SHIRDI DIARY - 4

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SHIRDI DIARY – BABA’S PARABLES AND MEANINGS (4)

24-12-11

A lady by name Annsuyabai appeared to be spiritually advanced and Sayin Maharaj

treated her with great consideration and gave her four fruits. Later on he told

the story of a man having five sons. Four of them demanded & obtained partition.

Two of these four decided to reunite with the father. The latter ordered the

mother to poison one of these two & she obeyed. The other fell from a tall

tree, got injured, & was on the point of death but was allowed by the father to

survive about twelve years until a son & a daughter were born to him & then he

died. Sayin Baba said nothing about the fifth son & to me the story looks

incomplete.

Meaning: God is father, prakriti or maya is the mother. The five sons are ego,

buddhi, manas, chitta and body. The son ego or ahamkara had perished. The

discriminating and illusionary mind that veils the Spirit got subdued; and

hence it could beget the two children, devotion and wisdom. So nothing remains

to be said of the body which is then realized to be unreal from the absolute

point of view.

7-1-1912

The mid-day Arti was late. Sayin Baba commenced a very good tale. He said he had

a very good well. The water in it was sky blue and its supply was inexhaustible.

Four motas would not empty it, and the fruit grown with the water was

inordinately He did not continue the story beyond this point.

Meaning: Well is the spiritual heart, the pure water is the chidakash, the

spiritual expanse within, the inexhaustible source of bliss. Four buckets are

the four purusharthas or objects of man’s endeavours; rightousness, wealth,

fulfilment of need and salvation.

18-1-1912

We saw Sayin Baba go out & again after he returned to Masjid. He treated me very

kindly & while I was serving, he told me two or three tales. He said many people

came to take his money. He never resisted but let them take it way. He only

noted their names & followed them. When they, got down for their meals, he

killed them & brought his money back

Meaning: This parable describes the attentive watching of the mental process

which leads to quieting the mind and regaining of calm meditation.

One-pointedness of mind, dispassion, control of senses, etc, are the wealth.

Desires born of various modes like rajas and thamas are the thieves.

(Source: Sai Baba the Master)