Baba's love for his devotees : part 4& 5: Old man and Cholkar's sugarless tea

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Dear Devotees,

Om Sai Ram! Happy Baba's day to you all!!!!

 

Here are two anecdotes, one of an old man which is not

so well known and the other is of Cholkar's sugarless

tea which is well known but still a very touching

story....

 

 

See how Sai Baba accepts allllll his devotees and

blesses them. Stories like this increase our faith in

Sai Baba more and more and Faith is the one thing that

can move mountains for us devotees.

 

 

 

Story 1: Old man.

 

In 1918, on the eve of the holy day of Sri Ramanavami,

Namasaptaha (incessant chanting of divine name for

seven days) was going on. Several devotees were seated

in Dwarakamai. Baba called Shama and told him, “Go out

and fetch the candy which the old man standing outside

has brought for me.”

 

Shama went out and did find a very old man standing

there. He looked senile owing to age. Saliva was

dripping from his parted lips and flies were swarming

all over his face. Shama led the old man by the hand

into Baba’s presence. Baba then kept his hand on the

old man’s head in blessing, took a little candy from a

small bundle in his garment and gave the rest to him

as prasad.

 

 

 

 

Story 2: Cholkar's sugarless tea.

 

Cholkar, a poor clerk in the civil court at Thana,

once heard of Baba’s greatness and vowed to Baba –

“Baba , I am a poor man and I am unable even to

support my family. If by your grace I pass the

departmental examination and get a permanent post I

shall go to Shirdi for your darshan and distribute

sugar candy in your name”. Cholkar’s wish was soon

fulfilled.

 

A poor Cholkar, anxious to fulfill his vow at the

earliest, resolved to economize on his personal

expenditure. He stopped using sugar in his tea and out

of that saved enough money to fulfill his vow. He

visited Baba and distributed sugar candy in his name.

Then Baba addressed Bapusaheb Jog who was seated in

the mosque and pointing at Cholkrar, said, “Jog, take

him to your house and give him cups of tea fully

saturated with sugar”. Cholkar was much moved and

wonder–struck by Baba’s omniscience.

 

 

 

 

Source: Sai Baba the Master.

 

 

MAY SAI BLESS US ALL!!!!!!!