Divine Experiences

Sheela Nayak, Ramesh Nayak

Description

This book narrates authors experiences with Bhagawan SATHYA SAI BABA. The authors hope that the book may be useful to people who are interested in sprituality. The authors have been very active in service projects and they hope that the book will draw readers into serving the society.

Sujets

• Spiritual
• Self-help
• Divine

Informations

• Publié par: iUniverse
• Date de parution: 29 septembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781663244574
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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DIVINE Experiences
 
 
RAMESH AND SHEELA NAYAK
 
Divine Experiences
 
 
Copyright © 2022 Ramesh And Sheela Nayak.
 
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ISBN: 978-1-6632-4456-7 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-6632-4458-1 (hc)
ISBN: 978-1-6632-4457-4 (e)
 
Library of Congress Control Number: 2022915828
 
iUniverse rev. date: 09/26/2022
 
 

Contents
Preface
1.Sheela’s family became devotees of Swami
2.First Interview with Swami in 1964
3.First Summer Course in 1972 with the three sisters taking part in bliss
4.Ramesh and Sheela Nayaks going to USA for studies first in Rhode Island and then Oregon 1961-1971
5.Interview with Swami September 1983
6.Dream to Sheela in USA on January 1st, 1986 late night and early morning.
7.Washington group visit led by Subbarao and Sheela Nayak, August 20, 1990.
8.Washington Group Interview with Swami Group 1, September 6, 1999 (Birthday of Ramesh)
9.Washington Group trip to Bangalore, April 26, 2002 to May 12, 2002
10.Washington Devotees interview in Trayi Brindavan with Swami on May 9, 2003.
11.Prasanthi Nilayam visit on January 2, 2004
12.Prasanthi Nilayam visit on September visit in 2004
13.Spiritual Journey to Prasanthi Nilayam, January 1, 2005
14.Prasanthi Nilayam Visit March 2005 and August 5-24, 2005
15.80 years of Love, Bhagavan’s Divine Message
16.Musical Tribute To Sri Sathya Sai Baba By The Devotees Of Usa/Uk/Poland On September 11, 2004 In Sai Kulwant Hall, A Miracle And Blessing By Swami.
17.Prashantinilayam visits on August 3, 2006
18.Prashantinilayam visits on May 31, 2007.
19.Prashanthi Nilayam visit on August 26/27, 2008
20.Prashanti Nilayam visit on March/April 2010
21.Two Articles Published By Prashanthi Society
22. Article contributed by Sheela for the Ladies day, 19th November, 2005
23.Article Contributed By Pradeep Kamath, Brother Of Sheela Nayak: My Journey To Swami
24.Service
25.Swami Saves Ramesh And Sheela Nayak
26.Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Synopsis
 
 
 
 
 
DIVINE TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH BHAGAWAN SRI SATYA SAI BABA
RAMESH AND SHEELA N AYAK
Dedicate d to
The Divine Lotus Feet
of
Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
All Rights Reserved
Published by:
Dr. Ramesh K. Nayak and Sheela Nayak
 
 
 
LOVE IS GOD GOD IS LOVE
LOVE ALL SERVE ALL SAYS OUR LORD
HE IS GOOD SO BE GOOD
LOVE ALL SERVE ALL SAYS OUR LORD
LIVE IN LOVE LOVE ALL BE INGS
LOVE ALL SERVE ALL SAYS OUR LORD
Editer’s Note
Sri K. Viswana than
Retired Chief Engi neer
Super Specialty Hosp ital
Puttaparthi, Andra Pra desh
I ndia
I offer my most humble pranams at the Lotus Feet of our beloved Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi, Andra Pradesh, India. I have known Sheela, Ramesh Nayak and their family for a long time and they have been ardent devotees of Swami for about five decades. They became Swami’s devotees while attending the Bethesda, Maryland Sai center since the early 1970s. Since then they have made numerous visits to Prashanthi Nilayam and have taken a number of groups to Puttaparthi. Swami has given many interviews to Ramesh and Sheela and has guided them in service activities here in USA and India. The first group visit to Prashanthi Nilayam in 1981 organized by the Sai center was a success. One of the group members put it “What a journey, so smooth, no delays, no waiting, just a soothing and flower-laden path to the Lord”. With salutations at the Lotus Feet the Nayaks present their experiences with our dearest and most beloved Sri Sathya Sai Baba. There is no power in the universe equal to thy Lotus Feet. This is a humble attempt at putting together the story of the remarkable experiences of Sheela Nayak’s family (formerly Sridevi Kamath) during the golden days spent in The Divine Presence of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
Preface

