Month: July 2023

Preliminary Blessed is Shri Sai Samartha who gives his devotees instructions in both temporal and spiritual matters, and makes them happy by enabling them to achieve the goal of their life.  When Baba places His hand on their heads, He transfers His powers to them and thus destroys the sense of differentiation and makes them attain that Unattainable Thing. READ MORE

Some believed that Baba did not know Sanskrit and Hemadpant wrote another chapter (chapter 50) refuting that notion. As that chapter deals with the same subject matter, it is incorporated into this chapter. Preliminary Blessed is Shirdi, blessed is the Dwarkamayi where Shri Sai lived; And blessed are the people of Shirdi whom He obliged and for READ MORE

Preliminary Oh, blessed Sadguru Sai, we bow to You; you have given happiness to the whole world, safeguarded the welfare of Your devotees and have destroyed the afflictions of those who have resorted to Your Feet. You are very liberal and the protector and savior of devotees who surrender themselves to You; You incarnate yourself in this world READ MORE

Preliminary Blessed is Sai’s life and His daily routine; His ways and actions are indescribable. At times, He was intoxicated with Brahmanand (divine joy) and at other times content with knowledge of the self. Despite doing so many things, He was not concerned with them at all. Though He seemed at times physically motionless, He was not READ MORE

The Two Gentlemen Two men came from Goa to receive Baba’s darshan and prostrated themselves before him. Though both came together, Baba asked only one of them to give Him 15 rupees as Dakshina, which was paid willingly. The other man voluntarily offered 35 rupees and this sum was rejected by Baba, to everyone’s astonishment. Shama, who was present, READ MORE

This Chapter also continues the subject of the importance of Udi and it also gives two cases in which Baba was tested and not found wanting. Preliminary In spiritual matters or endeavors, sectarianism is the greatest bar to our progress. Those who believe that God is formless, are heard saying that to believe that God has a READ MORE

The Greatness of Udi (continued): The Doctor’s Nephew There was a Doctor who lived in a place called Malegaon. His nephew suffered from an incurable disease− tubercular bone abscess−  and the doctor and his brothers, who were also doctors, tried all sorts of remedies and even an operation. All this did not give the boy any relief READ MORE

In the last Chapter, we described the greatness of the Guru and now in this one we will describe the greatness of Udi. Preliminary Let us now bow before the great saints; Their merciful glances will destroy mountains of sins and do away with all the evil streaks in our character. Their casual talk gives us READ MORE

Preliminary  In the beginning, Hemadpant describes the visible world using the allegory of the Banyan tree which has, in the phraseology of the Gita, roots above and branches below. Its branches are spread both downwards and upwards, and are nourished by the qualities. Its sprouts are the objects of the senses. Its roots, leading to actions, READ MORE

Preliminary The last thought that a man has at the moment of death, determines his future course. Shri Krishna has said in the Gita (VIII-5-6), “He who remembers Me in his last moments, comes verily to Me, and he that meditates otherwise at that time goes to what he meditates on.” We cannot be certain that we READ MORE