Divinity in All Life

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XXI DIVINITY IN ALL LIFE

 

IMMANENCE

 

The question is often asked especially by people outside Maharashtra,

whether Baba attained the highest Realisation himself and imparted it to his

devotees. As for the first part of the question, there can be no hesitation

in giving an affirmative answer. The loftiest realisation that any achieved

must be obviously perceived and enjoyed by one whose nature and powers

surpass our capacity to describe or comprehend. A fuller answer to the above

question involves an intricate examination of subtle matter which would be

uninteresting-nay, positively wearisome-to the genera] reader and has

therefore been left over. It is enough here to say that if any creatures or

beings had the intellectual perception and the emotional or spiritual

enjoyment conveyed by the terms God-Realisation and Self-Realisation, Sai

who had gone through the necessary sadhanas and obtained his guru's grace,

and who read every one's mind and heart and shared the ideas, sorrows and

bliss therein certainly realised God and His Self and enjoyed Divine Bliss.

The General Demand :

Referring to the second half of the question, we shall content ourselves

here with the statement that the thousands that went to Sri Sai Baba and

still go, have not cared for the loftiest realisation and never asked for

it. Baba knew, if anyone knew, that removal of immediate troubles was almost

invariably the heart's desire of his visitors and devotees and that the

better sort among them wanted Devotion, and other virtues, vision of God,

Sadgati and other spiritual good of the same order and he has showered these

liberally on his devotees.

God Guru is All :

In not a few casts, he gave his ardent devotees certain interim experiences

of Realisation that would naturally lead on to the highest. Among these is

the power to see the Guru-and that means the sane thing as God to most of

his devotees jn all creatures and at all places. They viewed him, at least

in their moments of exalted devotion, as God; and when they saw their God

Garu IB various creatures, there was a more intense and vivid realisation of

the intellectually accepted truth that God is in all. Jnaneswari, a

commentary on the Bhagavad Gita in Marathi ranked very high in the

Maha-rastra,. describes the seeing of God in all creatures as an important,

nay, indispensable part of the aspirant's course. Hence Baba helped many to

attain that step especially through the identification of God with the Guru.

Nana Saheb realising his Guru-God's presence in flies, ants, etc., is a good

instance of this help.

 

 

(This is from the book"The Wonderous Saint Sai Baba"

written by Pujyasri B.V.Narasimaswami,founder President of All

India Sai

Samaj, Chennai...........This book can be read from

www.saileelas.org)