Sai Baba of Shirdi, also known as Shirdi Sai Baba (c. 1830s - 15 October 1918) was an Indian spiritual leader who is regarded by his devotees as a saint, a fakir, a satguru and an incarnation (avatar) of God. He was revered by both his Hindu and Muslim devotees during, as well as after his life.
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There will also be some people who concentrate their attention on the rituals of worship and the offerings being made such as the breaking of coconuts the waving of lamps and incense and the devotion expressed through these rituals. The number of people with this kind of vision and interest will be much smaller than those who concentrate on the decorations the dances and dramas and all the external paraphernalia associated with the festival.
WHEN you stand before another his image is in your eye and your image is in his, have you not observed this? You are in Him I am in you that is the Truth this phenomenon proclaims. When you believe in this and when you cultivate Love Humility Reverence for Life and Tolerance you are on the Right Path. When you are not on this Path that is to say when you are traveling left you are certainly left out when it is a question of sharing Divine Grace.
You have no reason to feel proud when you are able to help another for your skill or wealth or strength or courage or official position that gave you the chance to serve was the gift of God whether you recognize it or not. You are only offering this God's gift to another God's gift namely the poor the illiterate the weak the diseased the grieving the broken-hearted who seek your help.
The Vedas are the oldest literary creations of man. Now the word 'literature' is used to connote writings scribbled while eager to find something to spend the time hanging on hand. They have no inner worth or significance, they destroy the traits of good character in the reader and implant bad attitudes and habits, they do not adhere to the path of Truth.
The Divine Will operating through the force of love does all this. For example though there are thousands gathered here absolute silence prevails. Under what compulsion? Only the compulsion of love. In other places where a hundred people collect a hundred and fifty constables are present to keep them quiet.
It was ascribed to one's past deeds and one's own mental tendencies. It is wrong to cast the blame on others. But someone pointed out that God was the originator of both joy and grief and that without His Will no blade of grass can waver in the wind, Yes, if that Truth be firmly established in the heart one gets the unique bliss of liberation.
Do not consider any act of service as demeaning. Sweeping the streets for example is not below your dignity. Do you not sweep the floor of your homes? Do you not scrub and wash off dirt? When you undertake such tasks the villagers will also gladly share in them. Why feel ashamed to be good? The ridicule that may be cast on you has been the reward of many saints. It will soon fade away. Muhammad was driven out of Mecca by those who could not appreciate his teachings. Jesus was crucified. But their names resound in the heart of millions.
If a wave of service sweeps over the land catching everyone in its enthusiasm it will be able to wipe off the mounds of hatred malice and greed that infest the World. Attune your hearts so that it will vibrate in sympathy with the woes and joys of your fellow-men. Fill the World with Love. Love will warn you against advising another to do something which you yourself are unwilling to do, your conscience will tell you that you are living in a lie!
With a genuine keenness or readiness to serve others one can attain happiness in any group or community and the very eagerness to serve others will endow you with the power and skill necessary for the required service.Nowadays we tend to regard it as derogatory to serve but there is great worth in service.
IF you feel you must have something to be happy pray to God God you have the responsibility to keep me healthy happy good and intelligent, give me this thing which I believe is necessary for my happiness, but if you think I am wrong give me whatever you think best . God will never desert His obligation. He will feed you and foster you.
Service has been defined as Love made manifest . Baba repeatedly asks us to expand our hearts to include all humanity. He tells us that to care only for our own interests and those of our families is a constriction of our heart. Such constriction eventually results in loneliness and unhappiness -- as indeed we can see all around us for it is the malady of the present age.
Life has been bestowed not for just eating and digesting and roaming and reclining but for a far greater purpose - the realization of Divinity in us in all that exists around us and even beyond all things that strike our senses. To waste such a life in vain pursuits and in mere senses of pleasures is not the sign of an intelligent person.
Food conditions the nature of the mind. Mind guides the thinking. Thinking results in action. Actions lead to commensurate or matching results and effects. This chain of action between the food we eat and the results of our actions highlights the fact that meat eating leads to beastly actions and the concomitant evil effects.
Baba tells us that when we serve another we should remind ourselves that we are serving the Divinity within that other. This is something that we frequently forget for it needs a very big mental re-adjustment. Don't worry about it -- just serve! But the very least that is demanded of us in this context is to RESPECT the person we are serving. That includes respecting their beliefs, in fact it means reaching their spiritual Self through their beliefs not ours. It means putting oneself in their shoes, cheering them up if possible but seeing things from their point of view.
The statement of Christ is simple. He who sent me among you will come again . And he pointed to a lamb. The lamb is merely a symbol -- a sign. It stands for the voice - BABA. The announcement was The advent of BABA . He will wear a robe of red blooded robe. He will be short with a crown (of hair). The lamb is a sign and symbol of Love.
Peace can be got only through Faith, Faith is the spring of Joy. But now we see Sorrow wherever we cast our eyes. Why does this happen ? Because man has lost Faith. He has no Faith in himself. How then can he acquire Ananda ? How can a person how has not got Faith enough to live happily for a few days win the Grace of God ?
Another point, you desire that I should come to your houses, you pray to Me to do so you grieve when I do not come, you start reviling yourself that you are poorer than others, that you are spiritually underdeveloped perhaps and so on. I have no place in My heart for such distinctions and differences.
The mysteries of creation are marvelous. When two persons meet at any time or place the differences between them are patent. Their forms and manners differ. They differ in their cleverness and intelligence. Their opinions also vary. Without understanding what underlies these differences the materialist thinker emphasizes the differences. Today a growing number of intellectuals ignoring the unity that underlies the diversity propagate the cult of differences. The good persons who realize the unity behind the apparent diversity are dwindling in numbers from day to day. This is highly unfortunate.
Spend a few minutes every morning and evening in the Silence of your own shrine or home, spend them with the highest of all the Powers that you know of. Be in His elevating and Inspiring company, worship Him mentally, offer unto Him all the work you do, you will come out of the silence nobler and more heroic than when you went in.
If one loses wealth he may regain it by some means or other. If he loses health some doctor might prescribe a tonic to win it back. If one loses status and authority he may by sheer luck gain them back. If Virtue is lost it is lost forever, nothing can restore the pristine purity. So one has to be ever vigilant and should never slacken.