THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI
Fourth Year of Publication
Published as Bi-Weekly
Issue 16 / 2006
03- 08 -2006
---------------------------
You can also read this magazine on line
The first & only magazine in 3d Page turning format.

http://www.ettitudemedia.com

------------------------------------
GURUR-BRAHMA, GURUR-VISHNUH; GURU-DEVO MAHESWARAHA;

GURUR-SAKSHATH PARAM BRAHMA; THASMAI SREE GURAVE NAMAHA:

http://www.saidarbar.org/dattatreya/saidatta.htm
-----------------------------------------------
THIS ISSUE CONTAINS

1. FROM THE SATSANGHS OF SAIBANISA JI
2. SAI'S NEWS FROM TIME MACHINE
3. SAI IN DREAMS
4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY
5. SANATANA DHARMA& SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA
6. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO …..
7. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES
8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA
9. SAI WITH CHILDREN
10. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES
11. LETTERS FROM SAI DEVOTEES
12. TELUGU SECTION
13. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS
14. SAI'S BOOK WORLD
15. EDITORIAL.
-------------------------------
1. FROM THE SATSANGHS OF SAIBANISA JI
http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500055.htm

Compiled by:
Sai Sevak Smt. Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad.

THE JOURNEY OF THE SOUL TOWARDS GOD

Life is a pilgrimage to the realm of the Divine. The individual Soul,
in its march, enters into the stage called purification (or purgation)
when it is attacked by paroxysms of worldly desires. The duty of sages
and saints is to liberate the soul from such inhibitions and from the
tentacles which entwine it. After suffering for a long period, the soul
reaches the region of enlightenment and tries to be close to God. After
this stage is past, it finally unites with Godhead.

The saint prays to the Lord that he should be made an instrument in
executing the Divine will and that he should always be in the holy
company of His devotees. According to him, God is “Truth personified”
and he who surrenders to this “Truth” will be entitled to Eternity.

Sincere feeling of love, lifting one’s hands before God is utter
devotion with tears symbolizing the washing away of the accumulated sins
of the past and submission without any reservation will enable one to
realize God easily. A devotee should feel the presence of God always,
everywhere and in everything. Then evil ideas will totally disappear.
Om Shantih Shantih Shantihi
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
To be continued…
--------------------------------------
2. SAI'S NEWS FROM THE TIME MACHINE:

August 1918: BABA offered Hemadri Pant a glass of buttermilk and said,
"Drink it all, you won't get such opportunity again.

August 1929: Composer of "SAGUNOPASANA" Arati Book, Shri K.A.Bhishma
passed away at Mohra in Nagpur District.

August 1982: Swami SaiSharananandaji (WamanRao Patel) passed away at
Ahmedabad (Aged 93 years).

August 1984: Administration of SHIRDI SAMSTHAN handed over to the Board
of Trustees by the court and Executive officer appointed for day to day
administration.

-----------------
3. SAI IN DREAMS:
http://www.ettitudemedia.com
These are the dream sequences and messages as received by SaiBaNiSa Ji
From our beloved GURU LORD SAINATH OF SHIRIDI. In Anticipation that this
feature will help in one's spiritual growth are hereby compiled from
his personal Diary and presented to SAIBANDHUS.

Translated and presented by RAGHU RAMAN SATULURY.

27-07-1994

Yesterday, I recollected the incident of my father’s death. He died in
Idiki, State of Kerala in India. I was located far away in Hyderabad at
that time. I rushed to idiki, performed the last rights and returned
back. Later, the dissatisfaction that I could not talk to him before
death haunted me. I prayed Baba to show me a way out of this
predicament. Sai has shown me a running visual. A film shooting was
taking place in a village.

The story centered on a Village clerk whose ambition was to become an
officer one day or other. He worked very hard. One day the District
collector visited the village. He advised the employees to repair the
roads and keep them neat and clean when the Minister arrives for
inspection. He also said that he would recommend to the Minister to
promote the clerk to the rank of officer.

