Experiences
of Devotees
Sunita Madnani
Dear Saibhaktas, I would like to share this experience of our
beloved Sai with all of you. Baba has blessed me on this
Gurupurnima day. In the afternoon at around 3:30pm there was
someone at my door, he rang the doorbell and knocked also, as I
opened I saw an elderly man wearing a white dress which
resembled Sai's kafni. He wore a white cloth on his head,
immediately on seeing me he gave me two frames in my hand which
had verses of Holy Quran. On seeing this some thought came to me
saying "Arrey your Sai has come." He told me to pay Dhs.55/- and
he shall get the Quran read in the mosque in my name, or pay
Dhs.110/- for two or whatever your desire. In the meantime, my
son also came in to see who had come and what was the
conversation about. He told me to pay him Dhs.25/-, when I went
to bring the money a thought came to me "if he is Baba, he
should ask for something to eat or drink. I gave him Dhs.25/-
which he opened and counted. Then he said, "Bus itna", to which
I replied that you said whatever you wish so this is it, to
which he said at least you pay Dhs.55/- for one Quran. My son
told me to give the rest of the balance amount, then he asked "Ek
glass paani milega", on hearing these words, there was sheer
joy, it was "Sai", when he requested for Dhs.55/- I told him
"I'm not a Muslim and don't know about Quran, I'm a Hindu", he
replied "So what all are same, even Christians are paying for
Quran." I gave him biscuits with water, which he pocketed and
gave a loving smile (I still remember it) and drank the water, I
asked him if he needed more, and he replied "No." We gave him
the 55/- and he left saying "Allah Malik". Sai had come in this
roop and blessed us, I have been a member of the Sabkamalikek
group on yahoo and after joining this group my faith and love in
Baba has grown. Baba blessed our sabkamalikek family and will be
with all his bhaktas always as he is in his nirakar roop
(Formless). The same morning I had read Chapt.16&17 SS All the
time I was trying to figure out the significance of 55, then I
realized, "For seeing Brahman one has to give five things, i.e.
surrender five things viz. (1) Five Pranas (Vital forces), (2)
Five senses (Five of action and five of perception), (3) mind,
(4) intellect and (5) ego", it could also mean something else
I'm a mere bhakta trying to reason. Sai knows what is best for
us and has shown his presence. Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai, Om Sai
Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai
Fatima E, UAE
I would like to share this experience of Baba, on July.19th I
had gone to Dwarkamai, Sharjah to offer Masala Tea to Baba.
Smt.P.Anasuyammaji and her family welcomed us with so much love,
and gave us Baba's prasad and when I was leaving her son gave me
a key chain of Sai at the time the significance of the key chain
was not known to me. On Sunday Jul.28th.02 I went to see a new
car and confirmed purchasing it. Something was all the time
running in my head saying "Baba have I done the correct thing",
I signed all the purchase papers since it was through finance
for 2-4 years. I was getting worried Sai, "You have given me
enough but still am I looking for more is this greed, Baba
please answer me". And on Thursday Aug.1st Baba answered me
through Saivichar newsletter, when I was reading and came to the
experience of Binduji's experience regarding her purchase of
car, I was astonished and happy as well that Baba had answered
me, so now I'm not worried that I've done something wrong and
Sai had given previous indication to me through the key chain
which was given to me at Sharjah, Dwarkamai. Baba is always
there with us and guiding us through this worldly ocean. Pranam
Baba and bless your children always, Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai.
V Ramesh, Sydney, Australia
I am living in Sydney for the last many years. I have been
reading English Satcharitha of Vasudev Gunaji, for last 6 years.
I suddenly had an urge to write the Satcharitha in a shortened
form in English, so that children can read and understand and
people who have time constraint can read this abridged version
in 7 days easily. With this object in view, I started writing
for a short time every day before going for work. For some
reason this practice stopped and the work remained unfinished. I
had a health condition, which landed me in hospital in the year
2000. When in hospital as I awoke, I felt that I was instructed
to complete the work. Therefore, I called my wife to send my
notes and Sai Satcharitha to the hospital. With Sai's grace, I
completed the shortened version of Sai Satcharitha and sent it
through my brother to Shirdi for getting the book blessed by
Sai. When my brother gave it for being kept in the Samadhi
mandir, the priest kept it for blessing and he suddenly opened
the notebook and looked inside and then placed it again with lot
of flowers and handed it back to my brother. After receiving it
back in Australia, I kept it at home. My wife typed the whole
manuscript and sent it to me for editing. I kept postponing
editing it. Meanwhile Items in the house one by one went out of
order and I spent considerable amount repairing them. I then met
with a car accident in which my car was badly damaged and was
total a write-off. My mother and I survived without even a small
scratch. I then edited the book got it corrected. I then took
the book to my guru, who kept it in the prayer and with the
permission of Devi Jagadadri, gave it back instructing me to
release it in a book form on Thursday following the guru
poornima day. As Instructed I called my friends and relatives
and after Baba bhajan, distributed the Sai Satcharitha abridged
version.
I am happy that I could complete it with the blessings of
Shirdi Sai Baba. I am happy that my Guru wrote a foreword for
this book as well. I have been hesitating to write my experience
for the last two years and now I have done it.
Sadhalakshmi
Dear Devotees, I first make a humble bow to Shri Sai Baba. I
came to know of Lord Sai when I was in my 5th class when we (my
parents, sister, brother and myself) went to Shirdi in holidays.
When we reached Manmad station, we were taking short cut by
crossing the tracks, rather than using the over bridge. All four
of us crossed the tracks but my mother being a bit over weight
could not climb up the other side of the platform. None of us
recognized that a train was coming on the tracks we were
crossing and it was just 200-300 mts away from where my mother
was there, within a second some gentleman came and pulled my
mother onto the platform, and within no time the train passed
that spot. It is only his miracle that my mother was saved.
From my class 8 onwards I used to visit Sai's temple near my
house every Thursday. He also guided me and helped to get a job
when it was really necessary for my family. At the age of 16 I
started working. I continued my education while working. With
Baba's grace I successfully completed my graduation with gold
medal, a Professional degree and post graduation. I always used
to look upon Baba as my Guru and ask him to help me in my
education. With his grace he helped me to enter a world-renowned
institute for my higher studies.
All through these years he saved me. My sisters wedding was
fixed but we did not have the amount to perform her marriage.
None of our relatives helped us though they knew that
financially we were in a bad position. Just 2 days before the
marriage we got the amount through a known person and the
marriage was performed extremely well than expected, and all our
relatives were wonder struck as to how we could do it. This is
all because of Sai's grace. Not only this Sai stopped me in
committing grave mistakes, which would have literally ended my
life. I used to like one of my friends and was planning to get
married to him, but by Baba's grace I came to know through a
common friend that he is a characterless person and I stopped
even thinking about him, this was in Dec 2000.
Last six months was the worst phase in my life, I was very
upset and I never had any confidence in myself. I used to get
scared of anything in life. Any person who saw me could make out
that there was something wrong with me. Co-students and my
relatives tried to hurt me in various ways on knowing that I was
already sad. I even could not think that one day I will be able
to smile whole-heartedly. The entire 6 months I cried, only my
parents and Baba protected me if not I don't know what would
have happened to me. Now everything is all right by his grace.
Though I am unable to provide any particular instance as to
how Baba protected me, I can assure you that if you believe him
whole-heartedly he will always be day and night with you.