About the Necessity of a Guru

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Jai sai ramAbout the Necessity of a Guru

Hemadpant

has left no note, no memo about what Baba said regarding this subject, but

Kakasaheb Dixit has published his notes regarding this matter. Next day after

Hemadpant’s meeting with Sai Baba, Kakasaheb went to Baba and asked whether he

should leave Shirdi. Baba Said, "Yes". Then someone asked -

"Baba, where to go?" Baba said, "High up." Then the man

said, "How is the way?" Baba said, "There are many ways leading

there; there is one way also from here (Shirdi). The way is difficult. There

are tigers and wolves in the jungles on the way." I (Kakasaheb) asked -

"But Baba, what if we take a guide with us?" Baba answered, -

"Then there is no difficulty. The guide will take you straight to your

destination, avoiding wolves, tigers and ditches etc. on the way. If there be

no guide, there is the danger of your being lost in the jungles or falling into

ditches." Mr. Dabholkar was present on this occasion and he thought that

this was the answer Baba gave to the question whether Guru was a necessity

(Vide Sai Leela Vol. I, No.5, Page 47); and he thereupon took the hint that no

discussion of the problem, whether man is free or bound, is of any use in

spiritual matters, but that on the contrary real Paramartha is possible only as

the result of the teachings of the Guru, as is illustrated in this chapter of

the original work in the instances of great Avatars like Rama and Krishna, who

had to submit themselves to their Gurus, Vasishtha and Sandipani respectively,

for getting self- realization and that the only virtues necessary for such

progress are faith and patience. (Vide Sai Satcharita,

Ch. II, 191-92).

Bow to Shri Sai - Peace be to all

 

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