Month: July 2023

In this Chapter, the story of two more devotees that were drawn to Shirdi is narrated. Preliminary Bow to the kind Sai Who is the Abode of Mercy and loves His devotees dearly. Through merely receiving His darshan, He does away with their fear of this worldly existence and saves them from calamities. He was first formless, READ MORE

This Chapter describes some more of the interesting and wonderful stories of Sai Baba. The Madrasi Bhajani Mela It was in the year 1916 that a Madrasi Bhajan group started on a Pilgrimage to the holy city of Banaras. The group consisted of a man, his wife, daughter and sister-in-law. Unfortunately, their names are not mentioned. On their way, READ MORE

Preliminary Sai is not finite or limited. He dwells in all beings, from ants and insects to the God Brahma. He pervades every being on earth; Sai was well-versed in the knowledge of the Vedas as well as in the science of Self-realization. As He was proficient in these, He was well-suited to be a Sadguru. Any person, READ MORE

This Chapter describes how Sai Baba blessed His devotees by granting them religious books, after he had consecrated them, and a few other stories. Preliminary When a man dives into the sea, he gets the merit of bathing in all the sacred rivers. Similarly, when a man takes refuge at the feet of the Sadguru, he READ MORE

Preliminary All the things that we see in the universe are nothing but Maya’s games− the creative power of the Lord. These things do not really exist. What really exists is the Real Absolute. Just as we mistake a rope for a garland or a stick for a serpent in the darkness, we always see things as READ MORE

Preliminary We begin this Chapter with a bow with all our eight limbs to Sai Baba, Who is an ocean of mercy, the God incarnate, the Para-Brahma and the great Yogeshwara (Lord of Yoga). Victory be unto Sai Baba Who is the crest-jewel of the Saints, the home of all auspicious things, our Atmaram (Dear Self) and the able refuge of READ MORE

Preliminary To say that we shall state a specific thing in this Chapter, is a form of egoism. Unless we surrender our ego to the feet of our Sadguru, we will not succeed in our undertaking. If we become ego-less, then our success is assured. By worshipping Sai Baba, we attain objects, both worldly and spiritual, READ MORE

Preliminary In reality, this Jiva (human soul) transcends the three qualities−Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas− but being deluded by Maya, he forgets his nature which is “Existence-knowledge-bliss”; and thinks that he is the one who does things and thus entangles himself in endless miseries and does not know the way of deliverance. The only way of deliverance is loving devotion towards the Guru’s READ MORE

Preliminary How does one meditate on Baba? No one has been able to fathom the nature or the form of the Almighty. Even the Vedas and the thousand-tongued Shesha are not able to describe it fully. But the devotees cannot but know and look at the form of the Lord, for they know that His Feet are READ MORE

In this Chapter, Hemadpant relates the stories of: All these stories are very interesting and if carefully read and grasped, will lead the readers onto the spiritual path. Preliminary As a general rule, it is the result of the accumulation of merits in our past births that enables us to seek the company of Saints READ MORE