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FROM
SHRI C.B. SATPATHY'S MESSAGE
……“The greatest contribution
of Sri Sai Nath Maharaj is that he stands like a beacon-light
in the tempestuous and darkened ocean of this Kaliyuga, singing
to his devotees a soothing melody of loving assurance and
keeping His compassionate hands on them. He is saying “When
I am with you why do you fear”. To those who are lost in the
whirlpool of the worldly sufferings, Sri Sai Baba is assuring
that “You can have spiritual progress and even in this evil
world full of trials and tribulations you can realise God
and emancipate”. Baba further tells us that “for this you
do not have to strenuously practise Yoga, Tapa, Dhyana, Hatta
Yoga etc., only take my name, meditate on me with or without
my form, follow my advices and make me the very basis of your
existence with faith and patience, believing that I am always
with you”. Baba proved what he said through his own examples.
What he means to tell all his devotees can be put in the following
language: “You see me in this world in the poor you help;
you see me in the kindness you extend to the distressed; you
see me when getting rid of debts; you see me when getting
rid of hate and anger; you see me when caring for your children;
you see me in loving your neighbours; you see me in fulfilling
the promises you have made; you see me in getting out of greed
and you see me in every religion, every guru and every pure
thing around you”. The gist of all that He said in Shri Sai
Sacharitra is that while staying in the society one should
look at Him and should test the level of his faith and purity
with reference to the ideals set by Baba.
In today’s world it is not easy to follow and practice all
that has been mentioned hereinbefore. Baba knew that his devotees
would fail many a times and, therefore, will feel hopeless
and restless. To encourage them what he said can be written
thus: “Do not desperate my child. If you take one step towards
me I shall take ten steps towards you. It does not matter
how many times you fail but try to proceed step by step towards
your goal. As I am your mother, I shall, therefore, accept
both your virtues and sins, your purities and impurities equally.
Therefore, till the last moment of life depend only on me.
It may take a few lives but do not be desperate because whatever
good act you do, will never go unrewarded”. In order to convince
his devotees about the continuity of life cycles of human
beings, He spoke about the past lives of many of His devotees
(mentioned in Shri Sai Satcharitra) and has promised that
in all their lives, He will be responsiblefor their protection
and evolution. We do not know whether his devotees li1e Kaka
Saheb Dikshit, Shama or others are born and if so where they
are, but we believe that in whatever form they are, Sri Sai
Baba is taking care of them. Then what is there to fear? When
the Sadguru is with us life after life and keeping His promises
then why should anyone be desperate, why should anybody feel
hopeless and agonized?
In today’s world it is difficult to go through the four stages
of life (ashramas) as prescribed as of old by Hinduism. They
are Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sanyas. Therefore,
Baba had shown the way to His devotees to go through these
four stages of life even when staying in the family. Baba
held that the institution of family is one of the most difficult
Ashrams but even being a family man one can carry on the activities
of all the four Ashrams. Upasani Maharaj who was a married
person was asked to stay for years in Khandoba Mandir at Shirdi.
Kaka Saheb Dikshit whose family was at Bombay was also asked
to stay at Shirdi. Similarly, many other devotees came from
time to time and stayed at Shirdi and had spiritual evolution
and emancipation. It has been experienced that one can evolve
out of his miseries, hopelessness, desperation of the domestic
and worldly life and evolve spiritually even in this
Kaliyuga, would he follow the simple path prescribed by Baba
with faith and patience. The fluttering flag atop the Sri
Sai Shirdi Samadhi Mandir at Shirdi announces this eternal
truth saying:
“Do not fear when
I am there”…….
FROM
"LIFE OF SAI BABA" BY NARASIMHA SWAMI
……“Das Ganu was anxious
to render even a Sanskrit Upanishad, namely, Isavasya Upanishad,
into Marathi. This famous Upanishad consists of only 18 verses.
