Contentment and Equanimity!

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Devotees seek Baba in anger and in peace. Sadguru is sought during times of

distress as well as at times of festivities. The compassionate father also

reveals Himself to the devotee full of love and compassion. The demands put

forth in front of the wish-fulfilling tree are fulfilled. Everything asked

shall be received sooner or later. Faith also teaches the other requisite

namely patience.

However, the peace experienced at Sadguru's feet is always challenged. The

pursuit of Sadguru does not make one immune to the perils of Karma. Baba said,

"If you have not done anything wrong in this life, you probably did some

actions in your past life and you are bearing the consequences now". Several

stories in Sai Satcharitha and other works on Baba refer to the incidents in

which a faithful devotee is fully tested and stressed to the extreme before

being brought back to normal by Baba, the "Karma Dwamsi", the destroyer of

Karma. Such episodes reinforce faith in Sadguru and in the process the state of

contentment is experienced. A complete understanding of the role of Sadguru in

karmic cycle should naturally lead one to the state of contentment. Is there

anything beyond the state of contentment that one experiences in Baba's path?

Yes! Equanimity!

True contentment should transform itself into equanimity, the active state that

constantly defies the lure of pleasures and the fear of pain. If it does not,

then the contentment experienced in Sadguru's fold is probably just an

imagination, far from realization. The difference between contentment and

equanimity is subtle yet significant. Contentment is the result of faith and

patience while equanimity is accomplished through Sadhana, the active pursuit,

by Sadguru's grace!

Source:saibaba.org

Arun Reddy Nukala

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