person came for me. when he is not person but he is my god, lord and everything for me. He was smiling at my response and seeing me feeling restless he asked me to calm down, he came inside, sat with me and spoke with me in a smoothing way. I was so happy and blessed to talk with him. I spent a lot of time talking with him. I was telling him my problems and for everything with a smiling face, he was asking me to calm down as everything will be ok. I woke up with a shock. And realized that never in my life, should I think that they are different, even though the people around me talk like that.
Dear devotees, i am not saying or forcing anyone to think that Satya Sai Baba is god. All I am trying to write is that I had a beautiful experience. I remember his words that he does not like any spreading of him. He also says that he will send visiting cards experiences when the time of realization comes for them. I understood from my dream that Baba will always wait at the door steps of our atma and it is up to us to welcome him into our souls in whatever form we want.
I appolize if I had caused any misconception or misunderstanding to any devotees, I could not stay without writing this here.
With love my lord. Thanks for helping me in writing this.
A Devotee
August 24 1999
Dear Sai Brothers and Sisters,
The following is my most recent experience with our Beloved SAI.
my family has decided to move to Ontario and my seeking an employment was our 1st priority. so we headed to Toronto for 1 week. 1 week is all I could afford from my present job and is in no way sufficient time to find employment, place to live etc. without Sai's blessings. I met with several head hunters, also went for an interview without any luck. as thou' with Sai's indication i happened to call the firm, I've always wanted to join their team, faxed my resume on Thursday I was asked to come in for an interview on Friday morning and offered employment by the end of the day.Because we were away in Toronto and I did not have my usual access to Dwarkamai, Sairam was so merciful that he made it possible for me to come to this Dwarkamai and pray to him for success for the following day on Thursday. I was so grateful for that and was determined to go to the closest Sai Mandir that evening. I was able to attend Sai Bhajans at a Tamil Assoc. even though i did not understand the Bhajans I still enjoyed them towards the end of the Bhanjan parshad and flowers from Sai's Lotus Feet were distributed. I received a only a few petals and I thought to myself "I wish I received a full flower" i was ready to leave and a girl came rushing to me and handed me a beautiful yellow flower I was very overwhelmed.Returning, back home after a week I was thinking if Sai was waiting for me i have a little puja area, which was obviously unattented to due to our vacation and was thinking even if Sai did how would i be able to tell. upon entering the house, at the puja location there was an intense fragrance of aggarbatti, vibhuti, as thou' someone had just finished their puja. I knew my Sai welcomed me back.
I will never have enough words to thank SAIBABA but HE knows my love for him.
May Sai bless us all at this Dwarkamai always.
A Devotee
This is one of the incidents, which I want to share with you. I was working with a multinational company and was staying alone in New Delhi, India, away from my home. Suddenly due to certain circumstances, I resigned from my job and I had no job in my hand at that time. I trusted in Saibaba I stayed very cool. Gradually I had no money left and had I had to pay my house rent. I just trusted in Sai Baba and left everything on him and I knew he is going to look after me. I gave a post dated cheque to my land lady thinking that in the mean time I could arrange for money .I was depressed but deep in my heart I had a feeling that he is going do everything fine. My landlady presented the cheque in the bank on the mentioned date and I just didn't know what to do. Three days passed and I was very scared that my cheque is going to bounce and my landlady will create a problem for me. Four days passed nothing happened. I went to her and asked her that whether she has presented the cheque or not. She said that she ! has and it is cleared also. I was shocked to hear that. I checked it out with my bank and they told me that they have not received any cheque. I again enquired with my landlady and asked her to cheque it with her bank once again. She again checked and told me that the money has been credited to her account. I knew its Saibaba who has saved me. Till date u have no clue of it that how it happened .I prayed to him and in a weeks time I got another job with a big multinational company where I am earning very well. Everytime when I was in a difficulty he has some or the other way saved me. I have no words to describe how it feels to have his hand on you.. It's just the faith in him which always help his devotees. Om Shri Sai Ram. May almighty Saibaba bless everyone.
