Sai message for the day

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Almost all of us claim to have immense faith in and intense love for

Sai Baba. But, we also notice at the same time a lot of ego and pride

in our words and deeds. What is to be done then?

 

It is impossible for an egotistic person to know and experience God.

This is very certain. Just as water flows always downwards, so also a

proud man is sure to fall. You may say that you love God. But, God

also must acknowledge your love. Should He not? Suppose you send a

registered letter to your friend, should you not get the

acknowledgement? Similarly, God also should be touched and moved by

your devotion to Him in order to respond to your love. This will

never happen so long as there is ego in you.

 

One day Krishna and Arjuna noticed a Brahmin who was holding a sword

and eating a dry blade of grass. They were very surprised to see such

a peculiar Brahmin. Slowly, they approached him and softly asked him

why he was carrying a sword as he was a Brahmin. The Brahmin said, " I

am in search of four persons, whom I have decided to kill " . Krishna

asked, " Who are they? " In reply, the Brahmin said, " The first person

I want to kill is Narada, the celestial singer. He sings continuously

the glory of Narayana all the time and everywhere he moves making

Narayana, my God, restless. So, I must kill him. "

 

" The second person I am going to kill is that boy Prahlada. His

father put him to suffering of all kinds. My Lord had to rush every

time to save him. When Prahlada was given poison, my Lord had to be

there in the poison to save him. When he was thrown from the

mountaintop, my God, had to stretch His hands to hold and save him.

When he was thrown into the sea, my Lord had to rescue him. When he

was thrown into the fire, my Lord had to be there too in the fire to

save him. He was trampled under the feet of an elephant and Narayana

had to be there for his protection. Every time he prayed to God, He,

out of compassion, responded to his prayers. In a way, Prahlada made

my God constantly wait to save him so that nothing untoward might

happen to him at any time. So I plan to kill him " .

 

" The third person in my hit list is Draupadi. She prayed to my Lord

Krishna as the only refuge of the forlorn when she was being disrobed

in the open court by Dussasana. My God Krishna had to rush to help

her out of a most humiliating situation leaving all his consorts

behind him and without saying anything to anyone. And last but not

the least, the person whom I want to kill is Arjuna, He made my Lord

his charioteer during the Kurukshetra war and gave him a great deal

of trouble " .

 

Arjuna standing by the side of Krishna heard the entire conversation.

He bent his head in full recognition of the Brahmin's devotion to

God, a kind of devotion which excelled even his own.