Guest guest Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Baba's Advice to Nana Nanabhai Chandorkar found that though he waited for Athithies " (guests) for a few minutes after daily VAISWADEVA, none ever turned up. He ended to ask Baba if the Vedic instruction to wait guests before food was worthless and impracticable. When he went to Baba for this query, Baba, even before Nana would ask him, spoke thus: " Nana, the SASTRAS are neither in fault nor are the MANTRAS wrong. But you have not caught their true import. You get into your head a worthless interpretation and then stand waiting for guests. They will not turn up. The term " ATHITHI " does not denote man alone. ATHITHI is whatever creature is hungry and comes on to you, at that time, whether human, insect, bird or beast, seeking food. The real ATHITHI that you get, you do not regard as such. These creatures seek food and come to you. Nana, give up this wrong interpretation. At " KAKABAU " home take plenty of boiled rice outside the house and leave it there. Do not shout or call for any and do not drive any away. Whatever the creature that comes to eat, let not that disturb your mind. You get thus the merit of feeding lakhs of guests. " (An Anthology compiled from Sri Sai Baba's Charters & Sayings) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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