It is full of great thoughts and has been considered by Mahatma
Gandhi to be peculiarly important. Mahatma Gandhi said that
if the whole of Hindu spiritual literature were gone leaving
only this Isa Upanishad, the whole of Hindu dharma could be
reconstructed with this alone. Though the Upanishad has received
such high encomia, it is a very difficult and tough Upanishad
even for separation of sentences and phrases in it, and much
more for the interpretation of the same. Different writers
have adopted widely different courses. Taking even the very
first verse, the punctuation varies. Having so many difficulties
in the way of his ambition, Das Ganu Maharaj went to Baba.
Baba said, ‘What difficulty is there in this? You had better
go, as usual, to Kaka Dixit’s bungalow in Ville Parle. And
there that (cooly girl) Malkarni, will give you the meaning’.
People would laugh at a great pandit like Das Ganu getting
interpretation of an Upanishad from a cooly girl. But all
the same Das Ganu went to Kaka’s bungalow. He slept there.
When he woke up in the morning, he heard a girl (it must be
the Malkarni mentioned by Baba, he thought) singing songs
in great joy. She was praising some orange coloured silk sari,
wondering at its fineness and the beauty of its borders, and
the floral embroidery on it. Then he just peeped to see who
the songster was. The songster had no sari. She wore a rag
which was not silk, nor orange coloured, had no borders and
no embroidery. He pitied the girl and got a friend to give
her a sari-a small cheap sari. She wore it just one day, and
went about enjoying it. But the very following day, she cast
it aside, again wore her tatters and again began to sing joyously
the song about the orange coloured sari and its beauty. Then
Das Ganu understood the Upanishad. He found out that the girl’s
happiness lay not in the external sari which she had ‘thrown
away’ (tena tyaktena, which means, that being thrown away)
but in herself. And Isavasya Upanishad says the same thing.
‘All this world’, says the first verse, ‘is covered by the
Maya of Iswara. So enjoy bliss, not by having the externals,
but by rejecting the externals (Tenatyaktena)’. ‘Tena Tyaktena’
might mean being content with what God gives you. The girl
was happy as she was contented. Thus Baba taught Isa Upanishad
to Ganu through a cooly girl. Baba’s ways of teaching were
and are peculiar and different in the case of different individuals.”……
ARTICLE
Living In Truth
(This series of articles attempts
to draw the attention of the readers towards the path and
the conduct)
Since ancient times mystic India
has allured the travellers from all over the world . The metaphysics,
Vedantic school, Upanishads and ashrams of sages provided
guidance to the seeker on the path while allowing the general
milieu to continue their association with institutions built
around “arth” (materialism – wealth) . Similar features also
present themselves in other civilizations, e.g the Egyptian
Civilization. However examples of repressive regime, conflicts
in the form of branching of new sects / religion also punctuated
the development of the Civilization.
Hinduism, which in fact is a way
of life (code of conduct), draws much of it thoughts and metaphysics
from Vedas and Upanishads. The most outstanding contribution
of this school was the ability to assimilate the thoughts
and cultures of distant shores and this is reflected in the
existence of large number of Sufi Shrines of Muslim Saints
in many parts of the country. Perhaps no other country has
such a rich heritage of spiritual, cultural and social integration.
Sufis are a class of mystics. The
word “Sufi” has several meanings in Arabic. It means “wool”
– the Sufi dervishes often wore a simple woolen cloak – hall
mark of simplicity, purity and non attachment on the path
of self realization. The Sufi dervishes carried within them
the love of God, (also termed as “beloved”, “Saki”, “Friend”
etc.) which they shared with other fellow travellers.
The path is often lonely, punctuated
with personal trials and tribulations. The guidance of the
Spiritual Master (“Murshid”, “Pir”, “Yaar”, “Sheikh” etc.)
is very similar to that of the sages/gurus/ Rishis of Indian
culture. The love of the “Master”/ “Pir” (guru) transformed
the child “Murid”(shishya) into a self realized state which
surpassed normal human emotions. Only the Perfect Master could
see the spark of divinity and help it blossom. Could there
be a more intimate relationship? It is said that when Mulana
Rumi met Shems Tarbiz¬ – another Sufi mystic, he lost
himself in his Master. The love between the Master and the
disciple baffled the then existing social hierarchy and only
a few could comprehend it. The Masnavis of Rumi continue to
guide. The wives of the Saints were also realized souls as
in the case of Sheikh Muinnidin Chisti as also in the case
of Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa.
