Let us on this beautiful Thursday remind ourselves of that benevolent caretakerlonging to lead us from the convenient facts to everlasting contentment, Truth!CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE: The Holy.....The Meritorious..."Mirthful sportive Ram has come, has come with sackfuls of udi. This refrain only,he (Sai Baba) would sing at his own sweet will, full of joy " Shri Sai SatCharita, XXXIII, 29.The holy meritorious, off-white ash produced by the perpetually burning dhuni inthe masjid, which Sai Baba would apply on the forehead of his devotees when theyapproached him for taking leave to depart, he would call udi. 'U' (as in full)means up and 'i' (as in pin) means to go. Learned men interpret "i" also to meango up, ascending on high, soaring into heavens. So that which causes the dawn ofgood fortune in this and the other world for devotees of Sai Baba is called udi.She is the mother of Sai devotees, the divine Kamadhenu (legendary cow mentionedin the Mahabharatha). She removes suffering, destroys fear and calamity, gets ridof pain or sorrow, does not burn, and ever gives happiness. It is not pungent,bitter, sour or saltish to the taste but sweet and pleasing. It has divinemedicinal or healing virtues, and it destroys laziness, dullness of understanding,disease, sin etc. Sai Baba has created it out of great compassion for the welfareof his devotees. If it is always taken with singular devotion and loving heart,there is no doubt that it leads to salvation.(Contributed by Source: Shri Sai Baba by Swami Sai Sharan Anand, translated byV.B.Kher) DEVOTEES SAY:DevoteeBaba, Thank you for helping me get acceptance into a good course, close to home. Ihad also applied for another course which I was really hoping to get acceptedinto. I came so close thanks to your blessings. I did not get in the first tworounds. There is only a few days left before I find out, whether or not I havebeen accepted. Please bless me with a miracle, help me to get into the othercourse. If you have not planned that course for me, please help me to study reallywell in the current course without any obstacles. I trust in you Baba.KuttyThanks for the newsletters sending to me every week without fail. I pray BABA togive happy and prosperity to all who are working to make it very successful. Thisnew letter is very supportive and inspiration to many devotees, those who arehaving faith on him. I really appreciate all the efforts you applied to createamazing site of BABA. Keep it upDevoteeDear Saibaba, Thank you so much for saving me from all my problems. Please blessmy children to have right path and help my son to get good project.NandiniBaba, I would like to thank you for all the things you gave me. I thought I wouldpost my thankfulness to Baba on Sai Vichaar. As always, please stay with us Babaevery moment of our lives and make us successful in our life and career.
Leave a Comment