The clerk worked overtime in maintaining the roads. He happened to take
a nap during the Minister’s visit. The Minister gave a speech and later
started off. The clerk got up with a knee jerk and ran after the
motorcar only to fall down, behind in the dust on the very roads that he
got repaired with untiring efforts putting in. None other than Girish
Karnad, the famous actor from Karnataka State, portrayed the role of the
clerk. In true life too, there exists lot of resemblance in the lives of
my father and Girish Karnad. My father was an accounts clerk in a
company by name H.C.C. He dreamt of becoming an Accounts officer one day
or other, after having served for thirty long years. He could not
withstand the strain of the job and died on 30-07-1974. SAI finally
fulfilled my desire to talk to my father by taking the role of Girish
Karnad in the dream.

It is once again established that Sai does know about the past and
future of HIS devotees.

There is no secrecy before the eyes of Sai.

AUGUST-1994:

08-08-1994

Yesterday, I was thinking about the difference in talking the facts and
Lie telling. I could not conclude. As usual I turned towards my mentor.
I was shown with a visual-

It’s all like the difference in telling a wife about the booze habit of
her husband or speaking of good qualities in him. In a heap of mangoes
90% are sweet, but still it cannot be concluded that all mangoes are
either sweet or tasteless. Therefore ‘True’ and ‘False’ are two relative
terms, sometimes depending upon situations could be either way. We
therefore should have the proper understanding and follow the right always.

More often truth is bitter and hard to digest.

12-08-1994

I asked Baba to tell me how to progress spiritually.

The essence of the visuals was to conquer the desire for lust, wealth
and fame. Always think of the almighty and light the twin lamps of
Shraddha (faith) and Saburi (patience).

Quest for spiritualism originates from within, is mind conditioned.

To be continued…..
-------------------------------------
4. QUINTESSENCE OF SRI SAIBABA'S PHILOSOPHY:
(By Late Sri Bharam UmamaheswaraRao)
"Shashi": shashi_31@yahoo.com

24. Elucidation of Real Nature (Prakruti)

Everyone's actions depend on his own nature, if our mind is
filled with ego; we think that we are doing all actions ourselves. Those
who are engrossed in the Maya of Nature (Prakruti). They get tied down
to their actions and their 'Chitta' will become slave. Destroy the bad
thoughts that cover up our Jnana, our wisdom and our Divinity. We must
get control over Indriyas and then our Divinity will reveal itself and
shine forth. Indriyas are more powerful than Mind; and Atma is very much
powerful than Buddhi. Kill the thief - i.e. Desire. In Prakruti there
are indriyas with their distorted desires, then our thoughts, thinking
mind, emotions, Ahamkara and so many other subtle activities present in
the nature of the body. There are very many differences in nature. Pure
Atma is changeless and eternal. The whole Universe is an endless chain
of Atma. Sky, Sun, Moon, Stars, air, sea, day & night, mountains, rivers
all these are various expressions of all lives. The nature is the usual
expression of all lives. The nature enrages the silent powers of man.

Nature is lifeless. From on life-less thing, another thing
will not be produced. To give the results of past actions only, God can
do. For life-less thing this is not possible.

Worship the God and our impurities will be washed off. We must
develop un-selfish attitude and detachment, if we train ourselves to get
attached to God, we will acquire detachment from worldly life.

To be continued…..
-----------------------------
5. SANATANA DHARMA & SRI SHIRDI SAIBABA

