Guest guest Posted June 23, 2003 Report Share Posted June 23, 2003 All the insects, ants, the visible, movable and immovable world, is My body or form. (Sri Sai Satcharitra Ch.III) On one occasion when Kaka and a number of other were together, a big black scorpion was approaching and some people brought a shoe to kill it. Kaka stopped them and brought a long stick and placed in front of the scorpion. The scorpion got on the stick, and Kaka carried the scorpion and the stick outside, and left the scorpion at a safe place. He would not kill ants, bugs, and flies. As for bugs, there was an exuberant supply of bugs at Shirdi, especially at Kaka’s wada. Kaka himself was a very sound sleeper, and his sleep was never disturbed by bugs. Others were not equally hardy, or insensitive, and when Keating’s Insecticide powder was brought by others to kill the bugs on Kaka’s bed also, he stopped those friends, and said, ‘Don’t spread the powder. Human blood is the natural food provided for bugs. My sleep is not disturbed by them. At best they drink only half an ounce of blood, and my body can easily make up that loss. ‘Is not God in bugs also?" he asked. His friends were stunned by his remarks. So, this bit of seeing God in all creatures was an excellent course for Kaka and thus he was able to think of God always. That is the advice given in the Gita and by Sai Baba also. "Sarvabutasthitam yo maam" "Bhteshu Bhuteshu vichitya dheerah" "Tasmat Sarveshu Kaleshu Mam Anusmara" Written by: HH Pujyasri B. V. Narasimha Swamiji in Life of Sai Baba (To read more articles on Shirdi Sai Baba, please visit http://shirdisaibaba.blogspot.com/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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