Social Security Card - Devotees Experiences

I got this long and well written experience from Kumar about his experiences with Sai Baba of Shirdi, His grace and His help, to be posted on this blog.


I entered the United States on the 11th of August 2009 through Newark (EWR). I am a student who came over to the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis for my Masters program. On entering the US, the first thing that happened was Customs check. I had been praying to Baba all through my journey and always felt his presence throughout. Everything including Customs and Immigrations checks happened very smoothly and I was very happy and kept thanking Baba.

I reached Minneapolis and settled down smoothly by Baba’s grace. By His Grace, I got a job very soon and was eligible to get the Social Security Number which is very important for those living in the US. I went over to the Social Security Administration office with all the documents and filled and submitted my application. There were several other Indians from the university who had come to apply for the SSN on the same day.

When I went to the counter, the officer looked at my documents for a while and then went inside for a long time, came back and returned the documents to me without saying a word. I didn’t know then what was happening. I was told that I can expect the SSN within two weeks. I returned and completely forgot all about it.

Two weeks later, I still hadn’t got my SSN. I happened to see the people who had applied for the SSN on the same day as I did and they told me that they had got the card within 10 days. I then started calling the office and the post office but it didn’t help. I then went over to the SSA office, stood in the long queue and finally got my turn and went in. The officer again went in for a long time, came back and told me that they were rejecting my application as my DOB didn’t match with that in the DHS records (Department of Homeland Security and the United States Customs and Immigrations). I then realised that the Customs officer at the Newark airport had entered my DOB as 26th January 1989 instead of 1984. I was very worried as this meant a lot of trouble. They told me that I could contact the DHS (some other department) and get it rectified but when I came back home and started looking for their contacts, it was all hazy. One of the many bad things about the US is that most phone lines are answered by Interactive Voice Response Systems and they only have options for standard queries and problems and for such a strange and uncommon problem as mine, there was no option for me to dial – which meant I had to keep listening to these long recorded messages on the phone – it was irritating and creating a feeling of insecurity in me. There was no direct way for me to contact the DHS. Even the web-site said I could meet them on appointment only. When I chose to book an appointment, the earliest I could get was after two weeks. I had no option but to wait and pray till then and hope that it would be alright.

Two weeks later, on the 30th September 2008, I was ready to go to the place for the 8:45 appointment. As the office was quite far from where I stay (almost another town) I got up early, got ready, made sure I took all the documents and cycled down 1.5 miles to my place of work (and it was really cold), waited for the bus and boarded it. After boarding, I just wanted to make sure I had everything I needed and opened my bag – to my utter shock, my passport was not there. I was in total frenzy, got off the bus, had to take an overhead bridge to cross the road to get back to the other side. Went over, took a return bus back to the place where I work, biked back home – thankfully and unfortunately I had left my passport there. It was almost 8 then and I had my appointment at 8:45 in Bloomington which is quite far. Besides I had not gone to this place before which meant I had to go there (first figure out how) and then search for the place. I was in two minds – whether to postpone the appointment or to just go and apologize for the delay. I just kept praying to Baba decided to start anyways. I again biked back and took the bus, got off at train station and took a train to Bloomington (where the office is located). I was in the train at around 8:25 AM. In the train, I just kept praying and reading the Satcharita. Thankfully, I got off at Bloomington at 8:45 – this was surprising for me (this was quicker than usual) and ran towards the building as per the direction in Google maps. Finally I found the place with the help of a few kind souls. I ran and unfortunately, they didn’t complain about my delay. I again had to stand in the queue here too. When my turn came, the officer on seeing my details, checked his database and told me that my details were entered wrong. Infact he told me that not only my DOB but also my gender was entered wrong. He then told me that they can’t edit the mistakes themselves and that I must go another department in the Minneapolis-St Paul airport and contact them. Thankfully this time they gave me the phone number of the person I was supposed to contact. I immediately called him and took an appointment with him and rushed to the airport all the time asking Baba to help me through all this mess. (it was a real mess – not just DOB, even gender – it could mean a lot of trouble and suspicion). I went over to the office and again waited for a while and when my turn came, I explained my problem to him. He went in for a long time (I was beginning to hate this going-in-for-a-long-time business – our Indian Government officers are so much transparent and error-free than these). He came back and said that he has rectified my DOB but my gender can’t be edited – his system wouldn’t allow him to do that and he had no idea if that can ever be done. I was very upset and thought that I was in for a big trouble. I already had other things to worry about and this I thought was going to turn out to be a big problem. But I knew only Baba could save me from this. I asked him (the officer – Larry Minner) what I must do now. He told me not to worry and just go ahead and apply for the SSN again and said that they may not check for my gender and even if they did, they could verify it from secondary sources if they wanted. He also told me that I should suggest this to them in case they rejected my application the second time.

I again went and applied – this was my third trip to the SSA office. This time, the officer who attended to me checked the database and told me that my DOB still showed the wrong one (1989) and was not rectified and they can’t issue an SSN to me. I was all the more disheartened. I had earlier thought that atleast the DOB was rectified – now even that didn’t reflect in their system. She said she had no idea what to do and that the only thing she can do to help me is send the application and a photocopy of all my documents to their headquarters in Virginia for a manual verification. I requested her to do that. I came back and called up Larry Minner again – he said that he sees the updated DOB in his system but that doesn’t seem to be updated in that of the SSA database. There is some common database system between the DHS, USCIS and SSA which is not updated globally and hence the problem – this is the conclusion I came to. I had absolutely nothing to do but to wait. Within a week I again got a notice of denial from the SSA office – saying that my details didn’t match with that in their database. I went there again the following Monday but found the place so crowded that I had to return if I didn’t want to miss my class. I came back. I couldn’t go the next day due to some other work. I again went there on Wednesday but found that something was wrong in the set of documents I had with me and went back. Finally on Thursday after going to the temple in the morning and placing my grievance before Baba, I again went to the SSA office in the afternoon – this time it was another old lady who attended to me and she said she was almost helpless as she still saw the 1989 in her system and she had no idea what to do. I kept requesting her to help me somehow – she again said she will send for a manual check but I told her the cycle I had been gone through and requested her to check if there is any other way this can be sorted out. She asked me if I remembered the officer who attended to me the last time. Thankfully the lady was at the adjacent window and I pointed to her. She remembered me (nice lady again – Thanks to all the nice people Baba had arranged for me through all these problems). She said that the manual verification was not complete or that they hadn’t bothered to respond to her verification query and that they could send a reminder to them. These two women now called upon another woman – this lady was familiar with this DOB mismatch cases as she had attended to such problems earlier. She immediately called someone at the university’s International Students office who interacts with the Customs and reported this issue to him and asked him too to put in a word with the Customs. On my request, she gave me his number with his permission. I was greatly relieved as there was new hope now. I began to see the effect of Thursday and the surrender to Baba. I then got a feeling that Baba is looking after and as per my wish, he would give me the SSN before the semester ends.

