Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Monday, 1 December 2014
Sai BaBa Ji & Kabir Das Ji
Sai BaBa's Basic Details
Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1838
Place of Birth: Pathri, Maharashtra, India
Date of Death: 15-Oct-1918
Nationality: India
Kabir Das Ji Basic Details
Kabir was born in 1440 A.D. The probable date of his death is 1519 A.D. as mentioned in Kabir Ka Santi. Kabir died at Maghar near Gorakhpur.
Sai BaBa Ji Of Shirdi
1. An Indian spiritual guru and a fakir that transcende the barriers of religions, Saibaba of Shirdi was regarded with great reverence by both Hindu and Muslim followers.
2. He lived in a mosque and after death his body was cremated in a temple
3.It is believed that at a tender age of 16 yrs Shri Saibaba arrived at the village of Shirdi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra and remained their till his death. He found shelter in Khandoba temple, where a villager Mahalsapathi in the temple addressed him as Sai or Saint.
4.Sai BaBa of Shirdi lived an extremaly simple and austere life, sleeping on the floor of temple and later taking a ruined mosque as his shelter.
About Kabir Das Ji
About Kabir Das Ji
Kabir played the role of a teacher and social reformer by the medium of his writings, which mainly consisted of the two line verses called Dohas.
Biography Of Kabir Das Ji
Kabir (also Kabira) (Hindi: कबीर, Punjabi: ਕਬੀਰ, Urdu: کبير) was a mystic poet and
saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement. The
name Kabir comes from Arabic al-Kabīr which means 'The Great' - the 37th name
of God in Islam.
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His birth itself is shrouded in mystery, some
say he was the son of a Brahman widow,others
that he was of virgin birth, what is known
though is that he was brought up in a family
of muslim weavers.
Poetry
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Kabir has written much poetry and song.
All of Kabir's recorded verses are in Hindi.
His lyrics are characterised by a free use
of the vernacular, and is unfettered by the
grammatical bonds of his day.
Sai Baba Bhajan
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Antharyaami Sai Rama
Govinda Govinda Radhey Shyaama
Hrudaya Vihaari Sai Ramaa
Mukunda Madhava Megha Shyaama
Prema Swaroopa Paramaananda
Sadguru Sai Satchidaananda
Kabir Das DOHE
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Chalti Chakki Dekh Kar, Diya Kabira Roye
Dui Paatan Ke Beech Mein,Sabit Bacha Na Koye
Bura Jo Dekhan Main Chala, Bura Naa Milya Koye
Jo Munn Khoja Apnaa, To Mujhse Bura Naa Koye
Jo Munn Khoja Apnaa, To Mujhse Bura Naa Koye
Kaal Kare So Aaj Kar, Aaj Kare So Ub
Pal Mein Pralaya Hoyegi, Bahuri Karoge Kub
Pal Mein Pralaya Hoyegi, Bahuri Karoge Kub
Aisee Vani Boliye, Mun Ka Aapa Khoye
Apna Tan Sheetal Kare, Auran Ko Sukh Hoye
Apna Tan Sheetal Kare, Auran Ko Sukh Hoye
Sai Baba's Teachings
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1. his teachings are guiding his devotees to the path of salvation. People areblessed who follow his teachings
2. Among the teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi there are the cardinal principle of Sai Path called 'Shraddha' and Saburi'.
3. 'Saburi'; means patience and perseverance. Saburi is a quality needed through out the path to reach the goal. This quality must be ingrained in a seeker from day one, least he looses his stride and leaves the path half way
4. For Sai Baba it was not the purity of the body but inner purity that mattered. No amount of physical and external cleansing would serve any purpose if the man remained impure in mind and heart.
5. Himself an epitome of compassion and love, Sai Baba taught compassion among his disciples. Baba often told His devotees,'Never turn away anybody from your door, be it a human being or animal'.