Around the sixth century, Sufism
made its presence in India. Sheikh Moinuddin Chisti, disciple
of Sheikh Usan Haruni, a great Saint belonging to Chistiyya
Silsila (school), arrived in India and ultimately made Ajmer
his abode. The spiritual wealth of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti
provided succour to both Hindu and Muslim alike who revered
the Saint as “Khawaja Garib Nawaz”. Sufi saints underlined
the necessity of being “Garib” i.e. a sense of complete detachment
from the material world and complete surrender to the God.
No wonder, the Saints though bestowed with great spiritual
wealth / powers often went without food for days, lived in
penury smilingly as a gift of God (Allah) while continuing
to remove the diseases, afflictions and maladies of the aggrieved
persons.
As Baba says
“Garib rakho
par Karib rakho……”
(Quote: Sai Charan Se)
Shri Shirdi Sai often
said “Faquiri avval badshahi” – and “Allah Malik”, very similar
to Sufi Saints. The principles of spiritual science remain
the same till date. Only a faquir – one lost in the contemplation
of God (Allah) -can be karib (near) to God. The faquirs often
led normal ives, raised families while silently looking within
very much similar to Indian saints like Kabir, Raidas etc.
Only a person who is “Karib” (near) to God could be a “Faquir”(a
completely detached person) or vice versa, while still working
in the physical domain. No wonder then, God himself protected
His own – a state of complete surrender.
It was not unusual for the Masters
to be presented with wealth by the so called existing rich
persona of the society. Strange are the ways of the world.
A faquir¬ – possessor of immeasurable wealth - was always
presented with a measurable token of respect by the rich elements
of society indifferent to the fact that wealth of the Master
could only be partaken with the blessings / grace of the Master
based on ones own endeavour / conduct .
The Sheikh /Master led the pupil
on to the path of detachment by example. The Nath yogis of
India too follow a similar path. It was not uncommon to see
the Rulers of the State paying a visit to the Sheikh to seek
divine blessings, which however were not very welcomed by
the Sufi Saints for apparent reasons.
The gifts presented to the Sheikh
were distributed as alms amongst the poor, used to run “langars”/
provide food to hungry, for social purposes such as building
social and spiritual institutions etc,. leaving the Sheikh
again in abject poverty by the end of the day. Shri Shirdi
Sai also used the dakshina that he received from various persons
to renovate the Hanuman Temple, Ganapati temple in Shirdi
apart from giving money to the poor.
In Ajmer, the “deg” of Khwaja Garib
Nawaz till today feeds the poor. Sheikh Nizamudin Auliya of
Delhi too fed the poor from the presents gifted by the rich.
Examples of refusal to receive the gifts from the Rulers too
abound. While the act of feeding the poor is an act of charity
per se, yet the underlying current of complete surrender to
the divine's will, cannot be missed.
The feeding of the masses also
fulfilled a larger objective of social integration where rich
and poor alike received “Prasad / langar" from the home
of the Master, The practice of distributing Prasad in temples,
Gurudwara etc continue on the same principle.
Shri Shirdi Sai too ran a Kitchen,
often taking keen interest in personally buying lentils, spices
etc to prepare “Khichdi” himself, to feed the devotees. The
khichdi was served by Shri Shirdi Sai himself to the devotees
and was partaken with relish in company of Baba. The dakshina
that Baba received during the day was used in giving alms,
feeding the poor, running the Kitchen etc., leaving nothing
at the end of the day. Baba often at times refused gifts /
dakshina from people, similar to Sufi Saints.
It is important to understand
the significance of refusal by the Master to receive dakshina
/ gifts from all. The state of realization - the purity of
conduct merits acceptance / denial of the gift. Dakshina /
Gift is in itself symbolic of the purity of the conduct. It
is said that Shri Guru Nanak Dev once refused to partake food
from the house of a rich merchant. Instead, he ate the morsel
of food (chapati) that a poor farmer had brought for him.
