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most important issue in one's life is about
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needs of human kind. It is very sad to know
that some people cannot afford even to fulfill
this basic need. Shri Sainath
said, "Know for certain that he who feeds
the hungry, really serves Me with food. Regard
this as an axiom truth". (Shri
Sai Satcharita). Keeping that tradition
alive, Shirdi Sai Baba Sanstha, Chicago will
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Message
for the Week : Perfect
Master |
The life and conduct of a Perfect Master single Him out as a unique personality apart from the rest of mankind.
He is always a bestower of gifts and never a recipient. He never wishes for the slightest service from His following. He earns His own living and is never a burden upon anyone. All His personal savings, if any, He spends on the relief of the needy. He does not charge any fees for imparting spiritual instructions. On the contrary, He bestows spirituality as a free gift like any other gift of God, such as light, air, water and so forth.
He is a living embodiment of humility. With all His powers and greatness co-equal with God, He never claims credit for anything, but attributes everything to God or to His own Master. Like a fruit-laden branch of a tree, He bows to the lowest, and moves about in simple dignity peculiar to Him alone. He who regards himself as the lowest is in fact the highest.
He is at peace with all and is angry with none. He smilingly forgives all who talk ill of Him, and does not pick flaws in others. His love embraces all humanity. Purity, Godliness and Spirituality flow from Him like shining springs of cool and refreshing waters, bringing life to the parched and and hearts of the aspirants who joyfully move along the Spiritual Path under His able guidance. Baba never preached in this regard, He radiated such influence that absorbed the impure tendencies and prepared the aspirant to keep himself chaste, pure, simple and upright, so as to be fit to receive His Grace.
He does not wear any conspicuous form of dress. He adopts just an easy middle path. His Grand Trunk Road bypasses austerities on the one hand, and forms and formalities on the other. His teaching consists of enunciating natural truths which sink into the soul, and everyone irrespective of sex and age can practice the spiritual discipline enjoined by Him.
He never believes in, nor performs miracles for attracting people and gaining their credence, as a juggler would do. He keeps his treasures well concealed in the deepest recesses within Him. He may, if necessity demands, make use of His powers on some special occasion. The disciples, of course, everyday feel the hidden hand of the Master working for their welfare and advancement.
Baba never performed miracles. They occur
spontaneously. The Perfect Masters generally do not
create miracles, God creates miracles for them - (Guruji Shri C.B.Satpathy).
His undertaking is unending till He takes all his lost sheep back home.
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Baba
Said.... |
"Company
of Saints increases our non-attachment to sense objects, and
makes us quite indifferent to pleasures and pains, and leads
us onward on the spiritual path".
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Question
of the Week...Devotees Asked...Guruji Answered
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Question
: Baba’s messages always tell us that there should be no ego. Ego is a destroyer and kills the spiritual progress of a person. This is fully understandable. But, there are so many instances in day to
day working in the commercial life where one has to use his ego to establish his style of working or to create a positive result-oriented fear.
One thing is certain that truth is only in what Baba says but I am not able to relate this to the above.
Answer
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Ego can both be creative and destructive. By ego the biggest things are created on earth and also destroyed. To become egoless is the highest state. Baba has spoken the ultimate word what He Himself is. We, at a much lower level of evolution can only try by taking His name. While doing a job where ego is necessary one should, still be careful not to have ego that is not essentially required. Understanding the nature of one’s own ego and then using it in the positive direction will not make a person the slave of his own ego.
More
questions and answers in the book "May I Answer".
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I Answer"? Click here
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Devotee's
Experience : |
Contributed
by Sarath Chandra
Dear
Devotee friends,
Today was the
judgment day. I was awaiting the results of gate examination,2003. Last year
I wrote the exam but could not make it into any good institution. Against a lot of peoples advice
I decided to go for it a second time. Every thing, my honor, self respect, ego & what ever you can name were at stake. I have been trying to check my results online since morning but could not get connected to the site. So my anxiety was at its peak. Just now
I got connected to the site & before pressing enter I logged in to this site &
I was literally shaking while I awaited the result. The only moral strength
I got is from the experiences of other devotees & this sweet chant "Om Sri Sai Nathaiah Namah" going on in the background. The result came
I passed in a very good percentile & for the first time in life
I came to know what weeping in happiness means.
