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We worship our Sadguru Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi<\/em> because, even after leaving His human form this great divine soul continues to give us some kind of divine experience and bliss. He came only to give and nothing to take<\/em>. If we closely study the life history of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba during his stay at Shirdi for nearly sixty years it will become evident that he continues to give the benefits to His devotees just as he used to do when in Shirdi in a physical form. Devotees of Baba when constructing temples or doing any work in his cause or name should not be proud of their doership<\/em> as the faith and strength to carry on such activities are given by Baba only. The relation of the Sadguru with His devotees is not limited to one life but does spread over a number of lives.<\/p>\n

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When a human being gets attracted towards the Sadguru, one thing is sure that he must have accumulated lots of merits in his previous lives. The most important role of the Sadguru lies in his great vision to change the whole world into a family on this earth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Experience has shown that those people who render maximum possible help to others and who have created Sai organizations, are the best recipients of Baba’s blessings, if they have done so without seeking any returns.<\/p>\n

Shri Das Ganu Maharaj<\/em> spread the name of Shri Sai in the nooks and corners of India, Kaka Saheb Dixit<\/em> contributed his best in forming the Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan as it is known today and brought harmony among people through the Sai Leela<\/em> magazine which he started. Shyama<\/em> used to take part in functions arranged by many organizations\/individuals on behalf of Baba, Mahasapati<\/em> and Tatya Kote Patel<\/em> rendered immense service to Baba being with Him always, and Shri Anna Saheb Davolkar<\/em>, spread the name of Baba throughout the globe through his magnificent creation called \u201cShri Sai Satcharitra\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Sai devotees take the names of these people today, notwithstanding the fact that some of them did not have any formal education or degree. But those unfortunate souls who even when working in Baba’s temple and getting the blessings of Baba are not able to clear the mental cobwebs<\/em> of negative thinking<\/em> surely create differences among the devotees and disturb the pious vibration in the temples. Some of them are more demonstrative in their Bhakti<\/em> to impress others while nourishing ill-feelings towards them. They will get inner happiness only if they correctly follow the path of Baba<\/em> as reflected in \u201cShri Sai Satcharitra\u201d.<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0RAMNAVAMI MESSAGE (2003) by Dr. C B Satpathy<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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