A Devotee , Abu Dhabi, UAE
I want to share the Miracle with all the Sai Devotees. I am from Abu Dhabi. In the month of October, I have to go for my vacation to India. For this, I have to get my passport renewed, as it was to expire on 15th of this month. When I went to renew the passport the Indian Embassy required my maiden passport. I never knew where it is, as it was very old. I searched here in Abu Dhabi but couldn't find the same. I called my parents who are in Madras and asked them to search for it. They also didn't get it. We have a house in New Delhi, so I requested my Dad to go to Delhi to find whether it is available there. Meanwhile I received a message to read the Sat Charithra within a day. I took the book to my office and found difficult to read it in the office. After office, hours came home and finished the house holds work and managed to complete the book in time. My dad left all his work and went to Delhi to find the passport. He searched in all the rooms but was not able to find it. Finally he said only Sai Ram has to help in this case and entered the Puja room. There he found a small box and when he opened to his surprise found the passport on the top. It was exactly one week after I finished the book my mummy called from Madras that Dad had found the old passport in Delhi. It's really a great miracle and Sai again proves that he helps the devotees who really believe and surrender to him.
A Devotee
Aug 26, 1999
I had a wonderful experience today morning. As today is Rakhi my mother-in-law made some sweet pada for prasad.I tied rakhi to Dear Baba and I wished from the bottom of my heart that he would eat the sweet.So I held it close to BaBa and asked him to accept it and if he has I should see it bitten. After I did my puja I took the prasad and kept it on the dinning table and went to see my kid. After returning to the Prasad I was overjoyed to see that the sweet was bitten.The first thought that came to my mind was "BaBa". My joy knew no bounds.Baba thank you so much for all the joys you have given me. Take me closer to you Thank you for everything. Baba, please help me so that I do not do 'parninda'. Help all your devotees come closer to you.
SaiRam
A Devotee, Columbus, OH, USA
This is my experience with Sai Bhajans. My first project in the job was over on Jan 7 1999 with IBM. I was in between the assignments, without any project, for some time. My wife and I were tense, as the situation was not good. Meanwhile, one of my friends invited us for Sai Bhajan in his house during the first week of Feb 99. Before that, I completed the one-week parayanam and some how I was not very much happy with the way I did the puja. We attended the Bhajan on Thursday and next week on Wednesday morning during early hours in my dream I was standing opposite to a SHIRDI SAI BABA'S Photo and I heard a voice asking me to read Guru Charitra. Luckily the book was available with one of my friends and I completed the Guru Charitra. After the Guru charitra parayanam, we did Bhajan for three successive weeks in my house. By Feb last week we completed the three bhajans in my house and on that Thursday I got offer from two companies. I joined one of the companies as full time employee. By Sai Baba's grace we are doing the Bhajan on every Thursday and every body in our Bhajan group got better offers within a short span of time. The guys who were on bench for about seven to eight months got project. Sai leela is unbelievable Have faith in him and he will take care of everything.
A Devotee
(Originally posted in the Devotees Forum on Wednesday, July 21, 1999) My brother came down from U.S. on 8th June, 1999. He lost his baggage in Malaysia. He had all his clothing and other items. We were all worried as the staff of Malaysian Airlines could not find his baggage. We prayed to Baba frantically. On the 22nd of June, we got a call from Malaysian Airlines that the baggage was found. It was really a miracle. Our dearest father lord Baba helped him to get his baggage back. We are thankful to our dear father who solved our problems.
A Devotee
September 3 1999
Dear Swami,
Om Sai Ram. I would like to express my thanks for the wonderful "miracle" that you shower us with. When i heard about the news regarding "vibhuti" appearing on pictures of Sai Baba, i pray to you ,hoping that i can share the experience as well. Now, you have fulfill my wish. I feel very bless . Thank you swami. I would like to share my wonderful experience with other devotee's as well. In Indonesia Java, Swami blesses his devotees with "Vibhuti" on pictures of Sai Baba, Buddha, Mary etc. There were more than 700 pictures of different religious figures when i went there. All pictures were bless with Vibhuti. I brought 2 pictures of Sai Baba hoping to be bless with vibhuti. I prayed to Swami , hoping for a miracle. After 2 weeks, i received a wonderful news. "Honey" is coming out from Swami's picture. I feel so bless.
