Chapter 23 :Sri_Sai_Sat_Charitra_Concise(Version)

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Chapter 23 :::

Yoga and Onion

*Once when a yoga practitioner came with Nana to masjid, Baba was eating bread

and onion. The practitioner thought that how could a person eating onion and

stale bread, guide him in yoga methods. Immediately Baba looked at Nana and

asked: 'Nana. Only they should eat onion who can digest it' (i.e. the tamasic

qualities of onion). The stunned practitioner of yoga fell at Baba's feet.

*One day a poisonous snake bit Shama in his little finger and he ran to masjid

to seek Baba's abhaya, his sole refuge. Baba on seeing him shouted: 'Oh wretched

Brahmin. Do not climb up. Get down. Get down. Go off. Shama was crestfallen and

gave up all hopes of survival. In a short time. Baba called him up and said: 'Do

not be afraid. Do not have an iota of worry. The merciful fakir will protect

you. Be courageous. Do not be afraid. Believe me.' Shama was completely cured.

It turned out that the initial out burst was an order to the cobra's poison not

to get mixed with blood and climb up but to get down and go off! (A cobra is

believed to be a cursed Brahmin)'

*Once when cholera was prevalent at Shirdi, superstitious people did not allow

carts carrying firewood. Baba went ahead and Himself brought a cart load of

firewood to masjid.

*0ne day some one brought an emaciated old goat to the masjid, Baba directed

Bade Baba and Shama respectively to kill it. Both refused. Then He asked Kaka

Dhikxit to do the job. Kaka, a Brahmin to the core who could not harm even

insets, got ready to kill the goat with a sickle raised. Baba asked him how a

Brahmin in him agreed to kill the goat when Bade Baba, a Moslem refused, Kaka

said: 'Your nectar like words are law unto us. We do not want to debate or

scrutinize your orders. We obey only you, day and night.' Then Baba said that He

would do the killing and asked goat to be taken out. Instantly it dropped down

dead.

 

By A. Govindakrishnan

 

 

"Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu

 

Gurur Devoh Maheshwar;

 

Gurur Shakshat Parambramha

 

Tashmai Shri Gurur Veh Namah"

 

May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba always shower His grace on us and our families and

remove our problems and anxieties by giving us all - strength , goodluck,

success and happiness with peace of mind.

Sai bhakt,

Deepa H

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