Shri Sai Sat Charitra - Chapter 12 - Part II ...Contd

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Ratanji Wadia of Nanded was first asked to pay Rs.5 as dakshina and was also told that He already received a part of it. By saying so Baba indicated His oneness with Mauli Saheb, the porter saint of Nanded. Many more incidents can be seen in Satcharitra to indicate the oneness of Sai with all Saints and forms of God. This is not surprising since it is the ego that limits one's consciousness and Sai, who was without the slightest trace of ego, is one with that supreme consciousness that is called God, Allah, Jehova, ParaBrahman, Para Shakti etc. So, devotees could see in Him their own Guru, or their favorite deity. The story of Mule Shastri of Nasik which illustrates this is given later in this chapter. Sai Ram.

Nobody could visit Him or stay longer with Him without His will.

Every body has its Karma. Baba knew the karma of each and every man, woman and animal, its past, present and future. So, He arranged for the particular body to go to Shirdi, Prayag or some other sacred place at the appropriate time. Like He made Shama to go to Goddess Saptashringi and made the Pujari of the same Goddess come to Him, as desired by the Goddess. He also made Shama go to Kasi and Prayag and meet Him there in the form of His portrait.

Sai also told devotees that as long as one has one's ego, the results of one's karma have to be enjoyed or borne. Thus one tends to take pride for doing good deeds and feels bad for doing either intentionally or even unintentionally bad deeds. This accumulation of karma results in more births to pay off those debts. Thus the cycle of births and deaths is perpetuated till one gets rid of one's ego through Brahma Jnana. Sai Ram.

How Sai asked a devotee to leave the next day as he was needed at his work place will be discussed in the forthcoming part.