Thank you Swami, you have fulfill my wishes, as you always do.
Om Sai Ram.
A Devotee
September 3, 1999
Sairam,
Thank you for your warm welcome. It is very difficult to leave India and come back to this place. Sai Bandhus like yourself make me feel comfortable and less homesick. Our trip to India came with a package. Family responsibilities, trying hard to meet spiritual needs, and social responsibilities. Past few months I don't know how the time flew. Every step of the way, I saw Swamy's Abhaya Hasta. Most of the times only total surrender to our dear Lord gave us the ultimate peace. Just before we were leaving to India, I had a very bad dream. Some one in my dream started to curse me that by the time I reach India one of my parents will be taken away from me. I called India and found out that my father had a bad fall and he was seriously ill in the hospital. He had mild heart attack, blood clots in the brain and broken collar bone and a swollen hand. He was not recognizing anyone for two days. This was just before the visit of Bhagavathi Sri Karunamayi to our house in Pullman. I was panicked. There was a huge function before us and I didn't have either courage or strength to carry the assigned duties. I was not sure how or what to pray to Swami. I was simply drenching His lotus feet with my tears. The most compassionate one our dear father Sri Sathya Sai appeared in my dream and He asked me to take padanamaskar of His right foot. He said to me " Do you know why asked you to take the Padanamaskar of my right foot" He then told me that " Naa Bahaktulanu Sarvaavasthala yandu Rakshana Kalpistaanu". It means "I will protect my devotees at all states". I also sent a word to Amma Karunamayi, who was visiting Bay area at that time. Amma sent me an assurance that everything will be o.k. I went and visited Amma in Portland and told Her that my father was ill. She told me that when Amma is there why should I fear of anything. Amma's trip to Pullman was a huge success. We were constantly in the divine bliss. We realized the reason why great Mahatmas, Yogis and spiritual seekers are always after the Supreme. The Love was beyond description. We didn't need food, sleep or rest. We slept for 2 or three hours a day and kept going with the work. We were always anxious to see Her divine form. She and Sai are one and the same. Sai is not residing only in Shirdi or Puttaparthy. He reaches to His devotees in numerous forms. Our dear Sai comes into our houses as Punya Moorthys or Vibhutis. He visits in the form of photos, uncalled guests and many other ways. After being with Amma, now I know for sure the reason why Mahalsapathi, Dasganu, Shyama and many more did not seek for material but only Sai. The everlasting, ever fresh Sai's Love is what we all should seek. There is nothing greater in this world than His attention and his devotion. Amma came to our house on a Thursday, our Sai's day. We invited Her in with Poorna Kumbha and NaadaSwaram. We washed Her lotus feet and drank the Charanamrith. We felt as though Sri Mahalakshmi was walking towards us. We ordered Mango leaves from Florida and decorated all the thresholds with mango leaves, Haldi and Kumkum. Outside our dear Lavanya with colorful Rangolis decorated the house. Our dear friends such as Prasad, Saritha and many more Sai bandhus were helping us at each step of the way. Amma filled the house with Her Divine Sugandha. Friday, She went into our pooja altar and told us that the Pooja Altar is Kailasha. Ofcourse, with Her divine presence any place will turn into holy Kailasha. She asked me to close the door and told me that She will meditate for a while. While I was cooking, our friend Saritha came and informed me that Amma was asking for me. When I went downstairs to the Pooja room, I saw Amma's feet with full of Vibhuti. The sight was the most holiest of all. It was like Ma Paarvathi 's lotus feet adorned with Shiva's holy ash. Before Amma's visit to our house, I was asking Amma in my mind that how I should perceive the oneness of Sai and Amma. In that pooja room, Amma told me that Sai is my father and She is my mother. We did Paada Pooja to Amma's Lotus feet. The next day we had homa in our house. After the homa, we noticed that Kumkum started to come out of the picture of Amma's lotus feet. All our friends who came to see Amma, experienced the Love of Amma. In the evening Amma had to go to the Church for public healing session. I wanted to stay back and cook for Amma. But Amma had other plans. She sent some one and asked me to go along with Her. In the meanwhile, She asked Krishna to pluck some poppy flowers for Her. I sat behind Amma in the van and Amma started to converse while holding my