Shirdi Sai Baba Life Teachings and Stories

Baba wants His devotees to follow their own path

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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D7WJge6Rb1A/SOsbe2iEH1I/AAAAAAAACaQ/ouplm-JZvBQ/s1600-h/shirdisai.jpg"><img alt="Shirdi Sai Baba Life Teachings and Stories" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254323607106232146" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D7WJge6Rb1A/SOsbe2iEH1I/AAAAAAAACaQ/ouplm-JZvBQ/s400/shirdisai.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>Once a gentleman came for Baba’s darshan from Thane District. Baba said to him, “You continue your worship of Lord Hanumanji”. Why Baba gave such an advice, the gentleman failed to understand. When he went to Wada, people there asked him, “Do you worship Lord Hanumanji daily?” at that point he was reminded and said, “Yes, there is a Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple in front of my house and I do not eat anything without going to the temple and worshipping Lord Hanuman.” Thus Baba made his many years worship firm.<br />
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Baba did not have His independent cult or tradition. Baba did not ask anybody to leave their present worship and worship Him only. But He showed the right path to the one who forgets it again.<br />
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Source : Gujarati Magazine 'Dwarkamai'<br />
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Baba wants His devotees to follow their own path

Once a gentleman came for Baba’s darshan from Thane District. Baba said to him, “You continue your worship of Lord Hanumanji”. Why Baba gav...

Role Of Shirdi Sai Baba In Promoting Religious Unity And Human Oneness

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Sri Shirdi Sai Baba played a key role in re-uniting the divided Hindus and Muslims during British rule when the country was undergoing subjugation, debt problems, and many other social problems. Sai Baba made people realize the basic oneness of humanity and advised the importance of respecting time-honored cultural traditions of all religions. His various divine leelas and superhuman miracles rejuvenated the common people and restored faith in God amongst the people who were forced to survive under several foreign rulers one after another for hundreds of years. <br />
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Sai Baba's unique gifts and yogic powers appealed to people of all religions irrespective of caste, creed, or religion. He also treated everyone equally - be they a beggar or a prince and showed the world a lesson in human unity that is much needed today to go forward. His unique avataar had/has a multitude of divine qualities and powers that various Hindu Gods possessed. To Ram devotees, He appeared as Ram possessing many of the qualities in Lord Rama such as Truth, Love, and Righteousness. To Krishna devotees, He appeared as Lord Krishna displaying Krishna's humor, playful leelas. To Lord Shiva/Shankara devotees, He appeared as Shiva living a life of severe austerities and advanced yoga. As Sankara reduces sins to ashes symbolized by His ashes-besmeared body called Vibuthi, Sai Baba also provided blessings in the form of sacred ashes called "Udi" produced from His ever burning fire altar ("Dhuni"). <br />
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To Hanuman devotees, He was a true brahmachari like Hanuman endowed with humility, strength and devotion to Lord Rama/Hari and rushed to devotees' help wherever they were - in response to their distress. To Dattatreya devotees, He was/is truly Datta Avataar (Reincarnation) by appearing many times as Datta for lunch, as well as displaying all powers of the holy Trinity of Hindu Gods that Datta symbolizes. To Islam followers, He was regarded as a very holy Muslim saint and sometimes He exclaimed He was Himself Allah (the God of Muslims). To Christians, He was Jesus who took on himself the pains, suffering and diseases (Bad Karma) of His devotees and delivered them towards the path of salvation.<br />
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Thus, by displaying the powers of Gods of all religions, and by solving the problems of the people of all religions, He showed by example that God has no specific religion and all religions were just many paths leading to the same God. Love was His notable quality and His single-most important message to humanity. His expectations of Faith and Patience from His followers showed that inside the external multi-cultural varieties and diversity in society, humanity is psychologically almost the same anywhere. <br />
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He was the best example of human oneness by leading a spiritual life towards God that went beyond the mundane of the five senses and worldly pleasures and led as many people towards God - which is the true goal of human life. Sai Baba was the intersection point of all Gods - who helped preserve vast cultural traditions of the world saving them from accidental obliteration by power-hungry invaders. Sai stressed to his devotees and all to stick to one's own religion and was against religious conversions of any sort. He advised devotees to follow their family deities' ("kula-devata") rituals followed for many generations before them. Hence people were able to grow beyond just practice of rituals and were elevated higher to absorb the needed spiritual lessons that went beyond just religion - which was Sai Baba's real mission i.e., to elevate humankind.<br />
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He allowed both Hindu and Muslim rituals and prayers inside His Dwarakamayi and also accepted all forms of caste-marks (such as vibhuti, sandal paste, etc.) and dakshina (humble offerings) visiting Shirdi by devotees of all castes/religions without any distinction. He encouraged Hindus and Muslims to celebrate important rituals happily together and was impartial to both of these sects loving them equally. He also corrected both sects when they started fighting over their religion. He asked why people were fighting with themselves in the name of religion when Ram of the Hindus and Rahim of the Muslims were one and the same. It was also Sri Sai Baba who advised the Indian freedom fighters of that time (led by Sri Lokamanya Tilak) to be patient, restrain from violent protests, to sacrifice themselves towards quiet service to the nation and also assured them that freedom will be obtained eventually. Thus Gandhiji's Satyagraha based on Truth and Ahimsa was expected and predicted by Sri Sai Baba earlier itself! <br />
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His Dwarakamayi (mosque) was always open to all people - then and today to all people that seek refuge in Him regardless of their background and truly is a pilgrimage place for promoting oneness and human unity. A few years back, the Government of India had recognized Sai Baba's valuable services in this regard and had issued a postage stamp commemorating Baba's contributions. We are fortunate indeed to have Him as our eternal savior, Sadguru, guardian and even as our very father and mother to guide us in overcoming challenges of today's Kaliyuga ("Dark Age") that may degrade further to more and more evil. But as Sai Baba - the all-knowing God/Guru assured us, He is ever-living for all time and responds even now to a sincere prayer wherever we are and whatever challenges the coming days bring, He will protect us for sure.<br />
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Aum Sri SaiRam!<br />
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Bharath Kumar K. (<a href="mailto:kbharathkumar28@yahoo.co.in" rel="nofollow">kbharathkumar28@yahoo.co.in</a>)
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Complete Surrender To Shri Sai Baba Of Shirdi - Extracts from Shri Sai Satcharitra

