Miraculous world and Swami's visit cards

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Light and Love

Merry Christmas, dear 'saibabanews' family. Let Swami's Blessing flows over

our spiritual aspirations as breeze what will bring us the new experiences,

duties and responsibility before the own Selves and Swami's both (Bodily and

Cosmic) forms on the spiritual path to unity and eternity. Swami notes that at

present time the life of His devotees is His message. The world of Maya

Reality is starry in time and space. It is believed that on Advent of

Christmas, the stars are brighter and the Moon is clearer. This time is holy

and still full of miracles, performed by Nature. Miracles, be they performed

on ancient time or today, have always covered with mystery what humanity has

tried to solve.

 

"There is no need to seek Truth anywhere else. Seek it in man himself: he is

the miracle of miracles. Whatever is not in man cannot be anywhere outside him.

What is visible outside him is but a rough reflection of what really is in him!

The ancient belief was that Ishwara (God) ruled over the World, with Himself

being outside it; this, the Indian seekers put to test through Sadhana and

revealed that God was and is in the world and of it. This is the first

contribution of Indians to the spiritual world - that God is not external to

man, but his very inner core." (Sathya Sai Baba. Sathya Sai Vahini. "The

Miracle Of Miracles." P.19).

What are miracles in essence? I believe that today's holistic science, in

general, is too a great miracle itself. Further, the whole Universe what we

percept is a great miracle, illusion by Vedas and Swami. Miracles of Christ,

Krishna, other divine incarnations from past and of Swami from present are the

proof for the deeper laws of Nature governing the visible and the invisible

worlds guided by God as author. Miraculous power is possible when the entire

life has directed into Divine Incarnation and mind has liberated from dictate

of senses. Swami underlines this fact in many His Works. At the highest

level, holy miracles are the work of God. Christ said, "The Father that

dwelleth in me, he doeth the works (miracles). I am in the Father and the

Father in me ..."

The miracles of Lord Krishna may divide under seven grades. Illumination

of visions, seeing at a great distance, multiplying different material things,

projecting his subtle body to several places at once, healing by touch, revive

the dead, laying dooms on particularly grievous, especially dangerous sinners

(1).

 

"Krishna had already announced His glory to the cowherd maidens by such

divine miracles as the uplifting of the mountain Govardhanagiri. He had proved

Himself superior to Indhra, Brahma and Varuna. He had manifested the universe

in His mouth and showed that He had come on a divine mission to destroy the

wicked and save the good." (Bhagawan Sathya Sai Baba Divine Discourses

"Vishaya, The Visha." 6 September 1963, Prasanthi Nilayam).

 

Jesus Christ performed the same range miracles with different accents. He

concentrated His miraculous power to healing, levitation over water, made

himself invisible, multiplied food, he raised from the dead. Many saints,

avatars have shown miraculous powers as levitation, bilocation, astral travel

etc. The fact that this power really (in Maya reality) exists, shows that the

modern science does not know far all the laws and forces of Nature and what the

science know is partially true. About Swami's endless miracles many books

have written and infinite number of experiences have shared. Through His

miracles, Swami shows the helplessness the powerful modern science and educated

by rules of consumer society human mind. Conclusion, done by books about

Swami's miracles and some indirect experiences show that His miracles cannot be

explained by science what today has reached close to accepting telepathy,

visions of aura and holographic Universe. Swami's miracles as surpass the

border of respectable scientific facts and indicate to the power of human's

mind what will heal, teleport, create objects and move objects at a distance.

 

"The "miracles and wonders" which cannot be explained by the categories of

science, are so natural to Me that I am amused when you label them as

miracles." (Bhagawan Sathya Sai Baba Divine Discourses "Manushya And Manas,

Maarkandeya," 22 January 1960. Sanskrit College, Aukiripalli).

 

Swami's miracles are as a call to develop to the new "spiritual-scientific"

outlook of Reality. It is true, there are many "classical" scientists who shut

their eyes from the evident facts and say, that miracles do not exist because

they simply cannot exist by their "home-made" scientific truths.

"Incarnation is for the sake of fostering Dharma, for demarcating and

directing it and to show mankind the true path of desireless activity. That is

the one task I am engaged in, through various channels. Instead of reforming

you without your knowledge, it is better to reform you with your own

co-operation and knowledge. So, I reveal to you My glory, off and on, to a

little extent, through what you call miracles. I do not engage in them for name

and fame; I am miraculous by My very nature! Every moment of Mine is a

Mahaathmya, a miracle!