I came back and waited. (Saburi). A few days later I called up this guy at the university – he told me that he knows my case and that he is working on it and it will be done soon. I happened to call him on a Thursday and there was a comforting answer. I again called him the following Tuesday (though I had wanted to wait till Thursday and call him, I couldn’t wait and so called him). He said that he was expecting to here from them soon and told me to get back to him on THURSDAY. On hearing this, my faith in Baba about handling this issue was confirmed and I realised that it was high time I just left it for Him to take care. I didn’t bother to call the following Thursday. Nothing happened for more than a week. The next Thursday, 13th Nov, 2008, I went to the temple in the morning as usual. I had wanted to do some voluntary work at the temple like cleaning, distributing Prasad etc., like I used to do in Pilani but I somehow never took the initiative myself. That day I didn’t think about this but after darshan, I felt like touching the feet of Baba (the main big idol) – I used to do this in Pilani (not all people in the temple are allowed to touch the main idol in most temples – in Pilani I could). I went and asked the person in charge who was cleaning the idol (Abhisheka). He said that the idol can’t be touched by everyone – only those who serve Baba regularly can do this. When I asked him what this meant, he said that I can choose any one day of the week, come to the temple (either in the morning or evening) and take care of things like cleaning, preparing and distributing Prasada etc.). I then realised that this was Baba’s plan to get me start serving Him in Minneapolis as I used to in Pilani. I was very happy and told him that I will come starting from the following Saturday which I did. I was very happy and pleased to realise that Baba is giving me this opportunity to serve Him and is always with me wherever I went (according to the promise made in Satcharitha). There was a temple very close to my house in each of the places I had lived all my life. It then stuck me that I had always happened to live close to a Baba temple (and this was not planned) and that now in Minneapolis too he had ensured that. (It is really Baba’s Leela that not only in India, even in a city like Minneapolis which does not have a big Indian population, I am staying close to a Baba temple – this can’t be by coincidence but only His Divine Grace.) There were so many universities I applied to and got admits from – none of them except this had a Baba’s temple close by (and that too so closeby that I can go over by bus in about 10 minutes). Infact, He also made me take a house that is closer to the temple than any other area/house I had considered at that time (at that time, I had no idea about the temple and about Baba’s plans).

This went over me over the weekend. On Tuesday of the following week, when I came home, my room-mate (he usually checks the mail for out apartment), had left an envelope from SSA on my desk. I quickly placed it before Baba and opened it and after praying.

It read like this:

This is a receipt to show that you applied for a Social Security card on November 13th 2008. You should have your card in about 2 weeks……

I had not gone to the SSA office on November 13th nor had I bothered to think about it as I had left it to Baba. Baba had taken care of it and just to confirm my faith he had got it arranged for that Thursday and that same Thursday he had recruited me to offer service to Him in Minneapolis. Is this not wonderful? Will you call this coincidence? In less than two weeks I got my SSN.


Thanks to Baba for being with me and my family through all the tough times. Ever protect us and all your loving devotees and keep us in your blessed loving care. We will not then be afraid of anything.

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Hi Alpesh,

I have gone through your website on Shirdi Sai Baba many times and I have always wanted to share some of my experiences with Shirdi Sai Baba with all. Please publish the below experience in your website. Thanks a lot ....

I have had so many experiences from baba that I dont know where to start from. I came to know about baba from my mother and I am very grateful to her for introducing me to Sai Baba. I used to watch Sai Baba program on Star Plus and was very much influenced by it. Then slowly I stated getting Shradha for Sai Baba. Once my son was having high fever and everyone was worried. I prayed to Sai baba whole night and by morning he was normal with no temperature at all. This was the first experience I can say and I was so surprised to see this miracle.

I started reading Sai Satcharitra daily, a few pages or stories and I began to feel that an immense Shradha had developed within me for Sai Baba and I started to think of Baba while doing all my work and started to talk to Baba mentally also.


One night after making my son sleep I felt an immence power around me and felt that Baba is there, I felt that power in me also and saw an image of baba forming in front of me. At that time I felt that my body is not there and I am part of air, dont know how to explain that. With my own eyes I saw the image of Baba form in front of me for a few seconds and then it all disappeared. I was so overwhelmed with that experience that tears flowed from my eyes, I called my mom immediately and told her too. I can never forget that moment of my life

I used to see Baba everyday in some way or the other when I used to go for work, a photo of Baba on a taxi, bus or car etc, as if Baba telling me I am always there with you!!

Then I came to know of a nearby Sai Baba temple that too with baba's grace. I started going there whenever i could, and got a lot of peace of mind there. At this time my husband was in US and I was working in Bangalore. The first time I went to the temple and I prayed I felt very nice. The manager of that temple spoke to me about baba and gave me a picture of Baba also. I also bought one picture of baba and kept it in my temple at home. The great thing that happened was that the next day I went to office I got a mail from my manager telling me to be the 'release coordinator' for that quarter!! I felt what a miracle, I never asked for this but baba gave this to me. I could not beleive all this was happening to me!

After a few weeks, when I had been to the temple, I got a call from my husband that he got a offer at a very good company in US and I knew that was also Baba's blessing

Another big event that happened was this: My husband was planning to get me and our son also to US, but we did not want that I leave my job which was good at this bad economic situation. I had previously got work from home for a few months and I was with my husband and worked from home. We wanted to get a similar thing this time for a longer time, 6 months. But it was not accepted in the office. Then I again prayed to Sai baba and went to Baba's temple. There on that day after praying to baba I came out of the temple and went to a shop with Baba's books etc. There I got a rare book of baba "Your Question and Baba's answers". As if Baba wanted me to take that book, I bought the book and came to the bus stop. I had finished off all my money and did not have enough money to pay for Auto fare. So waited for a bus at a bus stop. I waited for half an hour and no bus came. Then a old uncle came and told me that no bus comes here and I must go straight to another bus stop. I was thinking in my mind, baba why no bus is coming and how will I reach home. Just at that time this Uncle came. What a miracle and how omniscient baba is. I think that uncle was sent by baba only, or maybe baba only had come

I had in my mind to make some donation for a long time. None knows abt this except Baba. I got that book and next day after bath sat down in front of baba's photo and prayed to him that, what should I do now? Shall I leave my job or will I get to Work from Home for 6 months. Praying so I thought of a number which came instantly in my mind and opened the answer of that number and there what did I see? the answer was "Donate and the desired work will be done" I could not believe what I saw, the answer was so apt to my situation and baba wanted me to do the donation which has been in my mind

I gave the cheque for the donation and then I got to hear from a manager in my company, the VP and HR spoke to me and things took a 360 degree turn!!!!!!! The approval came from the director of the B/S unit and everyone had approved this request!! This was a miracle and I knew that Sai baba was doing this. I cant thank enough to Sai baba for this.
Unfortunately since I was not having the valid visa I was not able to go ahead with this opportunity. But I have full faith in Sai Baba and with this confidence I ultimately resigned from my job and now I am with my husband in US.

Now I dont want to ask anything from baba and only pray for his blessings and ashirwad. I know that baba knows whats good for me better than me. I have left everything to baba now. I want to make him happy by following the path he has shown us and do good karma. Now when i make any mistake I am so conscious about it and pray for his forgiveness. I think my life has changed so much after becoming baba's devotee. I read Satcharitra everyday and I am getting so much peace of mind.

Friends, Sai baba is ocean of love, we should always follow the path shown by Baba and do good karma. Sadguru Sai baba will give us moksha, the ultimate reality of our life. Always remember Shradha and Saburi towards our Sadguru Shri Sai Baba.

