A GLASS OF MILK
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry.He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However,he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly,and then asked, How much do I owe you? You don't owe me anything, she replied. 'Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.' He said..... 'Then I thank you from my heart.'
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.
Many year's later that same young woman became critically ill.The local doctors were baffled! They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.
Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case. After a long struggle, the battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge, and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words.....'Paid in full with one glass of milk' (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly. Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: 'Thank You, God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands.'
There's a saying which goes something like this: Bread cast on the waters, comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?
KARAN
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry.He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However,he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly,and then asked, How much do I owe you? You don't owe me anything, she replied. 'Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.' He said..... 'Then I thank you from my heart.'
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.
Many year's later that same young woman became critically ill.The local doctors were baffled! They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.
Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case. After a long struggle, the battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge, and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words.....'Paid in full with one glass of milk' (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly. Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: 'Thank You, God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands.'
There's a saying which goes something like this: Bread cast on the waters, comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?
KARAN
Hii to all my blog readers, it has been very long time since i have blogged and shared my experiences. Let me bow my head to shirdi sai baba and start today's post. Last thursday morning @6:00 am i have been to morning walk, as a part of routine after walking i have stopped near a small cafe where i usually have a cup of coffee.Recently i made habit to take biscuits along with coffee, when i was ready to take have first biscuit a black dog stood in front of me wagging tail, immediately i remembered the story of lakshmibai offering roti to dog and baba appreciating her for the same and conveying her that all the living creatures are part of me. Then immediately i fed dog with two biscuits and felt very happy. I am not bosting or comparing myself to lakshmibhai for doing the same but i feel proud of myself for remembering shirdi sai baba preachings. I feel that baba has accepted me as student because i have seen so many people who read satcharithra more than 100 times but never implemented the preachings. Timely rememberance of preachings is gift of shirdi sai baba.
Bow to Shirdi Sai baba
KARAN
Bow to Shirdi Sai baba
KARAN
hi to all my blog readers, now the time is 2:00 am , im working at my desk suddenly my fingers started searching for sai baba stories and miracles, amazingly today is thursday. I dont know whether it is due to past life punyam or effects of enchanting baba name continuously but from past couple of months wherever i go whatever i do i suddenly see baba photo coming up with blessing hand. Early in the morning when i start to office he appears before me as if trying to get me to the destination safely, in the noon when i go to lunch he again comes in some form and blesses me, night before going to my room he again appears before me. Lucky are my eyes for able to see him and meditate on him. Tears rolls out my eyes whenever i see baba photo because i remember the helping hand extended by him and motherly love showered by him. Body trembles, heart beat fastens, nerves gets excited , tears roll out whenever i listen to his holy stories and aarathi. Given a chance and resources i want to build a temple and pass my last phase of my life near his lotus feet.
It is easier to disbelieve than to believe because disbelief is an act of descent, whereas belief is an act of ascent. It is easier to disbelieve than to believe because disbelief is an act of breaking, and belief is an act of building. Building is more difficult than breaking.
It is easier to disbelieve than to believe because disbelief is an act of our self-centered mind, whereas belief is an act of our self-giving heart.
We disbelieve because we are afraid of oneness, afraid of the vast. We feel that when we enter into the vast, we lose our identity, we lose our individuality, we lose our very existence. But we forget the undeniable truth that when we enter into the vastness, it is nothing short of the enlargement of our divinized consciousness.
When we disbelieve Baba, when we disbelieve the reality, Baba remains the same. But what happens is that ignorance gets the opportunity to envelop us more powerfully and more completely. When we believe in Baba, Baba's compassion gets the utmost opportunity to work in and through us most powerfully.
The deeper we enter into the spiritual life, the more we become aware of the capacity of disbelief and belief. Disbelief is nothing short of destruction. Belief is nothing short of a new creation. Each time we believe in something, we see the face of a new creator within and without us. And when we go one step ahead, when our inner faith looms large, then we see in us a perfected man and a liberated soul.
Jaisairam
KARAN
It is easier to disbelieve than to believe because disbelief is an act of our self-centered mind, whereas belief is an act of our self-giving heart.
We disbelieve because we are afraid of oneness, afraid of the vast. We feel that when we enter into the vast, we lose our identity, we lose our individuality, we lose our very existence. But we forget the undeniable truth that when we enter into the vastness, it is nothing short of the enlargement of our divinized consciousness.
When we disbelieve Baba, when we disbelieve the reality, Baba remains the same. But what happens is that ignorance gets the opportunity to envelop us more powerfully and more completely. When we believe in Baba, Baba's compassion gets the utmost opportunity to work in and through us most powerfully.
The deeper we enter into the spiritual life, the more we become aware of the capacity of disbelief and belief. Disbelief is nothing short of destruction. Belief is nothing short of a new creation. Each time we believe in something, we see the face of a new creator within and without us. And when we go one step ahead, when our inner faith looms large, then we see in us a perfected man and a liberated soul.
Jaisairam
KARAN
Pujyaya Raghavendraya Satya Dharma Vrathayacha Bhajathaam Kalpavrikshaya Namatham Kamadhenuve.
Signature of sri Raghavendra swamy.
