Message for the week.

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Sairam,

 

Happy BABA's day to you all. May the merciful BABA guide and protect us against all temptations and pitfalls in our life. He is there to help us tide through our karma. All we need is to have faith in Him and love Him abundantly.

 

Often in our work or service to our beloved master we forget that we are mere puppets and the actual doer is the Master Himself. Were are mere instruments. In the course of our service, we tend to develop self importance and feel that "I am great" BABA's work is not carried on without me, and I am important and make BABA's work happen. Tell me, does BABA need people like us to do His work? Isnt He the master, of this Universe and can easily manifest to take care of His works and does not need people like you and me to carry on HIS work. He merely provides us with opportunities to ease our karma by doing His service. We think We are the doers when He Himself is carrying on the work through us. A man how much ever He progresses spiritually when even an iota of Ego envelopes him, he falls way down from the ladder of spiritual path, he can be rescued only by the sadguru and He alone can help man to go back into the path of spiritual. Let us today leave our ego at His feet. Let us stay back and watch His action unfold in front of our eyes when people throng to do His work. Remember life goes on even when we leave this world physically, nothing can stop the universe and its function. here is the message of the week from BABA, where in the illusion that the mere learned man is the guru for the Master of the universe is shattered in no time...

 

 

"The Pseudo-Guru Javhar Ali

Five years after the wrestling bout mentioned above, one Fakir from Ahmednager

by name Javhar Ali, came to Rahata with his disciples and stayed in Bakhal

(spacious room) near Virabhadra temple. The Fakir was learned, could repeat the

whole Koran and had a sweet tongue. Many religious and devout people of the

village came to him and began to respect him. With the help of the people, he

started to build an Idgah ( a wall before which Mahomedans pray on Idgah day),

near the Virabhadra temple. There was some quarrel about this affair, on account

of which, Javhar Ali had to leave Rahata. Then he came to Shirdi and lived in

the Masjid with Baba. People were captured by his sweet talk, and he began to

call Baba his disciple. Baba did not object and consented to be his Chela. Then

both Guru and Chela decided to return to Rahata and live there. The Guru

(Teacher) never knew his disciple's worth, but the disciple knew the defects of

the Guru, still he never disrespected him, observing carefully his duties. He

even served the Master in various ways. They used to come to Shirdi off and on,

but their main stay was in Rahata. The loving devotees of Baba in Shirdi did not

like, that Baba should stay away from them in Rahata. So they went in a

deputation to bring Baba back to Shirdi. When they met Baba near the Idgah and

told the purpose for which they came, Baba said to them that the Fakir was an

ill-tempered fellow, he would not leave him and that they should better return

to Shirdi without him, before the Fakir returned. While they were thus talking,

the Fakir turned up and was very angry with them for trying to take away his

disciple. There was some discussion and altercation and it was finally decided

that both the Guru and Chela should return to Shirdi. And so they returned and

lived in shirdi. But after a few days the Guru was tested by Devidas and he was

found wanting. Twelve years before Baba arrived in Shirdi with the

marriage-party, this Devidas aged about 10 or 11 came to Shirdi and lived in the

Maruti temple. Devidas had fine features and brilliant eyes, and he was

dispassion incarnate and a Jnani. Many persons, namely Tatya Kote, Kashinath and

others regarded, him as their Guru. They brought Javhar Ali in his presence, and

in the discussion that followed, Javhar was worsted and fled from Shirdi. He

went and stayed in Bijapur and returned after many years to Shirdi, and

prostrated himself before Sai Baba. The delusion that he was Guru and Sai Baba

his Chela, was cleared away, and as he repented, Sai Baba treated him with

respect. In this case Sai Baba showed by actual conduct how one should get rid

of egoism and do the duties of a disciple to attain the highest end, viz.,

self-realization. This story is told here according to the version given by

Mhalsapati ( a great devotee of Baba).

In the next Chapter will be described Rama-Navami Festival, the Masjid, its

former condition and later improvement etc. " Chapter 5 Satcharita.

 

BABA bless us and guide us always.

 

Humble pranams

 

Sairam

Anitha Kandukuri

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