Om Shri Sai nathaya namaha
Om Shri Sai Sadguruve namah

Jai Sai nath

SN
Sai baba devotee

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Om Shree Sadguru Sainathaya Namaha !

continued from - Dev Baba - A spiritual Devotee of Sai


In last chapter was the discription of the birth of Dev Baba and the miraculous happenings soon after the birth.

The divine grace was with Dev Baba all the time. Primary education of Dev Baba was in Marathi language. Then he was admitted in Wilson English Medium school. However, the attendance in the school were not regular. He was attracted to Swami Samarth math nearby and spent most his time in divine contemplation and meditation.

As a young man, he had to join Kurla Municipal Kirde Kendra as a teacher of physical education. Due to his spiritual nature all the students were his favorite and treated them with love and care. But the social minds of the students were at work. Few students from a particular sect thought that the the students from other sects were favored over them. This thought led them to lodge a complain against him.

A fellow teacher far from spirituality and who considered physical inflict was the answer to most problems, decided to give a good trashing to Dev Baba for favoring student of a particular sect over others. Few well wisher teachers who knew about this, went and warned about the same to Dev Baba.

Dev Baba casually said, "Oh, but he won't come to school tomorrow. Later it was known that the teacher with the intention to give a good thrashing to him had gone for swiming that evening and was drowned and died.

Dev Baba realized that Sai Baba had bestowed him with siddhis. The incident had a great impact on his mind and he decided to dedicate his life totally to spirituality and service to God.

He traveled to many sacred palces. After the visits to many pilgrimage he went to Himalayas and practiced Hatha yoga.

In 1945 his mother was seriously ill, he knew she would pass away soon. He gave her a mantra to recite in the last days of her life.

Then he went to Shirdi and began parayana (reading of sacred text or pothi in set number of days, preferably 7 days) of Shri Sai SatCharitra. Sai Baba used to encourage many devotees for regular reading or parayans of Pothi (sacred Text), for their spiritual progress. While the reading was on half way, he got a message through telegram that the condition of his mother was very serious.

Dev Baba in the Samadhi Temple asked Baba if he should go. Yes was the reply that he received. Now he was in quandary as to how he would go that far in such short time. He also ponderd why Sai Baba asked him to visit his seriously ill mother when the time was so short, and the journey so long.

Amazing, he was lucky to get the darshan of Sai Baba after His Mahasamadhi. Baba stood in front of him. He had brought a horse and asked him to follow accompany Him in sukhshma sharir (etheral or astral form). They both reached his home in Dadar. Met his mother and gently assured of peaceful passing away, assuring that Sai Baba himself was present there to take care of the destination.

Here returned to Shirdi and continued his parayan. When he told the people about passing away of his mother and that he was there, the people were quiet amazed, as they saw him seated for prayan all the time.

In 1952 he married Kishori Bai, who shared the devotion. The couple moved to Ambarnath stayed in their ancestral home. On the first floor a Mandir (Temple) was made in 1967, a saat dhatu murti (idol made from the alloy of seven metals) of Sai Baba was installed and the pran prathista ceremony (invoking the grace of God in the idol) was performed.

Many people were attracted to Dev Baba and were guided to his Istha Dev Sai Baba. He took Samadhi on Thursday, May 25th, 1994 Vaishak Vaidya Apara Ekadashi. He asked his relatives not to perform rituals or religious ceremony following his Samadhi.

Offerings - Devotees experiences - temple in Sunnyvale

Hi Alpesh,

I have been reading your website quite regularly for the last couple of weeks. It enriched my knowledge about Shirdi Baba and increased my endurance to problems. Blessed are all the Baba's devotees who receive constant guidance from Baba while in dreams or awake. I am very ignorant to decipher the subtle and cryptic messages from Baba. Baba, please shower your grace on us.

Thank You for giving us an opportunity to share our experiences. Please post the following in your website.

I lost my job in April and am staying at home taking care of my kids. Since September, I have been praying Baba to provide me with a job. To be honest, when I had my job I had a different set of priorities. In my mind I always wanted to go to Baba's temple and do the parayana at home. But I kept pushing it out saying that I am so bogged down with work and kids and just no time to do it.

Since october, I sincerely started praying to Baba. He made me finish the SatCharitra twice and also pulled me to the temple in Sunnyvale, California multiple times. I was able to finish the parayana with ease. Previously, I start Parayana and then give it up midway.

We are blessed with our second child in 2006. For some reason, I keep thinking that she is a blessed child of Baba and is a special gift to our family. To keep this Email short, I will just narrate one incident that happened in October.

So by Baba's grace, I was able to restart my prayers on Thursday October 23rd and wanted to continue praying at home. My daughter also sits next to me during the prayer and offers water to Baba. On saturday, I made a small garland of roses petals and put it around Baba's photo. I went downstairs to get some water and told my husband to watch the children. In a span of one minute, my daughter pulled the rose-petals garland from Baba's photo and my husband unintentionally spanked her gently for doing it and she started crying. I felt very sad to see my 22 months daughter cry and lost the mood to pray. This whole thing happened in front of Baba's photo.

I don't know why, but in the next 5 minutes I told my husband to watch the children while I go to Baba's temple in Sunnyvale. The temple opens at 11:00AM and I was there at 11:20AM. I was crying so much while driving, just being sad at things.

In the temple, I prayed to Baba and came back near the prasad section. Normally I sit for sometime in the temple, but since I was disturbed something pulled me to the prasad section. The volunteers in the temple put all the used flowers in a plate and leave it in the prasad section for devotees to take. Guess What !!! On that Saturday morning, in that plate I saw a big beautiful garland made of Tulasi leaves/stems and red-roses probably from the previous day. I asked the volunteer if that garland is for the devotees and she said "YES". This garland is ten times longer that the one I made and home and beautiful too. In India, there are some many flower vendors and garlands are very common in temples, but not in states.

I truly feel that this is a miracle of SaiBaba. Never did I see a garland in the prasad plate. I always see loose flowers. Also it is very difficult for me to come to temple on a Saturday morning. But Baba pulled me to his feet to teach me a lesson. I felt like he was saying "For a small garland you spanked my daughter. Take this one from my temple and never hurt her again". So I was sitting in front of Baba idol apologizing and doing the parayana. Then the volunteer comes near me and says "Baba wants you to give him water today after the prasad" I was surprised and said "What" ? She repeated and said "I don't know what is between Baba and you, but he wants you to offer him water. There are few other people in this room including an old lady but I think you need to offer him water" I was elated and surprised and nervous about this whole thing. Never did I come this close to Baba's grace. Baba made me stay in the temple for the complete madhyan-aarti and
I thanked him from deep inside my heart for showering his blessings.

Sometimes my intellectual brain makes me think that this is a coincidence but only Baba can give the right answer to an ignorant person like me.

Mee paapee patit dheemanda hoo Mee paapee patit dheemanda
Taarane malaa Gurunathaa jhadkari Taarane malaa Sainathaa jhadkari
Toon shaantikshamechaa meroo hoo Toon shaantikshamechaa meroo
Toon bhavaarnaveeche taaru Guruvaraa Toon bhavaarnaveeche taaru


Thanks so much,
- SaiDevotee

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Ranjani S. - Few more experiences

Last post was about experiences of Ranjani S. This post has some more experiences she had about Shirdi Sai Baba.

