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

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It is all God's will and play to create the universe, sustain it and

annihilate it. He is incomprehensible. The Paramatma, the Creator dwells in

all the living beings and enchants them with His divine spell of magic. The

main objective and goal of all living beings is to know the Eternal Truth

hidden in them. Man is luckier an other living beings in this regard. He is

endowed with should utilise our faculties to know the all pervasive nature

of God and make efforts to realize Him and this should be our life's

mission. But we continue to pursue an untruthful path and indulge in

ephemeral physical pleasures, under the magic spell of Maya (an illusion)

and keep ourselves aloof to the Ultimate Reality and the Truth (Realisation

of God). The kind hearted Lord, in the incarnation as Sri Krishna, taught us

the path of reaching Him (God) in Bhagavadgita thus:

 

"You are given to the transitory and unreal pleasures in this world. Pray to

Me for an everlasting bliss" (Gita 9-33)

 

"Who ever turns to Me and surrenders shall be free from Maya!" (Gita 7-14)

 

"You will realize Me only when you keep Me in your mind, pray to Me with

devotion, think of Me, salute Me, concentrate and meditate upon Me in full

faith." (Gita 9-34)

 

"If You surrender to Me leaving everything, I shall give you relief from all

your sinful actions: this is the truth",

(Gita 18-66)

 

It is all God's will and play to create the universe, sustain it and

annihilate it. He is incomprehensible. The Paramatma, the Creator dwells in

all the living beings and enchants them with His divine spell of magic. The

main objective and goal of all living beings is to know the Eternal Truth

hidden in them. Man is luckier an other living beings in this regard. He is

endowed with should utilise our faculties to know the all pervasive nature

of God and make efforts to realize Him and this should be our life's

mission. But we continue to pursue an untruthful path and indulge in

ephemeral physical pleasures, under the magic spell of Maya (an illusion)

and keep ourselves aloof to the Ultimate Reality and the Truth (Realisation

of God). The kind hearted Lord, in the incarnation as Sri Krishna, taught us

the path of reaching Him (God) in Bhagavadgita thus:

"You are given to the transitory and unreal pleasures in this world. Pray to

Me for an everlasting bliss" (Gita 9-33)

"Who ever turns to Me and surrenders shall be free from Maya!" (Gita 7-14)

"You will realize Me only when you keep Me in your mind, pray to Me with

devotion, think of Me, salute Me, concentrate and meditate upon Me in full

faith." (Gita 9-34)

"If You surrender to Me leaving everything, I shall give you relief from all

your sinful actions: this is the truth",

(Gita 18-66)

 

Adi Sankara says:

"Of all living beings, man's life is an unique and arduous one. It is

difficult to be free from the cycle of births and deaths and attain

salvation. It is also very difficult to seek great seers and obtain their

grace and guidance. Only our good deeds in the previous lives will lead us

to have association with holy saints and noble people. Once this is

achieved, man's attention is diverted and he is led into the rightful path.

Mukti (Salvation) is not possible in one life but can only be attained by

the accumulation of several good and noble deeds in many previous lives."

 

It is said in the Bhagavadgita:

"Man becomes wise after taking several births and he realizes that God is

only one and such a person knows Me totally".

(Gita 7-19)

 

To be contd....

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