hand with her right hand. She started to turn the flower with her left hand. I saw the most amazing thing. I started to notice a silver idol emerging from the flower. She laughed suddenly and told my husband ' Look Krishna, Lakshmi is coming out of poppy flower'. She blessed some of our friends also with such materializations. My Sai Bandhus should not mistake the materialization's. Sai says Miracles are my nature. Even with Amma miracles are Her nature. She does it as a matter of fact. Her Love is what stands out of all. I did not share this experience to turn any one of my Sai bandhus to devotees of Amma. I just want to share the Love of God, beauty of God. We are just ordinary human beings. We have our share of faults and weakness. Still God is so gracious and kind. He showed us His Love through these divine incarnations. It was very difficult to say good bye to Amma. I was crying like a baby. I didn't know how to survive without Her physical presence all the time. She told me that Amma is not the body. She asked me to see Her subtleness and all pervasiveness. The most touching thing for me was when Amma was going into the plane. I had tears in my eyes and I also saw tears in Amma's eyes. I know for sure that it is not only us who crave for God, but God also craves for his devotees.
A Devotee
SaiRam
Devotees, i would like to share my great experience which i had with my almighty father, i had to go for an interview and i wanted Baba's Darshan before that , so i went to this site and tried going to the puja room , first time , i didn't get his Darshan , the connection got disconnected , but then i was so desperate that , i have to get his Darshan and then only i would get through the interview , the second time i connected , Baba's photo was not getting downloaded , then i prayed ,to my father please don't trouble me like this, please give me Darshan, then third time i tried to download , it was getting downloaded fast till his crown , where i was just waiting to see his divine face, then after a couple of minutes i could see that his face was getting downloaded slowly, u can call it as technical error, but i experienced Baba checking out my patience, i had read in lot of books that Baba always like to put his children to test, which i experienced yesterday, and then I finally got through the interview , the interview went very smooth all because of my father and mother (meera) and lord karthikeyan , it was like all of them together with one shakti came to help me, koti koti pranam to all of u , and would like to be always at your lotus feet ,serving u
Sairam
A Devotee
Dear Sai devotees, on September 1, 1999, my car driven by my friend was completely damaged beyond usage on US41 in a bad accident. When I received the news, I just prayed that no one should be injured and just thought Sai would take of everything. I am very thankful to Lord Sai for bestowing his blessings. Everyone is safe. This is the first car of my life and I got it just 2 months ago. However, I feel Sai has avoided the biggest other accidents & losses in life. I have His blessings with me. Om Sai ram!!
A Devotee , USA
I have been subscribing your newsletters and receive your emails every Thursday for quite some time. I just thought that I should email you regarding my past experience since I also faced some difficulties regarding my education but thanks to SAIRAM everything ended up fine... I was a student in one of the universities here for one year and had come on full financial aid and just two months back I heard that my funding for my remaining years was uncertain. I was helpless since there was no way I could support myself. So, I decided to apply to other Universities to continue my education. Actually, the deadlines for applications for fall semester was crossed and I was very late but since there was no other option I decided to apply .I kept firm faith in Sadguru and read SaiSatcharita in a week once and then after a gap of few weeks again read it in two days. There were no miracles in my case as soon as I read it but I anxiously waited and hoped and believed strongly that Sai will fulfill my wishes. It so happened that just one week before the start of fall semester, I received admission with full financial aid from not one, but four Universities and that too all in the space of 3 days... In fact, I had the luxury of choosing between these Universities and I also got admitted to a better department. (Different from what I had been presently doing). Now, I have resumed my studies and due to HIS grace everything is fine here and I'm really enjoying this place. I guess what this again emphasizes are the two factors one must have: Faith and Patience...
