Gloria a Ti, mi Señor Gloria a Ti, mi Señor, hacedor de toda la vida. Como la luna tranquila, con Tu dulzura iluminas, la luz de nuestro corazón. Gloria a Ti mi Señor. Eres Padre y Madre de la alegría, el Señor de toda armonía, el Señor de toda armonía, mi Dios, mi Maestro y mi Guía, mi Dios, mi Maestro y mi Guía. El néctar de la compasión. Gloria a ti mi Señor. Manantial de gracia y consuelo, Eres el Padre Supremo, eres el Padre Supremo, que nos envuelve en su juego, que nos envuelve en su juego. Eres nuestro protector. Gloria a Ti mi Señor. Salvador de los afligidos, ante Tus Pies nos rendimos, ante Tus Pies nos rendimos, y con amor Te pedimos, y con amor Te pedimos, que nos des Tu bendición, Oh, mi Dulcísimo Señor. Alabado seas Señor, alabado seas mi Señor, te entrego todas mis faltas, te entrego todas mis dudas, para que Tú las consumas en el puro fuego de tu amor. Om Paz, Paz, Paz

Gayathri Mantra Om Bhur Bhuvah Suvaha Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayaat That which Permeates the three worlds – Body, Mind and Soul. We Meditate on this Most Venerable Self Effulgence. And Pray for the Enlightenment of our Intellect.

Ganesha Stotram Ēkadantaṃ mahākāyaṃ taptakāñcana sannibhaṃ | Lambōdaraṃ viśālākṣaṃ vandē’haṃ gaṇanāyakam | | Mauñjikṛṣṇājinadharaṃ nāgayajñopavītinaṃ | Bālendu vilasanmauliṃ vandē’haṃ gaṇanāyakam | | Ambikāhṛdayānandaṃ mātṛbhiḥ paripālitaṃ | Bhaktapriyaṃ madōnmattam vandē’haṃ gaṇanāyakam | | Citraratnavicitrāṅgaṃ citramālāvibhūṣitaṃ | Citrarūpadharaṃdevaṃ vandē’haṃ gaṇanāyakam | | Gajavaktraṃ suraśreṣṭhaṃ karṇacāmara bhūṣitaṃ | Pāśāṅkuśadharaṃ devaṃ vandē’haṃ gaṇanāyakam | | Mūṣikōttamamāruhya dēvāsura mahāhavē | Yōddhukāmaṃ mahāvīryaṃ vandē’haṃ gaṇanāyakam | | Yakṣa kinnara gandharva siddha vidyadharai sadā | Stūyamānaṃ mahātmānaṃ vandē’haṃ gaṇanāyakam | | Sarvavighnaharaṃ dēvaṃ sarvavighnavivarjitaṃ | Sarva siddhi pradātāraṃ vandē’haṃ gaṇanāyakam | | Gaṇāṣṭakaṃ idaṃ puṇyaṃ bhaktyā yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ Vimuktasarvapāpebhyo śivalokaṃ sa gacchati | | ——— Ganesha Stotram / Ganashtakam ——-–– 1. I salute the Lord of Ganas, who is one-tusked, having a huge body resplendent like molten gold, who has a huge belly, and big beautiful eyes. 2. I salute the Lord of Ganas who is seated on the three-striped antelope’s skin, wearing a snake as His sacred thread and having a face glowing like the moon. 3. I salute the Lord of Ganas, who delights the heart of the Divine Mother Ambika, is protected by the Divine parents and is intoxicated by the love of His devotees. 4. I salute the Lord of Ganas, whose body is decorated with colourful jewels, has a beautiful garland around His neck and who can manifest in any form. 5. I salute the Lord of Ganas, the best among Gods, who has the face of an elephant, is adorned with fan-like ears, and who holds a noose and a goad. 6. I salute the Lord of Ganas, who having mounted the best mouse, displayed immense valour in the great battle between the Gods and the demons. 7. I salute the Lord of Ganas, who is always revered by the Yakshas (nature spirits), Kinnaras (attendants of Kubera), Gandharvas (celestial singers), Siddhas (magical beings) and scholars as the Greatest One. 8. I salute the Lord of Ganas, the remover of all obstacles, who is untouched by obstacles and bestows success. 9. Whoever chants this meritorious “Ganashtakam” (eight verses glorifying Lord Ganesha) with devotion, will be redeemed of all sins and will attain the abode of Lord Shiva.

