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Sai Vichaar

Thursday , February 12, 2009 :: Volume 11, Issue 40(In its eleventh year of publication.)Sai Vichaar is a Weekly newsletter distributed every Thursday and is devoted tothe life, philosophy and teachings of Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi. Feel free toforward this newsletter to your interested associates in its original form.

IN THIS ISSUE:FEATURE OF THE WEEKCONTRIBUTED ARTICLEDEVOTEES SAYPRAYER CLUBEXPERIENCE OF DEVOTEESQUOTATION OF THE WEEKQUESTION OF THE WEEKSAI ACTIVITIESFROM THE EDITORS KEYBOARD

FEATURE OF THE WEEK: Sathyam, Sivam, Sundaram

Truth is the power and the manifestation. Truth is eternal and indestructible.Truth is the most beautiful and the brightest. Truth is silent because it does notneed a voice. Truth remains at the core of the conscience, the abode of Sadguru.Every spiritual aspirant has to confront the entity of Truth, the biggestobstacle. Conquering falsehood, most tiring of all the battles, is the beginningof Baba's expanse. It becomes at one point the task of utmost relevance, todistinguish Truth from the set of other operable facts, the premise under whicheveryday dealings are carried out, material and even spiritual!

Are being devotional and having faith in Sadguru all what on needs? Faith andpatience are sure what Baba demanded from His children. However, just faith andhaving patience did not win the heart of Sai. Stories are plentiful in SadguruSainath's abode where Baba whipped up the conscience of those that he wanted tobless. Those who seek Him could never resist the piercing eyes of thecompassionate father; the eyes that know the past, present, and the future. Theeyes not that of the punishing policeman, but of the benevolent caretaker longingto lead one from the convenient facts to everlasting contentment, Truth!

How could one trying to realize that Baba is the indweller of all beings evenattempt to either lie to the self or to others? Baba never lied to anyone. Healways spoke of parables; some of them were literally true while some werefigurative. They were the individualized instructions that Baba provided to those

who deserve it and none else.

Lt. Col. M.B. Nimbalkar in his book "Shri Sai Baba's Teachings and Philosophy"wrote as follows: "Sai Baba was always practical and realistic in his teachings.He never told his devotees to lie and asked them always to speak truth. Thedevotees knew that Sai Baba was antharjnaani (knower of the secrets of everybeing) and he would certainly catch them if they told a lie. Hence hey dared notspeak untruth in his presence. Hemadpanth in his original Marathi Shri SaiSatcharitha rightly says: Untruth does not work before Sai and Sai cannot beprocured with untruth. Untruth means downfall. Untruth in the end takes you tohell"

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Let us on this beautiful Thursday remind ourselves of that benevolent caretakerlonging to lead us from the convenient facts to everlasting contentment, Truth!

CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE: The Holy.....The Meritorious...

"Mirthful sportive Ram has come, has come with sackfuls of udi. This refrain only,he (Sai Baba) would sing at his own sweet will, full of joy " Shri Sai SatCharita, XXXIII, 29.

The holy meritorious, off-white ash produced by the perpetually burning dhuni inthe masjid, which Sai Baba would apply on the forehead of his devotees when theyapproached him for taking leave to depart, he would call udi. 'U' (as in full)means up and 'i' (as in pin) means to go. Learned men interpret "i" also to meango up, ascending on high, soaring into heavens. So that which causes the dawn ofgood fortune in this and the other world for devotees of Sai Baba is called udi.She is the mother of Sai devotees, the divine Kamadhenu (legendary cow mentionedin the Mahabharatha). She removes suffering, destroys fear and calamity, gets ridof pain or sorrow, does not burn, and ever gives happiness. It is not pungent,

bitter, sour or saltish to the taste but sweet and pleasing. It has divinemedicinal or healing virtues, and it destroys laziness, dullness of understanding,disease, sin etc. Sai Baba has created it out of great compassion for the welfareof his devotees. If it is always taken with singular devotion and loving heart,there is no doubt that it leads to salvation.

(Contributed by Source: Shri Sai Baba by Swami Sai Sharan Anand, translated byV.B.Kher)

DEVOTEES SAY:

DevoteeBaba, Thank you for helping me get acceptance into a good course, close to home. Ihad also applied for another course which I was really hoping to get acceptedinto. I came so close thanks to your blessings. I did not get in the first tworounds. There is only a few days left before I find out, whether or not I havebeen accepted. Please bless me with a miracle, help me to get into the othercourse. If you have not planned that course for me, please help me to study reallywell in the current course without any obstacles. I trust in you Baba.

