Journey with Samarpan

I remember the day I was hunting a way to get connected with Sai Baba in some way. I wanted to know more about him, his teachings, his miracles and above all I wanted to be used by him to spread his message to his people. I could not spot a road to walk on. It is said that even if we cannot perceive our strengths, God knows where to put us to get the best out of us. Same thing happened with me when one fine day Sai associated me with Sai Samarpan (Sai Baba’s Magazine). Lucky day it was when I thanked him and sensed that I am going to cover a long way with this magazine.

These are not coincidences, I believe that these are all God’s arrangement when we are put to something we like, when we are given a chance to do all that we wanted, when we just think about something and it happens to us, when we meet people who we think are just like us, when we see somebody for the first time and sense that we do have a connection.

Sai is an extremely positive feeling, a divine energy who alone can take our quaking boat to the shore. He gives us all that we desire, on his time and in his way, which is perfect for us. He blesses his people with all the amenities of life. He says that “There shall be no want in the house of my devotees”. I believe this because when we have Sai, we are contented and we do not need anything. He shows us the right path to walk, fills our heart with humanity, brings us down to earth, teaches us to respect and shows us the way to achieve salvation. I call him my Miraculous God.

How can we win Sai? He says that the four sadhanas and six sastras are not necessary, just the complete trust in Me is required. He has given us his two Guru Mantra i.e. “Faith” and “Patience” or “Shraddha” and
“Saburi”. He opens door that no one can close and with him the impossible is also possible. I placed my trust in the one on Altar and today I am shining just like a Star.

Samarpan has blessed me with the positivity and the unbelievable experiences shared by the readers have not only made them staunch lovers of Sai but also increased our devotion and love for him. And HIS love for us have kept us away from the Satan who is present in some way in all of us.

My heartfelt thanks to Ashok and Ravi (Editors Samarpan) for giving me an opportunity to be a part of Samarpan and I hope my journey with the same continues forever. :)

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Love & Light

Silsila

Zindagi ko gale laga

Raho pe wo chalta gaya

Har raah pe use naya

Insaan tha milta gaya

Pyar wo karta gaya

Insaaniyat insaan ki

Par chupi thi dil mein bas

Haivaaniyat shaitaan ki

Todta marodta gaya wo

Apne har faisle ko

K buland kar sake wo

Insaan apne uss hausle ko

Mitta gaya, jalta gaya

Jwala mein wo tanhaai ki

Aas thi dil mein pane ki

Apni si parchaai ki

Mila nahi use koi

Raahi sachcha uss raah pe

Chalta raha wo silsila

Sachchai ki uss chaah mein

Baba's love on me

It was in year 2009, when I was pulled by Sai Baba like a Thread is attached to a Sparrow’s feet. Broken in heart, I was in search of a real power called God who could give me a shoulder to cry on and a new hope of living back again. I give credit to my cousin bhabhi who acquainted me to Baba and it was then that I started visiting Sai temple. I am a believer of God since I was a kid but I never felt this strong feeling of presence of God around me which I felt when connected to Baba. Everyday miracles bought me close to Baba every single moment. He taught me to build my faith in him. He called me to Shirdi thrice in 2010 which made my life happier every day. I learnt to leave my worries on him and keep moving in life. A broken heart was now a mended heart full of Baba’s love. There are hundreds of experiences but short of words to describe Baba’s mercy on my life. An incident which I promised to share goes like this:

I was suffering with constant pain in chest from months, which I thought to be gastric pain and I was taking regular medicines for that. Pain was coming and going after every interval which was becoming a cause of concern for me. Once my doctor diagnosed it to be muscular pain and I was medicated for muscular pain. After taking medicines for a month, pain was still hitting me. On calling my doctor, he asked me to go for an X-ray of chest. It scared me that what could be the reason for this pain. Gaining strength I went for an X-ray which said that I had pleural thickening at bottom of my right lung. My doctor could not find out the reason for the thickening in lung and he advised me blood test and CT-Scan of chest. He said it could be an infection which might take months to cure or could be due to any other reason. The moment he said this, I was lost. Bad thoughts were occupying my mind for pleural thickening. I studied about its causes and cures on internet which made me more scared. I went for blood test the next day but was not able to prepare myself for CT-Scan and I spent 3 days in pain trying to gain strength to face it.

I prayed to Baba to help me come out of that scary phase. Then I went to Sai Dham with Ruma di and decided to go for CT-Scan only after Vineet bhaiya gave me healing. Many people have come to Sai Dham where Vineet bhaiya gave them remedies according to Baba’s 11 vachans and healing to cure disease of people. He is a blessed child of Baba and a medium through which Baba himself help people get rid of their problems. He gave me healing, Baba’s udi and golden jal from Shirdi and consoled me to have faith on Baba and that my reports shall be normal. His words gave me immense strength.

