Dakshina and Sai

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Dakshina and Sai

 

Aum Sairam

 

Taking Dakshina [money] from His followers used to be an important part of Sri

Sai Baba’s style of guiding His followers.

 

Whatever He used to collect during the day, He used to distribute in the

evenings. He used to give out specific but different amounts to some people

around Him every day; He used to pull out money from His pocket without

counting. The miracle was that each person used to get exactly the same amount

every day. No matter how much He used to collect everyday, by the next morning

He used to be back being the poor fakir.

 

Once the British government wanted to tax the money received by Sri Sai Baba and

appointed a secret agent to count the money Sri Sai Baba received everyday. The

agent used to get perplexed and frustrated because, according to his

observation, Sri Sai Baba used to receive about 25 rupees everyday but He used

to distribute in hundreds of rupees. How this was possible was the dilemma? As

Sri Sai Baba's devotees know, when Baba (God) walked on earth, anything was

possible.

 

Sometimes Sri Sai Baba’s asking for money used to be to remind the devotees to

pay off previously forgotten commitments or to highlight their weaknesses and

bring change in them.

 

Sri Sai Baba used to say: " I never take money unnecessarily nor do I take from

everyone. I ask only those that Allah points me to. Actually, the person that

gives me money is planting seeds for a better future. Money is there to do good

to others and to progress in the path of dharma. If money is spent only for

personal comforts, such use of money is a waste.

 

What you have is given by God and now is being asked by God. By giving money the

person attains Jnana and increases his devotion. What do I do with money? I give

back ten times more. "

 

Allah Malik