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Swami once said "I and Bharadwaja Master are not different".
On a different occasion he told "సాయీబాబా తొంభయ్యేడొవ పైగంబరు." "సాయీ అంటే ఈసా. ఈసా అంటే సాయీ".
Note: In Islam it is believed that, whenever people moved away from right path, in order to enlighten them God sent prophets. Adam was the first prophet (pigamber) and Muhammed (pbuh) is believed to be the last prophet. (As Per Islam.)
Muslims also believe that God has sent about 1.25 lakh prophets from time to time, whenever required. Among those were Abraham (Ibrahim), Noah (Nooh), Moses (Moosah), Jesus (Isa), and many more
Now to put things into perspective, Jews are people who believe in Moses as a prophet but they do not agree with Jesus. Christians, believe in Jesus as well Moses and all other prophets upto Adam but they do not believe in Muhammed (pbuh) as a prophet. Muslims believe in all the prophets upto Muhammed (pbuh).
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Once Swami asked "What do you want?"
I said "I want you"
Swami told "ఆరోగ్యము కావాలని కోరుకో. బుర్ర తిరగకుండా ఉండాలని కోరుకో"
Later I recollected that Bharadwaja Master Garu taught that one should seek / pray for "Guru Krupa"
Note: Swami Vivekananda was once asked by Sri Ramakrishna to goto Bhavataarini and seek what he desires the most. 3 times he goes inside the temple and finally asks for భక్తి, ఙ్ఞాన and వైరాగ్య.
It will be a very rare opportunity in one's life when a person of stature బ్రహ్మవేత్త asks us as to what our desire is. For they have the capacity/capability to fulfil it instantly.
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Note: Swami Vivekananda was once asked by Sri Ramakrishna to goto Bhavataarini and seek what he desires the most. 3 times he goes inside the temple and finally asks for భక్తి, ఙ్ఞాన and వైరాగ్య.
It will be a very rare opportunity in one's life when a person of stature బ్రహ్మవేత్త asks us as to what our desire is. For they have the capacity/capability to fulfil it instantly.
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In 2010 I visited the ashram on క్షీరాబ్ది ద్వాదశి. I Prayed to Swami that I want to stay in the ashram.
Swami told "బుద్ధి పుట్టినన్నాళ్ళు ఉండరా".
Later in the day he said "నేను లేక నీవు లేవురా...".
In Sai Mandiram Swami said "నాలోనేరమించుటనేరమా".
A couple of days later on కర్తీక పూర్ణిమ, I was hospitalized due to ill-health.
After I recovered, Swami told me: "మందులు తీసుకున్నా పుస్తకాలు చదివినవాళ్ళకంటే నువ్వే బెటరు".
Swami referred to the incident and said "విశ్వామిత్ర చైతన్యము చేసినా సద్గురుకృప వలన నిలబడ్డాడు ".
During that time I was undergoing a difficult time in office, Swami referred to this and told me"ఇంటెలిజెంటు,కాపబుల్. ఆఫీసులో మళ్ళీ జాబు ఇప్పించాము"
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I came to learn from Sankarayya garu that Swami once rejected a dish prepared with ఇంగువ (Asafoetida) and threw it away on the floor.
In the ashram they do not use ఇంగువ (Asafoetida)
Subsequently (Much later) I learnt from a friend how a (దేవదారు) Devadaaru tree which is very rare with special properties (it is considered very divine tree)
In the foothills of Himalayas it is a banned of cut-down a live Deodar tree. People will place a little Asafoetida in Devadaaru tree after making a little hole. The tree will subsequently die slowly in about 6 months, after that they cut-it down as it is legal.
Consumption of ఇంగువ (Asafoetida) is prohibited in Manu Dharma Sastra also.
Note: The Deodar tree grows in abundance in the Himalayas. Its Sanskrit name, Devadaru, means ‘Wood of the Gods’. The inner wood yields an essential oil which has many uses. The oil has anti-inflammatory properties and is beneficial in alleviating joint pain.
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Swami once told in daily morning satsangam "సప్త కోటి మహామంత్రాలకన్నా గురునామము గొప్పది". He told this strongly by moving both His palms up.
