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    "Sai.Manisha" <sai.m...@gmail.com> Jul 12 09:51PM +0800  

    *Thursday Message:*
     
    Generally our Haridasas, while performing the Kirtan, wear a gala and full
    dress. They put on a head-dress, either a pheta or a turban, a long flowing
    coat with a shirt inside, an uparane (short dhotar) on the shoulders and
    the usual long dhotar from the waist below. Dressed in this fashion for
    some Kirtan in the Shirdi village, Dasganu once went to bow to Baba. Baba
    asked him - "Well, bridegroom! where are you going dressed so beautifully
    like this?" 'For performing a Kirtan' was the reply. Then Baba said - "Why
    do you want all this paraphemalia-coat, uparani and pheta etc, doff all
    that before Me, why wear them on the body?" Dasganu immediately took them
    off and placed them at the Baba's Feet. From that time Dasganu never wore
    these things while performing the Kirtan. He was always bare from waist
    upwards, a pair of `chiplis' was in his hand and a garland round his neck.
    This is not in consonance with the practice generally followed by all the
    Hardidasa, but this is the best and the purest method. The sage Narada,
    from whom the Kirtan-Paddhati originated, wore nothing on his trunk and
    head. He carried a 'veena' in his hand, and wandered from place to place
    everywhere singing the glory of the Lord.
     
     
    *Mr. Cholkar's Sugarless Tea*
     
     
    Initially, Baba was known in Poona and Ahmednagar Districts, but Nanasaheb
    Chandorkar, by his personal talks and by Dasganu, by his splendid Kirtans,
    spread the fame of Baba in the Konkan (Bombay Presidency). In fact, it was
    Dasganu - May God bless him-who, by his beautiful and inimitable Kirtans,
    made Baba available to so many people there. The audience, who come to hear
    the Kirtans have different tastes. Some like the erudition of the Haridas;
    some his gestures, some his singing, some his wit and humour, some his
    preliminary dissertation on Vedanta, and some others, his main stories and
    so on; but among them, there are very few, who by hearing the Kirtan get
    faith and devotion or love for God or saints. The effect of hearing
    Dasganu's kirtan on the minds of audience was however electric, as it were.
    We give an instance here
     
    Dasganu was once performing his Kirtan and singing the glory of Sai Baba,
    in the Koupineshwar temple in Thana. One Mr. Cholkar, a poor man serving as
    a candidate in the Civil Courts in Thana, was amongst the audience. He
    heard Dasganu's Kirtan most attentively and was much moved. He there and
    then mentally bowed and vowed to Baba saying - "Baba, I am a poor man,
    unable to support my family. If by your grace, I pass the departmental
    examination, and get a permanent post, I shall go to Shirdi, fall at Your
    Feet and distribute sugar-candy in Your name." As good luck would have it,
    Mr.Cholkar did pass te examination and did get the permanent post and now
    it remained for him to fulfil his vow, the sooner the better. Mr. Cholkar
    was a poor man with a large family to support; and he could not afford to
    pay for the expenses of a Shirdi trip. As is well said, one can easily
    cross over Nahne ghat in Thana District or even the Sahyadri Range; but it
    is very difficult for a poor man to cross Umbareghat, i.e., the threshold
    of his house. As Mr. Cholkar was anxious to fulfill his vow as early as
    possible, he resolved to economize, cut down his expenses, and save money.
    He determined not to use sugar in his diet; and began to take his tea
    without it. After he was able to save some money in this way, he came to
    Shirdi, took Baba's darshan, fell at His Feet, offered a coconut,
    distributed it with a clean conscience along with sugar-candy as per his
    vow and said to Baba that he was much pleased with His darshan and that his
    desires were fulfilled that day. Mr. Cholkar was in the Masjid with his
    host Bapusaheb Jog. When the host and the guest both got up and were about
    to leave the Masjid, Baba spoke to Jog as follows:- "Give him (your guest)
    cups of tea, fully saturated with Sugar." Hearing these significant words,
    Mr. Cholkar was much moved, he was wonderstruck, his eyes were bedewed with
    tears, and he fell at Baba's Feet again. Mr. Jog was also curious about
    this direction, regarding the tea-cups to be given to his guest. Baba
    wanted by His words to create faith and devotion in Cholkar's mind. He
    hinted as it were, that He got the sugar-candy as per his vow and that He
    knew full well his secret determination not to use sugar in his diet. Baba
    meant to say, "If you spread your palms with devotion before Me, I am
    immediately with you, day and night. Though, I am here bodily, still I know
    what you do; beyond the saven seas. Go wherever you will, over the wide
    world, I am with you. My abode is in your heart and I am within you. Always
    worship Me, Who is seated in your heart, as well as, in the hearts of all
    beings, Blessed and fortunate, indeed, is he who knows Me thus."
     
     
    What a beautiful and important lesson was thus imparted by Baba to Mr.
    Chokar !
     
