Santhan kaa Baadshah Sayee sab kaa pyaaraa
Andhon ki duniya mein Sayee ujiyaaraa...

(Our beloved Sai, You are the King among Saints; the light for the world of the blind)

Just wonder what a stranger would see as he walks into Saidarbar in Shirdi today. The vibrant idol of Lord Sainath sitting on the throne lovingly glancing at those blessed visitors. In no time, the lively marble statue will attract any stranger and one cannot miss Talim's artisanship in etching the minutest of the details including the tear on Sadguru Sainath's kafni. As the curiosity builds, the Sadguru is bathed, dressed, and scented. To top everything, the Crown is placed on the divine head and thus shines the King. Unperturbed by all the meddling, the Lord God of Shirdi continues to sit on the throne in Shirdi as well as on the hearts of those miles and miles away. The one that wore a torn rag is decorated with jewelry and diamonds!

Saints are the repositories of virtues. The hallmark of Saints includes benevolence, charity, compassion, and poverty. Saibaba possessed all the above to their fullest. His humility is as well known as His willingness to guide those in distress. Although a perfect siddha possessing all the eight powers, He humbly said, God is Great, as if he was only a saadhaka, thus giving humility a very new dimension.

It is said that at any given time, the spiritual world is always guided by Perfect Masters whose function is to awaken the spiritual longing in those swept away by the material current. Hailed by even those Perfect Masters, the Saint of Shirdi remains the most unique of all, the Perfect of the Perfect.

Let us bow to the King of Saints and let us pray that peace shall prevail. And true, it will!
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Contributed Article: Shirdi Saibaba Temple of Chicago and Suburbs

Sri BV Narasimhaswamiji began his divine mission of spreading Baba's compassion and love several decades ago. He still is revered as one of the most inspiring Sai devotee that stands as a towering beacon inspiring many others to tread his path. Mere instruments in the hands of Sadguru, several have knowingly and unknowingly contributed to the spreading of Sai movement all over the world. When the pursuit is experiencing the love of Baba and sharing sadguru's bounty with fellowmen, this in itself becomes Sai prachaar.

Advent of information age spurred the Sai movement in unique ways. In 1996, Shirdi Saibaba Website Organization, the first of its kind, was founded in Chicago, IL, USA. The website org. evolved into Shirdi Sai Baba Sanstha a non-profit organization and has been involved in various Sai activities since then. By the grace and blessings of Saibaba and the support of Sai devotes across the world, memorable occasions were celebrated including Sai Utsav 2000 in USA, Sai Utsav 2001 in Australia, Sai Utsav 2002 in Kenya and South Africa, Shirdi Sai Chitra Yatra in USA in 2002 and 2003.

Inscrutable are His ways! The divine grace of Saibaba now manifests as blessings on Sai devotees of Chicago and suburbs and Shirdi Saibaba temple of Chicago and Suburbs is being inaugurated on August 19th 2004 at 12N 950 Route 47, Hampshire IL 60140. Shirdi Sai Baba Sanstha invites you to the inauguration and Pran Pratishtha at Shirdi Sai Temple of Chicago and Suburbs on August 19th 2004 by Guruji Shri C.B.Satpathyji. The program starts at 8.00 AM and includes Bhoomi Pooja, Kalasa Pooja, Kumbhabhishek, Pran Pratishta, Arati and Mahaprasad. The evening program from 6 PM starts with Bhajan Sandhya, Discourse, Shej Arati and Mahaprasad. Please visit http://www.saibaba.org/temple.html for more details, contact information and directions or call 847-931-4058. Bow to Sri Sai. Peace be to all.

(Contributed by Support Team)
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Experiences of Devotees:

A Sai devotee

It was late one day when a friend and I had gone out. As I left the bathroom at the complex we were in, I realized I'd left my keys in there. I went back in to get them, and they had gone. I had my car parked in the complex car park, not only did my key bunch have my car keys, but also my flat keys. Just to make things worse, I had but the double lock on my flat door before leaving that day.
I know that everything happens for a reason, and for some reason I was meant to lose my keys that day! Now here are the series of events, due to Baba's grace firstly this happened on a Friday - luckily I didn't have to go to work the next day, as it was already very late on the Friday evening.
Secondly, my friend who's house I stayed at on Friday night (cause I couldn't get into my flat!) her family had gone away for the weekend, so I was able to stay there without any trouble.
The next day I tried to call my land lord to get a spare key - unfortunately he was away quite far and wasn't returning until Sunday! My car was still in the complex as the spare key to my car was in the flat.
I was able to stay at my friends house until Sunday when I finally managed to get the key to the flat from my landlord. My friend drove me to my flat, so I could go in get the key then drive me back to my car. I got into my flat, opened the draw where I keep my spare key and to my horror, the key wasn't there! I panicked, as I didn't know where the key was. I looked at my little mandir that I kept in my flat, and in there are pictures of Shirdi Sai Baba and Satya Sai Baba - I looked at the photos and prayed so hard that please help me find the key.
I felt as if someone was telling me to walk towards my wardrobe, I did and I opened in, In there is a jacket that I hardly ever wear - some force urged me to put my hand in the pocket of that jacket, and I couldn't believe it when my hand touched the key and it came out of the pocket.

