'Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi -A God!' by Bapatla Hanumanth Rao Garu

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      Several foreign philosophers like Max Muller, George Bernard Shaw, etc.

extolled the great virtues of our ancient religion and culture. In the words

of George Bernard Shaw:

 

      "The apparent multiplication of Gods is bewildering at first glance, but

you soon discover that they are all the same God in different aspects and

functions. There is always one utter most God who defies personification.

This makes Hinduism the most tolerant religion in the world, because its own

transcendent God includes all possible Gods."

 

      The first chapter further deals in detail with the term God as propounded

in the Smrities, Sruties and Puranas which are the-roots of our ancient

Hindu religion and establishes that there is only one Universal God and

different Gods do not exist.

 

Second Chapter:

 

      This deals with God's physical forms, and His Avatars (Incarnations.) An

Incarnation, a learned Saint, a person who knows Brahmam are all considered

to be Gods in our presence by virtue of their powers of attaining Godliness.

There is no discrimination between them in their State, Stature or Status.

Whoever possesses such extraordinary qualities and powers as witnessed in

the Almighty, will be God. God who is Nirakara becomes Sahara in order to

quench the thirst of love of His devotees. The Sahara form of God is not

confined to a particular country or time. It appears at all times as and

when the need arises and protects His children.

 

      The chapter thus underlines the need of God's Incarnation assuming the form

of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi.

 

      The ten incarnations of God such as Matsya (fish form), Kurma (form of

tortoise), Narasimha (form of man and lion) etc., Kapila, Dattatreya, Gautam

Buddha, and Sri Rama Krishna Parama Hamsa are no way different from the

incarnation of Sri Sai Baba. Let my fellow devotees not be under illusion

that there were several Gods and Sri Sai Baba has been the added to the

list. It is always good for them to believe that God, the Supreme Power had

assumed different forms and shall assume any form with His unlimited, myriad

and miraculous powers at any time, as and when the occasion arises.

 

To be contd....

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