The Lord of all Lords

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The Lord of all Lords

By R. Radhakrishnan

 

" It is nothing but to invite pain and suffering, if you make your

defective intellect your guide for your life in the world. Victory ties

in giving " the reins of your mind to Sai Baba, and then, be free from

any danger whatsoever. He will surely take your life safely away with

success from the battlefield of this world. He is a renowned expert in

driving (he chariots of life.)

- Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji

 

I participated in the Guru Poornima celebrations at Sai Spiritual

Centre, Bangalore on the 7th July 1990. We had 'Satsang' with several

Guru-bandhus like Sri Bhaskara Rao, Sri Seshadri and others. Sai Baba

prompted me to propose an additional one-hour program of daily chanting

of 'Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai' from 5 pm to 6 pm. everyone agreed and

this divine program commenced from the 8th July 1990 onwards.

 

I stay in 'Doopanahally' area far away from Thyagarajanagar. However Sai

Baba enabled me to daily travel in a city bus from Doopanahally and am

present at 5 pm for the 'Nama Japam'. There was no problem for three

days on 8th, 9th and 10th July 1990. However on the 11th July '90, I

left my house at 3-30 pm and came to the bus stop. Someone told me that

the direct bus from Doopanahally to NR Colony is cancelled and advised

me to try alternative bus service to reach Sai Mandir. Accordingly I got

into a bus and got down at down at Richmond Circle bus stop by about

4-10 pm. A bus from Shivaji Nagar side came and was fully crowded. In my

enthusiasm to be on time at the Mandir, I tried to board the crowded

bus. 'No -1, could not' and I was pushed aside. I fell down on the

ground and by Sai-grace nothing happened.

 

As I got up, a school boy came to me and handed over to me a two-rupee

note saying that it fell down from my pocket when I was pushed aside. I

was astonished as I had taken a ten-rupee note from home and after

purchasing a ticket for one-rupee the balance amount of nine rupees was

intact in my purse. Then I remembered Baba's offering of two-pice

'Dakshina' to his Guru. In the form of the school-boy Sai Baba was

warning me of 'faith' and 'patience' and not to do things in haste. The

boy shoved the two-rupee note in my hand and mysteriously vanished in

the crowd at the bus stop.

 

True to the warning given by Sai Baba, I got into another bus which was

quite empty and traveled comfortably to the Mandir. My eyes were full of

tears of gratitude to Sai Maharaj for saving me from a calamity.

 

Life after Death

All questions at Sai Spiritual Centre one day were about 'Life after

Death'. Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji only smiled and did not give a simple

answer. To his devotees who requested to know the reason for his

evasive-ness, Swamiji later said: 'Have you observed that it is

precisely those who do not know what to do with this life who want

another that will last forever? " " But is there life after death or is

there not? " persisted a devotee. " Is there life before death? - that is

the question " said the Swamiji enigmatically.

 

(Source Sai Padananda Oct 1991)