Sai Baba's famous parables and off guard cryptic remarks are well known. These comments were always impregnated with a message directed towards the individual who is addressed. Once, a devotee wanted to take a photograph of Baba. When Baba was approached regarding this, He said, "No, it is enough if he knocks a wall down". The devotee stood confused. Later, an explanation was given as follows: The photograph is one's likeness of Baba. The wall is "I am the body" idea which is an obstacle that interferes with identifying the spirit.

One straightforward remark of Baba has always been "awaken the self". The nature of self is not easily explained. The pursuit to know the self is as varied as the individuals themselves. However, it is said that one must have an honest yearning and God's grace to know the nature of self.

Now, why should one know the "self"? The most famous Hindu scripture The Geetha says,

" With the self unattached to external contact, he finds happiness in the Self; with the self engaged in the meditation of BRAHMAN, he attains endless happiness".

Swami Chinmayananda on his commentary on The Geetha explains further, "Why should I deny myself the brilliant flashes of momentary joys in exchange for a steady stone-like, impregnable monotony, call it equilibrium or equaninimity, peace or God-hood? Any sensible seeker entering the halls of spiritual study with his intellect bright and clear should come to doubt its efficacy and utility. Though the process of self development is essentially a process of detachment, this technique of negation does not take us to an empty and purposeless zero, but when we have negated all that is false, we come to experience and live a total positivity. When the dreamer has renounced all his contacts with the dream world and thrown away his dream personality, he does not become a non-entity, but he re-discovers himself to be the more vital, more effective personality, the waker".

Sadguru Sainath's remarks on awakening one's self refers to this state of awakening that is more vital, blissful and permanent.
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Sai Activities
Datta Jayanti Celebrations, Chicago, IL, USA

Datta Yoga Center, Chicago cordially welcomes you and your family to Datta Jayanti celebrations on Sunday, 13 December, 1998 at Hinsdale Community Hall, Eighth and Madison, Hinsdale, IL 60521, Phone: (630) 323-7500

Program
Dattatreya Abhishekam and Guru Paduka Pooja 3.00 PM to 3.45 PM
Bhajans 3.45 PM to 415 PM
Discourse on Dattatreya and Avadoota Tatvam 4.15 PM to 445 PM
Cultural Programs 5.00 PM to 6.00 PM
Maha Prasadam 6.00 PM to 7.00 PM

For more Details contact
Praful Rami (847) 934-7671
Krish Raman (630) 964-6423
Jagan Lingamneni (708) 747-3342
Srinivas Katragadda (630) 375-0422


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Experiences of Devotees

Latha Ramesh
(Originally posted on Thursday, Dec 3, 1998)

This is my personal experience I am sharing with you all. Beginning of this year i.e., Jan 98, my mother had fever. Even after five days, fever did not subside. She was on antibiotics but they did not help her much. On the seventh day, I felt she was getting weaker and I took her to the hospital, thinking that she could be given some glucose/drips. They told me to admit her. She was weak but could walk. Before admission, she had all the routine tests, like blood, urine, etc and the chest X-rays etc. There was no evidence of any infection. It was diagnosed to be viral fever. But the next day, when I went to visit her in the hospital, the Doctor told me that she had acute renal failure, lung failure, a multi organ failure the words he used "Only her brain seems to work". I am not one of the ardent devotees of Baba like the ones I see on this site. But I prayed hard to BABA. I cried to Him begging Him to save my mother. The next day was a New Moon Day, and most of friends told me that the situation normally deteriorates on this day, so told me to accept whatever came. I prayed very hard. It may sound silly. However, I poured my heart to BABA in paper and placed it in front of him in our Puja room. At that time one of Baba devotees called me and told me that Baba would definitely help and he would show some sign. I was hopeful but at the same time feeling very depressed, took my car out. Hardly I drove about 100 yards from my house when I saw a long Black Cobra. My heart was beating so fast in disbelief, but what I saw was true. Baba told me that He has taken over my problems. My mother did improve though slowly. Anyone who saw her in the Emergency would not believe that she came out. Till date, I feel it is only BABA who saved her. It is really true that He hears you when you call.
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Devotees say...

Murali Gopinathan

I am looking for the postal address of the Sri Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Alamelumangapuram, Mylapore, Chennai. I would really appreciate it if you can help me out in this regard. Thank you.

The address for Shirdi Sai Baba temple under the auspices of All India Sai Samaj is as follows:

Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
All India Sai Samaj
Mylapore
Chennai
India 600 004

Mehul Shah, NJ, USA

Can you shed some light on some of the other personalities in SAI BABA's popular original photograph where is leaning against a wall with someone holding an umbrella over his head?

Sai Ram. One source tells us that the person holding the umbrella over Sadguru Sainath's head is Nanasaheb Nimonkar, a great devotee of Baba. In some pictures one can see a young boy with a hat on his head. This boy is Uddhau Madhavrao Deshpande who was alive until a few months ago. The person that was standing behind Baba in the famous chavadi procession photograph is Bhagoji Shinde, the leper devotee who was cured of the dreadly disease by Sainath's grace.

Sai Vichaar team
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