To help devotees in realising that Sai lives in their heart.
How
I See Sri Sai Satcharita -by Saibanisa
E-mail ID : saibanisa@yahoo.com
Chapter 11 of Sri Sai satcharita
I want to write few words firstly about whether Sri Sai has a form
or not when Sri Sai came to Shirdi for the first time, HE never told
anyone that HIS name is Sai. When a Judge asked HIM his name in DHULIYA
COURT, HE replied - They call me SAI BABA. HE was given THAT NAME by our
Sai Bhagat Mhalsapati. Sri Sai told HIS Devotees that HE has no form.
Our elders call this aspect as Nirguna Swaroopa ( one without form).
Worshipping Sri Sai as Nirguna Swaroopa (a formless one) is actually
worshipping Nirguna Brahma (formless absolute). This method of worship
is very difficult and hence cannot be practiced by most people. That's
why we worship GOD with human form. Worshipping Sri Rama, Sri Krishna
and Sri Shirdi Sainath belongs to this category of worshipping GOD with
human form. This type of worship is easy for practicing by all of us.
Sri Sai is Omnipresent and was found everywhere, so wrote Hemadri Pant
in this chapter. I agree with this view of Hemadri Pant. I have
experienced Omniscience of Sri Sai many times in my life. Instead of
writing all these experiences now , I feel that it will be better to
write about them with reference context .. We know that Doctor Pandit
applied sandalwood paste on Sri Sai's forehead, but what is the Sai's
Philosophy behind that act? We have to ponder on this question. Sri Sai
gave a vision of Dr. Pandit's Preceptor in HIMSELF to Dr. Pandit, to
prove the point that GOD is always with HIS Devotee and that there is no
difference between GOD and a SELF realized person.
Sri Sai did not permit some of HIS devotees to enter the Dwarakamayi
, as egoism was not fully eliminated in them. I worship daily Sri Sai
and worship different Deities unfailingly on Saturdays by visiting
temples . I was filled fully with pride (ego) that I am very pious
person. When I recollect the way priests, of every temple I visited on
Datta Jayanti day (a Saturday) in 1991, deflated my ego indicates
certainly that Sri Sai removes egoism from HIS Devotees and opens their
eyes to HIS Omniscience. I started believing from that day that GOD is
Omnipresent, HE is present in Temple, in your house and in your mind
etc., and leaving behind my ego started worshipping HIM at home.
In service of Sri Sai ,-Saibanisa GopalaraoRavada
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