Rumors

[Guest guest]

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in this group,

 

What a shame that this most lovely and beautiful group has now been

soiled by the temptation to introduce gossip about anther's Ishta

Deva. I have been a devotee of Sri Sathya Sai Baba since 1971 and

still am to this day. I met Amma almost 7 years ago when many of my

Sai friends spoke about the remarkable love and compassion this being

radiated to all who approached Her. My first Darshan of Amma was

lovely and that night, She gave me three dreams. All of Baba! And I

know they came from Her as grace. I have continued on my path with

Baba but never miss the opportunity to have Darshan from the Divine

Mother Ammachi. She has enriched my spiritual unfolding and I will be

ever grateful to Her. On some occasions I have even wished She was my

Guru instead of Baba! How lucky you all are to have such easy access

to Her. How fortunate you all are to be able to have Her hold you

close and fill you with that Divine Love that only she can dispense

in Her special way. Can anyone ever forget Her touch? Could anyone

ever forget Her smile? For whatever reason, it seems that following

Baba is my path in this incarnation but that path certainly does not

exclude recognizing that other Masters, Divine Teachers, Avatars and

Saints have all taken birth at this very difficult time of the Kali

Yuga to help in the unfolding of mankind's spirituality. After all we

have received in grace, can we really afford the spiritual luxury of

throwing mud at the beliefs of others? Especially when these truth is

being distorted. A web site called "the Sai Critic has a complete

analysis of the India Today article that was posted here. You can

find it at:

 

http://geocities.com/the_sai_critic/today3.html

 

I have been many times to the clubs and have read all the

current allegations and I want to tell you all that to open

yourselves to this type of negativity can be perilous. Yes, there are

stories about Baba, but I have also read the lies they speak about

your Beloved Amma. Would you really like to open yourselves up to

that filth?! And it is not only Ammachi and Baba that are the current

targets. Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the Buddha and many other truly

great spiritual master and Saints are currently the object of

whatever best pushes the buttons of the Devotees. (See how the number

of messages to this group has increased since certain material has

been submitted.) From my own personal experience, I have often felt

very unclean and dirty after reading some of these "messages."

However, I did feel that I would be guilty of trying to "ignore" all

this if I just pretended it didn't exist. I felt I had to read some

of this because my own ego couldn't stand being called a "deluded

Devotee" that knows nothing of the "real Truth." One whose head is

perpetually stuck in the sand of their own unreality. There are

times now I wish I had never let my eyes see some of these words that

are being used. I have felt deep sorrow for followers of Christ and

the Buddha. I am deeply embarrassed (my ego that is) by the stories

about Baba. The emotions get very stirred up. Equanimity is hard to

hold on to. Some may say this is the best way to "test" your faith.

But I think now that I feel it is better never to allow this type of

rumor to invade your own center of peace. I personally feel that much

of my own "innocence" has been lost by the reading of this material

and I offer my own opinion that one should think very hard, with

heart, mind and with much spiritual wisdom before opening this

Pandora's box of parasitic gossip.

 

It is interesting that the word "" is used in "Gulliver's

Travels" to describe a race of brutes. And yet that very same word

sounds like the Hebrew "yahu", which means GOD IS VICTORIOUS. It's

all in the way we see things. And here we are only seeing one side

of the argument. As all the masters tell us, that which we see in

others is merely a reflection of what is in our own hearts.

 

I submit the above thoughts in reaction to some of the messages that

have been posted here the last few days and beg your forgiveness if I

have offended anyone. That is not my intention. May Amma bless us all

and may we all one day return to our source.

 

Jai Ma,

Jai Sai Ram,

Shawn