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Thursday , May 07, 2009 :: Volume 11, Issue 52
(In its eleventh year of publication.)
Sai Vichaar is a Weekly newsletter distributed every Thursday and is devoted to the
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IN THIS ISSUE:
• FEATURE OF THE WEEK
• CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE
• DEVOTEES SAY
• PRAYER CLUB
• EXPERIENCE OF DEVOTEES
• QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
• QUESTION OF THE WEEK
• SAI ACTIVITIES
• FROM THE EDITORS KEYBOARD
DEVOTEES SAY:
Nirmala
I have been blessed with twin girls all by the grace of Sai3 nights before one of the
girls was not feeling well at all and was crying endlessly. She was not even able to
breathe properly. I was scared and prayed to Sai. Sai heard my prayers and she was
feeling better the next day..Thank you dear Sai..If you did not put your hand on me, I
would have been nowhere today..Thank you. Please be with me always
Jyothi
With your blessings, my dad bypass surgery was successful. You are always there for
us. Please make him recover soon. Please continue your grace on us and always be
with us.
Usha N
Thank you Baba for answering my prayers about my sister. As I promised, I visited
Shirdi, completed reading of Sat Sai Charit and now I am posting this
Bhanuprakash
Thank you Baba for blessing us with a beautiful baby boy and we have named him as
Yajnesh. Because of you, only the delivery was smooth even though my wife had a
fibroid. I pray to You to always be with us, shower your blessings on the little kid too,
be with him always, and show him the right path. Thanks once again Baba..
Yash
Thank you Sai for curing my nephew in just few days that was actually expected to
take a longer and thank you for giving me an amazing daughter. Keeps me wonder
struck seeing your creation.
PRAYER CLUB:
Sharma
Please save me now also Sai Baba. Please see that marriage should go well and all our
health should be good and happy
Swetha
Baba please bless my son with good health. He has been getting ear infections often.
Please help him recover and get normal soon. Please help chicha with his treatment and
always be with him.
Ramkumar
Dearest Baba, I pray to You humbly to be with my father and take care of him. All of
us are away from him due to circumstances and I pray to you to forgive us for leaving
him alone though for 3 months only.
Nayana M
Sainatha please guide me with proper directions regarding situations with my family,
husband's job, and housing.
A Sai devotee
I am very much worried Baba now a day from the time I get up in morning till I sleep I
am thinking of this problem I have secured good mark in my PG exam and secured a
PG degree but still I am not happy please Baba fulfill my wish as soon as possible.
Forgive me if I have done any wrong.
EXPERIENCE OF DEVOTEES:
Navatha
I want to share my experience with all Sai devotees. It was in June 2007 that I started
praying SAI. Since childhood, I believed in god and would perform poojas, and would
fast once a week. everything was going smooth. After marriage things began to start
worsening, in terms of career and we were worried bat our future. In 2007, my husband
was depressed, he was on medication. He resigned to his job. I did not have visa to
work. At that time, I prayed to SAI, now I am not able to imagine how and in which
condition we would be if SAI did not help us at that time. It was tough time from June
to October. In October he got job, soon he recovered. Since then we did not leave SAI.
My husband would not believe in god and doing pooja. Now everyday first thing he
does after bath is lighting diya and doop sticks for SAI. My work visa did not go thru
two times i.e. 2 years were wasted, third time I prayed Baba and I got it. Whenever I
feel sad or worried, I just pray SAI and read SATCHARITHA.I feel BABA with we all
the time. He is with me even now. BABA I want to thank you 1000 times and much
more. Thanks for taking care of us. WE LOVE YOU BABA. We had a son and we
named him as SAI.I feel this as new life, which BABA gave us. We are happy now
with our small SAI.
Vijay
I never had any doubt whether Sai existed or not, I try to start my day by praying to Sai
and leave rest every thing to Sai. I had many experiences where Sai had proved that he
always ready to help his devotees. Recently my wife had lost her favorite gold locket.
She generally travels to office by company bus, when she returned home she did not
find her locket. She was very depressed, as she believes the locket is very lucky to her.
I prayed to Sai if possible please give back her locket; I had total confidence on Sai but
not sure, whether she can get back her locket as she commutes by company bus. But
two later miraculously she found her locket in the home. I sincerely believe she found
her locket just because of Sai. Thanks Sai for showering your blessing on us, please do
shower your blessings on all your devotees and mankind.
SAI ACTIVITIES:
Sri Shirdi Sai Temple of Chicago and Suburbs, Illinois, USA
Sri Shirdi Sai temple is open daily from 7:00 a.m to 9:00 p.m.(Summer hours). Daily
program includes Kakad Arathi at 7 a.m. followed by Abhisek. Madhayana Arathi at 12
noon, Dhoop Arathi at 6 p.m. and Shej Arathi at 9 p.m. Archana, Homams,
Sahasranama and sponsored poojas continue in between the Arathis. To request a pooja
for yourselves, your friends and family, please call. Devotees can request water
(Abhishek Jal) from the Holy bathing of Baba by sending us an email or by phone.
