SHIRDI DIARY - 1

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SHIRDI DIARY – BABA’S PARABLES AND MEANINGS (1)

14-2-1912

A traveller was accosted in the morning by a demon (rakshasa) and looked upon it

as a bad omen, but on proceeding further he saw two wells, the sweet water of

which slaked his thirst. When he felt hungry, he met husband and who, on the

suggestion of his wife, supplied him with food. He saw a field ripe with corn

and wished to have harda. The owner of the field gave it to him. So the

traveller felt happy and proceeded, merrily smoking. In the forest through

which he was passing he met a tiger, lost courage, and himself in a cave. The

tiger was very big and wandered about him. Sayin Baba who happened to be

passing that way, instilled courage in him, got him out and put him on his way,

saying, "The tiger would not hurt you unless you hurt him some way."

Meaning of the parable: Individual self, ego or jiva is the traveller. Agnana

(nescience) is the demon. Thirst for perfection is his hunger. Spiritual

teaching is the food he got. The two wells stand for ‘vivega’ or right

discrimination and ‘vairagya’ or dispassion. Harda stands for grace. The

mysterious depths of consciousness of a sadhaka or a seeker is forest, the

tiger stands for dangers that confront a seeker, the mystical powers which

drive him off the true path to perfection. Only a Sadguru can restore him to

the true path.

The other story was that Sayin Baba had four brothers, one of whom used to go

out, beg, and bring cooked food, bread and corn. His wife used to give out just

enough for their father and mother, but starved all the brothers. Sayin Baba

then got a contract, brought the money home and everyone was supplied with food

including the well-to-do brother. Later on the brother got leprosy. Everyone

shunned him. The father turned him out. Then Sayin Baba used to feed him and

see to his comforts’ ultimately the brother died.

Meaning: Irrespective of the attitude of others to him, a seeker should remember

that his relations with others are a result of karmic links of the past lives

and he should be loving and considerate to them.

(Source: Sai Baba the Master)

 

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