    *Two Lizards *
     
    Now we close this Chapter, with a story of two little lizards. Once Baba
    was sitting in the Masjid. A devotee sat in front of Him, when a lizard
    tick-ticked. Out of curiosity, the devotee asked Baba whether this
    tick-ticking of the lizard signified anything; was it a good sign or a bad
    omen? Baba said that the lizard was overjoyed as her sister from Aurangabad
    was coming to see her. The devotee sat silent, not making out the meaning
    of Baba's words. Immediately, a gentleman from Aurangabad came on
    horse-back to see Baba. He wanted to proceed further, but his horse would
    not go, as it was hungry and wanted grams. He took out a bag from his
    shoulders to bring grams and dashed it on the ground to remove dirt. A
    lizard came out therefrom and in the presence of all, climbed up the wall.
    Baba asked the questioner devotee to mark her well. She at once went
    strutting to her sister. Both sisters met each other after a long time,
    kissed and embraced each other, whirled round and danced with love! Where
    is Shirdi and where is Aurangabad? How should the man on horse-back come
    there from Aurangabad with the lizard? And how should Baba make the
    prophesy of the meeting of the two sisters? All this is really very
    wonderful and proves the omniscience -- the all-knowing nature of Baba.
     
     
    Post Script
     
     
    He who respectfully reads this Chapter or studies it daily, will get all
    his miseries removed by the grace of the Sadguru Sai Baba, Hence:
     
    *Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all *
    *
    *
     
     
     
    <http://sathgurushirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/>
    Sairam
    Baba Guide us all,
    At the feet of my Sathguru Sai Baba
    Baba's blessing are every where
    Manisha.Rautela.Bisht
     
    ~Visit Shirdi Sai Baba Websites~
    http://www.shirdisaibabakripa.org <http://www.shirdisaibabakripa.org>
    http://www.shirdisaibabatemples.org <http://www.shirdisaibabatemples.org/>
    http://www.saibababhajans.com
    http://shirdisaibabatamilstories.blogspot.com

     

    krishnan kr <krkr...@yahoo.com> Jul 12 07:30AM -0700  

    OM SRI SAIRAM
     
     
     
    ________________________________
    From: Sai.Manisha <sai.m...@gmail.com>
    To: shirdi-sai-baba...@googlegroups.com
    Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 7:21 PM
    Subject: Thursday Message From Shri Sai Satcharitra.

     
     
     
     
     
    Thursday Message:
    Generally our Haridasas, while performing the Kirtan, wear a gala and full dress. They put on a head-dress, either a pheta or a turban, a long flowing coat with a shirt inside, an uparane (short dhotar) on the shoulders and the usual long dhotar from the waist below. Dressed in this fashion for some Kirtan in the Shirdi village, Dasganu once went to bow to Baba. Baba asked him - "Well, bridegroom! where are you going dressed so beautifully like this?" 'For performing a Kirtan' was the reply. Then Baba said - "Why do you want all this paraphemalia-coat, uparani and pheta etc, doff all that before Me, why wear them on the body?" Dasganu immediately took them off and placed them at the Baba's Feet. From that time Dasganu never wore these things while performing the Kirtan. He was always bare from waist upwards, a pair of `chiplis' was in his hand and a garland round his neck. This is not in consonance with the practice generally followed by all the
    Hardidasa, but this is the best and the purest method. The sage Narada, from whom the Kirtan-Paddhati originated, wore nothing on his trunk and head. He carried a 'veena' in his hand, and wandered from place to place everywhere singing the glory of the Lord. 
     
