Shirdi Sai Devotee Namrata From India Says:
Sai Ram! I am a part of the Mahaprayan group MP-14, yellow house, roll no 37. This is my 3rd post on the Mahaprayan blog. What I would be narrating today is not just my experience but is also an attempt to motivate everyone to come forward and participate in a cause that to me is directed and guided by Baba. I have had my share of tests and I am grateful and blessed to be chosen by Baba as a medium to spread awareness and encourage βAnnadaanβ!
Baba says βGod lives in all beings. So, we should take pity and love all creatures. First give bread to the hungry and then eat yourself. I am roaming in the form of all creatures. He who sees me in them is my belovedβ. On 22nd October, Mahaprayan MahaAnnadaan was scheduled. On 21st night, Pooja ji asked me to post a few images on fb and twitter regarding the same. When I saw the image, I felt really happy. As Annadaan has always been something very close to my heart. I felt like there could be no better end to MP Season 3 than concluding it with Parayan + Annadaan.
The next day Thursday, somehow, I skipped the message regarding annadaan in my group and completely forgot about it, only to be reminded by Lavinaji, another very dear Sai Friend. I am so thankful to her. We decided to make food and go together for donations around 7 in the evening. We prepared food and set out for Annadaan.
Going back to last December, 2019. I had taken up a challenge to do at least 10,000 steps daily and feed at least 2 people each day for a month. I was always inclined towards food donations and it was a time that I truly once again experienced the bliss of giving and had thought to myself that I would do it for a lifetime. Donating food to the needy left me with a beautiful feeling of happiness and satisfaction that nothing else gave. I realized that βTo be able to give is a blessing itself. Giving blesses both the receiver and the giver.β I started promoting it on my whatsapp status as I thought if each one decides to feed a needy each day then the world will become a much happier place. I completed the 30 days challenge and still kept doing annadaan for some time. But gradually, I started missing on some days and then many breaks started coming.
Many a times, I felt that, like Mahaparayan, if I was a part of Maha-Annadaan group then the habit that I had got into wouldβve never dropped and would become a moral responsibility too.
Driving away with Lavinaji that day for Mahaparayan MahaAnnadaan made me go back to that 30 days challenge time and I started sharing all of it with her. Just immediately she said, βlet us make a Maha- Annadaan group thenβ¦β
That day, we did not find any poor people where I used to donate food in December, 2019, maybe because of Covid. So Lavinaji suggested a place in Pimpri. We were carrying a lot of food and were unable to find a group of needy people, so I agreed to her. We started driving to Pimpri. On the way, her finger in which she wore Babaβs ring started itching and she removed the ring and gave it to me. I donβt know what happened but I wore the ring immediately in the forefinger of my right hand. (I always wore Babaβs ring in that finger but unfortunately, I had recently misplaced it and though I looked for it everywhere I was unable to find it). I felt so happy to wear her ring on my finger. I happened to tell her that, βI feel like Baba had forsaken me for sometime and now He has accepted me again and is happy with me.β Donβt know why but it was just a feeling inside and I shared it.
Then when we reached Pimpri βSai Chowkβ, we saw many poor people sitting on the divider (around 15-20) and I felt so happy. We donated food to them. One of the gentlemen said βYou will get 10 times the fruit of donating food today.β When I heard that, humbled and feeling blissful, I said with all my heart. βI wish I can donate 10 times the food that I am donating today, instead of receiving ten times the fruit.β Truly, only when we give, we understand how much we have been given and the value of it. I always feel grateful to God for giving me enough, so I am able to give. At that instant, I also felt grateful to all those people for giving me peace, satisfaction and life-lessons.
Lavinaji showed me a Sai Mandir just opposite to the divider that I was completely unaware of. We went for darshan and that day, I just wondered as I prayed and thanked Baba as to what was His plan behind making things so special behind MahaParayan Annadaan and calling us all the way right in front of Him, to a place named after Him (Sai Chowk) and making us do Annadaan. For invoking the long- lost bliss of giving and reminding me my vows once taken. The way things unfolded gradually and the bliss that I was feeling inside, made me feel that Baba had higher plans.