AKHILANDAKOTI , BRAHMANDA NAAYAKA, RAAJAADHI RAAJA, YOGIRAJA, PARABRAHMA
SREE SATCHITANANDA ,SAMARDHASADGURU, SAINATH MAHARAAJ KI JAI”
--------------------------------
SANATANA DHARMA –NEWS FROM ABROAD
www.svtsydney.org
HELENSBURGH, AUSTRALIA, July 11, 2006: Helensburgh is one of the famous
abodes of Lord Venkateswara in the southern hemisphere and is located in
a picturesque hill about 31 miles South of Sydney, Australia, according
to a short report sent by S. Karthikeyan. It was started in 1978 by a
small group of devotees with a vision to build a Hindu temple according
to Vedic principles. The selected site met all the required attributes:
virgin land, surrounded by forests, located on an island, a water source
close by and adjacent to an ocean. The temple is now a major pilgrimage
center in Australia bustling with devotees. A significant and popular
addition to the temple in recent times is SVT Vidyalaya, a program which
conducts spiritual classes on the first Sunday of every month. Aimed at
imparting overall knowledge of various aspects of Hindu philosophy, the
classes include: chanting of slokas, bhajans, classical music lessons,
and explanation of spiritual texts. The program also teaches children
and youth to perform pujas at home according to proper rituals. More
information on the temple, called the Tirupathi of the southern
hemisphere, can be found at the URL above.
www.canada.com
VAL MORIN, CANADA, July 23, 2006: Nestled in this small Laurentian
community is a world-renowned Murugan Temple. Founded in 1963 by Swami
Vishnu Devananda, Sivananda Ashram and Subramanyam Ayyapa Temple, has
become a pilgrimage place where Hindu devotees come to practice yoga,
meditate or pray. For two weeks every summer, the Subramanyam Ayyapa
temple attracts thousands of devotees from Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto
and from as far as Western Canada, the United States and Europe. They're
here for the annual kavadi ceremony, the largest Hindu festival in North
America. This year's festivities culminated with an elaborate parade
with 30,000 people expected to participate. Hindus, many from the Sri
Lankan diaspora, come to worship Lord Muruga. For many devotees, the
temple is a place where they can practice just as they did in Sri Lanka,
Mauritius or India.
www.svtsydney.org
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, July 27, 2006: The Sri Venkateshwara Temple here is
conducting two major events in September, 2006, that brings together all
the people of Hindu dharma in devotion and prayers to Lord Ganesha,
followed by a dance program. On September 3, families are invited to
participate in Ganesha Visarjan, the annual puja and celebrations for
Lord Ganesha that usually attracts over 5,000 people. Over 20 spiritual
missions come together, including the Hindu Council of Australia.
Several stalls, children's activities, outdoor cultural programs,
bhajanas and lots of Indian foods create joyful celebrations whole day.
Inside the temple, several pujas are performed for Lord Ganesha, who's
then taken in procession around the temple, then on a final journey to
the beautiful Stanwell beach on the Pacific Ocean to beating of drums,
blowing of trumpets and chanting of "Ganpathi Bapa Moriya".
www.sanatanfiji.com
NADI, FIJI, June 16, 2006: Officially registered as a religious body in
Fiji since 1959, Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha launched their new
website last month. Surendra Kumar, national president of the Sabha
says, "The launching of the site will ensure that we are not left behind
in this world of technology and advancement...the Sabha is no longer an
isolated organization and will now have global reach via the site
tamilweek.com
SCARBOROUGH, CANADA, July 30, 2006: Sri Varasiththti Vinayagar Temple's
annual chariot festival culminated July 22 at the Ontario temple. The
festivities are part of the temple's annual chariot festival which began
July 9. Hundreds of Hindus packed the temple and its grounds to
capacity. Jeya Thiyaga, who works at the temple, said the festival has
grown with the city's booming Tamil population. He said many of the
devotees are Sri Lankan Tamils eager to celebrate the rituals of their
homeland in their new country. Fifteen year-old Shaumya
Vijayakumarakurukkal has come to this festival since she was a child and
she said it's a way for young people like herself to stay connected with
their culture. "A lot of kids don't know much about their religion or
culture," she said. "They learn by watching this."
---------------------
6. SAIBANISA OFFERS PRANAMS TO “LORD SIVA”
Glories of Bhimashankar

In some classics like Shiva Leelamrit, Gurucharitra, Stotraratnakar
etc., BheemaShankara is described as a woman. Gangadhar Pandit, Ramdas,
Sridhar swamy, narahari Malo, Gnaneshwar, and other saints describe
BheemaShankara as JyotirLinga.

