He Has Come. The Lord Sathya Say Baba - VI [Concluding Part]

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Om Sri Sai Ram

Om Sai Jai Sai Jai Jai Sai

 

HE HAS COME - THE LORD SATHYA SAI BABA - VI [Concluding Part]

 

By Patrick Gallivan,

 

 

EPILOGUE

 

On 20th October 1940, Sathyanarayana was fourteen years old when He

made the monumental statement, to His brother, Seshama that his

mission was to begin. Returning from school to His brother's house,

throwing His books aside and stating, to His astonished sister-in-

law, "I do not belong to you. I am leaving. I have work ahead. Those

devoted to Me are calling Me. The task for which I came is yet

unfinished. I am starting now." He continued, later, "The illusion

has gone. I am no more yours. I am Sai Baba, remember." With that, He

left the house and proceeded to a neighbor's garden, and sat under a

tree, thus marking the start of His Mission as the Avatar of the New

Age.

 

Sathya's brother expressed loving concern for Him, wrote telling Him

of the ways of the world, the weaknesses of people, about the dangers

of fame and its attendant evil.

 

Sathya wrote the following historic response:

 

"My dear One! I received the communication that you wrote and sent; I

found in it the surging floods of your devotion and affection, with

the undercurrents of doubt and anxiety. Let Me tell you that it is

impossible to plumb the hearts and discover the natures of jnanis,

yogis, ascetics, saints, sages and the like. People are endowed with

a variety of characteristics and mental attitudes; so, each one

judges, according to his own angle, talks and argues in the light of

his own nature. But, we have to stick to our own right path, our own

wisdom, our own resolution without getting affected by popular

appraisal. As the proverb says, it is only the fruit-laden tree that

receives the shower of stones from passers-by. The good always

provoke the bad into calumny; the bad always provoke the good into

derision. This is the nature of this world. One must be surprised if

such things do not happen."

 

"The people too have to be pitied, rather than condemned. They do not

know. They have no patience to judge aright. They are full of lust,

anger and conceit to see clearly and know fully. So, they write all

manner of things. If they only knew, they would not talk or write

like that. We, too, should not attach any value to such comments and

take them to heart, as you seem to do. Truth will certainly triumph

some day. Untruth might appear to overpower Truth, but its victory

will fade away and Truth will establish itself."

 

"It is not the way of the great to swell when people offer worship,

and shrink when people scoff. As a matter of fact, no sacred text

lays down rules to regulate the lives of the great, prescribing

habits and attitudes that they must adopt. They themselves know the

path they must tread; Their wisdom regulated and makes their acts

holy. Self-reliance, beneficial activity -- these two are their

special marks. They may also be engaged in the promotion of the

welfare of devotees and in allotting them the fruits of their

actions. Why should you be affected by tangle and worry, so long as I

am adhering to these two? After all, the praise and blame of the

populace do not touch the Atma, the Reality; they can touch only the

outer physical frame."

 

"I have a 'Task': To foster all mankind and ensure for all of them

lives full of Ananda. I have a 'Vow': To lead all who stray away from

the straight path, again into goodness and save them. I am attached

to a 'Work' that I love: To remove the sufferings of the poor and

grant them what they lack. I have 'reason to be proud', for I rescue

all who worship and adore Me, aright. I have My definition of

the 'Devotion' I expect: Those devoted to Me have to treat joy and

grief, gain and loss, with equal fortitude. This means that I will

never give up those who attach themselves to Me."

 

"When I am thus engaged in My beneficial task, how can My Name be

ever tarnished, as you apprehend? I would advise you not to heed such

absurd talk. Mahatmas do not acquire greatness through someone

calling them so; they do not become small, when someone calls them

small. Only those low ones who revel in opium and ganja but claim to

be unexcelled Yogis, only those who quote scriptural texts to justify

their gourmandry and pride, only those who are dry-as-dust scholars

exulting in their casuistry and argumentative skill, will be moved by

praise or blame."

 

"You must have read life-stories of saints and Divine personages; in

those books, you must have read of even worse falsehoods and more

heinous imputations cast against them. This is the lot of Mahatmas,

everywhere, at all times. Why then do you take these things so much

to heart? Have you not heard of dogs that howl at the stars? How long

can they go on? Authenticity will soon win."

 

"I will not give up My Mission, nor My determination. I know I will

carry them out; I treat the honour and dishonor, the fame and blame

that may be the consequence, with equal equanimity. Internally, I am

unconcerned, I act but in the outer world; I talk and move about for

the sake of the outer world and for announcing My coming to the

people; else I have no concern even with these."

