Swami has many times said, whether during discourses or during private sessions
with devotees, that HIS will is infinite. Baba takes many of His students to
Kodaikanal with HIM. Likewise He has taken some students to Mysore sanctuary
once in their summer vacations. Devsen sir was lucky to be one of them.
The students had already reached the sanctuary and it was nighttime. Swami was
discussing the secrets of nature with students assembled at HIS feet. He was
talking about the start of creation from the primordial sound OMKAR, the
emergence of the MILKY WAY, PLANETS etc. He was describing in detail as to how
the clouds got formed and the emergence of the SUN, the MOON etc.
As Swami was explaining so, He suddenly looked around and said, "Isn't the
night beautiful today.". "Yes, Swami" replied the students " It is blissful
here in your immediate presence. Even the moon seems to want to make his
presence felt here in your physical proximity". As soon as this was mentioned
Swami looked upwards at the moon. He kept looking for sometime and then started
explaining the different features of the moon -- that there were so many
craters on it, He even mentioned that there were rivers flowing on the moon.
As He said this, students started asking "Swami.... Rivers on the moon..."
"Yes, Why not, don't you know rivers existed on moon" asked Swami. "But Swami"
students questioned "Something of this sort has never been mentioned in any of
the documentaries recorded by astronauts who have visited the moon.". "Oh
that...." replied SWAMI "How can they see ... They saw with physical eyes ...
Can their eyes see all that divinity has created? They did not see ... but it
is there." So saying Swami stopped.
As Swami stopped speaking, there was silence for while but the friction in the
minds of students persisted. Fully aware of this, Swami asked, "Would you all
like to see all that I mentioned were present on the moon?" "YES SWAMI" replied
the students in one voice. Swami immediately got up from HIS seat and pointed
towards the moon and waved His hand. In a moment the moon disappeared from the
sky.
Shocked at what they saw, the students wanted to ask Swami as to what had
happened to the moon but before they could they saw a circular object appear in
HIS hands. "This" Swami said, "is the moon ... (Silence for a while) ... now
clear all your doubts about the feature of the moon". So saying He started
showing the craters and the rivers on the moons surface. As long as the 'moon'
was there in Swami's hand there was no 'moon' in the sky. When asked what would
happen when anyone looked up and did not find the moon present as usual or
questioned the disappearance of the moon all of a sudden, Swami said, "Nothing
happens without my will. As long as the moon, which I have reduced to a size
enough to fit into my palms, is in my hand, no one in the world will dare look
up in the sky. I have willed that".
There was silence for a while as the students tried to grasp the phenomenon
they had just witnessed. Swami then asked" Has everyone seen it. Ok, come
closer and see. Ask for doubts if any". All those present came closer and
looked ... they were all there. The craters, the rivers, the mountains.... All
in the miniature form of the moon in swami's hand.
Swami then said, " OK, now I shall send it back". So saying Swami let go the
'moon' from His hand by thrusting it upwards. In a moment it was there ...
again resplendent as before.
As students retired for the day, they reminded themselves of an important
lesson they learnt that day. Everything in this universe is functioning in full
awareness of Swami as per His will.
All we see is HIS will... What doesn't seem to be is so simply because HE
hasn't willed it that way.
- Narrated during the summer course 2000, by Mr.Devsen, Faculty Member of the
Sri Sathya Sai University.
OUR LIFE IS HIS MESSAGE
Sai Ram
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