Historical figures like Chatrapati Shivaji and Rajaram Maharaj were
known to visit this shrine. This was a favorite place for Peshwa Balaji
Vishwanath and Raghunath, Raghunath Peswa had a well dug up here. The
Diwan of the Peshwar, Nana Phadanvis renovated this temple. A court hall
was built by a Pune trader or Sahukar by the name Chimanji Antaji Nayik
Bhinde in 1437 AD.

The temple of Bhima Shankara is decorated with the Dashavatar statues.
These are very beautiful to look at. The Nandi temple is close to the
main temple. A huge bell is located close to the temple. It has 1721 AD
inscribed on it. When this bell is rung, the entire echoes with its sound.

The worship of BhimaShankar is done, with Rudrabhishek, Panchamrit snan,
everyday. The Lord is praised in rich words. On Mondays as well as other
days, lot of devotees flock here for Darshan. A big fete (mela) takes
place on Maha Shivaratri festival. The natural scenic beauty of this
place is wonderful to look at.

There are many places of tourist interest near BheemShankar temple.
Among these are Mokshakund, Gyankund, Gupta Bhumeshwar, SarvaAteerth,
Papanasini, akhya Teerth, Vyaghrapada Teerth, Sakshi Vinayaka,
Gorakhnath Ashram, Daityasamharini Kamalaja devi’s place, Kamalaja lake,
Hanuman lake, etc are worth seeing. The Kokan Kagar or Nagphan is a very
dangerous place located at a height or approximately three thousand
feet, from were the entire Talahati Kokan area can be seen. It feels
like we are being air-borne. It is very difficult to see this “Kokan
kagar” sanding. One has to lie down on the ground, near Kagar and then
only it can be seen. A person who is seeing this in a prostrate position
has to be kept steady by holding his feet firmly. While watching this is
frightening, yet beautiful scene one has to chant “Jaya Bheema Shankar
Jaya Bheema Shankar”.
To be continued-------
-------------------------------
7. DEVOTEES EXPERIENCES:
purnima9@gmail.com
7/18/2006 15:19:07 -0600

Dear Saibandhus,
SaiRam!
I would like to tell about an experience I had and how Baba helped me. I
currently live in Chicago and at the time I was in search of jobs. I
read Sai Satcharitra and before I even completed the book, Baba bestowed
upon me an offer from a company I never even thought of. But I had to
quit the job after a while as the drive was very far off (nearly 50
miles) and since I was pregnant at the time, my husband wanted me to
quit the job and try for jobs later after the delivery. 5 months after
the delivery, when I was back looking for jobs, getting a job closer to
my house was a dream and was something I never even thought of or hoped
that I would get. I was hoping that I at least get a job in downtown as
I could travel in the train as it was better than driving far off.

I did my Sai Satcharitra parayan again and before I completed the
Satcharitra, Baba bestowed upon me a job from a reputed company which
was a few minutes drive away from my home. I could not have asked for
anything more.
Not only that but I have a elder cousin sister who was adamant and
refused to get married and my aunt was very worried about this
situation. I prayed to my Lord Sai and I have no clue how she agreed to
getting married. She is happily married now and has one son.

How can I thank the almighty Lord, my Baba because not only this but he
has cast his loving looks on me throughout. I just wish that even in my
next birth (irrespective of the form I am); I should be fortunate enough
to touch Baba’s feet and pray to him. Every breath we take is because of
the Lord, our Baba.

Om Sri Sainaath Maharaj ki Jai.
----------

8. SPIRITUAL GEMS FROM SAI SATCHARITRA
swamymain@yahoo.com
Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:12:21 -0700 (PDT)

Sai Ram. There was an interruption of this column for two issues caused
by the hospitalization of the body, mind and ego that goes by the name
of Swamy, the instrument that Sai is using to disseminate knowledge
about Himself. Sai Ram. Let us continue with the Isa Upanishad chapter.
Sai Ram.

