The Shirdi Sai Baba Centre in Singapore is now live with the 3rd floor function hall, Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman temple, being secured and converted to a full fledged exclusive Shirdi Sai worship centre. The Centre is devoted to celebrating the life & teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba only.
The Shirdi Sai Baba Centre is open to persons of any religion, who believe in Shirdi Sai Baba as an agent of God, accept him as their Spiritual Guru and worship him with love and devotion through faith and patience.
Shirdi Sai Baba
Our obective is to spread Baba's Spiritual teachings to people of all religions. Sai Baba of Shirdi or Shirdi Sai Baba as he is called, was born around 1838 AD. He lived in Shirdi, which is near Mumbai, India. Baba attained Maha Samadhi (the day he decided to leave his mortal body) on 15 October 1918 when he was about eighty years of age.
Sai Baba is one of the greatest Sufi saints of our time and the debate on whether he was a Muslim or a Hindu, is unresolved till date – in his time, the devotees were both Hindus and Muslims. Years after his Maha Samadhi, his spirit still guides his devotees, who are now in millions all over the world.
Some of Sai Baba’s key teachings/beliefs include:
Oneness of God
Equality and tolerance of all religions
Love and respect for each other and compassion towards the downtrodden and animals
He believed that mere reading of spiritual books was not enough, converting this knowledge to real spiritual change was essential i.e. improving oneself
He emphasized forgiveness as a virtue and assertiveness in the pursuit of truth (the righteous path) rather than aggression
Devotion to Guru as the spiritual path leading to liberation from the cycle of birth-death- rebirth
His path of devotion emphasized Faith and Patience
He did not believe in any major religious rituals, all he wanted was love and devotion from his devotees – they should remember him always
He did not like devotees consuming alcohol at all; he was a non-vegetarian himself
He believed and followed “different strokes for different folks”, for example, the life of an ascetic was required for some while for others the life of a house-holder would suffice. For some vegetarianism is essential while for others it may not be required.
Our Mission is to celebrate the life and teachings of Baba in Singapore, in order to help people in their spiritual quest.
Our Vision is to create a vibrant community of Sai Bhakts (devotees) in Singapore who spread Baba’s message of love, kindness, unity and make a meaningful contribution to the welfare of society.