Hi all,

I would like to share one of my experiences. Recently I and my mother went to Shirdi .When I went there, I had in mind that I want to buy one Satcharitha book and read in Dwarakamai and then I wanted to start reading that book. So on the first day, we were doing shopping and bought two Satcharitha books at outside shop.

We went to the hotel and the next day I wanted to take those books and keep on the holy stone kept at Dwarakamai. But on morning, while going to temple, we forgot the book to take along with us. Later I felt bad that I forgot. My mother wanted to see the bookstall of Shirdi temple which is inside the temple premises.

We went there and we bought again two copied of Satcharitha book with a thought that we can present those books, who are in need. Later we went to Dwarakamai, and by god's grace we had that book in hand though we have forgotten the book which we purchased yesterday.

So we thought that we could present the books which we have already left in the hotel room and we keep the book which is in hand for our use. So we went and sat in Dwarakamai and I randomly opened some page and started reading few line of Satcharitha. Surprisingly, while I was reading, I got to read the lines, "keep the book with you, this is for my prosperity". Once I read that I was in full of happiness. I still enjoy that moment whenever I think that. Thanks a lot sai ma

2. I wanted to share my one of the experience.

Few days back, I was away from home, where my only support is SAI. I used to do pooja and later used to read atleast one paragraph of sai satcharitha per day. One day night, I was sleepless, I started reading sai satcharitha chapter -, and while reading I got sleep, but I wanted to continue and finish that chapter and then sleep.

But due to my drowsiness, I closed the chapter at page number - and slept. The next day morning, I was feeling guilty ( A nice story of Rumi about guilty of not praying) that I dint finish that chapter and this was the very first thinking that came into my mind once I wake up. Later after taking bath and pooja was over, I took the satcharitha book and randomly opened. To my surprise, page number - was opened, which was the place I stopped reading during last night.

It was amazing! That's the moment, I came to know that SAI is everywhere and listening to us and he knows whatever we think.

Sri Sai ma… Thanks a lot for this wonderful experience.

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Om Sai Ram,

It has been really long since a post has been written on this blog. Something cause me to read the Sai SatCharitra for 20 times and have been doing that. It's still on, till now 9 times the parayan has been completed and 10th has been started. It's all due to Sai Baba's grace that this is happening.

Just received wonderful experinces by a Saibaba devotee and am copy pasting them from my email inbox. She has sent 4 mails and so the experinces will be posted in 4 parts.

below is the first mail with experiences. Cool happy vibratins took over my mind and body when i read about her seeing the soil of Shirdi, which also awoke the rememberance of the same, and also about the doubt about devotees experinces in Shri Sai SatCharitra and how the doubt was removed in Sai's way of doing it. Giving her the same experience.

Hi Alpesh,

This is my first mail to you. i would like to share my experiences . Please display these experiences in your website.

Iam not sure whether iam sending it to your right mail id. Please reply am i sending this to the right person.

Below are my experiences.i have given 3 sets of experiences. Please put these in your website .

(1)

I am very eager to read the sweet moments of experiences of SAIBABA.in 2006, while I was browsing the internet , I was trying to read some experiences of SAI baktas.That was the year I touched soil of shirdi. After reading some of the experiences, I thought that I should also share some of my moments , But later for some reason, I dint post my experience even that thought remain in my mind, Now , this is 2008 , Thanks to Baba that I found this site! and now again while reading some of the experiences of sai baktas, I really feel sorry that I still dint post the experiences and now I write this for all sai baktas !

I too experienced some of the miracles of baba , which I would like to share … I got a good job in a MNC by the grace of baba. I attended that phone interview on Thursday praying baba that I have to get the job, and while the interview was going on , I was looking at baba's photo and was answering the question ! but I dint answer the questions in the interview well… after the interview was over, I thought I will loose that opportunity of getting the job. later that the moment I cut the call of interview, I really dint ask baba to get me the job. . but I just saw the photo of baba without asking him anything but consoled myself that as per baba's wish let it happen.

Within a week, I got a call that I got selected , and got the job …

Since that time I have never been to shirdi... But I have an very great desire to go to shirdi… after I joined the MNC company ,after few days ,in office I found a friend, who is also a sai devotee… and one day, we were speaking about her shirdi visit, she said she got a mail where it has the photos of shirdi.. I was eager to see that and asked her to open the mail box and I saw the photos with anxiety that when I would touch the soil of shirdi… and after a week I got a call for a project in mumbai for 2 and half months…when I get the call, it striked in my mind that if I go to mumbai , I may go to shirdi.. I have never been out of my home for a long period, and my parents will not allow me to stay alone as they afraid … so I was in a dilemma , whether to accept to go to Mumbai or leave that opportunity as in my home they will not allow. So I just called to my mother , praying saibaba to make my mother to accept to go . She never accept much easily for these cases, but with wonder, she said I could go…

I called my sai devotee (office) friend through phone , I was sharing my happiness that I may go to shirdi as in my home they accepted to send me to mumbai… and she said, it sai's call that u have to go there ..( I felt very much happy) and she reminded me that just a week before I was watching her mail box with photos of shirdi .. I was too happy but then I don't know anybody there in Mumbai... I am the only girl to go there... so I was thinking in my mind that only if I get another girl to accompany me, I would go, otherwise not !

I reached mumbai and there was girl in my own team, so I gave a try asking that shall we go to shirdi , but she doesn't show much interest on the trip and then after two weeks she left the place and come back to chennai. So I thought that is there anyother girl who could accompany me and the days are passing. After a month a girl joined as my roommate , and while some discussion was going on, I came to know that she is also sai devotee.. One day , She was discussing with her team member about the trip to shirdi in office and when we meet on that day night she said their team were talking about their trip. I was very eager to join them and said that if they go, I will join them without fail, and pleased her to accompany me… she said it's not decided fully, it was a plan and may be executed. Then days passed on and there was only one week left out of my 2 and half months period to return to my home place (Chennai). On Friday night while returning from office , I had to wait for bus, there was a stair where I sat and waiting for bus and was talking to baba from my heart that , " Baba , I came here to Mumbai only because I wanted to go to shirdi , if I do not get a chance , how will I reach my hometown back without seeing you , if it is so , for the purpose which I came to Mumbai is not done , Please baba, today is Friday , I really don't know what u will do , I have to touch the shirdi soil on Saturday ( the next day ) or by Sunday morning ". I was keep on thinking and speaking my grief to go to shirdi with baba and the bus came and when I reach my room , a surprise was awaiting for me !!!

it is that , my room mate (sai devotee) has booked ticket to go to shirdi , but by the time I reach the room she cancelled my ticket as because after booking the ticket for me along with their team member to visit shirdi , she was searching me in the place where I used to sit in the office , but unfortunately , when she came to search me , I was not available there … so , they decide to wait for sometime and let me know about the booking when I come to the room, she was waiting from 7.00 , but as the workload was heavy on that day , I reached room by 9.00 PM , as the time was running out , before I reach home, their team and my roommate decided to cancel the ticket as I may not reach by the time they leave to place to catch the bus…and there was no communication between us for some reason … so just few minutes before I enter the room , they called the travels and cancelled the ticket, and at the moment I reach the room , my roommate said " where are you, we are planning to go to shirdi ( i felt extreme happiness) , but we cancelled your ticket as we expect that u may not reach by the time we leave ( I felt extreme sadness) .. Then I asked her to make a call to travels and ask her to book the ticket as because I don't know to speak I Hindi...When she was speaking to the travels person , in my room I was crying a lot, asking baba to allow me to come to shirdi . She called and by Baba's grace, we got the ticket. But the ticket was not confirmed until we reach the place of departure, after we reach, it got confirmed and to my surprise we reached shirdi by Saturday morning ( this was the prayer I did last night that I wanted to touch shirdi soil on Saturday morning )

Now again a wonderful experience is , I have a thought while I was reading satcharita , that , in some adiyaya ( sorry I forgot the chapter number) , the baktas has realized baba in a form of Rama , shiva etc ..

