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    vikas nandlal <nandla...@yahoo.com> Dec 13 02:13AM -0800  

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    "Sai.Manisha" <sai.m...@gmail.com> Dec 13 12:35PM +0800  

    *Thursday Message:*
     
     
    Remember Him (Sai Baba) always with love, for He was engrossed in doing
    good to all, and always abided in His Self. To remember Him only is to
    solve the riddle of life and death. This is the best and easiest of
    Sadhanas, as it involves no expenditure. A little exertion here brings
    great rewards. So as long as our senses are sound, we should, minute my
    minute, practice this Sadhana. All other Gods are illusory ; Guru is the
    only God. If we believe in Sad-guru's holy feet, he can change our fortune
    for the better. If we serve Him nicely, we get rid of our Samsar. We need
    not study any philosophy like the Nyaya and the Mimansa. If we make Him our
    Helmsman, we can easily cross over the sea of all our pains and sorrows. As
    we trust the helmsman in crossing rivers and seas, so we have to trust our
    Sadguru in getting over the ocean of worldly existence. The Sadguru looks
    to the intense feeling and devotion of his devotees, endows them with
    knowledge and eternal bliss.
     
     
    In the last chapter, Baba's mendicancy, and devotees' experiences and other
    subjects are dealt with. Let the readers now hear, where and how Baba
    lived, how He slept, and how He taught etc.
     
     
    *Baba's Wonderful Bed-Stead *
     
    Let us first see where and how Baba slept, Mr. Nanasaheb Dengale brought,
    for Sai Baba, a wooden plank, amount 4 cubits in length and only a span in
    breath, for sleeping upon. Instead of keeping the plank on the floor and
    then sleeping on it, Baba tied it like a swing to the rafters of the Masjid
    with old shreds or rags and commenced to sleep upon it. The rags were so
    thin and worn out that it was a problem how they could bear or support even
    weight of the plank itself, let alone the weight of Baba. But somehow or
    other-it was Baba's sheer Leela that the worn out rags did sustain the
    plank, with the weight of Baba on it. On the four corners of this plank,
    Baba lighted panatis (earthen lamps), one at each corner, and kept them
    burning the whole night. It was a sight for the Gods to see Baba sitting or
    sleeping on this plank! It was a wonder to all, how Baba got up and down
    the plank. Out of curiosity, many careful observers kept watching the
    process of mounting and dismounting, but none succeeded. As crowds began to
    swell so to detect this wonderful feat, Baba one day broke the plank into
    pieces and threw it away. Baba had all the eight Siddhis (powers) at His
    command. He never practiced nor craved for them. They came to Him
    naturally, as a result of His perfection.
     
    *Sagun Manifestation of Brahman *
     
    Though Sai Baba looked like a man, three cubits and a half in length, still
    He dwelt in the hearts of all. Inwardly, he was unattached and indifferent,
    but outwardly, He longed for public welfare. Inwardly most disinterested,
    He looked outwardly full of desires, for the sake of His devotees. Inwardly
    an abode of peace, he looked outwardly restless. Inwardly He had the state
    of Brahman, outwardly He acted like a devil. Inwardly He had the state of
    Brahman, outwardly he acted like a devil. Inwardly He loved Adwaita (union
    or monism), outwardly He got entangled with the world. Sometimes He looked
    on all with affection, and at times He threw stones at them; sometimes He
    scolded them, while at times He embraced them and was calm, composed,
    tolerant and well-balanced. He always abided and was engrossed in the Self
    and was well-disposed towards His Bhaktas. He always sat on one Asan and
    never travelled. His 'band' was a small stick, which He always carried in
    His hand. He was calm, being thought-free. He never cared for wealth and
    fame and lived on begging. Such a life He led. He always uttered 'Allah
    Malik' (God the real owner). Entire and unbroken was His love for the
    Bhaktas. He was the mine or store-house for self-knowledge and full of
    Divine Bliss. Such was the Divine Form of Sai Baba, boundless, endless and
    undifferentiated. One principle which envelopes the whole universe, (from a
    stone pillar to Brahma) incarnated in Sai Baba. The really meritorious and
    fortunate people got this treasure-trove in their hands, while those people
    who not knowing the real worth of Sai Baba took or take Him to be a man, a
    mere human being, were and are indeed miserable.
     
    *His Stay in Shirdi and Probable Birth-date*
     
    None knew or knows the parents and exact birth-date of Sai Baba; but it can
    be approximately determined by His stay in Shirdi. Baba first came to
    Shirdi, when he was a young lad of sixteen and stayed there for three
    years. Then all of a sudden He disappeared for some time. After some time,
    He reappeared in the Nizam state near Aurangabad, and again came to Shirdi
    with the marriage-party of Chand Patil, when He was twenty years old. Since
    then, He stayed in Shirdi continuously for a period of sixty years, after
    which Baba took His Maha-Samadhi in the year 1918. From this we can say
    that the year of Baba's birth is approximately 1838 A.D.
     
