4th Saying My tomb shall bless and protect my devotees

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Bhakti is no doubt the easiest, but it is also the most difficult way.

In Hindu traditions, Bhakti or devotion has a large and significant

place and position. Any Sadhana or Yogic Practice will be a wasteful

enterprise if it is not accompanied by real devotion. By self effort,

anybody can attain, to some extent, ordinary devotion. But ceaseless

devotion, loving devotion, unfaltering devotion, unique devotion and

supreme devotion can be possible only by the grace of God. True

devotees, like incarnations, are born with a purpose. By their very

Darshan, all the sins of the viewers will be washed away.

 

A true devotee sees God in all. He loves all equally. Without the

slightest shade of egoism, he remains a tool in the hands of God. He is

capable of remaining tranquil in the midst of all polarities. He will be

kind and compassionate towards the poor and downtrodden. With total

steadfastness and sincerity, he engages himself in the service of God.

He keeps himself under self control and is firm in determination. He

moves about quietly with patience and forbearance. With noble ideals,

psychic strength, and invincible confidence, he will forever remain as a

servant of God.

 

Since a devotee is free from the obstructing gales of egoism, God freely

enters into him and stays in him. A true devotee's heart is the very

dwelling place of God. A devotee is ever fully blissful. he, who forgets

himself, transcends body consciousness and always lives in God, is a

true devotee.

 

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(Source Eleven Holy Sayings of Shirdi Sai Baba by Pujya Shri Ananda Sai

Swamy)