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Sai Vichaar 01.Feature of the Week: Reading for Spiritual Benefit 02.Devotees Say 03.Prayer Club 04.Sai Activities 05.Experiences of Devotees 06.Question of the Week 07.From the Editor's Keyboard 08.Submit your article to Sai Vichaar 09.Subscribe to Sai Vichaar 10.Disclaimer From the Editor's Keyboard... Sai Vichaar and Shirdi Saibaba web site organization thank readers and devotees for their continued support. As you have already noticed, the article submission process to Sai Vichaar is being simplified. We believe that these changes would simplify and expedite the publication of your contributions in Sai Vichaar. Please bear with us as we work through the issues concerning web postings. Sai Vichaar is very pleased to carry any news on Sai Activities. Please share with us all the happenings at your Sai mandirs and spiritual centers. Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, at 1449&1451 Abers Creek Road, Pittsburgh, PA, gratefully acknowledges donation of the White Marble statue of Shirdi Sai Baba. The statue is about 5 feet tall, and will soon be enshrined at a suitable location in the premises. Please refer to Sai Activities section. The temple will appreciate donations to wards this cause. Please contact the priest at (412) 374-9244. Sai Vichaar would also like to draw your attention to the activities of Saidarbar in Hyderabad, India. Please refer to Sai Activities for more information. Devotees willing to sponsor the programs of Saidarbar may contact saibanisa@yahoo.com. Those willing to sponsor the activities of Baba Prayer Center, Chennai, India, may contact Sri Kumar Baba at babaprayercenter@usa.net and those willing to sponsor the activities of Sai Sansthan, Noida, New Delhi, India may contact Sri Balkrishna Panday at kirti89@aol.com. "Question of the week" for this week is How can Sai devotees reflect Baba’s humility in their daily lives? Humbly yours, The Editor
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Feature of the Week: Reading for Spiritual Benefit Reading of scriptures and spiritual work should not be undertaken with a view to criticize the author or attempting to know the logical explanation behind every word said and the incident depicted. This is because the realization of God cannot be explained by logic or analysis but by strong faith and a constant yearning. Shri Sai Satcharitha is a boundless treasury of wisdom and Sai devotees undertake reading of this holy book all over the world. While it is a practice to perform a saptah (complete the reading in one week), it is also said that Shri Sai Satcharitha reaps enormous spiritual benefit if read on a regular basis every day. Shri B. Hanumantha Rao, the author of "Sri Sai Anusaranamu" in Telugu, wrote, "while reading a holy book, it is not appropriate to question the qualifications of the author or the way its contents are presented. It is important to pay attention to what is said regardless of who said it. It is important to realize the truth in the sayings rather than attempting to apply one’s rationale to the narration. The message of God is timeless and the way it is delivered and perceived varies from individual to individual. What is needed of a reader is the realization that he is the benefactor of riches that humans cannot fathom". This would automatically make a reader obedient and impart the humility necessary for spiritual growth.
Danielito Faquerroquet
Meenu Chawla
Sheena Panjani
Sai Utsav 2000
Sai Pratishtapana, Shirdi Sai Mandir, Pittsburgh, USA
Sai Baba Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, India
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Release of "Shathashrunga Sai"(International Monthly Magazine) and "Sai Bhajan" Audio Cassette by Saxena Bhandu, Bhoomi Pooja for Proposed Building-"Sai Divine Light for the needy" (Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled) Devotees are provided free food and accommodation and are requested to receive the blessings of "Shirdi Sai Baba". For details contact B.R. Rama Prasad
Sai in Medical Camp, SAIDARBAR HYDERABAD INDIA.
Ashutosh Jaiswal, India
However, for the past two and a half years, I am facing situations and experiences which have almost convinced me that our Baba has abandoned me. He doesn't care for me anymore. All my efforts, hard work, worships, prayers etc. are going unanswered and wasted. I am without work since that time and whatever I do, in any field of life, ends up as a waste. He does exactly the opposite of whatever I try or pray for, so much so that now I've started praying for something adverse to happen to me with a hope that He will do the opposite and as a result, something good will happen to me. I am virtually living and sleeping on tablets. I am not sure if I could say " it could have been worse". Right now the situation that I am in, forces me to say " it could NOT have been worse". My sincere hard work and efforts, my prayers, my tears are all falling on deaf ears. There is nobody with whom I could share all this and so, I am writing in here. Please, Please do pray for me and guide me...may be He listens to all or one of you. May He bless you all. Sairam.
"How can Sai devotees reflect Baba's humility in their daily lives?"
Those who themselves have seen the Truth, can be thy teachers of wisdom. Ask from them, bow unto them, be thou unto them a servant - Bhagawad Gita
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