Shirdi Sai Baba Life Teachings and Stories

Sai Baba Meets in Shirdi

This is my and my family's experience when we went to Shirdi. Last year during Makar Sankranti (January 14, 2007) me and my family went to Shirdi. My mother had prepared Til and Gud Laddoos for the offering to Sai Baba. We attained <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D7WJge6Rb1A/SP0w79WWpfI/AAAAAAAACrQ/B_w1fI7ynsc/s1600-h/shirdisaingold.jpg"><img alt="© Shirdi Sai Baba Life Teachings and Stories" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259413746477344242" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D7WJge6Rb1A/SP0w79WWpfI/AAAAAAAACrQ/B_w1fI7ynsc/s400/shirdisaingold.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Kakad Arti and Mangal Snan and then offered Prasad in the Samadhi Mandir. Then we distributed the Prasad at <a href="http://experienceswithshirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/search/label/Articles%20from%20Dwarkamai%20Magazine" target="'_blank">Dwarkamai</a> and only two laddoos were left. One of my colleague had advised me to visit Baijabai's house and I wanted to go there. So we started walking from the opposite of <a href="http://experienceswithshirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/search/label/Articles%20from%20Dwarkamai%20Magazine" target="'_blank">Dwarkamai</a>. We reached a place and from there Laxmibai's house was visible, but we were unaware about it. A Fakir Baba was sitting there and he told us that Laxmibai's house was in front of us. So went there and took the Darshan of the Holy Coins which Sai Baba gave to Laxmibai. We were overjoyed. But there was more to come. The Fakir Baba now came with us on his own wish and showed us the house of <a href="http://experienceswithshirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/2008/04/sai-babas-intimate-devotee-mhlasapati.html" target="'_blank">Mhalsapatiji</a> and even <a href="http://experienceswithshirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/search/label/Shama%20%28Madavrao%20Despande%29" target="'_blank">Madhavrao Deshpande's</a> grandson house. My father wanted to give him money his noble deed. But he denied and said that he wanted food. Our food stuff was at hotel and it was a considerable distance from the place where we were. My mother was reminded of the laddoos and she gave them to him. After receiving the laddoos there was a great sense of satisfaction on his face and we felt as he was happy with what we gave him. Then we realised that the Fakir Baba was none other than our own Sai Baba and had accepted our Prasad by coming in person. This incident has proved that Sai Baba gives darshan to those who come to Shirdi as he only calls his them. <a href="http://experienceswithshirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/" target="'_blank">© Shirdi Sai Baba Life Teachings and Stories </a>

Sai Baba Meets in Shirdi

This is my and my family's experience when we went to Shirdi. Last year during Makar Sankranti (January 14, 2007) me and my family went ...

