Om Sai Ram. Hello the ardent Sai devotees hope you are taking the assurances of BABA and most important implementation is what he is asking.
I am not sure why Baba asked me to tell about the seventh assurance instead of sixth as I have been telling this blog is written by me only at his guidance and information. We should never question our Guru and we should do what he says but not do what he does as both are completely different and may be Baba will tell about that one day.
“IF YOU LOOK AT ME,I WILL LOOK AT YOU”
What great words and what wonderful saying as I practice this a lot as it really gives peace of mind if you understand this in depth. There will be lot of meaning in great masters words and it needs lot of knowledge to understand them.
Now the message Baba gave me today and let me be honest actually he gave yesterday which was incidentally Thursday and I wrote it down but I was busy with some work and asked Baba to pardon me that I was unable to post yesterday and am writing this today.
“I am not expecting me look at my photo or figure and just by staring me do not expect me to fulfill your desires. My message was very clear that you need to see me in all the living creatures and feed the hunger. I am living in all the living things as I am the creator,Destroyer and nothing moves without my order”
Baba thanks for making me understand the saying in a better way and I wish to place my head on your lotus feet and pray to give me the strength and ability to explain in detail and guide me to write as I can only be your pen and nothing more as the Soul in me is only a speck of your overall conscious.
My great Sai children by just staring at our Sai do not expect things to happen as he has different opinion of his assurance and to understand this we should recollect the incident of how Baba was hungry and asked Lakshmi to get some food.
(As taken from Satcharitra)
Baba Pervading All Creatures
This Laxmibai Shinde was a good and well-to-do woman. She was working in the Masjid day and night. Except Bhagat Mhalasapati, Tatya and Laxmibai, none was allowed to step in the Masjid at night. Once while Baba was sitting in the Masjid with Tatya in the evening, Laxmibai came and saluted Baba. The latter said to her - "Oh Laxmi, Iam very hungry." Off she went saying - "Baba, wait a bit, I return immediately with bread." She did return with bread and vegetables and placed the same before Baba. He took it up and gave it to a dog. Laxmibai then asked - "What is this, Baba, I ran in haste, prepared bread with my own hands for You and You threw it to a dog without eating a morsel of it; You gave me trouble unnecessarily." Baba replied - "Why do you grieve for nothing? The appeasement of the dog's hunger is the same as Mine. The dog has got a soul; the creatures may be different, but the hunger of all is the same, though some speak and others are dumb. Know for certain, that he who feeds the hungry, really serves Me with food. Regard this as an exiomatic Truth." This is a ordinary incident but Baba thereby propounded a great spiritual truth and showed its practical application in daily life without hurting anybody's feelings. From this time onward Laxmibai began to offer Him daily bread and milk with love and devotion. Baba accepted and ate it appreciatingly. He took a part of this and sent the remainder with Laxmibai to Radha-Krishna-Mai who always relished and ate Baba's remnant prasad. This bread-story should not be considered as a digression; it shows, how Sai Baba pervaded all the creatures and transcended them. He is omnipresent, birthless, deathless and immortal.
What a great message the story has and really our SADGURU is nothing but ocean of love , mercy, humbleness and example of real SADGURU.
This is the most imprtant message he gave me today as any master acts as per the prevaling circumstances. "Oh! my lovely children please do not waste food as food is the cause for all creation and value the importance of food. I have seen so much food wasted in functions and feel so sad at the unorganised way of serving and wastage. When you eating and someting falls off you just throw away the same in dustbin and my child there is someone there who picks from the left over and eats. Hunger is know only to the needed and understand the importance of food"
Baba Fed Sumptuously, -- How?
Once, Mrs. Tarkhad was staying in a certain house in Shirdi. At noon, meals were ready and dishes were being served, when a hungry dog turned up there and began to cry, Mrs. Tarkhad got up at once and threw a piece of bread, which the dog gulped with great relish. In the afternoon, when she went to the Masjid and sat at some distance, Sai Baba said to her, "Mother, you have fed Me sumptuously up to my throat, My afflicted pranas (life-forces) have been satisfied. always act like this, and this will stand you in good stead. Sitting in this Masjid I shall never, never speak untruth. Take pity on Me like this. First give bread to the hungry, and then eat yourself. Note this well." She could not at first understand the meaning of what Baba said. So she replied -- "Baba, how could I feed You? I am myself dependent on others and take my food from them on payment." Then Baba replied -- "Eating that lovely bread I am heartily contended and I am still belching. The dog which you saw before meals and to which you gave the piece of bread is, one with Me, so also other creatures (cats, pigs, flies, cows etc.) are one with Me. I am roaming in their forms. He, who sees Me in all these creatures is My beloved. So abandon the sense of duality and distinction, and serve Me, as you did today." Drinking these nectar-like words, she was moved, her eyes were filled with tears, her throat was choked and her joy knew no bounds.
Moral
"See God in all beings" is the moral of this chapter. The Upanishads, the Geeta and the Bhagwat, all exhort us to perceive God or Divinity in all the creatures. By the instance given at the end of this Chapter and others too numerous to mention. Sai Baba has practically demonstrated to us how to put the Upanishadic teachings into practice. In this way Sai Baba stands as the best Exponent or Teacher of the Upanishad doctrines.
Baba what a great message and it is our prime duty to see that we not only avoid wastage but ensure it is distributed to the needy and remember never give away rotten food as left over as it adds to your karma but give away food with no expectations as Gita also says the same. Baba messages are always sweet and for a social cause.