But I used to think in myself that how could it be possible, because in front of them, while their eyes are to the baba's image, how could they see other god's image… Though I have faith in baba.

But It was the day I touched shirdi soil, I experienced that moment … We reached shirdi by 5.30 AM. The bus was parked in front of a hotel where there is a idol in front of that hotel. In that early morning, when we get down of the bus, when I saw the idol, I saw Ganesha's idol there, and I turned my face . The moment I turned around my face, I was thinking within me that , how come in shirdi , a ganesha's idol would be , why not BABA's idol , and again I turned my head to see the idol, I saw SAIBABA's idol there…. I really don't know what made me to see the idol again after I turned around my head !!!! This was my great, wonderful experience , I ever had and I never forget until my life… sirdi satchidhananda satguru sainath maharaj ki jai .

Thanks and Regards,

Ranjani

Shirdi Sai Baba devotees experiences

Aum Sai Ram,
Jai SaiNath,

Since last many days, there is no update on this blog. Have been continuously reading Shri Sai SatCharitra and Gospel of Sri RamaKrishna Paramhamsha. i don't even know how many parayans of Sai SatCharitra has been completed. Sometimes the reading of the book gets over in a day, sometimes takes a couple of days and sometimes in three days.

i received some very good expeiences of a Shirdi Sai Baba devotee and a reader of this blog, dedicated to Almighty Sat Chit Anand Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi.

The devotee does not wish to disclose his name, so the experiences will be published as the experience of Sai Baba devotee with Faith and Patience

Below are the wonderful experiences that were emailed for the purpose of publishing them on this blog. i particularly liked the experince about Sai Baba appearing in dream and reminding him about generation old unfulfilled vow.

Jai Sairam. OM Viswa Praanaaya Sainaathaya Namaha

There are probably infinite # of incidents that have been casted for me by Sri. Baba and may be I am not that wise to understand all. Out of the many that I am aware of within

my wisdom and could remember, me being a human doesnt help either. If I could give 1% back to Baba for the 100% he gives to me, I think I have lived the purpose of my life. However, I had to publish these per my promise to Baba, and below are my personal stories.

Incident 1
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That was roughly about 60 yrs ago when my grand father had a vow to perform "Naga Prathistha" at Rameshwaram, due to some family borne issues. He did pass away at a very young age(37) himself and my dad was about 6 yrs at that point. I guess my dad and his siblings did know about the vow, but probably never had thought about it seriously, until when my oldest aunt had a threatening dream from the serpant Naga. She did rush to perform Naga Prathistha, but being that she was married by then, the fruits of that never applied

to my grand fathers wishes.

About an year ago( sept 2007), I restarted my acquaintance with Baba, after being on and off in terms of a devotee(i used to go to his temple, perform parayana on and off for a long while). It was like I used to go to him for any help I needed, and then forget him until the next issue came up. I still remember when I saw his picture for the first time. I was about 4.5 yrs then. So, in 2007 I started "Parayana" again(the last time I did Parayana was about 6 yrs ago), and had done 3 in line, and had wonderful time during those weeks. I then slowed a little and since then up until last month was doing a page every day.

So during April 2008, while at 3rd time of "Parayana", i had a dream. There was Baba in it, along with Naga and too many snakes. Baba started telling me about the vow from my grand father and how it went unnoticed for generations. Baba also indicated that the surgey I had last year was because of the unfulfilled vow.

I called my dad, and he was surprised as to how I knew about the dream, when it was vowed, and how it went unfulfilled. A vow that was committed to 60 yrs ago, came back as a dream because of Baba. I did send my dad and all his siblings to fulfill their fathers vow. During first week of May 2008, my father and his siblings did perform Naga Prathistha.

I have in my life been a devotee and a non-devotee of my gods, not to stay at one place, but now internally have found my home, and my god. If not for Baba, I would have never had the opportunity to fulfill my grand fathers wishes and vows. I am glad that I had an opportunity as a grand son to do something for my grand father whom I will never meet.

Incident 2
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We had a baby daughter born to us in Aug 2007. She is a very healthy and an active kid. The only problem with her was that she would not sleep thru the night. Being that its just me and the wife who take care of our daughter(we live in USA), and she does not sleep thru the night, we were really getting tired. It was almost 11 months that we did not have sufficent sleep and frustration was mounting.

Up until that point I did not seek assistance from baba or any help. One night, I was really frustrated and asked Baba for help and promised to write this story and above story on the blog, if he cures my daughter and helps her sleep. Strangely, in a couple of days from then, my daughter has been sleeping very well, but not the whole night yet. But I definetely can correlate to how my request is being granted, and I am sure by the time every one of us gets to read this

story she will be sleeping through the night.

Incident 3
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I very recently brought a home in USA and the same day when I had the keys handed over to me, I got laidf off. It was totally a harrasment to be jobless on the same day in a foreign country when you buy a home. Within 3.5 weeks from being laid off, I was called back to a same team that I was with originally. Baba, did definetely do this to test my patience and trust in him. Not once in those 3.5 weeks, I had cursed my luck or Baba and he did what he had to.

My confession -
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I have done many mis-deeds in my life and probably countless errors when I knew what I was doing was wrong. I probably was deceitful and probably played with peoples trust. I have probably played with peoples emotions and have probably ruptured their hearts. I was short tempered, I was egoistic and I was stupid. I was mean to people and cussed at them as well. I was not an obidient son or a family member. I ask baba for forgiveness in front of you all, and promise to be his child, and want him to accept me back again.

Please help pray with me for his forgiveness of me and thanks to all for sharing your experiences as well.

Devotees Expeiriences-Satya

Jai SaiNath

Hi Alpesh,


i want to write my own Experience with Shri Saibaba.
2 months ago, i met bike accident and i got some minor injuries,
but my left hand was troubling me a lot. it was not fractured, but it was squeezed when i fall down on the floor.

i consulted Doctor, he gave me some medicine, but after 1 month i did not find any
improvement, after that i prayed Sai Baba and applied oodi(ash) to the hand daily
for 10 days, and it was cured by Shree Sai Baba.Now i am completely get rid of from the pain.

And on last Saturday i went to Shiridi , when i told to my mother on Friday
she was so tensed and she told me to take care since i was going alone.

but next day before catching the bus in the morning i called to my mother
and she replied with bold voice that i can go and come back, she has no tensions in her mind.
then i was surprised, and i asked here about the reason and she replied to me that in her dream
Shri Saibaba appeared and said to my mother that "don't be tense, I will take care of your son".
after i came to know it , i was wondered and felt very happy!!.

