Om Sai Ram - Wonderful Divine Miracle Group Captain Bose was driving with his wife and father-in-law from Ambala to Gawahati in a high powered car with low clearance was unable to move on the slushy road near Hariharganj. The entire area was dangerously flooded by heavy rains and the road was like a lake. The back wheels of the car sank completely into the mud, while upfront, one wheel was stuck in a ditch! At that late hour of 11.30p.m. no help was available.
The occupants were able to procure shelter in a nearby school, and slept on bare benches at night, but her husband was determined to reach Gauhati where he had to preside over a Court Martial. "Duty is God. Work is Worship," he quoted Baba. When dawn broke, no passing car or truck would agree to help, nor would the small crowd of amused villagers lift a finger! Their enjoyment of the pitiable spectacle only fanned the flames of despair. Unfortunately Mr. Bose had a little bit of ego left in him: he decided to rely on horse power rather than Sai power! Ropes were procured, but the car would not move: the engine was restarted, but she only sank further into the slush. Eventually, an exhausted Bose flopped to the ground, saying, "The Lotus Feet of Baba is our only refuge.." Almost immediately a gentle looking man with a strong physique came towards them. No one seemed to recognise him, nor could they guess his whereabouts. Handing his umbrella to Mrs. Bose, he became master of the situation. Bose was asked to get into the car and take the wheel . A sweet fragrance flooded the interior, but before the engine could be switched on, or the gaping crowd could offer assistance, Mrs. Bose saw the man put his right hand under the bumper, and with one lift, he placed the car forward upon hard ground, all wheels safe out of the awful mire. Then all the occupants were requested to get into the car! Puzzled, they tried to thank him to ask who, and what he was. "Oh, I am a chowkidar."(watchman) he said, and walked away. Disengaging itself from the now vociferous crowd, the car moved away, and soon caught up with the man, walking briskly down the road. Bose begged the man to accept something but he refused. Then he spoke one sentence. "Why did you not call for me last night itself?". The Lotus Feet had indeed come to them! Om Sai Ram ============================================================================================================ Man today is trying to master every kind of knowledge Good conduct, good qualities and good character alone constitute our real treasure. But man today has given up these three and is busy seeking worldly goods and is imagining that he is leading a pious life. God cannot be attained through such delusions. Man today is trying to master every kind of knowledge, but is unable to discover his own true nature ============================================================================================================ Swami says wonderfully : Bhakti is a state of dualism. In this state, there are two entities - God and the devotee. The two are so close that they cannot ever be torn apart or separated. Bhakti binds the devotee to God. Surrender, on the other hand, is a state of monism or Advaitam. Once the devotee says there is only God and nothing else, he ceases to have an independent existence - he does not exist as a separate entity. The devotee never ever considers anything as "his". He moves completely away from the "I" feeling. Water and sugar differ both in form and properties. This is dualism, or the path of Bhakti. Suppose sugar is added to water and the water is stirred. The sugar will dissolve and spread throughout the water. In this condition, there is neither pure water nor sugar; instead, there is syrup. This is surrender or Advaitam - the devotee offers everything to God and keeps nothing for himself, including his mind. Om Sai Ram ========================================================================================================== Divine Prayer I am God! I am God! I am not different from God! I am the eternal undifferentiated Absolute! Grief and anxiety cannot effect me. I am always content. Fear cannot enter me. I am Satchidananda! I am pure Existence, Knowledge and Bliss. I am Omnipotent! I am all-powerful; nothing is impossible for me! I am Omniscient! I am all-knowing; there is nothing which is not known to me. I am Omnipresent! I am present everywhere. I pervade this universe! I am Krishna! I am Christ! I am Buddha! I am Sai! I am Sai! I am Sai! I am God! I am God! I am God! - From Swami's Divine Guru Poornima Discourse on July 28, 1999. ========================================================================================================== Our life should become Yoga (Divine Communion) rather than a Roga (disease) There is no greater quality in man than selfless love, which expresses itself in service to others. Such love can be the source of real bliss. The relationship between Karma and Karma Yoga should be properly understood. Karma (action) done with attachment or desire causes bondage. But desireless, selfless action becomes Karma Yoga (the path of action leading to liberation). Our life should become Yoga (Divine Communion) rather than a Roga (disease). ========================================================================================= -- To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