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<a href="http://www.shirdisaibabaexperiences.org/2014/11/a-couple-of-sai-baba-experiences-part-762.html" target="_blank">Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi</a> stressed the importance of <a href="http://www.shirdisaibabastories.org/2008/05/shraddha-faith-and-saburi-patience-twin.html" target="_blank">complete surrender</a> to Him to many of His devotees during His life in the flesh in the <a href="http://www.shirdisaibabastories.org/2011/03/complete-shirdi-guide-dwarkamai-and-its_22.html" target="_blank">Dwarakamayi</a> masjid. He said that he who remembers Him always, meditates upon Him all the time with love and <a href="http://www.shirdisaibabastories.org/2009/08/shirdi-sai-babas-philosopy-about-nine.html" target="_blank">devotion</a>, he will soon see Him and merge with Him. To the devotee surrendering himself completely to Him, Sai Baba said that He was indebted to him and will repay his <a href="http://www.shirdisaibabastories.org/2009/08/shirdi-sai-babas-philosopy-about-cycles.html" target="_blank">debt</a> by giving him salvation (i.e., self-realization). Sai Baba further said, a devotee worshiping Him this way, becomes one with Sai - just as a river gets to the sea and merges with it. <br>
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Sai urges devotees to leave out <a href="http://www.shirdisaibabastories.org/2008/12/how-hemadpant-reached-shirdi.html" target="_blank">pride</a> and egoism and then surrender themselves to Him, always remembering that Sai is not all far off and is in fact seated in our very hearts!  Moreover, if we practice surrender with the feeling that Sai Baba is all-pervading (everywhere, in every creature, and in immovable objects as well), we will attain oneness with Him for sure. <br>
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Complete Surrender To Shri Sai Baba Of Shirdi - Extracts from Shri Sai Satcharitra

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Conserving Nature Sai Faith Way

