Quotes Shirdi Sai Baba

I am writing some quotes by Shirdi Sai Baba. Quotes, a couple of lines, if given full attention and brooded over, can bring about miraculous change in our lives, the way we think and the way we act. Before the quotes I have copy pasted few lines of question and answer with J. Krishnamurti. Why? Because if we read the quotes and Sai SatCharitra and any books and stories of Shirdi Sai Baba, the way J. Krishnamurti has suggested, it can bring about lot more change in our lives on whole.

Ruben: How would you recommend your books to be read, and in what order?

Krishnamurti: Do not read them like a novel. Read slowly as if your life was in every word and every sentence. Start with the last one and then if there is an interest go backwards through the first one.

Ruben: Should we read all your books?

Krishnamurti: If you take a train in San Francisco to go to Los Angeles... would you get off in Santa Barabara?

Quotes Shirdi Sai Baba

* He should subdue his ego and offer it at my feet. He who conducts himself in this manner, in life, will not only get from me full assistance in whatever he do, but I shall toil for him in every way.

* Listening to my stories, narrating them to others, contemplating on them will propagate love and devotion for me, which will destroy ignorance, instantly.

* Wherever ever there is Faith and Devotion together, I remain enslaved forever. Have no doubts about this, but otherwise, I always remain unattainable.

* When herd with virtuousness and a good feeling, these stories will generate devotion in the listener’s minds ; self experience and bliss will then follow most naturally and a state of perpetual joy will thus be attained.

* The devotee will have self realization, which will bring in tune, both, his jeeva (Atman) and Shiva(Brahma); he will comprehend the incomprehensible, which is without attributes, and the supreme spirit shall reveal itself.

* Such is the reward, the fruit of my stories. What else would one want? This is the ultimeate objective of Shrutis (Vedas) and so, by attaining this the devotee will be enriched.

* Where contentiousness prevails, ignorance and Maya abound. There is no thought of deliverance and the mind is continually engaged in malicious, misconceived speculation. Such one is not worthy of self-knowledge. He is engulfed by ignorance alone. He can enjoy happiness neither on earth nor in heaven. Everywhere and at all times he is unhappy.

* Unless there is some relationship or connection, nobody goes anywhere. If any men or creatures come to you, do not discourteously drive them away, but receive them well and treat them with due respect. Shri Hari (God) will be certainly pleased if you give water to the thirsty, bread to the hungry, clothes to the naked and your verandah to strangers for sitting and resting. If anybody wants any money from you and you are not inclined to give, do not give, but do not bark at him like a dog.

* Let the world go topsy-turvy, you remain where you are. Look on calmly at the show of all things passing before you. Demolish the wall of difference that separates you from Me; and then the road for our meeting will be clear and open. The sense of differentiation, as I and Thou, is the barrier that keeps away the disciple from his Master, and unless that is destroyed the state of Union or At-One-ment is not possible.

* This Brahmin can bring lacs of men onto the white path and take them to their destination.

Few peculiarities of Shirdi Sai Baba

Was reading a book Since few days named “ The Immortal Fakir of Shirdi ” compiled and edited by S. P. Ruhela. Under the title of the book we can see the following ( Sai Baba as seen by his contemporary devotees). It suggests much, my eyes fall on it while typing the title of the book. As thoughts were revolving about the same subject when I thought of writing something about Shirdi Sai Baba after reading the testimonies of the devotees and people who had seen and met with Sai Baba in the sacred land Shirdi.

As I was thinking what to write gathered from the reading of the book, my mind was thinking about what to write. As all the devotees had given the account about Sai Baba and their meetings with Sai Baba, according to their own interpretation, according to their own trained and conditioned minds.

Yes truly no one can write or tell the true essence of Sai Baba. All of us can write about our own interpretation. That’s why that sentence in ( Sai Baba as seen by his contemporary devotees ) struck the mind. It is always as we see. No doubt after meeting Sai Baba and or after getting drenched in His love and Grace that as seen go through change. That is what Sai Baba came for.

