Sai Baba

Sai Baba has over 100 million followers who believe Baba is
the Avatar or God the Father come to earth.

After reading Arnold Schulman's Baba poster became a believer in Baba
She then read
Sam Sandweiss' The Holy Man and the Psychiatrist

and went to see Baba.. staying at his ashram for 3 months..
it cost in 1980 $1 a day.. there was no work required
.. only that except in ones room one be silent within ashram
walls (for the loquacious the nearby village beckons).
She witnessed many miracles.. materialization..
healing... the awakening of hearts.. the unfolding of hearts


She has read some of the over thousand books about Baba
by Russian yoga teacher, African Christian, San Diego Jewish
psychiatrist, Hollywood screenwriter, Catholic priest,
Muslim professor.

The Muslim professor's book
is free online at
www.egroups.com/messages/drbashiruddin/1



3 at least of Indian prime ministers have been or are Baba's followers.
They include Indira Gandhi, Moraji Desai, and Vajpayee.

Baba has followers in all paths and encourages people
to stay in the faith in which they are most comfortable.

www.sathyasai.org
www.eaisai.com/baba
www.vahini.org/downloads online books

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hearing on the radio today that China had invaded Vietnam
in Feb of 79
reminded of the story
that China invaded India in Nov 1962.. they suddenly
turned around and went home on Nov 22, 1962..

the following day Sai Baba said India was protected by her
own dharma (righteousness) and did not need military
protection

The Dalai Lama said had Tibet's dharma not declined
the Chinese would not have been able to invade. This
Dalai Lama unlike previous ones eats flesh.

May the rights of the Taiwanese, the Iraqis, and all victims
of superpowers now be recognized


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The Bhagavad Gita says to avoid
eating food more than 3 hours
after cooked
(the growth of sleep inducing or tamasic bacteri)

today i ignored this
and am experiencing sleepiness

it is good say the vedas to avoid as much cooked food as possible




SAI BABA QUOTES

The most heinous sin is to harm the feelings of another

To ask love in return is to be a coolie demanding wages

All beings are beautiful seen through eyes of love
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"The actor who slapped you on the stage waits behind the curtain to congratulate you on your performance
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"If the fruit is green it will not fall to the ground even if you beat it with a sharp
stick. When it is ripe it falls of its own accord in the silence of the night."
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"You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!" www.sathyasai.org
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"Nature can be modified by nurture; Dogs too can cease to relish meat when they are trained to relish only vegetarian food. Sathya Sai Speaks Vol XII, Chap. 36." www.pcrm.org
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"Diamonds shine more brightly foiled by black velvet." (said to His devotees who were
upset about a book attacking Him) groups.msn.com/saibabaleelas
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"Not in the morning (mourning) pond does the lionwash his blood." (said in meditation
to a devotee) www.egroups.com/messages/saibabaleelas
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"It is easy to conquer anger through love, attachment through reasoning, falsehood through truth, bad thoughts through good and greed through charity."

"I have been stressing the vital importance of people giving up this habit of eating non-vegetarian food even from my boyhood days. Meat eating fosters animal qualities in man making him descend to the demoniac level; it is a heart-rending sight to see cows being slaughtered to serve as food for man. The cow has been worshiped as mother in Bharat since ancient times... Cow-slaughter is reougnant to the culture of this country. The provision of drinking water to the people and putting an end to the killing of animals for food are two prime needs for the country to regain its pristine glory. Violence in any form is evil and to kill innocent animals in tantamount to blatant savagery. I bless the prime Minister (of India) and expect him to get there two things accomplished furing his tenure. Sanathana Sarathi December 1994 p. 322." www.ivu.org/recipes

"Get the flower, and you have its beauty and fragrance.In color see harmony, in light see joy.In outward form and in the depths of things, behold your Self.You are the Truth."

"To light a fire, strike one match to start;To light your life, take one word to heart."

"The house of the material body is on fire from the momentof birth."

"Be content if your seva (service) is to lift a lame lamb over a stile."

"Do not cultivate too much attachment to things of the world, which appeal to carnal desires and sensual thirsts. A moment comes when you have to depart empty-handed, leaving all that you have laboriously collected and proudly called your own."

"Love is the rose. Lust is the thorn. www.sathyasai.org

"A sannyasi takes no desire-caused action."

"I have a Task: To foster all mankind and ensure for all of them lives full of ananda (bliss). I have a Vow: To lead all who stray away from the straight path again into goodness and save them. I am attached to a work that I love: To remove the sufferings of the poor and grant them what they lack. I have a reason to be proud, for I rescue all who worship and adore me, aright. I have my definition of the devotion I expect: Those devoted to me have to treat joy and grief, gain and loss, with equal fortitude. This means that I will never give up those who attach themselves to me.(in a letter to Baba's brother)."

"As much as possible sleep under the midnight sky. (said to a woman attempting to end a relationship)."

"Sow an action, reap a tendency; Sow a tendency, reap a habit; Sow a habit, reap a character; Sow a character, reap a destiny. You are the maker of your destiny. You can do or undo it."

"Do not admit doubt into you. Want of faith or steadiness is not as destructive as the venom of doubt."

"As the saying goes,’ Like the mole in the eye, the stone in the shoe, the thorn in the foot, the faction in the home; isthis doubt in the brain’. When such doubts assail Arjuna, who is the representative Man, it means they are Humanity’s own doubts. They can be solved only by Madhavawho is beyond and above Humanity.-Sai Baba GV-P61."

"God looks on sin as a mother looks on her baby's firsthalting attempts to walk."

"Brahma was in existence well before mind and intelligence came into existence.Brahma cannot be understood be one's mind or intelligence."

"The actor who slaps you on stage waits behind the curtain to congratulate you on your performance."
"She is right in her conspiracy theories.. but one mustsee the agent as God and speak to him of God."
"I give you what you want so that you will want what I have to give."
"God stands outside all mathematical equations no matter how long.. ready to render a plus or minus, multiplication or division."
"Fire is hidden in wood and God in Man."
"If you would be delivered of a block of negative karma,chant the Ganapati Stotra in the muladhar."
"Happiness will seep into your life as soundlessly as dew into a coconut."
"Humans seek to change the foods available in nature to suit their tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them.(a reference to the health of uncooked fruit)."
"Nishidda Karmas relate to acts which are to be eschewed. For instance, the spiritual aspirant has to observe certain regulations regarding food. He must totally eschew rajasic food like alcoholic drinks and meat. The nature of the food determines the nature of one' s thoughts, feelings and actions. If one' s conduct is to be right and proper, one should carefully observe the disciplines regarding diet."

"I know the agitations of your hearts, the aspirations, the waves and whirlpools; but, you do not know My heart. I react to the pain you undergo, the joy that you feel. For, I am in every heart. That is the temple where I dwell."

"If 899 matches go out, the 900th is enough to set the world aflame. (paraphrased from imperfect memory of poster) www.vahini.org/downloads."

"When worldly attachment hinders the path of duty, when ambition blinds the eyes ofsympathy, when hate shuts out the call of love, let us listen to theGeetha."


"You limit God by your assumptions."

"Just like a child yearns for its mother's bosom,a lost calf for its mother in a herd, and a widow cries for her lost husband in a corner, you too must aspire for the proximity of Sai and reap joy therefrom."

"Those who ask for love in return are coolies demanding wages."

"All beings are beautifulseen through eyes of love."

"What is true Love? Pure, unselfish Love towards all living beings, considered as embodiments of the Divine, with no expectation of reward, is true Love. (Sanathana Sarathi, June 1985:117ff)."

"Money comes and goes.Morality comes and grows."

"More fragrant than the sweet-smelling flowerslike the Jasmine and the Champak, Softer than the cheese and the butter,More beautiful than eye of the peacock,More pleasant than the moonlight,Is the love of the mother."

"I have come especially for those of you who have never known a mother's love (said to TB of Charlottesville, Va)."

"Why does the dead ball moon shining with stolen light have more power on earth than the vastly larger self luminescent stars? Proximity Sai Baba www.vahini.org/downloads."

"You are all separate beads strung together on that one thread - God."

"Transcending pain comes by not identifying with the body. (paraphrased)."

"There is in this world no austerity higher than fortitude, no happiness greater than contentment, no punya (good deeds) holier than mercy, no weapon more effective than patience."

"God whose form is peace."

"God is the Doer, You are the instrument."

"God has a million names ... a million forms. Select any name of His that appeals to you. Choose any form of His. Every day when you awaken to the call of the brightening East, recite the Name, meditate on the Form. Keep the Name and Form as your companion, guide, and guardian throughout the waking hours. When you retire for the night, offer grateful homage to God in that Form, with that Name - for being with you, by you, beside you, before you, behind you, all day long. Know that within the many forms and many names, God is present is all of them. The inner being is, in reality, only One."

"As long as you believe in sin, it will have power in yourlife."

"Inside the wrath of the chalice is the blood of Jesus.(said to a follower)."

"Rats build homes in the little waterfallsalong the river's journey.Some birds soar high and hearthe distant sound of the great waterfall."

"If you had wanted to, you would have done so by now. (in response to a follower who asked if she shouldbecome a sannyasi)."

"There is God everywhere and there is no second entity anywhere."

"Be silent like the rose which communicates onlythrough fragrance."

"As the more strands, the stronger the rope,so the more chords of love, the stronger it is.-paraphrased-."

"Dharma protects those who protect Dharma."

"As men squeeze juice out of the fibrous cane and drink only thesweetness, as the bee sucks the honey in the flower, regardless of its symmetry and colour, as the moth flies towards the brightness of the flame, ignoring the heat and the inevitable catastrophe, the Sadhaka (Spiritual Seeker) should yearn to imbibe the Karunarasa (the expression of the emotion of tenderness, pity and compassion) that the Ramayana is saturated with, paying no heed to other subjects.in Baba's Ramakatha Rasavahiniwww.vahini.org."

"Take one step toward Me. I shall take 100toward you."

"There is only one nation, the nation of humanity; There is only one religion, the religion of love; There is one language, language of the heart; There is only one God and He is Omnipresent."

"It is Truth and Truth alone, that is one’s real friend and relative. Abide by Truth and tread the path of righteousness and not even a hair of your body will ever come to harm."

"Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky, all with a message of unity, part of the very nature of God. You can see the moon which orbits the earth on a perfect path, a path which can be calculated by scientists for centuries ahead."

A barking dog in a room full of mirrors sees only enemies.



WATER VISIONS

the ocean beneath the surface.. there was a gleaming white
cross rooted in the bedrock at the base of the sea.. its top touching the surface
of the water.. it was only a few feet wide and around it
dolphins played.. as if it were a toy for fish in an aquarium.
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a cross shaped swimming pool.. the shape of
the pool did not affect the swimmers

(Baba telling people not to fear crosses in their charts)
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many years ago dreamt a woman had learned how to walk on water..
she began to run.. on water.. toward her companions in the boat.. and to tease
and splash them.. she immediately sank

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an ancient Roman walled in courtyard filled with mars
and other statuary.. water rising submerges the statues..
(waters of love in the heart dissolve love of power)
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an outdoor stone stairway.. so great is the rainfall
that the stairway becomes a stone basis for waterfall

(the crosses visions.. are meant to remove fear
about their configuration in astrological charts)

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Some Muslim and Jewish devotees of Baba

DR BASHIRUDDIN
www.egroups.com/messages/drbashiruddin/1


Rod Serling producer of the Twilight Zone follower of Swami before his death produced a movie length
film of Baba's miracles.. but Baba did not want it shown.

biography
A master of suspense and the bizarre, Rod Serling is best remembered for his groundbreaking sci-fi television anthology series The Twilight Zone (1959-1965). Born in Syracuse, NY, the son of a wholesale meat dealer, Serling had a life-long interest in science fiction and the supernatural. During WWII, he served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division. While in the military, Serling was also a noted boxer. Following an honorable discharge in 1946, the result of a shrapnel wound, he attended Antioch College and majored in physical education and then literature. While there, he began writing, directing, and acting in locally produced radio plays. In 1949, he sold his first television script, "Grady Everett for the People." He came to Hollywood to write teleplays full-time in the mid-'50s. Early on, Serling was noted for his intelligent and offbeat scripts. His teleplay Patterns earned him his first of five Emmys. With the Twilight Zone, Serling served as the host and oversaw each of the two stories presented per episode. He wrote many of the stories himself, most of which were known for their ironic twists. Serling also wrote a few screenplays, including Planet of the Apes (1968). Later, he returned to television to launch other anthology series such as Rod Serling's Night Gallery. He also was noted as the distinctive narrator of the Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau documentaries. In addition to his television career, Serling often did cross-country college campus lectures and for a time was a professor at Antioch College. He died in 1975 during open-heart surgery. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Sam Sandweiss San Diego psychiatrist and author
of The Holy Man and the Psychiatrist

Arnold Schulman author of Baba published by Pyramid
.. Schulman Hollywood screenwriter for Goodbye Columbus,
Love With The Proper Stranger

Judy Warner
cofounder of Leela Press

JF.. a woman to whom Baba gave a vision of 3 Catholic nuns
watering a rosebush on Hitler's grave

LH who has spent a lifetime giving away free books
and videos

Al Drucker who recounts that he was on a train
going East as a young man in WW2 Germany when
a Nazi officer, with gloves, riding crop, shining boots
etc. came into his cabin, sat down and told him to go
West to escape. He followed the advice.
Years later at Baba's ashram, Baba said to him "I came
to you as a Nazi officer".

Jonathan Lief, psychiatrist, who vegetarianized a Boston
hospital cafeteria
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Nonduality, Innocence, All Are God


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Sai Baba: God looks on sin as a mother looks on her baby's
first halting attempts to walk.

Jillelamudi: The Mother sees no fault in any of her children.

Rajneesh: Darkness is the absence of light.
Absences do not exist. Darkness does not exist.

Albert Einstein: taught that the unified field theory of
physics, that there is only One Doer, God, is another
angle of Hindu advaita or nonduality.

Baba's parable: The green fruit will not fall to the ground even
if you beat it with a sharp stick. When it is ripe it drops of its own accord in the silence of the night.

Icebergs of frozen form melt sooner or later
in God's Spirit.

Unknown: To understand all is to forgive all.