"One of the main features of the Ishavasya Upanishad is the ethical
advice it offers, and it is interesting to note that the ethics of the
Upanishad are definitely based upon the meta-physical position advanced
in it. The very opening words of the Upanishad tell us that God pervades
every thing." Sai Ram. God (Isa) pervades everything in this universe
and that aspect is also called Vishnu. If we play with the letters Isa,
we get Sai and Asi (Is). Is it then surprising that Sai too pervades
everything in His Nirguna aspect and yet gives pleasure to all His
devotees by His beautiful countenance at Shirdi and other holy places?
This philosophical aspect is exactly what science too tells us. All that
we see and feel is composed of matter and that matter is but a
transformed state of energy, which pervades the whole universe. That
energy is God's acting principle. Sai Ram.

"As a corollary from this metaphysical position, the ethical advice it
offers is, that a man ought to enjoy whatever God bestows on him in the
firm belief, that as He pervades everything, whatever is bestowed on him
by God must be good. It follows naturally, that the Upanishad should
forbid us from coveting another man's property. In fact, we are
fittingly taught here a lesson of contentment with one's own lot in the
belief that whatever happens, it is divinely ordained and it is hence
good for us." Sai Ram. This is a little difficult to comprehend and
hence accept at first sight. On one hand, the principle of universal
pervasiveness and that all that exists is pervaded by God and hence is
God is juxtaposed with the principle of individual duty. If everything
is pervaded by God, the idea of coveting another man's property is also
pervaded by God! And when everything is pervaded by God, who is separate
from whom? And if everything is divinely ordained, where is the
individual freedom of action?

By His grace, we will attempt to bridge the gap between the individual
and the Universal in the coming issues. Sai Ram.

S.V.Swamy
Author, Editor, Proof-Reader and Book Reviewer
www.freewebs.com/swamyreviews
--------
9. SAI WITH CHILDREN:
http://www.saidarbar.org/HTML/portraits/7.jpg
Smt. Madhu Gopal Ravada, Saidarbar, Hyderabad.

Hello Children! I am Madhu aunty. Do you know Baba use to play with
children and used to tell stories to them? I felt children visiting
Saidarbar should be entertained with good stories. For the last 2 years
I have told you about Lord Krishna's Leelas and Lord Rama Story. Now I
want to tell the stories what heard in my child hood.

THE BLUE JACKAL

A hungry jackal came out of the forest in search of food. He saw a
village nearby and decided to do some scavenging there but as he reached
the periphery, he was spotted by a pack of dogs. The dogs ran to catch
it and seeing the danger, the jackal dashed towards the forest. Suddenly
it froze; there was great danger in that direction too as he saw a pair
of wolves bounding towards him.

He turned somersault and again made a dash towards the village. He was
face to face with death on both sides, so he jumped into a small stream
and crossed over like lightening. He ran on in the dark night, stumbling
over unknown obstacles until he finally fell into a huge vat of blue dye.

With barely his nostrils above the liquid to breathe, he hid in the vat
the whole night until the dogs, unable to find him, gave up the chase
and went away. Shivering from fright and damp, he crawled out and lay
exhausted near a bonfire to dry and warm. He lay there until dawn when
in the early morning light, he noticed his color. His whole body had
been colored a bright blue and he looked exotic, as if from another world.

Being a very clever animal, he decided to exploit this change and went
back to the jungle. He strutted before the other jackals and with a
spiritual look said “I had gone to the Temple of 'VanDevi'. She was
pleased with my devotion and blessed me. To distinguish me from your
commoners, she turned me blue." The other jackals looked and listened in
awe. They bowed their heads and pronounced him king. Hailing his majesty
and following him in a procession, they informed the other animals in
the forest of this great transformation.

All the animals gathered together and decided that this creature be
crowned king of the forest. Thus in the span of few hours, the jackal
became "Master of the Jungle" with the tiger, bear and others becoming
his courtiers and bodyguard. This elevation brought a sudden change in
his attitude too. He started treating the other jackals with disdain
making them very unhappy and miserable. After a few days of this mal
treatment at the hand of one of their own kind, they planned to take
revenge by exposing him.