A Devotee
September 10, 1999
Dear Readers,
It was almost 6 month that I was without a job was giving interviews every day.During this time I was suggested by a friend to read Shri Sai Sattcharita.I tried for weeks but could not get hold of the same.I prayed to Shri Sai that he should be kind enough to arrange the book for me.
An amazing thing happened, one of my neighbors came to my house gave me the book saying that it was sent by a friend from Bombay for me.I was surprised how my neighbor's friend knew my desperation for this book .The Satcharita I received was very old and had some fresh flowers a rupee note in it. I started reading the book by next Thursday finished it. On the same night I had a dream that I my Mother are going to Vaishno Devi and there an old fakir follows us. Next day I told this dream to my mother We started for Vaishnidevi the same week. In the meantime, in my absence there was an interview call from a reputed multinational company when I came back contacted them, they were ready reschedule the interviews in my case. I was selected for the job at a very senior position which I had not even dream ever. I had wished that if I get this job I will go to Shirdi to thank Baba. I got the job was to have my Induction Prog ammein Bombay and an air ticket was sent for this.
When in Bombay I entered my Country head's office, I was amazed to see a big Photo of Saibaba on his table. This all gave me so much of confidence that I straight away asked my boss to allow me to go to Shirdi on coming weekend. So I started for Shirdi on Saturday with my appointment letter as decided. Once again, in Shirdi I had a new experience, my joy knew no bound when I saw a broze made statue of Saibaba in a shop which resembled the fakir I saw in my dream. Readers I leave this to you all to imagine Was it a VISION after reading Satcharitra.
May Sai Bless You.
A Sai devotee
This is in reply to Siddhesh's question in Sai Vichar about whether he should try to convince those who do not believe in God. The purpose of life is to outgrow our selfish desires and ego, to live with faith and confidence, to progressively develop disinterested love for all beings. Belief in a personal God and Guru, such as Sai Baba, definitely helps in this. But I have also met a lot of people who do not believe in God, or who do not care to form an opinion, who are also very selfless, who forgive easily, and live with grace and faith. I have tried to convince them of my beliefs, only to be humbled by the realization that despite their atheism, they are probably more spiritually advanced than I am. Now, to come to your question, I do not think one should try to argue or convince anyone out of a sense of superiority or to establish the correctness of ones view point. God has His own plans. "Believe" and"do not believe" are just words, and the way one lives life is the true measure of Faith and Grace. If you feel called upon to explain your view to him, without worrying about whether you succeed or not then go ahead. Or if the person is going through tough times and you genuinely wish to help, and feel that he or she is ready for it, then try to explain your ideas. But always keep in mind that it is not we who generate faith in another by the cleverness of our argument, but God does it when the time is ripe.
A Sai Devotee, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sai Ram! Miracles happen all the time and as indicated under the feature of the week: "Unseen miracles" so called "unanswered" prayers turn out to be a part of a bigger plan of Sai and also better for us in the long run. We need to constantly count our blessings and thank Sai for what we already have rather than become dissatisfied for what we don't. Examples in all our lives are many, from very small to some close to life itself. Let me share some. To start with, could anyone believe that I was able to find my wedding ring stuck in the fence covering a large yard and secondly, my wife's ring in a golf courses? Yes, both happened. I lost my wedding ring, but kept praying Sai to please help me find it. One day after cleaning the yard while praying I saw my ring, with "O" facing me, in between two planks of a wooden fence door. The ring was stuck in that strange position, as the size of the ring fitted exactly in the gap between two planks. As the wooden fence is old and gets wet and swollen during rainy periods, the base does not move freely. We need to hold the planks at the lower level and lift and pull at the same time to close the fence. It must have happened when I did so the previous time. A few years back, my wife lost her ring in a golf course in Africa. Although she and her friends thought that it was no point in searching for it, I wanted to give a try. After some time, I was able to get hold of the boy (caddie) who helped to pull my wife's golf trolley. With the caddie, we walked together from the first hole following the ball path that he could recall my wife hit the shots. After about an hour's struggle, we found the ring under a fallen bunch of palm kernels. Both the rings were found as I was praying to Sai Baba. Even today, people who knew where I actually found the two rings cannot believe how it was possible - inwardly, I know that anything is possible if we have faith (shradha) in Sai and maintain our patience (Saburi).
