-Ranjit Kulangaroth, St. Paul, MN
Dear Saibandhus,

I have a personal experience to relate which I believe is a small example of how Baba takes care of his devotees in their everyday lives. My wife and I had been searching for a house for the past two months. We had seen about 30 houses and most of them were not fitting either our needs or our budget. We were beginning to think that we were out of luck and were praying to Baba for guidance. We finally short listed two houses that fit what we were looking for but both were way beyond our budget. We were resigned to waiting and hoping that the prices would come down to a point where we would be able to afford them. As it so happened, one Saturday morning, I felt a sudden urge to call my real estate agent and request a second showing on one of the two houses. I tried to put the thought out of my head but it kept recurring. It seemed as if something or somebody was compelling me to pick up the phone and call my agent. Finally, to satisfy myself, I did call my agent and request another showing of the home. He contacted the sellers and got back to me that the house was available for showing. When we went over there we found that the house had been marked down to just below what we were willing to pay for it!!. It turned out that we were the first buyers to see the reduced price. We put in the bid and it got accepted. The sellers were relocating and were anxious to sell. We moved in last weekend. A skeptical person may dismiss this as mere coincidence but dear saibandhus --- we all know that this is simply Baba living up to his eternal promise –“ Trust in me and your prayer shall be answered”. HE works in mysterious ways and it is not up to us to question them. If HE had not compelled me to make that call, quite possibly the house would have gone to another bidder.

-Padma Beravole, Farmington, MN
As from past few weeks due to some work or other we are unable to go to the Prayer Center. So, I'm convincing myself that as soon as I complete reading Satcharita, I should go to Prayer Center and attend Dhoop Aarati. Last Friday, Sep 5th 2003, I have completed my Parayan and so decided to make it to the Prayer Center. After coming back from work and preparing food, we headed towards Hopkins by 06:00pm. Due to heavy traffic it took so long that we reached the Prayer Center at 06:50pm. In my mind I was so worried and restless as we are unable to reach on time. As usually they start Aarati at 06:30pm and will be completing by 06:50pm. We called the Prayer Center but no one is picking up so I thought everyone is involved in Aarati and couldn't hear the ring. I was hoping at least someone could open it up so that I could at least attend last few minutes of the Aarati. Luckily some resident was passing by and opened the doors for us. We were about to open the doors and TO OUR SURPRISE THE DOOR WAS LOCKED. My heart was thrilled my body was shivering with joy. We rushed to Srihari ji's house, took the keys, opened the door and started everything and performed Dhoop Aarati to our utmost satisfaction. It might look simple but the way Baba garu arranges everything to fulfill our desires is Marvelous. There are no words to explain His way of doing things. I just have a desire to attend Aarati, but He made me to do everything right from unlocking the doors. If we have a strong desire towards Him, He will definitely make it by any means. Baba, please continue to shower your blessings on us and protect us always.

To add up to the above, I just opened Satcharita and got Chapter 10 which says: "The Sadguru looks to the intense feeling and devotion of his devotees, endows them with knowledge and eternal bliss." Which is exactly I'm trying share with you all today.

Bow to Sri Sai, Peace Be to All

 

Sai, Our Saviour

 

Raghu Chandra, Richa, Connecticut

 

By reading the devotee experiences in Sai Sandesh, We know the Sai leelas, mahima and how Baba is taking care of devotees. I would like to share my own experience.

 

 I came to Newhaven, CT from Hopkins, MN on a project. We were happy for couple of months by the grace of Baba. On a Friday, while coming from office to home, I met with a chain of accidents on highway.  My car's Air bags had blown up.  I did not get hurt and did not get even a small scratch. My car was totaled; the car value was depreciated by the Insurance Company. We suffered a financial loss because of that. We all took it positively with faith on Baba. We felt happy for not having any injuries.  We managed without car for couple of months. Later, we moved to Irvine, CA on a project, which was a contract-hire position.

 

I was able to shift family easily as there is no car. The CA project scrapped because of funding problems, so we came back to Newhaven, CT easily as I didn’t have to deal with car transportation. What ever I lost due to totaled car, has been compensated by less expensive relocation. We are in a deep depression due to the scrapping of project; we came out of depression by putting faith on Baba. There are many small incidents, which saved our lives just by the belief on Saibaba. We visited Saibaba temple in NorthBaldwin, NY couple of times.

 

During our Guru poornima visit, we got a copy of SAI SACHARITA as a compliment from one devotee. From then onwards, we are reading the Sai leelas. By letting of our ego, we can change enemies into friends. We made our time memorable by making friends.

 

As a consultant and with family, we are facing many difficulties, but by just surrendering to Baba; we are bold and confident in our daily life. We thank all Sai Mandir, Hopkins, MN devotees and families for their association by which we started praying, believing and chanting Baba's Name(SaiJapam).

 

Om Shri Sachidananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai.