Devotees Experiences Mrs,Manager part 1

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Mrs. Manager, Holy city, says:

It is very difficult to describe Sai Baba and our

experience of him, but one may talk about some things

relating to him.

My daughter took ill when she was fifteen months old

and I was sore distressed. Just then my brother-in-law

came back from Shirdi and was sounding the high praise

of Sai Baba. I then said that if the child recovered,

we should go with our child to Shirdi and pay our

respects to Sai Baba. The child recovered and we went

up to fulfil our vow.

One's first impression of Sai Baba was derived from

his eyes. There was such power and penetration in his

glance that none could continue to look at his eyes.

One felt that Sai Baba was reading him, or her,

through and through. Soon one lowered one's eyes and

bowed down. One felt that He was not only in one's

heart, but in every atom of one's body. A few words, a

gesture would reveal to one that Sai Baba knew all

about the past, present and even future and about

everything else. There was nothing else to do for one,

except to submit trustfully and to surrender oneself

to Him. And there He was to look after every minute

detail, and guide one safe through every turn and

every vicissitude of life. He was the Antaryami, call

Him God or Satpurusha in Sahaja Sthithi or what you

like. But the overpowering personality was there, and

in his presence no doubts, no fears, no questioning

had any place and one resigned oneself and found that

was only course, the safest and best course. From

one's first entry into His presence, one went on

getting experience of His power. His all-knowing and

all-pervasive personality, His protecting care. that

shielded one, wherever one went and at any time

whatsoever.

 

 

I shall give some instances of his Antanjamitva that I

personally got or learnt of in the early days of my

stay at Shirdi.

Shirdi in those days was a neglected hamlet without

any lighting, sweeping and other conveniences of

civilization.

It has had some improvement since. But when I was

there, the streets and passages were all dark and

unlit at night. One night I was walking about. But

suddenly and abruptly I stopped. There was no sound or

sight to account for my stopping. For some unknown

reason I felt I must stop and I did. A little time

passed and a light was brought by some one and there

Lo, and behold! at the very place where I was to have

placed my foot at the next step, there was a serpent

lying quiet. Of course, if I had put my foot, the

consequences might have been very serious, if not

fatal. The light showed what the danger was that I

escaped. But I could not have guessed of its existence

so near me by the use of my own powers, in the absence

of the light. Why and how had I stopped so abruptly

and how did the light come in so opportune a moment to

show me the danger? The only answer is-the all-seeing

and ever watchful power and protective grace of Sai

Baba. He has saved this body of mine from death on

many occasions. But these or some of these will be

mentioned later on.

 

 

source:devotees experience of sai baba

by shri narasimhaswamiji

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