Significance of Sai Babas Mahasamdhi- IX By B.V.Narasimha Swamy

[Guest guest]

So many Mahasamadhi Messages have been written from year to year in this

journal and else where. This time, let us make the message extremely

practical and extremely brief. What is the good of a person saying that he

is a Sai bhakta if he will not dwell in his heart over and over again on Sai

and absorb the salient features of his life and make them part of his own?

Take death for instance which comes to all human bodies, to Sai's as well as

other bodies. What did Baba say about death and how did he act about that

death? He has stressed in his Charters, what be, as Krishna, said in the

Gita. that death is merely passing from one form to another—from the seen to

the unseen. If a person does not lead a life of vice and crime entailing

punishment at death, he has no reason to fear the end of that life in the

form of death. Nobody fears changing his clothes or passing from one room to

another, and through prayer and austere life of self-sacrifice you can come

closer to Salvation. Prayer lightens the heart and fills the mind with

peace, strength and purity. Prayers are powerful spiritual currents. There

is nothing so purifying as prayer. Prayer is the key of morning and bolt of

evening.

Sincere prayer draws the Grace of the Lord. Prayer sharpens the brain and

the intellect. Prayer elevates the mind; it can reach a realm where reason

dares not enter the Kingdom of God. Prayer is a mighty spiritual force.

Prayer generates good spiritual currents and produces tranquility of the

mind. If you pray regularly, your life will be gradually changed and

moulded. Prayer purifies the mind and the intellect of man and fills them

with Sattwa.

When the mind becomes pure and Sattwic, through the power of prayer, the

intellect becomes sharp and keen. It was the prayer of Prahlad that rendered

cool the burning oil, when it was poured on his head. Prayer without

attachment will ultimately lead to Moksha. The Lord is formless. But He

assumes many forms, out of His free will, through the fervent prayers of the

devotees. Empty prayer is as sounding brass or tinkling cymbal. These can be

no idleness where there is prayer. Heartfelt prayer clearly shows one the

next step. Prayer is the trusty companion along the weary path to Moksha.

The best form of prayer is the Gayatri Mantra. A Life destitute of love and

prayer is like a sapless tree in the desert. Prayer of a cunning, crooked,

wicked man is never heard. Pray at least for five minutes daily, when you

get up and when you go to bad. Pray first for the peace and prosperity of

entire world; then for yourself. Commune with Him daily in the depth of your

sincere prayer. Prayer should spring from the heart. It should not be lip

homage;, Prayer that comes from a sincere, true heart is at once heard by

the Lord.

Pray sincerely, fervently wholeheartedly from the bottom of your heart. Then

alone will God listen to your prayer. Pray not for relief from suffering,

but for strength and endurance to bear it. Pray to the Lord for strength to

overcome your defects. Send the arrows of prayer in all directions. Perhaps

one will surely enter the Lord's heart. Your duty is to pray and only that.

Worry not whether He hears or not. Hold on to prayer, no matter how numerous

the temptations that assail thee may be. Thou shalt build an impregnable

fortress by prayer. Prayer is thy refuge and sheet-anchor.

 

 

(Adopted from Significance of Babas Mahasamadhi by H.H.Narasimhaswami and

published by All India Sai Samaj, this book can be read at

www.saileelas.org)