We offer our loving pranams at the Divine Lotus Feet of our beloved Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba of Prashanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, Andra Pradesh. Our most loving Bhagawan has been the greatest inspiration to our family and a number of devotees as our loving mother Sai and with utmost humility we present here our spiritual journey to Swami with a number of groups and how Swami has blessed us with twenty seven personal interviews. Our family came to Swami five decades ago and our life has been transformed ever since we came to know Swami it made our life immeasurably beautiful. When we heard of Swami it did not matter that we lived far away in the United States of America. We were drawn like iron filings to a powerful magnet, the Magnet of Love. With supreme love and no judgment of our many shortcomings, in a very gentle way, He talked to us how life should be lived in order to achieve peace, contentment, happiness and joy we seek. Swami has blessed us to take a number of groups to Prashanthi Nilayam and here we present our loving interactions with our Lord and how he has inspired us with his invaluable spiritual teachings, miracles, his omnipresence and blessings and with a number of service activities. Swami is a central part of our lives. Bhagawan has been guiding, guarding, protecting, and inspiring us and by holding our hands like a mother and we express our deep gratitude to our beloved Bhagawan for improving us in every aspect by his constant guidance. As we look back at our interactions with Swami, we are overwhelmed with the love and compassion that our loving God, Sai Baba, has showered on us.
We were fortunate to present a musical program in Sai Kulwant Hall with personal blessings from Swami and also a musical tribute to Swami’s 90 th birthday celebration by devotees of Maryland and Virginia Sai Centers. The unbelievably nice 90 th birthday celebrations of Bhagawan Baba made it possible for us to make offering of this book to our most beloved Swami. In our work as well as everyday living, we try to make Our Life His message. He has taught us patience, humility, wisdom and the realization that we are not the doer. Our goal in life is to make God our life, keep spirituality as the first goal, to experience the sweetness of divine love, to develop, scatter and reap love, and the highest sadhana to transform love into service. To quote Swami’s discourse on November 23, 1985 “Man justifies himself and proves his claim to be a worthy individual only through seva (service), undertaken sincerely, selflessly, and with no thought of worldly reward. Seva is the highest expression of love and of the sacrifice love involves. You have to expend yourself in seva unto the very last breath. Give up all imaginations and engage yourselves in the service of your fellowmen. We are forever grateful to Him for leading our steps to Him and we offer our love and efforts at the Lotus Feet of Sri Sathya Sai Baba the “ Avatar of our Age”. We pray to Bhagawan to bless this humble offering at His Lotus Feet and shower his infinite love on all the readers.

1. Sheela’s family became devotees of Swami
Both I and my wife Sheela Nayak became devotees of Sri Sathya Sai Baba only when we came to know that the preceding generation of Sheela’s family was indeed the first devotees of Swami in the early 1960’s. Sheela’s first visit to Baba was in 1972 and she has narrated in the earlier article published by Prashanthi Society (1985) that we wrote for the Swami’s 85 th birthday about her trip to Puttaparthi with her American girl friend Dee, sisters, brother and parents.
Here we narrate in detail how the preceding generation of Sheela’s family became devotees of our beloved Swami and how her father, late Sri Sadashiv Kamath had been transformed into an ardent devotee after visiting Swami’s ashram, all alone, as early as the early 60’s.
They lived in a town named Hubli in the State of Karnataka. Her Dad had a timber business. He was going through a rough phase in his business. Problems started piling up and her Mom, Indira Kamath, and her Dad were worried. It is at that time that one of her Mom’s cousins visited them and gave her Mom a picture of young Swami and told her that this young Swami lived in Puttaparthi, a tiny village in Andhra Pradesh. They said that he was known as Sathya Sai Baba, was a reincarnation of Shirdi Baba. The cousins also mentioned that this Swami usually gave interviews and that they were lucky enough to get one, where Swami told them all about their life, and gave them some valuable advice. Her Mom was very impressed and asked her Dad if their family could all go and meet this young Swami. Her Dad said that he would go first to meet Swami and then, the next time he would take the entire family for darshan. Her dad returned from Puttaparti a totally changed person. He was a worried and serious person when he left but he came back a very happy man totally free from worries. Her dad said that Swami had called him for an interview the day he arrived in Puttaparti and told him