The Message of Sai Baba (October 1986) - M. Rama Rao

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THE MESSAGE OF SAI BABA (October 1986)

 

"The mind is like the stomach. It is not how much you put into it counts,

but how much it digests. "

— Albert Jay Nock

 

My grand daughter, 3 years old Aswini is a true child of Sai Baba. She is a

pure soul — pure as a pearl. Fair is her face and charming is her figure,

and regal is her bearing. She lives and moves as a princess — a child of the

Eternal King — Sai Baba. And out of her exudes a wondrous influence which

casts a spell on anyone who sees her.

 

She is very fond of eating Sai-udhi. She always bows to Sai Baba saying

'Thatha — Mami' etc. My daughter is married into a family who are quite

conservative and are strict followers of Madhwa-philosophy. As such on one

fine morning, when my wife asked me to bring a talisman from Sri Raghavendra

Swamy Mutt, somehow I felt like leaving the young kid to the wholesome care

of Sai Baba and went on postponing to get a talisman from Raghavendra Mutt.

 

But ultimately on the 4th March '86, I was forced to bring a 'Navagraha

talisman' from the Mutt. On the 5th morning, when I sat for my morning

'communion' with Lord Sainath, my mind posed a question: 'How is it that I

lost faith in Sai Baba? Why did I yield to the proposal of bringing a

talisman from Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, when I knew very well that we are

safe in the hands of Sai Baba. Lo! Sai Baba suddenly answered my doubt:

'Remember that I am omnipresent and omniscient and omnipotent. Don't show

any disrespect to any saint. I am in everything.' This made me recapitulate:

'You will never be able to understand thoroughly how great Sai Baba is. He

is the very personification of perfection. If you know him as I know him,

you would call him the Master of Creation.'

 

The whole day, my mind was full of Baba's advice to Bhai Krishnaji when the

latter intended to visit Akkalkot for 'darshan of padukas. How Mule shastry

was granted darshan of Gholap Maharaj by Sai Baba! Sai Baba also fulfilled

the desire of Shiva-worship by Megha. I was reminded of many more incidents

in Sai Satcharitra to the effect that all saints operate at the same

wavelength and there is no difference between them.

 

(To be contd...)

 

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