Swami blessed me again - Feb 2010

We are three women in that room. I felt their presence, but I did not see them. I could see Baba and I could see myself!! He is sitting in front of me, a little bit towards the left side. He put a question for the three of us. I feel bad now that I don't remember the question nor do I remember the answers from the other women. When it was my turn, I was telling Him that " it is in this small space, as well as in a very large place. It is in the whole world." I could see myself using my thumb and forefinger in showing the size of the small area to Swami. He was very pleased with my answer. He said "yes, she is absolutely right" and looking straight at me asked " What is your name?" I said "Padma swami". He asked me the same question again twice and I repeated the same answer. I was confused for a second and then I said " Padmavathi swami". " Correct, Padmavathi". Looking at the other women, He said "That means she is Lakshmi, she is Lakshmi". The smile on His face was enchanting!!!!

That's it. Can someone tell me what it means?

2 COMMENTS:

Gayatri said...

When I read about the 3 women, it made me think of what Swami says about there being three of us - who others think we are, who we think we are and who we truly are. And I can't remember the rest of my comment!

March 24, 2010 4:19 AM

Padma said...

Good interpetation !!! Having accepted this, I wonder which two I did not see but still felt their presence. Thanks for the comment

March 25, 2010 4:15 AM 

A dream from 1980 or so

We moved to Littleton, Colorado in 1980. Joined the center and everything was going on well for a few months. then, some distubance occured in the center and we had to move the bhajan location to a new place. We offered our basement, but the members checked out several homes to feel the vibrations and finally concluded to have it at our place.
Then I had this dream:

I was in Whitefield, sitting for darsan under the huge tree. At a distance, there was an arch and beyond that was a beautiful garden. The arch was like a trellis for the climbing Rose vine. It was covered with red roses. We all walked towards it and stood in line to enter. Only few were allowed to enter. Baba was standing a few feet away on the other side of the arch. There was an African American lady, also standing with Swami. I was chosen to enter. Myself and my companions were very happy. I woke up very thrilled.

Later on, when I mentioned this dream and described the lady that let me cross the 'fence', Elaine, one of the members of the Sai group said that there was a person who fitted that description in the group and that she moved to a different state.

I can't believe another dream popped up !!

This one was in the early 1990s.

I am in Parthi, waiting to watch an event. Like a sports one (By the way, I never was in Parthi for any sport event as of today, Oct 26th, 2009). Some of New Jersey friends from the Sai group are in this dream. We are all awaiting Swami's arrival. W are seeing everything from a distance. Finally, He is walking towards the crowd. As He reaches the middle of the walk, He becomes two. One is His current form and the other is of Shirdi Sai. The two forms turn around and walk in opposite directions (away from each other). We are all amazed at this occurance !!!

Dear readers, what do you think it was?????

Must be from before 2000

I suddenly remember this dream while working on the previous post.

Some big sports event is going on in Parthi. I am sitting in a balcony type of location in the huge stadium. There are many children in colored uniforms. Many little girls are wearing light green dresses. Swami comes and looks at all the girls. He picks my daughter Gayatri for something (She is about six years old in the dream). I notice that the shade of green of her dress is slightly darker than the rest of the children.
That is it !!!

This dream must be in early 2000s

Swami just comes out of a conference hall. Myself and my daughter Gayatri are standing outside. She is to my left, Swami in front of me. That means she is on His right hand side. It is like in a triangle. I ask Swami " Swami, when will you arrange Gayatri's marriage?". He turns toward her, puts His thumb and middle finger under her throat and checks for a few seconds and says "first health and then marriage".

While trying to interpret this dream, I investigated a lot about the Visuddha chakra, don't know why.

Remembered one more !!! March 2004

I get out of the driving seat of my car. Look at the wheel (tire) near that door. It is ok. I walk towards the one behind it. It is ok too. Then, I walk around the trunk to see the third wheel. There, I see Baba sitting with a beautiful smile on His face, checking that tire. I am so happy. I go near Him and sit on the floor. We are facing each other and both of us are looking at that tire. Swami is fixing that tire. Some mischief in His looks !!!!

We never got to the fourth tire. Perhaps no need to check it??

Any comments??

P.S. In February and March of 2004, I had several dreams in which there were vehicles that either I was driving or others in my family were driving. I posted this dream because Swami is in it.

Jan 23, 2003 - Sri Chandrasekhara Saraswati

I am holding HH Kanchi Swami (who went to Maha samadhi in 1994) in my arms. He is looking at me. He has the most enchanting smile on His face. I am cradling Him, like I do a two year old. But, He is an old man in the dream, a little over two feet long and fits perfectly in my arms. When I press His body to mine, I get this motherly feeling towards Him. People around me are watching us, but I am enjoying that bliss.

