SAI BABA

An Worth reading inspirational story, Do share with all your friends ...

An unemployed graduate woke up one morning and checked his pocket. All he had left was $10. He decided to use it to buy food and then wait for death as he was too proud to go begging.. He was frustrated as he could find no job, and nobody was ready to help him.

He bought food and as he sat down to eat, an old man and two little children came along and asked him to help them with food as they had not eaten for almost a week. He looked at them. They were so lean that he could see their bones coming out. Their eyes had gone into the socket. With the last bit of compassion he had, he gave them the food. The old man and children prayed that God would bless and prosper him and then gave him a very old coin. The young graduate said to them 'you need the prayer more than I do'.

With no money, no job, no food, the young graduate went under the bridge to rest and wait for death. As he was about to sleep, he saw an old newspaper on the ground. He picked it up, and suddenly he saw an advertisement for people with old coins to come to a certain address.

He decided to go there with the old coin the old man gave him. On getting to the place, he gave the proprietor the coin. The proprietor screamed, brought out a big book and showed the young graduate a photograph.This same old coin was worth 3 million dollars. The young graduate was overjoyed as the proprietor gave him a bank draft for 3 million dollars within an hour. He collected the Bank Draft and went in search of the old man and little children. By the time he got to where he left them eating, they had gone.

He asked the owner of the canteen if he knew them. He said no but they left a note for you. He quickly opened the note thinking it would lead him to find them. This is what the note said: 'You gave us your all and we have rewarded you back with the coin,' signed The heavenly hosts..

MESSAGE OF THE STORY
Be kind to people... Learn to be hospitable, for you may not know when you will entertain angels.

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes. No permanent or everlasting good can be done to the world; if it could be done, the world would not be this world. We may satisfy the hunger of a man, but he will be hungry again. Every pleasure may be seen to be momentary. No one can permanently cure this ever-recurring fever of pleasure and pain.
- Swami Vivekananda
Karma Yoga. New York, 1896

"What is material and what is not material? When the world is the end and God the means to attain that end, then that is material. When God is the end and the world is only the 
means to attain that end, spirituality has begun."
-Swami Vivekananda

Anything of western origin- verify it & then accept it. Anything of Indian origin- accept it & verify it if necessary.
-Swami Vivekananda

God has not called me to be Successful .. He called me to be Faithful.. Mother Teresa..

A loving story for all loving devotees who have immense faith & patience but at times they doubt on God's love, so here is the answer for all your queries  

Me: God, can I ask You a question?

God: Sure

Me: Promise You won't get mad
... ... ... ...
God: I promise

Me: Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today?

God: What do u mean?

Me: Well, I woke up late

God: Yes

Me: My car took forever to start

God: Okay

Me: at lunch they made my sandwich wrong & I had to wait

God: Hmmm

Me: On the way home, my phone went DEAD, just as I picked up a call

God: All right

Me: And on top of it all, when I got home ~I just wanted to soak my feet in my new foot massager & relax. BUT it wouldn't work!!! Nothing went right today! Why did You do that?

God: Let me see, the death angel was at your bed this morning & I had to send one
of My Angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that

Me (humbled): OH

GOD: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road.

Me: (ashamed)

God: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick & I didn't want you to catch what he had, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work.

Me (embarrassed):Okay

God: Your phone went dead bcuz the person that was calling was going to give false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let you talk to him so you would be covered.

Me (softly): I see God

God: Oh and that foot massager, it had a shortage that was going to throw out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in the dark.

Me: I'm Sorry God

God: Don't be sorry, just learn to Trust Me.... in All things , the Good & the Bad.

Me: I will trust You.

God: And don't doubt that My plan for your day is Always Better than your plan.

Me: I won't God. And let me just tell you God, Thank You for Everything today.

God: You're welcome child. It was just another day being your God and I Love looking after My Children...

Om Sai Ram 

We all love you Sai, and always keep looking after all your children in same manner...
Happy Valentines day to one and all, may you get loads of love & surprises from your loved ones & specially from our beloved Saipaa.. Jai Sai Ram 

Walking alone is not "Difficult..."
But when we walked a mile together with Someone,
Then.......Coming back Alone is Difficult ..