 

"I do not belong to any place; I am not attached to any name. I have

no 'mine' or 'thine'. I answer whatever the name you use. I go

wherever I am taken. This is My very first vow. I have not disclosed

this to any one so far. For Me the world is something afar, apart. I

act and move only for the sake of mankind. No one can comprehend My

Glory, whoever he is, whatever his method of enquiry, however long

his attempt."

 

"You can yourself see the full Glory in the coming years. Devotees

must have patience and forbearance."

 

"I am not concerned nor am I anxious that these facts should be made

known; I have no need to write these words; I wrote them because I

felt you will be pained if I do not reply."

 

"Thus, your Baba."

 

SATHYA SAI BABA SPOKE THUS

 

Fate:

 

The sacred Scriptures of this land loudly proclaim that the

individual is the architect of his fate; high or low status in

society, luxury or poverty, liberty or bondage. Whatever form the

person craves for now while alive in this world, that form he attains

after death. Therefore, it is clear that Karma decides birth, and

that luxury or poverty, the character and attitude, the level of

intelligence, the joys and grieves of this life are the earnings

gathered during the previous life. The inference, therefore, is

inevitable that the next life of the individual will be in consonance

with the activities prompted by the level of Karma in this life.

 

Sadhana of Love:

 

You wear colored glasses and see everything through these glasses.

Correct your vision; the world will be corrected. Reform yourselves;

the world will be reformed. You create the world of your choice. You

see many, because you seek the many, not the one. Try to subsume the

many in the one: the physical bodies of yourself and others, the

family, the village, the community, the state, the nation, the world.

Thus, you will progressively march on towards more and more inclusive

loyalties and reach the stage of unity in thought, word and deed.

This is the Sadhana of Love, for Love is expansion, inclusion and

mutualisation. The individual has to become universalised, expanded

until he embodies the entire creation.

 

IN PURSUIT OF MONEY:

 

Man has been enslaved by money. He lives a superficial, hollow,

artificial life. This is indeed a great pity. Man should seek to

possess only as much money as is most essential for his living. The

quantity of riches one earns, must be compared to the shoes one

wears; if too small, they cause pain; if too big, they are a

hindrance to physical and mental comfort. When we have more, it

breeds pride, sloth and contempt for others. In pursuit of money, man

descends to the level of the beast. Money is of the nature of manure.

Piled up in one place, it pollutes the air. Spread it wide; scatter

it over fields, it rewards you with a bumper harvest. So too, when

money is spread in all the four quarters for promoting good works, it

yields contentment and happiness in plenty.

 

THE SAI "RELIGION":

 

The Sai "Religion", is the essence of ALL faiths and religions

including those like Islam, Christianity and Judaism. The motive

behind the foundation and propagation of all these different faiths

is the same, in all cases.

 

When each Religion plans to extend its influence, it has to resort to

vilification of others and exaggeration of its own excellences. Pomp

and publicity become more important than practice and faith. But, Sai

wants that the votaries of each must cultivate faith in its own

excellences and realise their validity by their own intense practice.

 

All of you who have entered the Sathya Sai Organisation, if anyone

asks you what is the Religion of Sathya Sai and of the Sathya Sai

Organisation, you must have the courage and the determination to say

with one voice, that "the essence of all Religions, is the Religion

of Sathya Sai Organisation."

 

Let the different faiths exist, let them flourish and let the glory

of God be sung in all the languages, and in variety of tunes. That

should be the Ideal. Respect the differences between the faiths and

recognise them as valid as long as they do not extinguish the flame

of Unity.

 

GOD IS LOVE:

 

Start the Day with Love; Spend the Day with Love; Fill the Day with

Love; End the Day with Love; That is the Way to God.

 

Love alone can reveal the Divinity latent in all. Love is God. Live

in Love. Love lives by giving and forgiving; Selfishness is

lovelessness. Do not waste your life pursuing the narrow interests of

the self. Love! Love! Become what you truly are, -the embodiments of

Love. No matter how others treat you or what they think of you, do

not worry. Follow Jesus Christ. Love for your own evolution and not

for what others say. Do not imitate others. Cultivate your own life.

You have your own heart, your own opinion, your ideas, your own will.

