Sai Baba the Master - By E.Bhardawaj

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The Harbinger of Grace

 

All the mystics of the world and all saints have declared that the

immediate presence of a realized sage is one of the most potent forces in

the spiritual advancement of a seeker (sadhak). Contact with them induces

in us inner calm and purity, restores our sense of values, wipes out

illusory allurements of the senses and turns us spiritwards with renewed

vigour. Besides, when approached in the proper manner, they can enable us

to realize that all saints are one in essence. That is why it is necessary

for a true seeker after realization to contact several realized souls; ‘The

Gurugita’ thus says, “Just as the honey-fascinated bee goes from flower to

flower, so should the wisdom-fascinated person go from guru to guru”.

 

Some do not realize the need for this and mistake the act of seeing

several saints as amounting to deserting their own guru, as a sign of their

flickering faith. This may be true in the case of those whose faith is

weak. But again, such a condition is a consequence of their initial error.

True seekers should first see several gurus, hear their teaching watch

their ways and only then fix their faith where it naturally abides in

course of time. Such a one’s faith would not flicker. Besides, it would

even help him to realize that his own guru is not merely an embodied mortal

but is the spirit which is manifest in all guru-forms. This is the spirit

of the statement quoted from ‘The Gurugita’. It signifies that honey is one

though flowers are varied and a bee, being wise, does not care for the form

and colour of the flowers but cares for the honey they contain.

 

This is the spirit of Baba’s leela of demonstrating that he is one with

all saints. That Baba approves of such an attitude is shown by the fact

that whenever his devotee ardently prays for true enlightenement alone and

has transcended the erroneous view that seeking the blessings of other

saints is contrary to reposing faith in him, he brings him in contact with

several great saints and shows that he is one with them. Though I have

mentioned some instances in the Introduction, I shall deal with a few more

of such instances in this chapter.

 

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