SURRENDER' is a real-life mesmerising journey, from leading a worldly existence to experiencing the inscrutable power of the Supreme Lord, our Spiritual Master, Shirdi Sai Baba. Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi needs no introduction. He is a perfect Spiritual Master, who communicates with His loving devotees through His all-pervading Spirit. One need not be well versed in the Vedas or Puranas; have any educational qualification or belong to a particular caste, colour, creed, religion or gender. The One Infinite Energy, equally permeates the whole creation. Surrender to that Formless and Omnipresent Lord. Enjoy the Bliss of Pure Consciousness. Eternal Peace shall come to reside within. Silence the mind and achieve the real purpose of human birth. Sainath, Himself, led us from Ignorance to Truth, Fear to Fearlessness, Bondage to Freedom, Jiva to Shiva, Duality to Oneness, Partial to Whole, Many to One, Unreal to Real, Form to Formless, Finite to Infinite, Death to Immortality, Relative to Absolute. Sainath has specifically instructed me not to put any of His pictures in this book, for He wants everyone to experience His formlessness. In this book, I have covered our journey, full of unbelievable miracles and divine lessons. If I claim this book to be mine, then there couldn't be a greater lie. Sai is the inspiration; Sai is the writer; Sai is the reader; this book is full of Sai. He alone is the script-writer, editor, director, actor, producer and also the audience. Merits of many lifetimes have bestowed this Blessing upon me. On Baba's Command, I have become His pen, to share His true stories, full of Divine Sport. Every word is a narration of the direct experiences given by Sainath. Through my body, He started healing souls. Thus indirectly healing me and making me rise above my pain. Baba made me aware of the extent of dejection and despair experienced by many souls. He taught me not to get affected by worldly praise or criticism, honour or dishonour, flattery or insults, pleasure or pain. Herewith sharing innumerable lessons, for all traversing on or aspiring to traverse the path, leading to The One Ultimate Truth. When we feel dejected in life, our pain leads us to the Supreme Lord, looking for that friend and saviour, who will hold us, understand us and give us internal Peace and Contentment. The Merciful Sai gave me all this and much more. He Directly Blessed me with Faith, Patience, Love and Compassion for all. May "SURRENDER" impart immense joy, happiness and knowledge for all seekers on the Path of Spirituality. Sai Bless All Aum Tat Sat
The auspicious day of Vijaya Dasami, in 1953, opened a golden chapter in the history of mankind, for that was the day chosen by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba for His first ever divine discourse in public. The flow of divine discourses, which started on that auspicious day out of His immense compassion for the well-being and harmony of humanity, has continued unabated even after five decades. During this period, Bhagawan has delivered hundreds of discourses in various places, to a variety of audiences. His benevolent acts for the humanity at large are also unparalleled. His noble mother made three requests to Him, namely to provide drinking water, a school, and a hospital for the village of Puttaparthi. Bhagawan has commissioned mammoth drinking water projects, benefitting hundreds of villages, towns, and even the city of Chennai. He has also built schools, colleges, super specialty hospitals, and even an outstanding university, and constructed thousands of houses to cyclone-hit people. This priceless inaugural volume in Sathya Sai Speaks contains thirty three divine discourses, of which five are for the students and authorities, giving invaluable guidance. There are also five discourses addressed to the residents of different villages, advising them on the value of unity and brotherhood.
Bhagawan has announced Himself as the Divine Teacher of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. By precept and example, through His writings and discourses, letters and conversations, He has been instilling the supreme wisdom and instructing all mankind to translate it into righteous living, inner peace, and universal love. When the Ramakatha Rasavahini, the uniquely authentic, nectarine stream of the Rama’s story, was serialised in full in the Sanathana Sarathi, Bhagawan blessed readers with a new series, which He named Bharatiya Paramartha Vahini (The Stream of Indian Spiritual Values). While these precious essays, on the basic truths that foster and feed Indian culture since ages before history began, were being published, Bhagawan decided to continue the flow of illumination and instruction under a more comprehensive and meaningful name, Sathya Sai Vahini - the Ganga from the Lotus Feet of the Lord - “The Flow of Divine Sai Grace”. This book, therefore, contains the two Vahinis that have merged in one master stream. Inaugurating these series, Bhagawan wrote for publication in the Sanathana Sarathi, “Moved by the urge to cool the heat of conflict and to quench the agonising thirst for ‘knowledge about yourself’ that you are afflicted with, see, here it comes, the Sathya Sai Vahini, wave behind wave, with the Sanathana Sarathi as the medium between you and Me.” With infinite compassion, this Sathya Sai incarnation of the Omniwill is giving millions of persons in all lands freedom from disease, distress, and despair, narcotics, narcissism, and nihilism. He is encouraging those, who suffer gloom through wilful blindness, to light the Lamp of Love in order to see the world and the Lamp of Wisdom to see themselves. “This is a tantalising, true-false world. Its apparent diversity is an illusion. It is One, but is cognised by the maimed, multiple vision of humans as Many,” says Bhagawan. This book is the twin Lamp He has devised for us.
