Deserve It and You Will Have It Adhikari Who?

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XXV. DESERVE IT AND YOU WILL HAVE IT

ADHIKARI WHO? COURSE AND SURRENDER

 

Once a rich man went to Sri Baba and asked him for Brahmajnan. "Show me God

i.e., Brahman, Baba. I have come a long distance to see you, as people

report that you reveal Brahman very quickly".

Baba: Oh, Do not fear. I shall show you Brahman at once, and that very

clearly. Numerous are the seekers after wealth, power, honour, health, but

seekers after Brahman are rare

Baba then spoke a few words about Brahman being the root cause of the

Universe, about the necessity for realising it to escape rebirth, about the

need of a Guru, etc. Then be turned to a boy and told him: "Five rupees I

urgently require. Go to Marwadi Nandlal and ask him for a band loan of Rs.

5".

The boy returned and reported that the Marwadi was absent. Baba again sent

him to other rich villagers with the same result. This took about IS or 20

minutes. Meanwhile the rich questioner was getting impatient that he was not

taught further and shown Brahman. He could avoid the wastage of further

time; but he doubted if he advanced the Rs. 5 loan himself whether there was

much hope of recovering it from Baba. He had besides, engaged a tonga to and

from Shirdi and he was afraid that the tonga man would press him to start

quickly.

Not Grasped :

So, impatient of delay he asked Baba : "Baba, will you help me to grasp

Brahman?"

Baba: What I have been doing all this while is just for that purpose to make

you see God even now while you ate seated here. Have you not grasped

anything?

Visitor: No, Baba.

Baba ; I want to get at 5 rupees. / want five things surrendered (a) The

five Pranas - life forces, (b) The five senses, © Mind, (d) intellect and

(e) Ego. The road to Brahman is hard to tread. All cannot tread it. There

must be no clogs of attachment to wealth, honour or position. In that case,

light will dawn.

Baba pointed out that the man had Rs. 250 in his pocket ready with him and

yet he would not part with Rs. 5 to help a guru from whom he wanted the

invaluable Brahman as a free gift.

Another Demand :

Baba was similarly pressed to impart Brahmajnan by a man who had made no

attempt to lesson his love of the world and its enjoyments. Baba told him to

wait and then sent a messenger to a Marwadi for a loan of a good sum, say

Rs. 200, The Marwadi sent a reply that the money was not available. The

messenger was sent to other well-to-do residents of the village, equally

infructuously. Finally, he sent word to Nana Saheb G. Chandorkar and asked

him for that amount. N. G. Chandorkar then sent a chit to the first

mentioned Marwadi for the identical amount as a loan and the money was

immediately forthcoming.

Meanwhile Baba's questioner who could not see why Baba was putting off his

request for illumination, asked him again to enable to realise Brahman. Baba

replied that it was just for that purpose he had been busy all the time

trying to borrow the sum.

"You see", said Baba, "it is just like this in the world". When Baba wanted

money from the Marwadi, it is not to be bad. When Nana tried, he got it at

once. It is only those who are fit to receive It, that will receive It".

 

 

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

V.Narasimaswami,founder President of All India Sai Samaj,

Chennai...........This book can be read from www.saileelas.org)