The Immortal Theme by Shri Radhakrishna Swamiji

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The Immortal Theme by Shri Radhakrishna Swamiji

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The Hindus worshipped the saint in accordance with

their Sastric modes,using mantras in the worship. The

saint had a deep knowledge of the Hindu scriptures as

well as of the Quran, the scripture of the

Mohammedans. He often expounded the tenants of these

religions in a wonderful way to His devotees. He often

gave money to poor Mohammedan pilgrims for pilgrimage

to Mecca. The holy name of Allah was always on the

lips of Sai Baba. He gave His pictures and Padukas to

His Hindu devotees and asked them to worship them. He

exhorted the Mohammedans, to perform their Namaz

regularly and without fail. He deprecated strongly the

idea of a man praising his own religion and belittling

the religion of another.

 

Baba held Rama, Krishna, and Hanuman etc. in great

reverence as God. Hence He would refuse to sit on the

same level with them. For saints like Gnyaneshwar,

Eknath and Tukaram, He had the highest regard. And He

would sit up, join His palms in front of His chest in

token of reverence and close His eyes as soon as arati

of any of them was commenced. About Eknath, He would

say that Eknath was an excellent Brahmin the like of

which you do not come across these days.

 

Sai Baba was a Puma Jnani and an adept par excellence

in yoga. Kharida yoga is a practice which one in a

billion among yogis knows. Baba was that rare

yogi, the yogi among yogis. So He would guide seekers

of Gnana yoga and Raja yoga and Hatha yoga who would

seek His personal help and guidance. Their experiences

being personal may not come before the world.

 

Knowing the operation of the law of cause and effect

in the universe, 'What you sow, so you reap' was the

truth underlying the tales and parables that the

narrated. For the laymen, He advocated the Bhakti

marga, the path of devotion, of which devotion and

chanting the Name are the main planks.Worshipping,

serving and loving God are its chief features. He

stressed by word and example the importance of

developing this devotion to one's Guru.

 

The saint sincerely worked for the spiritual uplift of

mankind, healing the sores of suffering of humanity by

the extraordinary power of His spiritual

attainments and shuffled off His mortal coil on

October 15, 1918.

 

But is Baba really dead? No. From His Samadhi, He

hears our prayers and supplications and grants them

with a generous heart. It is this generosity

of Baba that is responsible for the unqualified

success of the Baba Mission.The saint is as alive

today with His body in His Samadhi, as He was while in

flesh and blood. He inclines His ears unto our prayers

today from His samadhi as vigilantly as He did while

He was in our midst in His physical body.

 

When Baba is ever willing and ready to favour the

devotee with his grace, it is incumbent on the

devotee, and it becomes his sacred duty to become a

fit

receptacle to receive such grace. He can become

eligible to receive such grace by leading a chaste,

pure, simple and virtuous life. Sincere repentance and

confession will wash away the feeling of guilt. He has

to look up trustfully and sincerely to the Guru to

operate or work on him and raise him higher and higher

through various experiences till at last he is

taken to the distant goal as a culmination of his

sadhana.

 

Identification

A devotee asked Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji - " I wish to

see God. "

Swamiji said " you are looking at Him right now. "

Devotee: " Then why do I not see him? "

Swamiji: " Why does the eye not see itself? "

Later Swamiji explained: " As well ask a knife to cut

itself or a tooth to bite itself as ask that God

reveal Himself. "

 

Friendliness

A devotee queried Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji: " What

shall I do to love my neighbour? "

Swamiji: " Stop hating yourself. " The devotee pondered

those words long and seriously and came back to say

" But I love myself too much, for I am selfish

and self-centered. How do I get rid of that? "

Swamiji advised him, " Be friendly to yourself and your

self will be contented and it will set you free to

love your neighbour. "

 

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