HAppy Sadguru Saideva Day

[Guest guest]

We Need Sri Sai Baba's Direction

 

One day a traveler in a remote country town, realized that he was on

the wrong road, came to a halt in a village. Calling one of the

villagers to the car window, he said, " Friend, I need help. I'm lost. " The villager looked at him for a moment. " Do you know where you are? " he asked. " Yes, " said the traveler. " I saw the name of your town as I entered. "

The man nodded his head, " Do you know where you want to be? " " Yes, " the traveler replied. " You're not lost, " he said, " you just need directions. " Many

of us are in the same position as that traveler. We know where we are

sometimes disappointed, dissatisfied and experiencing a little or no

peace of mind. And we know where we want to be. Like the

traveler, we are not lost- we just need directions. Sri Sai Baba

narrated the condition of such persons in Shri Sai Satcharitra, Ch.35,

but he took on needless anxieties and burdens and wandered hither and

thither, thus losing his peace of mind. Sometimes, he dropped the

burdens and at other times carried them again. His mind knew no

steadiness. On seeing his state, I took pity on him " and Sri Sai Baba

assured him " There is no difficulty. The guide will take you straight

to your destination. [shri Sai Satcharitra Ch.2]With Sri Sai

Baba, it doesn't take much to find the high road to success, but to

reach it, you need an agenda for the present, let us consider Sri Sai

Baba’s agenda, " Make Me the sole object of your thoughts and actions

and you will, no doubt, attain the spiritual goal of life. [shri Sai

Satcharitra Ch.18,19]. And Sri Sai Baba’s directions for us is " Leave

off all cleverness, and always remember " Sri Sai " " Sri Sai " . If you did

that, all your shackles would be removed and you would be free. [shri

Sai Satcharitra Ch.10] " Still you need some other directions,

" There are many ways leading there; there is one way from here [shirdi]

also. [shri Sai Satcharitra Ch.2] " It is up to you to choose which

direction to follow.

-- -- Arise Awake! And stop not till the goal is reached.Swami VivekanandaOM  GURU  NATHASAI  GURU  NATHA