DEVOTEES' EXPERIENCES OF SRI SAI BABA BY H.H.NARASIMHASWAMIJI - PARTS II

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intolerance, that was not confined to this Mus­lim devotee. There were some

Hindu devotees who exhibited this feature. But Baba invariably discountenanced

it, in ev­ery case. It is neither necessary nor possible nor desirable to

narrate all the experiences I had with Baba or in reference to Baba. Baba's

Kindness and provision for my welfare knew no limits. His methods of help

were various and depended on the nature of the devotee concerned and the

attendant cir­cumstances. In my case I had

experience of all forms of his help. The first method of help is this : (1) When

we are in dif­ficulties or when Baba wants us to take a particular course, the

inspiration comes to us that, that course should be adopted and we have also

the feeling that the inspiration comes from Baba. If I am wanted at a very

extraordinary time to go to Baba for private and solitary communion the call

within is enough to indicate it. This first method relates to Inspirations

when we are awake. (2) The second method is to give the suggestion or

indication or idea, in dreams, or trances - sometimes through Baba's personal

appearance.

This, of course, is the most impressive and unmistakable method. (3) A third

method is where Baba directs us to go to some third person for a solution or

hint. Sometimes it happens that the third person is totally unfit even to

under­stand the difficulty or the solution. Yet the solution is given by that

man without knowing what the problem is and what the solution Is and how he is

benefiting us. He is a mere peg to hang the solution on. Baba has helped me in

all these and other ways-and given me valuable training alike when He was in

the body and, after He left it. I regard Sri Sai Baba as the same spirit as Sri

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and one in­stance of the help he has given me

recently-through this perception of identity may be mentioned.

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Dakshlneswar to see the places and things of interest. I got the service of a

local man to act as my cicerone and he showed me the Kali figure that

Paramahamsa worshipped and other images. I looked at Kali standing outside the

worship room and passed on. I was anxious to see the tiny image of Ramlal that

sported as a living boy with Paramahamsa, and told my guide to show me Ramlal.

He took me to one of the temples and showed me a huge image and said This is

Ramlal." I said It could not be. The man replied that he as the local man

should know and that I, as a stranger, could not possibly be better informed. I

had to

apologise and I wondered what to think of the 'Ramlal’, I had read about him in

Paramahamsa's life. Just at this juncture, a pujari of these temples came and

inquired if I was from Deccan. I replied I was. Then he said he would show me

round Kali and every other image at close quarters and with full details. I

said I had just seen them. Then he insisted on my visiting them again. He did

not want any money from me. The reason for his persistent request was that he

had been instructed in a dream overnight that a devotee from Deccan would be

coming on the following day and that he was to take him to all the images and

help him to worship them. Thus assured, I followed him. He took me inside the

Garbhagriha, the holy of holies of Kali and said I was free to touch the image

and worship as I liked. Next he said that he would show me

Ramlal. I said I had been shown a huge figure as Ramlal by my guide. The pujari

rated my cicerone for deceiving me and then took up the tiny image of Ramlal

that Paramahamsa had played with and placed it on my lap. Thus all my

expectations were fulfilled beyond meas­ure-all through the grace of Sai who Is

no other -than Ramakrishna. The great favour Sainath had conferred on me by

tak­ing me so close to Him and loving me and by my loving Him had Its

reflections In the way in which some eminent living saints treated me,

FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> Madhava Nath Maharaj often

seen at Poona and else­where (who passed away a month or two back) was seen by

me in 1927. Maharaj without being told of me, spotted out my connection with

Sai and said I was Sai Baba's man. He narrated to me the exact words that

passed between me and Baba at our first interview; and he added that he was

then present,-i.e., of course In invisible spirit form, or as Sai Baba.

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