    *Baba's Mission and Advice *
     
    Saint Ramadas (1608-1681) flourished in the 17th century, and fulfilled to
    a great extent his mission of protecting cows and Brahmins against the
    Yavanas (Mahomedans), but within two centuries after him, the split between
    the two communities -- Hindus and Mahomedans widened again, and Sai Baba
    came to bridge the gulf. His constant advice to all was to this effect.
    "Rama (the God of the Hindus) and Rahim (the God of the Mahomedans) were
    one and the same; there was not the slightest difference between them; then
    why should their devotees and quarrel among themselves? You ignorant folk,
    children, join hands and bring both the communities together, act sanely
    and thus you will gain your object of national unity. It is not good to
    dispute and argue. So don't argue, don't emulate others. Always consider
    your interest and welfare. The Lord will protect you. Yoga, sacrifice,
    penance, and knowledge are the means to attain God. If you do not succeed
    in this by any means, vain is your birth. If any one does any evil unto
    you, to do not retaliate. If you can do anything, do some good unto other."
    This in short was Sai Baba's advice to all; and this will stand in good
    stead both in material and spiritual matters.
     
    *Sai Baba as Sadguru *
     
    There are Gurus and Gurus. There are many so-called Gurus, who go about
    from house to house with cymbals and veena in their hands, and make a show
    of their spirtituality. They blow mantras into the ears of their disciples
    and extract money from them. They profess to teach piety and religion to
    their disciples, but are themselves impious and irreligious. Sai Baba never
    thought of making the least show of His worth (piety). Body-consciousness,
    He had none, but He had great love for the disciples. There are two kinds
    of Gurus (1) 'Niyat' (appointed or fixed) and (2) 'Aniyat' unappointed or
    general). The latter by their advice develop the good qualities in us,
    purify our hearts and set us on the path of salvation; but contact with the
    former, dispels our quality (sense of difference); and estalishes us in
    Unity by making us realize "Thou art that". There are various Gurus
    imparting to us various kinds of wordly knowledge, but he, who fixes us in
    our Nature (Self) and carries us beyond the ocean of worldly existence, is
    the Sadguru. Sai Baba was such a Sadguru. His greatness is undescribable.
    If anybody went to take His darshana, he, without being asked, would give
    every detail of his past, present and future life. He saw Divinity in all
    beings. Friends and foes were alike to Him. Disinterested and
    equal-balanced, He obliged the evil-doers. He was the same in prosperity
    and adversity. No doubt, ever touched Him. Though He possessed the human
    body, He was not in the least attached to His body or house. Though He
    looked embodied, He was really disembodied, i.e., free in this every life.
     
    Blessed are the people of Shirdi, who worshipped Sai as their God. While
    eating, drinking, working in their backyards and fields and doing various
    household works, they always remembered Sai and sang His glory. They knew
    no other God except Sai. What to speak of the love, the sweetness of the
    love, of the women of Shirdi! They were quite ignorant, but their pure love
    inspired them to compose poems or songs in their simple rural language.
    Letters or learning they had none, still one can discern real poetry in
    their simple songs. It is not intelligence, but love, that inspires real
    poetry as such. Real poetry is the manifestation of true love; and this can
    be seen and appreciated by intelligent listeners. Collection of these folk
    songs is desirable and Baba willing, some fortunate devotee may undertake
    the task of collecting and publishing these folk-songs, either in the Sai
    Leela magazine or separately in a book-form.
     
    *Baba's Humility *
     
    Lord or Bhagwan is said to have six qualities, viz. (1) Fame, (2) Wealth,
    (3) Non-attachment, (4) Knowledge, (5) Grandeur, and (6) Generosity. Baba
    had all these in Him. He incarnated in flesh for the sake of the Bhaktas.
    Wonderful was His grace and kindness! He drew the devotees to Him, or how
    else one could have known Him! For the sake of His Bhaktas Baba spoke such
    words, as the Goddness of Speech dare not utter. Here is a specimen. Baba
    spoke very humbly as follows:- "Slave of slaves I am your debtor, I am
    satisfied at your darshan. It is a great favour that I saw your feet. I am
    an insect in your excreta. I consider Myself blessed thereby". What
    humility is this? If anybody would think that by publishing this, any
    disrespect is shown to Sai, we beg His pardon and to atone for this we sing
    and chant Baba's name.
     