KuttyThanks for the newsletters sending to me every week without fail. I pray BABA togive happy and prosperity to all who are working to make it very successful. Thisnew letter is very supportive and inspiration to many devotees, those who are

having faith on him. I really appreciate all the efforts you applied to createamazing site of BABA. Keep it up

DevoteeDear Saibaba, Thank you so much for saving me from all my problems. Please blessmy children to have right path and help my son to get good project.

NandiniBaba, I would like to thank you for all the things you gave me. I thought I wouldpost my thankfulness to Baba on Sai Vichaar. As always, please stay with us Babaevery moment of our lives and make us successful in our life and career.

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PRAYER CLUB:

DevoteeI pray for Savitri that she receives the necessary chemotherapy she needs to saveher life, I pray that it is given in an administratable form and has few side

effects, I also pray that her home life and partner are compassionate to herduring this dreadful time in her life, I pray she stays happy and healthy andstress free and makes a good recovery.

IvanaI am from Croatia. My friend Vesna told me about You. She and her husband was inIndia in October visiting your temple and work there. They are happy they canhelp. I would like to come too, maby one day I will be able to come. I am veryunhappy. My husband left me and I am very sad. I would like him to come back, andI would like for him to change and be a better person. I love him very much, and Ireally want him back. I pray for him every day to became better and to realisethat he belong with me and our daughter. I have hope, so I believe You will prayfor me too. Thanks with all my heart, thinking of You.

SheebaBaba you always help us get out of any bad situation. This time again I ask yourblessings for my brother who is going through a very bad phase of health as youknow. He is suffering from breathlessness/asthma from past one month. He is veryupset and discouraged at heart. He has a long way to go in life yet. Please don'tmake him depressed and discouraged because of his bad health. Please take him outof this situation and grant him peace of mind. Please make him healthy soon.Babaji, please be with all of us and grant all of us peace, health and happiness.I fall at your lotus feet.

S PBaba I am making a prayer to you. I know everything is possible when your blessing

is with me. Baba please show me the way and guidance to find out the right personand family for my daughter's marriage. Baba as the time is passing I am gettingdepressed and my spirit is going down. Baba please help me to come out from thissituation It is only you who can help me and show me the right path. Baba my onlyhope is YOU. Please forgive me if I have done any mistake. I am your child pleasehelp me. Baba as soon as my this work is done I will come to Shirdi. I have cometo your sharan and you have promised that one who comes to your sharan you helphim without delay. Yes I remember your word of shradha and saburi but Baba it isgetting very late and I am loosing heart please help me .

RenuBaba namaskar to your lotus feet, my son is only six years old and he got heavyfever and fits, Baba I only depend on you, Baba please help me, Baba please

recover my son, Baba please I am waiting for your blessings, Baba please send yourblessing to my son, Baba I want to see him in very good health. Baba please acceptmy prayer.

EXPERIENCE OF DEVOTEES:

JayanthiI have been a devotee of Baba from childhood since my parents prayed to Baba. ButI really never understood his worth till after I got married. This was way back in

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2000 when I was in the US with my husband. I was not selected in an interview fora contract position as a software programmer. I was so disappointed and sad that Ikept crying in bed for hours. My husband who doesn't really pray to Baba hadordered some religious books and one of them was Sai Satcharitra. He told me toread one of the books if it made me feel better and I picked to read Baba'sSatcharitra. I remember reading 'If you look to me, I will look to you'. So Istarted chanting his name continuously for an hour or so and started praying tohim. Its also a coincidence that I got a email that evening from a stranger saying

Baba will help me and fulfill my wishes. I was surprised to see that email and Inever have received that kind of email again till date. I did get an interviewcall the next day and was signed up for a new job the following day. This was thebeginning of my journey of faith in God. Sai Baba has helped me many times.Whenever I prayed to him either for a job or a baby or my mom's good health so onand so forth, he has always been there for me. I have also had moments when iwould be upset with Baba when things did not go my way...but I consider him as myfather and its okay to show that you are upset with father occasionally. I alsoknow that he is always there by my side even if I did not wish anything. All I cansay is, this is a tough world and without Baba's support and blessings I would notbe leading a peaceful life. I just wish I could pray more and dedicate more timeto thinking about Baba.

CharyMy daughter is being harrassed by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. I startedreading of Sri Saisachirtra to solve the problem. After completion, the problemhas been solved. This is only because of the grace given by Lord Shirdi Sai Baba.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

"Go on daily reading the Pothi (Jnaneshwari), go and sit in the Wada, readsomething regularly every day and while reading, explain the portion read, to allwith love and devotion. I am sitting here ready to give you the whole gold-embroidered Shella (valuable cloth), then why go to others to steal rags, and why

should you get into the habit of stealing?"-Saibaba to Sri BV Dev

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Q. What is the attitude of Sai devotees towards raising their children?