I'm convinced that without Baba's guidance I wouldn't have found the key that day. If you pray hard enough to Baba, he will always show you the right way, even though at the time you may feel that your prayer hasn't been answered, you may or may not discover whey things happen in a certain way. I'm sure there was a reason as to why I lost my keys, maybe Baba didn't want me to drive home that evening, or didn't want me to stay in my flat alone that weekend, I don't know and I'll never know. But what ever happened, it is for the best. I want to thanks Baba for everything he has done for me. Right now, I am going through a rough patch with Anxiety Disorder, I pray to Baba to make me better soon and for my life to go back to normal.

Lakshmi
I don't know how to start, but my experiences I would like to share. Just couple of weeks back when I was reading Sai Satcharitha my 2 kids were playing, the youngest one 2 years old is very naughty, she went towards the television which is 27" Panasonic and go on shaking it, just I thought the TV would fell on her, and it happened the TV fell on her which was so heavy like it would take 2 persons to lift it, I just throw the Sai Satcharitha from my hand and in seconds I don't know how I pushed the TV from her, Its really Sai's miracle that she didn't get hurt and as usual in minutes as active as earlier, when I called the doctor and asked he told me nothing to worry if the kid is active. Thanks Sai, you are always with me no matter what ever may be the case. My koti koti pranams to you. And one more thing could anyone clear my doubt. Last Sunday I went to New York and visited Saibaba temple from there I visited Ganesh temple and Raghvendra swamy temple. My husband was at the Ganesh temple and my kids and myself came to Raghvendra swamy temple, as we were removing our slippers the doors opened by itself, I thought may be someone is inside the temple who has opened the doors, I wasn't even front of the door for thinking it may be the automatic door, but when we inside the temple there was none. I was so astonished and happy for it's Saileela, could anyone clear my doubt about this. Not only this but there are so many incidents right from my marriage that I am experiencing, and my koti pranams to Saibaba who has given me a caring husband and above all he is a Sai bhakt too. Never from my marriage to this day he never ever scolded me; I am really very very lucky to have such a nice person in my life. I don't know how to express but this is it. Thanks a lot Sai. Whenever I asked anything from my heart, you had given me all. At last, to all Sai devotees just believe in Sai, and he would take care of everything. OM SATCHINDA NAND SADGURU SRI SAINATH MAHARAJ KI JAI
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Devotees say...

Sheela
Reference to your topic of being abroad and as you have written that there is no Saibaba temple in that place, and you always go to church or masjid, for prayers well if this is Baba's will you should be very proud of him, and not to be scared of anyone from stopping you because this is his power which is taking you to the holy place for prayers. As I personally believe that He is always holding our hand and takes us where ever he wants us to go. Besides this I would like to suggest you, that you can just keep a small statue of Baba anywhere at home and just light an agarbatti and a diya and close your eyes and just pray, I promise He will be sitting there in front of you, you don't have to go to temple to look for him. This is my personal experience. He is in us, besides us. Just have full faith.
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Prayer Club:

Vandana
Baba I believe in u very much I want that my parents & my sister should always do well in their life I pray to god that no problems should even touch them as I love them a lot and I cant live without them I don't know whether they love me or not but I do so. And baba I do pray that nothing should happen to them in front of my eyes do bless them with a long life. I myself have so many problems in my life you know it very well baba I also pray that please bless me with a baby so that I can come to Shirdi with him. Baba please help me in my problems.

Diya
Om Sai Ram. My pranams to you. Baba you know how much I am struggling. Please Baba help me have a peaceful life. Baba help my husband to be reasonable. Make him realize that beating another human is a sin. Please make my inlaws mind their own businesses and not interfere in my life. Please help me and my son and my parents, brothers and sister in their lives. They are all losing their peace of mind worrying about me. You only can solve my problem and relieve all tensions in my life. Help me attend my teachers training college this semester. Baba please accept me and never be angry with me. please forgive all my sins.

