Shirdi Sai Satcharitra Chapter 35 - English Audiobook

Описание: Shirdi Sai Satcharitra Chapter 35 - English Audiobook
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This chapter of the Sai Satcharitra covers the following:
Tested and Never Found Wanting:
Kaka Mahajani’s Friend and Boss
The Insomnia Case
Bala Patil Newaskar
This Chapter also continues the subject of the importance of Udi and it also gives two cases in which Baba was tested and not found wanting.

Preliminary

In spiritual matters or endeavors, sectarianism is the greatest bar to our progress. Those who believe that God is formless, are heard saying that to believe that God has a form is an illusion and that Saints are merely human. Then why should they bow before these Saints and offer Dakshina? Persons belonging to other sects will also raise objections and say, “Why should we bow and offer allegiance to other Saints, since we have our own Sadgurus?” Similar objections regarding Sai Baba have been heard before and are heard even now. Some said that when they went to Shirdi, Baba asked for Dakshina from them; “Is it good that Saints should collect money in this fashion? If they do so, where is their Sainthood?” they asked. But there are many instances where men went to Shirdi to scoff, but remained there to pray. Two such instances are given below.

Kaka Mahajani’s Friend

A friend of Kaka Mahajani’s was a devotee of God without form and was averse to idolatry. Out of curiosity, he agreed to go to Shirdi with Kaka Mahajani on two conditions: That he would neither bow to Baba nor pay Him any Dakshina. Kaka agreed to these conditions and they both left Bombay on a Saturday night and reached Shirdi the next morning. As soon as their feet touched the steps of the Masjid, Baba, looking at the friend from a distance, addressed him with sweet words, “Oh, welcome sir!” The voice in which he said these words was a very peculiar one. It resembled the voice of the friend’s father. It reminded him of his departed father and sent a joyous thrill through his body. What an enchanting power the voice had! Rather surprised, the friend said, “This is no doubt the voice of my father”. Then he went up and forgetting his resolution, placed his head upon Baba’s Feet.

Then Baba asked for Dakshina from Kaka twice, once in the morning and again at noon. The friend whispered to Kaka, “Baba asked for Dakshina from you twice; I am with you, yet why does He omit me?” “Why don’t you ask Baba Himself” was Kaka’s reply. Baba asked Kaka what his friend was whispering and then the friend asked Baba himself whether he should pay any Dakshina. Baba replied, “You had no mind to pay, so you were not asked; but if you want to pay now you may.” Then the friend paid 17 Rupees as Dakshina, the same amount that Kaka paid. Baba then addressed him with a few words of advice, “You do away with and destroy the wall (sense of difference) between us, so that we can see and meet each other face to face”. Then Baba allowed them to depart; Though the weather was cloudy and threatening, Baba assured them of their safe journey and both of them reached Bombay safely. When he reached home and opened the doors and windows of his house, he found two sparrows had fallen dead on the floor and one flew out through a window. He thought that if he had left the windows open, two sparrows would have been saved, but thought about it again and realized that they had met their fate and that Baba had sent him back soon enough to save the third sparrow.

Kaka Mahajani’s Boss

Kaka was a Manager in the firm Thakkar Dharmasey Jethabhai, a solicitor in Bombay. The Boss and the Manager were close; Mr. Thakkar knew that Kaka often went to Shirdi, stayed there for a few days and returned when Baba permitted him to.....

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