Note: Swami is not in the habit of giving lecture/talks/sermons. Very rarely in the morning aarati in Baba temple, before or after satsangam he used to say a word or two. Most of the time these utterances would be answers to any doubts/problems that one of the persons present in the Aarati there at that time.
Even these utterances were never said in a fashion as directing at someone. He used to say them in a fashion of స్వగతం. As if he's taking to himself.
It is very very rare that Swami would give any direct instruction to anyone or correct anyone.
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Once swami shouted at me saying " Go to Arunachala, Go to those caves".
I tried going to Arunachala twice but it did not materialize.
Much Later, Once I wanted to go to ashram and went to Bus Stand. There Arunachala bus is ready to leave. Suddenly I felt like going to Arunchala and boarded the bus.
When I came back home, my father called me over phone to inform that swami is in Bangalore now. Had I gone to Ashram, I would have missed swami's Darshan.
Then I went to Bannerghatta Champaka Dhaama Swami Venkateswara temple and met swami there. Swami asked me to do Saashtaamga Namaskaara to Venkateswara Swami and asked me to come here even if I miss to come to ashram.
Much Later, Once I wanted to go to ashram and went to Bus Stand. There Arunachala bus is ready to leave. Suddenly I felt like going to Arunchala and boarded the bus.
When I came back home, my father called me over phone to inform that swami is in Bangalore now. Had I gone to Ashram, I would have missed swami's Darshan.
Then I went to Bannerghatta Champaka Dhaama Swami Venkateswara temple and met swami there. Swami asked me to do Saashtaamga Namaskaara to Venkateswara Swami and asked me to come here even if I miss to come to ashram.
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Once I asked Swami, how to win over kama/desire/lust. Swami said, will give the answer. Later during Bhajan in the aarati, while chanting "Maanasa Bhajare GurucharaNam" (మానస భజరే గురుచరణం), Swami asked me to stop and said this is the answer to your question and asked me to continue the Bhajan.
Note: Constantly/Consistently Contemplating on the feet of guru will rid one of his pestering worldly desires is the underlined message.
Note: Constantly/Consistently Contemplating on the feet of guru will rid one of his pestering worldly desires is the underlined message.
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When alone Swami once asked "జ్ఞానము వస్తే అజ్ఞానము పోతుందా? అజ్ఞానము పోతే జ్ఞానము వస్తుందా ?"
I spontaneously answered "It is after removal of అజ్ఞాన". I do not know if it was right. Swami kept silent.
Note: In Truth, there is existence for Darkness / Ignorance / Untruth. It is the non-existence of Light / Knowledge / Truth that is reflected as Darkness / Ignorance / Untruth. Also traditionally humanity has strived to study Light / Knowledge / Truth and not Darkness / Ignorance / Untruth - From the teachings of Vivekananda.
So essentially, in truth there is only one entity in existence. That is knowledge. It is the absence of knowledge that is called a ignorance. There is no existence of any entity called Ignorance. It is very relative. All we have to seek or strive for is Knowledge.
I spontaneously answered "It is after removal of అజ్ఞాన". I do not know if it was right. Swami kept silent.
Note: In Truth, there is existence for Darkness / Ignorance / Untruth. It is the non-existence of Light / Knowledge / Truth that is reflected as Darkness / Ignorance / Untruth. Also traditionally humanity has strived to study Light / Knowledge / Truth and not Darkness / Ignorance / Untruth - From the teachings of Vivekananda.
So essentially, in truth there is only one entity in existence. That is knowledge. It is the absence of knowledge that is called a ignorance. There is no existence of any entity called Ignorance. It is very relative. All we have to seek or strive for is Knowledge.
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In 2015, when my father was having continuous headache we called Swami. Swami said "ప్రాణాపాయము లేదు". I was confused why Swami said like that. At that time we were thinking it is due to Glucoma. Later it was diagnosed to be blood clot brain which was operated.
