Why Miracles ?

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Taken from various Divine Discourses of Swami :

 

 

To talk of the Vibhuti that I give or to talk of the things that I materialize and the miracles I perform is not correct. Sometimes, I feel like laughing at the ignorance of people when they attach such importance to My miracles. People talk only of such things and forget the much bigger aspect in Me. The most sacred quality in Me is Prema. This Prema is immeasurable!

 

I am Love, Love and Love. I am always Love! Love is everything but people do not understand Love!!

 

Yes, God is Love and Love is God. Thus, Love is the true form of God, and we would do well to always see our beloved Swami as nothing but the embodiment of Purest Love.

 

Since you see me in close proximity, you are not able to assess Me properly. Familiarity has deceived you to the point of delusion. Swami's form is BIG, VAST and INFINITE! The attributes and the power of the Avatar remain unaltered in their pristine amplitude. The Divine manifests His powers according to the needs, the circumstances, and the conditions prevailing at a particular time or place. Take, for example, the case of a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He has the power both to protect or punish. These powers can be exercised only when he is sitting in the judicial chair. The same Chief Justice, when he is at home, confers joy on his grandson by letting him ride on his back. By allowing the grandchild to play in this manner, does the Chief Justice forfeit his judicial powers? Similalry, the Avatar does not forgo any of His Supreme Powers merely because He lives and

moves amongst human beings as a man.

 

An Avatar is capable of all things at all times.. Yet, the Avatar will not undertake to demonstrate His powers all the time.. The Avatar will exercise such powers only when exceptional circumstances demand it, and will shed Grace on a deserving person alone.

 

There is no limitation to My Power. There is no reason to limit or confine My Power and My Grace to any one place. Infinite Power and Infinite Grace are present in My hands. To state these things with regard to Myself becomes necessary at times. In an Avatar, there never will be a situation in which you can find fault with Him. The individual who accuses an Avatar will be hurting himself in his eye with his own finger.

 

Inherent beauty and attractiveness are obvious in His playing and in His singing. These are the aspects of SIVASHAKTI that is immanent in Him. How is it possible for anyone to understand Sathya Sai merely from His external Form?

 

One very important characteristic of an Avatar is that He is totally selfless. Divinity knows no selfishness. God is ever compassionate, ever ready to sacrifice, and is totally free from desires. As Swami puts it,

 

There is no desire in Sai. Where is the space for desire in Sai? Everything is already Mine! Sai does not think. My will is instantly realized. Whatever it may be, it immediately appears. I readily give you what you want, so that you may want what I have come to give. Take the Knowledge of the Universal Self or Atmavidya from Me.

 

Om Sai Ram

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