Download or read book Beyond Shirdi written by Kaushalya Kuwadekar and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Kaushalya’s narration of the many miracles and mystical experiences afforded to her makes you once again vividly alive to the magic and mystery of life. Her insights also reiterate the immense importance of going beyond the mundane and the sensory and getting to grips with what we really are here for: to understand God and to become God. –Suma Varughese, Editor-in Chief, Life Positive

Download or read book Shirdi Sai The Supreme written by Dr. S. P. Ruhela and published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles on the life and teachings of Sri Sai Baba, 1836-1918, mystic saint of India.

Download or read book India Beyond India Dilemmas of Belonging written by Elfriede Hermann and published by Göttingen University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People’s transnational mobilities, their activities to build homes in their countries of residence and their connectivities have resulted in multiplicities of belonging to encountered, imagined and represented communities operating within various political contexts. Migrants and their descendants labor to form and transform relations with their country of origin and of residence. People who see their origins in India but are now living elsewhere are a case in point. They have been establishing worldwide home places, whose growing number and vibrancy invite reconsideration of Indian diasporic communities and contexts in terms of ‘India(s) beyond India.’ Issues of belonging in Indian diasporas include questions of membership not only in the nation of previous and present residence and/or the nation of origin, but also in other communities and networks in political, economic, religious and social realms at local, regional or global levels. Yet, belonging – and especially simultaneous belonging – to various formations is rarely unambiguous. Rather, belonging in all its modes may entail dilemmas that arise from inclusions and exclusions. Bearing in mind such processes, the contributions to this volume endeavor to provide answers to the question of what kinds of difficulties members of Indian communities abroad encounter in connection with their identifications with and participation in specific collectivities. The underlying argument of all the essays collected is that members of Indian diasporas develop strategies to cope with the dilemmas they face in connection with their sense of belonging to particular communities, while they are subjected to specific power relationships. Thus, the volume sheds light on the ways in which dilemmas of belonging are being negotiated in intercultural fields.

Download or read book Devotional Spaces of a Global Saint written by Smriti Srinivas and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-10-28 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devotional Spaces of a Global Saint focuses on the presence and contemporaneity of Shirdi Sai Baba (d.1918), who has a vast following in postcolonial South Asia and an ever-growing global diaspora. Essays consider the saint’s influence on everyday life and how visual, narrative, textual, sensorial, performative, political, social, and spatial practices interpenetrate to produce multiple terrains of devotion. Contributions by twelve scholars of several academic disciplines explore eruptions and circulations of sacred materials, spatialities of devotional practices, visual and digital imaginaries, transcultural narrativizations, and material affects and effects of Sai Baba. The presentation transcends routine scholarly discussions about sainthood, cultures of worship, religious objects, Hinduism and Islam. Shirdi Sai Baba’s presence conveys inspiration and healing energies and he accepted the entreaties of people of all castes and creeds, offering an alternative to communal ideologies of his time – and the present. Considerations of Shirdi Sai Baba’s milieux of devotional praxis situate and localize debates about the meaning of nation and religion, past and present, urbanization, and class identity in transitions from colonial to postcolonial/global South Asia. The book expands the boundaries of the study of Shirdi Sai Baba and makes important contributions to South Asia Studies, Anthropology, Religious Studies, Global Studies, Urban Studies, Indian Ocean Studies, Inter-Asian Studies, Visual and Media Studies, and Cultural Geography.

Download or read book The Afterlife of Sai Baba written by Karline McLain and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly a century after his death, the image of Sai Baba, the serene old man with the white beard from Shirdi village in Maharashtra, India, is instantly recognizable to most South Asians (and many Westerners) as a guru for all faiths—Hindus, Muslims, and others. During his lifetime Sai Baba accepted all followers who came to him, regardless of religious or caste background, and preached a path of spiritual enlightenment and mutual tolerance. These days, tens of thousands of Indians and foreigners make the pilgrimage to Shirdi each year, and Sai Baba temples have sprung up in unlikely places around the world, such as Munich, Seattle, and Austin. Tracing his rise from small village guru to global phenomenon, religious studies scholar Karline McLain uses a wide range of sources to investigate the different ways that Sai Baba has been understood in South Asia and beyond and the reasons behind his skyrocketing popularity among Hindus in particular. Shining a spotlight on an incredibly forceful devotional movement that avoids fundamental politics and emphasizes unity, service, and peace, The Afterlife of Sai Baba is an entertaining—and enlightening—look at one of South Asia’s most popular spiritual gurus.

