A Glimpse of Joy: Journey With the Divine Volume Vol. 3rd

Contents:- Vol. 3 # contents: Foreword 13: Acknowledgements. 15: Synopsis 17: 1. Sunbeam – God’s Best Gift to Me. 19: A Small Introduction to ‘Sunbeam’19: The Most Rewarding and Satisfying Occupation that I’ve Ever: Experienced 21: Eight Year Old Gauri’s Invitation to Me to Visit Her Home – A: Street Corner 22: My Decision to Work Only Part Time at CRY so that I May Devote: Quality Time to Sunbeam .24: Ten Years Old Bhurji Laid the Foundation for Another Education: Center 25: My Guru is Pleased that Another’s Opinion about Me: Did Not Perturb Me Any More .30: Reaching His Feet via Sunbeam 31: My Service to Him Dwelling in the Child Beneficiaries .31: Baba Thanked Dad Profusely for Coming to Visit Him! 32: Sai’s Gentle Sharing on Richa’s Inability to be Able to Confront: Others 32: Concerted Effort on the Devotee’s Part to Reach His Feet Makes: Him Take Equal Steps Towards us 34: “I Bless You that Sunbeam will Work Properly,” Baba said 35: That I Should Dance in Step with Him was My Dear Sai’s: Expectation of Me .35: God Lives in Glass Houses as Much as in Temples and Churches 35: “Carry on with Janseva (Service to Mankind),” My Guru: Appealed to Me .36: “You Cannot Leave CRY to Become its Project Partner,” Baba: Emphasized .38: 6 A Glimpse of Joy (Vol. 3): Sai Appreciating Pervin’s and My Contribution to CRY and: Sunbeam Respectively 40: I Paid Dearly for Attempting to Look through Lenses Belonging: to Other than Baba .42: I Continue to Open Out the Doors of My Mind and Heart to Him 44: The Lord Fed Me with His own Divine Hands .44: The Daunting Challenge of Updating His Books and Managing: Sunbeam Simultaneously .45: 2. His Blessings in the form of Selfless Friends 48: Sai did Fund Raising by Blessing Sunbeam with Caring, Sensitive: Donors .48: Unconditional Love and Acceptance on Our Part Won Over the: Children’s Trust in us .57: My Leaning on Pervin’s Shoulder was Acceptable to My Guru .61: Shirdi Sai Gently Crushes My Worldly Attachments 62: Aban, My Dear Friend, Walking with Sunbeam .63: Sai Considered Me a Member of His Organization 67: Sangeeta Kapila, a Dear Friend and a Moral Support in: All Sunbeam Matters 67: 3. On My Motherhood 69: The Veil Over the Lord’s Prophecy Lifts Itself .69: Finally Baba Grants Me Permission to Quit CRY To Be Full Time: With Sunbeam 73: A Glimpse into a Distant Future Event – Leaving My Temple: (Sunbeam) to My Successor .74: 4. Baba’s Grace Continues to Descend on Me. 76: Second Marriage was an Option Suggested by Baba that Pallavi: Could Not Accept 76: Shirdi Sai Expressing His Love for Me, His Child .76: “I Will Continue to Come to You,” Baba Promised Me .77: On how the Series of ‘A Glimpse of Joy’ Progressed over a Period: of Time .77: I Need Not Compare Sunbeam’s Management Style with Another: NGO, is what Baba Seemed to Convey 79: 5. Living Out My Values at Sunbeam 82: Key Decisions at Sunbeam taken by Subordinating Feelings: to Values 82: Parental Love Prompting Kavita and Amit to Ask Me for a False: Experience Certificate for their Daughter 84: No Decision Taken at Sunbeam Without Baba’s Approval 86: “You May Hand over Our Books to Vivek For Editing them,”: said Shirdi Sai .89: On Why Vivek Needed to Edit The Series of ‘A Glimpse of: Joy’ – According to Sai 90: contentss 7: My Guru had to Repeat His Message 7 Times before I could Grasp: the Import of it! 93: Devoting Quality Time to Edit / Update the Books 93: Preserving the Dignity of Our Child Beneficiaries was My Prime: Responsibility 94: The Remote Control of My Life was in the Lord’s Hands 96: My Sacred Experiences in the Company of an Extraordinarily: Selfless Child 97: Donations at the Cost of the Dignity of the Child was: Unacceptable to Me 102: Manali and I Perceived the Same Situation Differently Because: Our Value Systems Differed 103: 6. Sunbeam’s Welfare – My Priority in Life 108: Volunteers’ Expressions 108: Shirdi Sai’s Affirmation that the Books were Progressing: Quite Well. 110: Responses from My Guru on Clarifications Sought on the: Publication of His Books. 