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Shree Sai Baba of Shirdi and his thoughts on self realisation, love, happiness, harmony and universal peace 

SaiBaba of Shirdi

SaiBaba, the  Inner Self

Meditations on Guru

Purification of Mind

Self Realisation

Chant Guru' s Name

Promises

Wisdom Nuggets

Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu, Gurur Devoh Maheshwara !
GuruSakshat ParabrahmahTasmai Shree Guru Veh Namah !!
  SAB  KA  MALIK  EK!    (Everyone's GOD is ONE )  

Thus spoke My Guru SaiBaba on MEDITATION & SELF REALISATION  

1. INNER RULER is always with you!

Thus spoke My Guru:
Yes, I  have indeed come here to awaken your Faith in Me. For I  have love and affection for you. I  am always with you in your heart and everywhere too!

I  know all that you choose to do. For I  am the INNER RULER sitting in your Heart as well as in the hearts of all beings.

I  need open no doors to enter any place. I  have no FORM nor any extension. I  always live  everywhere. I often think of one who remembers  Me. I  run and manifest Myself  to One who lovingly calls out to Me and need  no conveyance, carriage, train or airplane to carry Me  there.

No sooner you join your hands with Love and Devotion before ME (or  My  photo) to invoke ME, I  am INSTANTLY with you  whether it be day  or night.  Though MY Body is in Shirdi (a place of  pilgrimage about 300 Kms from Bombay) , still I  see and know what you do beyond the seven seas. Wherever you may go across the wide world, believe  Me that  I am with you.

For My  Abode is  within your heart. Therefore, always worship Me seated in your heart as well as in the hearts of all beings.  For I exists in  you  as well as in all others in the sense of Being or Consciousness of  Existence. One is indeed blessed & fortunate who sees Me in all beings ! Once you practice seeing Me  inside yourself,  you will realise My all-pervasiveness and will thus attain  'oneness'  or attunement with Me.

My sole purpose is to FREE from the evils of MAYA (illusion) anyone who takes  refuge in My grace, and totally surrenders to Me, worships Me faithfully and MEDITATES on Me constantly.

Many WAYS/PATHS lead to Self realisation. One Way goes through Shirdi and I can GUIDE you to your destination even if you sincerely utter My Name  (Sai) with love and affection.

But rarely does anyone come to Shirdi seeking Spiritual Enlightenment, which I have in abundance to give. People normally want worldly welfare and  yet I give them whatever they want.   


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    2.     MEDITATIONS ON GURU

Thus spoke My Guru:
Function of the mind is to think and it cannot switch off this thinking process completely anytime. But if you give it a sense object , like a Guru, it will meditate on Him alone.  But FAITH  &  PATIENCE  are all  that are needed.

Believe Me, these simple  WORDS will give you Hope & Confidence even when I pass away. But can you trust Me ?   For it is far more easy to put away Pride of Wealth, but immensely hard to give up Pride of Learning, Wisdom or Righteousness?

Me treasury is full with spiritual nuggets and I  can give My Gifts to anyone desiring them when found competent  to receive them.  If you listen to Me carefully and always MEDITATE on ME , you will surely benefit. For I never speak any UNTRUTH while sitting in this Masjid (Dwelling place of SaiBaba). 

Many Ways lead to Self Realisation,  but they are difficult, passing through jungle full of tigers and wolves (pitfalls & hardships). But if you take a GURU, as your guide, He will take you straight to your destination, avoiding all wolves, tigers and ditches on the way. Without a Guru, as your Guide, there is always danger in missing your destination in the darkness on the Way.

The Path of Self-Realisation (enlightenment) is as DIFFICULT as walking on a razor's edge. For one must fully surrender five pranas (Vital Forces) and five senses (of action, perception, mind, intellect and ego).

 But listening to My Leelas  (Stories or Teachings ) will create Shraddha (Faith) in your heart and with little Saburi(Patience)  you can overcome obstacles leading to Self Realisation & Bliss.

