Sai Baba is in all Saints and Sadhus

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Sai Baba is in all Saints and Sadhus

St. Simeon writes in the Philokalia, “The Saints…are linked together and

united by the Holy Spirit… A man who does not express the desire to link

himself to the latest of the saints (in time) in all love and humility,

owing to a certain distrust of him, will never be linked with the

preceding saints and will not be admitted to their succession, eventhough

he thinks that he possesses all possible faith and love for God and for

all his saints”.

 

Thus the account of Sai Baba’s life affords us a close view of this aspect

of the lives of god men like Jesus Christ. Christ for instance, gave his

followers a vision of Elija and Moses in himself.

 

 

Sai Baba and Narasinga Maharaj

Narasinga Maharaj was a great saint of Nasik and was a contemporary of Sai

Baba. The two saints, like all great saints, experienced an inner

at-one-ment and acted in unison. One was constantly aware of what the

other was doing though they were separated by a considerable physical

distance.

 

Hansraj of Sakori was a devote of both the saints. He was suffering from

asthma and he also had no issue even years after his marriage. When he

approached Narasinga Maharaj for blessing the latter told Hansaraj that

his body was obsessed by a spirit which was preventing the birth of

children. Narasinga Maharaj advised him to go to Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi

who would give him two slaps and hereby exorcise the spirit. Accordingly

Mrs. And Mr. Hansaraj visited Sai Baba in 1916. When they bowed to Sai

Baba in the mosque, Baba slapped Hansaraj twice and said “Evil spirit get

away!” Later the pair was blessed with offspring!

 

In 1917 Haribhau Karnik of Dahanu visited Sai Baba on the holy Guru

Purnima day and worshipped him in the morning. In the afternoon he took

leave of Sai Baba and was getting down the steps of the mosque when he had

a sudden impulse to offer Re.1/- as dakshina to Sai Baba. When he was

about to turn round, Shama told him that none should see Baba again, once

leave was taken of him. So Karnik started home. On the way he visited the

temple of Kalarama at Nasik. Sri Narasinga Maharaj who was seated with a

number of his devotees near the gate in the temple suddenly stepped

towards Haribhau and, holding him by his hand said, “Give me my one

rupee!” Karnik was at first surprise but he paid the rupee most willingly.

At once it flashed in his mind that through Narasinga Maharaj, Sai Baba

himself received Re.1/- which he wished to offer.

 

Source http://www.saibharadwaja.org)