Also, post the act of MP Annadaan Baba gave us prasad immediately. The prasad was something that we had been craving for since long and were taking efforts for it too and Baba made it easily available immediately. The instant thought that came to my mind was βBaba is so loving and kind. His ways are truly His ways!β
It didnβt end there. After we got home, we still kept discussing it. I started searching for December whatsapp statuses and daan pictures in my phone and started sending it across to Lavinaji (attached here).
December 2019
I truly feel nothing can be more divine and no act can be more supreme than the act of Annadaan or giving food.
Lavinaji encouraged me to make a group right away. And in the heat of the moment, I actually did. We started a group called Maha-Annadaan and it started from Dasshera. We had more than 100 people who participated in the daan and ever since we have been practicing this.
When discussed with Poojaji she too said that she was getting signals regarding Annadaan from Baba. And she encouraged me by saying that she could think of no one fitter and better to be able to take up this responsibility. Thank You Poojaji for your kind words and Mahaparayan. The Mahaparayan Annadaan was what encouraged it!
One more strange thing that happened was, I was going out with Lavinaji for my birthday shopping. A poor boy came and we gave him some money. Then he asked us for water. We did not have any to give him. On this he said that he wanted cake. It was so strange as it was my birthday the next day and so far I have never come across any poor child asking for cake. So we decided that for that week we would distribute muffins.
Towards the end, I would like to also share that I found my lost Babaβs ring too between Mahaparayan Annadaan (Thursday) and Dasshera (The start of Maha-Annadaan Day). I pray to Baba so I can remain committed and dedicate my efforts persistently in the directions that He leads!
About Maha-Annadaan: We feed at least 7 living creatures in a span of a week and report the act of completion in a specified format and on the day asked. The motive is to feed at least 1 hungry creature each day of life and thus make life more meaningful, make a good difference in the world and spread smiles. I would like to take the opportunity to encourage each one of you to be a part of it and practice the act of donating food and experiencing the bliss of giving.
Following are the links for whatsapp group for joining and volunteering. Please come forward:
| DAY | WHATSAPP GROUP LINK |
|---|---|
| Monday | https://chat.whatsapp.com/EDUnJwIwJd9DLdVRI3kMxg |
| Tuesday | https://chat.whatsapp.com/CmXzffCJvMpDAnGCkQeHu5 |
| Wednesday | https://chat.whatsapp.com/GOjVH3lVzSPGOwynbEjjiL |
| Thursday | https://chat.whatsapp.com/CTfBsNZDXykA9cwFqw8iQd |
| Friday | https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ih3P1CJ5oYmKxm4H0kh2mg |
| Saturday | https://chat.whatsapp.com/Cb1yGoIPUIiDAsxavt4iNY |
| Sunday | https://chat.whatsapp.com/I4P377IDLlYEhsYojlauIC |
| Volunteer | https://chat.whatsapp.com/CWsTZ1X56tP9b1uOTOsHPB |
βTo be able to give is the biggest blessing in itself!β
Sai Blessed Devotee,
#Experience 1088
13-November-2020
www.mahaparayan.com
P. S. We started publishing one
experience on daily basis from 30 Nov 2017 as many experiences have been
received. Your experience would also get published as per the sequence. Please
share your comments, it really matters a lot. You can share your experiences related
ONLY to Mahaparayan to mahaparayanexperiences@gmail. com and which are not
related to Mahaparayan on Devotees Experiences With Shirdi Sai Baba
Happy Birthday Namrata Ji… Om SaiRam, Sri SaiRam, Jai Jai SaiRam
Thank you so much! π
Om sai ram
Om sai ram
Om Sai Ram
Om Sairam π
We wish you, Namrata, a very happy birthday.
Om Sai Ram
Thank you so much! π
Om sai ram
Om sai ram
Om Sai ramπππ
Nice baba bless you
And give more.opportunity to serve poor
Baba bless you with good health and prosperity
ππ
Om Sai ram, baba sab pr apni raham nazar Krana baba, hmesa apne bacho k sath rhnaπππππππππ
Such a well written blog, feeling blessed to have had a chance to go through it.
Baba's Grace on the writer and reader..! π
Ohm sai ram π
Indeed a good initiative. Hoow with the blessings of Baba I will be a part of Maha Annadan in Mangalore city.
