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Smiling Faces .We have Faith Dhanvati & Lambodhar Tikoo CharitableTrust is founded by Sh. C. L. Tikoo avisionary and, a social worker. He has thisgreat noble vision for Emerging India which is free of cast-based and religious-centric ideologies. He vows for a greatmission to uplift the downtrodden from thesubversive society assisting the needy in

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The Sai Mandir atColumbus, Ohio moved to anew premises at 6599Dublin Center Dr, Dublin,Ohio. This time Baba hasgiven The Saibaba Temple

indicates that Lord Vishnutook the form of Ekadasi female energy to kill demonMuran. This happenedduring the month ofMargazhi. Impressed by

Sai Mandir at Columbus, OhioMoves to New Premises

Society of Ohio a very bigand beautiful premises. Thecurrent mandir it about16000 Sq.Ft. in size with abig place for Gurusthanwhere devotees meditate,read Satcharitra and otherDivine books. There is aproposal to add Chavadialso. On 7th January 2009Vaikuntha Ekadasi wasceleberated in the temple.

The significance ofVaikunta Ekadasi can betraced back to the PadmaPurana. The Purana

Ekadasi, Lord Vishnu toldher that whoever worshipshim on this day will reachVaikunta (heaven). TheVaikunta Dwaram or thegate to the heaven is openedon this day. This is thepassage encircling theinnermost sanctum of theLord. Scores of devoteesqueue up to pass through theGate of Vaikunta in thetemples. Many devoteesvisited from various parts ofUnited States on Thursday,Jan 8th for Bhajans and had

a glimpse of Lord Sainathfrom the Vikuntha Dwaram.The Saibaba Temple Societyof Ohio bought 7.75 acres ofland in 2006 to build abeautiful temple for LordSainath. All the members ofthe The Saibaba TempleSociety prayed to LordSainath form bottom of their

hearts to give His blessingfor this Mandir constructionand accomplish this dreamproject. -Varaha Appikatla

Devotees from various parts of US at the temple

Devotees takingblessings from the priest

Sai Bhajan in Sydneyai Bhajan in Sydneyai Bhajan in Sydneyai Bhajan in SydneyOn 24 Jan. 2009 Sai bhajanprogramme was organisedat Mrs. Baanu's residence inSydney, Australia. Mrs.

B a a n um a d especia lf l o w e rgarlandfor SaiB a b a .T h ebhajanss t a r t edat 7.30

p.m with arti of Lord Sai Nath.Mrs. Sangita, Mr. Rao. Mrs.

Nancy recited the soulfulbhajan in their melodiousvoice. Every body wasengrossed in the bhajans. At9.30 Shej arti wasperformed. Every body haddinner prasad at the end ofprogramme. -Anibha Singh

On 1st January 2009 aspecial pooja was organisedat Shiva Sai Baba temple atAnand Rao circle inBangalore. Many Babasdevotees gethered to attendthe special pooja. Flowerdecoration was also very

attractive. Devotees alsoarranged for prasad. Thewhole day lots of devoteesvisited the temple. TheTrustee od temple Mr.Mahadevappa made verygood arrnagements for allthe devotees with prasad. All

Shiva Sai Temple - Bangalore

the artis were performed onthat day. Aprogramme of SaiBhajan was also organised& Palki procession wastaken out by the devotees.

-Chandrakant Jadhav

at Swastik Vinakaya SaiBaba temple atSheshadripuram inBangalore. Lots of devoteesattended the special puja.

Swastik Vinayak Sai BabaTemple -Bangalore

On 1st January 2009 aspecial pooja was organised

decorated with flowers. Manydevotees visited the temple

to takeblessings ofShri Sainath.Prasad was

distributed to allthe devotees.T r u s t e eMr.Ramesh thetrustee oftemple madeg o o d

arrnagement forconvenience of thedevotees. All the artis wereperformed on that day withabhishek. Bhajan was alsoconducted by renownedsingers.

-Chandrakant Jadhav

Devenhalli SaiTemple BangaloreA special pooja on 1stJanuary 2009 wasorganised by templeauthorities at Sai Baba

T h et e m p l ew a s

temple at Devenhalli, 40Kms away from Bangalore.Approximately 20000devotees attended thespecial pooja. Thearrangement were made byMr.Ashok for special pooja.He is an ardent devotee ofSai Baba who alsocontributed for constructingthe temple at Devenhalli.

