Sai Baba the Master

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Mr.Khaparde describes his attendance at the kakad arti in his “Shirdi

Diary” :-

 

26-12-1911 : “I got up early and attended kakad arti. Sai Maharaj was

rather in (an) unusual mood, took his stick (satka) and with it tapped the

ground round about. By the time he descended the steps of the chavadi, he

walked twice backwards and forward and used violent language.”

 

7-1-1912 : "In the morning I got up early and attended the kakad arti.

Sayin Maharaj looked exceedingly pleased and gave (me) yogic glances. I

passed the whole day in a sort of ecstasy.”…

 

17-1-1912 : “We went to the chavadi for kakad arti. Megha was too ill to

attend. So Bapu Saheb Jog did the arti. Sayin Baba showed his face and

smiled most benignly. It is worthwhile spending years here to see it even

once. I was overjoyed and stood gazing like a mad man.”

14-2-1912 : “I got up early, attended the kakad arti and was very much

struck by the fact that Sayin Baba, on leaving the chavadi, made passes

with his short stick towards the east, north and south. Then he proceeded

with hard words as usual .. later on we went to the musjid. He narrated two

stories.

 

(1) A traveller was accosted in the morning by a demon (rakshasa) and

looked upon it as a bad omen, but on proceeding further he saw two wells,

the sweet water of which slaked his thirst. When he felt hungry, he met a

husband man who, on the suggestion of his wife, supplied him with food. He

saw a field ripe with corn and wished to have harda. The owner of the field

gave it to him. So the traveler felt happy and proceeded, merrily smoking.

In the forest through which he was passing he met a tiger, lost courage,

and hid himself in a cave. The tiger was very big and wandered about him.

Sayin Baba who happened to be passing that way, instilled courage in him,

got him out and put him on his way, saying, ‘The tiger would not hurt you

unless you hurt him some way’.

 

Meaning of the parable : Individual self, ego or jiva is the traveller.

Agnana (nescience) is the demon. Thirst for perfection is his hunger.

Spiritual teaching is the food he got. The two wells stand for ‘viveka’ or

right discrimination and vairagya or dispassion. Harda stands for grace.

The mysterious depths of consciousness of a sadhaka or a seeker is the

forest. The tiger stands for the dangers that confront a seeker, the

mystical powers which drive him off the true path to perfection. Only a

sadguru can restore him to the true path.

 

 

Source: http://www.saibharadwaja.org