11 Holy Sayings - Whoever puts his feet on Shirdi Soil, his sufferings would come to an end.

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The soil of Shirdi speaks smiles and

answers our questions. The soil in other places is still, silent and does not

speak. The air of Shirdi gives life to the dying and

the dead. The air elsewhere is not so powerful.

 

We have to put in extraordinary efforts to experience Baba. In our

place, but in Shirdi, he is available and freely visible

to all. Maya is mighty and enslaving elsewhere.

But at Shirdi, she is scared of Sai

Baba and so cannot dare to approach anybody. It is very difficult even for the

mighty men to keep Maya at a distance, but at Shirdi,

Maya runs away even from the ordinary mortals. The atmosphere in our places is completely polluted. It is

sometimes poisonous even. But at Shirdi everything is

pure life saving and life giving.

 

We find ignorant masses at every other place, but at Shirdi we find the enlightened devotees of Sai Baba. We may

strive to get Gnana in our places, but at Shirdi, the absolute knowledge and the highest wisdom are

also easily available. We may be happy in our places, but we will be blissfully

peaceful at Shirdi. In our places, we may get

calmness but at Shirdi we can be spiritually

tranquil.

 

There may be many Gods and temples in other places, but at Shirdi, we find all Gods and Goddesses in Sri Sai Baba. We may

find very good Vedantic teachers in our towns and

villages, but at Shirdi, we find Sadguru

Sai Baba to grant us spiritual insights as well. We

may love our dwelling places, but Shirdi draws us

wholly towards it by its loving spirituality. Our native place may be our birth

places but Shirdi is a place of the holy parent. In

our places, we may have our houses, but Shirdi is

everybody's home. It is the final abode of all.

 

Tirupati, Kashi,

Gaya, Prayaga, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Mathura, Rameshwaram and Vrindavan are

pious places, pilgrim centers, Punyakshetras. Is Shirdi also a Punyakshetra? What is a Punyakshetra?

In the field of magnetic energy the power of magnet is enormous. Similarly in a

place of punyakshetra, the power of virtue is great.

Magnet draws iron pieces. Punyakshetra draws common

folks as well. The iron pieces are changed into a magnet. Similarly people are

transformed into divinity by a pious place. By visiting a Punvakshetra,

we get punya and it is a passport to take us to

better Lokas for higher happiness. It will also take

us to the top of the spiritual ladder and keep us in a state of Samadhi.

 

Every time you visit Tirupati, you

acquire some punya. That punya

liberates you from the shackles of samsara. If not,

it will cause your rebirth. Your Punya should take

you to a good guru. That Sadguru is at Shirdi. There you will get to know about the path for

self-realization, which is beyond Papa and Punya, sin

and virtue. Gurukshetra paves the way for Atmasakshatkar. It fulfils the goal of life by granting Moksha. Without a guru, we can't have Mukti

or liberation. The all pervading energy is

originated at Shirdi. So it is the center of cosmic

energy.

 

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(Source Eleven Holy Sayings of Shirdi Sai Baba by Pujya Shri Ananda

Sai Swamy)