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    "Sai.Manisha" <sai.m...@gmail.com> Jul 25 05:37PM +0800  

    *Thursday Message:*
    *
    *
    Really this Jiva (human soul) transcends the three qualities, viz. Sattwa,
    Rajas and Tamas, but being deluded by Maya, he forgets his nature which is
    'Existence-knowledge-bliss', and thinks that he is the doer and enjoyer and
    thus entangles himself in endless miseries and does not know the way of
    deliverance. The only way of deliverance is Loving Devotion towards the
    Guru's feet. The great Player or Actor Lord Sai has delighted His Bhaktas
    and transformed them into Himself (His nature).
    We regard Sai Baba as an incarnation of God for reasons already stated, but
    He always said that He was an obedient servant of God. Though an
    incarnation He showed the people the way, how to behave satisfactorily and
    carry out the duties of their respective stations (Varnas) in this life. He
    never emulated others in any way, nor asked others to have something done
    for Him. For Him, Who saw the Lord in all movable and immovable things of
    this world, humility was the most proper thing. None He disregarded or
    disrespected; for He saw Narayan (Lord) in all beings, He never said, "I am
    God," but that He was a humble servant and He always remembered Him and
    always uttered - "Allah Malik" (God is the sole proprietor or Owner).
    We do not know the various kinds of Saints, how they behave, what they do
    and eat etc. We only know, that by God's grace they manifest themselves in
    this world to liberate the ignorant and bound souls. If there be any store
    of merits on our account, we get a desire in listening to the stories and
    Leelas of the Saints, otherwise not. Let us now turn to the main stories of
    this Chapter.
    *Yoga and Onion *
    Once it so happened, that a sadhak of Yoga came to Shirdi with Nanasaheb
    Chandorkar. He had studied all the works on Yoga, including the Yoga-sutras
    of Patanjali, but had no practical experience. He could not concentrate his
    mind and attain samadhi even for a short time. He thought that if Sai Baba
    be pleased with him, He will show him the way to attain samadhi for a long
    time. With this object in view he came to Shirdi, and when he went to the
    Masjid he saw Sai Baba eating bread with onion. On seeing this, a thought
    arose in his mind - `How can this man, eating stale bread with raw onion,
    solve my difficulties and help me?' Sai Baba read his mind and said to
    Nanasaheb - "Oh Nana, he who has the power to digest onion, should eat it
    and none else". Hearing this remark, the yogi was wonder-struck and then he
    fell at Baba's Feet with complete surrender. With pure and open mind, he
    asked his difficulties and got their solution from Baba. Thus being
    satisfied and happy, he left Shirdi with Baba's Udi and blessings.
    *Shama Cured of Snake-Bite *
    Before Hemadpant begins the story, he says about the Jiva that it can be
    very well compared with a parrot, and that they both are bound, the one in
    the body and the other in a cage. Both think that their present bound state
    is good for them. It is only when a Helper, i.e., Guru comes and by God's
    grace opens their eyes and liberates them from their bondage, that their
    eyes are opened to a greater and larger life, compared to which their
    former limited life is nothing.
    In the last Chapter, it was shown how Baba anticipated the calamity, that
    was to befall on Mr. Mirikar and rescued him from it. Now let the readers
    hear a story grander than that. Once Shama was bitten by a poisonous snake.
    His little finger of the hand was stung and the poison began to spread into
    the body. The pain was also severe and Shama thought that he would pass off
    soon. His friends wanted to take him to the God Viroba, where such cases
    were often sent, but Shama ran to the Masjid -- to His Viroba (Sai Baba).
    When Baba saw him, He began to scold and abuse. He got enraged and said -
    "Oh vile Bhaturdya (Priest) do not climp up. Beware if you do so" and then
    roared - "Go, Get away, Come down." Seeing Baba thus red with wrath, Shama
    was greatly puzzled and disappointed. He thought that the Masjid was his
    home and Sai Baba his sole Refuge, but if he was driven away like this,
    where should he go? He lost all hope of life and kept silent. After a time
    Baba became normal and calm when Shama went up and sat near. Then Baba said
    to him - "Don't be afraid, don't care a jot, the Merciful Fakir will save
    you, go and sit quiet at home, don't go out, believe in Me and remain
    fearless and have no anxeity". Then he was sent home. Immediately
    afterwards, Baba sent Tatya Patil and Kakasaheb Dixit to him with
    instructions to the effect, that he should eat what he liked, should move
    in the home, but should never lie down and sleep. Needless to say that
    these instructions were acted upon and Shama got all-right in a short time.
    The only thing to be remembered in this connection is this - the words of
    Baba (or the five syllabled Mantra, viz, `Go, Get away, Come down') were
    not addressed to Shama- as it apparently looked - but they were a direct
    order to the snake and its poison not to go up and circulate through
    Shama's body. Like others well-versed in Mantrashastra, He had not to use
    any incantation, charged rice or water etc. His words only were most
    efficacious in saving the life of Shama.
    Any one, hearing this story and other similar ones, will beget firm faith
    in the Feet of Sai Baba, and the only way to cross the ocean of Maya is to
    remember ever the Feet of Baba in the heart.