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Once when I visited swaami I told Him that "భార్య పూజలు అవీ వద్దంటుంది అని". Swami told "యే పూజలూ వద్దు. బిడ్డల సంగతి చూసేప్పుడు/ఎత్తుకునేప్పుడు 'గురుదేవా 'గురుదేవా అనుకొండి చాలు అని చెప్పారు".
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In 2015 our Daughter fell ill. In spite of good medical assistance, she did not improve even after a week to 10 days. We were very disturbed. We called Swami for his blessings. He asked us to apply విబూథి and give విబూథి in water. We followed his word and subsequent to this she recovered.
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Once Swami asked to check what time it was? "టైము ఎంత అయ్యింది నయనా?" He asked it was 6:00 PM?
Someone present remarked that in this instance what Swami guessed was not accurate/match with the actual time.
After a while swami told a story. Paramaanamdayya & his disciples were going in a bullock cart. The Guru told the chelas to look after anything so it may fall down. A vessel fell down. Disciples were looking but they did not do anything. After guru came to know about it, he told them put back into cart anything which falls on the ground. They started putting bulls dung back into the cart. Swami said now-a-days disciples are like this.
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After శ్రీపాద శ్రీవల్లభ చరిత్ర was published, I read it and I had many doubts about its authenticity. I asked Swami about the same. Swami told that it was true and asked me to continue reading the book.
While reading, he told what happens next thus proving He is all knowing. Now the book is read daily in Satsangamu.
There is a reference to Muslims eating Beef in the book, I asked Swami, why the other religion followers consume beef.
Swami told "What is told to us, Let us follow; What is told them, Let them follow"
Swami told "What is told to us, Let us follow; What is told them, Let them follow"
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I asked Swami if I can buy some land in Pithapuram in Godavari District. Swami asked me to buy where I live (In Bangalore).
He said that I would build a building and asked me to put the name "శ్రీపాద శ్రీవల్లభ నిలయము". At that time it was economically beyond my reach and i kept quiet.
After some time passed by, It happened exactly as swami told. I purchased a good house very easily . Later when I visited Swami, he asked me if we named the house as "నిలయం" or "నిలయము". I replied saying "నిలయము". Swami told me to use "ము" and not to put 'o'.
Later I checked Telugu grammar books and found no sentence should end with "సున్న - ం" according to grammar also.
I visited Swami before registration of the house, he asked me to stay till 26th. We planned for 25th as the registration date, I did not stay. The registration did not happen on 25th due to some problems and happened later.
Swami also gave assurance/confidence to me saying that I will clear the loan.
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At a certain time I was reading spiritual books and was deeply contemplating about శూన్య. My father was worried and informed Swami about the same. Swami angrily shouted at me saying "you say శూన్య, శూన్య. where is శూన్య?". We should not think about and as శూన్య. It is wrong.
Note: The theory of Shunya/శూన్య was propounded by Buddha. According to this theory, the substratum of all creation is void/empty. However as per Shankara, the substratum is "Brahman"
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When our daughter was born, I called swami to inform and said "ఆడపిల్ల పుట్టింది స్వామీ". Swami said "ఆడపిల్ల కాదురా ఆడబిడ్డరా". Quite sometime later, on a different context when i learnt that the word "ఆడపిల్ల" is not a proper term or never used. Commonly a girl child is never referred by that word.
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Once our daughter fell ill and it continued for many days. We were attending to her and taking care of her day and night and were worried. That early morning I got a dream. In the dream "Ammaya was sitting in a chair and recited the first 3 lines in Sidda Mangala Stotra and then the 4th line from a Datta Stotra". Subsequent to this dream our daughter recovered from the illness.
I did not think about any God or anybody in those days, Ammaya herself came in the dream and blessed us.
Later Sankarayya Garu told me that upon informing Swami, Swami said, "అమ్మయ్య వెనకనే ఉంది. రక్షిస్తుంది.భయపడొద్దు. "
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I did not think about any God or anybody in those days, Ammaya herself came in the dream and blessed us.
Later Sankarayya Garu told me that upon informing Swami, Swami said, "అమ్మయ్య వెనకనే ఉంది. రక్షిస్తుంది.భయపడొద్దు. "
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