Also see Self Realisation  


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  3.     PURIFICATION OF MIND

 Thus spoke My Guru:
Conditions essential to attain self-realisation are:
 

    •  Intense Desire  for freedom from bondage--'Mumuksha'
    • A feeling of Disgust with the material world--'Virakti'
    • Introversion or inward gazing--'Antarmukhata'
    • Purging  of one's sins-Catharsis;
    • Right Conduct;
    • Preference for Good over pleasant things--'Shreyas over Preyas'
    • Control of Mind  & Senses
    • Purification of Mind--desirelessness--makes for  'Viveka & Vairgya '
    • Understanding Necessity of  a Guru; and
    • Finally, Lord's Grace (without which nothing is possible)

 Unless Greed or Avarice is overcome, Self-Realisation cannot be attained.  How can a Mind immersed in Wealth, Progeny or Prosperity expect to know SELF without shedding such attachments?  A person devoid of desire can ALONE cross this whirlpool.

For Greed & Self are poles apart--eternal opposites. Where there is greed, there is hardly any room for Meditation on Self. Then how is Salvation  possible ? A greedy man has no Peace, Contentment, nor Steadiness of Mind. Hence, all the Sadhanas  (Spiritual Practices)  are of  no use to him.

Therefore, Purification of Mind is absolutely necessary for any Spritual Endeavor  One must accept only what can be digested or assimilated.


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   4.  SELF REALISATION TECHNIQUE

Thus spoke My Guru:
My Method is unique. To get Self Realisation, (i.e. knowledge of Self) DHYANA (meditation) is absolutely necessary. If practised continuously, the thought processes (vrittis) will be calmed.  So  become desireless and MEDITATE on the Lord within  in all creatures. When the mind is thus concentrated, Self-Realisation will be attained.

 Always Meditate on  My Formless Nirgun nature which is Knowledge  Incarnate, Consciousness and Bliss.  If you cannot do this, meditate on My Sagun (physical) Form as you see Me  here ( in Shirdi)  from the top to the toe (or in My Photo)  every day and night.

When this is done, your thought processes (Vrittis) will become ONE POINTED and the distinction between the Meditator (DHYATA), Meditation (DHYANA) and the object of Meditation (DHYETA) will fade away and the Meditator will be ONE in consciousness and  will merge in SELF .

MY devotees must strive to get Lord's Grace & Blessings, instead of struggling for necessities of life. For  they will have plenty of  food and clothing as I always care and provide for Welfare of My Devotees who devoutly worship Me with their Minds ever fixed on Me.

With the Guru's Form firmly fixed in the mind and with the Mind and Senses thus fully absorbed in the worship (meditation) of the Lord, Me devotee must remember Me at all times so that his MIND will not be attracted to any other mundane things like Body, Wealth, Home or Worldly Honors nor wander elsewhere.

The Mind will then become Calm, Peaceful and Carefree  which is the sole sign of merger with the Guru. A wandering Mind can neither merge nor get engaged in good company.

If My Leelas ( Stories &Teachings)  are written about or devoutly sung and attentively listened to, Ignorance will vanish,  awareness of the body will reduce and strong waves of Devotion & Love would arise. If one ' dives' deep into My Leelas, he will discover precious jewels of knowledge (Self Realisation).

No one truly understands what I say--My Sirkar's  Treasury (means Government, but here it refers to Lord's treasury)  is full and overflowing. I say  'dig out'  and take this wealth of knowledge in cartloads (truckful). The blessed son of a true Mother should fill himself with this 'wealth'.

Skill of  My Fakir (GOD), the Leela (work) of My Bhagwan (God) and the attitude of My Sirkar is quite UNIQUE. What about Me?  My Body will mix with Earth, and my Breath with the Air, but this TIME won't come back again !  I will go somewhere,and sit some place. The hard Maya still troubles Me much. I always feel anxiety for My devotees. But one who does any Spiritual Endeavor  will surely reap its  fruits and one who remembers My Words will get invaluable Peace & Happiness. 


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 5.   CHANTING GURU'S NAME

Thus spoke My Guru:
 Merely chanting or remembering Lord Hari's or Guru's Name can confer  Self Realisation.

 Always chant 'SAI', 'SAI',  shedding all cleverness, arrogance or egoism and brazenness to be FREE from all shackles .

 Only the fortunate few, free from blemish, take seriously to MyWorship.  Even if you merely chant 'SAI', 'SAI', I shall take you across  the ocean. For  I always  drag My Devotee towards Me from far off places, or even across the seven seas like a sparrow heading to its nest with a string tied to its feet.

Believe these words and you will certainly be benefited. My Worship needs no elaborate rituals like  SADHANAS ( Spiritual Practices).  I  only rest where there is full devotion and love.