BABA YOU ARE USING ME AS A MEDIUM TO SPREAD YOUR MESSAGES TO YOUR SAI FAMILY AND I PLACE MY HEAD WITH REVERENCE AT YOUR LOTUS FEET AND THIS IS NOTHING BUT SOME BOON BESTOWED BY YOU AND I PRAY THAT YOU KEEP ALL OF US UNDER YOUR UMBRELLA AND ALWAYS PROTECT AND MOST IMPORTANT GUIDE US.
The reason why Saibaba temples do ANNA DHAN is to keep up the work carried by Baba and he loves to feed people, animals and all creatures. He is in ever living things and hence he says to look in them as him. He again gave another great example why he says he lives in all living creatures so let us recollect another great incident from Satcharitra.
(As taken from Satcharitra)
Hemadpant (Scorpion and Serpent)
(1) At Baba's recommendation Kakasaheb Dixit was daily reading the two works of Shri Eknath Maharaj, viz., Bhagwat and Bhawartha Ramayana and Hemadpant had the good forturne to be one of the audience when the reading of the works was going on. Once when a portion from the Ramayana relating to Hanuman's testing Rama's greatness, according to his mother's instructions, was being read, all the listeners were spell-bound. Hemadpant was one of them. A big scorpion (none knew where it came from), jumped and sat on the right shoulder of Hemadpant, on his Uparani (upper dhotar). First it was not noticed, but as the Lord protects those, who are intent on hearing His stories, he casually cast a glance over his right shoulder and noticed it. It was dead silence, not a bit moved here or there. It seemed as if, it also enjoyed the reading. Then by the Lord's grace, Hemadpant without disturbing the audience, took the two ends of his dhotar, folded them, and brought them together, enclosing the scorpion within. Then he went out, and threw it in the garden. (2) On another occasion some persons were sitting in the upper floor of Kakasaheb's Wada, just before nightfall, when a serpent crept through a hole in the window frame and sat coiled up. A light was brought. Though it was first dazzled, yet it sat still and only moved its head up and down. Then many persons rushed there with sticks and cudgels, but as it sat in an awakward place, no blow could be dealt. But hearing the noises of men, the serpent went out hastily through the same hole. Then all the persons there felt relieved.
Baba's Opinion
One devotee named Muktaram, then said that it was good that the poor creature escaped. Hemadpant challenged him saying that serpents should better be killed. There was a hot discussion between them - the former contending that serpents, and such creatures, should not be killed, the latter that they should be. As night came on, the discussion came to an end, without any decision being arrived at. Next day, the question was reffered to Baba, who gave His settled opinion as follows:- "God lives in all beings and creatures, whether they be serpents or scorpions. He is the Great Wirepuller of the world, and all beings, serpents, scorpions etc., obey His command. Unless He will it, nobody can do any harm to others. The world is all dependent on Him, and no one is independent. So we should take pity and love all creatures, leave off adventurous fights and killings and be patient. The Lord (God) is the Protector of all.
How many of you believe that our Baba is in all living things?
If you all think Baba is in all living thing how are you eating Non-Vegtarian food at all? Why are people killing goats,pigs,cows,hens and fish. If you have faith that Baba is also in those things will you ever eat. Let me ask a simple question will you kill your own kith and kin and eat when you feel like eating Non-veg if nothing is available. ( Please understand what ever I write comes from Baba and nothing is mine. Many people will now argue that Baba used to cook Non-Veg but dear readers trust me what was the reason for our SADGURU avatar?. At that time there was so much clashes between two communites he just came to break peace and harmony. He used to make everyone happy and then we know he used to go and clean his intestines and dry them. Remember we should do what our guru say but not do what he did as they are YOGA PURUSH and they have their own reason. Please take this message in positive note). Our Baba knows only to spread Love.
Baba’s Yoga Practices (As taken from Satcharitra)
Baba knew all the processes and practices of Yoga. Two of them will be described here:
(1) DHAUTI or CLEANING PROCESS: Baba went to the well near a Banyan tree at a considerable distance from the Masjid every third day and washed his mouth and had a bath. On one occasion, He was seen to vomit out his intestines, clean them inside and outside and place them on a Jamb tree for drying. There are persons in Shirdi, who have actually seen this, and who have testified to this fact. Ordinary Dhauti is done by a moistened piece of linen, 3 inches broad 22 1/2ft. long. This piece is gulped down the throat and allowed to remain in the stomach for about half an hour for being reacted there and then taken out. But Baba’s Dhauti was quite unique and extraordinary.
(2) KHANDA YOGA: In this practice, Baba extracted the various limbs from His body, and left them separately at different places in the Masjid. Once, a gentleman went to the Masjid, and saw the limbs of Baba lying separately at separate places. He was much terrified; and he first thought of running to the village officers, and informing them of Baba being hacked to pieces and murdered. He thought that he would be held responsible, as he was the first informant, and knew something of the affair. So he kept silent. But next day when he went to the masjid, he was very much surprised to see Baba, hale and hearty and sound, as before. He thought, that what he had seen the previous day, was only a dream.
Baba practised Yoga since, His infancy and nobody knew or guessed the proficiency He attained. He charged no fees for His cures, became renowned and famous by virtue of His merits, gave health to many a poor and suffering person. This famous Doctor of doctors cared not for His interests, but always worked for the good and welfare of others, Himself suffering unbearable and terrible pain many a time in the process. One such instance, I give below, which will show the all-pervasive and most merciful character of Sai Baba.
OM SAI SRI SAI JAI JAI SAI,OM SAI SRI SAI JAI JAI SAI
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