The Power of Sri Sai Satcharitra

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During these times of mental anxiety and worry, one has to pray Guru's name and

read and reread books about Him and obtain peace. SHRI SAI SATCHARITRA is such

a book for all Shirdi Saibaba's devotees. As we go on reading and reread the

book, we will find pearls of wisdom and philosophy. In the first chapter,

Hemadpant, describes the cholera and the grinding of wheat and spreading it

around the village to destroy cholera and at the end mentions that Baba did the

business of grinding almost every day the sins, the mental and physical

afflictions and the miseries of His innumerable devotees. The two mills of His

mill consisted of Karma and Bhakti, the former being the lower and the latter

the upper one. The handle with which Baba worked the mill consisted of Gnana.

It was the firm conviction of Baba that knowledge or self realization is not

possible unless there is the prior act of grinding of all our impulses,

desires, sins and of the three gunas viz. Sattva, Raja and Tama and the

Ahamkara which is so subtle and therefore so difficult to get rid of. In a

short space, Hemadpant described the unity of paths of Karma, Bhakti, and

Gnana.

Seekers unnecessarily quarrel over whether one particular is better than the

others. If one sincerely take to a path and with patience and faith work out

that way, it will be realized that all paths lead to the same. A sadhaka must

surrender and serve one path with his full strength. That is the most important

thing. Once he puts all his efforts in getting rid of bad impulses, desires and

sins, the path becomes easier. This is the essence of realization.

(Contributed by MRK, Phoenix, AZ, USA) source:saibaba.org

Arun Reddy Nukala

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