Guest guest Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Sairam, Happy BABA's day to you all. May the love and grace of our MASTER shine upon one and all. May all our troubles disappear in His loving care. May our love for HIM grow many folds with each passing day. Are you like me? Well how am I? I say I love BABA, when faced with troubles I seek HIS help and guidance. I like to leave everything on BABA, but for some unknown reason hold back on to my problems rather than putting them on HIS shoulders. He is frail but much stronger than anyone. He carries the burden of the Universe on HIS shoulders, so what of a small fry like me? But do I let my worries go? Nah, I hold on to them like a miser keep looking at them often and sigh in remorse and misery. Yeah, this is my general life. Sounds familiar? Welcome to the club. Well one thing is clear. We are after all humans and it is but natural to be swayed by the circumstances and incidents inlife. We have to talk to BABA and ask HIM to take our burndens off our shoulders and better HE carry them for us. Having said that, when our mind wavers and we it becomes hard for us to let go of HIS name. THe easiest sadhana would be to keep repeating HIS name and when we feel the burden of our misery in our heart. That way slowly we can let go and conquer our weak mind in trying to hold on to the VIRTUAL problems. Try, it and believe me you will succeed. Here is the message of the week from BABA .. Shama Cured of Snake-Bite Before Hemadpant begins the story, he says about the Jiva that it can be very well compared with a parrot, and that they both are bound, the one in the body and the other in a cage. Both think that their present bound state is good for them. It is only when a Helper, i.e., Guru comes and by God's grace opens their eyes and liberates them from their bondage, that their eyes are opened to a greater and larger life, compared to which their former limited life is nothing. In the last Chapter, it was shown how Baba anticipated the calamity that was to befall on Mr. Mirikar and rescued him from it. Now let the readers hear a story grander than that. Once Shama was bitten by a poisonous snake. His little finger of the hand was stung and the poison began to spread into the body. The pain was also severe and Shama thought that he would pass off soon. His friends wanted to take him to the God Vitoba, where such cases were often sent, but Shama ran to the Masjid -- to His Vitoba (Sai Baba). When Baba saw him, He began to scold and abuse. He got enraged and said - "Oh vile Bhaturdya (Priest) do not climb up. Beware if you do so" and then roared - "Go, Get away, Come down." Seeing Baba thus red with wrath, Shama was greatly puzzled and disappointed. He thought that the Masjid was his home and Sai Baba his sole Refuge, but if he was driven away like this, where should he go? He lost all hope of life and kept silent. After a time Baba became normal and calm when Shama went up and sat near. Then Baba said to him - "Don't be afraid, don't care a jot, the Merciful Fakir will save you, go and sit quiet at home, don't go out, believe in Me and remain fearless and have no anxiety". Then he was sent home. Immediately afterwards, Baba sent Tatya Patil and Kakasaheb Dixit to him with instructions to the effect, that he should eat what he liked, should move in the home, but should never lie down and sleep. Needless to say that these instructions were acted upon and Shama got all-right in a short time. The only thing to be remembered in this connection is this - the words of Baba (or the five syllabled Mantra, viz, `Go, Get away, Come down') were not addressed to Shama- as it apparently looked - but they were a direct order to the snake and its poison not to go up and circulate through Shama's body. Like others well-versed in Mantrashastra, He had not to use any incantation, charged rice or water etc. His words only were most efficacious in saving the life of Shama. Any one, hearing this story and other similar ones, will beget firm faith in the Feet of Sai Baba, and the only way to cross the ocean of Maya is to remember ever the Feet of Baba in the heart." Chapter 23 SAtcharita. BABA bless us and guide us always. humble pranams Sairam Anitha Kandukuri http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra Find what you need when you need it at yellow.com.au Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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