-Chandrakant Jadhav


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On Thursday, Nov 29, 2007I went to Sai Baba temple inMylapore. I entered thetemple at 10.30 AM at 10.40when I wanted to subscribe

for Anna Daan, I found mypurse missing. Mandir isflooded with devotees on alldays, especially onThursdays, its packed. Iwas sure at 10.30 I had mypurse in my handbag,because my husband gaveme money for thesubscription, I had kept themoney in my purse and putit inside the bag. It was ourwedding anniversary and Iwas terribly upset, to be veryhonest, I could not praysincerely that day. I had allmy cards in the purse.Fortunately, there were acouple of police constables

in the temple and I lodged acomplaint immediately withthem and blocked my cardsby calling the banks from thetemple itself. That day Ireturned home with a heavyheart and prayed to SAI MAto get back my purse withthe cards, because mypurse had all the cards likemedical, pan, etc. Dayselapsed, months elapsed.Suddenly on 22 March 2008,

I got a call on my cell from agentleman that he had foundmy purse. He told me thatwhile he was standing on thebus stand, he saw my purse

on the road, he picked it upand found a few cards alongwith my business card. Hecalled me immediately themoment he saw my businesscard. He said, in a couple ofhours he will let me know asto where I should go and pickup the purse. I was skepticaland could not believe at thefirst instance. Thatgentleman gave his contactnumber to me. I called myhusband who was away, toget in touch with thatgentleman to collect thepurse. In the evening whenmy husband was returningfrom office, he went to that

gentlemans house to collectthe purse. My husband wassurprised to receive thepurse along with Saisprasad. That gentleman hadbeen to Shirdi and had justreturned the previous day. Hehas given a couple of rarephotographs of SAI MA andUdi along with the purse. WEWERE SPELL BOUND.

-Usha Courtesy- Sai Vichaar

Have Faith In Sai Baba

Lord Sainath of Shirdi, aUnique Saint, by Hisinscrutable leelas andactions has given messagesfor the welfare of not only hisdevotees but of all humankind. The messages given byBaba can be, in commonparlance, called Hisphilosophy. Lord SainathsPhilosopy consists of fiveelements, the way humanbody consists of five elementsand the way for achieving theultimate goal, the humanbeings have shed five things1. Five Pranas (vital forces),2. Five senses, 3. Mind, 4.Intellect, 5. Ego. The fiveelements of Lord Sainathsphilosophy are: 1.Love, 2.Forgiveness, 3. Charity, 4.Devotion and 5. UniversalBrotherhood.

Love Baba loved andloves His devotees. His love

is like mothers love. It is auniversal fact that motherslove is Peculiar,Extraordinary, Disinterested,Unconditional and Unparallel.Further, the mother tortoiseway of bringing up herchildren is unique. Sheneither gives milk nor warmthto her children. Her mereglance gives her childrennutrition for their growth.Mother tortoise, glance is adown pour of nectar, the onlysource of sustenance andhappiness. The love of lordSainath of Shirdi for hisdevotees is like the love ofmother tortoise. Lord Sainaths mere glance towardsHis devotees is a down pourof nectar and source ofsustenance and happiness.

Baba always told Hisdevotees to have lovecompassion towards allcreatures. His message isthat God lives in all beingsand creatures. Whole worldis interdependent. Take pityand love all cratures. Leaveadventurous fights andkillings and be patient .

Forgiveness Baba byhis inscrutable actions andleelas conveyed to hisdevotees to inculcate thevirtue of forgiveness. Babaforgave the banias whorefused to give oil for lightingthe lamps. However, whenLord Sainath of Shirdi lightedthe lamps with water, thebanias realized their mistakeand asked for Babas pardon.Baba pardoned the banias.By this leela Baba conveyedthat we should forgive peoplewho realize their mistakes .

Charity (Dan/Dakshina)Lord Sainath of Shirdi alwaysadvised his devotees topractice charity. In order toteach lesson of charity and toremove attachment to moneyand to purify the minds of Hisdevotees Lord Sainath ofShirdi extracted Dakshinafrom the devotees. Baba

used to say- Give with'Faith" Magnanimity;Modesty; Awe;Sympathy ; Baba used to saythat charity teaches lessonsof Renunciation andPurification, conditionsprecedent to achieve the

Ultimate Goal of the humanbirth i.e. Self Realisation.

