MESSAGES OF SHRI SAIBABA

" OM SHRI SATCHIDANANDA SADGURU SAI NATHAYA NAMAHA "

FOREWORD: The birth and parentage of Sai Baba are wrapped in mystry. Many authors and scholars conclude from various proofs that Baba was born in 1838 A.D. in a Brahmin family at village Parthi on District Parabhani, Maharashtra State, India. The Brahmin parents handed over the tender child(Baba) to the care of a fakir who in turn passed on the young child to a saintly person namely Gopal Rao Deshmukh---an ardent worshipper of Lord Venkateshwara. Baba used to refer to him as Guru " Venkusa ". It is also stated that Baba practiced penence at the tomb of His Guru in the cellar under the "Neem" tree at Shirdi.

Baba first came to Shirdi about the year 1854 and lived there for three years. He disappeared from there for sometime and returned to Shirdi with a marriage party in 1858 and lived there for sixty years till his Mahasamdhi in 1918. He lived a simple life in a dilapidated Mosque. He never accumulated wealth. He advocated faith in God and tolerance towards all as the basic tenets for religious life. His compassion towards human beings and all creatures is the same. He is above caste, creed and religion.

Impact of the precious immortal techings, Leelas and miracles of Sri Sai Baba was greatly felt by numerous devotees who visited the place of piligrimage. To his devotees Baba has come to stay as the embodiment of Supreme Spirit, Primary cause of the universe Pure concious and God incarnate. Few years before His Mahasamadhi, Baba said that even after His passing away, He would speak from the Samadhi. This assurance came out absolutely true--- Baba seems to be more active now than when he was living. His ways of blessing the devotees are mysterious and inscrutable.

May the loving grace and blessings of Sai Baba shower on abundance upon one and all in the universe.

" MESSAGES OF SHRI SAIBABA "
(by Dr. K.V.Raghava rao(vol-1,1984)

Om Sai Ram

  • Inflicit suffering on thyself You are one step nearer to the Lord.
  • Development of individual soul is the prime essence of life.
  • Nearness to the Lord depends on the strength of detachment one develops from worldly bondage.
  • I am the wick, I am the light, I am the eye without the eye(spiritual wisdom) you cannot see the wick or the light.
  • Restore thyself to the Lord, you develop detachment from the senses of body, feeling of I and worldy detachment.
  • This is the path for attachment with the lord.
  • It is not for you to question the actions of others, it is only for you to ask the Lord to excuse you if you have errored.
  • I am not to drown you, I am here to save you, I am the life belt for you to swim across the Samsara and make you reach the shores of safety.- DIVINE.
  • I am the cosmic ray to keep you live in the warmth of the light-- the light of Divinity.
  • Meditation brings many things, Meditation is the wick to the lamp of wisdom, which is nothing but the Lord.
  • Through the process of meditation you are nearer to the Lord.
  • I am always there to help you, I am ready to serve you, You have to aproach me with a clean heart.
  • When you are with Me you are there to take the pain and not to transmit the same to others- in deed, thought or action.
  • Feed the body to the extent, it deserves to function; man unknowningly tries to overfeed the body what is needed is to feed the soul which is everlasting.
  • You need an umbrella it protects you from sun and rain, sun is the brighter side of life rain is the shadower part of it, I am the umbrella to protect you from sun and rain.
  • You cannot be the ' Saradhi ' as you do not know the destination I alone can be the 'Saradhi' for my devotees, as i can take them safely, surely and quickly to the destination.
  • Mountains can be moved through meditation.
  • Prayer is yours, action is mine, I am the radar it has no range limit it can catch any distant object and bring it into focus.
  • The first step in spiritual pursuit is nothing but faith in God-the Creator of your present life and the planner of your future life till such time it merges with him.
  • There is no substitute for mother, there is no substitute for prayer. prayer to mother divine brings supreme bliss and salvation
  • Universe is my family, suffering calls for my attention, devotees prayer brings me into action.
  • life is a wheel I am the spoke for the wheel, without Me there is no safe journey.
  • Follow the path I have led, you will be nearer to the goal.
  • The fruits of meditation are deliverance of the soul from bondage and rebirth.
  • Sacrifices in life do not suffer defeat in the eyes of the lord they are rewarded.
  • Soul has no pleasure it is beyond pleasure, feed the soul with prayer starve the body from desires.
  • Leave your burdens at my feet, you are light as a feather in your mind.
  • Faith in God is the only anchor for the ship of Samsara- whether in smooth or troubled waters.
  • Every act of God has a meaning, The only difference is that we know not the meaning, To know the meaning the soul has to be elevated through meditation.
  • Sacrifice made for Me is always rewarded.
  • The mighty power of the tiny atom is released through fission or (fussion) The mighty power of the soul is released through meditation and ceaseless prayer; The first process destroys the Universe and Humanity, The second process safeguards and uplifts all in the cosmos.
" SARVE JANA SUKHINO BAVANTHU OM SHANTHI SHANTHI SHANTHI "
" JAI GURU DEV JAI GURU DATTA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "