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Sai Sandesh - Shri Dwarkamai Newsletter
Shri Shirdi Sai Temple, North Billerica, MA
SHRI DWARKAMAI QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
Volume 1, Issue 2
4/1/2012
Vishal Bhagwati Jagran at Dwarkamai Shirdi Sai Temple
entire audience clapping
and singing “Jai Mata
Di”. The high energy
Bhajans dedicated to
Mata continued till late
in the night. Usha Kamal
Ji and her sisters have
dedicated themselves to
Mata’s seva and frequently hold jagrata’s in
different temples in the
area.
Usha Kamal Ji conducting Mata’s Jagrata at Shirdi Sai Temple, Billerica
Vishal Bhagwati Jagran
was held at Shirdi Sai
temple, Billerica on 9th
March. The jagrata was
sponsored by Usha and
Inder Kamal Ji. Before
the Jagran, Maa Ka
Lunger (Dinner) was
served. Usha Ji and her
group of excellent musicians led the high energy
singing which had the
Shri Shirdi Sai Temple
Shri Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth
267 Boston Road, Suite #10
North Billerica, MA 01862
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Programs conducted by
Dwarkamai
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DAILY EVENING SAI BABA
DHOOP AARTI
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MORNING KAKAD AARTI
ON THURSDAY & SAT
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RELIGIOUS FUNCTIONS AND
POOJAS
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MEET THE DOCTOR
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GUEST SPEAKERS

AYURVEDA COURSES
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MATH CLASSES FOR KIDS
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YOGA SESSIONS
In this Issue:
Dwarkamai conducts Shirdi Sai Baba Palki in Allentown, PA
Dwarkamai conducted
Shirdi Sai Baba Palkhi
on the weekend of Dec
31st and Jan 1st 2012
in Allentown, PA. The
Palkhi visited several
devotee homes in and
around Allentown, PA.
MATA JAGRATA
1
SHIRDI SAI BABA PALKI
1
MUSIC CONCERT
2
TITBITS
2
UPANISHADS
3
BONE MARROW DRIVE
4
GURU MAHIMA
5
TAX SEMINAR
6
HEALTH SEMINAR
6
UPCOMING EVENTS
6
MAHASHIVRATRI FESTIVAL 8
Sai Palkhi in devotee home in Allentown, PA
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Titbits
-Anil Naik
Neither pain nor
pleasure lasts forever.
Pleasure comes after
pain, and pain is followed again by pleasure. Learn to tolerate
the blows of time with
patience. Enjoy both
the joys as well as the
sorrows of life. Sow
the seed of hope in
the soil of sorrow.
Find your way in the
darkness of the night
of adversity with the
torch of the scriptures
and faith in God.
There would be no
opportunities if there
were no problems.
Opportunity lies in the
middle of difficulties.
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Hindustani Classical Music Concert
A Hindustani classical
music concert by Smt.
Purba Debnath was held
on Feb 11th in the Shirdi
Sai temple in Billerica.
Smt. Purba Debnath was
accompanied by Smt.
Preeti Chakravarthi on
Harmonium and Dr. Nishkant Sonwalkar on the
Tabla. Smt. Neeta Kalve
helped organize the concert. The entry was free
and the concert was very
well received by the
devotees. The program
opened with a devotional offering by the stu-
dents of Smt. Purba
Debnath.
Purba Debnath is a refreshing and gifted Hindustani classical vocalist
of the current generation.
Following is a comment
from some devotees after the concert:
“We were very pleased
not only with the concert
but also with the post concert Aarati ceremony.
The disciplined way of
conducting the proceedings was quite impressive.
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Volume 1, Issue 2
4/1/2012
Upanishads
The term Upanishad
('upa' near; 'ni' down;
'shad' to sit) means sitting
down near; this implies
‘shruti’ parampara where
the students sat down
near their Guru and
learned secret doctrine
of Vedas. The students
passed on the secrets of
Vedas in the similar fashion to their disciples when
they became guru. Eventually, this tradition came
to be called Vedanta,
which means "the conclusion “saransh” of the Vedas." The texts of those
teachings are called
Upanishads.
- Anil Kapoor
Upanishads contemplated upon the various mysteries of life and its creation.
The Upanishads
beautifully describe the
mystery of the universe
and questions like, who is
“Brahm (the supreme being)”, what is “atman
(one true self) and death,
difference between
dwaite (duality) and adwaite (singularity). The
Upanishads explain these
philosophies using stories,
traditions and dialogue.
The Upanishads unfold
the fascinating tale of
creation, life, the essence
of life and of that beyond to the seeker of
truth. These ideas are
expressed in the famous
saying tat tvam asi —
"That thou art."
Although there are over
two hundred Upanishads,
only fifteen are considered principal Upanishads.
The rest were
written later and are related to the Puranic worship of Shiva, Shakti, and
Vishnu. The oldest and
longest of the Upanishads
are the Brihad-Aranyaka
and the Chandogya. One
of the most famous verses from the Upanishads:
An early 19th century manuscript
of the Rigveda
Asato ma sad gamaya
(From the unreal lead me
to the real)
Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya
(From darkness lead me
to light)
Mrityor ma amritam gamaya
(From death lead me to
immortality)
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Dwarkamai conducts Bone marrow drive
In December, 2011
Dwarkamail conducted
two bone marrow drives
at the Shirdi Sai temple
for Amit Gupta., a California based entrepreneur diagnosed with leukemia. About 50 devotees registered during
the bone marrow drive.
