Message for the week.

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Sairam,

 

Happy BABAs day to you all. May all our prayers be fulfilled and all troubles be solved.

 

 

When we call out to BABA, He comes to us for sure. But He does not come with HIS turbun on the head, a satka in the hand and a zoli. He can come in any way and in any form. Anybody who comes without inviting, and utters words of wisdom, blesses us and wishes good for us and loved one. BABA is in that form. BABA lives where there is kindness, empathy, truth, sharing, compassion. Let us make our houses abodes for BABA. Let us change our attitude and change our behaviour and teach our children to be good citizens. BABA will manifest there, and He will keep visiting in some form or other and will bless us. Even the chirping of the bird is a blessing from BABA. Here is the message for the week.

 

 

Appasaheb Kulkarni

To return to Appasaheb's story. While he was in Thana, he had to go on tour to

Bhivandi and was not expected to return within a week. In his absence, the

following wonderful thing took place on the third day. At noon a fakir turned up

at Appasaheb's house. His features resembled exactly those of Baba's photo. Mrs.

Kulkarni and the children all asked him whether he was Sai Baba of Shirdi. He

said 'No', but that he was an obedient servant of His and came there at His

order to enquire after the health of the family. Then he asked for Dakshina. The

lady gave him a rupee. He gave her a small packet of Udi, and asked her to keep

this in the shrine along with the photo for worship. Then he left the house and

went away. Now hear the wonderful Leela of Sai.

 

Appasaheb could not proceed with his tour as his horse fell sick at Bhivandi. He

returned home that afternoon and learnt from his wife about fakir's visit. He

smarted in his mind as he did not get the darshan of the fakir and he did not

like that only one rupee was paid as Dakshina. He said that had he been present,

he would have offered not less than rupees ten. Then he immediately started in

quest of the fakir and searched for him in the Masjid and other places, without

taking any food. His search was in vain. He then returned home and took his

food. The reader may remember here Baba's dictum in Chapter 32 that God's quest

should not be made on an empty belly. Appasaheb got a lesson, here about this.

Then after meals he went out for a walk with a friend Mr. Chitre. Going some

distance they saw a man approaching them rapidly. Appasaheb though that he must

be the fakir that came to his house at noon, as his features tallied with those

of baba in the photo. The fakir immediately put forth his hand and asked for

Dakshina. Appasaheb gave him a rupee. He demanded again and again and so

Appasaheb gave him two more. Still he was not satisfied. Then he borrowed Rs.

three from Mr. Chitre and gave them to him. He wanted still more. Appasaheb

asked him to accompany him to his home. Then they all returned home and

Appasaheb then gave him again three rupees, in all nine. He looked unsatisfied

and demanded again. Then he told him that he had a currency of Rs. ten. The

fakir asked for the same and took it and returned the nine rupees in cash and

went away. Appasaheb had said that he would pay Rs. ten and that sum was taken

from him and nine rupees, consecrated by Baba's touch, were returned to him. The

figure 9 is significant. It denotes the nine types of devotion (vide Chapter

21). It may also be noted here that Baba gave Rs. nine to one Laxmibai Shinde at

His last moment. " Chapter 33 Satchariita.

 

BABA bless us and guide us always.

 

Humble pranams

 

Sairam

Anitha Kandukuri

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