Prof Kasturi An Avatar's Words

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v AN AVATAR,S WORDS (PROF N. KASTURI) (Source SANATHANA SARATHI APRIL 1958

 

Only an Avatar (incarnation of God) could say those words. Lesser souls like

seers, spiritual aspirants, great souls ascetics, and realized persons would

not have the courage to utter them, and even if they mustered enough strength,

the words would not have the ring of authenticity.

 

About four years ago, I went from Bangalore to Puttaparthi by night train. When

I reached the place by 10 A.M. I peeped into the old temple near the village on

my way to the new ashram and was shocked by the heavy cloud of sadness that hung

over it. Baba” brother –in-law ( as we, with our limited family outlook, do

prattle in delusion) Sri Subba Raju, Baba,s sister's husband, who was also his

maternal uncle, had passed away the previous evening and was buried late at

night.

 

I had known him as a good and active worker at the Prashanthi Nilayam, with a

kind enquiry always on his lips, and so I was overwhelmed with sorrow. I also

felt great anguish when I thought of the bereaved lady and her only son, a

sweet little boy. With a heavy heart I moved towards the Nilayam, half

apprehensive to meet there the stricken brother and nephew (Baba) and doubting

all the time whether the words I might use would be enough to express my sorrow

and convey my sympathy in front of Him.

 

The bereaved lady was evidently inside the Nilayam for her lamentation could be

heard out side. Dark despair lay thick on every face and all were eagerly

watching Baba,s lips, waiting for His words.

 

Since I had not yet heard those words which only an Avatar could say, I had

foolishly manufactured on my way to Prashanti Nilayam a sentence of consolation

in the conventional style to be spoken to Him. But luckily, before I could

commit that sacrilege, Baba looked at me with a be witching smile and, seeing

my tears, He said, “Why? What is this? Don’t you know me? If there is no birth

and no death, how am I to pass my time? And then He laughed!.

 

“How am I? … “Birth and death”… pass my time”?…What a profound utterance and

before what an audience and against what a background!.

 

I saw before me not Baba with a physical body 28 years old, but an Avatar of the

Lord Himself. Who else could have the courage?. Who else could infuse into those

words that true ring of authenticity? Ponder over this, …Brother reader, that is

my prayer.

 

 

 

SWAMI says= The prineciple of Atma is one and samein all., be it yogi or bhogi.

A yogi renuncient or varagi. It is present in theists and also atheists, But

you are unable to recognize thisall-pervasive Divinity. You are undertaking

various spiritual practices should confer the awareness that Divinity is

all-pervasive just as fire is needed till the rice is cooked, so also the

spiritual practices are needed till you realize the innate Divinity…*BABA*

 

 

Jai Sai Ram

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