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Sai Vichaar 
www.saibaba.orgThursday , March 19, 2009 :: Volume 11, Issue 45(In its eleventh year of publication.)Sai Vichaar is a Weekly newsletter distributed every Thursday and is devoted to thelife, philosophy and teachings of Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi. Feel free to forward thisnewsletter to your interested associates in its original form. Please do not reply to thisemail. All replies will be ignored. To contact us please see information at the bottom of this newsletter.IN THIS ISSUE:
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FEATURE OF THE WEEK 
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CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE
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DEVOTEES SAY
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PRAYER CLUB
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EXPERIENCE OF DEVOTEES
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QUOTATION OF THE WEEK 
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK 
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SAI ACTIVITIES
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FROM THE EDITORS KEYBOARDFEATURE OF THE WEEK: Saibaba's divinity!The Charters and Sayings reports a conversation of Sai with a mother and son in whichBaba first denies his divine identity and later gives a vision of himself as a four-armedgod. Sai asked the son for eight rupees. Since the boy didn't have them, he directed himto Jog. The latter was reading from the Dhruvacharita and commenting on it, told the boy: Saints, though not God, have some powers derived from Him.The boy came back to Baba quite angry and told him how there were persons who saidthat he was merely a man and not God. Then Baba said: "Then what is the untruth inthat? Hello! What am I? A petty fakir! I am not God. How great is God! No one cancompare with Him".Here the faqir adheres to the basic tenets of Islam concerning God's radicaltranscendence and unknowability. Soon after having said this, however, he is reportedto have given a vision of himself as a four-armed Hindu god, thus confirming the boy'sfaith in his divinity!The story is a good example of Sufi as well as Hindu mysticism, elucidating a paradoxical coincidentia oppositorum, that is, the transcendence and at the same timeimmanence of the divine: God, in other words, is both everywhere and nowhere.(Source: "The Life and Teachings of Saibaba of Shirdi" by Antonio Rigopuolos)CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE: Spiritual Oasis
 
Sapatnekar was an elite lawyer who did not quite believe in Baba until he had to facethe calamity of losing his only son to disease. Disinterested in life and disturbed, hehad to seek in refuge in Baba. Nanasaheb Chandorkar had his own questions about theall pervasive nature of Baba. Baba revealed Himself to Nana through some of thedivine experiences of the latter, and thus Nana was a part of Baba's court. KakasahebDikshit, another ardent devotee of Sainath did not know about Baba for several yearsand Baba drew him towards Himself via peculiar circumstances.Hemadpant wrote that however scholarly might man's learning be, it just fades away infront of the one that realized the Brahman. Everyone one of those that approachedBaba with a preconceived notion, either with the curiosity to know if He is really whatHe is being portrayed as or with the arrogance of learnedness had to bow in front of His humility, benevolence, compassion, and the magnificence. In case of all thoselearned men, it was the surrender either due to the misfortune of a suffering or the providence of His grace that provided them with the means of enlightenment. It is truethat however scholarly may man's learning be, it just fades away in front of the one thatrealized the Brahman. On this peaceful Thursday, let us contemplate on that realizationonly a Sadguru can give and nothing else the world may teach would.
(Contributed by: Sai Vichaar Team)
DEVOTEES SAY:
 Dr. Sundeep
 I could complete my stay in Taiwan just due to the grace of Sainath Maharaj. Hismessages and devotees experience published in Sai Vichaar was a major souce of peacein times of agony. May the Almighty Sai bestow upon the entire team his everlastinggrace so that you can continue this Seva for a long long time.
 Devotee
 Om Sri Satchidanand Satguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai!! Baba thank you for listening tomy request and having blessed my son-in-law with an excellent accommodation, roommates and landlord in Tasmania. Today is his test and I pray earnestly and also requestyou to pass him with flying colors. I shall post my gratitude in Sai Vichaar as always.
 Sai Devotee
 Baba I am going through a worse time of my life. At home everything is in shambles. Iread Sai charitra which gives me strength for the day. It is like getting oxygen for theday. Please Sai bestow your kripa on to my family and show use the correct path.
 Sai Devotee
 Jai Sai Nath, Kindly bless us to lead a good and peaceful life. If you grace any one withyour loving glance, I trust that even sky could not be a limit for him. You are the inner ruler and external wirepuller of all living beings. Please, Baba we are longing for your loving glance of yours. Bless your children.PRAYER CLUB:
 Raj 
Baba, please bless both my sisters with babies at the earliest and give their families joy
 
and happiness. May your Grace be on every being.
Usha
It is a long time since I wrote to you my Baba. But I pray daily to you and my Babareally knows what are my requests and petitions. Baba you know my son will beadmitted for his second treatment on Tuesday. Please be with him throughout thetreatments and make everything successful. I have full faith in you my Lord, you willsurely help my family and my son to cross all the difficulties with your help, I am surethat you are with my son day and night. Baba I want to bring my son to Shirdi after histreatment please show us a way and remove all the obstacles.
 Sai devotee
Jai Sai Ram, Sai Babaji You are almighty and know everything that is happening andthe hell I have been going through. Please guide me and remove stress from our family.Please be with me always.
 Devotee
Baba ! save me from my present miserable situation of depending on the earnings of adaughter. Give me a job , make me financially independent. Only your miracle can getme a job here as my previous irrelavant teaching experience , spoken english withIndian accent and age are the main impediments for getting a job. I have spent all that Ihave earned, no reserve fund to fall back, no income. I regret a lot for leaving a verygood career and migrating to this place.
 Sai Devotee
Thank you dear Sai for making son feel better and curing him of his fever and hiscough. Dear Sai please see that he is in perfect health always. Sai thank you also for taking care of him in his nursery and making him adjust slowly. Please keep your handon his head always. Please give good health to my parents, family and son always.Thank you Sai.
 Devotee
Sai natha, I am begging you to give a good college admission for my son. I amsurrendering at your lotus feet. You know my life style, it is full of afflictions andmiseries. I have never seen a greener side in my life. Please accept this request to givehim a college admission. I do not have any one to request also.
 Devotee
Dear baba please cure Vara's grandson who is suffering from such a bad disease andalong with whom the whole family is suffereing baba please cure him please baba.Baba please make the decision of buying the new car a good decision and bless us withsafety of driving it. Baba i am nervous but leave it on you to take care of. Baba pleaseshow a good path to my brother for his career as i can see him under the pressure.Helphim baba and guide him through.
 Meena
Baba, Help us to settle the money and property matter favour to us. Because it is veryhard earned money which you know. I have surrender to your lotus feet. Help us. Thematter should smoothly settle down in favour of us.EXPERIENCE OF DEVOTEES:
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