INTRODUCTION :
Upasni Maharaj (1870 –1941) was considered by his devotees to be a great saint. He lived in Sakori and he has received the divine grace from Sai Baba of Shirdi. His birth name was Kashinath Govindarao Upasni.
LIFE :
Upasani Maharaj born into a family of learned people at a small village in the district of Nasik. At his younger age, he served as an ayurvedic doctor. Once he met Sai Baba of Shirdi and he had initiated him into the path of spiritualization, and then he became his disciple. Upasni Maharaj was the teacher of Meher Baba. Meher Baba met Upasni Maharaj in 1915 and became his disciple. Upasni Maharaj gave him spiritual knowledge in the year 1914 and taught him the devotional texts like vedas,puranas and bhagavata. Meher baba learned it quickly and became a great scholar. His ashram is situated near shirdi, and it contains his Samadhi. It is a beautiful ashram and maintained properly. He died in Sakori, India during the year 1941, at the age of 71.
TEACHINGS :
1. Don’t give troubles to others. Instead do some good things to others.
2. Always show mercy on all living creatures.
3. Keep bhakti towards god, and that will lead to a peaceful life.
4. Always keep yourself away from bad habits, and try to develop good habits.
5. Respect others from your heart, and in turn, you will also be respected by others.
6. Don’t be greedy, and don’t be miser in spending money, give money to the poor and needy.
7. Work hard and earn money only through honest activities.
8. Forget about past things in your life. Always think about present and future life.
9. Be active at all times, and always do your work yourself and chant the names of god frequently, so that in your old age, you will not be affected by diseases.
IMPORTANCE :
He was a great spiritual saint, who was blessed by Shirdi Sai Baba. He took the advice of baba and followed it, and lived as a saint and dedicated to the path of spirituality. He realized the god from his inner soul, and attained the divine bliss of god. He has also done many miracles, similar to that of Shirdi Sai Baba. He solved the problems in the life of his followers, and removed their diseases, and inculcated the bhakti spirit to them and relieved them from their sins and asked them to chant god’s holy mantras and to do meditation. His teachings are very simple and straight forward in nature. He was a soft spoken person, who never uttered any bad words on others. Let us worship him and be blessed.
“OM SREE UPASNI MAHARAJ NAMAHA”
“JAI SAIRAM”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
