Sri Sai Baba's Touch

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XXVII. SRI SAI BABA'S TOUCH

 

EXPERIENCES OF A SANYASIN

 

Sri Narayan Asram of Vaman Mutt Gangapuri, Wai is a cultured sanyasi who

says that a considerable and momentous advance in his spiritual condition

was due to Sri Sai Baba". While serving in the Customs Department in 1910,

he approached Baba. But within a few years, Baba noted that he was after

higher things than worldly welfare and "graciously conveyed'' to him without

any words, the feeling that differences between souls, nay all differences,

were unreal, that the one Real Thing is that which underlies all. Baba did

not speak out and express this in words. In fact Baba spoke to him very

little.

Baba's influence, he says was mostly silent. Baba's touch was a potent

factor in moulding those who came to him- "Baba had a way of touching (with

his palm) the head of the devotee who went to him. His touch conveyed

certain impulses, forces, ideas etc. Sometimes he pressed his hand heavily

on the head, as though he was crushing out some of the lower impulses of the

devotee. Sometimes he tapped, sometimes he made a pass with the palm over

the head etc. Each had its own effect-making remarkable difference in the

sensations or feelings of the devotee".

The Spiritual Push :

"Baba's touch was one means. Apart from that he would invisibly operate on

the nature of the devotee and effect a great change in him". For this,

immediate proximity was not necessary, Sri N. Asram (then Mr. Toser) would

go and sit even there, he was under Baba's direct influence.

Unfotunately, almost the whole lot that went to Baba wanted worldly benefit

and had only poor, if any spiritual ambition. Hardly any was competent to

receive the highest teachings. He evidently found none to receive all that

he could confer, and so none has succeeded to his position at Shirdi.

In the case of Sri Narayan Asram, Baba gave the first great push in

Pararaartha about 1914 and left him in charge of the departed, yet living

soul of Vasudevananda Saraswati (as all great souls are one) who is

responsible for his present condition.

"Baba was pre eminently practical", says Sri N. A«ram. "He just gave people

a push to carry thtmafew steps beyond the level at the time of approaching

him". Others will be there at the exact psychological moment to give the

needed help and guidance at each level and stage.

 

 

(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)