Baba's Reply

Me and my friend, another staunch devotee of Baba discuss our experiences about Sai and his stories in Sai Satcharitra whenever we sit together. Since we both read the holy book almost everyday, i shared a thought with her. I told her.. since Baba advocates Vishnu Sahasranaam and asked his devotees to read it.. we should also read it. She agreed. Since that day we got serious and started google searching about all those books mentioned in Sai Satcharitra . We were like going crazy for Vishnu Sahasranaam and finally found an electronic copy.. when a strange thing happened.
One fine morning, she came to me and shared a dream of hers..

It was like this.. Baba stood in front of her, holding Sai Satcharitra and asked her few questions from that book and she could not answer any.. then Baba said .. if you dont know so many things from this book itself, why are you searching other books.. first of all.. try to understand this...

I was so shocked at the clear message from Baba. We both laughed a lot on our ignorance and foolishness. From that day, we became more humble and concentrate on just one book... our life ..Sai Satcharitra ... just as Baba desired.

Guru Purnima

Yesterday was Guru Purnima. I was aware of it since many days and was not sure about celebrating it in big way because of viral fever and throat infection and the discomfort on account of those. Weather was very bad making me more lethargic. So i decided not to celebrate it.
But Baba plans things according to his own wish. Yesterday i opened my eyes after the alarm rang at 7.15 am , but fatigue didnt let me get out of my bed , i saw outside, it was raining heavily and i didnt know when i slept. At 8.25 am i woke up when my cell phone rang. Unwillingly i took the call. My colleague, who knows about my belief in Sai was calling.. he asked me, maaya do you know, today is Guru Purnima.. just switch on TV.. they are showing live coverage of aarti at Shirdi and see devotees have gifted golden crown studded with diomonds... he was going on and on and i was sleepy.. i lied that i was not aware that today is Guru Purnima.. he was disappointed.. achha... i thought you knew.. i disconnected the phone.
by that time, i was fully conscious, my eyes were wide open and i was in shock... why did i lie..? i am so mean... doing nothing on this day... and still Baba came to me early morning to bless me and also reminded me of Guru Purnima himself. I felt ashamed of myself... his words were echoing in my ears.. i felt as if Baba was saying.... please get up .. today is Guru Purnima and you are sleeping still... ? ? ?

I woke up, got fresh and understood Baba's message. I could not do fast because was on medicines since a week so decided to read atleast 15 chapters of Sai Satcharitra and chant Baba's name all day. I immediately called my colleague and confessed that i lied to him in morning and also thanked him for his call in the morning.
I read 20 chapters of the Sai Satcharitra till 8.30 in the night and most surprisingly, in the afternoon when we were offering halwa to baba, in the tv , they were showing live coverage of Shirdi and Baba's bhajan was playing.. i was so fortunate that i saw the coverage and took real darshan of Baba from shirdi through television. I got so emotional after seeing it... i ran into my room ..placed my head at the feet of Baba for his grace and blessings .. i cried and cried..... BABA WHEN ARE YOU CALLING ME TO SHIRDI......? ? ?

Sai Accepted Our Offering

During the summer vacations, my neices visited my house. They are 7 and 4 and my daughters are 10 and 7 years old. All are very religious. Every night i used to narrate Baba's stories to them and slowly they started loving Baba. They started insisting that if you say Baba is around us, knows all that we speak to Him and listens our prayers... please call him to our house.. we want to meet him. I smiled and said.. Whenever devotees call Baba comes... they insisted that they want to see Baba. I was sure of Baba because he never lets his devotees down ..so i prayed to him to come to our home next morning and strengthen their belief in Him..
Next day i went to office, but asked my mother to prepare halwa and offer to Sai. When i came home at 5.30 pm in the evening kids were jumping with excitement, they told me Sai came to our house and actually had the halwa with his own hands. I smiled at the creative story of the kids as children have powerful imagination. But they tried to convince me..that Baba actually came, meanwhile my mother came outside from the kitchen and showed me the utensil in which halwa was made and offered.. i clearly saw five big fingers on the preparation.... My mom confessed that the kids offered halwa and closed the door and were singing Sai bhajan alongwith the jingles of the bell for fifteen minutes and finally when they opened the door and saw the utensil... they saw marks of five big fingers..which can't be of any other then my Sai Baba, who came on the request of the little kids to strengthen their faith... and i was happy that he honoured words of a sinner like me...
OM SAI RAM.......

I Am Right Here

Recently, my daughter informed that she saw Sai Palki outside the Shiva temple situated near my office. I did not believe because Sai worship is not common here in this area. But she insisted that while going to school, she saw the Sai palki outside the temple and they were installing the idol inside the temple.
So next evening while walking towards my home around 5.15 pm, i decided to visit the temple to take darshan of my Sai. since i was not sure that the idol was installed in the temple, i tried to have a glimpse inside the temple from the side stairs which gives an entire view. Unfortunately i could not see any idol of Baba and i was very upset, in the meantime a bhajan caught my attention it said.... SAI MANGALAM SAI MANGALAM...i was overjoyed ..finally Baba has been seated here, i thought. Iwent inside the temple but could not find the idol of Baba anywhere, i searched whole temple but it was nowhere. The pandit was looking at me in surprise because he noticed my expressions and my disinterest in the existing idols as i didnt even bow before them properly.
Finally, hiding my disappointment, i asked him, where is Sai Baba ? He replied politely that the mandir was of Radha Krishna and Lord Shiva whose statues were installed there... i was simply shocked because i clearly heard SAI MANGALAM SAI MANGALAM.... and to my surprise.... i heard same chant once again SAI MANGALAM SAI MANGALAM.... i looked around tofind out the origin and noticed that the Pujari was playing it from his cell phone.. he was unaware of what was going on in my mind.. his face was peaceful and was playing with his cell and listening some bhajans... the bhajan which was playing at the moment was SAI MAMNGALAM SAI MANGALAM......
I came out of temple and tears were in my eyes... I went in search of Baba to the temple and he came there and showed me that he existed there as long as i was present in the temple.. he told me .. dear dont be disappointed... I Am Right Here With You... For You......