"In a very short time all people of the world are going to be united as one. There are a large number of countries like America, Russia, Japan, China, Pakistan, India...etc, existing as separate entities. Soon consensus is going to arise amongst all these countries. Even those whom we consider irreconcilable enemies are going to become our closest allies. None will be there who hate us. We are all brothers. In a short time, you are all going to witness the truth of the expression, "Brotherhood of Man, Fatherhood of God", the slogan of unity of mankind. With a pure heart, all of you pray for this to happen at the earliest. There are many people in the world in great distress. The people who have been recently hijacked were under a severe strain. Prayer is the only remedy for alleviation of such misery. There is nothing in the world that cannot be achieved by prayer. Prayer melts the hardest of hearts. Pray wholeheartedly, "Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavanthu." Do not pray just for the welfare of your family, friends and relatives alone. Such narrow-minded prayers are futile. Your prayer should be for the welfare of all people in all countries of the world." - Swami,  January 2000, New Year Discource --+ Swami miracle Forwared by: AmyStiber This is a story of an event that happened some time ago.  People are talking about it today after reading Dr. Goldstein's recent letter to Sai brothers and sisters. Dr.Goldstein has informed us that Swami saved lot of lives in WTC. Here with I am giving example of his incident. Dr. Goldstein was in Prasanthi Nilayam some years ago.Swami took him in the car,touring around and winding up at the gokulam.they were driving rather slowly, looking at the new buildings on both sides,and suddenly Swami remarked "Goldstein, this is the last time you will be seeing me". Dr. Goldstein was very startled and he said "no, no Swami.it cannot be. Swami, you said I would be coming back in November for the birthday". So Swami was silent and thoughtful for a moment.then He said, "All right, Goldstein you will return". What happened next happened on the airplane when Goldstein and his wife were on their way back to America.when they got to Karachi, terrorists boarded the plane and held all the passengers hostage. Mrs.Goldstein and a stewardess were standing at the door as the terrrists entered. They put a gun to the stewardess head and pointed a machine gun at Mrs.Goldstein. Quite frightened, Mrs.Goldstein with her hands held together as if in prayer, looked at the terrorists and kept saying out loud. "om sai ram,om sai ram," and miraculously she escaped unharmed. When the terrorists demands were not met, they started to randomly shoot passengers. During the ensureing panic and confusion, a plane door suddenly opened, and Goldstein with complete disregard for his own safety, helped wounded people to escape down the chute. It was a very courageous act Godstein came back to Pasanthi Nilaym shortly after the incident to thank Swami for saving his life.Swami then explained to him that when he said Goldstein this is the last time you will be seeing me., He was seeing Goldstein being killed in the terriorist attack. He saw Goldstein being murdered by the terrorists. then He told Goldstein, "Goldstein, I changed the picture". Swami changed the picture and therefore the whole sequence of events changed. Extraordinary happenings. This shows to us Swami looks after our lives. He says if you turn to me and have devotion to me, I will take care of you. Bhagwan says Sai is love, to trust him means freedom from all anxiety, fear and doubt. In the Bhagvad Gita, Krishna says, to those people who worship me ,alone,thinking of no other, to those ever-harmonious, I bring full security and attend to their needs. Once you surrendered to Swami,you will gain his grace.whoever you are be it in the town,a village,a forest in the sky, I will be your refuge. Come surrender to me. That is the command of the Lord and that is also His promise. Once you are His, He will shelter you and protect you from all harm. That is Swami's omniscience. --+ Sai Messages From : Kesselman In light of recent world events I thought this might be appropriate for all to read. It is from the book "Sai Messages for you and I" by Lucas Ralli. The Feeling of Tension "Tension results from fear, anxiety, uncertainty, even frustration and anger. It can arise when you are inundated with responsibilities and problems, and you do not know where to turn. There is only one way: turn to God and ask Him to help you. When you do this, and put complete trust in Him, slowly the problems will fall into place and solutions appear. Do not worry about the results, accept them as they come as His will. All your problems will be resolved, one way or another, and the results are unimportant. The soul will still be there, richer for the experiences. Look at life like that and accept everything as it comes. Never fear and never look for the perfect solution. Do everything in partnership with God and leave all consquences to Him. Relax and enjoy the life which the Lord has given you. Meditate daily on the divine presence, that is the presence of God within you, God without, God everywhere, God's omnipresence. Even in your darkest moments, God is always there. God is like food for the body and soul. The food is there waiting for you but you will remain hungry if you leave the food untouched. Try to integrate God into your daily lives for He is part of your very being. And, as you learn to unite with Him and to put your trust in Him, so the feelings of fear, tension and frustration will slowly disappear." --+ Shirdi Baba's birthday Fwded by : Bharathi Kasturi Shirdi Baba's birthday (according to the Gregorian Calendar) falls on September 28. Please read on for an excerpt from the 1991 discourse where Swami reveals this hitherto unknown fact about Shirdi Baba's birth. ------------------------------------------------------- During His Divine Discoure at Prasanthi Nilayam on September 28, 1991, Swami revealed the following interesting details about the Trinity of Sai Avatars: "In the former Nizam's dominions, there was a remote village called Pathri.  In that village there were a couple named Gangabhavadya and Devagiriamma.  They were grieving over the lack of children. In answer to their prayers a son was born on September 28, 1835. Today is the anniversary of that day.  The child was Sai Baba. His Samadhi (death) occurred on Vijayadasami day in 1918. September 28, 1835 was his date of birth. On Vijayadasami day, he gave up his body. Although this year Vijayadasami falls on September 29th, in the year of Baba's Samadhi the date was different. "The first advent of Sai was in Maharashtra. The second advent will be in Madras," Shirdi Baba said. It should be noted that when this form (Sathya Sai) made its advent, Andhra Pradesh was part of Madras Presidency.  When he was asked, in what form the next advent would take place, Shirdi Baba told Abdul Baba alone: "I will give darsan in the name of Sathya for upholding Truth." That is the present advent. The two bodies are different, but the Divinity is one. The first advent was revealing Divinity. The second advent is to awaken the Divinity (in human beings). The next advent is for propagating Divinity. The three Sai's are: Shirdi Sai, Sathya Sai and Prema Sai. The reason for relating all this is that today happens to be the birthday of Shirdi Baba (September 28,1835). He attained Samadhi in 1918. Bodies are transient. These vestures are assumed only for the sake of devotees. Unless the Divine comes with a form, no one can develop faith in the Formless. The Divine in human form is the preparation for comprehending the Formless Absolute." --+ Swami Photos 2 Swami photos on this page sent from Bombay Srinivasan. --+ Anil Kumar talk Please click on link below: Aug.5th Archive