Message for the week!

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Sairam,

 

Wish you all a very happy BABA's day. May our life be filled with light of BABA's love and grace and let us offer to Him in return our faith and love at HIS holy feet.

 

As humans we limit BABA's blessings galore by asking HIM for things we desire. Our perception is limited, may be that is why we are humans and not evolved beings to understand the magnificent ways of BABA. We test love of BABA over and over again "BABA, I want you to show your blessings" "BABA, i want you to come for my weddingBABA give me this..Baba fulfil this wish.." the list is unending. For every test BABA responds to us in some way or the other, the unexpected picture of BABA on the special occasion, someone bringing us prasad from Shirdi.. you name it, it is there in front of us Showing that He comes when we call. The same way as we test BABA, when BABA tests our faith, love and devotion towards Him we cry out in pain and hurl abuses asking HIm why He is testing us so. Isnt it amazing how we cannot take what we give to others? This is our limited knowledge about the greatness of god. We do not understand His grandeur. We want answers from HIM, but when He wants us to show HIM that we are worthy of HIS grace we fail. BABA is so great and kind that inspite of us failing repeatedly in showing our love towards Him, He still comes running to us when We call HIM. Let us open our minds to the ever pervasiveness of BABA, and know that He embraces the universe and is not restricted or limited in our mind, thoughts, place or thing... Here is the message for the week...

 

"

(2) Balaram Mankar

There was a house-holder devotee of Baba by name Balaram Mankar. When his wife

passed away, he got dejected and entrusting his household to his son, left his

home and came to Shirdi and lived with Baba. Being pleased with his devotion,

Baba wanted to give a good turn to his life and He did this in this wise. He

gave him Rs. 12/- and asked him to go and live in Macchindragad (District

Satara). Mankar was first unwilling to go and stay away from Baba, but Baba

convinced him that he was giving the best course for him and asked him to

practise mediation thrice a day on the Gad. Believing in Baba's words, Mankar

came to the Gad. He was much pleased with the lovely sight, pure water, healthy

air and the surroundings of the place, and began to practice assiduously the

meditations as recommended by Baba. After some days he got a revelation.

Generally Bhaktas get revelation in their Samadhi or trance states, but in

Mankar's case he got it, when he came down to his ordinary consciousness from

his trance. Baba appeared to him in person. Not only that Mankar saw Him, but he

also asked Him why he was sent there. Baba replied - "In Shirdi many thoughts

and ideas began to rise in your mind and I sent you here to rest your unsteady

mind. You thought that I was in Shirdi with a body composed of the five elements

and three and a half cubits in length, and not outside of it. Now you see and

determine for yourself whether the person you see here now is the same you saw

at Shirdi. It is for this reason that I sent you here." Then after the period

was over, Mankar left the Gada and proceeded to his native place Bandra. He

wanted to travel by rail from Poona to Dadar, but when he went to the booking

office to get a ticket, he found it very much crowded. He could not get his

ticket soon, when, a villager with a langoti (piece of cloth) on his waist and

kambali on his shoulder turned up and said - "Where are your going?To Dadar."

replied Mankar. Then he said - "Please take this Dadar ticket of mine; as I have

some urgent business here, I have cancelled my Dadar trip." Mankar was very glad

to receive the ticket and was just taking out money from his pocket, when the

rustic disappeared in the crowd. Mankar tried to find him out in the crowd, but

it was in vain. He waited for him till the train left the station but found no

trace of him. This was the second revelation Mankar got in a strange form. Then

Mankar after visiting his home, again returned to Shirdi and remained there at

Baba's feet, always following His biddings and advice. In the end, he was very

fortunate to leave this world in the presence, and with the blessings of Baba. " Chapter 32.

Humble pranams

 

Sairam

 

Anitha Kandukuri

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