Message for the week.

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Sairam,

 

Happy BABA's day to you all. May Grace of BABA shine on one and all.

 

BABA assigns different works to different people who take shelter under HIS grace. Did you ever think, "oh this person did show much work for BABA but now she/he does not come to temple or does not do any work to BABA". Well If it is BABA who calls us to HIM, it is HE alone who will assign us work to do for HIM, based on our skills and resources. Once the work is done it is again HE alone who will move us away from HIS work - this HE does by increasing our work load at home, family, work you name it. As followers of BABA we should be conscious that the work we are involved is not for our benefit but for benefit of mankind to spread the glory of BABA. In the process of doing BABA's work followers will be put in the limelight this again is the work of BABA, to test our sincerity in our work for HIM. Usually we fail BABA here, as our Ego takes over, our need for fame and we forget that we live and work for BABA. WE start glorifying ourselves instead of BABA. Based on our behaviour BABA makes every step to cut our ego. EVer heard of people who raised to fame in a short time doing BABA's work and then fell down from a great height this is BABA, to set His devotee right. Let us be humble and accept that everything is BABA's doing and we are here because He wants us here, and if we move on, that is because our role has finished and we are needed elsewhere. Remember it is better to be honoured in the court of BABA than being honoured by people. Here is the message for the week...

 

"Repairs to the Masjid

Another important idea occured to Gopal Gund. Just as he started the Urus or

fair, he thought that he should put the Masjid in order. So in order to carry

out the repairs, he collected stones and got them dressed. But this work was not

assigned to him. This was reserved for Nanasaheb Chandorkar, and the pavement

-work for Kakasaheb Dixit. First, Baba was unwilling to allow them to have these

works done, but with the intervention of Mhalsapati, a local devotee of Baba,

His permission was secured. When the pavement was completed in one night in the

Masjid, Baba took a small Gadi for His seat, discarding the usual piece of sack

- cloth used till then. In 1911, the Sabha - Mandap (court - yard) was also put

in order with great labour and effort. The open space in front of the Masjid was

very small and inconvenient. Kakasaheb Dixit wanted to extend it and put on it a

roofing. At great expense, he got iron-posts, and pillars and trusses and

started the work. At night, all the devotees worked hard and fixed the posts;

but Baba, when he returned from Chavadi next morning, uprooted them all and

threw them out. Once it so happened that Baba got very excited, caught a pole

with one hand, and began to shake and uproot it, and with the other hand caught

the neck of Tatya Patil. He took by force Tatya's Pheta, struck a match, set it

on fire and threw it in a pit. At that time, Baba's eyes flashed like burning

embers. None dared to look at Him. All got terribly frightened. Baba took out a

rupee from his pocket and threw it there, as if it were an offering on an

auspicious occasion. Tatya also was much frightened. None knew what was going to

happen to Tatya, and none dared to interfere. Bhagoji Shinde, the leper devotee

of Baba, made a little boldly advance, but he was pushed out by Baba. Madhavrao

was also similarly treated, he being pelted with brick pieces. So all those, who

went to intercede, were similarly dealt with. But after some time, Baba's anger

cooled down. He sent for a shopkeeper, got from him an embroidered Pheta and

Himself tied it on Tatya's head, as if he was being given a special honour. All

the people were wonderstruck to see this strange behavior of Baba. They were at

a loss to know, what enraged Baba so suddenly and what led Him to assault Tatya

Patil, and why His anger cooled down, the next moment. " Chapter 6 SAtcharita.

 

Baba bless us guide us always.

 

Humble yours

 

Sairam

Anitha Kandukuri

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