Guest guest Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM AT ONCE Baba said, "I am the Controller - the wirepuller of the show of this Universe" in Sri Sai Satcharitra, ch. III. The people who visited Shirdi always emphasise His love and protection and about the spiritual exaltation in His presence. A devotee recalls "As we arrived at Shirdi, we felt safe that nothing could harm us. When I went and sat in His presence, I always forgot my pain, and indeed the body itself, and all mundane cares and anxieties. Hours would pass while I sat blissfully unaware of their passage. It was an extraordinary experience shared I believe by all His devotees. He was all in all and the all for us." Another devotee of Baba, Rao Bahadur Dhumal, an advocate says "every devotee feels that his experiences are his own and are given to him for his spiritual and temporal benefit and not for ventilation or publication. The best way of understanding Baba is to experience Him oneself. Where is Baba gone? He is still alive and active, more active, if it were possible than He was, before His Mahasamadhi. Anyone who is in real earnest can get in touch with Him today and at once. But one who will not do that but seeks experiences at second or third hand will get very poor stuff. Sai Baba’s powers were immense. He knew the past, present and future of a devotee to the last detail. He had powers over the elements of nature. In one instance, He stopped a raging storm to help a devotee. At another time, a fire had engulfed the Masjid and the flames had leapt upto the roof, possibly cause of fire was the Dhuni kept in the Masjid. The devotees were panic stricken, but would not move without Baba’s permission. A few moments later, the flames were brought down by Baba by beating the fire with His stick. He had no need to douse the fire with water. Baba operated in the physical world in His physical body, while at the same time operating in the spiritual world. He would travel in His invisible body over great distances of space. Baba did not suffer from the illusion that He was the physical body. Hence He was not bound by the limitations of a physical body. But His devotees who utterly depended upon Him for refuge and help were apprehensive and worried as to what they should do when He was no more physically present. Baba replied emphatically "wherever and whenever you think of me I shall be with you". He has also said "I shall be active and vigorous even after leaving their earthly body.My shrine will bless my devotees and fulfil their needs.My relics will speak from the tomb". "I am ever living to help those who come to me, surrender and seek refuge in me." (from the book ‘The Eternal Sai’) New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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