It is impossible to pen the life of Baba. Its subtleties are beyond human ken. He often exhorts us, ‘Don’t try to analyse Me, experience Me instead; dive deep into My life, and therein you will find pearls of supreme wisdom which you can use in your daily life.’ This was one endeavour which was a regular feature at the Sri Sathya Sai Hostel, Prasanthi Nilayam – writing students’ experiences with Baba and sharing through them the lessons for life that they have learnt. Through these writings by the students and staff, emerged facets of His personality, which have struck them the most, and transformed their lives forever – His love, grace, grandeur, charisma, message and mission. The ‘Sai Chandana’ magazine started in 1984. Named by Baba Himself, it is an in-house Hostel Magazine offered by the Hostel students and staff to Him, every quarter. It typically consists of the experiences of students and staff (in English, Hindi, Telugu and Sanskrit), in the form of articles and poems, and even colourful sketches of Bhagavan and other deities of the Sanatana Dharma. The best of these articles were selected and published in a book form every five years titled ‘Sai Nandana’. This Book is a compilation of the articles written and published by the students of the Sri Sathya Sai Hostel at Prasanthi Nilayam on the occasion of the 75th Birthday of Baba in November 2000. The Book was a limited copy edition. By and large, the students whose articles were published in the issue would receive a gift copy from the Hostel as a prize for their writing skills. The devotees, who would throng to Prasanthi Nilayam on the occasion, would be lucky enough to get a copy for themselves from the Mandir book shop, for students’ experiences with Swami are something that everyone wants to read. Luckily, a copy was given to the libraries of each of the Hostels and even to the Central Library of the Institute at the Prasanthi Nilayam Campus. Those students who joined the Institute in recent years, were unaware of these early issues. Recently, they happened to come across some of these old copies in the Central Library at the Prasanthi Nilayam Campus of the Institute. When they opened the issues, they found articles by many illustrious alumni, who are today in prominent positions in eminent organisations across the globe. When they were students, they had shared their experiences with Baba in the Sai Nandana issues. And in all the articles was found the same Love Story between Baba and His students continuing year after year, batch after batch, decade after decade – the silent story of inner transformation of students through His Darshan, Sparshan, Sambhashan, Anugraham and Aashirwadam. Sai Publications thought that it was the right time to bring forth all these issues into the public domain, and once again, make it available for all the alumni, students and staff of Sri Sathya Sai Educational Institutions, and to the large Sai family of devotees across the continents, to read and reminisce the golden days which the students spent with Swami during their stay in this hallowed Institution. Since e-books are the most preferred format in contemporary times, the Book has been made available in various e-formats, which are compatible with different software. This would give the readers an opportunity to read an experience a day, while they are travelling to office or returning therefrom, waiting for a meal or winding up after a long day’s work, and help them get soaked in the joy of those moments of a bygone and glorious era! The Book has also been made colourful by including photos of Baba and students relevant to the experience shared in each article. Through this endeavour Sai Publications bring before the readers 75 precious articles containing experiences of students and staff over three decades ago – indeed, a treasure house of Divine Grace and proximity between the Baba and His students.
A spiritual organisation is really above all rules and regulations; the realm of the Atma is beyond the limits of regulations. In this sense, rules are either meaningless or superfluous in Sathya Sai Organisations. But at least, to satisfy the law of the land dealing with associations of this kind, some rules have to be adopted. For example, who can be members of these organizations and what are their qualifications? Of course, they must be eager aspirants for spiritual progress. They must have full faith in the name that the organization bears and in spreading that name, in the manner suited to this message and majesty. Besides, the members must have won recognition as good persons." - Baba
Desert Wisdom brings us back to the realization that we are not separate from God or from one another. We are at a new frontier where it is time to weave East with West and spirit with matter. Author Vasantha Lakshmi Sai does not ask that you believe blindly in a God; instead, she asks that you believe in yourself and that you realize the truth of who you really area soul with a body, not a body with a soul. Desert Wisdom: Ask Spirit, Feel the Emotions, Use the Intellect, Then Act is an autobiographical account of Vasanthas spiritual odyssey with Sai Baba, the universal teacher. Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has made his advent into this world with a view to raising humanity as a whole to a higher consciousness, based on the living faith that all human beings are inherently divine. He does not seek followers, nor does he wish for people to change their religious faiths. He asks only that we open ourselves to the truth of who we really are. Now Vasantha Lakshmi Sai shares her journey, her learning and a few simple but effective techniques to help you listen to your own inner guru, your soulthe God within.
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