A photo of the Risen Christ, manifested by Swami

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Sai Ram Happy Holy Easter Day For me this day is a time of

spiritual contemplation about Truth, Love and Righteousness. Looking back to

the earlier years I have no words to express my gratitude to Sri Sathya Sai

Baba (for me He is ever Swami). How rich my life has become with His directions

and advices through His Teaching and illumination of His Cosmic Form.

Today there is a time to remember the story connected with a photo of the Risen

Christ, manifested by Swami to one of the devotee in 1985. Below is a

compilation from notes by Carol Bruce, which describe her experiences with Sai

Baba. The complete summary of these notes you can read in the site

http://www.revbiro.hu/christ.htm. The photo of the Riesen Christ has taken too

from this site. Barbara McAlley, an ardent Swami's devotee, a friend of

Carol Bruce showed her the manifested by Swami photo at first in 1987. The

story in short is the following: In 1985, Barbara had gone to Puttaparti

with a friend from New Zealand. Her friends who at the time was very much

caught up with all the suffering of Christ, had with her two items which she

hoped Sai Baba would bless for her - a crucifix and a black and white

photograph of a computer printout of the image of Christ taken from the Turin

Shroud. Daily they had attended Darshan, a Sanskrit word meaning the devotional

seeing and gazing upon (as a blessing) of the Master, in order that they might

sit at the feet of their Lord. On one such occasion, Sai Baba stopped in

front of them and looked at the items that Barbara's friend held out to him for

a blessing. However, he refused to accept the crucifix. When will we Christians

take Christ off the cross and place him in his proper context? It has been said

of the cross at another time, "Let the longer piece of the cross represent God's

Will and the shorter piece your will. If you lay the two pieces side by side,

parallel to each other, there is no cross. It is only when your will conflicts

with God's will, when you cannot say Thy Will be done, O Lord, that the cross

is created. If your will acquiesces with God's will, there is no cross. The way

to take down the cross: therefore, is always to accept gladly and lovingly

whatever trial, pain or loss God sends and surrender your ego". Then, as

Sai Baba focused his attention on her friend's photograph of Christ, Barbara

watched spellbound as with a lift and a wave of his hand Sai Baba drew from

that photograph of the Turin Shroud the black and white image of Christ until

there was nothing left but a blank sheet of gloss paper. Then, in the same

manner, he created on that blank sheet (just as if it were in a developing tray

in a darkroom) the color image of the Risen Christ as you see it today. This

image has eyes so full of love and compassion that they comfort and touch you

on a deep inner level when you come into its range of vision.

Barbara has commented that if she does nothing more with her life than pass

on copies of this photograph, she will be well satisfied! She has also said that

this experience with Sai Baba has proved to be an encouragement for her to go on

and achieve things, which she had previously thought to be quite impossible.

Carol Bruce understood that appointment by chance with Barbara has 'organized'

by Swami Himself. She might be instrumental in distributing this special photo

around the world. By the words of Carol, Barbara said that during their

first conversation, it was apparent to her that Sai Baba wanted Carol to have

the photo and to take it to England. Apparently, she had ignored the invitation

whilst staying at His ashram, and so the photo had to be placed before Carol in

such a fashion that she could not ignore it any more! It was a case of when

Mohammed won't come to the mountain, then the mountain has to come to Mohammed.

==================== Lord Jesus ! You rose from death fully

Yourself., three days after You were crucified.

 

You invited Your disciples who were faithful to accompany You to India

or to remain near the Mediterranean.

 

You promised to be ever present to the pure in heart and the humble in

bearing.

 

You lift up Your children from the humiliation of defeat.

 

You charge them with new zeal and resource for the game of life.

Above is a compilation from the site:

http://www.adwaitha-hermitage.net/studio/breviary.html Namaste - Reet

 

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