Sai devotee
OM SAIRAM. Baba please bless my brother in law help him to get a good job within this week. Help him to get a job with which he can protect his family.

Puja Sharma
Dear Baba, I am writing to you out of despair. There is nobody that I can share my sorrow with. You are everywhere and know everything I do not know why I still felt the need to reach out to you today. Please baba bless me with peace and happiness. My husband is suffering and is depressed. Please show him the right path, guide him. Please Baba make him all right. With your blessing, I have a 4-month daughter. Please Baba be with me all the time.

Tulsi
Om Sai Ram. Lord your lotus like feet is our soul refuge. Please forgive me from mistakes and sins I have committed. I have full faith in you. Oh Lord you know what is there in my mind. Please help me out in this. Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai. Om Shri Samartha Sadguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai.

Sai devotee
Baba thanks for everything. You changed my life with your miracles. Please help my baby she needs your grace.

Gulnaaz
I am a regular bhakt of shree Sai baba and also a very good reader of this web site. My husband is without a job for enough time. Our house is going under lots of tensions and not one work is being done. Please do pray for us as we are regularly praying to you Sai. Please look after us and my husband job should be back and get our daily life back.
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Quotation of the Week:
" I get angry with none. Will a mother get angry with her children? Will the ocean send back the waters to the several rivers?"-Saibaba of Shirdi
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Question of the Week:

Q. How far is the practice of seeking answer to a specific question by turning a page of Sai Satcharitha OK?

A by Surya

I can vouch for this practice thousand times, since; I always get his answer, if asked earnestly. No doubt about this! Infant, no one told me to do so, but I myself started this habit and am continuing it. Not only that, we would get "Message of the Day" if we seek it everyday after Baba's prayer. This is my experience and words are not enough to convey the same ...
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Sai Activities:

Shirdi Sai Temple of Chicago and Suburbs, Illinois, USA
Shirdi Saibaba Sanstha invites you to join in Inaugration and Pran Pratishta of Shirdi Sai temple at 12N950 Route 47, Hampshire, IL 60140 by Guruji Shri C. B. Satpathyji on Thursday, August 19th 2004. Temple open daily for Darshan from 7am to 9pm. Visit online http://www.saibaba.org/temple.html for program details, directions and address or please call 847-931-4058 or 847-464-1278 or send an email to maildrop@saibaba.org.

Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan of Canada
Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan of Canada is pleased to announce the visit of Guruji Shri C.B.Satpathy ji to Toronto on August 21st and 22nd. For program details please contact Shammi Chopra at 905-887-1752 or send an e-mail to saileela99@yahoo.com.

Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center, Minnesota
Regular Sai activities in the Twin Cities, MN are being conducted at Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center, 725 Lake St NE, Apt #139 Hopkins MN. For details, please contact hamaresai@yahoo.com, or call Shirdi Saibaba Prayer Center at 952-938-2983, and to read the monthly newsletter Sai Sandesh, visit www.hamaresai.org.

Divine discourse about Shirdi Sai Baba by Guruji C.B. Satpathyji in New Jersey
Welcome to the Divine discourse about Shri Shirdi Sai Baba and the Divine Path by Guruji Shri C.B. Satpathyji on Wednesday August 25th, 2004 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 116 Grand Street Iselin, NJ 08830. Program starts from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. For more information, please call Kumad Sachdev at 732-257-1438 or Prasanna Miapuram at 862-215-4323

Shri Shirdi Sai seva camp, Krishna Pushkaralu - 2004
With the grace and blessings of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba and with the divine inspiration given by Guruji Shri C.B.Satpathy ji, it is proposed to run a multi service camp in the name of Shirdi Sai during Krishna Pushkaralu from 27th August to 8th September, 2004 at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. This is similar to that of Kumbh mela which comes once in 12 years at Nasik, Haridwar, Allahabad(Prayag) and Ujjaini. We appeal to the devotees to take part in the proposed camp in whichever way the merciful Sai inspires you. We pray and wish that you would join us in this noble endeavour to serve humanity in the name of Shri Shirdi Sai. For further details and enquiries, please contact Shri Shirdi Sai Kalyanam Trust, 7-46A, Vasavi Nagar, M.R.Palle, Tirupati - 517 502, AP, India. Telphone: 91 877 2244123 Mobile: 91 94402 73873 email: saichandrabhanu@rediffmail.com
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