Who brings happiness to your life and puts a smile on your face? In December 1981, Shreepad Seva Mandal (SSM) arranged a 10-day pilgrimage. We stayed in Mauli the night before our journey began. Our first stop was Pandharpur, a small town 210 km east of Pune, India. Pandharpur is well known for its Vithoba… Continue reading Realization of Happiness in Life
Upon successfully relocating to Chiplun (an industrial town in the district of Ratnagiri in Konkan region of India, 150 miles away from Mumbai), Vishwanath and Shubhada rented an apartment. They, however, wanted a place of their own, and started to look for apartments for sale and soon found one that they liked. The owner of… Continue reading Dreams came true with His grace
I got the opportunity to meet H H Sadguru Shree Mama (Mama) on the 23rd of November, 1988, at Dombivali, a suburb near Mumbai, India. During that meeting I asked Him when I could expect to complete the sale of my apartment. “The entire transaction will be completed within one month”, Mama told me. As… Continue reading Job Location Transfer in Magical Time
I was told that I didn’t cry when I was born. I suppose that’s because I was destined to cry for the rest of my life, as I had to pay for my actions (karma) from previous lifetimes. At my birth though, the doctors and nurses were so stunned by my silence, that they refused… Continue reading The Power of H H Sadguru Shree Mama’s Grace
Anil lived in Solapur, a town located about 160 miles away from Pune, in Maharashtra, western India. He happened to read about His Holiness P.P. Shree Mama in “Pail Meruchya Shikhari”, a souvenir printed on the occasion of His 75th birthday, given to Anil by his dad. Anil was deeply impressed by what he had… Continue reading Visit after Mahanirvan
Saints claim that our Sadguru watches over us, not only after we become His disciples, but long before that. Sometimes our Sadguru patiently waits and yet, cares for us, for several years before initiation. Sometimes, the wait spreads over several lifetimes before the formal initiation of the sadhak. Yet some sadhaks, who never met His Holiness… Continue reading Grace and Caring over Lifetimes
The Mangaldham hall in Kolhapur, a town in the western state of Maharashtra, India, was packed with people on that day. The holy ritual of ‘Shri Mahalakshmi Yag’ was being performed as per the instructions of His Holiness Sadguru Shree Mama (Mama), long after he had left this material world. His successors, His Holiness Sadguru… Continue reading Limited food served unlimited people
A young man had been taking his swimming lessons at the Law College swimming pool in Pune, India. An elderly gentleman, who he did not know personally, was his tutor. On one cool winter day, when there was no one around, the swim instructor said, “Let me show you a trick.” He then dove into… Continue reading Stayed Below Water For 3 Days
Sadguru Mama had performed the Atirudra Swahakar Yajnya in the holy town of Shree Nrusimha Wadi near Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India. He had asked Digambar (name changed) and a few other sadhaks to attend the ceremony on the last day of the yajnya. “Come in early”, He said, “Start your Sadhana as soon as the… Continue reading Serene Experience during Sadhana
Vari is a pilgrimage during which, in the month of Aashadh, hundreds of thousands of people in Maharashtra walk on foot from their hometowns to the holy town of Pandharpur, where Lord Vithoba resides. Oblivious to the comforts of good food, proper shelter, rain and sun, the varkaris (pilgrims belonging to the Varkari lineage) walk… Continue reading Cured of Alcoholism
