Guest guest Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 The study of Saibaba becomes incomplete if one misses the portion of His immense love of lighting lamps. Lighting of lamps has a lot of significance in all faiths in general and to Hindus in particular. A lamp apart from spreading light in dark night/space stands as a symbol of enlightenment in Hindu faith. Thus any worship starts with lighting lamps .In the light of a lamp a devotee beholds the idol of the Lord in a temple. In the realm of spirituality, a lamp symbolizes the imperishable Atman. Baba when started living in the masjid, used to light lamps every night by collecting oil from the village merchants. He could not stop His most loved habit even on the memorable historic night when the merchants denied the oil. Baba with His yogic power turned water to oil and lit the lamps to the wonder of the secretly watching merchants. After that wondrous event, the people of Shirdi, and slowly the rest of the world started looking at Baba with an eye of admiration and devotion. Later Baba started lighting lamps as Nandadeep in Lendi garden. Until date, Nandadeep continues to shine in Lendi. On one occasion, a devotee named Dengale brought a small wooden plank of few inches width as a gift. Baba tied that plank to the roof of the masjid with feeble rags and to the amusement and astonishment of the onlookers used to sleep on it by keeping four lamps at four corners. In fact, the people watching this unusual feat could not fix the exact moment of Baba's jump. Also in the early days of Baba's stay in Shirdi, when the villagers dug under the neem tree, they found a cellar in the light of four burning lamps. Baba told that was His Gurusthan and there He served His Guru for twelve years. It is no wonder that Baba is continuing lighting the lamps of wisdom, devotion, faith, and patience in the hearts of millions. Blessed are those who find their path in the light shown by Baba! (Feature by Syamasundar Davuluri, Houston, TX)source:saibaba.org Arun Reddy Nukala +44 7946 595063 http://groups.msn.com/ Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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