    Even if you merely utter My Name with Love , I shall fulfill all your wishes and increase your devotion. But if you earnestly sing about My Leelas & Deeds or spread My MESSAGE, you will  merge in My Grace. Have Patience (Saburi) & Faith (Shraddha) in Me.

    My sincere devotees shall always be saved or pulled out even from the jaws of Death. I run to help My Devotees in times of danger. All diseases shall vanish when My Leelas (Stories & Teachings ) are listened to respectfully,  assimilated and meditated upon .

 While attending to your worldly duties daily, the mind should THINK of the Sadguru and His Leelas and be blessed by Him.
 
  If the devotee has sincere complete Faith in Me, his Mind will MERGE with the Supreme Conscious. Even mere chanting of My Name as Sai will do away with the sins of speech and hearing.  It will remove FEAR of the worldly existence and will lead you to the spiritual path regardless of your caste,  creed, or class.

  Without God's Grace, there is no desire or even urge to listen to the Saint's stories. But with God's Grace everything is smooth and easy. Hearing these stories, one keeps company of the Saints that helps one become less conscious of one's body or  its problems. It cuts asunder all attachments, destroying cycles of births and deaths  and lifts one up to God who is pure Consciousness.  In turn,  detachment to the sense objects is increased, which makes one  indifferent to the Pleasure  or  Pain and leads  to Spiritual Path.

If you take refuge in the Saints without any reservations, you will be carried off safely across the Ocean of Worldly Existence. 


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  6.  PROMISES

Thus spoke My Guru:
Believe Me ,  though  I may pass away, My bones in My grave ( Samadhi)  will give you Hope and Confidence. Not only Myself  but My Tomb (Samadhi) would be speaking and communicating with all those who surrender themselves wholeheartedly to Me.

Do not be anxious even if I am not present  here  in Sagun (physical )Form.  (Death:Dassera Day,  l5th October, l9l8). You will hear from My Bones  speaking and discussing your welfare. But always remember Me. Believe in Me in heart and soul and then you will be greatly benefited.

Whatever happens, never DESERT your Guru, but you should always remain at steady At-One-Ment  with Him. Always remember that your Guru's loving glance gives you HAPPINESS.

Never try to get any Mantra from any one, but make Your Guru  the sole object of your thoughts (meditations) and actions and you will no doubt attain  'PARAMARTHA.' 

Look at Me  with sincere Devotion and I, in turn, look at you likewise. Sitting in this Masjid (Sai'sdwelling place), I speak the truth & nothing but the TRUTH. Have FAITH & CONFIDENCE in  your Guru and know well that He is the Sole Actor or Doer.

BLESSED is the one  who knows and recognizes the Greatness of His Guru and thinks of Him to be Hari, Hara  & Brahmah Incarnate ( Trinity of Gods).

PATIENCE  is the  mine of Virtues and Consort of Good Thoughts. FAITH (Shraddha or Nishta) and PATIENCE (Saburi) are like the Twin Sisters loving each other very intimately.

PATIENCE can ferry you across the sea of mundane existence and can  remove all sins, afflictions and get rid of calamities in various ways, besides casting aside all fears ultimately making for success.

There are innumerable Saints in this World but your Guru is the Real Guru, whose Message must never be forgotten when good messages are received from other Saints.

Bhagwat Geeta (Sacred Book of Hindus) says disciple must completely surrender Body, Mind and Wealth (possessions) to the Guru  to attain self- realization.

Love your Guru  with all your heart and surrender & prostrate  before Him with reverence; then there will be no sea of Mundane Existence to cross over just asthere is no darkness before the Sun.

 All Sadhanas ( Spiritual Practices like Tapa--penance , Yoga practices or studying sacred scriptures) are not just enough to attain self-realisation unless accompanied by BHAKTI  (Devotion).  Knowledge of Vedas or Great Jnani's reputation or mere formal Bhajan can achieve  NOTHING  without a firm Devotion  (Bhakti). 

Do not retaliate even if someone does any evil. If you must do anything, do some good unto others.

God lives in ALL BEINGS as well as in all Creatures, be they serpents or scorpions. He is the Great Wire-puller of the World and all beings and creatures merely obey His Commands.

Unless He  WILLS it, no one can do any harm to anybody. The whole world is dependent on Him and no one is independent. So take pity on or love His Creatures, leave aside adventurous fights or killings and be patient.The Lord is the PROTECTOR  of all.