111: As a Leader this is where you Lack, Baba Hinted 112: My Expectations of the Sunbeam Staff Members. 118: Lord Hanuman Acknowledging Shanta’s Selfless Service to: Sunbeam 120: As a True Devotee, I had to Perform Selfless Service without: Seeking the Fruits Thereof.121: The Divine was and Remains my Constant Companion 123: I Confess that My Knowledge about the World is Limited Only to: Sunbeam Children 124: The Voice of God within Directs Me at Every Step 127: Seeking and Receiving His Approval that the Books were: Progressing up to His Expectations .133: A Short Trip to Whitefield and Daily Darshans of our Guru .133: Apprehensions that My Mother and I had on the Publication: of these Books .134: Diversified Fund Base in Order to Build on Sunbeam’s: Credibility. 135: He Provided Me with Proof that He Dwells in Every Single: Human Being 141: Mounting Pressures at Work.143: Impact of our intervention (2003) :. 147: The Path of Karma too is One Way of Reaching God Besides: Prayers and Meditation 147: Emotions did not have to come in the Way of Corrective Actions: wherever Necessary148: Individuals who Never Needed any Acknowledgement: for Supporting Sunbeam 149: 8 A Glimpse of Joy (Vol. 3): My Spiritual Journey Caught Speed once I Shed the Unwanted: Baggage .150: My Guru Advised Me to Refrain from Publishing the Books: Just Then i.e. in 2003152: My Duties Towards Sunbeam and Towards My Sister, Both were: of Equal Importance. 153: My Soul would not Leave My Mortal Frame Till I was Convinced: that Sunbeam’s Future was Secure .155: 7. The Path of Karma – A Way to God Realisation. 156: Baba willed that I do not Step down from the Board even if it: Meant Working as an Honorary Trustee. 156: Financial Support Arrives in the form 2 friends – Pervin and: Vivek .157: Baba’s Blessings Translated into Timely Financial Assistance: Throughout My Journey with Sunbeam 159: My Guru’s Guidance on the Kind of Editing that the Books: Needed .161: I was Blessed with Lessons in Faith, Courage and Triumph via: His Gift of Sunbeam .162: Yoga Meant being in Touch with the Divine – both while in: Meditation and While Engaged in Karma .164: A Brief Outline on Sunbeam165: My Innumerable Learnings from Children – Mentioned in My: Book ‘Small Children Big Dreams’ .166: Visions of the Lord Continue as Before 167: My First Experience of Shirdi Sai’s Live Appearance to Me .168: My Guru wished that I Adopt not Just the Path of Action but: also that of Devotion .169: “Why Seek Me Outside when I’ve Always Dwelled in Your: Heart,” Baba Declared 170: Amrita in Whom He Dwelled as Much as in All of Us .172: It was not Acceptable to My Guru that I take a Back Seat at: Sunbeam 172: My Guru gave Me a Glimpse of the Effect that My Books would: have on the Readers .176: Indication on the Type of Mother that I was (to Sunbeam: beneficiaries) - in His sight 177: It was My Privilege to be His Instrument in Passing on His: Teachings to all of Mankind .177: Baba’s Sweet manner of Conveying that His Attention was: Always Focused on Every Single Devotee .178: Baba Granted Me Permission to Accept Monetary Support from: Vivek (besides Pervin) 178: The Third Alternative Suggested by Leela Met with Sai’s: Approval 181: contentss 9: My Guru is Immensely Pleased with the Sunbeam Board of: Trustees .183: “I Love You, Mummy,” said Baby Krishna 185: The Lord Rejoicing at the Inner Transformation in Me that had: Just begun. 