Every aspect of my life , he is helping me every second.
Especially while searching for the proposal, we got so many proposals for the marriage
from last 1year and 6 months, but nothing that i liked. i wexed with the marriage
then i handover over the task of searching the right girl to me to Shree Saibaba,
i used to pray him sincerely for 3 months without any tension in my mind,
and he did for me.
i got beautiful girl with nice character, and i was engaged on Apr 2008.

and i got the software job with his grace only, even though i have so much circle of friends
and relatives , no body helped me.
because of Sri Sai Baba, i got the job in MNC. and i am well settled now by his Grace.
So i just want ot say to every Sai devotee, just keep remember Sairam in every minute with the
100% faith on him and have patience (wait for the things to be happen with great patience)
one day he will fullfil our desires on time.

Jai Sairam!,
Thank you for your Endless affection and love towards me...
by
satya

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Surekha - Devotees experiences

ONE RUPEE--BABAS GIFT:
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Once in a week, I used to go to the Sai Baba temple in Shenoy Nagar (Chennai).I feel so relieved when I am there & not to exaggerate, I would say it's the heaven on earth.

One such evening, I went to the temple …..I was admiring Baba's portrait in the temple & I was
engrossed in my own world. The Poojari was distributing the prasatham & when he came next to me, I took out my wallet & offered Rs.20 on the pooja plate. I didn't even realize that it was the only money I had in my wallet to return home. I was so worried & started digging my wallet
to see whether, I have some cash…..but no go.

I just had Rs.2.50.If I had to take a city bus, I would need Rs.3.50 (i.e one rupee extra). I was terribly upset & was above to cry. It was 6.45 pm then. I was so confused & helpless & didn't know what I need to do. I thought of asking the poojari for one rupee, but I felt disgraceful to do that. I went to one corner in the temple & sat quietly & prayed to Baba ( I prayed that if somebody whom I know comes to the temple ,I could ask them the one rupee which I needed. But nobody came.)

I started crying & literally spoke to Baba." This is what you want to do to me. I have no money. I am in need of just one rupee & like a beggar I am expecting that someone would help me" …………after some time I consoled myself saying I shall start walking home( it takes at least 2 ½ hrs from Shenoy Nagar to my home in Anna Nagar).Before leaving I wanted to go around the temple once.

When I reached the place, exactly behind the temple, I saw 'one rupee coin' on the wall. I was shocked to see a coin on the wall. (I went close to the wall to see whether the coin was stuck by someone, using gum or chandan. But nothing was used. I was literally shocked, for I am sure that no object can just stay on any vertical wall).I kept on starring at the coin & didn't want to
take it, because I thought it was someone else's money. The moment, I thought that way, I could hear Baba saying in a kind tone "It is for you. Take it".

And when I took the coin from the wall, I could feel Sai Baba's palm. My Baba had given me what I wanted right away from his own hands. I didn't want to spend that coin & so I walked home that night. I have that coin safe with me & will treasur it till I die. I can earn millions & crores in my lifetime …but that coin is priceless & is always special to me!

Om Sai Jai Jai Sai !

Warm Regards,
Surekha

Couple of devotees experiences

A couple of experience i received from Sai Devotees.

Few Days after I landed in USA first time (JAN 2000) I moved from New York to Miami, FL (Florida) in search of job. From Miami airport I took a CAB (Taxi) to reach one of my friends house for a temporary accommodation, After reaching my friends house I was off the cab after taking my luggage except one hand bag where I used to keep all my certificates/passport/visa/INS related docs + $1000,after the CAB has left I realized my hand bag was missing. I was shocked after knowing this bcoz all my career related docs within that bag. Miami was a high rated crime area it is very tough to get back any thing if you loose some thing in the public.
People surrounding me already lost hopes getting the bag back since it has $1000 cash. I called airport authorities they said they don't keep the records of CABS, I was totally blind and don't know what to do, then I begged our Sai Sadguru asking "BABA you said you live in every creature, please, help to get my bag back by influencing the CAB driver".
A BIG MIRACLE HAPPENED ,by evening I got a call from the CAB driver, I was surprised how did he managed to get my phone number(my friends house in Miami) where he dropped me at,.CAB driver told me that he saw the cash and certificates within the bag and he wants to return it back as it is, Next morning He returned the bag with Cash, while returning the bag I asked him how did he managed to get my present Phone number, he told while checking the bag for my address he found the phone number of one of my friend in New York (where I came from),so he called my friend in New York and took my phone number at Miami and then called me directly. My friends with me were very much surprised for this incident since returning the lost items (with Cash) from a CAB driver in Miami Area is quite unusual.
So Saibandu's BABA lives in all creatures, it's true, if you call him from bottom of your heart he can influence any one on this universe. [:)], He's the only ultimate rescuer for all us,his mercy on us is immense

Sai Vishnu

i want to send one more miraculous experience of mine,

My experience goes like this

We were returning back from a trip to guruvayur. We were 2 families’ three children and four adults in our Scorpio jeep.

We stopped for lunch at around 3 pm. after that we started of towards Bangalore, as we were going my husband was driving he noticed that the tar on the road was unevenly put, so to keep the vehicle on track he adjusted the steering and his hand sleep within seconds the vehicle went and hit the bus coming from the opposite side my husband action was so perfect that the jeep went and hit the back of the bus. all of us were so scared that we did not know what was happening. though i was full of fear seeing my husband in that situation i went on telling him that everything will be fine. Vehicle on the right side in the front was damaged but you wont believed no one was hurt, only my husbands cousins son had small scratch on his cheeks. That is it.

Some of the people helped us on the way and we reached near salem . Left the vehicle at a workshop. The workshop owner helped us in arranging a taxi and we returned home safely.

Sai you saved us .Sai you are so great that you help your devotee out from the clutches of death. Sai i know you love me so much that you help me in all areas of my life. i love Sai, i love you so much. please tell me how i make you happy too.

loving devotee

meena

Shirdi Baba's Miracles - Devotees Experiences

Jay Sainath,

Miracles happened around Sai Baba when He was seen in physical body in Shirdi. Those miracles happened with ease with Sai Baba. Sai Baba would tell anybodies life incidents as they approached Him, with more ease than we read newspapers, books or watch a tv. Devotee's problems were foreseen and were given hints for the same and assurance for saving them from the same, which happened.

To many devotees Sai Baba would appear in dreams and guide them, bless them, give them assurance and remove their immediate anxieties.

Prayers and His remembrance would result in immediate help from Him.

Stubborn diseases which refused to go with many tried remedies, medicines and surgeries would leave just by His glance on the one who suffered, or Sai Baba moving His holy hands on the affected part, applying and or sacred Udi. Not only that in many cases the stubborn disease had to leave when devotees or their relatives prayed and remembered Sai Baba.

After Sai Baba left His physical bodies all these miracles did not cease with the passing of time, in fact they increased. More and more devotees, non devotees and even those who had never heard of Sai Baba and seen His picture has been getting the divine and caring help from Him.

The love, the care of Sai Baba moves with great throttle. Many books have been written on the same. This blog is a result of the same and is getting experiences from devotees all around the world. Last few posts were dedicated to the same and one more experience from Sai Bhakts.