Download or read book Everyone s Sai written by Bindu and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-11-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An emotional submission at Baba’s holy feet, Everyone’s Sai shares the author’s discovery of Shirdi and her journey to understand Shirdi Sai Baba’s loving ways, commonly referred to as Miracles. Everyone’s Sai offers an insight into Baba’s life and times after he arrived in Shirdi. It shares the joy that cushion a bhakta’s life when he practices complete Shraddha & Saburi. Seeking happiness and peace of mind? Wish to walk along the right path but unsure which one to take? Take heart. Sai Baba guides us- you and me. Everyone’s Sai takes you on a journey which will strengthen your faith, Sai bhakti. But if you are still on the path of indecisiveness, you will be drawn into Sai Baba’s loving embrace on reading the book. Welcome to Sai Baba’s ever-growing bhakta parivaar (family). Om Sai Ram!

Download or read book Rabda written by Ruzbeh N Bharucha and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sai Baba in every breath ... Rabda has attempted suicide and chances are that he is going to die. Sai Baba of Shirdi enters the hospital room and awakens the spirit body of Rabda. The two, Master and musician, begin to converse about life, death and everything in between. Set in the present, Rabda takes the reader to the past, to when the Sai lived in His physical body. The life and philosophy of Sai Baba of Shirdi are revealed, often in His own words, and questions pertaining to Him and spirituality answered. A powerful spiritual read, Rabda is a journey you really do not want to miss.

Download or read book Beyond Shirdi Stories Of The Living Presence Of Sai Baba written by Krishnaswamy Iyer Venkataraman and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Newlyweds written by Mansi Choksi and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ' Staggeringly good... Much like Lisa Taddeo's Three Women , it reads more like a novel than a piece of non-fiction... it does what all great writing should - it puts us into the world of someone else, so completely that days later I find myself missing the couples and wondering how their stories end' Marianne Power, The Times 'A profound book on the politics of love, of couples who brave everything and everyone to be together. Told with warmth, truth and humanity, Mansi Choksi's The Newlyweds is an extraordinary look at what it takes to be together in modern India' Nikesh Shukla 'Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand youth in India today - or for anyone who believes in the galactic powers of love to change history, personal and political' Suketu Mehta What would you risk for love? Twenty-first century India is a culture on fast forward, a society which is changing at breakneck speed, where two out of every three people are under the age of thirty-five. These young men and women grew up with the internet, smartphones and social media. But when it comes to love, the weight of thousands of years of tradition cannot so easily be set aside. An extraordinary work of reportage, The Newlyweds is a portrait of modern India told through the stories of three young couples, who defy their families to pursue love. The lesbian couple forced to flee for a chance at a life together. The Hindu woman and Muslim man who must escape under the cover of night after being harassed by a violent mob. And the couple from different castes who know the terrible risk they run by marrying. Writing with great insight and humanity, Mansi Choksi examines the true cost of modern love in an ancient culture. It is a book that will change the way readers think about love, freedom and hope.

Download or read book Yogis of India written by Sanjeev Shukla and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yogis of India gives a joyous glimpse into the lives of some of the great Indian spiritual masters like Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Ramana Maharshi and Anandmayi Ma. It explores not just the various fascinating facets of these saints, the eternal travellers, but also describes vividly their beautiful relationship with their key shishyas. It traces the life of each yogi from birth to mahasamadhi, in the process touching the leela, or the play of the realised master that nurtures the devotee and develops the disciple.

Download or read book The Immortal Fakir of Shirdi written by Dr. S. P. Ruhela and published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.. This book was released on with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Spotlight on the SAI story written by Chakor Ajgaonkar and published by Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Spotlight on the Sai story is Sai Baba’s life and philosophy retold in new light in historical chronology and spiritual potency with aroma and lustre of avataric grace. Like a love-thirsty bird, the author sings of the enchanting glory of the divine incarnation that is Sai Baba. With each page that is turned, the book makes the reader feel as if he is face to face with Baba, interacting with him, and experiencing his love and grace. This book is based on Ajgaonkar’s Shri Sai Geetayan (in Marathi). A unique blend of prose and poetry, literary skills and devotional fineness, beauty and joy, Spotlight on the Sai story is one of the best amongst all of Chakor Ajgaonkar’s works. One would not be wrong to say that this book is at par with Hemadpant’s immortal Sai Satcharita, venerated and read by millions of Sai devotees throughout the world.

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Download or read book Shirdi Sai Baba and Other Perfact Masters written by Chandra Bhanu Satpathy and published by Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. This book was released on 2001 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers fascinating glimpses into the lives and miracles of Shirdi Sai Baba and other Perfect Masters. The book acquaints the reader with the spiritual powers at work beneath the mundaneness of our material existence. Shirdi Sai Baba is a household name in India as well as in many parts of the world Today. This book offers fascinating glimpses into the lives and miracles of Shirdi Sai Baba and other Perfect Masters. It is an experience that is bound to transform one's sense of perspective and bring about perceptible and meaningful spiritual growth. The book acquaints the reader with the spiritual powers at work beneath the mundaneness of our material existence, and reawakens the dormant consciousness of the divinity that lies beneath every aspect of the universe. This book is a compilation of extempore speeches, articles and writings of Shri Satpathy over a period of time.

