SOME GLIMPSES OF BABA'S LIMITLESS POWERS

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Sai Baba had limitless powers, which He was most reluctant to show

but was compelled to exercise to sow the seed of Faith in his

devotees. Sai Baba's miracles are a sure sign of His divine descent.

 

Baba's miracles should not become more important than Himself then

surely they defeat their own purpose as their prime objective is to

sow the seed of Faith and pull the devotee towards the spiritual

path. Temporal benefits were given by means of miracle and the man

who got a temporal benefit is pushed in the spiritual direction with

faith. They act as an incentive to a further understanding of His

divine nature and purpose.

 

God, the Almighty, has four attributes, they are unlimited existence,

unlimited power, unlimited knowledge and unlimited love. Perfect

Masters, working on behalf of God and carrying on the Divine game,

possess these powers but always use them for the good of the devotees

and scarcely for their own good.

 

Baba's miracles are never ending and run into volumes, a few have

been narrated in " Life of Sai Baba " written by Shri Narasimha Swami

(3 volumes) and " Shri Sai Satcharitra " by Anna Saheb Dabholkar.

 

In fact, Baba never performed miracles. They occur spontaneously. The

Perfect Masters generally do not create miracles, God creates

miracles for them - (Guruji Shri C.B.Satpathy). The very fact off his

perfect realisation, in its interaction with the nature, caused

the 'miracle' to take place. These were conceived by the devotees as

His thrilling 'Leela' (Divine play). He demonstrated through His

utterances and miracles, the purpose for which He had come. He would

often say, " My Leela is inscrutable " . Baba's `Leelas' (Divine plays)

were abundant , we recount just a few here:

 

Turning waters into Oil to lamp the lights

Cholera prevention through Wheat grinding

Jamner Miracle

Baba controlling the five elements

Saving devotee's child from distance.

Ganga & Yamuna flowing through Baba's Sacred feet

Baba's prophecy about coming glory to Shirdi