Guest guest Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 IT IS NOT SADHAKA TO DECIDE – IT IS BABA TO TAKE YOU TO SAI NAMA JAPA SADHANA Beloved Sairam, A person who has received but a small fraction of mercy from Sai Baba, can understand that He is Lord. No one else can. If the mercy of Baba is bestowed upon a person-regardless of how learned a scholar that person may be and regardless of his seeing or listening-he can accept Baba as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Without first obtaining the mercy of Sadguru Sainath Maharaj, one cannot chant the holy Sai Nama Japa. Baba said, "Those, who are fortunate and whose demerits have vanished, take to My worship" in Sri Sai Satcharitra chapter 3. Hence it is not ‘you’ to decide to take part in Sai Nama Japa Sadhana, it is ‘HE’ Who showers His blessings to take up Japa Sadhana. The Sai Nama Japa Sadhana movement can be spread by a person who is especially favored by Sai Baba. Without first obtaining the mercy of Baba, one cannot spread the holy name. One who can spread the Sai’s name is called labdha-chaitanya in the words of Bhakti siddhanta Sarasvati. The labdha-chaitanya is one who has actually awakened his original consciousness, divine consciousness. The influence of the pure devotees in divine consciousness is such that it can awaken others to become immediately Sai conscious and engage themselves in the transcendental loving service of Baba. In this way the descendants of pure devotees increase, and Baba takes much pleasure in seeing the increase of His devotees. Those not interested in understanding Sri Sai Baba (under the influence of Maya) are simply material in their attempts at professional chanting for worldly things. If one does not have full faith in Baba, he cannot properly chant in the Sai Nama Japa Sadhana. Artificial chanting may be due to sentiments or sentimental agitation, but this cannot help one advance in divine consciousness. These practical difficulties are not new to human beings, even Baba himself suffered this set back. He said, "Though I am a Fakir, have no house or wife, and though, leaving off all care, I stay at one place, the inevitable Maya teases Me often. Though, I forgot Myself but she cannot forget Me. She always envelops Me. This Maya (illusive power) of Lord (Shri Hari) harasses even Lord Brahma and others, then, what to speak of a poor Fakir, like Me?". (SSS Ch 13) Then what is the remedy for this problem? Let us listen Baba’s words "Those, who take refuge in the God, will be freed from Her clutches with His grace. (SSS Ch.13)" In order to succeed our attempts to take part in Sai Nama Japa Sadhana, we must take refuge in the Lotus Feet of Sadguru Sainath Maharaj and seek His grace to free our karmic clutches. Then your door to spiritual progress is wide open and it is up to you to enter the spiritual world of Sai Nama Japa Sadhana and to attain Sai Bliss in the days to come. OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI Ever yours at the Feet of the Master Sivanandam (Vasuki Mahal Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Trust, Coimbatore 641025, India) (Courtesy: Glory of Shirdi Sai, Issue VII) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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