Thank you friends & Thanx to the almighty.
Share
your experience
If
you have an experience to share, Something which may have
touched you when you remembered Him in your work, or in
crises, or while rejoicing Him. These experiences of yours
can be inspiring for others to believe in Him. You can email
them to us at myexperience@shirdibaba.org
or send them online under Devotees Forum at www.shirdibaba.org
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Shirdi
Sai Events |
Place |
Date
/ Time |
Address |
Program |
Contact
/ Further Details |
Kansas
- USA |
Every
Thursday 7:00
PM - 8:15PM |
Hindu Temple & Cultural
Center of KC
6330, Lackman Rd, Shawnee,
KS – 66217
Phone : (913) 631-7519 |
Sai Ashtotram, Shri
Sai SatCharita Parayana (one chapter), Bhajans,
Shej Aarti
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webwriter@shirdibaba.org |
St Louis, MO, USA |
10:00 AM and 7:30 PM Thursdays |
725 Weidman Rd, St. Louis,
MO - 63011, USA
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Abhishekam Bhajan and Aarti every week. |
The Hindu Temple of St. Louis, Tel#: (636)-230-3300,
contact@hindutemplestlouis.org
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Sunnyvale
CA - USA
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Every
Thursday between 7:30 PM. to 8:30 PM |
CA - USA. Contact
For Further details, please email at saibandhu@yahoo.com |
Bhajans and Aarti every Thursdays
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saibandhu@yahoo.com
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Orlando, USA |
Monthly |
5230 Cona Reef Court,
Orlando, USA
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APPEAL
We, Shirdi Sai devotees of Orlando(USA) have been inspired to offer one billion flowers in the form of
SAI NAMA (OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI) at the lotus feet of Eternal Sainath prabhu on the occasion of His 85th Mahasamadhi utsav falling on 4th Oct 2003. The sankalpa of nama japa yagna is world peace and prosperity which appears to be the need of the hour. Recapitulating Sainath's assurance ("If you always utter
'Sai, Sai' I shall take you over the seven seas.") Let all devotees start doing Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai with devotion and love and send the count once in two months to the mail
ID sathgurusai2002@yahoo.com.
Please remember we are doing for others (selfless) which act a dearer to
Saibaba.
Brothern! please awake, arise and open savings account in
"SAI BANK" and deposit lakhs and lakhs of real wealth which is
inaccessible to thieves and multiply with every deposit entry.
sathgurusai2002@yahoo.com
Contact : Sridhar
Rangaswamy
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
April
12th 2003; 4:00PM - 7:00PM
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Durga Mandir., 2691 Markham
Rd. Unit #5 Toronto, Ontario
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Ramnavami
Celebrations: Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan of Canada cordially invites all devotees to join us in celebrating "Shri Ram Navami Festival 2003 in Toronto on Saturday April 12th at Durga
Temple Devotees interested in volunteering or those interested in offering bhajans to Baba pls call.
For the details of the program and updates please visit our
Web page. |
saileela99@yahoo.com
Contact : Shammi
Chopra
Ph
: 416 754 2983 &
905 887 1752.
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Houston,Texas |
Thursday
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM |
5645,
Hillcroft, Suite #304, Houston,Texas 77036 |
Baba's
Asthotharanamavali, Bhajans, Readings from
Saisatcharitra / Saileelamrutham, Gayatri /
SaiGayatri Mahamantra. Chanting,Sandhya Arathi followed by
Prasadam |
Contact : Syamasundar Davuluri
sai_syam@hotmail.com
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