A Lesson in Faith - by Shri.V.Srinivasan - President, Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, India.
During one of my visits to the State of Haryana, I was taken to see some of our Grama Seva activities in a small and remote village of the State. I could observe the various service and spiritual activities being carried out by our Samithi members and the active participation of the villagers in these programmes. There was also a public meeting where the villagers expressed their appreciation of the work being done and their great interest in joining the contingent for Prashanti Seva at Puttaparthi. I also addressed the villagers on our Organisation’s objectives and Bhagavan’s Teachings which motivate and inspire us. By the time all the programmes were gone through, it was approaching darkness and it was time for us to leave. As our car was moving forward through the lanes, an old lady suddenly came forward and lay down in front of the car and would not get up. I got down and said “Mother, why are you doing this?” She replied that she wanted me to visit her hut, a little distance away. I was greatly moved by her insistence and agreed to her request and walked with her to the side of the lane, where her little hut was standing. When we entered the small hut which was only about 8 feet in length, I could see that more than half of the simple dwelling was an altar for Bhagavan with His picture in the centre. The lamps were burning brightly and the entire ambience was serene and ethereal. I felt that I was in a Divine Temple. I could see that the old lady was very poor and did not seem to have anybody to help her. However, her face was radiant and serene. I then said to her “Mother, do not be worried. Baba will take care of you.” She then smiled and said to me “Son, why should I worry. Baba is always with me. He is here with us now.” I immediately realised that this was a lesson in faith for me from this poor lady in this remote village, far from Prashanti Nilayam, who had never seen the physical form of Bhagavan but yet experienced His presence constantly. I immediately fell at her feet and said “Mother, Bhagavan has given me a lesson through you.” There are thousands of such spiritually evolved persons who may be physically far from Bhagavan, but are spiritually close to Him. When I returned to Prashanti Nilayam and recounted this experience to Bhagavan, He just smiled at me and said “Devotees are everywhere.” Sai Ram -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "saimsg" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
