I IS BABA TO TAKE YOU TO SAI NAMA JAPA SADHANA

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IT IS NOT SADHAKA TO DECIDE –

IT IS BABA TO TAKE YOU TO SAI NAMA JAPA SADHANA

Beloved Sairam,

A person who has received but a small fraction of mercy from Sai Baba, can

understand that He is Lord. No one else can. If the mercy of Baba is bestowed

upon a person-regardless of how learned a scholar that person may be and

regardless of his seeing or listening-he can accept Baba as the Supreme

Personality of Godhead.

Without first obtaining the mercy of Sadguru Sainath Maharaj, one cannot chant

the holy Sai Nama Japa. Baba said, "Those, who are fortunate and whose demerits

have vanished, take to My worship" in Sri Sai Satcharitra chapter 3. Hence it is

not ‘you’ to decide to take part in Sai Nama Japa Sadhana, it is

‘HE’ Who showers His blessings to take up Japa Sadhana.

The Sai Nama Japa Sadhana movement can be spread by a person who is especially

favored by Sai Baba. Without first obtaining the mercy of Baba, one cannot

spread the holy name. One who can spread the Sai’s name is called

labdha-chaitanya in the words of Bhakti siddhanta Sarasvati. The

labdha-chaitanya is one who has actually awakened his original consciousness,

divine consciousness. The influence of the pure devotees in divine

consciousness is such that it can awaken others to become immediately Sai

conscious and engage themselves in the transcendental loving service of Baba.

In this way the descendants of pure devotees increase, and Baba takes much

pleasure in seeing the increase of His devotees.

Those not interested in understanding Sri Sai Baba (under the influence of Maya)

are simply material in their attempts at professional chanting for worldly

things. If one does not have full faith in Baba, he cannot properly chant in

the Sai Nama Japa Sadhana. Artificial chanting may be due to sentiments or

sentimental agitation, but this cannot help one advance in divine

consciousness.

These practical difficulties are not new to human beings, even Baba himself

suffered this set back. He said, "Though I am a Fakir, have no house or wife,

and though, leaving off all care, I stay at one place, the inevitable Maya

teases Me often. Though, I forgot Myself but she cannot forget Me. She always

envelops Me. This Maya (illusive power) of Lord (Shri Hari) harasses even Lord

Brahma and others, then, what to speak of a poor Fakir, like Me?". (SSS Ch 13)

Then what is the remedy for this problem? Let us listen Baba’s words

"Those, who take refuge in the God, will be freed from Her clutches with His

grace. (SSS Ch.13)"

In order to succeed our attempts to take part in Sai Nama Japa Sadhana, we must

take refuge in the Lotus Feet of Sadguru Sainath Maharaj and seek His grace to

free our karmic clutches. Then your door to spiritual progress is wide open and

it is up to you to enter the spiritual world of Sai Nama Japa Sadhana and to

attain Sai Bliss in the days to come.

OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI

Ever yours

at the Feet of the Master

Sivanandam

(Vasuki Mahal Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Trust, Coimbatore 641025, India)

(Courtesy: Glory of Shirdi Sai, Issue VII)