Devotion: Baba usedto say that He does not needany paraphernalia ofworship either Eight fold orSixteen fold. I RESTTHERE WHERE THERE ISFULL DEVOTION Devotionconsists of Firm Faith andPersevarance i.e. Shradhaand Saburi. In chapter 28and 29 of Sat Charitra gavestory of His Guru whileaddressing Mrs. Radha BaiDeshmukh who was bentupon getting Guru mantrafrom Lord Sainath of ShirdiI had a guru who was agreat saint and mostmerciful. I served him long,very long; still he would notblow any mantra into myears. I had a keen desire,never to leave him, but tostay with him and serve him

and at all costs receive someinstructions from him. Buthe had his own way. He firstgot my head shaved andasked me two pice asDakshina. I gave the sameat once. If you say, that asmy Guru was perfect, whyshould he ask for money andhow should he be calleddesireless? I replied plainlythat he never cared forcoins. What had he to dowith them? His two pice were1) Firm Faith and 2)Patience or Perseverance. Iresorted to my Guru for 12years. He brought me up.There was no dearth of foodand clothing. He was full oflove say, he was loveincarnate. How can Idescribe it? He loved me themost. Rare is the Guru likehim. When I looked at himhe seemed as if he was indeep meditation and then weboth were filled with bliss.Night and day I gazed at himwith no thought of hungerand thirst. Without him I feltrestless. I had no otherobject to meditate, nor anyother thing than my Guru toattend. He was sole refuge.My mind was always fixed onhim. This is ONE PICE-DAKSHINA.

SABURI (patience orperseverance) is the otherpice. I waited patiently andvery long on my Guru andserved him. This Saburi willferry you across the sea ofthis mundane existence.Saburi is manliness; itremoves all sins andafflictions, gets rid ofcalamities in various waysand casts aside all fear, andultimately gives yousuccess. Saburi is the mineof virtues, consort of goodthought. Nishtha (Faith) andSaburi(Patience) are liketwin sisters loving eachother very intimately.

My Guru never taught meany mantra, then how shall I

blow any mantra in yourears?..... Do not try to getmantra or Updesh fromanybody. Make me the soleobject of your thoughts andactions and you will, nodoubt, attain Paramarth (thespiritual goal of life). Look

at me whole-heartedly and I inturn look at yousimilarly.Believe fully thatGuru is the sole Actor or Doer.Blessed is he who knows thegreatness of his Guru andthinks him to be Hari, Hara andBrahma (Trimurti) incarnate.

Universal BrotherhoodLord Sainath of Shirdi alwaysuse to say Sabka Malik Eki.e. God is One. By thisutterance, Baba used toconvey that we should not fightfor religion as the purpose ofall the religions is to get godwho is one. Baba neverdifferentiated in any religion.Sai Baba was a saint who sawno difference between casteand creed and even in humanbeings particularly, in Hindusand Muslims. Factuallyspeaking, no one definitelyknew whether Sai BabaHimself was a Hindu or Muslim.

He celebrated Hindu festivalsof Ram Navami with all dueformalities and at the sametime permitted the Sandalprocession of theMohamedans. On GokulAshtami, Gopal kala ceremonyused to be duly performed andon Id festival, He allowed theMohamedans to chant theirprayers (Namaz) in His masjid.If we say that He wasMohamedan his ears werepierced. If we call Him Hindu,He always lived in Masjid andcalled it Dwarkamai, ifMohamedan, He had alwaysthe Dhuni- the sacred fire.Allah Malik was constantly onthe tip of His tongue. Yet Heappeared in the grab ofRama, Krishna, Shiv or theguru of the devoteeconcerned.

Sai Babas constant advisewas that Ram and Rahim wereone and same; there was notthe slightest differencebetween them; then whyshould their devotees quarrelamong themselves; Baba alsoused to advise that both thecommunities join hands; actsanely to gain the object ofnational unity. The Path shownby the Lord Sainath of Shirdiappears to be easy butactually it is difficult totraverse. However it canbetraversed easily if LordSainath of Shirdi showers Hisgrace and blessings. Bow toShri Sai Peace be to all.