Bilva Stothram 1. Tridalam Trigunaakaaram Trinetran Cha Triyaa Yudham Trijanma Paapa Samhaaram Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 2. Trishaakhair Bilva Patraishcha Achidrai Komalai Shubhaih Thava Pujaam Karishhyaami Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 3. Koti Kanyaa Mahaadaanam Thila Parvatha Kotayaha Kaanchanam Shailadaanena Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 4. Kashi Kshetra Nivaasam Cha Kaala Bhairava Darshanam Prayaage Maadhavam Drishtvaa Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 5. Induvaare Vratam Sthitvaa Niraahaaro Maheshvaraha Naktam Houshyaami Devesha Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 6. Raamalinga Pratishtaa Cha Vaivaahika Krutham Thathaa Tataakaa Nicha Sandhaanam Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 7. Akhanda Bilva Patram Cha Aayutham Shivapoojanam Krutham Naama Sahasrena Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 8. Umayaa Saha Devesha Nandi Vaahana Meva Cha Bhasmalepana Sarvaangam Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 9. Saalagrameshu Vipraanaam Tataakam Dashakoopayo Yagnakoti Sahasrashcha Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 10. Dantikoti Sahasreshu Ashvamedha Shatakratau Kotikanyaa Mahaa Dhaanam Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 11. Bilvaanaam Darshanam Punyam Sparshanam Paapa Naashanam Aghora Paapa Samhaaram Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 12. Sahasra Veda Paateshu Brahmastaapanam Uchyate Anekavrata Koteenaam Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 13. Annadaana Sahasreshu Sahasropanayanam Tathaa Aneka Janma Paapaani Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 14. Bilva Stothram Idam Punyam Yah Pateth Shiva Sannidhau Shiva Loka Mavaapnoti Eka Bilvam Shivaarpanam 1. I offer one leaf of Bilva to Lord Shiva, Which has three leaves, Which is the cause of the three qualities, Which are like the three eyes of Shiva, Which is like the triad of weapons, And which destroys sins of three births. 2. I offer one leaf of Bilva to Lord Shiva, Which has three shoots, Which do not have holes, Which are good and pretty, And worship Lord Shiva. 3. Offering of a single Bilva leaf has the merit of performing the marriage of a million maidens, a million mountains of sesame seeds. 4. Offering of a single Bilva leaf has the merit of staying at the holy city of Kasi, and having the darshan of the Lord Kalabhairava, visiting Prayag and having darsan of Lord Madhava. 5. Offering of a single Bilva leaf has the merit of fasting an entire night by the Devas fixed in the thought of the Almighty. 6. Offering of a single Bilva leaf has the merit equivalent to the Ramalinga worshipped by Rama to destroy Ravana who wanted to marry (vaivahit) Sita 7. Offering a whole triad of the Bilva leaf in the worship of Shiva has the merit equal to the chanting of the 1008 names of the Lord 8. Offering a single Bilva leaf has the merit of having darshan of Shiva anointed with Sacred ash, with His wife Uma, with Nandi as his Vahana, accompanied by all the Devas 9. Offering of a single Bilva leaf has the merit of offering a saligramam to a devotee of Lord Shiva, and is equivalent to attending a 1000 Yagnas (sacrificial rites) 10. Offering of a single Bilva leaf has the merit of equal to gifting of thousand elephants, attending 100 Ashwameda Yagnas, the merit of performing the marriage of a million maidens, 11. The sight of a single Bilva leaf provides merit Touching a Bilva leaf destroys sins The offering of a single Bilva leaf to Lord Shiva destroys immeasurable sins 12. Offering of a single Bilva leaf is equivalent to learning all the known Vedas, Staying fixed in the consciousness of the Brahman, And undertaking millions of fasts 13. Offering of a single Bilva leaf is equivalent to, Offering food to thousands of needy, Initiating thousands of children into the the knowledge of the Gayathri mantra, And destroys the sins of thousands of lifetimes 14. This sloka of Bilvashtakam carries merit on its recital in the presence of Lord Shiva. The reciter will reach the abode of Lord Shiva.

