Shri Sai Sat Charitra-Chapter 32-Part IV

Sai Satcharitra

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Thursday, May 3, 2012, 17:33

There are other schools where you see an altogether different spectacle. The disciples go there to seek knowledge and spend their money, time and labour; but ultimately they have to repent. The Guru there boasts of his secret knowledge and his straight-forwardness. He makes a show of his sacredness and holiness, but he is not tender at heart. He speaks a lot and sings his own glory; but his own words do not touch the disciples' hearts and they are not convinced. So far as Self-realization is concerned, he has none. How can such schools be of any use to the disciples and how can they be benefited?

The master (Guru) mentioned above was of different type. By his grace, realization flashed upon me of itself, without effort or study. I had not to seek anything, but everything became clear to me as broad day-light. The Guru alone knows how the topsy-turvy Suspension, 'with head down and feet up' can give happiness!

Sai Ram. True to some extent but if destiny wills it, the real Guru goes to such a false Guru as a disciple and transforms the false into true, as was done by Sri Sai when He accepted the pseudo Guru Jawahar Ali and transformed him by His selfless and loving service. True love is the philosopher"s stone, and converts base metals into pure gold. Also, if the disciple gives up the ego totally, the real Guru helps as is shown in Sri Guru Charitra. Thus there is no false guru. The false guru also is a facet of the real Guru and helps the disciple by removing some karmic debts (Kanchanam Karma Vimochanam). Sai Ram.

Among the four, one was a Karmatha (Ritualistic) who only knew how to observe, and abstain from, certain rites; the second was a Jnani, who was puffed up with pride of knowledge and the third was a Bhakta who surrendered himself completely to God, believing that he was the sole 'Doer'. When they were discussing and arguing, the question of God turned up, and they, depending on their unaided knowledge, went in search of Him.

Sai Ram. All are different facets of the same self. Sai was the ripe fruit or vegetable, as mentioned in the Maha Mantra (Tryambakam Yaja mahe, sugandhim pushtivardhanam, urvaruka miva bandhanat mrutyor muksheeya mamrutat). The Jnani"s jnana was contaminated with pride. The bhakta who surrendered himself to God was unable to see God in the fellow human being. Thus each of them were suffering from the egoistic perceptions like the blind men and the elephant. Sai was ready to break through the wall that kept him from the whole. Sai Ram.

To Be Continued

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S.V. Swamy

Swarna.Venkateswara Swamy, (also known as Venkateswara Swamy Swarna, S.V.Swamy or simply Swamy) is a physicist and a metallurgist by education. He considers Sai Baba of Shirdi as his Sadguru but respects all Gurus. He is an avid reader, a book reviewer and an editor. He has an abiding interest in holistic health systems..