-Premendra Ojha,Advocate

Philosophy of Lord Sainath of ShirdiPranpratishtha ProgrammeIn Katra, Jammu (J&K)

PROGRAMME26 th February 2009

05:00 PM - Ganpathy Puja & Maha Sankalp,05:45 PM - Jalaadhivaasam, Evening Aarti,

6:30 PM - Bhajans & Aarti27 th February 20099:00 AM - Poorvaanga Puja, Anugraha Puja,

Ghatastapanam, Punyahavachanam, Nandi Puja, &dasa Daanam, 10:00 AM - Dhaanyaadhivaasam,

10:25 AM - Ganpathy Havan, Gayatri Havan, vaastuhavan, Shanti Havan, Nav Graha Havan & Puja,

12:30 AM - Phalaadhivaasam,3:00 PM - Chandi havan,6:15 PM - Vastraadhivaasam

28 th February 200906:30 AM - Prana Pratishtha havan11:30 AM -Pushpaadhivaasam; 12:00 AM - Lalita & VishnuSahastranamam, 04:00 PM - Vishnu Sahastranamam04:30 PM - Vadamala Puja, Hanumaan, Chalisa-3Times), Bhajans & Aarti, 6:30 PM - Sayanaadhivaasam

01 March 20096:30 AM - Pranpratishtha;

6:45 AM - Pran Pratishthan Havan;7:45 AM - Poornaahuti, Netra Unmeelinam;8:15 AM - Sumangali Puja, Kanya Puja &

Vaduga Puja, Guru Paada Puja;09:00 AM - Procession of Kalash;

9;15 AM - Mahaabhishek of Shri Shirdi Sai BabaSri Saidas Baba Ji & Kalash (Top of Mandir);10:00 AM - Alankar, Archana & Mangal Aarti;

11:30 AM - Maha Prasad14:00 PM - Departure to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine


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Great Miracles ofHealing Touch

Shri Jagtap baba has donea free service camp of theHealing Touch at Kolkata on

an invitation by the devoteeShri Dulal Goswamy and allthe members of the ShirdiSai Baba DevoteesAssociation of Kolkata on10th to 12th January, 2009at Utsav Building Kolkatta.Many devotees came thereand Shri Sai Baba blessedthem through Jagtap babaand so many miracles werewitnessed by the devotees.One devotee named Mrs.Ekta Singh aged 33 years,was suffering from thesevere pain in her chest

since last 4 years, and afterthe healing touch service toher, Sai Baba cured herinstantly and Shri Sai Babagave her DARSHAN in righthand palm of Jagtap babaas well as in his eyes, andshe told that Shri Sai Babawas in yellow colour cloths.

Also Mrs Madhu Guptaaged 56 years, was sufferingfrom severe spondylitis andvarious ailments in herstomach since last 36 years.After the free service ofhealing touch, Sai Babacured her instantly.

Also Mrs. R.M.Chopraaged 69 years was sufferingfrom paralytic stroke on herright side and due to that shelost her speech. After doingthe free service of healingtouch Baba cured herinstantly and she regainedher speech and she isadvised to take vibhuti forcertain days. What are these

miracles Shri Sai Baba isdoing are beyond ourimagination.

Devotees can contactShri Jagtap Baba ji on09841586849 & 044-22294719 or email-

[email protected] forthe free service.

Sai Baba Blessed Me

FIRST SAI SATSANG ATSHANTHIDHAM, BANGALORE

On new year day, i.e.on1st January 2009, amammoth Sai satsang washeld for the first time at

Shanthidham, Bangalore bySri Sai Santoshi MaataCharitable Trust (SSSMCT ).It was attended by more than300 Sai devotees singing Saibhajans continuously for twohours. Every one was thrilledto hear the melodious voiceof the professional singers.

Due to pendingconstruction of a regular Saitemple as per the designgiven by the local architectSSSMCT has erected atemporary structuremeasuring 20ft x 30 ftwherein a life size beautifullylaminated photo of Sri ShirdiSai Baba is kept. Thistemporary structure isnamed as SAI DHYANMANDIR. The trust hasplans to feed poor people onevery Thrusday in due

course of time,besidesorganizing satsangsperiodically at this place.One devotee by name Shri

A.N.Murali promised todonate Rs 3.00 lakhs whichshall be used as corpusamount and the interestearned on it will be utilized forserving food to the poor andalso the devotees attendingnoon arthi. Over a period oftime this corpus amount willbe raised to Rs 10 lakhs.