Links given below! Thank you! Baba's Grace
Om SaiRam πππππππππππ
Om Sai Ram Jai Baba
πOm jai sai ram π wish you many more happy returns of the namrata jii may god bless you πππΉπ
Thank you so much! ππ
Om Sai Ram! Thanks for sharing this wonderful experience and encouraging us to do Annadaan.
Baba's Grace! π
Thanks for sharing! Stay blessed Narmathaji!
οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½
Om sai Ram
Belated Happy Bithday Pooj ji. Om Sai Ram
om sai sri sai jai jai sai
Happy birthday Namrataji
Truly a blissful experience to give..
May Babas blessings shower on us alawats
OM SAI RAM
Jai Sairam
Om sairamππ
Om Sai Ramjiπ
thanks for sai baba
Om sai sri sai jai Jai sai
Om Sai Sri Sai Jai Jai Sai sharanam sharanam
Happy birthday Namrataji…Saibaba may bless you always…
Thank you so much! ππ
Om Sai Ramππ»
Om Sai Ram π
This is absolutely correct"In Kaliyug Annadaan is one of the biggest daan" but what if we provide the way for Annadaan to do it by themself. What i mean to say is "if you give a man a fish he is hungry again in an hour. If you teach him to catch a fish you do him a good turn"
With baba blessings can we initiate to teach or educate children/spread awareness towards work in adults/together make this world sai nilayam?
This is my perspective! I always thought of doing this,whenever time permits i do. Thought of sharing my opinion. No offense!
Thanks for reading!
It's a great idea. Everyone should do their bit. I tried to be a medium and help others be, for food to reach out the hungry. Someday we will have someone who will become a medium to educate them. All Baba's Grace and plans..
Happy birthday Namratha
Thank you! ππ
Happy birthday Namratha
Thank you! ππ
Om Sai Ram ππΌ
Om Sai Ram Namrata madam ji Many many happy returns of the Day I really feel fortunate to go through heart touching experience
Finally I should say I think we are not the doer he is the doer and he is kalpavruksha as we imagine he gives us same in return
Thank you so much! ππ
Definitely, Baba the Masters Planner, Baba the Doer… We are just the medium to serve Him. ππ
Jai Sai Ram β€π
Today ibwas reading about annadan while doing my parayan of 8 and 9th chapters. I feel this as a co incident I read this blog today. I wish baba will give full support and oppertunity to serve the hunger lot. Pray him to bless so that One day there is no hungry person on this mother earth.
Om sai rama
ππ
I liked the words "The motive is to feed at least 1 hungry creature each day of life and thus make life more meaningful, make a good difference in the world and spread smiles". I would like to follow the path, too. Jai Sai RAM.
ππ
Om Sai Ram
Om sairam. Happy birthday Namrstaji. May Sai bless you with a peaceful prosperous and happy life throughout π
You are absolutely correct. Annadaanam us the biggest dansm in kalyug.
Om Sai Ram….
Jai Sai Ram…Greetings Namrata Sai Ram! Blessed to go through your blog today …And so touched by your compassion about feeding the voiceless creatures…and very true that Sai will surely Bless us in Anundance if you feed them..As our Guru Baba has said that Anna Dhan
should not be confined to Human Kingdom alone and it should be given to Animal kingdom also….
I am also a devotee of the Global Mahaparayan group and joined the group in May 2020 and my name is Geeta Ravi and live in T.nadu.India mys3lf and my Husband are Ardent Devotees of Baba and we have been feeding stray dogs (more than 50 daily) for the past many years and we have been Blessed with Baba Sai Prathakshan in our House ..and living with Baba Sai and experiencing his levels n miracles daily in our life…we think it is becos of our love for the voiceless creatures Baba has bonded and Blessed our lives…
Namrata jee may you be Blessed in Abundance for this noble thought and putting your efforts n inspiring others to contribute to this noble deed of feeding the voiceless Animals and creatures… would be happy to Share topics of Sai miracles on what's app…soon…thank you…Baba Bless us All..
Keep reading Sat Charita and Miracles are on your wayπ₯°π₯°ππ