Rao and a bhajan

We were in Parthi in this dream. The crowd was big. Swami was randomly selecting singers to lead the bhajans and they were singing. I very much wanted Rao to be selected. The men and women were not sitting separately (which never happens in a sai activity). I physically start pushing Rao from behind to be visible to Baba. Finally Rao yields and gets up. Immediately, Swami waves His hand and says either "No, you should not sing" or "No, not you". We felt humiliated in the dream. Strange, I still don't understand why.

Self centered vs. centered self

I don't remember where I was in this dream. The only two people in the dream are Swami and myself.

I was sobbing and complaing to Baba about my husband Rao. "He is very self-centered Swami. He doesn't get involved in children's activities. He thinks only of himself. He doesn't pay any attention to me or my two children". Swami comments "He is not self-centerd. He is centered self." I did not like the answer. I probably wanted Swami to agree with me and comfort me. Neither happened. I woke up.

In the white robe

I have never seen Swami  in a white robe during my wakeful hours. In the dream, many of us are waiting outside a room. Swami was inside that room. Now, someone comes to me and says "Swami wants you come inside". I go in. Swami is lying on a large swing (the type used in every home as a swing in the living room in the olden days) in a beautiful white robe. I am all excited to see Baba in a white robe. My son Gopal is already in the room in one corner. I touch the tender, holy feet of Baba and take paada namaskaaram. Now I bring Gopal to my front, touching him by his shoulders. I mumble in Telugu "Swami, this is my son.......". Swami says "vaadunnadey" and then praises him. I was going to ask Swami to bless him and take care of him. But, Swami already responded in the positive. Now I see how much Gopal is blessed. Thanks Swami.

Dreams in pair

These dreams were in 1982. One was on a Wednesday night and the second was on the following night which was a Thursday night.
I wrote a letter to Swami about the difficulty we were having in selling our house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We had a real estate broker working for us.

Anyway, the Wednesday dream:

The setting was in our prayer room. Two other ladies were there. Baba was sitting facing us. He said in Telugu " Padma, sit here. I want to do some pooja for you. I saw he spread colored rice in a plate. We were about to recite Vishnu Sahasra Naamam. The other two ladies were about to move forward. Swami stopped them by saying "this is only for Padma". With His right forefinger, he wrote in the rice plate.
There was lot of kumkum and turmeric in the pooja.

Thursday night dream:

There was a huge gathering for a meeting. Swami was on the stage. I was sitting on the floor among many women in the audience. Swami had a raw mango in his hand. He was teasing everyone in the gathering as though He was going to through it to them. I also wanted it. But I told myself (in the dream) "yesterday, in the dream, He did special pooja for me. I should not be greedy." Suddenly, He let the mango go off His hand. It came rolling and sneaked under my right knee. Then, to my surprise, I saw four smaller ones instead of one mango. Only one mango came to me. the other rolled away.

The house was sold a few months later. But as of today, I got only one fourth of that money into my hands. I don't want to go into the details as to where the the rest of the money went. It is irrelevent now. But Swami's leelas are remarkable!!!!.

A third dream in 1981 / 1982

Sometimes Baba just appears in the dreams. No conversation.

My husband Rao went to India for a visit in Nov/Dec 0f 1981. His niece was waiting to join her husband in the USA. So, he told me that he might change his plans if neccessary to suit to her dates. Later on, he called and informed me that he is coming with his niece and he would let me know the exact date. I did not hear from him. One day, I dozed off during daytime. The children were playing in the family room. Baba was standing near my sofa in the dream. I woke up, got the children ready, got into the car and drove off to the Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado. I can't explain why I did that - only Baba's appearence prompted me do that. I had no idea about Rao's flight details. The only choice I had was to wait at the baggage claim. Gopal and Gayatri were excited about their father's arrival. After waiting for 25 minutes or so, I felt someone was walking behind me like a shadow. I suddenly turned around to see Rao. He was surprised to see us there. He said "how did you know I was coming now?". My reply sounded odd even to my ears. I said "Baba appeared in my dream and I came to the airport". Rao called home as soon as he landed, but we had already left home by then.

This was almost 28 years ago. I may have missed some details. By the way, the day he arrived was the one he chose originally.

Thanks Again Swami !!

The retreat dream - 1981 or 1982

Our center in Littleton, Colorado planned a mini-retreat. In this dream, Swami came to the retreat. I requested Him to come to my house. He said " I have to take care of something.  I will be back in an hour." The next day, Carol, who was a great organizer of the cooking section narrated a dream of Swami. Her oldest son, who was 19 suffered from seizures. He was mentally challenged also. In the middle of the night, she heard his voice. She went to his room and asked him " Michael, what happened.?" He said that Baba appeared in his dream and told him "Michael, wake up. No more seizures. no more seizures." They both were excited. His seizures were less for a while.
Later on I came to know that the seizures had increased. But the interesting part is Carol's house was exactly one hour drive from the retreat area and my house.

Baba taking over the pain - 1981 or 1982

In this dream, I was in Puttaparthi. But my green checked sofa was there in the dream Swami was lying on the carpet parallel to the sofa. He was holding His hand against His stomach as though in severe pain. I asked someone "why is Baba suffering like that?" She said, He is taking over the pain of someone very close to Padma. "I am Padma. Oh no, I don't contact one of my sisters very much. May be she, her name is Pramada, is sick" I said. That was the end of the dream.
When I woke up, I called my mother in India and asked her how Pramada was doing. She said that everyone was doing good. I did not mention Baba since they did not believe in Him, but, I told her about the dream that someone close to me was sick. My mother said since I was away from all of them, I worry too much.
The next morning, I developed severe stomach pain on the right side. It was increasing every minute. I called Rao at work, he came home and took me to the doctor. The pain was unbearable and I developed high fever also. The doctor said that I should have my apendix removed by surgery. That night I was admitted into a hospital. The children were dropped off at a friend's house of their choice. They gave me the needed medications. Suddenly, there was another (emergency) surgery and the surgeon had to postpone mine. 
I probably dozed off. When the medical team came to wheel me off to the surgery, I had no pain, no fever. They checked my appendix area, there was absolutely no problem there. I was sent home. As of today, it is still in tact.
So, who is it that is closest to me? - it was myself. Thanks Swami.