The Master - A True Friend Part 2

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The Master - A True Friend

 

Once a Master takes upon Himself immense load of responsibility and

He tells the disciple that he is neither body nor mind nor

intellect, but something more glorious - soul or spirit, Jiva

realises that he is no longer a slave of his senses engaged in

sensual pursuits, but finds an inner satisfaction, peace and

serenity which keeps him engrossed all the time at the seat of the

very Self. All this is the work of the Master, and much more

besides. To wash clean a jiva from the impurities of the world is no

mean task, but it is absolutely necessary for a spiritual life.

 

He has to be pulled up from his senses, mind and intellect, and this

no one but a Master can achieve. To stop the course of the mighty

rush of sensory currents flowing headlong into the world, and to

hold them at one center, is a gigantic task in itself. After the

preliminary cleansing process, He pulls scales from the inner eye

and gives it vision and Light; and He breaks the seal on the inner

ear, making the jiva hear the inner music of the soul. By His

individual attention and care He makes an adept out of trash and

scrap - capable of understanding and enjoying the unspoken language

and unwritten law of God, and of doing actions without the aid of

outer organs and faculties.

 

He always saves His disciples, no matter how dangerous a situation

they may be in. His protecting arms serve as a shield and buckler,

and the disciple leads a charmed life, as it were. The Master does

all this simply because He has taken charge of a jiva; there is no

obligation on the disciple's part, nor does he necessarily know

about it. Again, the Master takes upon himself the burden of his

disciples' sins and iniquities.

 

Sadguru is the real friend of the disciple. He saves him from tense

and hopeless situations. He comes to his aid when he has despaired

of all hope and relief, and is surrounded by seemingly powerful

forces arrayed against him, From time to time the disciple feels the

overpowering influence of the Master working for his good. At times

He works in ways that are difficult for the disciple to understand.

just as a mother waits in the early morning hours for her sleeping

child to awaken, in the same way, even more anxiously, the Master

looks forward wistfully to the time when His disciple, steeped in

deep ignorance born of matter and mind, will raise his head, look

toward Him and gladden His heart.

 

The loving care of the Master becomes more manifest at the time of

the disciple's final leave-taking from the world. The Luminous Form

of the Master appears to take charge of the departing spirit and

guide it to the new world, to the judgment seat of God.

 

After that, He takes it to whatever region He thinks best, for

further discipline and advancement on the path.

 

Last but not least, the Master feeds the jiva with the Bread of Life

and quenches his thirst with the Water of Life (Naam) until he grows

into spiritual adolescence and is capable of a certain amount of

self-reliance. The touch of the spark of Naam God-in-Action or the

controlling power of God) burns out the storehouse of unfructified

karma of ages upon ages, thus rendering them incapable of

germinating in the future.

 

Baba Said

 

" I do not need any paraphernalia of worship either eight-fold or

sixteen-fold. I rest there, where there is full devotion " .

 

 

Baba is every where just feel him and keep on saying `Om Sai Ram'

to whom so ever you meet.

 

OM SAI SRI SAI JAI JAI SAI!!! Let us pray at the lotus feet of

Bhagwan Baba who is the incarnation of all gods and protector of

all, to show mercy on us, and increase our devotion towards him

 

Jai Sai Ram

Swamy Mahadevan

Bow to Shri Sai-Peace be to all

Baba Bless you ever!!!