Spiritual GYAN

Story 1 – By Sai Devotee Sandhya Sai Sister Sandhya Ji from India says: I am 25 years old from Mumbai, but currently staying in Jaipur. I am also a child of SAI BABA like all. I just want to share my experience with everyone, so that it brings hopes, tears of happiness, security and love of BABA. I would like to thank Hetal Ji for her kind work that she is doing. You are giving joy to people that cannot be described in words. Sai Baba will bless you and all his children. How Sai Called Me To Shirdi –  There is no one in my friends or family, who was a believer of SAI BABA, but somehow I always had the urge to visit Shirdi and see Him. I always used to plan with my mother to go there, but I could not go. I never even prayed to Him. My mother was then just operated for her cancer in her kidney. After being discharged from the hospital, she came home and one fine evening I said that tomorrow we will go to Shirdi and she said fine, do the booki...

Shirdi Sai Prasadalaya has grabbed national and international awards for using science in the best possible way in collaboration with spiritualism to serve a strong social cause. His prasadalay has been termed as the World’s Largest Solar-Powered Free Food Kitchen. You would be amazed to know these facts and figures!   “A KITCHEN INSPIRED BY THE 19 TH CENTURY UPGRADED WITH 21ST-CENTURY TECHNOLOGY” We all know the great superhuman – ‘Shirdi Sai Baba’. He was a Godly person who had extraordinary spiritual powers. He used to be very caring and dedicated his life towards serving mankind. People used to go to him for healing their diseases and pains, ask for solutions to their sorrow and sufferings. The unbelievable part of his entire life was his  sacrifice for others . He himself never had a home to stay, nor had food to eat; rather moved around from place to place begging for his livelihood. But, made many people regain back their happiness and pleasure. With due cours...

God has no form, is invisible and can only be felt! But…. Sometimes, he does take a form, appears in front of us and we still do not recognize him. Hindu Shastras have mentioned many avatars God has taken to save the mankind from unwanted situations. Similarly, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is said to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakti. He had made miracles possible and intended to spread the practices and beliefs of Sanatan Dharma in today’s world. Sathya Sai Baba was born on  23 rd  November 1926  in Madras presidency of British Indian in the name of  Sathya Narayana Raju . His mother Eashwaramma claims that his birth heralded by some miraculous conception. From a very early age, he is said to have an extremely spiritual and pious personality. He used to be uncommonly talented in devotional music and dance and was quite charitable. At the age of 14, he was stung by a scorpion and fell unconscious for several hours. After recovery, he became...

Namaste! Many of you may have heard that there are four main paths to God and divinity or approach to God, as enumerated by the ancient rishis. These are: Bhakti  (The path of devotion, prescribed for those who love God and have an emotional nature) Gyan  (The path of knowledge, prescribed for those who possess a good intellect) Karma  (The path of action, for those who are energetic and workaholics) Raja  (The royal path of meditation, for those who have an introspective soul) While all these paths either singularly or in a collective mix are efficacious in leading the seeker to the Ultimate Goal of meeting God, they too, like any other path, have distinct stages in their journey. These four stages have been very interestingly charted out by the  Upanishadic Rishis as under: Saloka:  which means, a proximity to God In the same Plane as Him, or living on the same planet ( which can be earth, because God takes avatar here) Samipa : which ...

Kartika Purnima is celebrated on the fifth lunar day (full moon day) of the  Kartika  month . This festival is marked as the day to worship many gods such as –Lord Vishnu, Lord  Shiva ,  Kartikeya  and Goddess  Tulsi . Every festival has some associated significance and the celebration of the fest predominately depends on the region and the states. Devotees visit various ghats and temples to commemorate the last day of the saintliest month of the year. Let’ now know the pious significance of this one-day fere. Divine Significance of this day This day is considered very propitious as on Kartik Purnima  ‘Matsya’ -Lord Vishnu Fish-personification (Avatar) took birth and protected the First man- Manu from ‘Maha Pralay’. This fest is also memorialized as the birthday of  ‘ Vrinda’ who was the beautiful incarnation of the Goddess ‘ Tulsi’  and Lord  ‘Kartikeya’  (son of Lord Shiva). A very special day to remember Radha- Krishna’...

Kartika Purnima  is a renowned Hindu Festival which falls on the last of ‘Kartika Month’. It is observed on the full moon day and the fifteenth lunar day of ‘Shukla Paksha’. It is also famed as ‘Deva Diwali’ and ‘ Tripuri Purnima ’ and is the most God-fearing month for Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains. Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are worshiped together in various temples. Devotees observe fast on this day and take a bathe in the holy rivers before sunrise to please gods. In ‘Pushkar’ (Rajasthan) a famous Fair ( Mela ) is organized to celebrate this holy fest. Kartika Purnima Timings- : Purnima Tithi Begins = 13:46 on 3/Nov/2017 Purnima Tithi Ends = 10:52 on 4/Nov/2017 Traditions and Rituals tied up with Kartika Purnima  Hindus involve themselves in ‘Vastra Daan’ or ‘Gau Daan’ (Donation of Cows) Devotees bathe in the holy river early morning and perform various  Puja ceremonies  to please Lord Sun which is called- Kartika Snana. People participate and indulge ...

कार्तिक पूर्णिमा महात्मय (Kartik Poornima Mahatya) कार्तिक पूर्णिमा को त्रिपुरी पूर्णिमा(KartikTripuri Poornima) के नाम से भी जाना जाता है. इस पुर्णिमा को त्रिपुरी पूर्णिमा की संज्ञा इसलिए दी गई है क्योंकि कार्तिक पूर्णिमा के दिन ही भगवान भोलेनाथ ने त्रिपुरासुर नामक महाभयानक असुर का अंत किया था और वे त्रिपुरारी के रूप में पूजित हुए थे. ऐसी मान्यता है कि इस दिन कृतिका नक्षत्र में शिव शंकर के दर्शन करने से सात जन्म तक व्यक्ति ज्ञानी और धनवान होता है. इस दिन चन्द्र जब आकाश में उदित हो रहा हो उस समय शिवा, संभूति, संतति, प्रीति, अनुसूया और क्षमा इन छ: कृतिकाओं का पूजन करने से शिव जी की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त होती है. मान्यता यह भी है कि इस दिन पूरे दिन व्रत रखकर रात्रि में वृषदान यानी बछड़ा दान करने से शिवपद की प्राप्ति होती है. जो व्यक्ति इस दिन उपवास करके भगवान भोलेनाथ का भजन और गुणगान करता है उसे अग्निष्टोम नामक यज्ञ का फल प्राप्त होता है. इस पूर्णिमा को शैव मत में जितनी मान्यता मिली है उतनी ही वैष्णव मत में भी. वैष्णव मत में इस कार्तिक पूर्णिमा को बहुत अधिक मान्यता...