History of Beginning of Shri Sai Leela Magazine

In the year 1912 (approximately), on one Sunday, Shri Govindrao Dabholkar (popularly called Hemadpant for his great of work Sai Satcharitra) came to me after completing some chapters of Sai Satcharitra. Among them I liked two chapters so <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D7WJge6Rb1A/SPve63jAgVI/AAAAAAAACp0/rMq-HDJhEL0/s1600-h/sai+leela+magazine+cover+page.jpg"><img alt="© Shirdi Sai Baba Life Teachings and Stories" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259042092809748818" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D7WJge6Rb1A/SPve63jAgVI/AAAAAAAACp0/rMq-HDJhEL0/s400/sai+leela+magazine+cover+page.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" /></a>much that I requested him to print them. Moreover, we were not sure that people would like all Leelas of Sai Baba compiled in a single book. Moreover if the all the Leelas are published together, then the cost of printing would be very high. So, it was decided that in the beginning, a monthly magazine should be released. Shri Dabholkar took advice of Shri Hari Sitaram Dixit. Like this six months passed and the work of Sai Leela did not progress further. But we were not disappointed. One day, Shri Dixit and Shri Dabholkar came to my home to discuss about <a target="_blank" href="http://shirdisaibababhajan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sai Baba</a>'s Leelas to be published. Thinking from the other side also, whatever experiences we had in the Holy Feet of Sai Baba were not all fake stories. So the thought of publishing His Leelas would be surprising to the devotees, but truely speaking it would settle down in the hearts of the readers deeply. Moreover it would increase self confidence in them. Keeping this in mind, we decided to step ahead in this matter and thus proceeded to publish Leelas of Sai Baba in the form of a monthly magazine. After deducting the expenses of printing from the first lot of issue of magazine, it was decided that the whole proceeds would be reserved for the same purpose only. First 960 copies became so popular that another 1000 copies were printed. The members of the committee decided to reserve the copyrights of the with me only. Now Sai Baba's sweet experiences and Leelas were been published. Until Shri Dixit was alive, he used to publish the experiences after verifying all of them personally from his side. But after his death now the publication of the magazine is not done in time. After the death of Shri Dabholkar the work back logged for one year. Due to all these reasons, the subscriptions of the Sai Leela decreased from 960 to 400. The whole responsibility of the magazine was now on my old shoulders. I wanted to be away from fame and I had a habit of working from corners. But due the responsibility which came forcibly upon me, Shri Prasanna and Shri Dev encouraged me voluntarily not to neglect my duty. At this old age of seventy, I have to work to meet my family expenses, look over the work of Sai Leela and moreover <a target="_blank" href="http://shrisaibabasansthan.org/" rel="nofollow">Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan </a>has given me the work of treasurer so cruelly. But I thank Sai Baba that everything is going on smoothly because of His grace. People accepted such a poor and ignorant person like me in such a great work, this shows that Sai Baba is with me. Now it was the time to do work and not to speak a word. The whole credit thus goes to Sai Baba only. Today I took pen to write in detail about all this. The only reason behind is that the subscribers of Sai Leela has now reached to 260 as compared to 960 in the beginning. So, after deducting the postal and printing expenses, I will have to spend upto Rs. 250 from my own savings. Keeping all these things in mind and to serve Sai Baba's permanent work, I would say to all Sai Devotees to subscribe the magazine thinking that it is his monthly publication and for him only. In the end I would be ever grateful to <a target="_blank" href="http://shrisaibabasansthan.org/" rel="nofollow">Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan</a>. Source : Translated from Gujarati Magazine "<a href="http://experienceswithshirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/search/label/Articles%20from%20Dwarkamai%20Magazine">Dwarkamai</a>" <a target="'_blank" href="http://experienceswithshirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/">© Shirdi Sai Baba Life Teachings and Stories </a>

History of Beginning of Shri Sai Leela Magazine

In the year 1912 (approximately), on one Sunday, Shri Govindrao Dabholkar (popularly called Hemadpant for his great of work Sai Satcharitra)...