His South Asian ancestry
meant the odds of finding a matching donor
were slim. More than
100 drives were organized by Amit’s friends,
family and strangers all
over the country. Fortunately, in Jan 2012, Amit
found a 10/10 matched
donor and started treat-
ment at the Dana Farber
hospital in Boston. The
identity of the donor is
not known.
Every year many South
Asian patients are diagnosed with blood-related
diseases. In order to survive, Amit and many other patients need a bone
marrow transplant from
a matching donor. Nearly 30% of patients will
find a matching donor
within their families. The
remaining 70% must
search for an unrelated
donor. Unfortunately, a
very small percentage
(only 1%) of South Asians
(Indians, Pakistanis, Sri
Lankans and Bangladeshis) are registered to
be marrow donors in the
National Marrow Donor
Registry. So the chance
of finding a perfect
match is very small. That
makes it very important
for South Asians to register as bone marrow donors.
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Volume 1, Issue 2
4/1/2012
Discourse on Guru Mahima
A discourse on 'Guru The greatest Sadhana'
was held at Shri
Dwarkamai Sai Baba
Temple on Sat Feb 25th
2012. Poornimaji is a
senior disciple of Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji and is an
excellent public speaker
who has undertaken a
detailed study of the Srimad Bhagavatam, the
Ramayana, and the Bhagavad Gita.
The evening began with
the chanting of the Hare
Rama Kare Krishna ma-
hamantra by all the devotees present. During the
discourse Poornimaji narrated a story from the
Upanishads and drove
home the point that the
true nature of one’s self
cannot be discovered but
by the grace of the
Guru. Instances and episodes from the lives of
great Mahatmas were
recounted to show how
the Guru comes in search
of a true seeker and
picks up the soul.
Poornimaji also gave a
beautiful narration of the
story from Sai Satcharitra about how Sai Baba
explained to Nanasaheb
Chandorkar a Shloka
from Bhagavad Gita that
shows how a seeker
should approach and
offer Seva at the feet of
the Guru.
-Ram Pravesh Prasad
The talk was arranged
by Shri Narayanji from
Global Organization of
Divinity, USA. Our humble pranams and gratitude to Narayanji and
Poornima ji for bringing
forth this program at Baba's place.
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Dwarkamai wards off
all dangers and anxieties from her children.
Highly merciful is this
MasjidMai. She is the
mother of those who
place their entire faith
in Her. If they are in
danger she will save
them. Once a person
climbs into her lap all
his worries will be over.
He who sleeps in her
shade attains bliss. Shri Sainath
Tax Seminar
Health Seminar
Upcoming Events
A free seminar on income
tax planning and preparation was held at Shri
Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth,
Billerica on Feb 25th.
An educational session on
the subject of diet and
nutrition related to South
Asian food was conducted at Shri Dwarkamai
Vidyapeeth by Smt.
Sangeeta Pradhan, a
registered clinical dietitian, on Jan 22nd and
29th.
Bhajan Mela- 4/14
The seminar focused on
some common myths associated with the Indian
diet as it relates to heart
health and weight loss.
Also the impact of the
South Asian diet and current lifestyles on the onset of chronic disease
and obesity.
Spiritual Gold - 5/12
With so many legislation
and personal situation
changes sometimes it is
not easy to optimize the
tax preparations without
help.
The seminar was delivered by Nilanjana Rakhit
who is a seasoned tax
professional with more
than 25 years of experience.
Shri Dwarkamai is organizing a whole day of
bhajan programs presented by different Indian music schools in the
area. This is the first time
such program is being
organized in the New
England area.
Shri Dwarkamai is organizing Spiritual Gold - a
program to honor the
senior citizens of the community. This is our way of
thanking the seniors for
their lifetime contribution
to the society.
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Sai Sandesh
Shri Dwarkamai Quarterly Newsletter
Shri Shirdi Sai Temple
North Billerica, MA
April 1, 2012
Shri Shirdi Sai Temple
Shri Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth
267 Boston Road, Suite #10
North Billerica, MA 01862
phone: 978-27-MY-SAI
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and Madhyana Aarti at 12
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Mahashivratri Festival
Mahashivratri festival
was celebrated from
18th Feb to 20th Feb
2012 in the Shirdi Sai
temple of Billerica.
Mahashivratri festival at the Shri
Shirdi Sai Temple, North Billerica
Shani Pradoshan Rudra
Abhishek was done on
Feb 18th. On Sun Feb
19th the Dhoop Aarti at
7.30PM was followed
by Mahaprasad, devotees from the Boston
Rudram group performed Ekadasha Maha
Rudra Abhsihek from 8
PM till 1:30 AM. Rudra
Abhishek was also done
on Monday the 20th
Feb. The festival was
very well attended with
large number of devotees on all the days.
There were long lines of
devotees seeking blessings of Lord Shiva during the festival and to
offer milk and water to
the holy Lingam along
with sacred chanting of
the Rudram.
Saibaba murti on Mahashivratri
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