A Devotee , New York USA
This is just my experience with Sai's grace. Over the past year or so I visit this friend of mine at his place of business and I was always drawn to the picture of Sai Baba hanging on the wall. It just kept drawing me in for some reason. I was not born in India but have seen pictures of Sai Baba at my Grandfather's house, so I remembered it. Anyway, about two months ago, I found out that someone I admire was a devotee of Sai and so I began inquiring more about who Sai was and is. So I would pay regular visits to the various web sites about Him. The more I read the more I became drawn to Baba. Now I don't know how I ever survived without Him. He shows me every minute of the day the love he has for all of us. He shows that He keeps and will continue to keep His promises to His devotees, now and always. I would just like to convey a message to anyone who has doubts about Sai and His love for His devotees, ' Just look at Him and He will look at you.' The examples of Baba's love for me are seen every minute of my life and I try to share these with the anyone I meet and in the way I live. Om Jai Shri Sai Baba.
A Devotee
SAI RAM - I am a new devotee of SAI BABA. In June of this year I was going through a very difficult time. I was reading about Meher Baba on the internet and at one point they listed the gurus whom Meher Baba considered to be Perfect Masters. Upon reading Shirdi Sai Baba's name, It filled me with something that I cannot explain. It was as if I could finally relax, that all would be taken care of for me. I have lived in India and studied Hindi for years so I was somewhat familiar with Shirdi Sai Baba, but I read more that night. Then I had a vision of myself surrendering to Baba and giving him all of my suffering. He hugged me and tears literally came to my eyes. Then, the vision changed and I was dancing joyously 'round and 'round in a circle with many other people. There were bright colors in the vision and SAI BABA was sitting on a throne watching us quietly. I am a graduate student working on my Ph.D. and the other day I was feeling very stressed. I thought that maybe I had made the wrong decision to go back to graduate school. I went into the bathroom at the library and before I went back into the library on one of the dividing walls I saw the letters "SAI" scratched into the paint. That is all that was written on the wall and my heart filled with love. I took it as a sign that Sai Baba will be with me throughout my studies and that he would bless my work. I prayed to him and today I had one of the best days I have ever had in graduate school. JAI SAI RAM!
A Devotee
September 20,1999
SaiRam dear SaiBandhus,
It is an auspicious day indeed. Our dear sister (name not specified) completed the Vishnu Sahasranama with Shraddha and Bhakti. Let us all participate more in such activities. Let us pray that Swami will bless all of us with such sacred activities.