Why then imitate? Imitation is human, they say; but Creation is

Divine. Follow your chosen path. Let your own Experience of God be

your guide and master. Do not go into the grave, weakly copying

others. You won't find God if you search in the outside world. Your

own heart shining with Love is God's Love. Follow the Master, face

the Devil, fight to the end and finish the game. You are God. The

true you is God.

 

HELPFUL QUOTATIONS

 

1. Commence a task, end it, and continue with the next one. I

will take care of the results. Maybe at the beginning you will not

find it easy to give up your expectations; you will have to instruct

your intellect to go without the results, placing your attention on

something else and deliberately forgetting about them.

 

2. Every cell in your body contains the details of your whole

being. In fact, every cell in your body holds your whole form. There

are billions of cells in your body. While your form is immanent in

each cell and in each limb in the microcosm, your body is your

macrocosmic form. In the same manner, each one of you is the cosmic

divine form. You must make efforts to fully appreciate this reality.

 

3. There is only one God and He is omnipresent. Do not hate

other religions. The one without love can neither be called a Muslim

nor a Hindu nor a Christian nor a Sikh. In fact, he is verily a demon

on this earth.

 

4. Tell me your company, I shall tell you what you are. As is

your company, so you become. How can one be good if one is in the

company of bad people always?

 

5. The service to man is more valuable than what you

call 'service to God'. God has no need of your service. Please man,

you please God!

 

6. Reduce the luggage that you carry about when on the journey

of life. Remember that all that is not 'you' is luggage. The mind,

the senses, the intelligence, the imagination, the desires, the

prejudices, the discontent, the stress, - all these are items of

luggage. Jettison them, soon, to make your travel lighter, safer and

more comfortable.

 

7. If you do good, you get good from those around you and from

the universal entity, God. If you do bad, you get bad. Divinity but

resounds, reflects, reacts; God has no favorites, no prejudices.

 

8. Every act in daily life can be sanctified by dedication it

to God. By dedicating all thoughts to God man can achieve peace.

There is no need to wait for a suitable time for embarking on this

exercise. The time is at your beck and call. Great people do not wait

on time. They make time their servant.

 

9. Hold fast to the God you believe in, despite the trials and

tests, the ups and downs of life. Win the grace of your own

subconscious, so that it may accept the grace of God, which is ever

available. God does not deny anyone; it is only you who deny God.

 

10. You must not be a bit of blotting paper, absorbing all the

passions and emotions, all the joys and griefs that the actress

nature demonstrates on the stage of life. You must be a lotus

unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the

slush where it is born, or even the water which sustains it!

 

11. However high a bird may soar, it has sooner or later to perch

on a tree top, to enjoy quiet. So, too, a day will come when even the

haughtiest, the most willful, the most unbelieving, even those who

assert that there is no joy or peace in the contemplation of the

Higher Self, will have to pray: 'God grant me peace, grant me

consolation, strength and joy'.

 

12. Never be disheartened when you are faced with difficulties or

sufferings in life. Have firm faith in the power of the Atma (God

within) will not suffer. The panacea for all suffering is chanting of

God's name. Have the firm conviction that you are God. Never be under

the mistaken notion that God is the Master and you are His slave. You

do not have a master, you are the Master! Master the mind and be a

mastermind. Never forget God's name.

 

13. Difficulties are part and parcel of lives of great devotees.

God subjects His devotees to test so that their faith in Him can be

strengthened and their hearts are purified. It needs a great effort

on your part to cleanse a stained vessel.

 

14. When you offer all your love to God, He will look after all

your needs. There is nothing that He cannot do in this world. In city

or hamlet, in forest or in sky, on the high peak or in the deep

ocean, God is everywhere. Space and time are pervaded by Him. All

beings are His forms. Realise this truth, transform it into practice

and enjoy the bliss.

 

15. Where there is faith, there is love.

Where there is love, there is peace.

Where there is peace, there is truth.

Where there is truth, there is God.

Where there is God, there is bliss

 

Attachments:

 

1. Sai Baba manifested this picture of Jesus Christ, for a new

Zealand lady named, Barbara McMalley, while she attended Darshan at

Puttaparthi

 

2. Picture of Jesus, at age 29 materialized by Sai Baba, just before

Christmas 1984. Given by Baba to an Argentinean, later He donated a

big version to Venezuela during Christmas celebrations, 1987. It is

the true likeness of Jesus, Sai Baba Said

 

CONCLUDED

 

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Jai Sai Ram

Swamy Mahadevan

Bow to Shri Sai-Peace be to all