Temple is located 25 minutes drive west of Schaumburg on intersection of IL Route 47
and Plank Road in Hampshire, IL. For more information please call 847-931-4058 or
send email to maildrop@saibaba.org.
Sri Saibaba Mandir, Minneapolis, MN
Sri Saibaba Mandir is located in Minneapolis, MN at 1835 Polk St NE, Minneapolis,
MN 55418. The mandir is open 7 days a week in the evenings from 6:30 pm to 9:00
pm and during morning hours from 9 am to 12:30 pm, everyday. Satsangs are
conducted every Sunday mornings, 9 am to 12:30 pm. Please call 612-789-7729 for
more information on mandir activities, events and other information.
Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of DFW Metroplex is located at 2109 West Parker (Parker
Plaza), Suite 212, Plano, TX 75023. For temple hours and activities please call the
temple office at 469-467-3388.
Shirdi Sai Temple of New England, Boston Area
Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of New England is now operational. It is located at 1827
Bridge St # 8, Dracut, MA 01824. The temple is open four days from Thursday to
Sunday. For temple hours and activities please visit their website.
Shirdi Sai Center in Bay Area, CA
Shirdi Sai Center is located 897-B East Kifer Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. For more
information please call 408-705-7904 or 408-564-6704.
Shirdi Saibaba temple, Los Angeles, CA
Devotees in Los Angeles area are informed about Sri Shirdi Saibaba temple in Los
Angeles area. The temple is located at - 144 South 4th Street, Montebello, CA 90640.
For more information please call Krishna Samantula at 949-679-9938.
Saibaba Temple, Columbus, Ohio
Devotees in Columbus and surrounding Ohio locations area are informed about Sri
Shirdi Saibaba temple in Metro Columbus area. The temple is located in a leasing
space at 6599 Dublin Center Drive, Dublin, OH 43017. Please attend daily Aaratis and
Thursday bhajans. For more information please call 614-799-8411.
Shirdi Sai bhajans every Thursday at Maitland, Florida
Devotees are invited to participate in Sai study and bhajans on Thursdays between 7-8
pm at Meditation Gallery, 219 E Horatio Ave, Maitland, FL 32715. For more details
please contact Bonnie at 407-830-1276.
Sri Shirdi Sai Temple of Austin, TX
Sri Shirdi Sai Temple of Austin, Texas opened at 601 E Whitestone Blvd (RM 1431),
Cedar Park, TX. Daily 4 aarthis are performed to Sai Baba. As part of service to needy,
a weekly sandwich seva is also conducted.
Shirdi Sai Mandir, Dulles, VA
Shirdi Sai Mandir is located at 43671 Trade Center Place #166 Dulles, VA 20166. The
mandir is open through the week in the evenings from 6pm to 9 pm. Sri Satyanarayan
pooja will be conducted every full moon day. Please call (703) 661-4724 for more
information on activities, events and other information.
Shirdi Sai Mandir, Toronto
The Mandir is located at Unit 7 & 8 2721 Markham Road Toronto ON M1X 1L5
Canada. Daily services offered to Baba include abhishek and all aartis. For Mandir
hours and activities, please call 647-444-4724.
Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan, Canada -Toronto
Devotees in Toronto, are invited to join in Sai Namavali, Satcharita reading, Bhajans,
Aarti and Prasad every Thursday from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. at GUR MANDIR 207
Queen's Plate Dr. Etobicoke - Hwy27 South of Finch for more info call (416) 294 4804
Sai Mandir, Baldwin New York
Devotees in New York and surrounding locations are informed about Sri Sai Mandir in
Baldwin NY. The temple is located at 1889 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510. Please
attend daily Aaratis and Thursday Panchamruta Abhishekam and bhajans. For more
information please call at 516-867-8008.
Shirdi Saibaba Temple, Iselin/Edison New Jersey
Devotees in New Jersey and surrounding locations are informed about Sri Shirdi
Saibaba temple in Iselin NJ. The temple is located at 465 Lincoln Highway (Route 27)
Iselin, NJ 08830. Please attend daily Aaratis and Thursday Panchamruta Abhishekam
and bhajans. For more information please call at 732-283-1800.
Shirdi Saibaba Temple, Flushing New York
This temple is located near the famous Ganesh Temple, Flushing, New york. All the
day-to-day rituals at the temple are being conducted in a manner similar to that in
Shirdi. The temple is located at 46-16 Robinson Street Flushing,NY,USA 11355. For
more information please call 718-321-9243.
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