Recently I visited Puttaparthy and Shirdi. The day I landed in India I wanted to see Baba in both places. But my family told me that it would be impossible for me to visit both places because of time constraints. Swami willed it otherwise. I went to a Shirdi Baba mandir in Naacharam, Hyd. That day the poojari let me touch Swami's feet and massage His feet. I cried and asked Swami, when He was going to call me to His place. Swami knows the timing also. We can only beg. Let me explain to all of my brothers and sisters how Swami arranged my trip to Prashanti and then Shirdi. Eight months ago, I was taking a small nap at 11.00 clock in the morning. It was pretty unusual for me to sleep at that time. Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba appeared in my dream and talked to me a lot and finally He told me "Last time you stayed for short time only, stay for longer this time. Come during Gurupoornima time". I woke up and thought how can I go during Gurupoornima time Is it really Swami asking me Because, my assumption was that afternoon dreams are only dreams and the early morning dreams are the ones which usually come true. It was my ignorance to think that there is 'this particular time' for Swami to give us His commands. Swami is omniscient. He knew that I stayed only for 10 hours in Prashanti during my last visit. Swami showed His leelas very nicely in the following days to come. My husband Krishna wanted to go to Parthy for 10 days. Our family members were not that happy. They all wanted us to spend more time with them. My mom was crying and told me " How can I tell you not to go to God" It was a beautiful truth. Krishna, Malica, Suman and myself went to Parthy by train. We reached Dharmavaram in the morning hours and took a bus to Prashanti. At that time, Swami came into the Sai Kulwant hall and He was giving Darshan to the ladies side. I watched Swami from outside. We went to the NRI and international devotees accommodation building and requested for a room. We were denied room for we did not take our original passports. We carried Xerox copies of our passports thinking that it was not safe to take the original passports. For few minutes we did not know what to do. We did not want to stay outside Prashanti. Since we wanted to stay for 10 days, that too during Gurupoornima celebrations, regular accommodation was impossible to get. The Sevadal person changed his mind and told us that it was Swami's grace that he was giving us the accommodation. He also told us that Militant groups tried to enter Prashanti, and after that they have increased the security and put stricter rules. Indeed it was Swami's grace that we could get such a beautiful accommodation. Our room number was D1. It was like devotion is number one. The room was very cosy with two single beds and extra mattress. We made a small pooja altar for Swami in the closet. We put Rangoli agarbatti was lit everyday and offered Him flowers and Prasad. The room was our own little house for Swami and us. We always woke up between 2.30 and 3.00 clock in the morning. We were taking cold showers, quickly did pooja and then joined the Darshan line. First few days Suman was not willing to get up so early and take cold showers. After couple of days he was wonderful and more cooperative. Infact, he used to tell his dad that if they don't go early they wouldn't get the best seat to see Swami. What a transformation Swami brought in this child. Even in Malica I noticed this change. One day, I was too tired after morning Darshan. I told every one that I will sleep in the room and I won't go for afternoon Darshan. I had enough of Swami. Malica cajoled me into going for afternoon Darshan. She told me "Mom, we came here to see Swami". Evening time we enjoyed our friend Vamsi's visits to our room. He was Swami's student and now he works in the administration wing of Prashanti. It was Swami's present to us that we got to know about Swami's little jokes and His love for devotees through Vamsi. After 10.00 o' clock in the night lights should be off in Prashanti. We would Switch off the lights and Vamsi would tell us stories about Swami in the dark.
We reached Parthy on Monday morning. Wednesday and Thursday Malica and myself went inside the Prashanti Mandir for Omkar and Suprabhatam. It was the most rewarding experience of my life. The Mandir will accommodate about hundred or little more. We needed to stand in a line for that also. If one joins the line for Omkar, he or she would be last in Darshan line. It was tough choice for us. Inside the Prashanti Mandir, the MoolaVirat or Main deity is Shirdi Baba sitting on five headed cobra. I was very surprised to see that. Because, few days earlier I had this desire to give Shirdi Baba's silver idol to my brothers and sister. I was also having a vision of snake with hood up whenever I closed my eyes. I went to the silver shop and I saw Nagaasan, five headed cobra there and bought it along with the Shirdi Baba idol and gave it to my siblings. My older brother presented me the same. After I saw Shirdi Baba on Nagaasan, I realized that it was Swami's Sankalpa that made us buy the Moola Virat.
