Shri Sai Sat Charitra-Chapter XXII-Part I (Contd)

Sai Satcharitra

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By Super

Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 16:26

Now let us turn for a moment to Baba's life. Shirdi had become a place of pilgrimage on account of Baba's stay. People from all quarters began to flock there, and both the rich and the poor began to be benefited in more ways than one and in some form or other. Who can describe Baba's boundless love and His wonderful natural knowledge and His all-pervasiveness? Blessed is he, who could experience one or all of these.

Sometimes Baba observed long silence which was, in a way, His dissertation on Brahman; at other times He was consciousness-bliss incarnate, surrounded by His devotees. Sometimes He spoke in parables, and at other times indulged in wit and humour. At times, He was quite unambiguous (clear) and at times He seemed enraged. Sometimes He gave His teachings in a nut-shell, at other times He argued at length. Many a time He was very plain. In this way, He gave varied instructions to many, according to their requirements.

Baba's life was, therefore, inscrutable, beyond the ken of our mind, beyond our intellect and speech. Our longing to see His face, to talk with Him and hear His Leelas was never satisfied; still we were overflowing with joy. We can count the showers of rain, encircle (tie) the wind in a leather bag, but who can gauge or measure His Leelas? He anticipated or forestalled the calamities of His devotees and warded them off in time.

Sai Ram. Reading such stories will enhance the Sraddha (Faith) of the devotees and will thus take them closer to Sai. As already noted elsewhere and as written above, Sai Baba was using the instruction best suited to the individual and thus His methods of instructions varied greatly. Sai Ram