Salutations — The Story of Grinding Wheat and Its Philosophical Significance. According to the ancient and revered custom, Hemadpant begins the work, Sai Satcharitra, with various salutations. First, he makes obeisance to the God Ganesha to remove all obstacles and make the work a success and says that Shri Sai is the God Ganesha. Then, to…
Month: March 2020
Do what your heart tells you to do
In May 1972, Della Meridith was in a deep quandary. Her close friends who had been Sai Devotees for some time were planning a return trip to see Sai Baba. In her heart she felt a desperate longing to join them. But she could not do so because of lack of money for the plane…
From Nuclear Physicist to Musician
introduction A brilliant Indian student by the name of Vemu Mukunda had taken science courses at universities in India. Then he left his motherland to conduct postgraduate research in Scotland. He took a job in England working in nuclear science. Although outwardly he seemed to have successfully established himself in his chosen field, yet he…
Saint Blesses a Thief
For most of the day Sri Bhagavan (Ramana Maharshi) used to sit on his sofa, which was next to a window. Squirrels would occasionally come in through the window and run around near him. Sri Bhagavan would often respond to them by lovingly feeding them cashews or other foodstuffs with his own hand. One day…
Why everyone does not see God
Questions Most of the times the question which spiritual people face from others are: If there is God, why don’t you show that to me? Can you prove God to me? Will you be able to provide scientific evidence of soul’s existence? How can you prove the law of karma? People on spiritual path often…
Progress
Every human being is evolving, and evolution is the law of Universe. Our inherent tendency is to expand and grow in our lives. Our lives become better as we progress and continue to evolve. The question naturally arises, what is true progress and how does it impact other lives on this planet earth? We toil…
What is the meaning of Shraddha and Saburi?
SHRADDHA It is difficult to translate Shraddha into English. The closest words which come to mind are – faith, belief, trust, or confidence in a person. When Sai-Baba advised us to have Shraddha; what He meant was to trust and believe in Baba being the boat that can help sail us across the ocean of…
Evil has no rigid place in God’s universe
Yogi Spencer received messages from Shirdi Sainath. Discourse No. 3 Life is a tussle between tear and smile. Don’t think of your tears but wipe the tears of others. Forgot your own sorrow but ever keep in mind the suffering of others. Kiss those who kick you, love those who hate you. Sweeten the path…
Lessons from reading Sai Satcharitra
Sai Satcharitra is a holy book. It helps devotees learn how Baba lived his simple life before he attained Mahasamadhi in 1918. Reading about Baba’s life helps devotees to learn how Baba inspired and transformed the thoughts, mind and character of the people. According to Sai Satcharitra, “If you hear Baba’s leelas daily, you will…
From Darkness into Light
Yogi Minocher K Spencer was a Parsi man born in Pune and moved to Karachi Pakistan. Rishi Ram Ram and later Shirdi Sai Baba gave him the spiritual guidance during meditations/astral guidance. Starting month of November 1952 to February in 1953, he received messages from Baba. In Yogi’s own words: From 3rd November 1952 to…