On Wednesday evening, I went to the Photo shop in Prashanti. I needed Bindi stickers. I wanted to ask the elderly lady where I could get some Bindis. Instead I asked her where I would get Kukum. Even though it is my desire to put Kumkum, I always use Sticker Bindis for their convenience. I didn't know why I asked her about Kumkum. She told me that she has the kumkum from the Mandir and she would give it to me on Friday. Until then I never knew that I could get Kumkum from Swami's Mandir. On Thursday, we went to the Omkar. Inside the Mandir, Shirdi Baba's Marble statue on one side and on the other side, a chair for Swami are present. Swami gave me a place pretty close to His Shirdi Baba idol that day. I was all in tears. I saw another small Mandir where they were doing Kumkum pooja to Sai Lalitha every day. After the Omkar, I gathered my courage and asked a permanent sevadal lady if I can have some kumkum. She immediately told me to come to her room after morning Darshan and get some kumkum from her. I knew that Swami gave me this special opportunity to get His kumkum. The same day, I bought a special picture of Swami. In this picture Swami raised His two hands and one hand had turmeric on it. The lady at the Photo shop told me that this picture is indeed a special one. Swami went around throwing Akshatas on devotees on paduka pooja day. At the end of the celebration, His hand became yellow with turmeric.
First few days, we were sitting all the way back and could not see Swami very close. Malica and myself skipped our breakfast and stayed in the hall to move closer in the line to see Swami going back to His mandir. This, we could do only during morning Darshan time. During afternoon Darshan, we were always at the end of the Poornachandra auditorium. I was very much frustrated. I questioned myself for coming during Gurupoornima time. I also thought my dream was not real. We saw an announcement for Sri Sathya Sai Excellence in Human Values conference for Parents. Devotees from Australia organized it. Krishna told me that since I am a balavikas teacher, I should register for the conference. I went and registered as a Balavikas teacher from USA and I was the 50 the late registrant. The organizers told me that I won't be able to attend the conference as a delegate for sure but I could go as an observer. They asked me to come the following day. The next day I went there and I was told that US Sathya Sai organization Chairman Dr.Micahel Goldstein rejected my registration and asked me to see him . Krishna and myself went to his room and found out that he was not there. We wrote a letter to him, explaining about my wish to attend the conference. The conference was supposed to start on that evening and I didn't hear anything from Mr.Goldstein. I just went to the conference to enquire and a lady at the door gave me a delegate badge and let me in. This is all His leela. As delegates, next few days we formed special line and went into the Mandir. We could see Swami very close by. Swami didn't notice me at all. I thought[ it is my ego]Swami would recognize me immediately and say hey Malathi. How wrong I was. I was very upset with Swami. I complained to Vamsi about Swami in the evening. Vamsi told me that Swami has a special eye in the back and He sees His devotees from the back also. It is only the devotees that don't know about this. Another devotee also assured me the same thing.
I wanted to do Saccharithra Saptah Parayana in Prashanti. I didn't take any book with me. I was not able to buy also. I found Sri Sathya Sai Baba's Charithra written in Telugu. It is also divided into different chapters like Satcharita. At the beginning of the parayana there is a pooja Vidhi. In the Pooja vidhi there is a place where one can mention his or her desire. I always used to say I want Darshan and Sparshan and Sambhaashan of Baba. Everyday I used to do Manasic Pooja of Baba and read the assigned chapters for the day. On Sunday I saw Swami in my dream. I was in the first line and He was just passing by. I was holding my letters up and waiting to see Swami. Swami told me that not today but on Tuesday I will give you Paadanamaskar. That day I went in the morning Darshan, guess what I got the first line and Swami was passing by. I had letters in my hand. I was crying and saying to Him " Naa Tandri [my father]". He looked at me for a milli second and I know that He made the contact for I felt the energy in my whole being. On Monday, Malica had severe diarrhea and vomiting. we were very much worried about her. She needed to go to the hospital. That evening, I attended the conference and Dr. Jumsai, a great devotee of Baba came and told us the best news of our lives. He said that Swami agreed to give Paadanamaskar to all the delegates on Tuesday morning. I was not sure whether to leave Malica and go but Malica gave me her consent to go for the morning darshan. All of us sat in rows. Swami walked to each row and gave Paadanamaskar. As H
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