186: His Special Grace Descends on Me via Constant Visions 187: Giving Equal Attention both to Devotion and Sunbeam Work,: Pleased My Guru 188: Baba Revalidated My Conviction that He was with Me Both: in Action and in Meditation .190: My Guru did not Want Me to Relinquish My Sacred Duty: of Managing Sunbeam 191: To Him, My Focus on Sunbeam Meant My Sight Focused on Him .193: “If I Am Instructing You to Write these Books, they’re Meant: to be Published one day,” My Guru Declared 194: The Master Puppeteer Pulling the Strings to Set Dad’s Life Right. 195: A Book that My Guru Expected Me to Write – a Book on How to: Treat Children 197: My Aim is to Ensure that Our Beneficiaries Receive: Unconditional Love and Acceptance 199: My Efforts at Staff Retention – Human Resource, our Greatest: Strength 200: My Guru Taught Me Not to Get Caught up in Negativism 202: 8. Sai Walks with Me Every Step of the Journey 204: A Permanent Roof Over Our Head – Baba’s Prasad to us 204: Once Again He Proved Himself as the Indweller of one and all 207: “Avoid Extremes and Adopt the Middle Path,”– Baba’s Message: to Dad and Me.208: Sai’s Blessings on Recruitment and Retention of Good Staff at: Sunbeam 209: Baba Accepted My Gift of a Life Dedicated to Sunbeam: Beneficiaries .210: “Your Presence is Required at Sunbeam so you can’t come for: My Darshan,” Baba Commanded. 210: Baba Expresses His Concern for My Parents’ well-being 211: Baba Insisted that I Accept My own Limitations and Stop: Judging Others .212: Memory Failure – An Unusual Health Problem that Lasted for a: While .213: Baba Saw to it that I Didn’t Step down from the Managing: Trustee’s Post 216: My Error in Perceiving the Creator Himself as Handicapped and: Confined to a Wheelchair. 219: Lord Ram, Mother Sita and Laxman Blessed Me with their: Darshan .221: 10 A Glimpse of Joy (Vol. 3): “Come to me during the Festival Time,” Baba Invited Me. 221: He, My Guru, Declared Me as Absolutely Pure in His Sight .224: The Divine Sculptor at His Work 227: Lord Krishna Directing the Chariot of My Life 228: Another’s Faith should not be Treated with Disrespect .229: My Guru Helped Me Weed Out the Wrongdoers who Caused: Intentional Harm to Our Kids .230: The Book on Children was Meant to be Titled ‘Scriptures of the: Sunbeam World’ 235: 9. Combating a Painful and Debilitating Illness. 238: Osteoporosis, a Painful and Debilitating Illness, which Troubled: Me for a Long Time to Come 238: Medication was Necessary to Restore Me to Sound Health, Lord: Rama’s Message Indicated .242: Lord Hanuman blessed Me with a Speedy Recovery 243: Baba Stated His Specific Expectations on My Books .243: Sai Empathizing with My Suffering .244: A Word of Thanks to a Dear Friend 245: My Presence Required in Mumbai to take Care of Minoo Uncle. 245: The Problem in My Mother’s Spine Got Baba Concerned 246: “The Gita (Written by you) does not Need My Blessings,”: Baba Responded 247: Baba’s Affirmation that He Loved Me, His Dear Daughter .249: Vibhuti Blessings Symbolizing His Manifold Gifts to Mankind 249: My Guru’s Permission to Accept Financial Assistance from: well-meaning Friends .250: Sai was Waiting for Me to Reach Him Spiritually 251: My Guru did Mind having to Repeatedly put His Love for Me: into Words. 