What Is Baba's Mission

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When a great saint lending a perfectly pure life as a Samartha Sadguru and

helping thousands that came to him in the course of about half a century on

their way to God is to be described, his utterances are sure of ethics and

spirituality and it is neither possible nor desirable to make anything like

an attempt to give a fall account of his moral teachings - Baba's

influencing devotees was not and is not mainly by any sort of express

teaching. He was molding his children as he called his devotees, from inside

and he used not merely words but also his gaze, his touch and even his aura

or the will power to remove undesirable tendencies and influences and

replace them by useful and holy ones.

 

Even today it is his inner working that counts in the improvement and

building up of the devotee. His presence, his gaze, his touch had all their

effect. Each of these had its own peculiar effect as intended by Baba. Baba

in many ways sowed seeds of morals and spirituality in the hearts of those

approaching him, and some-times almost imperceptibly. Whenever he rendered

any worldly help, that help was accompanied by a spiritual seed sowing and

the beneficiary remembered Baba with faith, love and admiration for his

power, guidance and kindness. These thoughts were the seeds from which a

huge tree of faith would grow up later on and Baba who sowed the seeds

mostly, watered and manure his plant and in many a case, beginning with

worldly benefit, the devotee got on to higher and higher spiritual levels.

 

Baba's teachings are so common that when set out, they may look like copy

book maxims and some may wonder why these should be set out at all, as

everyone knows these moral teachings. What Baba taught was not something new

and strange. It is the old, old truths of morality and spirituality that

have to be rubbed into each soul and lived up to and therefore, Baba would

place truths before the devotee when the appropriate occasion offered

itself. Anyhow, in order that a curious reader wanting to know what sort of

teachings Baba's were, might get satisfaction, we shall give below a few of

his teachings with mere curiosity but really proceed to read, digest, absorb

and live up to them and make them part of himself. For instance about

contentment and surrender, Baba used to say, ‘God is great. He is the

Supreme Master.’ Baba also said occasionally where people thought he was

great, 'How great is God? No one can compare with him. God creates supports

and destroys. His leela {sport} is inscrutable. Let us be content to remain

as he makes us, to submit our wills to his.’ This is the most important

doctrine, a doctrine of submission and surrender. Baba said ‘As God places

us, let us remain. Take what comes. Be contented and cheerful. Never worry.

Not a leaf moves but by His consent and will. We should be honest, upright

and virtuous. We must distinguish right from wrong. We must each attend to

his own duty. But we must not be obsessed by egotism and fancy that we are

the independent causes of action. God is the Actor. We must recognize his

independence and our dependence on Him and see all acts as His. If we do so,

we shall be unattached and free from Karmic bondage.’

 

Another important thing for peace and happiness is love of all creation.

Baba's moral teachings were conveyed by his own life and activity. Baba

loved all creatures and the underlying motive of every act of his was love

towards, all human beings and all creatures. Baba said 'Love all creatures.

Do not fight with any. Do not retaliate nor scandalize any. When any one

talk of you, that is, against you, passes on unperturbed. His words cannot

pierce into your body. Others' acts will affect them alone and not you. As

for activity Baba was ever active and never idle. And his advice was 'Do not

be idle, work. Utter God's name. Read scriptures. We should not harbor envy,

rivalry or combative disquisition towards others. If others hate us, let us

simply take to 'Nama Japa' and avoid their company.'

 

Baba said at time 'God has agents everywhere and they have vast powers and I

also have vast powers. But abhimana the idea that I am doing has to be

completely suppressed in order that one may really have spiritual elevation,

peace and happiness.' All these comprises of Baba's teachings according to

observations of our beloved Master Rev. Narasimha Swamiji as above forms

part and parcel of the most essential points in all religions. Thus spoke

Sri Narasimha Swamiji through his book Life of Sri Sai Baba.

 

May all be blessed by a careful reading of this article with all faith and

be blessed by Baba and Swamiji to attain the Highest - is my earnest prayer.

 

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