Thursday, November 11, 2010

A homage to Shirdi Sai Baba as paid by me and flashed on the f.b. on November 11,2010.

Bishwa Nath Singh :
His Holiness Satya ShriSai Baba remains a very popular saint and is worshipped by people around the world. Though the debate over his Hindu or Muslim origins continues to take place but his personal religious practices such as belief remained intact in the unity of God, reciting Al-Fatiha among other Quranic verses, ...liking Namaz as a way of prayer, and other individual preferences such as the attire of a Muslim saint with head covered, consumption of meat and abstinence from alcohol point more to him being a Muslim. There is still mosque in Shirdi where he regularly used to visit and live.He is widely adored as an incarnation of God and by many as a true saint.
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Bishwa Nath Singh :
His Holiness Satya Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi was said to born on September 28, 1838 whereas he had died on October 15, 1918..He was popularly called during his life time as Guru, Yogi and Fakir. He was widely loved and regarded by his H...indu and Muslim devotees as a saint. The Hindu devotees consider him as an incarnation of Lord Shiva or Dattatreya. Many devotees believe that he was a Sadguru or an elightened Sufi Peer. There are many stories and eyewitness accounts of miracles he performed. He is a well-known figure in many parts of the world, but especially in India, where he is much revered. In his life and teachings he tried to reconcile Hinduism and Islam: Sai Baba lived in a mosque which he called Dwarakamayi, practiced Hindu and Muslim rituals, taught using words and figures that drew from both traditions and was buried in a Hindu temple in Shirdi. One of his well known epigrams says of God: "Sabka Malik Ek " ("One God governs all") which traces its root to the Bhagavad-Gita and Islam in general, and Sufism, in particular. He always uttered "Allah Malik" ("God is King"). He had no love for perishable things, and was always engrossed in self-realization, which was his sole concern.Sai Baba always taught a moral code of love, forgiveness, helping others, charity, contentment, inner peace,and devotion to God and guru. His teachings combined elements of Hinduism and Islam and tried to achieve communal harmony Baba remains a very popular saint and is worshipped by people around the world. His personal religious practices such as belief in the unity of God, reciting Al-Fatiha among other Quranic verses, liking Namaz as a way of prayer, and other individual preferences such as the attire of a Muslim saint with head covered, consumption of meat and abstinence from alcohol point more to him being a Muslim. There is still mosque in Shirdi where he regularly used to visit and live. He is also revered by several notable Hindu and Sufi religious leaders. Some of his disciples received fame as spiritual figures and saints such as Upasni Maharaj, Saint Bidkar Maharaj, Saint Gangagir, Saint Jankidas Maharaj and Sati Godavari Mataji. For four to five years Baba had lived under a Neem tree, and often wandered for long periods in the dense forest and around Shirdi. He use to remain uncommunicative as he undertook long periods of meditation. He was eventually persuaded to take up residence in an old and dilapidated mosque and lived a solitary life there, surviving by begging for alms and receiving itinerant Hindu or Muslim visitors. In the mosque he maintained a sacred fire which is referred to as a dhuni, from which he had the custom of giving sacred ash ('Udhi') to his guests before they left and which was believed to have healing powers and protection from dangerous situations. At first he performed the function of a local hakim and treated the sick by application of Udhi. Baba also delivered spiritual teachings to his visitors, recommending the reading of sacred Hindu texts along with the Qur'an, especially insisting on the indispensability of the continuous remembrance of God's name.He was very fond of Bhagwat Gita too.Let us join all to pay our humble obeisances to His lotus feet and seek His bliss for well-being of all living-being of this universe!
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Vrunda Sakhi Om Sai Raam....

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f.b.
November 11,2010

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