Hello alpesh,

Thank you for letting this service. I would like to share my experience with all sai devotees.

This is an experience which has made me to believe in Shiridi Sai Baba more than ever...

We are living abroad . Unfortunately my father had a heart attack and was admitted to the
hospital.He had a surgery done and the doctors said that they need to perform another surgery as well. Unfortunately the insurance company said that it will not cover any costs of this, and we were not well settled yet for us to bear all the expenses and especially being abroad.

Father was in ICU for 2 weeks and doctors said that his condition is very serious.. All our family prayed to Shiridi Sai Baba and have done his parayana.

We read Mritunjaya mantra more than 108 times. Father got better to the surprise of the Doctors. They said it was really a miracle as they were not sure whether he can be fine earlier..

Sai Baba has blessed our father with life again. He has shown again that He is there for the people who look up to him. The financial aspect we were not able to bear it, but we knew that Baba is there for us and he will help us..and He did.. It was another miracle of Sai Baba..Hospital did not asked us to pay the expenses incurred, who were very much behind us for payment at first... .after we explained them about our financial situation once again.

I would say it is just the Blessing and one the miracles of Shiridi Sai Baba who has helped and will help us all in every way possible. I would not say it all happened overnight.. we did suffer for a period ..But We had faith and patience (shradha and saburi) towards Baba.. and it was true at times we were so broken that we almost questioned him for not answering our prayers as our father was not recovering..But He did answer our prayers..and all he asked was a little bit of patience..and he had shown his miracle.. and no matter how much thanks we say to Sai Baba I would say it is still less..

Thank you once again for this service as I was able to share my experience with other Sai Bakth. and would want to say again that Sai Baba is there with us and looking after us.

Thank you Sai..

Regards

Sai Bakth.


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Sai SatCharitra and Saibaba experiences - Meena

Aum Sai Ram,

Yet another mail from a devotee of her experiences with the pothi ( sacred text ) Shri Sai SatCharitra and Sai Baba of Shirdi.

my experience with baba goes like this.

i am actually a very anxious person. i worry for all the things.

3 years ago my son had to go to London to study his special effects for animation.he was going to a place were i have no friends or relatives. i got worried and my anxiety level increased that is when a Christian lady near my house asked me to read Sai Satcharitha.i started reading it .gradually everything fell into place. Sai took care of my son so well that i never had to worry a bit. he was very successful in his studies there and came back to India safely.

my second son wanted to do his sound engineering in Mumbai.though we had a branch of that college in Bangalore he wanted to do in Mumbai only.so now you can imagine my situation.i used to cry day and night getting worried how a 17year old will stay alone in a new city like Mumbai. i went into depression.my mind was completely blocked. i was confused and angry with god that why he was testing me in all these ways.again started praying to Sai.then a miracle happened. my husband came home from work and said that one of his friend is shifting to Mumbai and since he is alone he will take care of our son.and that is it my belief in Sai became fixed. now my elder son is in singapore and he believes in Sai very much. my son who was studying in Mumbai got a placement there and is doing good.i have a school going daughter who loves Sai very much. even now when i miss my sons she consoles me saying that sai will take care of all the problems just trust him.

so my dearest Sai i am thankful to you for being with me always please don't leave my side.protect my children and show them the right path.

love
meena

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Aum Sai Ram,

These days devotee's experiences are dropping in. Another wonderful experience of a devotee to whom Sai Baba appeared in the dreams twice.

Another experience was posted in comments of the post named have faith and complete surrenderence and yet one more on my experiences with Shirdi Sai Baba. All these three submissions in span of two days.

Below is the experience submitted by Sai devotee Kanika Gupta, which i received at alpesh at saimail dot com.

Om Sai Ram

I am a non medical student and i have just appeared for my board exams and still appearing for my entrance tests.

experience

I started believing in Sai Baba around in September 2007 . Since then He has always been with me in my every task..

In around September - October 2007,I dreamed of Sai Baba .As I am science student so I was very much worried about my studies and my future.He in my dream ,was passing by my house when I saw Him and stopped Him. nd then called my mother .She talked to him in the dream . I invited Him home but Sai Baba refused to come ,I begged Him then He called my mother and told her the reason of His refusal .She agreed to Him and then I said "Baba please give me something" Then He gave me a book which was wrapped in a printed paper and a comb too. hen Hw just went away. his was my first dream regarding Sai Baba. Ever since i started worshipping Him .hen my mother discussed it with pujariji and he told her that Sai Baba had given the gift of knowledge and success.

econd dream I saw was that,e was again passing by my homeand He came upto my house's gate,and He had put red tikka all over my forehead .In the morning , then when I went to the temle the Pujari gave me the red holy color and said that this is very sacred and whenever you go out for some good work just apply this Tikka.

I am very scared of Chemistry .When it was my preboared exams I was very much frightened .I cried whole night. My mother went to the temple in the mornig and there Pujariji gave her a pen wothout asking for it and it was a single pen just kept for me. No other pens were kept there for any kind of distribution. My mother gave that pen to me. I gave my exam with that pen and scored wonderfully well.

Now have my another exam coming up....... If i clear this exam it would be all by Sai Baba's grace.

Other two experiences i am copy pasting here from the comments of above mentioned articles below.

Hi Alpesh,

I am a regular visitor of your website and would like to thank for providing us an opportunity to all sai devotees to share their divine experiences with us.

I would also like to share my recent sai experience and would like to share with all the sai family.

My Sister's daughter who is just 5 yr old has fallen down from the cot and blood was oozing from the nose . All of us were really worried and she was crying literally. I did not understand what to do hence i prayed baba that she should have not met with any facture in her nose and blood should stop oozing from her bose and recover fast . I was just consoling her to stop her crying . But the situation remained the same finally i decided to apply Babas udi but could not found at home hence i prayed baba and took the regular vibuthi and applied on her head and put little of vibuthi inside her mouth . Within few seconds she was relaxed and felt asleep . The next day she woke up with a great and pleasant smile .

Thanks to BABA and request BABA to Shower his love and affection now and always on US.

Jai Sai Ram

Anu
Bangalore

my experience with saibaba:
I have to agree with everyone that saibaba fullfills even our small wishes. the reason i am writing my experience today is, i prayed saibaba that i want to pass my exam, if i did i will post this miracle on this website. It is a miracle for me to pass the exam because 95% of the students in this class failed, only few of us passed this exam, and i am one of them. my marks were failing marks too, but with saibaba's grace i passed this course. whenever i fear of something, desperately want something, i pray to saibaba and he is always there for me. I even doubted him many times. today i started my parayanam and i can feel him around me. My only comment for everyone is, don't loose hope, whatever happens, saiababa will take care of you.

om sri sai deva guru deva datta

Thanks a lot to all these devotees for sharing the experiences of Sai Baba's divine love, care and grace with all other devotees.

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One more mail received for posting on blog of, how Sai Baba responds and is always there for devotees on many difficult situations.

Below is the message i received.

Dear Alpeshji,

I regularly read your website and find lot of useful info.Thanks for this
wonderful site and BABA would definitely shower His blessings to you.

