Once a man stood in the middle of the road.
His head looked up to the sky. His eyes were filled with tears. As he continuously stared at one spot And repeated "Oh God," from time to time. A man passed him by, Looked at the man who stared at the sky. And curiously stood behind him. He looked up at the same spot in the sky, And wondered what vision of God the man saw. When another man passed the two other men Who looked up in the sky, He too joined in the line, And stared and wondered, As to what is it these two men were able to see. To him the clouds above seemed To be shaped like Lord Shiva Himself. "May be this is a Darshan of the Lord," he thought. Soon there was a big line of men Staring up at the sky. Finally one man who passed looked at the queue, And asked the last man as to what he saw. He said he was not sure, So he asked the man in front. This went on until the first man Who was still staring up was asked. "What is it, Sir, that you are able to envision?" The man with tears in his eyes replied, "My neck is terribly strained, And I am unable to move." Do not try to experience Me through another. You will always face disappointments. I come to each one of you directly. Do not believe or develop faith By experiencing others' faith in God. Come and experience Me directly. Can a child from the third standard Teach a child in the second standard? No! He will be able to answer Only some of his questions. He himself is in school waiting to get his degree. You must be taught directly by the teacher. The teacher himself is qualified And has gone through All these levels to be able to teach. So find and dig your own path to Me. If you depend on others' faith, And if that person loses his faith in Me, It will automatically affect your faith in Me. So approach your Guru directly. Do not be influenced By others' faiths and experiences. To Me, each and every one of you are special, And My relationship with each one of you Is a unique and endearing one. From: Sai Darshan by Seema Dewan June 17 Sleep inside the mosquito curtain; the insects can do no harm. So also, do not allow the insects of Desire, Anger etc. to harm you. Get inside the curtain of Spiritual Effort while you are in the world. Be in the world, but do not allow the world into you. That is the sign of Discrimination. Sathya Sai Speaks Vol. 4, pg. 173 -- --- 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/d/optout.