After reading the book and the testimonies of Sai Baba’s devotees who were fortunate enough to meet him in Shirdi when he was in flesh and blood. And fortunate enough to be guided by Sai Baba through talks, parables, hints, darshan in dreams or darshan at some distant place from Shirdi.

After reading the book it becomes clear that Sai Baba had extraordinary powers, which he used to infuse faith in God and develop the quality of devotion in devotees. Most of us are amazed by some extraordinary powers, but Sai Baba performed miracles or showed his extraordinary powers only to infuse the spiritual interest and to uplift the devotees. Those powers and the number of powers he manifested so easily to infuse the spirituality and to save the devotees can literally amaze one. A big volume of book would be required to write all of them.

Some of them, which struck my mind the most, I will write here. Sai Baba’s eyes were most powerful and magnetic. One could feel them piercing through their heart, mind and soul. Sai Baba could read the past, present and future of all those who met him. Sai Baba would talk about their past and even their thoughts in past, to point out the mistake they had made in attempt, they understand their mistakes and stay away from them. Such was the love of Sai. Sai Baba would describe and event took place much farther in physical distance exactly it would have happened, to show the devotees that wherever they are what ever they are doing, nothing is veiled from him, not even the thoughts.

Other peculiarity of Sai Baba was asking for money. Sai Baba would point blank ask certain amount of money from the devotees. From certain devotees he used to ask it again and again for certain amount till the resource of money with that devotee was exhausted. There was always some esoteric meaning in asking for money from the devotees. As Sai Baba never stored any money with him, all that was collected was given away same day by him, and at the end of the day he was again without money. Sai Baba asked for money from some devotees as they might have forgotten their vow of offering some money to God, Saint or Sai Baba and forgotten. By asking money from that devotee Sai Baba would free him from the debt. Sai Baba used to say he had to give ten times more than what ever he received, thus many devotees considered it very auspicious, if Sai Baba asked for money from them. In the later part of his life in physical body Sai Baba used to get so much money that, the government put some spies, so that Sai Baba could be taxed for the huge income he used to get. Since Sai Baba would donate all the money and no money was left with him, later government officials kept an eye on devotees who used to get money regularly from Sai Baba and they started collecting the taxes from those devotees. Many people in those times, not understanding the esoteric and inscrutable meaning behind Sai Baba's asking for money went away and did not visit Shirdi again thinking Sai Baba was always thinking and asking for money. Sai Baba when was asked once about it said How mind thinks, it experiences and sees things accordingly. Those with spiritual minds and hearts saw it in Sai and stayed with him, those whose minds were engrossed with money left the place thinking Sai Baba was just one of them, to eager for money and left.

Also many a times Sai Baba would suddenly get enraged and would start abusing sometimes no body knew to him and sometimes to the devotees. Many a times Sai Baba in such mood would even beat and abuse the devotee, and throw stones at them. At many instance it was know that when Sai Baba was abusing seemingly in air and none new why and shout Sai Baba was abusing and scolding at. Later it would be known that exactly at the same time some devotee was in danger and was saved miraculously. One such incident was when, Shama was beaten by a poisonous snake. Being bitten thus, Shama went running to Majid Mai in Shirdi where Sai Baba was sitting. Sai Baba on seeing him at once got angry and Sai Baba’s eyes would get red like embers whenever he was enraged and Sai Baba roared "Oh vile Bhaturdya (Priest) do not climp up. Beware if you do so" and then roared - "Go, Get away, Come down." Shama was heartbroken, he thought his God, his solace, his love denied him on climbing up the steps of merciful Masjid Mai, in the toughest part of his life, when his life itself was in danger. After a time Sai Baba became normal and calm, Shama went up and sat near him. Then Sai Baba said to him - "Don't be afraid, don't care a jot, the Merciful Fakir will save you, go and sit quiet at home, don't go out, believe in Me and remain fearless and have no anxeity". Then he was sent home. Immediately afterwards, Sai Baba sent Tatya Patil and Kakasaheb Dixit to him with instructions to the effect, that he should eat what he liked, should move in the home, but should never lie down and sleep. Those instructions of Sai where acted upon and Shama was unharmed. Thus the anger, the words in anger were directed to the poison and not Shama, everybody realized it after.