Sai Baba the Master

[Guest guest]

V.H. Thakur, a clerk in the Revenue Department, once went to Vadagaon on

offical duty and there he took darshan of a famous Kanarese saint named

Appa. When Thakur bowed to him, the saint blessed him and said, “When you

go to the North on your official tours you will meet a very great saint who

will show you the path to peace.” He also told Thakur to study the mystical

work Vichara Sagara.

 

Later, Thakur was transferred to Junnar. To reach that place he had to

cross a very steep ghat called Nhane ghat on the back of a buffalow. The

ride pained his body much. Later, he was posted further North at Kalyan

where he came into contact with Nanasaheb Chandorkar and heard of Sai Baba’

s greatness from him. He yearned to take Baba’s darshan.

When Thakur later saw Sai Baba he was over-joyed and his eyes were brimmed

with tears. Looking at him Baba said, “The path shown in this place is not

as easy as the teachings of Appa the Kanarese saint, or even as the

buffalow-ride across the Nhane ghat. In this spiritual path you have to

exert your utmost efforts.” Thakur at once realized that he was the very

great ‘Saint’ that appa told him of and bowed to Baba. Baba blessed him and

said, “What Appa told you was alright but these things have to be practiced

and lived. Mere reading won’t do. Mere study without practice and the grace

of the guru is of no use.”

 

Anwar Khan Kaji of Ahmednagar wanted to rebuild a musjid at Telikakoot

(Kajichi musjid). He came to Baba for funds to repair the musjid. Baba told

him after he had waited long, that the musjid would not accept any money

from him or others but would herself provide the funds. ‘Dig three feet

under the nimbar (i.e., niche), and you will find a treasure. Rebuild the

musjid with that’, Baba said. Then the Kaji went to Ahmednagar, found the

treasure, rebuilt it and came to Shirdi and told me and others of the above

facts.

 

 

Source: http://www.saibharadwaja.org