Shri Sai Sat Charitra-Chapter 32-Part V

By Super

Friday, May 4, 2012, 9:16

Sai, who was discrimination and dispassion incarnate, was one of the four. Being Himself Brahman Incarnate, some may ask, "Why did He mix with them and act foolishly?" He did this for attaining the good of the public, and setting them an example to follow. Though an incarnation Himself, He respected a low Vanjari, by accepting his food with the firm belief that "Food is Brahman" and showed how those who rejected Vanjari's hospitable offer suffered and how it was impossible to get Jnana without a Guru.

The Shruti (Taittiriya Upanishad) exhorts us to honour and worship mother, father and preceptor, and to study (learn and teach) the sacred scriptures. These are the means of purifying our minds and unless this purification is effected, self-realization is not possible. Neither the senses, nor the mind and intellect reach the Self. Modes of proof, such as perception and inference will not help us in the matter. It is the grace of the Guru that counts. The objects of our life such as Dharma, Artha and Kama are attainable with our effort, but the fourth object, Moksha (liberation) can only he had with the help of the Guru.

Sai Ram. As already mentioned, when the disciple is ready, the Guru comes. Thus Sai was able to get the benefit from the Guru, who was disguised as the low caste Vanjari. Sai was already beyond the narrow perceptions of caste. He was established in Brahman and was thus free from the bonds of the ritualistic, egoistic intellectual mind. Sai Ram.

In the Darbar of Shri Sai, many personalities appear and play their part; astrologers come and give out their predicitions; princes, noblemen, ordinary and poor men, Sannyasis, Yogis, songsters and others come for darshan. Even a mahar comes and, making a Johar (his salutation), says this Sai is the Mai-Baap (True parents), who will do away with our rounds of births and deaths. So many others such as jugglers, gondhalis, the blind and the lame, nath-panthis, dancers and other players come and are given suitable reception. Biding his own time, the Vanjari also appeared, and played the part assigned to him. Let us now revert to the other story.

Sai Ram. The player, the play and the witness, all are aspects of Sai. Sai Ram.