Children: Love ye one another By H. H. Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji

[Guest guest]

Children: Love ye one another

By H. H. Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji

(H. H. Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji was the chief guest at the gathering of

Contributors to SAI LEELA magazine held on the 28th and 29th January

1979, held at Shirdi. Dr. S. D. Parchure, an ardent devotee of Swamiji

was then the Executive Editor of Sai Leela magazine and has recorded

Swamiji's speech for posterity. We are presenting this inspiring speech

to our readers on the eve of Swamiji's Tenth Aradhana - EDITOR)

 

I thank the Shirdi Samsthan for having given me an opportunity to

partake in this illustrious gathering of the contri-butors to SAI LEELA

magazine. It is indeed a great day for me to meet all sincere devotees

on this holy soil of Shirdi.

 

Lord Krishna gave an assurance in the 'Bhagavad-Gita' that He will be

taking 'avatar' whenever there is some danger to religion. We find that

Lord Krishna is fulfilling his promise by appearing on this earth in the

form of saints. Sai Baba is such an 'avatar' which has tried for the

uplift of all who came into his contact. The life of Sai Baba is like

the fragrant 'agarbathi' which burns away all the time and which

ultimately disappears, but when it is burning it continues to give over

fragrance all the time. Sai Baba's greatness as a 'Guru' is beyond our

expression.

 

Sai Baba fulfilled the desires of everyone. We call him as our father,

mother, friend and we offer all our learning and wealth to him.

Sometimes a doubt arises in our mind as to how Sai Baba can act as a

mother. I will give you an example.

 

One lady got a child and she wanted that her child should be fed on her

milk, but to her dismay her breasts were dry. She tried all remedies but

they were not of any avail. The lady conceived again and when she was in

her 8th month of preg-nancy she came to me along with her husband, and

requested me to pray to Sai Baba to give milk to her second child. I

assured her that this time she will get milk in the breasts after her

deli-very, by the grace of Sai Baba. I gave her Udhi and asked her to

pray to Sai Baba with full devotion. The lady went away and in course of

time gave birth to a child. Her husband came to me saying that her

breasts were dry totally and that he was afraid that his second child

also may not get mother's milk. I asked the husband to go and pray to

Sai Baba after giving him Udhi and directing him to apply it to the

lady's breasts. After the gentleman had gone I prayed to Sai Baba to

fulfill the wishes of the lady and lo, on the third day, this mother

could feed her baby as the breasts were full of milk. This is one

example wherein Sai Baba acted as a mother, because this is one thing

which only a mother can really understand.

 

Missing Boy Returns

Once, a gentleman came to me and informed that his son had run away and

his whereabouts were not known for 2-3 days. I told him to pray to Sai

Baba and by His grace, his son would return. On the fifth day he got a

telegram from Calcutta that his son was safe and he would reach Madras

in a day or two. After the boy returned to Madras, he was brought to me

by his father. When I enquired with the boy about the reason for his

running away, he told me that his parents were angry with him and

therefore he ran away from the house. The boy said that when he was at

Calcutta, Sai Baba appeared in his dream and told him to go to the

station. There he met a person who enquired about him and gave a

telegram to Madras and arranged to send the boy back to Madras. On

further enquiries with the boy, he said that Sai Baba was seen by him

with the tin-pot in his hand as he was proceeding to beg for alms.

 

Here again, we find the motherly behavior of Sai Baba. His ways are

unique and inimitable. When we come to Shirdi, we forget all our

differences and become one. If our entire nation brings into practice

the teachings of Sai Baba, national unity is not a far off possibility.

 

The desires of various people are fulfilled in various ways by Sai Baba.

Somebody needing money for his daughter's mar-riage is given money while

those needing service get the service by the grace of Sai Baba.

 

In order to meet Sai Baba, you have to enter Dwarakamayi after crossing

three steps. What are these three steps you have to cross in order to be

successful in life? Out of the six enemies of man, lust, anger and greed

are the foremost, which you have to conquer before you are blessed by

Sai Baba. The three 'Gunas' - Satva, Rajas, and Tamas are also indicated

by these three steps and the 'prakriti' and 'purush' are attached to

each other by the Gunas.

 

I see the image of Sai Baba on the face of everyone sitting here. Sai

Baba has assured us that as soon as we call Him, He would rush to our

help. So keep faith in Him and invoke His favor. He never fails His

devotees.

 

I wish happiness to everybody. Any sort of sorrow let nobody suffer

from.

 

(Source Sai Padananda Jan 1990)