He taught them that all fate was determined by karma. He advised his disciples and followers to overcome the negative features of character and develop the good ones. He said that everyone was the soul and not the body.

The three main Hindu spiritual paths – Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga and Karma Yoga – were visible in the teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba. This was the character of his philosophy. He explained the meaning of the Hindu scriptures in the spirit of Advaita Vedanta. According to what the people who stayed with him said and wrote he had a profound knowledge of them. Shirdi Sai Baba also interpreted the religious texts of both faiths. In his teachings Sai Baba emphasised the importance of performing one’s duties without attachment to earthly matters and being ever content regardless of the situation. He advised his devotees and followers to lead a moral life, help others, treat them with love and develop two important features of character: faith (Shraddha) and patience (Saburi). Another example of the way he combined both faiths is the Hindu name he gave to his mosque, Dwarakamai. Shirdi Sai Baba encouraged his devotees to pray, chant God’s name and read holy scriptures – he told Muslims to study the Qur’an and Hindus texts like the Ramayana, Vishnu Sahasranam, Bhagavad Gita (and commentaries to it), Yoga Vasistha. (SAI meaning Sakshaat Ishwar) – GOD THE ABSOLUTE. Shri Sai Baba is revered as one of the greatest saints ever seen in India, endowed with unprecedented powers, and is worshipped as a God incarnate. Shirdi Sai Baba, also known as Sai Baba of Shirdi, was an Indian guru, yogi and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim followers as a saint. It is also believed that Sai Baba took shelter in the Khandoba Temple, where a villager by the name of Mahalsapathi in the temple called him “Sai” or Saint Sai Baba. It is believed that Sai Baba arrived in the town of Shirdi when he was 16 years old and lived here until his death. It was established in 1922 to carry out the services of Shirdi Sai Baba. Shirdi is most famous for the Shirdi Sai Baba Temple which has been constructed on the Samadhi of Shri Sai Baba. Shirdi is a town located in the Ahmednagar district of the state of Maharashtra and is at a distance of 296 kms from Mumbai, the state capital.

Sai baba shirdi original mandir