Next day, I went to a Lab where after entering I saw a Baba’s photo hanging on Lab’s wall. I thought that now you are here with me and my reports shall be all fine. I went to 1^st floor with my dad and on reaching 1^st floor, I heard Baba’s bhajan being played. My eyes were full of tears and I cried until the lady called me inside for CT-Scan. She consoled me and asked me to lie down on that machine which I found very scary and it made me nervous. I was carrying a Baba’s small photo in my pocket. When I laid down the lady asked me if I ever had tuberculosis to which I said a loud No. I kept Baba’s photo on my chest and closed my eyes and in few minutes CT-Scan was over. I came out of the lab and reports were supposed to be delivered in the evening. As the time was passing, I was losing strength and only remembered Baba the whole day. I kept praying to him for my normal reports and was becoming weak. Fear of any complication in the report was becoming worst and negative thoughts of a problem in my chest were killing me inside. I went to Rohini Sai Mandir alongwith Swati who too is a devotee of Baba and she spent her whole day with me giving me faith. I did not eat anything and was numb the whole day.

Clock showed 6 and I reached the lab to collect my reports. I took it in my hand and sat at the reception where Baba’s photo was hanging. I closed my eyes and again prayed to him while I still had tears in my eyes. I took the reports out of the cover and opened my eyes with a jerk and read “No Complications” in caps and bold in the report. I cried out of happiness, stared at Baba’s photo for few minutes and thanked him a thousand times for saving me.

It was only Baba who changed my reports of pleural thickening to normal. I was most happy and went to Baba’s temple again to thank him and prayed him to stay with me and by my side forever. I called up Vineet bhaiya and thanked him for his healing and giving me Baba’s udi and golden jal. Since then I don’t have any pain in my chest too.

It is true that Sai is our Saviour, our Strength and our Everything.

Anna Hazare’s Crusade

Yesterday while watching supporters of Hazare’s crusade against corruption outside Tihar Jail at 11 pm, candle light march, banners reading “Anna we are with you”, I was pleased to see the people converged to pillar a cause which, if succeeded, can change the portrait of the Indian economy to a large extent. Arresting Anna was an outrageous act done by the Government. But hearing Nation’s voice heeding his call to action was a blow up to Congress face. Slogans of “JAI HO” rejoiced my heart and I thought of Gandhi Ji. It appeared as if Gandhi Ji is back with his eternal and ceaseless spirit of making the Nation free from Corruption. His fight for demand of tough laws against corruption & fast onto death movement reminded me of Gandhi ji’s Quit India, Salt Satyagrah and Civil Disobedience movements where he did not surrendered but the Britishers laid down their arms in front of his non-violent but powerful weapon. Gandhi Ji’s spirit has entered Hazare. He is as ceaseless, as honest, as charming, as non-violent and virtuous as Mahatma Gandhi was.

Let us all come out in support of this veteran social activist for passing of “Jan Lok Pal” bill which if enacted would create an effective deterrence against corruption in India.

JAI HO…

Yun to

Yun to zindagi k har safar pe

Tera sath milta gaya

Na jane phir bhi kyun

Ye akelapan sa hai

Yun to zindagi k iss daur mein

Har mukaam milta gaya

Na jane phir bhi kyun

Kuch juda sa hai

Yun to takdeer ne baahen failaye

Swaagat mera har pal kiya

Naa jane phir bhi kyun

Ye dil tanha sa hai

Yun to jab bhi mud kar dekha

Tu wahin khada dikhta raha

Naa jane phir bhi kyun

Kuch dhundla sa hai

Kya hai wo jo akela hai sab mein?

Kya hai wo jo juda hai mujh mein?

Kya hai wo jo tanha hai dil mein?

Kya hai wo jo dhundla hai jag mein?

An Altruistic Giver

Have you ever given in life without expecting? Have you ever been a help to somebody you do not know? Have you ever been a reason of some onez gleeful smile? Have you every prayed for somebody you just met once? And have you ever been in words with somebody, who hurt you and are not yours, just because you loved him once? Sigh!

Giving, Helping, being generous gives a sense of bliss but giving without expecting, helping without regretting and being generous even to the ones who hurt you is like pure bliss. When one is a God’s child S/he don’t expect to be returned back with a favour. S/he guides with the best known answers irrespective of who have come to them. They forget the ignorance, fights, shouts and still stand beside for the sake of humanity and for the sake of the teachings they have learned from their Guru’s. They not only aid somebody for who he is externally but aid them for who they are internally. There resides God in every human being and when one is being benign and humane, S/he is being faithful to their Lord and Lord is the ultimate destination. He is the Goal, he is the Aim. He says be kind to others and I shall be kind to you. Be helpful to the needy and I shall be helpful to you. And if all this service is altruistic, none can outshine it.

Be a Giver without expectation and see the change of life for better.

Loving the Ugly

On a golden beach she was leaning

Ogling at the silver moon

The glistening light was casing her face

Embellishing the ugly scar so dark

She smiled a tad to enliven the mate

And shared with him a song to savor

She moved her lips n blinked her eyes

And shimmered the air, whilst quavered

The moon then danced in joy of her

The stars appeared to see his love

She moved her way to veil her skin

And closed her eyes amid the clump

He trembled as she softly grimed

Asked her cause of fogging skin

She wet her eyes n dipped a tear

And resists falling in love with him

She said she has a blemish black

And can’t be loved the way he does

She said they’ll have to part their ways

The Moon then whispered in her ears

All see their love in me at night

In me there is a blemish dark

I should be ugly in their sight

But Im hailed charming with a mark