FAITH AND GOD'S SCHEME FOR OUR LIFE

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FAITH AND GOD’S SCHEME FOR OUR LIFE

Kaka Saheb Dixit’s slogan says:

Tevile Anante Taisech rahave

This means that we should be content with the lot assigned to us by God. Faith

is best and perfect when it recognises that Sai is God, and that Sai’s

utterances are never wrong or false. Such a faith can conquer mountains, and

that is what we should have.

We should be strong minded enough to brush aside contemptuous remarks of people

(ignorant though well meaning people who refer to our faith as blind faith).

For instance, when Kaka lost his practice and when under the very nose of Baba

his daughter died people could not appreciate his Sai bhakti.

Even Anna Saheb Dabolkar thought first "if Sai Baba could not save Dixit’s

daughter at Shirdi, what is the good of a Guru?" One might as well say, "When my

dear ones die, what is the good of God?" Faith is not a guarantee that there

will be no death evil in the world, nor pains in life. But as in the above

case, intense faith makes the devotee brace himself up against all inevitable

calamities, and learn more and more of God’s scheme for our life, that

life is not intended to be a bed of roses and treasure house of wealth or total

avoidance of poverty.

Faith enables the devotee to see what life is and what God’s plan is, and

improve one’s own attitude to life. We are God’s slaves and

surrendered instruments. God (Guru-God) is doing the best for us in the

circumstances, and we should never murmur, but maintain peace of mind. The

numerous ways in which the soul and its faculties expand are out-lined in

Dixit’s life and other devotee’s lives. We should recommend our

readers to start by perfect surrender and perfect faith in Baba’s

assurances to the surrendered. Dixit always felt that Baba, as assured by Him,

was supporting him, was behind him always and was looking after all his

concerns, and hence he avoided fear and anxiety.

We recommend the same attitude to our readers. Who will surrender and believe?

Who will surrender his Tan, Man, Dhan, i.e., body, soul and possessions, and

believe in Baba’s assurances of complete protection and also in

Baba’s perpetual presence, and his watching and guiding us and being ever

ready to appear before us, if necessary? These assurances of Baba, our Gurudeva,

are the same as the assurances given in Dwapara Yuga through the mouth of Lord

Krishna.

Ananyas Chintayanto Maan

Yes janah paryupasate

Tesham nityaabhi yuktanaam

Yogakshemam Vahamyaham

That is, if you completely surrender yourself and concentrate on Me and Me

alone, if you are ever intent on Me, then I shall guard what you have and give

what you require.

Baba says, "If one devotee his entire mind to Me and rests in Me, he need fear

nothing for body and soul. If one sees Me and Me alone and listens to talk

about Me and is devoted to Me alone, he will reach God (Chaitanya)

Written by: HH Pujyasri B. V. Narasimha Swamiji in Life of Sai Baba

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