An old one advised "It is a natural trait in us whenever some of us
start howling, all the others join in this call. We shall do this
tonight all of a sudden, when he sleeps. When he hears us, it will be
but natural for him to join in the howl without thinking. This will
reveal his identity to others." They acted according to plan and at
midnight, when the blue jackal slept soundly, they started howling. As
the sound reached a crescendo, the blue jackal woke with a start and
without a second thought joined in the howl, thus exposing him self.

The tiger which lay nearby was very angry at being duped by a mere
jackal and made to serve him. He pounced on him and tore him apart. Thus
the jackal paid for this trickery with his life.

Lesson: 'Fraud and Forgery ends ultimately in penalty.'

Bye children meet you in the next issue
-----------------------------------------------

10. ARTICLES FROM SAI DEVOTEES:
"Sankaraiah Dubagunta" sainama@yahoo.com

SAI LIVES (Continued Presence of Sai)

Thiru V.A.Rampremal is a critic and a theoretician of Tamil New poetry
and a pioneer poet in the same movement. He had darshan of several
living Saints and read biographies of Saints who had discarded their
physical bodies. We met during non-stop Sainama Sankeerthana in Shenoy
nagar Sai Mandir, Chennai. Somehow we became good Sai friends. I
requested him to send me an article on "Continued presence of Sai".
Important points from his article to the extent possible are reproduced
in his own words so that readers can enjoy the mysterious ways of Sainath.

It was during the year 1963 Mr.Premal visited Sadhu Appadurai's farm
house at Trincomalai (Ceylon) with an agitated mind at the instance of
Saint Yogarswamy of Jaffna. The conversation that took place between
Sadhu Appadurai and Premal was published in tamil in a book form titled
"DHYANADHARA". There he saw Baba's photo.” It was the picture of an old
man seated upon a stone with the right leg upon the left leg. He adds
"This one depicted the old man surrounded by all male pride lions”. The
old man in the picture was Sai Baba. The lions that surround Him
symbolized His power-wild and regal free and fierce. Like this the seed
of Sai Devotion was sown in me by Saint Appadurai. "He met fifteen
Sadhus before Sainath took over him. These Sadhus pushed him towards Sai
without recommending His name.” Had I known earlier I would have resisted."

Mr. Premal met Sri Jiddu Krishnamurthy and also Yogi Ramsuratkumar. Once
when he was with Sri Ramasuratkumar (now at Tiruvannamalai, encourages
SriRam Jayaram, Jaya Jaya Ram" nama sankeerthana) in the year 1979 a cup
of milk spilled on the cemented floor of Yogi's Asram from Mr.Premal's
hand. Yogi asked premal to drink milk available in the cup. The pet dog
"Sai" licked up the spilled milk. Yogi remarked "Ah, at last Sai Baba
has taken it." Premal felt what he had to do with SaiBaba. Like this he
heard Sai's name through Yogi Rama Surat kumar. He met Saint Bheda in
the year 1991. He heard Bheda singing in Urdu with the refrain "Sai Ram
Sai Ram”. Thus "Sai" was after premal in some way or other.

Once premal suffered from severe jaundice. He saw in a dream his dead
body. He felt his reading; contact with Saints had not been of any help.
He resolved to wait for death! Wonder of wonders! He started recouping
his health from that movement onwards. One day Mr. premal attended a
marriage in a KalyanaMantapam near Mylapore SaiBaba Mandir. "There a
Jewish gentleman met and remarked.” There is no tension in your streets.
What is the secret?” As a reply Premal wanted to present a book and
walked into new century Book house. To his surprise he found a book "Sai
Baba the Master" which he bought and presented to the Jewish man. Premal
feels that he found Sai in this book as an Awakener, Awakener of the
heart.” It is to reach the heart, He pierces the intellect the weapon
Sai Baba uses for such piercing of the intellect is His miraculous
powers. For intellectual miracles are humbugs. In any case, my intellect
reeled as though under a shower of mythical and godly missiles when I
read Sai's love-laden miracles. For His miracles belong not to barren
showmanship but are arrows coated with amruth. They kill self assurances
while awakening the hearts."