"Let positive, strong, helpful thoughts enter into your brains from very childhood. Lay yourselves open to these thoughts, and not to weakening and paralysing ones."
---Swami Vivekananda.
According to Hinduism, Dharma (Righteous conduct), Artha (acquisition of wealth by honest means), Kama (Activity rendering physical and mental happiness) and Moksha (Final Liberation) are four pursuits of life (purusharthas). Artha and Kama should be in accordance with Dharma, that is, one should acquire wealth (Artha) and fulfil desires as per Dharma. In the period leading up to Valentine’s day, merchants increase prices of items such as gifts, chocolates, flowers, etc. to increase their profit even more. Also people indulge in sex due to the influence of this day. This is not in accordance with Dharma. Therefore, instead of obtaining the spiritual benefits, one may incur spiritual loss due to not adhering to Dharma.

In Hinduism, Priti (love without any expectations) is considered a Divine quality of God; this is also superior to ‘love’ as love has expectations. In the earlier times, Hindus were taught about how to develop Divine qualities like Priti, expansiveness, sacrifice, etc. People imbibed these qualities as they grew up. Due to which, people already had love for others, and there was no need to allocate one specific day for expressing love.

Hinduism has carefully planned various festivals throughout the year are meant for deriving spiritual benefits by increasing the sattva component. Celebrations like Valentines Day aid in increasing the raja-tama components, thus reducing the sattva component. Therefore, instead of celebrating Valentines Day, it is better to celebrate Hindu festivals, which not only give us worldly happiness; but also give us Bliss.

Walking alone is not "Difficult..."
But when we walked a mile together with Someone,
Then.......Coming back Alone is Difficult ..

"Let positive, strong, helpful thoughts enter into your brains from very childhood. Lay yourselves open to these thoughts, and not to weakening and paralysing ones."
---Swami Vivekananda.

According to Hinduism, Dharma (Righteous conduct), Artha (acquisition of wealth by honest means), Kama (Activity rendering physical and mental happiness) and Moksha (Final Liberation) are four pursuits of life (purusharthas). Artha and Kama should be in accordance with Dharma, that is, one should acquire wealth (Artha) and fulfil desires as per Dharma. In the period leading up to Valentine’s day, merchants increase prices of items such as gifts, chocolates, flowers, etc. to increase their profit even more. Also people indulge in sex due to the influence of this day. This is not in accordance with Dharma. Therefore, instead of obtaining the spiritual benefits, one may incur spiritual loss due to not adhering to Dharma.

In Hinduism, Priti (love without any expectations) is considered a Divine quality of God; this is also superior to ‘love’ as love has expectations. In the earlier times, Hindus were taught about how to develop Divine qualities like Priti, expansiveness, sacrifice, etc. People imbibed these qualities as they grew up. Due to which, people already had love for others, and there was no need to allocate one specific day for expressing love.

Hinduism has carefully planned various festivals throughout the year are meant for deriving spiritual benefits by increasing the sattva component. Celebrations like Valentines Day aid in increasing the raja-tama components, thus reducing the sattva component. Therefore, instead of celebrating Valentines Day, it is better to celebrate Hindu festivals, which not only give us worldly happiness; but also give us Bliss.

Polar bear dies after eating visitor's coat at German zoo dailymail.co.uk The 25-year-old polar bear died after eating the bag and jacket, which had been dropped in his enclosure, in the Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart. Anton had been sick for several days before staff saw him coughing up pieces of fabric.

An lovely inspirational story and its surely worth to share with your loved ones... I have in my hands two boxes Which God gave me to hold, He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black, And all your joys in the gold. I heeded his words, and in the two boxes Both my joys and sorrows I stored But though the gold became heavier each day, The black was as light as before. With curiosity, I opened the black I wanted to find out why, And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole Which my sorrows had fallen out by. I showed the hole to god, and mused aloud, " I wonder where my sorrows could be" He smiled a gentle smile at me. "My Child, they're allhere with me." I asked, " God, why give me the boxes, Why the gold, and black with the hole ?" "My child, the gold is for you to count your BLESSINGS, the black is for you to LET GO"... Om Sai Ram

Dear Lord, please soothe the ache and longing in the hearts of those who are missing someone today. May they feel your love and comfort and may that sustain them. Please fill them with your peace and help them through their day. In the name of Jesus we ask these things, Amen.

DO U HATE SOMEONE??? Read and Share

A Nice story with a good moral. Please go through.

A kindergarten teacher decided to let her class play a game.

The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes.

Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates.

So the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.

So when the day came, each child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.

Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended...
The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for 1 week?". The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???"

Moral of the story:
Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry sins for a lifetime.
Forgiving others is the best attitude to take!

Love Everyone & Be Loved...

Om Sai Ram