Sri Saibaba Temple , Nashville , TN Weekly News Letter Volume 99

[Sri Saibaba Temple - Nashville]

Sairam

As per the Hindu calendar, from Chaitra Shukla Paksha Pratipada to Chaitra Purnima, the Shreeram principle is most active in the universe.

Chaitra Shukla Paksha Navami, the day (tithi) when Shreeram was born, is also called as Sri Rama Navami.

Why celebrate any deity’s festival on a particular tithi?

On a particular tithi related to a deity, the respective deity principle is most active in the entire universe.

Due to this, the deity’s chaitanya (divine consciousness) and saatvikta is emitted in a larger proportions.

On the day of Sri Rama Navami, Shreeram principle is active by 1000 times compared to other days of the year.

An individual who does sadhana (spiritual practice ) gets more benefit from the deity’s principle by celebrating the holy festival.

The activated state of the deity on the day of the festival leads to the following benefits for humanity

1. Purification of the universe
2. Reduction in the effect of negative subtle energies
3. Benefit for entire humanity by the chaitanya (divine consciousness and saatvikta).

Benefits of chanting “ Shree Ram Jai Ram, Jai Jai Ram “ on Sri Rama Navami :

When one undertakes the chanting of “Shree Ram Jai Ram, Jai Jai Ram” on this day,

one benefits immensely from the increased proportion of Shree Ram principle on this day. Devotees worldwide who have chanted fervently

this chant on this day have been bestowed with a number of spiritual experiences.

      

         

 

Becoming Sai Devotee

 

“You can please Sai only by performing your duties to the fullest, serving society whenever and wherever you get the opportunity.

Service is not limited to serving individuals. Any action that benefits the country is service. One should experience Divinity through the service rendered.

There is no distinction between acts of service. It is immaterial whether you are serving the poor or the rich. You should be able to serve anyone, at any place, and under any circumstances.

God will not ask you, “When and where did you do service?” He will ask, “With what motive did you do it? What was the intention that prompted you?” But God seeks quality, the purity of the mind, the nobility of the motive.

Satya saibaba spoke

“Seva is a small word, but it is filled with immense spiritual significance. Hanuman is

the supreme exemplar of the ideal of service. When the Rakshasas (demons) asked

Hanuman, during his search for Sita in Lanka, who he was, he replied simply:

"Daasoham Kosalendrasya." He was content to describe himself as the humble servant

of Lord Rama. Though he was strong, learned, and virtuous, he had no trace of pride.

That is a fine example of uprooting of the ego, which service must bring about in us. No

one can serve another while one’s ego is rampant. The attitudes of mutual help and

selfless service develop the "humanness" of man and help manifest the Divinity latent in

him.

Seva must be viewed as the highest form of sadhana. Serving the poor is the best form

of sadhana. God's grace will flow when Seva is done without any expectation of reward

or recognition. Whenever Ahamkaram (ego) and Abhimanam (attachment) raise their

heads while performing Seva, they should be eliminated altogether.

Since Divinity is inherent in all, Baba always says that all have an opportunity for God-

realization irrespective of gender, age or status. He says,

“There may be differences among men in physical strength, financial status, intellectual

acumen, but all are equal in the eyes of God; all have the right and the potentiality to

achieve the goal of merging in him. Note that everyone from the beggar to the

billionaire is prompted by the urge to achieve Ananda, supreme bliss, based on inner

peace, that is unaffected by ups and downs. Every activity is directed towards this

objective.”

 

Guru’s Eye on you

Living an ordinary life has been difficult in every age,not in the present time

only.Leading an ordinary life means going along the social and family life.It is easy for

those who have left home and taken to ascetic way of life,but it is a greater problem to

follow this path while living in physical world looking after the family and social

commitments.We are searching for 'Guru Path' to find solution to this problem

only.This becomes easy and there is not much difficulty in it. Only will power and

divine inspiration is required.In the first stage nobody can take 'Guru Path'

completely.It requires a reading of books on this subject ,reading the life stories of

Gurus,keeping purity in one's conduct etc., gradually the thoughts of Sadguru will

grow in his inner self.Under this condiion he will find a Guru somewhere .More

correctly he will draw the attention of the Guru who has the divine capacity to see

through merits and demerits of everyone and the thought process of all his devotees.It

is said that the disciple cannot find a Guru ,but the Perfect Master finds out his disciple

certainly.As Baba said ,"I draw my devotees from thousand of miles".In life full of

difficulties it is a true endeavor to develop the qualities of compassion,forgiveness and

service.Selfless service is the goal of Guru.It may be concluded that initially one should

begin with obeying the Guru for smaller duties given to Him,and gradually one should

move ahead for bigger jobs.While undergoing life's struggle whatever qualities one

develops those remain permanently with Him and become a part of His soul.These

qualities are carried to the next life.In the next life also he will be getting the help of

Guru to evolve further.

Editorial Team

Temple Seva Committee

Sri Saibaba Temple of Universal Oneness

Antioch , TN

www.srisaibabatemple.org