Vijaya Dasami Celebrations@Nagole

Jai Sai Master!

For every Shirdi Sai devotee, Sri Sai Satcharitra is nothing new. This is a book written by Sri Hemadpant, but infact, was written by Sri Sai HIMSELF as mentioned by Sri Hemadpant. When Sri Hemadpant asked for permission to pen HIS life history, BABA asked him to collect and put them together. This very much indicates the desire of Sri BABA who wanted the leelas to help every seeker. HE never felt HIMSELF as a body, but gave enough evidences to prove the ultimate truth or the omnipresent. 

Lifetime Teachings 12- SAI MASTER SAYS.....

Jai Sai Master!

All through the life, everyone tries to find the right focus and if one is fortunate, will get that focus in the minute before last breath. Rarely, people get that focus right. Why does this happen? Not because of too many distractions that we all think. But because of our own distractions, or the distractions that we created in some form or other. 

Today, in the name of socialisation, we are ending up with this kind of distraction, which consumes lot of our energy and more importantly...our time. We never think how critical is that distraction. In between, when the stress levels go up (a commonly used word of "Professionals"), we turn our attention to a thing called GOD. Otherwise, we feel like GOD. We have no time to understand, nor time to seek answers from the right person, due to which many of our good old traditions are coming under attack. Generation to generation, the gap is increasing and knowledge transfer is ceasing. 

For all these, there is only one remedy and that is with every individual. SELF. One needs to gain control on the most important organ, which ironically can not be pointed out as HERE...THE MIND. Today, every other person has taken control of our mind, rather than ourself, and is getting filled with information which we can not use, but can impact our health. As we hear more, we feel "frustrated", and as alternative turn our attention to cheap enjoyment, like movies or television. Is it that difficult to gain control on mind? YES. with so many distractions and conditioning in schools, one needs to unlearn all that first and start filling self with good information or gain knowledge. This gives rise to right thinking or acting right. This in turn helps us to find the right people around us and live right, to promote right thinking and developing right perspective about society. As we try moving ahead in life in this direction, with effort on controlling the mind to think right, at some point of time, it might become possible. If any one of the above mentioned does not happen, then we go back to square-one. 

Why and how to celebrate birthday- A message on Ammagaru's birthday!!

Jai Sai Master!

Celebrating birthday...everybody does in their own way. As we grow, sometimes, the intensity comes down and picks up as we live more than expected life time. But, why do we celebrate this day as a big day? If we deserve to celebrate, then how does one spend that day? To make it more meaningful, see some of the people who live life in meaningful way.

Amma puttinaroju - Remembering Omnipresence of the Energy!

Jai Sai Master!

It is energy everywhere. The ever dynamic and appearing in various forms. For those who can "see", it manifests in different forms. Since everyone can not see, the same manifested in the human form, with different names. One can call it with any name, the same energy responds with the intensity with which we call. Deeper the intensity, better response. But to have the deeper intensity, we need to rise ourselves above the way we are living now, with a perspective limited to self or to the near and dear ones. It has to become much wider and wider and encompass the larger society, then the intensity becomes more and the manifestation appears in the form that gives what we are looking for...THE WHOLESOME HAPPINESS AND CONTENTMENT.

Ganesha Puja in Ammagari Sannidhi

Jai Sai Master!

On 19-09-2012, in the presence of Ammagaru, Ganesha puja was celebrated on the occassion of Vinayaka Chathurthi. All Nagole Satsang members attended this event which started around 10.30 am in the morning, at Nilayam, Nagole.

The day before, all the kids and few elders went in to the forest area near-by, and collected all the leaves required for puja. They made packets of the same and distributed to the satsang members who wanted.

Babugaru, Sri Ekkirala Dwarakanath Jnaneswar performing puja

Vinayaka Chathurthi - A festival to celebrate humanness and nature!

Jai Sai Master!

Today, all over India, people celebrate Vinayaka Chathurthi with reverence. Pandals on the streets, in the house with the families and friends, a real joyful day. Particularly for kids, who are told to keep their books and pray to the Lord Ganesha for the "success". 

With time, this festival also became a regular affair with people bringing in Ganesha idols made of plaster of paris and with paints etc.. However, with someone telling us all as to what is the importance of each festival, understanding and realising the importance of festival of Lord Ganesha has become more meaningful and a day of joy. (Article on Ganapathi pujaloni Rahasyam by Sri Sai Master in Manamu- Mana Samskruthi)

In search of a SADGURU

Jai Sai Master!

Every being who is born as a HUMAN, has to make best use of the opportunity to understand why this world is not full of similar species and why human form is one of the many species on the face of this earth. For this, one needs to really understand the philosophy behind the evolution and philosophy behind being a HUMAN.

Fortunately, for all those who are born in this side of globe, there is a definite opportunity to search and understand the reasons behind such parity in species. Especially in India, which is a land of spirituality and the place many seekers walked every nook and corners in search of Mahatmas, the answers for those questions are easy to get by, if searched with integrity, focus and with all might one can. 

Though, nay-sayers are always around to contradict with every possible name, Indians are fortunate to have many Mahatmas in their midst. Like Sri Adi Sankaracharya, who went to nook and corner of this great spiritual land called INDIA, there are Mahatmas every where. Only problem is they are not visible to naked eyes, full of vices. One needs to take up sadhana to find them, as they provide the key to the answers one is searching for and to go through the door to the LORD. They become the GURU to the deserved one and provide the help to unlock the door.

Kritagnatharchana@Nagole- 02-09-2012

Jai Sai Master!

A day on which puja was performed to Sri Guru at Nagole who arrived in the form of Sri Gurucharitra.

The day started with Aarti and morning prayer. After the regular prayer, the stage was decorated with large photo of the holy scripture and other holy books of Mahatmas, the various forms of Lord Datta.

Lifetime Teachings 11- SAI MASTER SAYS.....

Jai Sai Master!

On the eve of Sri Gurucharitra Kritagnatarchana, it would be prudent to understand why we need to do this. In many places, the Granth, the holy book is treated as the very Lord, who stays with us and in our home. In Sri Guru charitra, it is also mentioned that the Sri Guru resides in the form of this holy book and it is important to constantly remind ourselves of this fact while doing parayana.