On being asked the reason, Shri Guru Nanak Dev squeezed the
rotis brought by the rich merchant to find blood oozing out
of the same. How could then such food / gift be accepted by
a Master.
The Masters always look
at the internal state of the followers. Hazrat Baba Tajuddin
Auliya (whose mazaar is in Nagpur) was once sitting in his
darbar . As was then the norm, people from all strata had
come to pay respects to the Baba Tajuddin. Many had come with
expensive gifts including costly sweets. Seeing this, a lady
who was very poor, could not gather enough strength to request
Baba Tajuddin to eat the simple food that she wanted Baba
to partake. Instead she kept the food near the jamun tree.
During lunchtime Baba Tajuddin asked his attendants to procure
the food kept near the tree and partook only that food, while
refusing the other costly sweets. The Masters are one - only
their persona and external appearance varies. Is it not amazing
that people of all creeds and religions seek Baba's blessings.
The disciples of such Saints too
follow the conduct of the Master. Sheikh Bakhtiyar Kaki was
a disciple of Sheikh Moinuddin Chisti. Though possessor of
great spiritual wealth, which he frequently invoked to provide
relief to the poor and aggrieved, including rich persons,
his family often went without food for days together despite
small help from a neighbour’s wife. On continuous lamentations
of his wife and on his prayers, the God agreed to provide
“roti” (called “Kaki”) daily for his family and ended his
travails.
Similarly, Narendra (later called
“Shri Vivekananda”) on seeing the pitiable condition of his
family members, frantically looked around for steady job to
provide succour and income for his family members. He failed
in his endeavour and besieged Shri Ramakrishna to intercede
on his behalf. Shri Ramakrishna directed Narendra to seek
the boon from Ma Kali; every time Narendra went to Ma Kali’s
temple he could not ask for material gains but instead sought
“wisdom”, “realization” etc. On coming out of the temple and
on realizing the physical domain, he sought help from his
Master Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa who promised him that his
family members would always receive income sufficient to feed
and clothe themselves, thus ending Narendra's trials.
ShrShri Shirdi Sai also gave such
solemn promise to his devotees as stated in Sai Satcharita.
Shri Shirdi Sai stated that his devotees shall always have
sufficient income to clothe and feed themselves. What else
is required to to follow the path?
On a higher plane, the trial of
the disciple was also a trial of the Master. Could Narendra
really have asked for material wealth from Ma Kali even after
being in contact with the Master Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa?
Can One who has seen the Ultimate ask for anything less fine
for his disciple and allow his disciple to choose the same?
As is said, the path is full of delusions, trappings etc and
a Master is needed to reach the goal. The life sketch of Sufi
Saints depicts remarkable similarity. Loss of parents at a
tender age, personal deprivation, heaping of personal degradations
by the so called sane elements of the society and terming
them as “Kafir” / “pagal" abound.
An interesting Sufi Story aptly
brings this to the fore. A Sufi Saint (also called as “mast”)
used to roam naked in the street with children throwing stones
at the Saint and elderly people calling him a madman. As per
the rule of that land, all mad men were executed. Soon the
news reached the King who ordered him to be produced in the
Court. In the royal Court, the King asked him whether it was
true that he was indeed a mad person. To this the Sufi replied
: “People who are wise call me a mad man. I pray to God to
increase their wisdom and to increase my madness.” The King
at once begged forgiveness and ordered his release.
Shri Shirdi Sai during
initial days of his stay in Shirdi was termed as “Pagal” by
the local populace. Shri Gajanan Mahraj of Sheogaon lived
in near naked condition during his lifetime. Saint Sarmad
was termed as “Kafir” by the Moulavis and was sentenced to
death during Aurangzeb's regime. It is said that Aurangzeb
once requested the Saint Sarmad to cover his nakedness with
the blanket. Saint Sarmad unfolded the folds of his blanket
for King Aurangzeb to see the blood drenched beheaded faces
of his brothers whom he (King) had got murdered, which depicted
the nakedness of the misdeeds of Aurangzeb. Unnerved and rattled,
Aurangzeb left the presence of Saint Sarmad. Soon, due to
persistent intrigue and other factors, Saint Sarmad was termed
as “Kafir” (infidel) and executed. As is the wont of Sufi
Saints to go along and play with nature, they seldom correct
the so called correct prevalent perceptions of the society
and accept death.
While on one hand, disbelief in
the divine nature of Saints by the wise men of society abounds,
yet examples of a selected few reposing utmost faith and surrender
in the Godliness of the Saints, is also manifested. A similar
situation arose in the life history of Shri Shirdi Sai, Shri
Tajuddin Auliya, Shri Gajanan Maharaj , Hazrat Babajaan (of
Pune) , Saint Sarmad , Rabia etc.
Hazrat Babajaan of Pune (a Sufi
woman saint) was termed as “paagal” by the local populace
until her sighting by the Afgani paathans (soldiers) who recognized
her as the “persona” whom they had met during their sojourn
in Afghanistan .Thereafter, people in Pune realized the greatness
of the matriarch. Shri Shirdi Sai in the initial days was
recognized as a Saint on his arrival by Mahalsapathy (priest
of Khandoba temple), tenderly looked after with motherly affection
by Baijabai and other selected few only. Hazrat Tajudin Auliya
was recognized as a divine person by Raja Bhonsle of Nagpur
who sought his release from the prison where he was kept by
British Administration for 16 years. Shri Kashinath of Waki
looked at Baba Tajuddin as a Living God and worshipped Him
as such.
Saint Rabia of Basra (now Iraq)
- a woman Mystic- was sold as a slave girl . While working
as a slave girl , she prayed at night to ask for His forgiveness
for not praying during the day. One night, her master looked
through the window and found a divine halo surrounding Rabia
while she was in praying. He realized his folly and set her
free, begging her forgiveness and offering her gifts / riches
etc. Saint Rabia of Basra declined all the gifts accepting
only her release as a means to offer prayers to Him during
daytime too. The path followed by the mystical Saints were
often turbulent and yet they steadfastly held on to the path
seeking HIM.
Saint Rabia said
If I seek You
for the fear of Hell, put me in Hell.
If I seek you for love of Heaven, Banish me from Heaven.
Allow me to seek You for Your sake.
Can this path be then
easily explained in words and articles? No wonder, then, often
Saints provide example by living conduct instead of lengthy
discourses and consistently refused to be drawn into discussions
/ controversies with other religious zealots of the day. Even
their silence incurred the wrath of zealots.
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POEM
Prayer of Repentance
Given by Meher Baba on 8 November 1952
We repent
O God most merciful, for all our sins;
For every thought that was false or unjust or unclean;
For every word spoken that ought not to have been spoken;
For every deed done that ought not to have been done.
We repent for every deed and word and thought
Inspired by selfishness;
And for every deed and word and thought inspired by hatred.
We repent most specially for every lustful thought,
And every lustful action;
For every lie; for all hypocrisy;
For every promise given, but not fulfilled;
And for all slander and backbiting.
Most specially also, we repent for every action
That has brought ruin to others;
For every word and deed that has given others pain;
And for every wish that pain should befall others.
In your unbounded mercy, we ask you to forgive us, O God,
For all these sins committed by us;
And to forgive us for our constant failures
To think and speak and act according to your will.
By
Meher Baba
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DEVOTEE EXPERIENCE
A great experience
of Sai's miracle in our life.
This is the greatest experience
I have faced in my life - The Blessing & Miracle of Shirdi
Sai, The Great.
My husband and I were
going for a walk one early morning around 5 am a few years
back and it was pitch dark with very few lights on the street.
Suddenly one bike came and two men were on it with face covered
and only their eyes could be seen. They got down from the
bike and asked for an address. We said we do not know and
started walking. They followed us and one guy held a sharpened
knife on my throat. He wanted to take my chain. My husband
held my hand tight and was about to run. I was in panic and
words were not coming out of my mouth. Then suddenly my husband
started shouting at the top of his voice 'SAIRAM, SAIRAM,
SAIRAM, SAIRAM' They just stood stunned for a fraction of
a second. Due to the noise made by my husband, the lights
were switched on in one house. The two guys then started the
bike and ran away. I was shaking with fear. The inmates of
that house took us inside and to our greatest surprise we
could see Sai Baba in the front room with the wordings 'WHY
FEAR WHEN I AM HERE’ I started crying with joy. They gave
us milk and gave Sai's udhi and then we came back home.
