Guest guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Sairam, Happy Baba's day to you all. Baba bless us guide us and lead us in our life and protect us always. Satcharita is gospel of Shri Sai BABA and the context is relevant to this day and age as it has been during the time of Baba. There has been a lot of racial, technological revolution still the teachings of Baba then are so very true and apply to present day. Every incident in Satcharita when read, assimilated, and applied throws a new meaning and light whatever day and age. These sacred teachings of Baba would be relevant 100 years down into the future. We who have come under the shelter of Baba are fortunate, for it is our previous relationship to Him that has drawn us to Him today. What have we learnt from Satcharita... This is an open ended question and very hard to follow. Though the number of Baba's devotees has multiplied into millions there still is trace of egotism, classism, socio-economic discrimination. It is shame that we who call ourselves as devotees of Baba, a Musalmaan, still hold grudges and show hatred based on class, caste, and money. What was Baba's opinion on racial discrimination? Well here is what Baba had to say.... " Megha Now let us go to the third and bigger 'sparrow'. Megha of Viramgaon was a simple and illiterate Brahmin cook of Rao Bahadur H. V. Sathe. He was a devotee of Shiva and always chanted the five syllabled mantra 'Namah Shivaya'. He did not know the Sandhya nor its chief mantra, the Gayatri. Rao Bahadur Sathe was interested in him, got him taught the Sandhya and the Gayatri. Sathe told him that Sai Baba of Shirdi was the embodied form of the God Shiva and made him start for Shirdi. At the Broach Railway station he learnt that Sai Baba was a Moslem and his simple and orthodox mind was much perturbed at the prospect of bowing to a Moslem, and he prayed to his master not to send him there. His master, however, insisted on his going there and gave him a letter of introduction to his (Sathe's) father-in-law, Ganesh Domodar, alias Dada Kelkar at Shirdi, to introduce him to Sai Baba. When he reached Shirdi and went to the Masjid, Baba was very indignant and would not allow him to enter. "Kick out the rascal" roared Baba, and then said to Megha - "You are a high caste Brahmin and I am a low Moslem; you will lose your caste by coming here. So get away." Hearing these words Megha began to tremble. He was wondering as to how Baba had come to know about what was passing in his mind. " Chapter 28 Satcharita Baba bless us and guide us always. Help us to mend our thoughts, ways and behaviour and be honoured in your court. Forgive our sins for we know not that we have sinned. Humble pranams Sairam Anitha Kandukuri http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra Click here for the latest news and tips. Get the most out of your life online! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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