P.S. The last I saw Him was in 1993 summer. My two children, my friend Sulochana and her husband Krishna Pillai were with me during His darsan. The line (queue) was much bigger there than it was at the Ekambreswar Temple. He was nearing 100 years and they had to carry him over to that area in their hands.

Now they have a shrine for Him and the last time we visited Kanchi, I sat near the statue and felt wonderful vibrations!!!

Somewhere around the end of January 2000

Shirdi Sai baba and I are sitting on the floor in our Marlboro Master bedroom near the foot rest of the bed.
I am sitting to His right. He speaks to me for about three and half hours and is ready to leave. Then I say to Him "Swami, I have this pain in my right shoulder. I have been suffering with this for more than two years". He materializes milk and pours it in my cupped palm. I drink it as prasaadam. Then, He smiles (**) and touches my shoulder. The pain (***) is gone. Baba leaves.

** At that moment, in the dream, I feel that Baba is thinking "I spoke to you about so many things for 3 1/2 hours and all you ask Me is to relieve you of shoulder pain?"

*** Actually, I have had the pain since Nov 1997 - working with the Computer key board for many hours at work. After that night, it never returned !!!

July 28th, 1999 night

Actually. I woke up in the early hours of the 29th with this dream.

I am walking on a street with Baba and many (men) devotees. I ask Baba "Swami, please come to our house and eat with us". He says " What will you feed me?" I am thinking of something quick and easy, looking at the large crowd that I have to feed . I could only come up with Upma. Swami reads my mind and says "Not Upma. I don't like Upma". I say "But Swami, what else can I do quickly?". He repeats "Not Upma. I don't like Upma". I say " How about Pesarattu and Upma and Allam Pachchadi?". "OK, I will come" He says. He sits in a chair outside the house. My husband and I go inside the house. The house is very messy - boxes, vacuum cleaner etc. I tell me husband "Please tidy up quickly and vacuum. Baba will be in any time."

I woke up.

Upma = Cream of wheat cereal.
Pesarattu =  Pancake made of moong bean
Allam Pachchadi = Spicy paste made of ginger, tamarind etc.

Moral: Always keep '   ' clean - Baba is there anytime.
            Don't go for short cuts - do a good and complete job..

Sep 25, 1995

I am in the Darsan line to see Baba. Many of the women around are new and they have come there just out of curiosity. The crowd is growing very fast. Children and women are sitting in long vertical lines. Suddenly I notice that all of us are sitting in a long row, next to each other and against the wall. I expect Baba to come out. Now the strange part - The area in front of me is like a (Cinema) screen. First, it looked like a wooded area. I say 'hush', asking the people to be quiet as I sense Baba coming out. All of a sudden the screen is like a photograph. Just an imitation. I tell myself "Baba said many years ago that His darsan in the future would only be from a helicopter. Now it looks like we just have to see Him in a film".

This also doesn't make much sense.

Misc. information

Misc. information

In the early 90s one yogi, who claimed to have an ashram in Srisailam was visiting the USA. A Vice-chaceller of Andhra University and a few others joined him when he visited us. He stayed in our house for a few days, occupied the ground floor bedroom suite we had in our Plainsboro, NJ house. From day one, I was very uncomfortable with his presence. My ego did not allow me to touch his feet in reverence. He had given private interviews to many who came to him. One or two ladies were quite upset with his comments also. I felt that he was imitating Baba to impress us, Sai devotees. The day he arrived was a Friday. We had our Sai center bhajan weekly session as usual in our house. He arrived just before Aarati time. Came straight to the front and stood in front of Swami's picture facing us. We all were quite annoyed and uncomfortable. Rao did not know how to handle the situation. He continued giving the Aarati. Some blamed Rao for bringing him to the center. But Rao had no idea who he was and what was to be expected. That yogi told everyone that he and Baba are like brothers. Baba is more advanced that He can create things, whereas he, Shiva bala yogi(??) can only transport things. He was giving out the sacred ash to his visitors. (After he vacated the room, I found a bag full of ash in the closet). Anyway, one day after returning from a day trip, he entered the house through the garage and I was standing leaning against the dividing wall of our kitchen and the family room. He walked over straight to me, bent over and touched my feet. I was shocked. I blurted out "why are you touching my feet? Is it because I did not touch yours like all others did?" He replied "no amma. You are like my mother. That is why". The others stood behind him listening to the dialogue. The conversation was in Telugu. I was quite embarassed and confused.