    Mr. Cholkar's Sugarless Tea 
     
    Initially, Baba was known in Poona and Ahmednagar Districts, but Nanasaheb Chandorkar, by his personal talks and by Dasganu, by his splendid Kirtans, spread the fame of Baba in the Konkan (Bombay Presidency). In fact, it was Dasganu - May God bless him-who, by his beautiful and inimitable Kirtans, made Baba available to so many people there. The audience, who come to hear the Kirtans have different tastes. Some like the erudition of the Haridas; some his gestures, some his singing, some his wit and humour, some his preliminary dissertation on Vedanta, and some others, his main stories and so on; but among them, there are very few, who by hearing the Kirtan get faith and devotion or love for God or saints. The effect of hearing Dasganu's kirtan on the minds of audience was however electric, as it were. We give an instance here 
    Dasganu was once performing his Kirtan and singing the glory of Sai Baba, in the Koupineshwar temple in Thana. One Mr. Cholkar, a poor man serving as a candidate in the Civil Courts in Thana, was amongst the audience. He heard Dasganu's Kirtan most attentively and was much moved. He there and then mentally bowed and vowed to Baba saying - "Baba, I am a poor man, unable to support my family. If by your grace, I pass the departmental examination, and get a permanent post, I shall go to Shirdi, fall at Your Feet and distribute sugar-candy in Your name." As good luck would have it, Mr.Cholkar did pass te examination and did get the permanent post and now it remained for him to fulfil his vow, the sooner the better. Mr. Cholkar was a poor man with a large family to support; and he could not afford to pay for the expenses of a Shirdi trip. As is well said, one can easily cross over Nahne ghat in Thana District or even the Sahyadri Range; but it is very
    difficult for a poor man to cross Umbareghat, i.e., the threshold of his house. As Mr. Cholkar was anxious to fulfill his vow as early as possible, he resolved to economize, cut down his expenses, and save money. He determined not to use sugar in his diet; and began to take his tea without it. After he was able to save some money in this way, he came to Shirdi, took Baba's darshan, fell at His Feet, offered a coconut, distributed it with a clean conscience along with sugar-candy as per his vow and said to Baba that he was much pleased with His darshan and that his desires were fulfilled that day. Mr. Cholkar was in the Masjid with his host Bapusaheb Jog. When the host and the guest both got up and were about to leave the Masjid, Baba spoke to Jog as follows:- "Give him (your guest) cups of tea, fully saturated with Sugar." Hearing these significant words, Mr. Cholkar was much moved, he was wonderstruck, his eyes were bedewed with tears, and he fell at
    Baba's Feet again. Mr. Jog was also curious about this direction, regarding the tea-cups to be given to his guest. Baba wanted by His words to create faith and devotion in Cholkar's mind. He hinted as it were, that He got the sugar-candy as per his vow and that He knew full well his secret determination not to use sugar in his diet. Baba meant to say, "If you spread your palms with devotion before Me, I am immediately with you, day and night. Though, I am here bodily, still I know what you do; beyond the saven seas. Go wherever you will, over the wide world, I am with you. My abode is in your heart and I am within you. Always worship Me, Who is seated in your heart, as well as, in the hearts of all beings, Blessed and fortunate, indeed, is he who knows Me thus." 
     
    What a beautiful and important lesson was thus imparted by Baba to Mr. Chokar ! 
    Two Lizards 
    Now we close this Chapter, with a story of two little lizards. Once Baba was sitting in the Masjid. A devotee sat in front of Him, when a lizard tick-ticked. Out of curiosity, the devotee asked Baba whether this tick-ticking of the lizard signified anything; was it a good sign or a bad omen? Baba said that the lizard was overjoyed as her sister from Aurangabad was coming to see her. The devotee sat silent, not making out the meaning of Baba's words. Immediately, a gentleman from Aurangabad came on horse-back to see Baba. He wanted to proceed further, but his horse would not go, as it was hungry and wanted grams. He took out a bag from his shoulders to bring grams and dashed it on the ground to remove dirt. A lizard came out therefrom and in the presence of all, climbed up the wall. Baba asked the questioner devotee to mark her well. She at once went strutting to her sister. Both sisters met each other after a long time, kissed and embraced each other,
    whirled round and danced with love! Where is Shirdi and where is Aurangabad? How should the man on horse-back come there from Aurangabad with the lizard? And how should Baba make the prophesy of the meeting of the two sisters? All this is really very wonderful and proves the omniscience -- the all-knowing nature of Baba. 
     
    Post Script 
     
    He who respectfully reads this Chapter or studies it daily, will get all his miseries removed by the grace of the Sadguru Sai Baba, Hence: 
    Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all 
     
     
     
    Sairam
    Baba Guide us all,
    At the feet of my Sathguru Sai Baba
    Baba's blessing are every where
    Manisha.Rautela.Bisht
     
     
    ~Visit Shirdi Sai Baba Websites~
    http://www.shirdisaibabakripa.org
    http://www.shirdisaibabatemples.org 
    http://www.saibababhajans.com
    http://shirdisaibabatamilstories.blogspot.com
     
     

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    Rudresh Kademane <nandini...@gmail.com> Jul 13 05:25PM +0530  

    OM SAI RAM
     
    On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 8:13 AM, gunasagaran ramanathan <

     

    Nidhi Raghu <nidhir...@gmail.com> Jul 13 09:43AM +0530  

    Dear all sai devotees,
     
    Please pray i am going to shridi on 17th july 2012.
    And Darshan baba.
     
    Regards
     
    Raghuram

     

    DOLAN GUPTA <gupta...@gmail.com> Jul 13 02:46PM +0530  

    if possible please send UDI in my address. Dolan Gupta, CMPF Headquarters
    Office, Dhanbad
     
    On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 1:45 PM, gunasagaran ramanathan <

     

    vikram sharma <mcom...@gmail.com> Jul 12 11:43PM +0530  

    om sai ram
    om sai ram
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    om sai ram
    om sai ram
    om sai ram
    om sai ram
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    om sai ram
    om sai ram
    om sai ram
     
     
     

     

    DOLAN GUPTA <gupta...@gmail.com> Jul 13 02:40PM +0530  

    om sai ram.sai will definitely help you.
     

     

    Harish Benjwal <harish.be...@gmail.com> Jul 12 06:50PM +0530  

    OM SAI RAM, OM SAI RAM, OM SAI RAM,
     
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