On 2-02-1992 he found the entire atmosphere in All India Sai Samaj,
Mylapore was vibrant. He visited shenoy nagar Sai Mandir. It was here
Sai took over him entirely. Premal used to visit temples for their
architectural beauty. In shenoynagar (Chennai) Sai Mandir in Swami
Kesevaiahji's photo he saw one of the lions seen 25 years ago in Ceylon
in Sai Baba photo. The lion was humility itself. Ram who had not
prostrated to any men or statue earlier now fell full length before Sai.
"Something snapped in me and made me shake with nobs with no sorrow or
shame. I shed tears" .During this period two instances of Sai's
continued presence took place. One was the result of an experiment he
made while going to sleep. He placed a sticker with Sai's photo on his
chest. He saw Sai going around in pure white dress with folded hands as
if he were a temple. As this act was observed during his sleep Mr.
premal confirmed it was not on account of any mental activity." Sai was
teaching me absolute humility while revealing to me His presence as a
humble image beyond my imagination.

He was teaching in the same way as a swimming teacher teaches swimming
by actually swimming. A true guru teaches humility by being humble, a
state of affairs not to be found in the modern guru-disciple
relationship." The second instance took place when he had liver failure
(Typhoid fever with a damaged liver) forced him to use drugs. He had a
dream in which he saw a dark deathly mass. He observed Sai was beating
the dark mass with a stick as if fighting for his own life. He woke up
with the realization that the black mass was his liver. It appears that
Sai while beating the mass was showing "Live! Live! Live!” Later he
recouped his health. Readers may observe how Sainath Maharaj influenced
Mr. Ram premal slowly and finally took over him. Thus Baba's words "Let
his man (devotee) be at any distance, a thousand kms. away from him, he
will be drawn to Shirdi like a sparrow with a thread tied to its feet,”
have become true. Another truth that is revealed to us is that Sai is
present every where Saints Asrams in a far off like Ceylon also. At my
suggestion premal visited Shirdi and had detailed discussion with
H.H.Sivanesan Swamiji.

OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI

D.sankaraiah

--------------------------------------
11. LETTERS FROM SAIDEVOTEES:
sunitha sri8sai@yahoo.com
On 7/31/06

Sairam
We felt very happy after listening audio e-book album
thank you for making us to listen and felt the presence of Baba.

Sunitha
----------------------------
Praveen gudimetla prav_gudi@yahoo.co.in
On 7/31/06

Om Sri Sairam,

These e books and Audio albums of Saibanisaji are amazing. I am forwarding
them to all my friends and relatives. I would like to thank from bottom
of my heart for the amazing work.
Regards,
Praveen
--------------------------
nayanika jayaram romanyuk galaxyandromeda22@yahoo.com
On 7/24/06,
Sai Ram!

As stated earlier I had already received the CD's and also heard them on
Gurupurnima. It was very beautiful. The prasadam and the chandanam have
benefited many. I am now awaiting the Gurupurnima Rudraabhishekham prasadam
Thank you very much.
Nayanika
---------------------------------------------
Ramesh Lingampalli: lingam707@yahoo.co.in

Sairam

Thank you for your lovely message of Bagavathamlo Sai. My
life is indeed is purified.....

Ramesh
--------------------------------------------------

umesh@saisumirangroup.com
7/18/2006 12:58:41 -0600

Dear Saibandhu,
SaiRam! http://www.saidbar.org like an ocean of Knowledge with love and
faith

Your's
Umesh Kabrawala
www.saisumirangroup.com
-----------
ppionerka@gmail.com
7/20/2006 21:39:21 -0600

Dear Saibandhu,
SaiRam! I like your site http://www.saidarbar.org
ppionerka

-------------------------------------------------
12. TELUGU SECTION:
Please visit:
http://www.telugubhakti.com/telugupages/Misc/ShiridiSai/shirdisai.htm

