Message for the week.

February 5, 2009

Sairam,

BABA bless us on this Thursday. May He guide us always and keep us away from harms way.

We all seek BABA's guidance in life, do we not? Then how many of us Heed to HIS advise to us? Not many I suppose, the desire for a particular thought or wish to be fulfilled is so overwhelming in us that we do not heed to the word of Caution BABA throws us through some means or other. It could be by causing hurdles in our endeavour to fulfill the want, or failing in achieving what we wish for. Baba talks to us through other devotees, and for some through Satcharita. If you seek answers from HIM then He does speak through satcharita and somehow or the other the content of the matter that you recieve the chapter is very relevant to our question we ask HIM. We do need HIS guidance and help to be able to understand what He tells us. BABA never leaves us alone and He always is ahead of us to help us out of sticky situations. He is there to guide us but we have to listen to HIM not with out ears but with our heart. Then we are bound to understand HIS message. Here is the message for the week...

His Speculations : (1) Cotton A Bombay friend of Damu Anna wrote to him, that they should do some cotton-speculation business in partnership which would bring them about two lacs of rupees as profit. (Damu Anna says in his statement made about the year 1936 to Mr. B.V.Narasimha Swami that the proposal about speculating at Bombay in cotton was from a broker who was not to be a partner, and that he (Damu Anna) was to be the sole adventurer: - vide P.75 of the Devotees' Experiences Part II). The broker wrote that the business was good and involved no risks and that the opportunity should not be lost. Damu Anna was oscillating in his mind. He could not at once determine to venture in the speculation. He thought about this and as he was a devotee of Baba, he wrote a detailed letter to Shama giving all the facts and requested him to consult Baba and take His advice in the matter. Shama got the letter next day and when he came with it at noon to the Masjid and placed it before Baba. He asked Shama what the matter was, and what the paper (letter) was about. He replied that Damu Anna of Nagar wanted to consult Him about something. Then Baba said - "What does he write, and what does he plan? It

seems that he wants to catch the sky and that he is not content with what God

has given him; read his letter". Shama than said, "The letter contains what you

have just said now. Oh, Deva you sit here calm and composed and agitate the

devotees and when they get restless, you draw them here, some in person and

others through letters. If you know the contents of the latter, why do you then

press me to read it?" Baba said - "Oh Shama, read it please. I speak at random

and who believes Me."

Then Shama read the letter and Baba heard it attentively and said feelingly - "The Shet (Damu Anna) has gone mad; write to him in reply that nothing is wanting in his house. Let him be content with the half loaf (bread) he has now and let him not bother himself about lacs." Shama sent the reply which Damu Anna was anxiously waiting for. Reading it, he found that all his hopes and prospects about lacs of rupees as profit were dashed to the ground. He thought that he had done a mistake in consulting Baba. But as Shama had hinted in the reply that there was always much difference in seeing and hearing and that, therefore, he should come to Shirdi personally and see Baba. He thought it advisable to go to Shirdi and consult Baba personally about the affair. So he went to Shirdi, saw Baba, prostrated himself before Him and sat shampooing His legs. He had no courage to ask Baba openly about the speculation, but he thought in his mind, that it would be better if some share in the business should be assigned to Baba and said in his mind, that if Baba were to help him in this transaction, he would surrender some share of profits to Him. Damu Anna was thus thinking secretly in his mind, but nothing was veiled from Baba; everything past, present and future were clear to Him as an Amalaka fruit in hand. A child wants sweets, but its mother gives bitter pills; the former spoil its health, while the latter improve it. So the mother looking to the welfare of her infant, coaxes it and gives it bitter pills. Baba, kind mother as He was, knew the present and future prospects of His devotees, and therefore reading Damu Anna's mind, He openly spoke to him - "Bapu, I do not want to be entangled in any such wordly things (sharing profits)." Seeing Baba's disapproval Damu Anna dropped the enterprise. " Chapter 25 SSS.

Baba bless us and guide us always.

humble pranams

Sairam

Anitha Kandukuri

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