After a few months of this incident, I had a dream:
It was a huge auditorium. I was standing on the second floor and watching all the people entering the auditorium. I saw Baba, Buddha, Jesus, Adi Shankara and this yogi entering one after the other. I woke up with the thought that all are the same. Atleast my negative thoughts about him were lessened.

Later on, I heard many negative stories about him. By then, I had no interest in the negative parts.
One more thing - we had a telephone bill of $365.00 with his and his followers' calls to India and domestic USA calls. Rao did not mind, but I minded it. I haven't heard about him after that. I even forgot exactly what name he went by.

The year 2009 is almost coming to an end. I just cannot recall any dreams. I am sure I have had some in these six years. I have other significant dreams I would like to document in which Baba's form was not present. But, they are spiritual ones. I wish my readers would comment on my dreams, help interpret them also. In my next post, I would like to write about the dream in which the late Sri Chandrasekhara Saraswati of Kanchi Peetham blessed me with His appearence.

Baba about the future ???? December 2003

Swami, myself, Balu and Raji my good friends are in this dream. Swami has His beautiful smile. He says "I will make one of you aware of the future". Both Raji and I look at Swami longing to be selected by Him. I wanted Him to choose me for His mission. Looking at her, I felt,  that Raji  also wanted the same thing.

At the time, it did not make sense. I was thinking of SSE teaching. But now I know that Baba took away Raji from all of us for another special mission unknown to any of us !!!

Jan 30, 2003 Thursday 5:20 a.m.

I am in our pooja room in Marlboro, NJ. Kneeling and praying in front of the life size picture of Swami. With my cupped palms, I am asking Him for something. Suddenly I notice drops of milk falling on my cupped hands. I look at Swami. The milk is coming from His mouth. I am excited, over joyed. I see His tongue. More milk on the tongue. I wanted my husband to witness this miracle ! Loudly, I call him. But he was immersed in a song and did not hear me. I screamed loud asking him to come and see the miracle. But he did not hear. In all this excitement, I woke up!!!

Gayatri's marriage was settled after this dream.

December 2000

Baba is in the hallway. He just came out of the Auditorium (?). I am standing outside and I hear Him say something as He passed by me. Gayatri is right behind me. I mention it to her. But, she says "No amma, He did not talk to you" I insist that He did say something to me. I ignore her comment and go near Baba and ask Him "Swami, were you saying something to me?" He says "Yes, I was. But I will be right back. I will be back in half an hour. Exactly half an hour." He leaves in a hurry, but repeats to me "Balvikas is very important". He says it twice.

Between June 16th and June 21st of 1999

I have a small plate in my hand. There is a wick lamp in the center. I am holding the plate with both the palms. I see Swami sitting in a chair nearby. I approach Him very slowly. He is smiling. I ask Him with great reverence, "Swami, Could you please bless my lamp?". With the most beautiful smile, He raises both His hands and touches the plate with the tips of the eight fingers. Then, He puts His right thumb and forefinger in the center of the flame, picks up a round golden colored marble type object, looks at me and says "You do have this lingam in the center". I notice that it is golden yellow in color, but doesn't look like a lingam (not elliptic), it is round in shape.

I am very happy !!!

Sep 23, 1995

I think that was when I had the following dream.

I put Baba's chair near our dining table. There are two others in the dream. A mother and her daughter, a little girl. They are talking to me. The girl tries to get on to Baba's chair. The mother doesn't say 'no' to the child. I am very uncomfortable. Finally, I tell her " This is Baba's chair. No one ever sits on it". But that girl ignores me and continues trying to get on the chair. I gently push the chair under the table, so that she cannot access it.

Until today, I don't know what to make out of this dream.

The night before our Center Bhajans at home

Since the Church is closed for our activities for a few weeks in the summer, we were blessed to have one Sunday bhajan activity at our residence. The night before July 6, 2014 I had this dream. I woke up with it.

It was a huge gathering. I was sitting on the ground where a colorful sheet was spread. There were many other women sitting around me. Suddenly, all of them got up and went to the stage and sat there. I was the only one left on the ground. From behind, I heard an announcement -

 "Any one that can speak both Tamil and Telugu should be sitting on the stage"

I looked around. Towards the back on my right side was Swami in a chair making this announcement. He was in ordinary (?) clothes. Neither Orange nor white. It was announced again. I got up, went on the stage and I woke up.

I have never seen Baba in such clothes. I wonder what the message is for me.

On July 6th, the bhajans were wonderful, as usual. Thank you Swami for blessing us.