Download or read book Sai Baba written by K.N. Sinha and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kali Yuga Commenced At The Time Of Krishna'S Death, February 20, 3102 B. C. And The World Had To Wait For Nearly Thousand Years For The Emergence Of Sathya Sai Baba As A Major And Full Avatar. Sathya Sai Baba Was Born On November 23, 1926, And Sri Aurovindo, Who Was Working For Years To Bring Krishna Consciousness On Earth, The Advent Of Sathya Sai Baba. Like Krishna, Sai Baba Announced His Divinity On May 17, 1968 At The First World Conference Of Sri Sathya Sai Organization: This Is A Human Form Ascribed By Man To God Is Manifest. He Also Described On The Gurupoornima Day Of 1963 A Promise And A Pledge Given By Lord Shiva To Sage Bhardwaja That Shiva And Shakthi Would Incarnate In The Lineage Of Sage Bhardwaja Thrice In The Kali Yuga: As Shiva Alone At Shirde; Shiva And Shakthi Together As Sathya Sai Baba At Puttaparthi; And As Shakthi Alone As Prema Sai At Gunaparthi. And Finally, On The Christmas Day Of 1972 Baba Made A Starling Disclosure. He Said That Christ'S Statement About The Second Coming Was Simple. He Who Has Sent Me Will Come Again. He Will Be Short With A Crown Of Hair. His Name Will Be Truth. He Will Wear A Red Robe, A Blood-Red Robe. The Lamb Is A Symbol Of Love, Of The Voice Ba Ba. That Ba Ba Is This Baba, The Short, Curly Hair Crowned, Red-Robed Baba Comes Again. Sathya Sai Baba Is A Ray Direct From The Supreme. He Is Power, Will, Thought And Feeling Combined In A Solar Flash. This Book Is An Intimate, Authentic, Truthful And Moving Account Of The Power, Glory, Splendour And Magnificence Of God Who Walks The Earth Today.

Download or read book Sri Shirdi Sai Baba written by Satya Pal Ruhela and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-18 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a research-based book on the divine life, teachings, spirit messages, and contributions of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba (18381918), the renowned Sufi saint of India. It highlights his importance as the 'Jagat Guru (Universal Master) whose teachings and messages elevate all people spiritually and morally and unite them. His main teachings are Allah (God) is one who is the sole master of all; the same 'atma'(soul) is in every creature; everyone is linked to others according to ones past actions and Rinanubandh (bond of give and take), and so one must be kind, compassionate, and helpful to all those who come in this life. He is now the supreme ascended master. He appears before people who earnestly remember him, in their dreams or in any other person's form to guide, inspire, save, and help them to solve their problems instantly. His Dwarka Mai masjid (mosque) and samadhi Mandir temple in Shirdi are well-known to billons of people of all regligions and cultures and are visited by thousands of people daily and by even more than hundred thousand pilgrims from all lovers of the world to seek his grace. This book was written by the devotee author as desired by the spirit of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba communicated to Sri Lakshman Swami, founder, Adi Sankarachrya and Dattratreya Adhyatmic Bhakti Mandli, Bangalore in 1992 and was blessed by Shivamma Thyayee of Roopen Agraha, Bangalore, who was then the only surviving 102-year-old contemporary devotee of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba and by Sri Shivnesh Swami of Shirdi. It has been one of the most popular books on Sri Shirdi Sai Baba since then. This revised and updated new edition provides valuable information on prominent Shirdi Sai temples, organizations, journals, and websites in the world. It will enlighten and spiritually uplift the readers belonging to all religions, cultures, and nations.

Download or read book BABA written by Rajesh Kamath and published by Gurulight. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baba (father or revered elder)– a common honorific in India for saints and holy men. Baba– a faceless name for the Masters of the Tradition who have shepherded and guided humanity since Eternity. Baba – the unique colours diffracted from one Consciousness - Mahavatar Babaji, Shirdi Sai Baba, Sathya Sai Baba, Bade Baba, Neem Karoli Baba, Meher Baba, amongst countless others. Baba– the promise of the Tradition that never leaves a true seeker’s hand transcending oceans of existence to be with them. Baba– the compassion incarnates who travel the seven worlds and seven seas to find and rescue a pure soul. Baba– the grand collaboration that ensures the continued preservation of dharma (righteousness) in the Universe. This book is about the myriad interactions, experiences and associations of Mohanji with various Masters of the Tradition. Mohanji's journey from a seeker to a Guide and his continuing work in the world provides a unique window into how the Tradition orchestrates one of its projections. From the fleeting to the profoundly engaging, each connection reveals a facet of the Grand Tradition that operates selflessly unseen behind the shadows. A rare glimpse into the inner workings of the Masters of the Tradition who, though diverse in expressions, operate in extreme unity and purposefulness, burning like candles to give light and purity to the world.