Aarti

Aum Sairam

One of the primary forces of Guru Worship is Aarti, outpourings of love and prayer from the disciple to Sadguru, in the form of lyrics and song.

Aarti has the power to heal, to transform, and to spiritually elevate anyone who partakes of its ambrosia.

Aarti is mantra sound, possessing the power to lift a devotee into the skies of the inner spaces. It can open fragrance chambers more intoxicating to the heart than the most expensive perfumes. It can leave one's consciousness suspended in a point of silence between the incoming and the outgoing breath which is the doorway to the miracle of Guru Worship.

We sing Aarti praises to Avadhoot Sainath, with words and songs created by Shri Bhishma, who composed his devotional lyrics as an offering of nourishment. The lyrics and songs of Das Ganu, Upasani, and others, are added to compose a river of Grace flowing directly from a devotee's heart to the ears of the Master.

Within these lyrics, are keys to uncovering the Spirit. These keys reveal the sanctity of the earth on which the Master of Shirdi walked. Imagine the love Sri Sai Baba and His devotees had for the Saints of Maharashtra. Imagine this love while singing praises to Sri Sainath, garlanding him with adornments of Sant Tukaram, Sant Namdev, Sant Jani, Sant Kabir, as well as the presiding Deities; homage to beings, who are part of a vast centuries old tradition of Siddhas, whose life stories, forms of worship, and teachings, would make even the greatest among us feel like specks of dust under His feet.

This is Gurushaktipat, transferred through the Aarti of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi. The tradition, the teachings, the methodology, the discipline, is all left as keys hidden in the simplicity of Shirdi Sai Marg. We can uncover as much as we wish. The Master's treasures are as limitless as the individual capacity of each seeker who comes to Him.

Allah Malik