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Last post <a href="http://www.shirdisaibabastories.org/2014/08/what-makes-us-sai-devotee.html" target="_blank">What Makes Us A Sai Devotee</a> almost two months back attracted good readership. This encouraged Sai Brother Bharat ji and he is again presenting few of his thoughts in a different and presentable way. Brother Bharatji i have become your fan and love to read and share them. Keep going. Expecting more!  <br>
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Sri Shirdi Sai Baba's Nature Conservation Advice and Care for the Environment
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<li> Sri Sai Baba advised his first (and only) disciple <a href="http://www.shirdisaibabastories.org/2009/05/shirdi-sai-babas-words-are-never-untrue.html" target="_blank">Sri Upasani Maharaj</a> to plant lots of useful trees that give eatable fruits, vegetables, shade and many other benefits to all living beings. Sri Upasani Maharaj planted lots of trees as Baba advised in several places.</li>
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<li> Baba's care for earth and nature is well seen from His <a href="http://www.shirdisaibabastories.org/2010/11/complete-shirdi-guide-shree-gurusthan.html" target="_blank">Lendi Baag (Lendi Garden)</a> that he originally created from barren land and planted all the flowering plants and watered them by Himself using two unbaked earthern pots in the morning daily. He spent time with Himself in Lendi Bhaag compulsorily daily. This is a lesson to all to spend some time in the lap of ature daily to calm the body and mind and maintain and restore health by reducing tension and daily stress. This will also help us appreciate God's creation better.</li></ul></div>

Conserving Nature Sai Faith Way

Last post What Makes Us A Sai Devotee almost two months back attracted good readership. This encouraged Sai Brother Bharat ji and he is ag...

What Makes Us A Sai Devotee

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Thoughts on Sai Baba was subject of the email which i received from Sai brother Bharath ji. From this subject i guessed that the email contained gratitude of devotee of Lord Sai Baba on some random wish fulfillment.  On going through it i realised it contained much more than i had initially guessed. It can be taken as an irony of the modern prayer system which we so called advanced souls have adopted. Examples given in between this write up makes one understand in a better way. Its essence lies in understanding Lord Sai Baba through medium of our soul and serve Him the way He has directed the soul to. Thanks Brother Bharath ji for this beautiful write up. <br>
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Sai Baba's Shirdi is a thriving pilgrimage today with tens of thousands visiting His samadhi mandir daily. Many fulfill their vows here and end their fasts that they had been observing at their homes here. However, the key to worshiping Sai Baba is He was not that interested in the items we bring Him, our money offerings, or the religious rituals we offer Him as He is more interested in your sincere surrender to Him and intensity of your love towards Him. <br>
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Even during His lifetime in the flesh about a hundred years back, He took money offerings only from selected devotees for amounts astonishingly correct to the paise to fulfil their vows made earlier. He redistributed all amounts of money back to deserving people then and there. He also turned back caravan-load of jewels and gold that a princess offered Him. Nor did He wear costly dress items that wealthy people showered on Him. He considered money and attachment to it as a serious obstacle to spiritual progress.  <br>
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What Makes Us A Sai Devotee

Thoughts on Sai Baba was subject of the email which i received from Sai brother Bharath ji. From this subject i guessed that the email cont...

River Waters Collection Request for Abhishek of Shirdi Sai Baba's Idol for Pranpratistha

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I hope that you all are doing well & great with the Grace of Shirdi Sai Baba...
It is my pleasure to inform you that one of our Sai Bandhu with the help of his fellow Sai Devotees is constructing Shirdi Sai Baba Temple in Andhra Pradesh by Grace of Baba. BABA's pratishta is scheduled at Narasapur Temple in Andhra Pradesh on 19th Mar 2014 and they are planning to get river water from the sacred places from all over the India (from all States) for Baba ABHISHEK. <br>
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Few days back, I got the mail from fellow Sai Devotee and he has requested us to help in collecting the water from the rivers from all the States of India. I am writing all of you in this regard so that we can take part in this Baba's and His devotees service and get the blessings from our beloved Guru & Lovely Baba Sai. <br>
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They need the water in ONE LITER bottle (with name tagged of river) before 25th February 2014. <br>
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Also note that, you can add more river or sacred place water if you wish/know. May you get Baba's blessings abundantly. Devotees are requested to handover water collection to Nagesh ji from hyderabad. You can reach him @ 9849200775. <br>
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Baba bless us All. <br>
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Below is the list of those rivers from where we have not been able to collect waters. <br>
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