DIVINE EXPERIENCES - ASK, BABA WILL GIVE

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DIVINE EXPERIENCES – ASK, BABA WILL GIVE

Mr. Clerk, Parsi, aged 44, Mumbai Office says:

In 1913 I first came to Sai Baba at Shirdi. That was because some friends told

me that my elder brother’s lunacy which could not be cured by doctors could be

removed by the grace of Sai Baba. So I brought him here. First he slightly

improved and we were asked to go away. But his trouble resumed its vigour after

we returned to Mumbai and he began to give trouble to his mother and others. So

I wrote to Baba and was directed to go again to Shirdi with my brother. I came

with him and left him here. Mr. Amidas Mehta was looking after him and I send

30 rupees a month for his support. After some months stay, by merely attending

Baba’s Arati and taking his Ashirvadh, Udhi and Thirtha my brother improved.

This was remarkable as all sorts of reason was medical and other treatments had

failed to cure him, while Baba’s grace without any medicine cured him. Our faith

in Baba became stronger and I was always having his small picture with me in my

room. I occasionally visited Baba

in his life time. But that was only for earthly benefits I was much younger in

those days. I was away at Basra first and then in 1917 and 1918 I was at Suez,

leading a merry and reckless life and had no serious thoughts. It is after Baba

passed away that I am developing my attention to the inner and nobler life. I

never asked Baba for help in the spiritual direction. First my brother’s mental

malady and next the need to get my two younger sister’s married, etc., were

obsessing my mind. It is for such things I sought Baba’s help and I trusted in

him fully and he was merciful enough to grant all I asked for an a greater deal

more. My sisters got married and as far myself I was never left in want.

In 1920 I got married and that was by Baba’s grace. I was getting only 100

rupees and could hardly maintain a family. Yet but Baba’s grace I got married.

I have one son and one daughter. My wife is very sickly. I have constantly

prayed to Baba for her. Recently one month back she was in so desperate

condition that I intently prayed to Baba pleading that if she died, my mother,

a poor old lady of 70 would die of the shock. By Baba’s will my wife recovered;

but my mother who had no visible illness at first except old age developed

double pneumonia and passed away. My father passed away in 1904.

Baba used to come often in my dreams when I was 12 years old. (I was always

looking at his picture and bowing him) If he came in my dream, that was a sure

indication to me that some evil or other that was afflicting me or about to

befall me was removed or averted. My experience with Baba was very happy.

Whenever I went into his presence, I forgot everything. I had no trouble, no

anxiety, no care, no fear. Everything was blotted out and I passed a blissful

time in his company. That was most wonderful. Even now if he comes in dream

vision, that effect is reproduced. He was so kind and all knowing, as I may

shown even in his dakshina matters. I was very poor when I went to him. At

first in 1913 I was on 60 rupees. He would ask me for dakshina. At times he

would take away all I had in my pocket. Once 8 rupees was cash I had in my

hand. He took it away as Dakshina. After I said that I had no objection to part

with every pie, he did not go on asking dakshina from me. I

never came to harm by giving away what I had. He blessed us by what he gives and

even by what he takes away from us. I spent very little time here and had very

few visits during his life time and I have no spiritual experiences. I have not

studied religious works, i.e., Gathas even now. I cannot say how Baba would

affect a learned Parsi versed in Parsi sacred works.

We have to know God and unite with him. So we must begin at the bottom with

right thoughts which would lead to right actions and ultimately to God. We pray

to God as symbolized by the Sun, the Ocean and Fire standing before any of these

three. Regard for Zoroaster does not conflict with worship of Sai Baba.

Zoroaster merely organised a pre-existing faith and reformed it by removing the

abuses which crept in by the remissness of priests. We pray to Baba and get

various earthly benefits. I do not know if there is anything in Parsi religion

or religion books against this course being adopted by us.

(Written by HH Pujyasri B V Narasimha Swamiji in Devotees Experiences Vol.3 on December 03, 1936.)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Old age like the dreaded tiger stands threatening at your door. Beauty fades,

wrinkles appear on the face and mar the beauty, hairs become grey, teeth become

shaky and fall, body bends forward. Knowledge of God is the only remedy to

destroy birth, old age, death and disease.

-Swami Sivananda

Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya......

Question: people talk of Vaikuntha, Kailasa, Indraloka, Chandraloka (the Hindu

heavens). Do they really exist?

Sri Ramana Maharshi: Certainly. You can rest assured that they all exist. There

also a swami like me will be found seated on a couch and disciples will also be

seated around him. They will ask something and he will say something in reply.

Everything will be more or less like this. What of that? If one sees

Chandraloka, one will ask for Indraloka, and after Indraloka, Vaikuntha and

after Vaikuntha, Kailasa and so on, and the mind goes on wandering. Where is

shanti (peace)? If shanti is required, the only correct method of securing it

is by self-enquiry. Through self-enquiry Self-realisation is possible. If one

realises the Self, one can see all these worlds within one’s Self. The source

of everything is one’s own Self, and if one realises the Self, one will not

find anything different from the Self. Then these questions will not arise.

There may or may not be a Vaikuntha or a Kailasa but it is a fact that you are

here, isn’t it? How are you here? Where are

you? After you know about these things, you can think of all those worlds.