Asathoma Sath Gamaya Asathoma Sath Gamaya Thamasoma Jyothir Gamaya Mruthyorma Amrutham Gamaya Om Shanthi Shanthi Shanthihi English version From The Unreal, Lead Me To The Real From Darkness, Lead Me To The Light From Death, Lead Me To Immortality Aum Peace, Peace, Peace

All praise to You, Lord of the Worlds All praise to You, Lord of the Worlds Swami Sathya Sai, our Lord You protect devotees who cling to You Show Your mercy to us who sing to You Knowing You are God in human form All praise to You, Lord of the Worlds With captivating grace and loveliness You do everything to bring us happiness You’re aware of all through infinite consciousness You are master of every living thing For devotees You’re wish-fulfilling Helping us when we are in distress All praise to You, Lord of the Worlds Mother, Father, Teacher and Lord You remind us there is only one, not two Swami, there is truly no one else but You Master of creation, You are adored People of all nations are striving toward Realization of our true reward Our unity with You, Lord of the Worlds You are the Word of God, pure and bright The embodiment of all true and right Sathya Sai, fill our hearts with pure delight Do accept our prayer and heed us From darkness we can’t bear please lead us With Your might You make our burdens light All praise to You, Lord of the Worlds Narayana Narayana Om, Sathya Narayana Narayana Narayana Om Narayana Narayana Om, Sathya Narayana Narayana Om, Sathya Narayana Narayana Om All praise to our Teacher Divine

Aha Raha Tava Aahvaana Aha Raha Tava Aahvaana Prachaaritha Sunisitha Udaara Vaani Hindu Bauddha Sikha, Jaina Paarasika, Musalmaana Kiristaani Purab Pashchim Vaasi, Tava Simhaasana Paasi Prema Vahini Day and night Your voice goes out from land to land calling the Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Parsees, Muslims and Christians round Thy throne. The East and the West join hands in their prayers to Thee, and the garland of Love is woven. Glory to Thee the eternal stream of Love.

