

"In India there is still a
custom in villages of people
depending on providence when
there is no possibility of a
decision being arrived at by
reasoning on a particular
matter, and of taking recourse
to Dharmapatra, the leaf of
impartiality to know the will
of Providence; when they
ascertain it thus, they act
accordingly, without further
argument or reasoning. The
leaf of impartiality is made
use of in the following
manner:
"Yes" and "No" are written on
some fragments of paper or on
Vilva leaves, which are put
into an empty water-pot, and a
child is asked to pick up one
fragment or a leaf. If the
child picks up a "Yes"
fragment, the person who has
recourse to this expedient
knows that Providence
sanctions the contemplated
course. If the other pieces is
picked up, he takes it that
the will of providence forbids
the course."
[Page 140 - Sri Ramakrishna
the Great Master Part 1]
As well as the Leaf of
Impartiality utilised in India
for many hundreds of years,
there are many other methods
used by Devotees to access the
will of Divine Providence. Sri
Sathya Sai Baba often used to
counsel his devotees that when
they had a situation that
required action, they could
revert to "chits" in order to
access the Will of Divine
Providence. In this respect He
suggested that the devotee
keep a number of tokens or
coins on their altar in order
to access a "Yes" or "No"
answer from the Divine.
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A great devotee of Sri Shirdi
Sai Baba, Shri Madhav Lele
published a well known book,
"Your Questions and Shree Sai
Baba Answers," which is
comprised of 720 possible
answers available in response to
a devotee's question.
The premise of Arunachala Oracle
is the same as the Leaf of
Impartiality, the recommendation
of chits from Sri Sathya Sai
Baba and the book of guidance of
Sri Shirdi Sai Baba.
Arunachala Oracle is comprised
of 630 possible answers compiled
from sayings and recommendations
of Sri Sathya Sai Baba,
Arunachala saints and devotees
and answers of the book of
Madhav Lele.
Please treat this programme with
respect. You will receive an
answer from Divine Providence
directly proportionate to the
extent of your seriousness and
surrender.
AS IS THE FEELING IN ONE'S MIND
SO IS ONE'S EXPERIENCE
[Shirdi Sai Baba]
On Arunachala Oracle there is
meditation page, with devotional
audios to allow you to quieten
the mind before asking your
question. When you feel ready to
ask your question, type it in
the question box at the bottom of the photograph of
Lord Shiva and Nandi.
• Relax and
meditate on the image of Lord
Shiva with love
• With a
quiet, humble heart ask for help
and guidance
• Formulate
your question in the mind
• Ask the
Divine to provide you with a
true and blessed answer
• Do not keep
repeating a question till you
get the answer you want
• If your
confusion has not been
satisfied, keep a prayerful
attitude and return to the
Oracle after a break of a few
days and ask your question in
another way
Click to
visit the Oracle
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