Those who have strayed away from Me have to return to the fold, sooner or

later, for I will not allow them to be distant for long. I shall drag them

towards Me. That is My basic nature, love and mercy." (Extracts from: Bhagawan

Sathya Sai Baba Divine Discourses "Birthday Sparks," 23 November 1961.

Prasanthi Nilayam).

Swami does not directly explain how he creates the miracles. How can a

genetic explain to a illiterate child the structure of DNA or physicist the

theory of gravitation? Here for a child the proper development and training

required before to understand these theories. Similarly, to understand the

essence of Swami's miracles the spiritual training, special, pure, selfless

state of mind and experiences through Vedic wisdom and His Teaching is needed.

Swami shows the importance of own spiritual will (motivation) what is possible

to lead towards experience the miraculous creative powers (siddhis). Such will

probably belongs to the both - Maya and Atmic realities. The Divine powers

and forces that Swami directs are in accordance with the Divine Will and Laws

of the higher type of Harmony and Order. There are no places for whatsoever

evil spirits. They will disappear before the aura of vibrations of Swami's

Divine Will. A human being through deep observation has been able to make

generalizations in form of laws of Nature what are relatively true. They cannot

fully explain the phenomena of miracles. As time goes on, the other hypotheses

appears, more exact and closer to the partial understanding of reality.

However, without fusing into spiritual oneness with God the ultimate solution

remains hidden as for the seeker of truth so for the modern science. In

present stage of spiritual development a full comprehension the essence of

Swami's miracles remains, as a rule, beyond the human consciousness. Swami's

Teaching is leading spiritual seekers to proper understanding the miraculous

powers of Swami and hidden seeds of these powers as in every human being so in

the whole Universe.

 

Swami explains the purpose of His miracles:

"But, those who profess to have understood Me, the scholars, the Yogis

(spiritually advanced persons), the Pandiths (scholars), the Jnaanis (liberated

persons), all of them are aware only of the least important, the casual,

external manifestation of an infinitesimal part of that power, namely, the

"miracles"! They have not desired to contact the source of all power and all

wisdom. They are satisfied when they secure a chance to exhibit their

book-learning and parade their scholarship in Vedhic lore, not realising that

the person from whom the Vedhas (sacred scriptures of the Hindhus) emanated is

in the midst, for their sake." (Extracts from: Bhagawan Sathya Sai Baba Divine

Discourse "Who is Sai," 19 June 1974. Brindavan).

 

"What exactly has been won by people who have struggled for a hundred years?

They have hungered and eaten, slept and awakened, laughed and wept - but what is

the result of it all on the personality or on the world? Nil. When humanity

flows purposeless and meaningless into the sands, the Avathaar comes to warn

and show the way. The one task has to be fulfilled in various ways; that is the

mission of the Avathaar. Let me tell you, it is only those who know the

scriptures, that can understand Me. I am determined to correct you only after

informing you of My credentials. That is why I am now and then announcing My

nature by means of miracles - that is, acts which are beyond human capacity and

human understanding. Not that I am anxious to show off My powers. The object is

to draw you closer to Me, to cement your hearts to Me." (Extracts from:

Bhagawan Sathya Sai Baba Divine Discourse "Destiny Is No Iron Cage," 24

November 1961. Prasanthi Nilayam).

"Raamaswaami Reddy said that I work many miracles and that you are all lucky

to have had this opportunity of hearing Me. Well, I am like a shop-keeper whose

shop is stocked with all things man needs. But like the man behind the counter,

I give you only what you ask for; if the customer asks for a towel, how can I

give him a Dhothi? But these material things are not important at all. Ask for

Bhakthi (devotion) and for Jnaana (spiritual wisdom) and I shall be happy."

(Bhagawan Sathya Sai Baba Divine Discourses "Many Roads." Y.M.I.A., Mylapore,

Madras. 24 March 1958).

Reference: 1. Krishna; a Study in the Theory of Avataras by Bhagavan Das;

General Editor R.R. Diwakar & S. Ramakrishnan. Publisher: BVB, Mumbai, 1990.

Namaste - Reet