Sai..Omniscient

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Sai..Omniscient

 

Spiritual pursuit does not necessarily have to be

confined to one particular way or a particular

thought. How is it possible to realize the all

pervading conscious by a pursuit that confines one to

a particular practice or faith? Such a practice may be

fruitful as long as one realizes its limitation and

yearn to grow beyond the confines of human

convenience. God blesses such souls.

 

Ramachander Atmaram also known as Babasaheb Tarkhad

was a staunch member of " Prardhana Samaj " , a spiritual

community that decries worship of any idols or other

forms. Mr. Tarkhad's wife and son were devotes to Sai

Baba and were frequent visitors to Shirdi. Mr.

Tarkhad, a broad-minded humanist did not object to his

family's worship of Baba. Once Mrs. Tarkhad and her

son wanted to go to Shirdi to have Baba's darshan. It

was decided that during their absence away from home,

Mr. Tarkhad would perform the daily prayer of Sainath

at home including the worship of Baba's picture and

offering Prasad. The ritual went on without any hitch

for the first two days. On the third day, Mr. Tarkhad

performed the prayers to Baba's picture and left to

his work forgetting to offer Prasad during the morning

ritual. About the same time, Mrs.Tarkhad and her son

were in Shirdi at Sai's abode. Baba called Mrs.

Tarkhad nearer and said that He visited their home

that morning and that He had to return empty handed,

as there was nothing for Him to partake. Sensing

something unwanted, Mrs. Tarkhad's son wrote a letter

to his father back home explaining the puzzling

parable that Baba narrated the morning. Later that

day, Mr. Tarkhad returned home from work, realizing

his mistake that morning he chided himself for not

keeping his word to his wife and son. He, then, wrote

a letter to his wife and son in Shirdi, detailing

about the happening that day. Both the letters were

delivered to the respective recipients at the same

time.

 

Mr.Tarkhad wondered how Baba was able to know about

the event that happened several hundreds miles away.

This incident brought about a big change in his

attitude and he realized the oneness of Sai Baba,

whether it is a picture, idol, or without. This

incident shattered his personal convictions and

broadened his comprehension of God and spirituality.

He began to join his wife and son in offering prayers

to Baba and eventually became one of the Baba's

well-known devotees.