Bread and Onion Story

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Bread and Onion Story

 

Once it so happened, that a sadhak (disciple) of Yoga came to Shirdi

with Nanasaheb Chandorkar. He had studied all the works on Yoga,

including the Yoga-sutras of Patanjali, but had no practical

experience. He could not concentrate his mind and attain samadhi (the

highest meditative state) even for a short time. He thought that if

Sai Baba be pleased with him, He will show him the way to attain

samadhi for a long time. With this object in view he came to Shirdi

and when he went to the Masjid he saw Sai Baba eating bread with

onion. On seeing this, a thought arose in his mind, " How can this

man, who is eating stale bread with raw onion, solve my difficulties

and help me? " Sai Baba read his mind and said to Nanasaheb - " Oh

Nana, he who has the power to digest onion, should eat it and none

else " . Hearing this remark, the yogi was wonder-struck and then he

fell at Baba's Feet with complete surrender. With pure and open mind,

he asked his difficulties and got their solution from Baba. Thus

being satisfied and happy, he left Shirdi with Baba's Udi (sacred

ash) and blessings.

 

Ram Chugani

Kobe, Japan

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