252: “Do not Shed your Body to Reach Me Now – or Else who will: take care of Sunbeam,” Baba Appealed. 253: My Privilege to Hold My Guru’s Hand 254: Lord Hanuman Let Me Know that He Always Kept a Watch: over Me 254: My Guru’s Prediction on My lifespan 255: My Mother’s Hip Replacement Surgery 257: Sai Showering His Love on me Prior to the Beginning of a very: Difficult Period of My Life 259: An Auto Accident that Led to Multiple Fractures and a Life Full: of Pain .260: “You Like Me because You Say I’m Like a Mother, I Like You: Because You are My Mother,” Baba Said 261: “You do not have a Gate Pass to Permanently Enter My Temple,: not as yet,” Baba Prophesized 262: contentss 11: I Remained in a Denial Mode Till I had Five Fractures one after: the Other. 263: Friends Who Nursed Me Round the Clock. 264: Hospitalization and Treatment .265: Investigations for Bone Cancer .267: Physiotherapy at the Hospital .267: The Orthopedic Doctors who Gave up on My Case. 267: God Sent Hope in the form of Dr. Behram Pardiwala who: Suggested the Forteo Injection 268: Friends who Paid My Hospital Bills and Sponsored My Injections: Cost 270: Sunbeam Trustees’ Concern for My Welfare Made them Suggest: that I Accept an Honorarium .271: On My Way Out of the Hospital, Baba Blessed Me 272: Upon My Return from the Hospital 272: Positive Effects of Forteo in the Next One and a Half Year .273: My Dear Guru showed Me the Path to Walk on .274: The Divine Doctor Declares Me Fit to be Back at Work.274: 10. Baba Continues to Hold My Hand. 276: Baba’s Commitment to Fulfill His Promise to Me in a Future: Lifetime .276: Repeated Reminders from My Guru Finally made Me Update: this Book of His .276: “I Really Liked your Book on Sunbeam Very Much,” said: My Dear Guru .277: An Unusual Vision that Provided Me with a Deep, Meaningful: Insight .277: My Way of Expressing Gratitude to Shanta, a Very Dear Friend. 278: Lord Zoaraster Blessing this Series of Books as ‘The Voice of God’. 279: “I will Keep Coming to You in Your Dreams,” Baba Promised 279: Nargish Aunty Leaving for Her Heavenly Abode. 280: My Diary Containing Notes of Baba’s Messages for the Period: July ’09 to October ’10 missing .280: “Come to Shirdi and I’ll take Care of all Your Problems. I’m there: to Protect You.” .280: My Guru’s Permission to Me to Stay at Hilla Towers for 5 Years. 281: “Your Parsi Community will Flourish and it will Never Get: Extinct,” Baba Prophesized 282: “But the Actual Problem is in Your Spine,” Shirdi Sai Revealed. 283: Baba Playing My Role of Teaching Grammar to 5 Year Olds 283: 11. Love in Action – Sunbeam .285: On My Teaching Experience at Sunbeam. 285: A Peep into Children’s Short Break at Sunbeam 286: Value Education Given its due Importance at Sunbeam. 288: 12 A Glimpse of Joy (Vol. 3): Children – as I’ve Experienced them 289: Rashi, the attention seeking child. 291: Children’s Expressions 295: The Voice of the Parents of our Beneficiaries at Sunbeam 298: After His Second Reminder, I Sent these Books of His to the: Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust for Review .300: The Oars of the Boat of My Life are in My Guru’s Hands 301: “From Now Onwards I shall Live with You in this New: form of Mine,” Sai Reassured Me. 301 The Title 'A Glimpse of Joy: Journey With the Divine written/authored/edited by Khurshid Dabdi', published in the year 2013. The ISBN 9788178359724 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 302 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Philosophy / Religion. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:- Vol. 3rd