I've been a staunch devotee of Baba for the past 15 years and I owe
everything to Baba and all is due to HIS blessings.Baba had shown
innumerable miracles in my life and always gives me a feeling that HE is
always with me.I sincerely pray to HIM that HE should hold my hand always in
this birth and all upcoming births and help me in reaching HIM.I'm posting
some of very significant ones,

Request you to post these to the website.All these incidents prove that if
we surrender ourselves to HIM and pray for solutions instead of brooding
over problems,HE will definitely show the way.HE always says'U look to me,I
look to you'

* Even after 5 years of marriage,I was issueless.We had consulted many
doctors and most of them said that the chances of getting a kid is very
less or almost nil.We were very worried for almost 1 and half year.I prayed
to BABA in all possible ways and I thought that he is testing our patience.I
had left the decision to HIM.I was mentally prepared and decided that we
would either adopt a kid or leave the matter there itself.
See the miracle now .On Dec 25th 2000,I along with my
in-laws,sister-in-law and my husband visited Mylapore Saibaba temple during
evening around 7:00 PM as we were in Chennai at that time.We had darshan
and came out.Then my husband recollected that the car keys were inside the
car which never happened.With the help of Ayyappa swamy devotees,they were
trying to pull the glass doors down and all these were happening till 9:00
PM.On my mother-in-law's suggestion,myself and sis-in-law went to the temple
again to pray to Baba.As it was closing time,we went and quickly were
returning back.The poojari called me and offered me a glass of milk (which
was offered to Baba earlier) for drinking.I was really surprised as this is
a very,very rare oppurtunity and felt as if it is a blessing.The car doors
got opened and we returned back safely.On Dec 31st,we went to another
Saibaba temple at Injambakam which is on seashore.Following that week,it was
confirmed that I had conceived.

By HIS blessings,I delivered a baby girl and she's 7 years old now doing
well.Nothing is possible for HIM .Have immense faith and patience.HE will
surely help.


* My father had a heart problem with an enlarged heart and so he
wanted to arrange my marriage quickly,By HIS grace,the marriage got fixed
but there were financial problems as the money that was expected didn't get
arranged.The marriage was fast approaching and everyone was tensed at home.I
prayed to BABA and did read SAI SATCHARITRA and completed in 7days.See the
miracle that happened on 7th day of completion.Our distance relatives who
happened to be my mother's colleague as well came in a taxi on Thursday
morning and gave us the required money.We were very surprised.They said that
they came to know about the problem and so they travelled around 5 hours and
came personally to the home for giving the money.

It is simply out of imagination that can ever such things can happen.Yes,it
is possible only by HIS grace.

After 3 years of my marriage,my father fell seriously ill and was
admitted into hospital.I flew from Chennai praying to Baba.3 heart valves
out of 4 are spoiled and doctor said that his chances of survival are almost
nil.We were praying to Baba requesting him to take care of
him.Miraculously,he started recovering after 3rd day and then onwards he
survived another 2 years.During these 2 years,Baba had given him an
oppurtunity to serve him.HE took care of all his debts,freed from financial
debts and then also,provided him a small job as my brother was doing his
post-graduation.My father used to give SEJ Arati almost everyday these 2
years.

To my knowledge,he had two desires - my brother's PG completion and wanted
to become a grandfather.

My brother successfully completed M.Sc with first division and I had a baby
girl around the same time.My father was so excited and had a silent heart
attack on 5th day of my delivery.

I was crying in front of BABA where my father's body was laid down in our
house.When I was staring at BABA,the face in the photo had enlarged so big
and HIS face was so shiny like gold with full of happiness.It seems as if HE
is trying to convey that my father was with him and hence consoled me.

Only with HIS help,I was able to come out of this.

* I was praying for my brother's job and marriage as my mother is
alone.By HIS grace ,he got a job and also married recently.When we returned
from marriage and opened the door,we could feel sambrani(vibhoodi) smell in
the house indicating HIS presence.This experience was truly unforgettable.

* Recently my husband got a very good new assignment in Mumbai which
is again by HIS grace.We will be moving there shortly.Before taking
decision,I requested BABA to confirm if this decision is good.I visit a BABA
temple very often.In this temple,there will be a blackboard where BABA' s
sayings are written every week.When I've asked HIM to confirm and came out
of temple,I saw the below lines on the board which made me very happy and
got HIS confirmation
"You visit any place in this world even beyond the seven seas,I'm always
with you"

Once I felt very worried very much about the fact whether I would be able
to serve him in future births,whether I would get HIS grace.On that day,the
below lines were written on the blackboard which again had relieved my worry

"I would never leave anyone in between.I would guide them until they reach
the destination(BABA)"


Like this,the list continues .I sincerely thank to BABA from bottom of my
heart and wish to occupy a place in HIS DARBAR.

JAI SAI RAM


Regards,
Prasanna,

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Om Sai Ram,

I received a wonderful experience of a Sai Baba devote regarding the Faith and prayers to Saibaba and also about reading the Sai Satcharitra and getting a wonderful response. Below is the message from the Babaji's devotee.

Hi Alpesh,

I am a frequent visitor of your blog. and to be honest, i like all the contents regarding Babaji in it.
Seriously, you are doing a wonderful job.

The main reason behind me writing this mail is that, i had promised Baba that i would share my experience with everyone.

I hope you will not disappoint me..

This is my story...

I had not known much about Shirdi Sai Baba ji before. After i came to Bangalore in 2004, i got a chance to visit Sai Temple @ Malleshwaram.
Its since then, that i got this wonderful experience of Sai Babajis grace.

I was seriously in love with my classmate(in engineering college) and we had thought of getting married once we settle down in life.

Both of us were from different community. I was south indian (GSB -Konkani) and he was north Indian.

We told about our affair to our respective parents and asked their permission for the same.

His parents did not have much problem, but my parents didn't want me to marry a guy outside our community.

i kept on praying to Baba to set everything allrite.

Finally both the parents agreed and decided to meet. When my parents met his parents, they did not like them as they were delaying the marriage date and process.

again i prayed to Baba ..i had complete faith on him and tried my best to convience my parents.

Later my parents agreed. but his parents wanted my parents to goto Patna and then speak about the proceedings..

My parents left for Patna.. i had to loan a lot of amount to send them to Patna..

I was very nervous and was expecting a good news from my parents..

But the fate wanted something else, my parents called me up from Patna and said that they did not like the guys family as they were too demanding..

I felt very bad.. i cried a lot.. even the astrologers had told that this marriage would not happen.
i sat in front of Baba for long and prayed to him to do some miracle and made a Sankalp to read Sai Satcharitra in 7 days.

Many things were going-on in the background. Finally it was found that there was a mis-communication that had occurred and there was some misunderstanding.

within the 7th day of my reading Sai Satcharitra i got good news that my parents have agreed and my marriage date was fixed.

due to Saibabas grace all the marriage ceremony went well.

I had prayed to Saibaba and had invited Babaji to my wedding.. i was waiting for him to arrive in any form.. and suddenly i got a message with had Saibaba's picture in it ..that gave me a hint that Saibaba is with me in Patna and has come to attend my marriage.

Today i am married to my love because of my dearest Saibaba..

2. I would also like to share one more experience of mine,..Whenever i prayed to Lord Saibaba, i request him to always with me.. since then till dare i have never found me alone, i have always Saibabaji in any form...


Reegrds,



Arpana P