Sai message for the day

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Swami! It is often said and felt that none escapes maya or illusion.

Everyone falls a victim to the influence of maya. So, man is prone to

delusion. Then Swami, a person who has known what maya is and has

been out of maya, how is it that he gets into the trap again?

 

Sai Baba: Think of this situation. When it is dark what happens to

light? Where does it go? Similarly, when there is light, where does

the darkness that was present till the light came, go? Absence of

light is darkness. Darkness does not flow or run away. Because of the

light, it is not noticed. Once the light is put off, it will be dark

as before. Here light is wisdom, darkness is ignorance or maya or

delusion or avidya. To dispel the darkness the only thing to do is

light a candle.

 

Your question is, how the darkness of ignorance comes back again

having been dispelled once already by the light of wisdom. A simple

example. Many travel by bus. As the bus speeds forward along the

rugged roads, we find the dust rising behind the bus so long as it is

on a continuous run. But, the moment the bus stops the whole lot of

dust collects inside. All of it just blows into the bus. Similarly,

human life is a bus. So long as it is on the move of sadhana, the

dust of illusion stays behind. But, if the bus of life stops or halts

sadhana, the dust of delusion will get into life. So, it is sadhana

that keeps you unaffected by delusion. If you stop sadhana you will

again become a victim of maya. Therefore, you can never take it for

granted that you are rid of maya in your lifetime. It is your

constant sadhana that helps you.