Chandrika, Chennai
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DEVOTEES' FORUM
Response to our postings
RVS Mani, Muscat
in response to Lalitha Katthula
While reading Mrs Lalitha
Katthula's posting, about her son not believing in Baba -
if that had been destined by Him, why to bother and pray and
make him believe. Despite this one short coming, the letter
briefly says that the boy is fine otherwise. Let him not believe
in what we believe. But train him; make him understand that
he should serve others; that he should look after the needy,
and help people who are suffering. Make him contribute to
the welfare of the society. He is a youngster. There is lot
of life left for him. Who knows? If Baba wants there may come
a time, He will make sure the boy reaches Him with his family.
Dear Madam, please do not worry and keep insisting that your
son must believe. Do not thrust your views on him.
Shilpa B Roy,
Mumbai in response to Geeta
I don't know of any formal method
of prayer to Sai Baba. Just meditating on His name constantly
will make you feel closer to Him. Also, you should get and
read 'Sai Satcharita”, which I am sure, will help you immensely.
The book is like a bible and gives you the answers to all
the problems in life.
I hope and pray that you find solace
soon. I realise you must be going through a lot of pain. It
is often said that you can't change the world. I suggest you
look inward to see what changes you can bring about in your
personality that can make you suffer less pain. With this
self analysis and Sai's grace, things should fall in place
for you.
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READER'S REFLECTION
I would just like to say a big Thank You to the team who
puts together this wonderful newsletter so lovingly and with
so much devotion to our beloved Sri Shirdi Sai! With much
love, light and many blessings
Elisabeth Constantine, England
I am very thankful to the people who are
working for the Heritage of Shridi Sai magazine and the Sai
E-Zine newsletter. I feel very much peace in reading this
magazine and newsletter.
Rajesh, Mumbai
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NEWS
OF SHIRDI SAI ACTIVITIES
SHIRDI SAI BABA
SANSTHAN, CANADA
Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan,
Canada holds Satsang on Thursdays and third Sunday of every
month at Gur Mandir, 207 Queen’s Plate, Toronto (Etobicoke).
For other Details call 416-294-4804 or visit http://www.shirdisainath.org/
THE RESOURCE CENTRE
Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan,
Canada is pleased to announce the establishment of it's first
Resource Centre in Woodbridge, Toronto. All visits are by
appointment only. Shri Sai Satcharita is available in all
languages. The Resource Centre is open Monday to Friday between
10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Location: Maple Crest Private School -
28 Roytech Rd. Woodbridge, On L4L 8E4 Ph: 905 - 652-6666.
For other Details call 416-294-4804 or visit http://www.shirdisainath.org/
SHIRDI SAI MANDIR, TORONTO, CANADA
The Shirdi Sai Mandir located at 2721 Markham Road, Toronto,
Ontario, M1X 1L5 (Intersection of Markham and Nashdene) is
open through out the day on Saturday, Sunday and holidays
and in the morning and evenings on all weekdays. Baba's Kakad
Aarti, Abhishek Puja, Madhyan Aarti, Dhoop Aarti, Satcharita
Reading and Shej Aarti are performed every day. Bhajans and
Sai Naam Sankirtan in the evening on Thursday and Saturday.
For information regarding the daily schedule, temple activities
and events please visit Mandir's website: http://www.theshirdisaimandir.com/
or send an email to info@theshirdisaimandir.com
or call 647-444-4724.
SHIRDI SAI PARIVAR
VANCOUVER
Shirdi Sai parivar in
Vancouver holds Satsang on Thursday (6.30-7.30pm)and Sai abhishek
and aarti first Sunday of every month at 8571, 118A St, Delta,
V4C 6L2. For further details contact (604) 592 4182 or email,
say.sai.sai@gmail.com.
