23rd Nov... Why is it so special?

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23rd November- Why is it so special ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Should

it not be the full moon that should be felicitated for having witnessed

eighty-two glorious years of the Avatar’s Divine mission on

earth!...asks Ms. Shammi Paranjape referring to the much talked about

festivity in waiting. Born in Kanpur, Shammi Paranjape graduated from

Delhi’s Lady Shri Ram College with English honours. She followed this

up with an LLB from Mumbai’s Govt. Law College. With writing being her

first love, Shammi has been pursuing her freelance journalism ever

since with avid interest. She has authored a book Blossoms in the Eternal Spring, a moving memoir about spiritual discovery and the strength and joy this bestows on a person.

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thousand ‘full moons’ ago a day dawned that was to brilliantly enhance

the destiny of mankind. The glorious day saw the birth of a Divine

Babe, in a tiny hamlet of South-India, who would be called ‘Sathya’

(truth) and who would usher in a golden era of great moral and

spiritual regeneration. The blessed dawn was a culmination of the

ardent prayers of holy ones for a Saviour on earth and the fulfillment

of the promise given by Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita-‘ Yada yada hi

dharmasya, glanir bhavati Bharata abhyutanama adharmasya, tad aatmanama

srujyamyaham.’(O Bharata whenever there is a decline in dharma and rise

in adharma I shall incarnate myself to save the world.) 23rd

November 1926 stands for the glorious day when this Divine promise was

redeemed and the Avatar of the age, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba took

birth. However, to ascribe the term ‘Birthday’ - to the Birthless One -

seems inappropriate; ‘Advent’ would be better suited to describe the

magnitude of the event of the Supreme, Adorable and Venerable One

coming into our midst in a human form! However, though Advent it is,

devotees lovingly refer to it as the ‘Birthday’ of their Beloved Guru

and Master and go all out to celebrate it joyously every year. Baba,

the Master of supreme detachment and Embodiment of perfect bliss at all

times needs no fanfare of celebrations, but devotees do! They wish to

mark out the day that brought all auspiciousness to earth and made

available to them, the boon-conferring feet of their Lord! No wonder

then, that the day arouses a mystical fervor amongst millions around

the world, those fortunate ones who have been drawn into the Divine

fold. These fortunate cover people from all faiths creeds and

countries as one of the principle messages of Sai is the Divine unity

of man and the essential harmony of all faiths. However, what is

significant is that the spiritual excitement ignited in the juggernaut

of Sai devotees seeks to express itself not in wasteful expenditure or

ostentation but in the upholding and celebration of the glorious ideals

underlying the mission of the Avatar. Devotees know that the only

‘Gift’ that will be acceptable to Baba is to-‘Live His message.’

 

Every Birthday is special and significant for devotees but this year it

was even more so. This was because a unique historic event called

‘Sahastra Poorna Chandra Darshan’ marked the celebrations. This is a

practice enjoined by the Vedas where a human being completing eighty

years or more and who has thus had the good fortune to witness a

thousand full moons in his lifetime is honoured and felicitated. The

Vedic right is supposed to confer all nature of blessings through the

ritual poojas and the yagnas associated with it. But in the case of our

Lord, should it not be the full moon that should be felicitated for

having witnessed eighty-two glorious years of the Avatar’s Divine

mission on earth!

A key aspect of Baba’s mission

which is now manifesting itself in all richness is the restoration of

the Vedas. The Vedas represent India’s richest cultural and spiritual

heritage. They embody timeless wisdom and are universal. They are the

fountainhead of all knowledge. It is said, that being the ‘Word of God’

Himself they contain verily the secrets of creation. David Frawly a

Vedic researcher has said that the Vedas represent “the most extensive

and exalted spiritual teaching the world has ever knownâ€. Today when

moral structures are crumbling and the spirit of man is being crushed

under the weight of rank materialism and technological encroachment

mankind needs the pure restorative injunctions and guidelines of the

pristine Vedas as never before. By participating in Vedic rites and

encouraging the daily chanting of the Vedas by students and devotees,

Baba is building an atmosphere which will allow for the growth of Vedic

culture, within the modern framework.

 

Every Avatar comes with a mission suited to the particular time and

place. The power of the presence of a Spiritual Master is truly great

and when it is the Supreme Light guiding man’s faltering steps back to

the goal, the scope and scale of transformation is phenomenal. It

touches all. In the furtherance of His Divine mission Baba has

tirelessly been working for the welfare of humanity for eighty-two

years. With His divine love, He has been melting hearts and making

flowers bloom in deserts. His methods are unique and infallible. He has

only one task, to foster all of mankind and establish the unity of all

peoples as one. He has by His Divine example motivated the multitudes

to take to righteous paths and ‘Love all, serve all’ His teachings

simple on the face of it are the nectarine drops of wisdom that can

sweeten life and restore it to wholesome fullness and beatitude. His

story is a story full of action. And He exhorts all to follow His

example even if it means folding up the prayer mat and putting away the

rosary into the bag, for ‘Hands that help are holier than lips that

pray’. His is the splendid inspiration behind the loving seva sweeping

the world and gathering all the needy into its fold. His is the dynamic

spirituality of action, where selflessness replaces selfishness and the

act of seva becomes the holy offering placed at His lotus feet. His is

the unconditional pure love that is touching and healing hearts and

effecting miracles of transformation.

 

This is just a tiny glimpse into the mystique of twenty-third November…

a date that will surely be circled in gold by the moving finger of time

and bedazzle generations to come…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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