Sai Spiritual Showers . First Issue

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Bhagawan has often

said that He was endeavouring hard to postpone the announcement of His Avatarhood, until, at last the call became irresistible in His fourteenth

year. Even during His childhood, His Divine powers broke through and

astounded all who experienced them. He could see forward into the future

and back into the past. He could read people’s minds like the pages

of a book. He could create anything out of nothing. Above all, words of

profound wisdom—the Authentic Voice—itself fell from those

lips, when He cared to advise or admonish anyone.

Nothing more clearly

illustrates this aspect of His Avatarhood than the advice He gave to

different Sanyasis, at two different times, one, while He was a

‘young lad of fifteen’ and the other sixteen years later.

Strangely enough, the advice He gave them both are identical. These two

instances reveal that only an Avatar can penetrate so deeply into

personality, admonish with such love and compassion, and grant boons with

such assurance and authority.

In 1967, Bhagawan

had an occasion to meet a Sanyasi. He was a profound scholar in Eastern and

Western philosophy, and a noted practitioner of Raja Yoga. He was more than

seventy years old, and engaged in establishing and fostering centres of a

certain religious organisation. After his interview with Baba, this Sanyasi

spoke about it at a meeting at Puttaparthi itself, and so, it is best to

give here a summary of what he himself said then. “It is wonderful!

Baba told me about a rare and elevating Yogic experience I had, years

before He (Baba) was ‘born’! He rebuked me mildly for running

about with the delusion, that I am doing great good to the world by my

activities. He said that, if only I continued my Yogic Sadhanas, from the

stage to which that early experience has elevated me, I would, from

whatever retreat I was in, do more good to the world than by my present

efforts. This was an advice no one had so far blessed me with; and, it

struck me as most correct and timely, for my spiritual development. And,

turning to me, while I was leaving His Presence, He said, “Wherever

you are, do not have any worry! I shall look after you and give you

sustenance!” The self-same words He spoke sixteen years back to

Digambara Swami, the naked saint who had come to Bukkapattanam! He had

advised him then: “If you have cut off all relationships with society

and social decencies and I do not say it is wrong, then, your place is in

some forest or mountain cave.” “On the other hand, if you have

the craving for the comforts of social life do not have this show of

non-attachment.” These were the words that fell from the lips of the

‘teenage boy’ and, He continued, “I know your problem.

You are afraid that you won’t get food regularly, if you retire from

the company of men, isn’t it?” asked Baba and, mark these words

“Well! I assure you that I shall give you food, regularly wherever

you are, in the Himalayas or in Dandakaranya!” The Authentic Voice. Who else, but only an Avatar could give that assurance and honour it as

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba does?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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