Surrender to Lord Sai

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Surrender to Lord Sai

By B. Umamaheswara Rao

(Founder

Editor - 'Sai Prabha and

Editor 'Sainatha Prabha')

It is

not Easy

IT IS NOT EASY

- to

apologize

- to

begin again

- to

admit error

- to

be unselfish

- to

face a sneer

- to

be considerate

- to

endure success and prosperity

- to

keep on trying in difficulties

- to

profit by mistakes

- to

forgive and forget

- to

think and then act manfully

- to

make best of what is God-given

- to

shoulder deserved blame

- to

subdue an ugly temper

- to

master a critical tongue NO IT IS NOT EASY AT ALL.

 

'Shraddha'

and 'Saburi' are the two-paisa dakshina that Lord Sai asked his devotees to give him to be led to His holy

feet. The devotee loves Sai, as the child its mother,

as the servant his master with complete dependence on Him.

 

Let us open out our

hearts fully before Lord Sainath. Let us lay our

hearts bare, confess all our shortcomings and weaknesses and appeal for

strength to conquer them.

To increase bhakti in Sai, three things are

necessary.

1. Constant repetition

of Sai-nam 'OM SAI SRI SAIJAYA JAYA SAI'.

2. To see Lord Sai in all objects and beings.

3. To undergo all

difficulties and sorrows in a spirit of resignation and renunciation.

 

All our weaknesses are

destroyed the moment we surrender ourselves to Lord Sainath.

The self surrender should not be only for a time. It must be continuous and the

consciousness of the ego must leave us entirely and forever.

 

1. Acknowledgement of Sai-will

as supreme:

Our ego

refuses to submit to this truth and makes us suffer from disappointments and doubts.

Let us always remember that Sai is the sole-doer and

we are all merely instruments in His hands.

2. Realisation

that Sai is always good, loving and compassionate:

So Sai-will

works only for good. He is kind and compassionate. This gives us the necessary

strength to patiently endure every trial and grief, seeing in it the hidden

good, as in the apparent harsh treatment of the child by its mother when she

chastises her child for its good.

3.

Every

moment is a part of Sai-eternity: Acceptance of the

fact that Sai has assured the form

of the Universe of all creatures, of all beings and things in it.

Let us consider every thing and every being as manifestation of Lord Sai. Then we have nothing to dislike or hate. Here we

create an ocean of love in which we immerse ourselves and enjoy eternal bliss.

" BE EVER IN SHIRDI SAI-BE-THUS IN SAIJOY " .

4.

This

is an ideal that every Sai-devotee must have. Let us

all strive to achieve it one

hundred percent.

 

Diamond-Life

In this age of affluence

many people........ When they meet obstacles....... give up and take the course

of least resistance. They refuse to stand up and face their problems

eye-to-eye.

 

Little do they realize

that sometimes the things against which they rebel most in life and look upon

as obstacles are what they need most to develop their highest usefulness and

efficiency.

 

If a diamond could talk,

it would undoubtedly express resentment against the abrasive, grinding contact

of the jeweler's wheel that grinds and polishes its facets. Yet.... without the

jeweler's grinding wheel, the diamond has little commercial value. The swiftly

revolving wheel cuts into the surface of the diamond and from a

common-appearing pebble produces a gem of beauty that is admired and sought

after. There is no other way to make a diamond except by grinding and

polishing.

 

In the same way, human

life must be subjected to difficulties, adversities, and discipline in order to

bring out those qualities that will make life of value to the owner.

 

Prayer

Charles V called his son

one day and showing him a beautiful sword and a sacred book, said, ''Choose

between these two objects. " The son preferred the breviary, and when the

Emperor asked the reason for his decision, he simply replied, " My Father,

with the sword I could conquer a kingdom, but with prayer I could gain Heaven

which is more lasting and happier. "

 

 

(source Shri Saipadananda

Special Magazine)