Meditation – Preparing for Meditation A guide to Bhagawan’s teachings on Meditation Offering the flower of love to the Lord Meditation is a process that takes place beyond the senses. Between the concentration at the sensory level and meditation that is above the senses, there is a borderline where chintana (contemplation) takes place. Contemplation is the second half of chit (intellect), whose other function is discrimination between right and wrong. An illustration will make this clear. There is a rose plant, with branches, leaves, flowers, and thorns. Locating the place where there is a flower calls for concentration. At this stage, we are concerned only with locating the flower. But the flower has to be plucked without touching the thorns. Love is the flower. Lust is the thorn. There is no rose without a thorn. How to get at the flower of Love without touching the thorn of lust is the problem. This is where contemplation is needed. Having plucked the flower, how shall we use it? By offering it to the Divine. Meditation means offering the flower of love to the Divine. In the rose plant of our body, there is the rose of pure and sacred Love emitting the fragrance of good qualities. Below the rose, however, there are thorns in the form of sensual desires. The purpose of meditation is to separate the rose of selfless love from the senses and offer it to the Lord. Concentration, contemplation, and meditation Concentration is below senses; meditation is beyond senses. We must travel from below senses to beyond senses. So, when we set out from what is below senses through concentration, we reach the stage of contemplation. And when we cross the boundaries of contemplation, we reach the area of meditation. So there are three stages, concentration, contemplation, and meditation. Concentration can be compared to the state of “One you think you are”. “One others think you are” is contemplation. Meditation enables us to recognize the state of “One you really are”. Forgetting the feeling of body identification Supposing you sit for meditation, closing your eyes. However, the mind goes on wandering everywhere. You try to bring it back to the starting point. It is all a practice. It is only when the wavering mind is stilled that meditation is possible. This process of making the mind steady is called concentration. Meditation is possible only after concentration. The proper order is concentration, contemplation and meditation. If someone claims that he is meditating the moment he sits, it should not be believed. That is an artificial exercise, not meditation. Real meditation is forgetting oneself totally. It is forgetting dehātma bhāva (the feeling of identification with the body) completely. One has to totally give up attachment to the senses. Then only the mind will be steady. Experience of Oneness with God In meditation, there are three aspects: the one who is doing the meditation (i.e. the subject), the object of meditation (i.e. God), and the act or process (i.e. the rapport that the subject is trying to establish with the object). Proper meditation or the culmination of meditation occurs when the three factors —meditator, object of meditation, and act of meditation– coalesce and merge into one. In the state of meditation, the meditator, the object of his meditation and the process of meditation have fallen away and there is only One, and that One is God. All that may change has fallen away, and That Thou Art (“Tat Twaṃ Asi”) is the state that exists. It is an experience of unity (without the meditator being conscious of himself). [Conversations with Sathya Sai Baba: by Dr.John Hislop] Sathya Sai Baba’s Words on the Importance of Meditation Teaching Meditation Can anyone teach meditation? Can anyone train another in meditation? Or claim to train? It may be possible to teach a person the posture, the pose, the position of the legs, feet, or hands, neck, head or back, the style of breathing, or its speed. But meditation is a function of the inner man; it involves deep subjective quiet, the emptying of the mind and filling oneself with the Light that emerges from the divine Spark within. This is a discipline that no textbook can teach and no class can communicate. Pray for guidance from within You need not rely on another for success in mediation and soft repetition of the name (dhyāna and japa) and await contact with some sage in order to get from him a mantra for recitation. Pray to the God within, and you will receive guidance. Schedule for Meditation Regular, sincere and steady practice Train yourself to waken when Brāhma-muhūrta begins—that is to say, at 3.00 a.m. You may require an alarm clock at first for the job; but soon, the urge for meditation (dhyāna) will rouse you. Do not take a bath before you sit for meditation, for the ritual of the bath will arouse the senses and you will be too full of pulls in different directions for the process of meditation to succeed. Regularity, sincerity, steadiness–these will reward you with success. Half an hour in the morning, and half an hour in the evening Brāhma-muhūrta means early morning, between 3 – 6 a.m. It means that the senses are quiet, not yet agitated by the day and the mind is quiet from sleep. But the hour should not be taken and changed around, taking one time today and another time tomorrow. A half-hour in the morning and a half-hour in the evening is enough for sitting meditation. [Conversations with Sathya Sai Baba –by Dr.John Hislop] [Editor: However, it is not something that one does by sitting for a couple of minutes or hours. Contemplation of the Lord should be always at all places. Sri Ramana Maharshi was once asked, “How long should one practice meditation? 15 or 30 or 45 minutes or an hour?’ His reply was, ‘You should continue doing it till you forget that you are meditating. As long as you are conscious (physically aware) that you are meditating, it is no meditation at all.” The consciousness of body and mind and

Sai Gayathri Om Sayeeshwaraya Vidhmahe Sathya Devaya Dheemahi Thannah Sarvah Prachodayaat We know this Sai as supreme divinity incarnateWe meditate on this God of TruthMay this Almighty Personality Lead us on the path of liberation.

Vibhuti – Sacred Ash Prayer Paramam Pavithram Baba Vibhuthim Paramam Vichithram Leela Vibhuthim Paramartha Ishtartha Moksha Pradanam Baba Vibhuthim Idham Ashrayami (Sai) * The Vibhuti Mantra was originally sung as a bhajan (devotional song). The 3rd line was composed as ‘Paramartha Ishtartha Moksha Pradatham’. Please see video for details. Sacred, Holy and Supreme is Baba’s Vibhuthi Pouring forth in endless stream His play of Vibhuthi So auspicious is its might it grants Liberation Baba’s Vibhuthi its power protects me (Sai) Sacred Ash, Miraculous, Baba’s Creation Flowing From His Blessed Hand, Holy Creation Granting Us The Greatest Wealth, God’s Divine Protection Beloved Baba, Grant Us Liberation La Verdad Y El Amor Brotan De Tu Palma Como el Brillo Del SolIlumina El Alba Siempre Dando A La Vida, Nuevas Esperanzas Brindanos Tu Gracia, Dulce Sai Baba This prayer is usually repeated thrice, or until the entire congregation receives the sacred ash.