Shri Sai Sat Charitra-Chapter XXIX-Part II Contd

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Baba then asked him to close his eyes. No sooner did he shut them than he heard a thumping sound of something falling down, and opening his eyes, he saw that he was free and the police had fallen down, bleeding. Being much frightened he began to look at Baba who said - "Now you are well caught, officers will now come and arrest you." Then he begged - "There is no other saviour except you, save me anyhow."

Faith is the first step in total surrender. Saving a person may take place at several levels, physical, mental and or spiritual. The whole thing is taking place at a higher plane when the Madrasi Ramadasi was asleep. Sai chose His own ways of burning off the karmic residues of spiritual sadhakas so that they can progress further on the path. Remember the dream where a teacher was beating Bhimaji Patil and another dream where a big stone was rolled over his chest causing him intense pain.

Thus here too, the man's karma was getting burnt off in the dream. Baba asked the man to close his eyes, thus indicating that he should meditate and that he should turn away from the outer world and introspect to find the reality inside. Sai Ram.

Baba again asked him to close his eyes. He did so and when he opened them, he saw that he was free, out of the cage and that Baba was by his side. He then fell at Baba's Feet. Baba then asked him - "Is there any difference between this namaskar and your previous ones? Think well and reply." He said "There is a lot of difference; my former namaskars were offered with the object of getting money from you, but the present namaskar is one offered to you as God. Besides, formerly I thought resentfully that you, being a Mahomedan, were spoiling us, the Hindus".

Baba asked "Do you not believe in your mind in Mahomedan Gods?" He said "No". Then Baba said - "Have you not got a Panja (Emblem of Hand) in your house and do you not worship the same in Tabut, i.e. Moharum festival? Also there is in your house another Mahomedan Deity by name Kadbibi, whom you propitiate and appease on your marriage and other festivals. Is it not so?" He admitted all this.

Sai Ram. The veils of ignorance which made the Ramadasi differentiate, and to crave for money were thus ripped off by Sai, who was with one with all faiths, Gods, Saints and Gurus. Using the magnet of materialistic desires, the Guru pulls the disciple to Him and then teaches the disciple the real purpose of life and shows the futility of differentiating based on caste, creed etc. See what more wonderful teachings Baba gives to that man. Sai Ram.

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