SAI ACTIVITIES:

Shirdi Sai Temple of Chicago and Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Shirdi Sai temple is open daily from 8:00 a.m to 9:00 p.m.(Winter hours). Dailyprogram includes Kakad Arathi at 8 a.m. followed by Abhisek. Madhayana Arathi at12 noon, Dhoop Arathi at 6 p.m. and Shej Arathi at 9 p.m. Archana, Homams,Sahasranama and sponsored poojas continue in between the Arathis. To request apooja for yourselves, your friends and family, please call. Devotees can requestwater (Abhishek Jal) from the Holy bathing of Baba by sending us an email or byphone. Temple is located 25 minutes drive west of Schaumburg on intersection of ILRoute 47 and Plank Road in Hampshire, IL. For more information please call 847-931-4058 or send email to maildrop@saibaba.org.

Sri Saibaba Mandir, Minneapolis, MN

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Sri Saibaba Mandir is located in Minneapolis, MN at 1835 Polk St NE, Minneapolis,MN 55418. The mandir is open 7 days a week in the evenings from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pmand during morning hours from 9 am to 12:30 pm, everyday. Satsangs are conductedevery Sunday mornings, 9 am to 12:30 pm. Please visit the mandir websitewww.hamaresai.org or call 612-789-7729 for more information on mandir activities,events and other information.

Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of DFW Metroplex is located at 2109 West Parker (ParkerPlaza), Suite 212, Plano, TX 75023. For temple hours and activities please callthe temple office at 469-467-3388 or visit the website www.shirdisaidallas.org.

Shirdi Sai Temple of New England, Boston AreaSri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of New England is now operational. It is located at1827 Bridge St # 8, Dracut, MA 01824. The temple is open every Thursday from 7.00pm to 9.00 pm and Saturday's from 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm. For temple hours andactivities please visit the website www.nessp.org or send mail tomaildrop@nessp.org.

Shirdi Sai Center in Bay Area, CAShirdi Sai Center is located 897-B East Kifer Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. For more

information please call 408-705-7904 or 408-564-6704 or send email tosaibandhu@yahoo.com. You can also visit our website is www.Shirdisaiparivaar.org.

Shirdi Saibaba temple, Los Angeles, CADevotees in Los Angeles area are informed about Sri Shirdi Saibaba temple in LosAngeles area. The temple is located at - 144 South 4th Street, Montebello, CA90640. For more information please call Krishna Samantula at 949-679-9938 or visitwww.shirdisaila.org.

Saibaba Temple, Columbus, OhioDevotees in Columbus and surrounding Ohio locations area are informed about SriShirdi Saibaba temple in Metro Columbus area. The temple is located in a leasingspace at 6599 Dublin Center Drive, Dublin, OH 43017. Please attend daily Aaratis

and Thursday bhajans. For more information please call 614-799-8411 or visitwww.saibaba.cc

Shirdi Sai bhajans every Thursday at Maitland, FloridaDevotees are invited to participate in Sai study and bhajans on Thursdays between7-8 pm at Meditation Gallery, 219 E Horatio Ave, Maitland, FL 32715. For moredetails please contact Bonnie at 407-830-1276.

Sri Shirdi Sai Temple of Austin, TXSri Shirdi Sai Temple of Austin, Texas opened at 601 E Whitestone Blvd (RM 1431),Cedar Park, TX. Daily 4 aarthis are performed to Sai Baba. As part of service toneedy, a weekly sandwich seva is also conducted. For more information, pleasevisit www.saiaustin.org.

Shirdi Sai Mandir, Dulles, VAShirdi Sai Mandir is located at 43671 Trade Center Place #166 Dulles, VA 20166.The mandir is open through the week in the evenings from 6pm to 9 pm. SriSatyanarayan pooja will be conducted every full moon day. Please visit the mandirwebsite www.shirdisaimandir.org or call (703) 661-4724 for more information onactivities, events and other information.

Shirdi Sai Mandir, TorontoShirdi Sai Mandir Toronto is open from 7am to 9pm for darshan. Extended hours onthursdays and saturdays. For more information, program schedule or directions

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please call 647-444-4724

FROM THE EDITORS KEYBOARD:

In the true spirit of Sai devotion, contributors are requested to remember to suitthe content, language, style, and presentation, appropriate to a worldwide

readership. It should also be noted that when a section from any material otherthan their own is quoted or referred to, it is the authors' responsibility toacknowledge the source appropriately.

The "Question of the week" for this week is,

What is the attitude of Sai devotees towards raising their children?

Humbly Yours,The Editor

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