By karan
Sri M. Nemichand jain of pot market, secunderabad. Remembers, it xas a tuesday of june 1960. A talk well built fakir, stood with joli, near their jewellery shop. He had to wait for more than half an hour, jain was busy with his customer. Later, jain asked the fakir, "what do you want"? "five annas" was the reply. Jain searched for five annas in his cash box, but he could find only four annas. The fakir refused to cabbest one anna less or one anna more "Are you not suffering from severe stomach pain" asked the fakir. Jain xas shocked and wondered as to how a stranger could know about his physical condition. It xas true that he xas suffering from stomach pain which did not cure inspite of all medical treatments. The fakir advised that he would be relieved of all stomach pain, if he started doing puja to shirdi sai baba from thursday, and stop taking all medicines. The fakir put his hand into his joli , took out udhi and put some udhi in his mouth and also apply on his forehead. The treatment was to be fortwo days and that complete cure would take place by thursday. True to what the fakir said, sri jain stomach pain disappeared from the third day. In the meantime, the fakir who xas standing in the shop , while sri jain xas searching for five annas, now enhanced his fees to one rupee four annas. He would not accept searching for the exact change, the fakir disappeared. He could not be found inspite of hectic search.
The jain family were devout persons doing regular pooja to their family deities. Sai baba did not find a place in their pooja mandir till this incident. In the month of august 1960, the jain family visited shirdi for the first time. The fakir who came to the jain jewellery shop was found sitting on the throne of the samadhi mandir. As if to confirm that the fakir was none else that sai baba, he continued to sit on the throne till one stree five annas were put into the hundi. Soon after, in the place of fakir they saw a beautifull marble statue of sai baba.
The jain family were devout persons doing regular pooja to their family deities. Sai baba did not find a place in their pooja mandir till this incident. In the month of august 1960, the jain family visited shirdi for the first time. The fakir who came to the jain jewellery shop was found sitting on the throne of the samadhi mandir. As if to confirm that the fakir was none else that sai baba, he continued to sit on the throne till one stree five annas were put into the hundi. Soon after, in the place of fakir they saw a beautifull marble statue of sai baba.
Here is another great miracle of sadguru thought of sharing in my blog. .
Sri j.Galwankar , recalls that probably in 1921, he started with his family to prayag and kashi etc. On pilgrimage. At bharadwaj ashram, his heart was touched and he silently prayed to sri sai baba to give him darshan of saint. Within minutes his guide pointed towards the direction, where a holy man was making an appearance. The particular holy man in bharadwaj ashram made his appearance on rare occasions said the guide. The guide warned him that the holy man did not encourage any one to approach him, nor took anything from anyone. Despite the protest from the guide, sri galwankar, made bold to approach him, feeling that the saint had appeared after his prayer to sai baba. To the surprise of all, the saint said "come child ". Sri galwankar and his family were blessed by him. As he had no fruit or flower to offer the saint, sri galwankar gave the three annas which he had in his pocket as guru dakshina. The saint contrary to his custom, accepted the coins, looked at then pleasingly and pocketed them. Sri galwankar felt that sai baba had accepted his gurudakshina
Sri j.Galwankar , recalls that probably in 1921, he started with his family to prayag and kashi etc. On pilgrimage. At bharadwaj ashram, his heart was touched and he silently prayed to sri sai baba to give him darshan of saint. Within minutes his guide pointed towards the direction, where a holy man was making an appearance. The particular holy man in bharadwaj ashram made his appearance on rare occasions said the guide. The guide warned him that the holy man did not encourage any one to approach him, nor took anything from anyone. Despite the protest from the guide, sri galwankar, made bold to approach him, feeling that the saint had appeared after his prayer to sai baba. To the surprise of all, the saint said "come child ". Sri galwankar and his family were blessed by him. As he had no fruit or flower to offer the saint, sri galwankar gave the three annas which he had in his pocket as guru dakshina. The saint contrary to his custom, accepted the coins, looked at then pleasingly and pocketed them. Sri galwankar felt that sai baba had accepted his gurudakshina
Let me bow my head in front of sadguru and start.
In 1927, a couple was returning to bombay by train after participating in the Ramnavami celebrations in Shirdi. The wife alighted from the train to fetch water. As she was getting into compartment with the jug of water she slipped and fell down under the carriage. The train had started. The train could be stopped only after it had gone some distance. Everyone thought that the woman must have been crushed under the wheels , but amazingly she was back on the platform , unhurt and smiling. As she fell down she remembered baba. She said that baba appeared from nowwhere held her tight in the space between the wheel and platform till the train passed. Incredible! jai sai ram
In 1927, a couple was returning to bombay by train after participating in the Ramnavami celebrations in Shirdi. The wife alighted from the train to fetch water. As she was getting into compartment with the jug of water she slipped and fell down under the carriage. The train had started. The train could be stopped only after it had gone some distance. Everyone thought that the woman must have been crushed under the wheels , but amazingly she was back on the platform , unhurt and smiling. As she fell down she remembered baba. She said that baba appeared from nowwhere held her tight in the space between the wheel and platform till the train passed. Incredible! jai sai ram
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