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Sai Vichaar Jul 02, 2009 Volume 12, Issue 08 (In its twelfth year of publication) 01.Feature of the Week 02.Contributed Article 03.Experiences of Devotees 04.Devotees Say 05.Sai Activities 06.Prayer Club 07.Quote of the Week 08.Question of the Week 09.Subscribe to Sai Vichaar 10.Email Newsletter to a friend 11.Submit Articles to Sai Vichaar 12.Un-Subscribe Sai Vichaar 13.From the Editor's Keyboard 14.Back Issues 15.Disclaimer From the Editor's Keyboard... Sai Vichaar has learnt that several have received their weekly email into their unwanted email folder due to the email filter function of the respective email providers. Please check your email folders before deleting to make sure Sai Vichaar is not delivered into Spam mail. In the true spirit of Sai devotion, contributors are requested to remember to suit the content, language, style, and presentation, appropriate to a worldwide readership. It should also be noted that when a section from any material other than their own is quoted or referred to, it is the authors' responsibility to acknowledge the source appropriately. Sai Vichaar requests the devotees to continue to submit to Sai Vichaar using the pages intended for various sections of Sai Vichaar. Sai Vichaar gratefully appreciates the patience of its readers during the past few weeks of revamping of our database. A Sai devotee suggested the The "Question of the week" for this week as,, Q.What did Baba say regarding the need of a Guru in one's life? Humbly Yours, The Editor
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 Feature
of the week: Baba's beacon!
Kaun kehetaa hai Sai ki jyoth nahi bolthee Shraddha saburi se usey jaan ne waale chaahiye Sadguru is the most precious thing anyone
can find. The rarest of jewels, Sainath is one such Sadguru that bestows
the benefits to those who seek Him. The One that declared that nobody
shall return with empty hands still proves it. What is needed is unconditional
faith and abundant patience with a disposition that He knows what is best.
If the pursuit is material, it will be achieved. If the pursuit is spiritual,
it will be achieved too. Shama's rhetoric that he would break the coconut
on God's head is an assurance to those simple-minded devotees approaching
Him with folded hands. One should also remember that not everyone that
flocks around is benefited. While it is considered a fortune to know Sai
Baba, it is also misfortune to let the opportunity to pass by. Let this
Thursday be a reminder of all the wonderful things Sadguru Sainath has
done for His children. Let this also be a day to contemplate on the spiritual
coffers that the fakir of Shirdi has to offer. Contributed
Article: Conduct of A Devotee I often keep wondering whether I am acting in accordance to BABA's philosophies. Have you ever pondered about your behavior, that what you are doing is not enough and you need to do more to please BABA? Perhaps give up home and family and live like a recluse away from the materialistic world and attachments as was done by sanyasis and rishis in the Himalayas? Well until recently that is what I thought, till I accidentally came across Guruji CB Satpathyji's MAY I ANSWER section in Shirdibaba.org. As is the experience of any Sai devotee when in earnest you seek solution to your queries, HE arranges for the answers. There I read about Guruji's answers to queries as to how to conduct oneself while balancing a family life and at the same time being devoted to BABA, by remembering BABA constantly for all the things bestowed on us in the life. I was impressed and whilst at the same time the significance of BABA's teachings as written in Satcharita also made sense and the true meaning between the lines of Sat charita dawned on me. Here is my interpretation of a conduct of a devotee. BABA wanted us, his devotees to execute the duties of the life sincerely whilst simultaneously thinking of Him and remembering Him at every stage and turn of life. What use is the life of a person who is very devoted to God and inflicts mental and physical harm to the family who are dependent on him? Is BABA going to be proud of such a devotee? As BABA said "Will Shirdi help him in any way?" BABA wanted his devotees to live happily with their families and love every body and all things. He exhibited this innumerable times. For example take Tatya Patil for instance, Tatya slept with BABA in the masjid for 14 years, and enjoyed BABA's love and company, and their relationship was unique. But after Tatya's father passed away Tatya had to shoulder the household responsibilities and sleep at home. He started leading the life of Gruhastha. Tatya conducted himself properly according to BABA's wishes simultaneously fulfilling his duties and responsibilities towards his family. BABA always granted materialistic desires and fulfilled the wishes of the devotees. Whilst man is born to fulfill his responsibilities, if his desires are not fulfilled will he have any concentration towards God and his teachings? BABA made it possible for the person to work towards his desired object. BABA was a guide, a mentor, enabling people achieve their objectives in life, and creating a feeling of disgust for the materialistic things in people gradually and leading towards achieving their final goal of deliverance. Let us consider the dialogue between BABA and Jog with regards
to achieving the final goal in life: I would like to quote Guruji CB Satpathyji in his discourse at the Pranaprathishtaphana at Hyderabad, "one's good deeds is the right path towards God. Rudraksha maala jap can not take one to God, it is an important medicinal herb, keep it as herb and use your good deed to reach the Sadguru. He went on saying that use your precious time for giving sanskar and give the message of love to mankind, to your loved ones and to God." Let us take this lesson to heart and act accordingly and start our good deeds from our home practicing on our family members, because the good or bad things start from the family and extend towards the world. Let us not shy away from our duties, let us please the God, residing in the hearts of people in our family, and begin our day, thanking HIM for making us think of Him and for giving this life to Serve HIM by serving the people who are dependent on us. (Contributed by Anitha Kandukuri, Canberra Australia)
Usha I had a strange dream that night. Baba took me through the pages of the assignment and showed me the errors .The dream was so vivid that He showed me each paragraph and line where I had made mistakes and miscalculation. Sunday morning I opened the written assignment again and went through each and every paragraph Baba had showed me the other night. Tears rolled down my eyes. Oh! there were so many mistakes in the assignment and even after going through it several times I could not figure out them. Baba was watching all this from within and as I was ready to submit it soon, He had to guide me and show me the way to success. I had a whole day on Sunday to make corrections and finalize the paper, with Baba in my mind I did it and submitted it on Monday well before the dead line. You will be surprised to know that (though Asian) I was the only student who was able to get the highest mark in that subject.. Of course, I offered the marks to my Baba. I am very grateful to my Sai because it is He who takes care of every thing in my life. Thank You Baba, thank You so much.. Sanv Sai devotee Devotee Sai Devotee Devotee Devotee Devotee Saikrishna Quotation of
the Week: Q. What did Baba say regarding the need of a Guru in one's life? A. Your answer can go here.
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