Guest guest Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Sairam, Happy Baba's day to you all. Yet another Thursday goes by and we ponder if we have done anything worthwhile to be pulled a bit closer to HIM. I am sure you all have prayed for someone in need, or offered help to somebody you do not know or lessened the grief and anguish of somebody who are going through worst times in life. This is acknowledged by BABA and has pulled us closer to HIM. Let us pray to HIM to keep us closer to HIS heart so that we think of nothing but HIM all the time. I often wonder, if all our actions are result of BABA's orders then why would we end up doing something foolish or stupid as to hurt others or do demeaning thing that would cause grief to others. Does it mean BABA is making us do all bad things? Doesn't this theory defeat the ideology that God always does good and leads us to good path and saves us from temptations? Well my little brain starts ticking and this is my conclusions. Yes, God is in all. When we surrender to HIM completely then all our thoughts and actions are taken over by HIM and every word we utter and every action we engage show HIS presence in us, we can never say or do things that hurt others. The voice of God is the intuition, the first thought which is free of malice and comes to our mind when we are relaxed and in peace. On the otherhand, when we use our intellect, and consider ourselves smarter or better than others and think we are in control of everything, then our actions and words hurt others. Our talk is egoistic and self centred, we are full of self importance, criticise others and also hurt others. Such people find fault with the way others pray, lead their life and basically everything that others do. For such people think they are "god". It only weak who indulge in actions that are contrary to Baba's teachings and tell others that "I do not know why BABA made me to act like this, it is His wish". I guess what I am trying to say here is that if we cannot control our emotions and actions let us not relate these actions to BABA and shy away from accepting responsibilities for our obnoxious behaviour. The first thing towards spiritual progression is accepting our faults and responsibilities. Then sincere prayers, love and devotion towards BABA will ferry us across other challenges we face in our life. If our actions have made somebody happy then be sure it is God within us expressing the qualities. If we hurt, then it is the head of our ego, anger, jealousy and other vices which has trampled the voice of God and is shouting to hurt others. Here is the message for the week. " Trident and Pindi Megha worshipped Baba in two places; in the Masjid he worshipped Baba in person and in the Wada, Baba's big picture, given by Nanasaheb Chandorkar. This he did for 12 months. Then in order to appreciate his devotion and confirm his faith, Baba gave him a vision. Early one morning when Megha was still lying down on his bed with eyes closed but internally awake, he saw clearly Baba's Form. Baba knowing him to be awake threw Akshata (rice-grains marked red with Kumkum) and said, "Megha, draw a Trident" and disappeared. Hearing Baba's words, he eagerly opened his eyes but did not see Baba, but saw only rice grains spread here and there. He then went to Baba, told Him about the vision and asked permission to draw Trident. Baba said - "Did you not hear My words asking you to draw Trident? It was no vision but direct order and My words are always pregnant with meaning and never hollow." Megha said - "I thought you woke me up, but all the doors were closed, so I thought it was a vision". Baba rejoined - "I require no door to enter. I have no form nor any extension; I always live everywhere. I carry on, as a wirepuller, all the actions of the man who trusts Me and merges in Me." Megha returned to the Wada, and drew a red Trident on the wall near Baba's picture. Next day a Ramadasi Bhakta came from Poona, saluted Baba and offered Him Pindi (an image of Shiva). At this time Megha also turned up there. Baba said to him - "See, Shankar has come, protect (i.e., worship) Him now." Megha was surprised to see Pindi following Trident immediately. Then also in the Wada, Kakasaheb Dixit was standing with a towel on his head after having taken his bath, and was remembering Sai, when he saw a Pindi before his mental vision. While he was wondering about this, Megha came and showed him the Pindi presented to him by Baba. Dixit was happy to know that the Pindi exactly tallied with the One he saw a few minutes before in his vision. In a few days after the drawing of the Trident was complete, Baba installed the Pindi near the big picture which Megha was worshipping. The worship of Shiva was dear to Megha and by arranging the drawing of the Trident and the installation of the Pindi, Baba confirmed his faith therein. " Chapter 28 Satcharita. BABA bless us and guide us always. Humble pranams SairamAnitha Kandukuri http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra Check out the new Looking for a fresh way to share your photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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