HAppy Sadguru Saideva Day

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*Material Wealth*

 

" Ramathe Raam.. Aaaojee.. Aaaojee.. ..udiyaan ki goniyaan laaojee.. "

(Oh Playful Rama.! .come on.., and bring with you sacks of udi.)

 

Baba used to sing merrily, whenever He was in a cheerful mood. The power and

greatness of udi, the sacred ash, is well known. It is believed that udi

confers upon the devotees, health, prosperity, freedom from anxiety, and

many other worldly gains.

 

One peculiarity of this Saint God is that He encouraged His followers to

seek material wealth. There were several incidents wherein Sainath Himself

brought about a particular longing of the devotees during casual

conversation and benefited them appropriately. One famous parable of Sai

Baba goes as follows: " My coffers are always open.. Come and fill your sacks

as much as you want.. " Now, material wealth, non-attachment, self surrender,

salvation...How can they be all together? Dont they seem contradicting each

other? How can one ask for worldly riches yet at the same time develop

non-attachment?

 

Asking and receiving the material benefit confirms ones faith in Sadguru,

the most important aspect of devotion. How can one know that he/she will get

something unless he/she asks for it and gets it? The experience of countless

devotees of Sai Baba is the same. Receiving benefits through His grace

confirms and increases the faith in Him. Logically, it must make one to pay

careful and close attention to what the Guru says. Material and spiritual

benefits are two separate entities and by separating them so, the need for

each of them is well defined. Usually, it is a practice to justify ones

wants based on the needs. However, a careful observation will reveal that

there is no end for human needs and material wants are akin to a

never-ending chain of temporary events perpetrated by the myth. Now, if one

looks back and contemplates on Sadguru Sainaths coffers, it will be evident

that the reference made was to something beyond material. Something that is

perennial, and something that should result in everlasting happiness.

 

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Arise Awake!

And stop not till the goal is reached.

Swami Vivekananda

 

OM GURU NATHA

SAI GURU NATHA