EXPERIENCES OF SAI BA.NI.SA WITH SHIRDI SAI - 5

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EXPERIENCES OF SAI BA.NI.SA WITH SHIRDI SAI - 5

When Hemadri Panth (Anna Sahib Dhabolkar) contemplated to write Sai

Satcharita, Sri Sai advised Shyama (Madhava Rao Deshpande), the mediator

to see that Hemadri Panth sheds his Ahankara and take recourse to his

feet, then I myself shall complete the writing. Sai was always

instrumental in removing ahankara (ego) from the mind of his devotees and

thereby

contribute to the spiritual advancement of his devotees. In this

experience, the 5th under the series, I shall show how Sai tackled with my

ahankara.

It was a cool morning of winter during the month of December, 1990; I

offered prayers at the Ganesh Temple near Secunderabad Station and came

out. A smiling middle aged person clad in white South Indian attire

wanted me to offer 1/- as dakshina. The typical smile reminded me of Sai's

Photograph in my house. I naturally felt happy that Sai himself was

demanding and I readily obliged to. After parting I walked towards

another temple of Panduranga Vittal in the nearby vicinity. While doing so a

thought crept in to my position conscious mind that I am a class one

Officer and why Sai always demands a dakshina Rs.1/- only when I have

capacity to pay more i.e Rs.2/- as Baba normally does. Certainly this

cannot be my fault. As I was passing through a lodging house in busy

traffic area my attention was drawn to a fakir calling for me. Involuntarily

I moved towards him. Without any wait he blasted me with words " you are

a big officer and I am considered a poor Sai

Baba. Can you give me as much as I demand? Are you treating me as a

beggar? It appears that your ahankara has grown out of proportion " .

Like a statue I listened to these sermons and realized my grave

mistake. How did this fakir on road capture thoughts reeling in my mind?

Definitely I consider it was none other than Sai Baba himself graced in

fakir's form to put a check on my growing ahankara and guide me on to the

path of righteousness. Unmindful of the surroundings and with tremors in

my body I touched his feet and requested him to pardon me while

quickly dumping a two rupees note in to his palm. After coming out of Pandu

Ranga Vittal's Temple I looked back nervously to find the fakir nowhere

around. I concluded that Sai is SARVANTARYAAMI and what fitting lesson

he gave me to remember and practice it forever.

BOW TO SHRI SAI - PEACE BE TO ALL

 

 

" Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu

 

Gurur Devoh Maheshwar;

 

Gurur Shakshat Parambramha

 

Tashmai Shri Gurur Veh Namah "

 

May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba always shower His grace on us and our families and

remove our problems and anxieties by giving us all - strength , goodluck,

success and happiness with peace of mind.

Sai bhakt,

Deepa H

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