"Ramathe Raam.. Aaaojee.. Aaaojee.. ..udiyaan ki goniyaan laaojee.."
(Oh Playful Rama.! .come on.., and bring with you sacks of udi.)

Baba used to sing merrily, whenever He was in a cheerful mood. The power and greatness of udi, the sacred ash, is well known. It is believed that udi confers upon the devotees, health, prosperity, freedom from anxiety, and many other worldly gains. One peculiarity of this Saint God is that He encouraged His followers to seek material wealth. There were several incidents where Sainath Himself brought about a particular longing of the devotees during casual conversation, and benefited them appropriately. One famous parable of Sai Baba goes as follows: "My coffers are always open.. Come and fill your sacks as much as you want.." Now, material wealth, non-attachment, self surrender, salvation...How can they be all together? Don’t they seem contradicting each other? How can one ask for worldly riches yet at the same time develop non-attachment?

Asking and receiving the material benefit confirms one’s faith in Sadguru, the most important aspect of the spiritual journey. How can one know that he/she will get something unless he/she asks for it and gets it? Receiving benefits through His grace confirms and increases the faith in Him. This should be taken as a cognitive assurance from the Guru and logically, it must make one to pay careful and close attention to what the Guru says. Material and spiritual benefits are two separate entities and by separating them so, the need for each of them is well defined. Usually, it is a practice to justify one’s wants based on the needs. However, a careful observation will reveal that there is no end for human needs and material wants are akin to a never-ending chain of temporary events perpetrated by the myth. Faith in Guru and His dispensation will also lead to the sense of contentment with the material wants. If one contemplates on Sadguru Sainath’s coffers, it will be evident that the reference made was to something beyond material. Something that is perennial, and something that should result in everlasting happiness.
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Experiences of Devotees

Varaha N Appikatla, Columbus, OH, USA
This is my experience with Sai Bhajans. My first project in the job was over on Jan 7 1999with 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 SHIRIDI 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.

Arathi
(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.
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Devotees say...

S.V. Sankaran, Chennai, India
Opinions are appearing on the subject WOMAN AND CHANTING OF MANTRAS in SAI VICHAAR. I wish to share with the readers of SAI VICHAAR the views expressed in a discourse on this subject. No religion had banned women from chanting of Mantras and Slokas. However, there are some scientific arguments against women chanting Mantras and Slokas.

Good sound and correct pronunciation can be obtained only by opening the mouth broadly so that chanting can be done loudly. This results in the voice of the concerned person becoming harsh after some days. Moreover, the Mantras and Slokas should come from the bottom of the Stomach with more movement of air. This makes way for unnecessary growth of flesh in the stomach region.

A male member with a harsh voice and big stomach will be accepted by the public but not a female. To avoid the spoiling of the sweet voice as well as beauty of women, it is not advisable for them to chant Mantras and Slokas. So this restriction is only in the interest of Women and not otherwise.

Sai G Valluri
I am a staunch devotee of Shri Shirdi Saibaba. I really liked the web site of The Almighty Baba. Who ever started this site has done really a Great Job. Thanks for one and all

Kalaiselvan, R., Singapore
This email is in response to the enquiry from Krishna Prasad, Singapore. He was is new in Singapore and wishes to know of any center, which he can get in touch with. The details as follows: Sai Sathya Sai Soceity, Singapore, 133 Moulmein Road, Singapore 1130. He could also contact me at email gpk23@pacific.net.sg or pager number 92295327 if any other help is needed.
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