The Miracles of Shirdi Sai Baba
He is truly the newly rediscovered Messiah.
What I mean is that He has been around for such a long time and always been the Boon Giver. But He has been somewhat taken for granted. Something you see around, but don't really pay much attention to it except in a respectful way.
Today however what I am seeing is the way He has pervaded homes and spaces like no other. He is everywhere. Showing how He is an intrinsic part of the Great Energy that we can call God or anything we wish to. He is God ,he is Guru ,He is a Friend, a Grandfather; in fact any relationship we can claim with Him. And He fulfills every one with the amount of love and attention that we think each of these relationships should be like.
I've been seeing how He has made His presence felt to almost everyone. Even the most unlikely person. Every day I have someone or the other telling me that I want to go to Shirdi- that I went to the Sai Mandir and Miracles have been happening. Even as I have the most innate faith in the Universal Power (and I believe I truly am part of it), I am constantly surprised how He gives everyone what they seek. Its His way of drawing people into the fold of the dharma.
What then is dharma?
I'm no scholar to go into the theories and actual definition of it. All I know is that dharma is doing the right thing. And in life ,while subjectivity is the norm and there generally are no rights and wrongs as far as emotions situations and instances are concerned, I do feel and know that some are just right and some are purely wrong. Killing is wrong and hurting someone deliberately is wrong. So you get the drift.
What Baba is doing is that in these hard days that are full of negativities and self absorbtion, He is gently filling the days and minds with His thoughts and sayings making it easier to give up on things that don't do much for a strong character. The negativites and the emotions of destruction- hate, jealously, anger, envy ....... are placed at His feet so that love and selflessness are encouraged.
Its hard. I know. I struggle everyday with all of these. at every little turn of the day I am confronted with thoughts of envy, anger and bitterness. And I am constantly reminded of His presence - it is amazing how He appears: the back of an auto or a picture at the roadside dhabba or just someone sending a picture of Him. And then I turn my thoughts to what He would say should He be physically present before me. That I must let go of these emotions and turn to the Universal Power with love and optimism. And all will be well.
Usually it is.
He is truly the newly rediscovered Messiah.
What I mean is that He has been around for such a long time and always been the Boon Giver. But He has been somewhat taken for granted. Something you see around, but don't really pay much attention to it except in a respectful way.
Today however what I am seeing is the way He has pervaded homes and spaces like no other. He is everywhere. Showing how He is an intrinsic part of the Great Energy that we can call God or anything we wish to. He is God ,he is Guru ,He is a Friend, a Grandfather; in fact any relationship we can claim with Him. And He fulfills every one with the amount of love and attention that we think each of these relationships should be like.
I've been seeing how He has made His presence felt to almost everyone. Even the most unlikely person. Every day I have someone or the other telling me that I want to go to Shirdi- that I went to the Sai Mandir and Miracles have been happening. Even as I have the most innate faith in the Universal Power (and I believe I truly am part of it), I am constantly surprised how He gives everyone what they seek. Its His way of drawing people into the fold of the dharma.
What then is dharma?
I'm no scholar to go into the theories and actual definition of it. All I know is that dharma is doing the right thing. And in life ,while subjectivity is the norm and there generally are no rights and wrongs as far as emotions situations and instances are concerned, I do feel and know that some are just right and some are purely wrong. Killing is wrong and hurting someone deliberately is wrong. So you get the drift.
What Baba is doing is that in these hard days that are full of negativities and self absorbtion, He is gently filling the days and minds with His thoughts and sayings making it easier to give up on things that don't do much for a strong character. The negativites and the emotions of destruction- hate, jealously, anger, envy ....... are placed at His feet so that love and selflessness are encouraged.
Its hard. I know. I struggle everyday with all of these. at every little turn of the day I am confronted with thoughts of envy, anger and bitterness. And I am constantly reminded of His presence - it is amazing how He appears: the back of an auto or a picture at the roadside dhabba or just someone sending a picture of Him. And then I turn my thoughts to what He would say should He be physically present before me. That I must let go of these emotions and turn to the Universal Power with love and optimism. And all will be well.
Usually it is.
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