Sai Baba's Intimate Devotee : Mhlasapati Nagare

Among limitless devotees of Sai Baba, Mhalsapati was one. Sai Baba used to sleep in <a target="_blank" href="http://experienceswithshirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/search/label/Articles%20from%20Dwarkamai%20Magazine" rel="nofollow">Dwarkamai</a> and Chavadi every alternate day. When Sai Baba slept in Dwarkamai, Mhalsapati used to sit beside Him the whole night. Mhalsapati’s financial condition was very weak. But he was not greedy. Sai Baba too encouraged him to be satisfied with what he had. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D7WJge6Rb1A/SPvZ4dvnUJI/AAAAAAAACpk/bCAHRO1Icgs/s1600-h/Late+Shri+Mhlasapati.jpg"><img alt="© Shirdi Sai Baba Life Teachings and Stories" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259036553965424786" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D7WJge6Rb1A/SPvZ4dvnUJI/AAAAAAAACpk/bCAHRO1Icgs/s400/Late+Shri+Mhlasapati.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" /></a>In year 1917, a trader named Shri Hansraj tried to give Mhalsapati ten rupees after looking at his condition. But Mhalsapati did not take it. Shri Hansraj sent the money through Shri Bapusaheb Jog, then also he did not take the money. This amount then came in the hands of Shri Hari Sitaram Dixit. He tried to give money to Mhalsapati in the presence of Sai Baba. At that time Mhalsapati was worshipping Sai Baba. He did not take even then. So Shri Hari Sitaram Dixit asked Sai Baba to give with His Own Hands. Sai Baba said, “Keep it now with you. When Mhalsapati finished his worship, Sai Baba asked Shri Hari Sitaram Dixit, “How much is the amount?” Shri Dixit replied, “Ten”. Sai Baba ordered to keep the amount near Him. Then Nanasaheb Nimonkar was ordered to distribute the amount and thus Mhalsapati did not get even a single penny out of the amount which was intended for him only. Source : Translated from Gujarati Magazine "<a href="http://experienceswithshirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/search/label/Articles%20from%20Dwarkamai%20Magazine">Dwarkamai</a>" <a target="'_blank" href="http://experienceswithshirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/"> © Shirdi Sai Baba Life Teachings and Stories </a>

Sai Baba's Intimate Devotee : Mhlasapati Nagare

Among limitless devotees of Sai Baba, Mhalsapati was one. Sai Baba used to sleep in Dwarkamai and Chavadi every alternate day. When Sai Bab...

Shirdi Sai Baba did not allow to take His Photograph

Once some young boys went to Shirdi for Sai Baba’s darshan. They had bought camera with <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_D7WJge6Rb1A/SPlBm_CQB_I/AAAAAAAACms/FRiY4-hDE7A/s1600-h/sai-nath-shirdi-baba-1440.jpg"><img alt="© Shirdi Sai Baba Life Teachings and Stories" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258306177943472114" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_D7WJge6Rb1A/SPlBm_CQB_I/AAAAAAAACms/FRiY4-hDE7A/s400/sai-nath-shirdi-baba-1440.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" /></a>them as they wished to take Sai Baba’s photograph. After one or two days they presented their wish to Shama (Madhavrao Despande). Madhavrao planned that when Sai Baba returns from Lendibaug and reaches near Sathe Wada, he would request Him to wait for a while and during that time, the boys would capture the photograph. As per their plan, the team along with Shama waited for Baba to return from Lendibaug by keeping the camera ready to capture Baba’s photo. Just then Baba came and asked, “Shamya, (sometimes Baba used to call Madhavrao ‘Shamya’ lovingly) What is this? Shama answered, “Baba, these boys wants to capture your photograph, please wait for a while”. Sai Baba said, “Tell these boys not to capture any photograph and just break the wall” and went away. By the words, “Break the wall”, Sai Baba meant that He was not in only three and half cubits of body, but He was everywhere. So why there is any need to capture His photograph. There is a wall of ego, proud, laziness and break that wall. After breaking the wall of differentiation, devotees can be one with Him. In an another incident, an expert photographer of Bombay came to Shirdi for darshan of Sai Baba. He wanted to capture Sai Baba’s photograph secretly and that’s why he had bought his camera with him. He captured the photograph. When the photograph was developed, it contained the face of the photographer’s guru instead of Sai Baba’s face. He was surprised to see such a divine miracle of Sai Baba. But later he understood that Sai Baba wanted to say that we should worship and serve only our guru. Source : Translated from Gujarati Magazine "<a href="http://experienceswithshirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/search/label/Articles%20from%20Dwarkamai%20Magazine">Dwarkamai</a>" <a target="'_blank" href="http://experienceswithshirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/">© Shirdi Sai Baba Life Teachings and Stories </a>

Shirdi Sai Baba did not allow to take His Photograph

Once some young boys went to Shirdi for Sai Baba’s darshan. They had bought camera with them as they wished to take Sai Baba’s photograph. A...

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