    Though Baba seemed outwardly to enjoy sense-objects, he had not the least
    flavour in them, nor even the consciousness of enjoying them. Though He
    ate, he had no taste and though He saw, He never felt any interest in what
    He saw. Regarding passion, He was as perfect a celibate as Hanuman. He was
    not attached to anything. He was pure consciousness, the resting place of
    desire, anger, and other feelings. In short, He was disinterested, free and
    perfect. A striking instance may be citied in illustration of this
    statement.
     
     
    *Nanavalli *
     
    There was in Shirdi, a very quaint and queer fellow, by name Nanavalli. He
    looked to Baba's work and affairs. He once approached Baba who was seated
    on His Gadi (seat) and asked Him to get up, as he wanted to occupy the
    same. Baba at once got up and left the seat, which he occupied. After
    sitting there awhile Nanavalli got up, and asked Baba to take His seat.
    Then Baba sat on the seat and Nanavalli fell at His feet, and then went
    away. Baba did not show the slightest displeasure in being dictated to and
    ousted.
     
     
    This Nanavalli loved Baba so much that he breathed his last, on the
    thirteenth day of Baba's taking Maha-Samadhi.
     
     
    The Easiest Path
     
    Hearing the stories of the Saints and Being in their Company:
     
     
    Though Sai Baba acted outwardly like an ordinary man, His actions showed
    extraordinary intelligence and skill. Whatever He did, was done for the
    good of His devotees. He never prescribed any asan, regulation of breathing
    or any rites to His Bhaktas, nor did He blow any mantra into their ears. He
    told them to leave off all cleverness and always remember "Sai" "Sai". "If
    you did that" He said, "all your shackles would be removed and you would be
    free". Sitting between five fires, sacrifices, chantings, eight-fold Yoga
    are possible for the Brahmins only. They are of no use to the other
    classes. The function of the mind is to think, it cannot remain for a
    minute without thinking. If you give it a Sense-object, it will think about
    it. If you give it to a Guru, it will think about Guru. You have heard most
    attentively the greatness, grandeur of Sai. This is the natural
    remembrance, worship and Kirtan of Sai. Hearing the stories of the Saints
    is not so difficult, as the other Sadhanas mentioned above. They (stories)
    remove all fear of this Samsar (worldly existence), and take you on to the
    spiritual path. So listen to these stories, meditate on them, and
    assimilate them. If this is done, not only the Brahmins, but women and
    lower clases will get pure and holy. You may do or attend to your worldy
    duties, but give your mind to Sai and His stories, and then, He is sure to
    bless you. This is the easiest path, but why do not all take to it? The
    reason is that without God's grace, we do not get the desire to listen to
    the stories of Saints. With God's grace everything is smooth and easy.
    Hearing the stories of the Saints is, in a way, keeping their company. The
    importance of the company of Saints is very great.
     
     
    It removes our body-consciousness and egoism, destroys completely the chain
    of our birth and death, cuts asunder all the knots of the heart, and takes
    us to God, Who is pure Consciousness. It certainly increases our
    non-attachment to sense-objects, and makes us quite indifferent to
    pleasures and pains, and leads us on the spiritual path. If you have no
    other Sadhana, such as uttering God's name, worship or devotion etc., but
    if you take refuge in them (Saints) whole-heartedly, they will carry you
    off safety across the ocean of wordly existence. It is for this reason that
    the Saint manifest themselves in this world. even sacred rivers such as the
    Ganges, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri etc., which wash away the sins of the
    world, desire that the Saints should come to them, for a bath and purify
    them. Such is the grandeur of the Saints. It is on account of the store of
    merit in past births that we have attained the feet of Sai Baba.
     
    We conclude this chapter with meditation on Sai's Form. He, the beautiful
    and handsome Sai, standing on the edge of the Masjid and distributing Udi
    to each and every Bhakta, with a view to his welfare. He who thinks the
    world as naught and Who is ever engrossed in Supreme Bliss -- before Him --
    we humbly prostrate ourselves.
     
    *Bow to Shri Sai -- Peace be to all*
     
     
     
    <http://sathgurushirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/>
    Sairam
    Baba Guide us all,
    At the feet of my Sathguru Sai Baba
    Baba's blessing are every where
    Manisha.Rautela.Bisht
     
    ~Visit Shirdi Sai Baba Websites~
    http://www.shirdisaibabakripa.org <http://www.shirdisaibabakripa.org>
    http://www.shirdisaibabatemples.org <http://www.shirdisaibabatemples.org/>
    http://www.saibababhajans.com
    http://shirdisaibabatamilstories.blogspot.com

     

    Harish Benjwal <harish.be...@gmail.com> Dec 12 07:20PM -0800  

    om sai ram
     
     
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