    *Cholera Epidemic *
    Once, Cholera was raging virulently in Shirdi. The residents were much
    frightened and they stopped all communication with the outside people. The
    panchas of the village assembled together and decided upon two ordinances
    as a remedy to check and put down the Epidemic. They were (1) No fuel-cart
    should be allowed to come in the village, and (2) No goat should be killed
    there. If anybody disobeyed these ordinances, they were to be fined by the
    village-authorities and panchas. Baba knew that all this was mere
    supersition, and therefore, He cared two pence for the Cholera-ordinances.
    While the ordinances were in force, a fuel-cart came there, and wanted to
    enter the village. Everybody knew that there was dearth of fuel in the
    village, still the people began to drive away the fuel-cart. Baba came to
    know of this. He came to the spot and asked the cartman to take the
    fuel-cart to the Masjid. None dared to raise his voice against this action
    of Baba. He wanted fuel for His Dhuni and so He purchased it. Like an
    Agnihotri keeping his sacred fire alive throughout his life, Baba kept His
    Dhuni ever burning all day and night; and for this He always stocked fuel.
    Baba's home, i.e. the Masjid was free and open to all. It had no lock and
    key; and some poor people removed some wood from there for their use. Baba
    did not grumble about this. Baba saw that the whole universe was pervaded
    by the Almighty, and so He never bore enmity or ill-will to anybody. Though
    perfectly detached. He behaved like an ordinary house-holder to set an
    example to the people.
    *Ordeal of Guru-Bhakti *
    Let us now see, how the second Cholera-ordinance fared with Baba. While it
    was in force, somebody brought a goat to the Masjid. It was weak, old and
    about to die. At this time Fakir Pir Mohamad of Malegaon alias Bade Baba
    was near. Sai Baba asked him to behead it with one stroke, and offer it as
    an oblation. This Bade Baba was much respected by Sai Baba. He always sat
    on the right hand of Sai Baba. After the chilim (pipe) was first smoked by
    him, it was then offered to Baba and others. After the dishes were served,
    at the time of taking meals at noon, Baba respectfully called Bade Baba and
    made him sit on His left side, and then all partook of food. Baba paid him
    also daily Rs.50/- out of the amount collected as Dakshina. Baba
    accompanied him hundred paces whenever he was going away. Such was his
    position with Baba. But when Baba asked him to behead the goat, he flatly
    refused, saying "Why it should be killed for nothing?" Then Baba asked
    Shama to kill it. He went to Radha-Krishna-Mai and brought a knife from her
    and placed it before Baba. Knowing the purpose for which the knife was
    taken, she recalled it. Then Shama went to bring another knife, but stayed
    in the Wada, and did not return soon. Then came the turn of Kakasaheb
    Dixit. He was 'good gold' no doubt, but had to be tested. Baba asked him to
    get a knife and kill the goat. He went to Sathe's Wada and returned with a
    knife. He was ready to kill it at Baba's bidding. He was born in a pure
    Brahmin family and never in his life knew killing. Though quite averse to
    do any act of violence, he made himself bold to kill the goat. All the
    people wondered to see that Bade Baba, a Mahomedan was unwilling to kill it
    while this pure Brahmin was making preparations to do so. He tightened his
    dhotar and with a semicircular motion raised his hand with the knife and
    looked at Baba for the final signal. Baba said - "What are you thinking of?
    Go on, strike". Then, when the hand was just about to come down, Baba said
    - "Stop, how cruel you are! Being a Brahmin, you are killing a goat?"
    Kakasaheb obeyed and kept the knife down and said to baba - "Your
    nectarlike word is law unto us, we do not know any other ordinance. We
    remember You always, meditate on Your Form and obey You day and night, we
    do not know or consider whether it is right or wrong to kill, we do not
    want to reason or discuss things, but implicit and prompt compliance with
    Guru's orders, is our duty and dharma".
    Then Baba said to Kakaseheb, that He would Himself do the offering and
    killing business. It was settled that the goat should be disposed of near a
    place called Takkya, where fakirs used to sit. When the goat was being
    removed to that place, it fell dead on the way.
    Hemadpant closes the Chapter with a classification of disciples. He says
    that they are of three kinds : (1) First or best (2) Second or middling and
    (3) Third or ordinary. The best kind of disciples are those who guess what
    their Gurus want and immediately carry it out and serve them without
    waiting for an order from them. The average disciples are those who carry
    out the orders of their Masters to a letter, without any delay, and the
    third kind of disciples are those, who go on postponing the carrying out of
    their orders and making mistakes at every step.
    The disciples should have firm faith, backed up by intelligence and if they
    and patience to these, their spiritual goal will not be distant. Control of
    breath -- ingoing and outgoing, or Hath-Yoga or other difficult practices
    are not at all necessary. When the disciples get the above-mentioned
    qualities, they become ready for further instructions and the Masters then
    appear and lead them on, in their spiritual path to perfection.
    In the next Chapter we will deal with Baba's interesting wit and humour.
    *Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all *
    *
    *
     
     
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