Please visit for Sai Aartis in Telugu:
http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/PDFS/pdfs.htm

Please visit for Sai Aaratis Audio:
http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/main_English/saibaba/saibaba_aarti.asp
-------------------------------
FOR STARTING A SAIDARBAR CHAPTER OUT SIDE INDIA:
Please contact: saidarbar@saidarbar.org & saidarbar@gmail.com
------------------------------------------------
13. FROM SAI ORGANISATIONS:

Due to space constraints of E-magazine, we are not able to give the full
report on activities of Sai organizations in this issue.
-----------------------------
14. SAI'S BOOK WORLD:
English

Shri Sai Satcharita
GovindRaghunath Dhabolkar

a) Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi P.O Shirdi Dist. Ahmednagar Maharashtra

b) Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi Sai Niketan 804-B Dr. Ambedkar Road,
Dadar, Mumbai - 400 014
----------------------------------
Sree Sai Samartha Satcharita
Ms. Zarine Taraporewala

Sai Press India Pvt. Ltd
C-40 Okhla Industrial Area Phase - II
New Delhi - 110 020
Ph: 011-26384295
Email: sspdelhi@mantraonline.com
---------------------------------
Shri Sai Satcharita
Ms. Indira Kher

Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
A-59, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase 2,
New Delhi 110020
Tel: 011 26387070 / 26386165
Email: info@sterlingpublishers.com
----------------------
Please Note:
Those desirous of using this facility (Sai's Book World) to spread the
word about their books may send ONE new copy of the book to Saidarbar,
for details contact:
saidarbar@gmail.com
Acknowledgement of receipt of books will be done by E-mail only.
Book(s) sent to Saidarbar will be retained by Saidarbar and cannot be
returned.
-----------------------------------------
SAIDARBAR – HYDERABAD:
http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/saidarbar/pages/S3500041.htm

Saisevak Smt Rajeswari Kasturi has compiled the 3d Page turning E-Book
titled “From the Satsanghs of Saibanisaji”. On the eve of Gurupurnima day
(11-7-2006) Saidarbar SCHWENKS VILL-PA-USA has uploaded the book on the
NET and is available at site address http://www.ettitudemedia.com
Interested Sai devotees may down load this FREE E-Book and offer their
valuable comments.

The eBook contains audio and video clips and is FREE for all.

Saidarbar members would like to convey hearty thanks to Saibandhu Murali
Koneru of Australia who has uploaded Saibanisa’s discourses audio C.Ds
in their web site
http://www.omsrisai.org
-------------------------------
15. EDITORIAL.

Things impressed me from this Magazine:

Life is a pilgrimage to the realm of the Divine

A devotee should feel the presence of God always, everywhere and in
everything. Then evil ideas will totally disappear.

Sai devotees may write about their Sai activities in their place,
essays, articles and poetry on Sai to "The Glory of Shirdi Sai" – they
may be address their contributions to E-mail id:
saidarbar@gmail.com with a copy marked to webmaster@saidarbar.org

We shall put in our best efforts to include them in the Glory of
Shiridi Sai- the bi-weekly E -Magazine. Unless the author of the
articles instructs, not to publish his/her E-mail id, we will publish
them as a matter of routine practice.

You can subscribe for THE GLORY OF SHIRDI SAI for a friend /relative by
submitting e-mail ID in the main page of http://www.saidarbar.org

Also read the old issues from:
http://www.saidarbar.org/glory.htm

If you are subscribing this E-magazine for your friend or a relative,
we request that the person concerned may be notified about receiving the
same.

Editor does not accept responsibility for the views expressed in the
articles published.

This e-magazine is intended for Private circulation only.

Submitted by Sai Sevak: Srinivasa Rao Kasturi
Saidarbar—HYDERABAD--INDIA

P.S. In case you do not like to receive "The Glory of Shirdi Sai ",
Kindly reply UNSUBSCRIBE for our necessary action.
----------------------------------------------------

Submitted by Sai Sevak: Srinivasa Rao Kasturi For SAIDARBAR-HYDERABAD