6. Explaining the meaning of life He would refer to Udi and taught that like Udi all the visible phenomena in the world are transient. Through this example Sai Baba wished to make his devotees understand the sense of discrimination between the unreal and the real. Udi taught the devotees discrimination or vivek
7. Sai Baba would demand 'Dakshina' or alms from those who visited him. This explained the sense of non-attachment to worldly things. Hence Dakshina taught the devotees non- attachment or Vairagya.
Sayings Of Kabir Das
1. The life is passed in turning the beads, but the darkness of the heart is not destroyed. Leave the turning of beads by the hand, but turn the beads of your mind.
2. He alone is the hero who has all the five senses at his command. He who has no such control never approaches the Lord.
3. Have no faith in this perishable body. Remember the Lord by all your breaths; that is the only way to salvation.
4. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today, nor till the evening what you can do this very moment; for you know not when death may overtake you, upsetting all your plans.
5. A dumb man, having tasted sugar, cannot express its taste. Even so, the experience of Self- realisation cannot be expressed.
Saturday, 1 November 2014
5 Richest Temples in India
Richest Temples in India
India has deep roots of spirituality and religion. Every year thousands of
visitors frequent these religious
places and
temples owing to the religious importance and significance these temples carry.
Many people regardless of their religion offer
various things in cash and kind. It is not a bribe but a token of respect,
faith and belief. There are some of the temples where these offerings amount to
a huge collection of cash, GOLD,
ornaments gems and various other things.
1. Padmanabhaswamy Temple
The riches of all the temples in India is the Padmanabhaswamy
temple. The temple has six secret chambers. 4 out of these chambers houses the
documents and other valuable, but chamber A and chamber B stores the valuables
and cash donated and offered by devotees. Recently in June 2011, a committee of
7 member opened Chamber A and found treasures worth $20bn. The treasure belongs
to the Travancore Royal Family. The committee found tones of gold coins &
jewelry, sacks of DIAMONDS and
other precious stones lying untouched from thousands of years. Chamber ‘B’ is
however not opened yet. It is just one chamber that made Padmanabhaswamy temple
the richest in the world.
Donations: Rs 650 crore (2010-11)
Reserve of five tones of GOLD
Fixed Deposits:- Rs 560 crore
Deity CLAD in 1000 kg
2. Saibaba Temple, Shirdi:
Shrine
to Saibaba, the Shirdi temple is the third richest in the nation. It sees
millions of devotees from different religions and castes every day.
Donations every year: Rs
350 crore (approx)
Ornaments and jewellery
worth Rs 32 crore (approx)
INVESTMENTS:
Rs 427 crore
3.Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara
Temple:
The Tirupati temple at Andhra
Pradesh is now the second richest temple in India. It gets visits from over 60,000 devotees every day. During festivals
1,00,000 to 5,00,000 visitors. Actor Amitabh Bachchan, a devotee of
Tirupati’s Venkateswara deity, has made several generous DONATIONS to
the temple including a whopping Rs 51
lakh.
Trust Income
up to Rs 650 crore in donations
every year.
The gold on the deity itself is 1000 kg!
4. Siddhivinayak, Mumbai:
This is one temple frequented by commoners and
celebrities alike including the Bachchans, Shilpa Shetty and Deepika Padukone.
The income of this temple including donations goes upto Rs 100-500 million Rupees. every year. The dome over Ganesha is coated
in 3.7 kilos of gold that was
donated by a Kolkata-based businessman.
Siddhi Vinayak Trust Income:
Rs 48 crore (2010-11)
Fixed Deposits:
Rs 125 crore
4. Harmandir Sahib or the Golden
temple, Punjab:
The
holiest shrine in the Sikh religion has its walls decorated with wooden panels
and elaborates gold and silver work. The
canopy is made with gold and silver. The ‘Adi Granth' (Guru Granth Sahib) is
studded with precious stones, diamonds and gems.
5.Vaishno Devi, Kashmir:
This
temple is one of the oldest in the country. It gets more than 4.5 million
visitors every year and an income of Rs 500 crore annually.
Daily Visitors:
- about 8 million pilgrims each year.
Daily Income
of Shrine board: Rs 40 crore
Annual income Shrine
board: Rs 500 crore
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