One who  loves Me intensely, always  sees Me. To him this world is a desert  without Me. I lead him to Self-Realisation. For I am dependent on him  who thinks and hungers only  after Me or who does not eat even a morsel of food without first offering it to Me.

Such a sincere devotee merges in Me like a river  merging into a sea. So shake off any trace of pride or egoism, and surrender yourself to Me, who is always seated in your heart.

Do you always remember Me before meals ?  Am I not ALWAYS with you ? Then do you offer Me everything before you eat ?

Lord Hari  would be very pleased with you if you give water to the THIRSTY, bread to the HUNGRY, clothes to the NAKED and shelter to the STRANGER  for resting.

Know for certain that one who FEEDS the hungry, really serves Me with food. Regard this as an ETERNAL TRUTH. 


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7. WISDOM  NUGGETS
 

Thus spoke My Guru:
If any one wants money and you are not inclined to give,decline courteously,  but do not be cross or harsh with him or make fun of him.

 DEMOLISH  this wall of difference separating you from Me and the Road will be clear and open for our meeting or union. This sense of differentiation, as I and thou, is the real barrier keeping the Disciple away from His Master and unless it is destroyed, the state of union or at-one-ment (attunement) cannot be attained.

God alone is the sole Protector. His Method is Unique, Extraordinary, Invaluable and  Inscrutable. His WILL shall be done and He alone will show us the WAY to satisfy our Heart's Desires.

It is on account of previous cordial relationship (Rhinanubandan ) that we have come together again in this life too; let us  Love & serve each other and be Happy. He who attains the Supreme Goal of Life becomes Immortal and  Happy; all others merely exists in vain!

WEALTH should be the means to work out DHARMA (spiritual goal). It is wasted if used only for personal pleasures. Unless you have given it before, You do not expect to get it now.  So the BEST WAY  to receive is to FIRST GIVE. The giving away of DAKSHINA (donation) ( or  in charity ) also develops non attachment (Vairagya) and increases Bhakti & Jnanya. Give one to receive tenfold.

Let the senses do their allotted work of seeing. By all means  appreciate Beauty of God's CREATION with a calm and steady mind. Why should one be afraid of anyone when his heart is pure and the thoughts are free of evil.  The eyes may do their work of seeing Beauty in a woman or nature without being shy or restless. Make the mind DESIRELESS and observe GOD'S WORKS of Beauty without fear, sin, craving or attachment!

But whatever you may do remember that you cannot escape the consequences of your Actions (good or bad) committed either in this life itself or in your past life.
 
KARMA (actions) is the cause of happiness as well as SORROW too. One must therefore bear with it. GOD is the  sole just Dispenser of Justice & Protector too. Think of Him always. He will take care of you. Totally surrender to His feet with the body, mind, wealth and speech and then see what He does for you.

Mere READING of Spiritual Books will not be enough !  The Teachings in them have to be practised and lived. THINK & PRACTISE what you read; otherwise it is useless. Mere learning without the Grace of Guru is of no use.

Wealth and Prosperity are TRANSIENT and the body is subject to death and decay. While knowing this, do your DUTY leaving  all attachments to the things of this world and next.  Anyone who does this and  surrenders to the Sacred feet of Lord Hari (or call Him whatever you like), will get  FREEDOM from all troubles and  will ATTAIN BLISS.

The Lord runs to help one who remembers Him with Love and Affection and meditates on Him. Since your store of past Spiritual  Merits was considerable, you have reached Shirdi (Place of Salvation). But can Shirdi (God) do anything if you ignore My MESSAGE and squander your only chance in criticizing others and looking down upon your brethren?

RAMA and RAHIM  are ONE & the SAME without the slightest difference between them. Then why should their devotees (Hindus and Muslims) quarrel amongst themselves ?  Instead, the two communities must come closer and act sanely to achieve National Unity (for achieving political freedom from  the British). It is neither good nor in their interest or welfare to fight, dispute, argue or emulate others.(Lokmanaya B. G. Tilak, the Father of Indian Unrest, visited Shirdi and called on Him on May, 19th,1917 to consult Him about his future course of action in the Struggle for Independence.He was advised to take rest.)  OM  OM  OM OM SHREE SAI RAM


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  Devotees will flock to  SHIRDI like ants (in hordes) ,  said SaiBaba and how true it is today even after 80 years after His passing away. 

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Acknowledgments: This is based on Shree SAI SATCHARITA by V. N. Gunaji


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