What Is Baba's Mission

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Baba's teachings are so common that when set out, they may look like

copy book maxims and some may wonder why these should be set out at all,

as everyone knows these moral teachings. What Baba taught was not

something new and strange. It is the old, old truths of morality and

spirituality that have to be rubbed into each soul and lived up to and

therefore, Baba would place truths before the devotee when the

appropriate occasion offered itself. Anyhow, in order that a curious

reader wanting to know what sort of teachings Baba's were, might get

satisfaction, we shall give below a few of his teachings with mere

curiosity but really proceed to read, digest, absorb and live up to them

and make them part of himself. For instance about contentment and

surrender, Baba used to say, 'God is great. He is the Supreme Master.'

Baba also said occasionally where people thought he was great, 'How

great is God? No one can compare with him. God creates supports and

destroys. His leela {sport} is inscrutable. Let us be content to remain

as he makes us, to submit our wills to his.' This is the most important

doctrine, a doctrine of submission and surrender. Baba said 'As God

places us, let us remain. Take what comes. Be contented and cheerful.

Never worry. Not a leaf moves but by His consent and will. We should be

honest, upright and virtuous. We must distinguish right from wrong. We

must each attend to his own duty. But we must not be obsessed by egotism

and fancy that we are the independent causes of action. God is the

Actor. We must recognize his independence and our dependence on Him and

see all acts as His. If we do so, we shall be unattached and free from

Karmic bondage.'

 

Another important thing for peace and happiness is love of all creation.

Baba's moral teachings were conveyed by his own life and activity. Baba

loved all creatures and the underlying motive of every act of his was

love towards, all human beings and all creatures. Baba said 'Love all

creatures. Do not fight with any. Do not retaliate nor scandalize any.

When any one talk of you, that is, against you, passes on unperturbed.

His words cannot pierce into your body. Others' acts will affect them

alone and not you. As for activity Baba was ever active and never idle.

And his advice was 'Do not be idle, work. Utter God's name. Read

scriptures. We should not harbor envy, rivalry or combative disquisition

towards others. If others hate us, let us simply take to 'Nama Japa' and

avoid their company.'

 

Baba said at time 'God has agents everywhere and they have vast powers

and I also have vast powers. But abhimana the idea that I am doing has

to be completely suppressed in order that one may really have spiritual

elevation, peace and happiness.' All these comprises of Baba's teachings

according to observations of our beloved Master Rev. Narasimha Swamiji

as above forms part and parcel of the most essential points in all

religions. Thus spoke Sri Narasimha Swamiji through his book Life of Sri

Sai Baba.

 

May all be blessed by a careful reading of this article with all faith

and be blessed by Baba and Swamiji to attain the Highest - is my earnest

prayer.

 

 

 

(Source Shri Sai Padananda April 1994)