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Moral

Baba never, in fact, actually begged any money, nor allowed His Bhaktas to beg.

He regarded money as a danger or bar to spiritual progress and did not allow

His Bhaktas to fall into its clutches. Bhagat Mhalsapati, is an instance on tis

point. He was very poor and could hardly make both ends meet. Baba never allowed

him to make any money, nor gave him anything from the Dakshina amount. Once a

kind and liberal merchant named Hansaraj gave a large amount of money to

Mhalsapati in Baba's presence, but Baba did not allow him to accept it.

Then the second guest began his tale. "My Brahmin (cook) was serving me

faithfully for 35 years. Unfortunately he fell into bad ways, his mind changed

and he robbed me of my treasure. By removing a laterite slab from my wall where

my cup-board is fixed, he came in while we were all asleep and carried away all

my accumulated wealth, Rs. 30,000/- in currency notes. I know not how Baba

mentioned the exact amount. I sat crying day and night. My enquiries came to

nothing. I spent a fortnight in great anxiety. As I sat on the verandah, sad

and dejected, a passing fakir noted my condition and enquired of its cause, and

I told him all about it. He told me that an Avalia by name Sai lives in Shirdi,

Kopergaon Taluka. Make vow to Him and give up any food that you like best and

say to Him mentally that 'I have given up eating that food till I take your

darshan'. Then I took the vow and gave up eating rice and s0aid, "Baba, I will

eat it after

recovering my property and after taking your darshan".

Fifteen days passed after this. The Brahmin, of his own accord, came to me,

returned my money and apologized, saying, "I went mad and acted thus; I now

place my head on your feet, please forgive me". Thus everything ended well. The

fakir that met me and helped me, was not seen again. An intensive desire to see

Sai Baba, whom the fakir pointed out to me, arose in my mind. I thought that

the fakir who came all the way to my house was no other than Sai Baba. Would

He, who saw me and helped me to get my lost money ever covet to get Rs.35/-? On

the contrary without expecting anything from us, He always tries His best to

lead us on the path of spiritual progress.

I was overjoyed when I recovered my stolen property and being infatuated, I

forgot all about my vow. Then when I was at Colaba, one night I saw Sai Baba in

my dream. This reminded me of my promised visit to Shirdi. I went to Goa and

from there wanted to start for Shirdi, by taking a steamer to Bombay, en route.

But when I came to the harbour, I found that the steamer was crowded and there

was no place. The captain did not allow me, but on the intercession of a peon,

who was stranger to me, I was allowed to get into the steamer which brought me

to Bombay. From there, I got in the train and came here. Surely I think that

Baba is all-pervading and all-knowing. What are we and where is our home? How

great our good fortune that Baba got back our money and drew us here to

Himself? You Shirdi folk must be infinitely superior and more fortunate than

we; for Baba has played, laughed, talked and lived with you for so many years.

I think that your

store of good merits must be infinite, for it attracted Baba into Shirdi. Sai is

our Datta. He ordered the vow. He gave me a seat in the steamer and brought me

here and thus gave proof of His omniscience and omnipotence"."Gurur Brahma

Gurur VishnuGurur Devoh Maheshwar;Gurur Shakshat ParambramhaTashmai Shri Gurur

Veh Namah"May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba always shower His grace on us and our

families and remove our problems and anxieties by giving us all - strength ,

goodluck, success and happiness with peace of mind.Sai bhakt,Deepa

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