SHRI SHIRDI SAI
SANSTHAN LOS ANGELES
By the grace of our Shirdi
Sai we are happy to announce the inauguration of Shri Shirdi
Sai Temple in LA region in the city of Montebello. We need
the support of all Sai Devotees. For more information please
email krishna@shirdisaila.org
SHIRDI SAI CENTER,
BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA
Location: 897-B E. Kifer
Rd, Sunnyvale, CA - 94086
Daily timings and activities:
Weekdays:
6:15 am – 7:40 am: Abhishekam and Kakad Arathi at 6:30 am
11.45 am – 12:30 pm: Madhyan Arathi at 12:00 pm
6:00 pm – 9:30 pm: Dhoop Arathi at 6:30 pm and Shej Arathi
at 8:30 pm
Weekends:
6:15 am – 7:40 am: Kakad Arathi at 6:30 am
11:00 am – 9:30 pm: Madhyan Arathi at 12:00 pm, Dhoop Arathi
at 6:30 pm and Shej Arathi at 8:30 pm
Every Thursday:
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Shirdi Sai Bhajans
For more information please
call 408-705-7904 / 408-564-6704 or send email to saibandhu@yahoo.com
or visit our website at http://www.Shirdisaiparivaar.org
SHRI SHIRDI SAI
SAMAJ MALAYSIA
No.744-1, Tingkat 1,
Jln. Sentul Selatan, Sentul, 51000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This is a new Shirdi Baba center in malaysia. We conduct weekly
prayers/arathi at the following times:
Friday - 7pm - 10.30pm
Sunday - Noon - 2.30pm
Our official centre website
is http://saisamaj.blogspot.com
For more information, please email hyperkinetix@gmail.com
PERSATUAN SHIRDI SAI BABA SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
This is to inform all of you that we have a Shirdi Sai Baba
Temple in Malaysia. Here we have daily prayers and special
prayers on thursday mornings 9.00am and bhajans and satsang
from 8 pm onwards. Also breakfast, lunch and dinner, cooked
by our seva-group is provided to all devotees. other than
that first thursday of the month we have talk on spirituality,
second thursday on health, third thursday satsang on Sai Satcharitra,
fourth thursday talk on general topics, by experts in the
respective fields. Lot of charitable activities are conducted
by our Centre,like sponsoring immediate services to childrens\'
homes, old-folks homes, sick and needy, etc. etc.
If
any devotee, from Malaysia or Singapore likes to join our
Centre, please contact Mr.SP Kannan at Mobile -012-2739486;
usha - 006122392911; Res: 03-33717540. Our Centre address
is : Persatuan Shirdi Sai Baba Selangor, No.2574, Jalan Seruling
59, Taman Klang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.Thank you and Sai
Ram.
SHIRDI SAI TEMPLE
SINGAPORE
The dream of having a
full fledged exclusive Shirdi Sai Temple in Singapore, will
soon come true. Thanks to the efforts of a Sai devotee in
making this happen. The Shirdi Sai Baba Centre in Singapore
is now live with the 3rd floor function hall, Sri Vadapathira
Kaliamman temple, being secured and converted to a full fledged
exclusive Shirdi Sai worship centre. The Centre will be devoted
to celebrating the life & teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba
only. For more information visit our website http://www.saisansthan.com
SHIRDI SAI BABA
SANSTHAN, AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
Bhajans Every Thursday
Venue Mt Roskill War Memorial Hall, 13 May Road, Mt Roskill,
Auckland
7.00 pm - 7.50 pm Sai
Bhajans,
7.50 pm - 8.10 pm Pravachan and Sai Ashtotharam
8.10 pm - 8.30 pm Shej Aarthi
8.30 pm - 9.00 pm Prasad distribution.
For more details Contact us Amar Alluri(President) Mobile:
(+64) 27 230 5360 Email: President@shirdisaibaba.org.nz
or Sai Krishna Tridandapani (Secretary) Mobile: (+64) 21 239
7907 Email: Secretary@shirdisaibaba.org.nz
Address: Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan of NZ, P.O. Box: 16142,
Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand. Visit our website www.shirdisaibaba.org.nz
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