- G. Laxminarayana

I had many experienceswith Baba but I would liketo share one of the experi-ence at Veena Ma's house.On my Birthday i.e. on 16th December I went toVeena Ma's house to takeBaba,s and her blessings.I took along with me a birth-day cake, Dhokla, Samosa

The real/true meaning of spirituality which transcendented to us from the Saints/Seers/ Rishis who experienced it thousands of years back, is an undisputable knowledge. It isnot appreciated by those who comprehend him within space, time & cause. We needto know this reality better sooner than late. Accepting the true nature of the absolute weneed to muster the courage by constant thought process (mannan) & be firm andstrong till we experience the truth. (our true nature). All disputes and doubts arisingfrom ignorance disappear and we become one with absolute (Brahama) .The path isvery difficult but strong will and conviction will take us to the goal. Constant effort in theright direction is a must to achieve anything in life. So is with the attainment of trueknowledge. We remained deprived of this knowledge till Adhi Shankaracharya gave hiscommentaries on Upnishads & in my opinion, most of us could know it from the saintsof modern times like Swami Vivekanand etc. through their lectures & discourses, someof them were later documented in books & Journals also. There are numerous pathsto reach unto reality but caution is needed not to get stuck in rituals & materialisticachievements in the grab of spirituality. Spirituality, in my opinion is the purity in thought,word & action. This needs constant eye on your goal. As rightly said in Bhagvat Gitathat hundreds move towards Him and rarely someone reaches to him. The reasonbeing obvious that we get distracted f rom the real path & get lost in lanes & bylanes ofmaya. We have to be our own guard, as rightly said that spirituality is achieved bystrong & controlled mind. The mind is controlled by mind itself. The ways & means tocontrol it are adopted according to ones own requirements with the help of a masterwho has the qualities of a true master as described in Bhagvat Gita. The control ofmind is therefore a game played by self within the self for the self. -C.L.Tikoo, Singapore

As One Looks at Baba's EyesOne Forgets Ons's Eye

Since the time when Saihas graced me and favouredme, I think of him only day andnight. He has destroyed myfear of worldly existence andthe fear of the cycle of birthand death.

Not for me the repetition ofany other prayers; not for meany other penance I beholdonly one form the PureForm of Sai. As soon as onegazes upon Sais face, thirstand hunger are forgotten.What is the value of otherpleasures? One forgets theworldly sorrows.

As one looks at Babaseyes, one forgets ones self.Waves of love swell fromwithin and the whole world isdrowned in the raptures ofdevotion. Action, religion,scriptures, puranas , yoga ,sacrifices, performance of

prescribed religiousceremonies, pilgrimage toholy places and acts ofpenance all these are atSais feet for me.

Continuous observance ofthe teachings of the Guru,and firm adherence to thembrings unshakable faith andunwavering stability.

It is due to the outcome ofmy past deeds that myattachment to Sai hasincreased and I began toexperience his inconceivablepower. How can I adequatelydescribe it?. That powerwhich creates devotion andattachment to Sais feet, alsoleads to detachment whileparticipating in worldly lifeand gives great bliss.

Compiled by:Saisevak Motilal Gupta

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Pray to Sai BabaThe Heart should rise onwings of love to heaven. Oneof the most powerful con-cepts is the thought that Saiis with me, Sai is helping meand Sai is always guidingme. Every problem can besolved in right way if we prayfor help to Sai. Daily practiceof the prayer to Sai gives af-firmation. On the 109th birthanniversary of my lovinggreat father sh. ShevaramLala, I want to dedicate theprayer to Sai Baba.

prayer to thee, my Lord!strike at the root ofpenury in my heartgive me strength

lightly to bearmy joys and sorrows.

Give me strengthto make my lovefruitful in serviceGive me strength

never to disown the poorand bend my knees

before insolent mightGive me strength

to raise my mind highabove daily triflesGive me strength

to surrender my strengthto thy will with love

-Amar Lala

& Paan for Baba. Ma kept all thethings in front of Baba for bhog andto our surprise Birthday cakescream was on Baba's lips and restwere partially taken by Baba asBhog. In few seconds cream of thecake disappeared from Baba's lips.I am really thankful to Baba & Mafor their blessings.

-Jyoti Bahl 9899147273

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