11 Holy Sayings - Whoever puts his feet on Shirdi Soil, his sufferings would come to an end.

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The soil of Shirdi speaks smiles and answers our questions. The soil in other

places is still, silent and does not speak. The air of Shirdi

gives life to the dying and the dead. The air elsewhere is not so

powerful.

 

We have to put in extraordinary efforts to experience Baba. In our

place, but in Shirdi, he is available and freely visible to all. Maya is mighty

and enslaving elsewhere. But at Shirdi, she is scared of Sai Baba and so cannot

dare to approach anybody. It is very difficult even for the mighty men to keep

Maya at a distance, but at Shirdi, Maya runs away even from the ordinary

mortals. The atmosphere in our places is completely polluted. It is sometimes

poisonous even. But at Shirdi everything is pure life saving and life giving.

 

We find ignorant masses at every other place, but at Shirdi we find the

enlightened devotees of Sai Baba. We may strive to get Gnana in our places, but

at Shirdi, the absolute knowledge and the highest wisdom are also easily

available. We may be happy in our places, but we will be blissfully peaceful at

Shirdi. In our places, we may get calmness but at Shirdi we can be spiritually

tranquil.

 

There may be many Gods and temples in other places, but at Shirdi, we

find all Gods and Goddesses in Sri Sai Baba. We may find very good

Vedantic teachers in our towns and villages, but at Shirdi, we find

Sadguru Sai Baba to grant us spiritual insights as well. We may love our

dwelling places, but Shirdi draws us wholly towards it by its loving

spirituality. Our native place may be our birth places but Shirdi is a place of

the holy parent. In our places, we may have our houses, but Shirdi is

everybody's home. It is the final abode of all.

 

Tirupati, Kashi, Gaya, Prayaga, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Mathura,

Rameshwaram and Vrindavan are pious places, pilgrim centers,

Punyakshetras. Is Shirdi also a Punyakshetra? What is a Punyakshetra? In the

field of magnetic energy the power of magnet is enormous. Similarly in a place

of punyakshetra, the power of virtue is great. Magnet draws iron pieces.

Punyakshetra draws common folks as well. The iron pieces are changed into a

magnet. Similarly people are transformed into divinity by a pious place. By

visiting a Punvakshetra, we get punya and it is a passport to take us to better

Lokas for higher happiness. It will also take us to the top of the spiritual

ladder and keep us in a state of Samadhi.

 

Every time you visit Tirupati, you acquire some punya. That punya

liberates you from the shackles of samsara. If not, it will cause your

rebirth. Your Punya should take you to a good guru. That Sadguru is at

Shirdi. There you will get to know about the path for self-realization, which is

beyond Papa and Punya, sin and virtue. Gurukshetra paves the way for

Atmasakshatkar. It fulfils the goal of life by granting Moksha.

Without a guru, we can't have Mukti or liberation. The all pervading

energy is originated at Shirdi. So it is the center of cosmic energy.

 

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(Source Eleven Holy Sayings of Shirdi Sai Baba by Pujya Shri Ananda Sai Swamy)