Guest guest Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 It was a grim situation. Tatya Kote fell at the feet of Sainath and urged Him to revive Bayaja maa, his mother. Bayajabai, herself a devout devotee of Sainath, was on the deathbed waiting for the last word from the only God she had known. How does God convince a grieving devotee who wants his mother to be alive? How can a guru explain his disciple the irreversible course of nature, the temporariness of body, and the everlasting attribute of atman? Sainath lovingly coaxes Tatya and assures him that He would rejuvenate Bayajabai from death provided Tatya showed him one single household on earth, where there is no death! Is this possible? Cycle of events in human life seem to follow a predestined path that is hard to understand. Death seems to be one such event that reminds the mundane man, the temporary nature of the human body and its attributes. The duty of Guru is to lead the disciple in the right path, in life and death. Sainath's guidance in this matter is quite clear. He has always guided the faithful in the right direction. A close examination of His message would reinforce the same thought. Several incidents depict the way Sainath helped His devotees by averting what could be termed as, a certain death. In some cases, He has blessed His children by providing a righteous demise, the examples of Megha, Vijayanand, Balaram Mankar and the Tiger to name a few (vide Chapter XXXI, Sai Satcharitha). Sainath Himself is believed to have given His physical body to protect ailing Ramachandra Patil, another devotee who was on the deathbed during the fateful Vijayadashami day in 1918. The question that why one should die may not be as important as how one should live or what is to be accomplished by human life. For one who believes in Saibaba, the "thrikaala gnaani" (one who is aware of the past, present, and the future), the fear of death should never be a matter of concern because His guidance will remove one's attachment to the fear of life. Why does one want to fear death when he is not afraid of the life, which is more dreaded karmic cobweb capable of multitude of myth and deceit; the tigers and wolves that Sainath referred to? Finally, what does one achieve from a Guru who fulfils small desires but appears to let the disciple suffer by not coming to rescue at times of larger calamities? The wisdom! The realization that the karmic cycle of joy and sorrow is superceded by bhakthi (devotion) and saadhana (perseverance). 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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