Guest guest Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Deer Released From Its " Cage " In 1976, a small number of deer were brought from the Madhumalai forest to Brindavan, and the grounds were cordoned off for the deer cage. Everyday, Bhagavan Baba would feed the deer with apples. A small cage inside also had a few partridges and parrots. Some students were blessed with the opportunity of maintaining the cages. One day, as Bhagavan was coming towards us after feeding the deer, looking at our faces pressed against the mesh, with a twinkle in His eye He indicated the students and told an elderly devotee, " These are two legged 'dear'. Those are My four legged deer. All are dear to me. " We were thrilled by His statement. Years later, it was a hot summer day in 1988. The time was around 2:30 p.m. In the place of the old bungalow, now stood the new Trayee Brindavan. A few boys observed a strange spectacle. A female deer was looking longingly up at the window of the rooms on the first floor, where Bhagavan lived. There is only one language - the language of the heart. What prayers the deer (which was among the first deer to come to Brindavan) addressed to the Lord, we shall never know. But the response was swift. The doors of Trayee opened, and Sai Baba walked quickly down the marble steps, across the hot marble floor, instructing the students to get some apples. He entered the cage and patted the deer affectionately. As the fruits were brought on a tray, Bhagavan Baba fed the deer with His own hands. The deer ate the apple pieces quickly. Bhagavan finished feeding it, and after patting it lovingly, He left. After a few minutes the deer collapsed. Its hour had come. The Lord had entered the cage to release the soul encaged as a deer. Had he not said, " All are dear to me. " - OM SAI RAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 om sai ram sairam for sharing with us a lovely grace of the Lord!! 'sai bless u' sai ram --- mahadevan12 <mahadevan12 wrote: > Deer Released From Its " Cage " > > In 1976, a small number of deer were brought from > the Madhumalai > forest to Brindavan, and the grounds were cordoned > off for the deer > cage. Everyday, Bhagavan Baba would feed the deer > with apples. A > small cage inside also had a few partridges and > parrots. Some > students were blessed with the opportunity of > maintaining the cages. > One day, as Bhagavan was coming towards us after > feeding the deer, > looking at our faces pressed against the mesh, with > a twinkle in His > eye He indicated the students and told an elderly > devotee, " These are > two legged 'dear'. Those are My four legged deer. > All are dear to > me. " We were thrilled by His statement. > > Years later, it was a hot summer day in 1988. The > time was around > 2:30 p.m. In the place of the old bungalow, now > stood the new Trayee > Brindavan. A few boys observed a strange spectacle. > A female deer was > looking longingly up at the window of the rooms on > the first floor, > where Bhagavan lived. There is only one language - > the language of > the heart. What prayers the deer (which was among > the first deer to > come to Brindavan) addressed to the Lord, we shall > never know. But > the response was swift. The doors of Trayee opened, > and Sai Baba > walked quickly down the marble steps, across the hot > marble floor, > instructing the students to get some apples. He > entered the cage and > patted the deer affectionately. As the fruits were > brought on a tray, > Bhagavan Baba fed the deer with His own hands. The > deer ate the apple > pieces quickly. Bhagavan finished feeding it, and > after patting it > lovingly, He left. After a few minutes the deer > collapsed. Its hour > had come. The Lord had entered the cage to release > the soul encaged > as a deer. Had he not said, " All are dear to me. " > > - OM SAI RAM > > > > ______________________________\ ____ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents./mailbeta/newmail_tools.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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