A thought arises, how our attitude should be towards our life. Immediately another thought comes as an answer when Baba has given the assurance that his tomb will speak and clear our doubts, remove our difficulties, what is there to fear for? - being the devotees of Baba.
Now how to correlate between this two and how does it reflect upon our lives. As for the things to happen, they are inevitable and definite to happen. Baba also doesnt want to involve in this process until and unless he feels it quite necessary.
A classic example for this is in the sai satcharitra chapter 13, where bhimaji patel was suffering from tuberculosis and tried all means to get the disease cured and finally was brought to shirdi. When he came to baba, initially Baba was reluctant to interfere saying it was due to his previous evil karma, and later when bhimaji cried out in despair that he was helpless, and sought refuge in Baba, as Baba was his last hope, and prayed for mercy, then Baba said, "
Stay, cast off your anxiety, your sufferings have come to an end. However, oppressed and troubled one may be as soon as he steps into the Masjid, he is on the pathway to happiness. The Fakir here is very kind and He will cure the disease, and protect all with love and kindness."
From the above incident, it is clearly evident that whatever is written in our fate, we have to undergo and even Baba doesnt want to involve in that until and unless he finds some reason or eligibility in the devotee. In the above case of bhimaji patil, we can see that bhimaji patil made himself eligible by seeking total refuge in Baba.
There is another classic example in chapter 34 of Sai Satcharitra. One Dr. Pillay was an intimate Bhakta of Baba. He was much liked by Baba, Who always called him Bhau (brother). Baba talked with him off and on and consulted him in all matters and wanted him always at His side. This Pillay suffered once very badly from guinea-worms. He said to Kakasaheb Dixit, "The pain is most excruciating and unbearable. I prefer death to it. This pain, I know, is for repaying past Karma, but go to Baba and tell Him to stop the pain and transfer the working of my past Karma to ten future births of mine." Mr. Dixit went to Baba and told Him his request. Then Baba, being moved by his request, said to Dixit,"Tell him to be fearless. Why should he suffer for ten births? In ten days he can work out the sufferings and consequences of his past Karma. While I am here to give him temporal and spiritual welfare, why should he pray for death? Bring him here on somebody's back and let us work and finish his sufferings once for all".
The doctor was brought in that condition and was seated on Baba's right side,where Fakir Baba always sat. Baba gave him His bolster and said,"Lie calmly here and be at ease. The true remedy is, that the result of past actions has to be suffered and got over. Our Karma is the cause of our happiness and sorrow; therefore put up with whatever comes to you. Allah (God) is the sole Dispenser and Protector, always think of Him. He will take care of you. Surrender to His feet with body, mind, wealth and speech, i.e. completely and then see what He does." Dr. Pillay said in return that Nanasaheb had put a bandage over the leg, but he found no relief. "Nana is a fool" replied Baba. "Take off that bandage or else you will die. Now a crow will come and peck you, and then you will recover."
While this conversation was going on, one Abdul, who always cleaned the Masjid and trimmed the lamps, turned up. While he was attending to his work of training, his foot accidentally fell upon the stretched leg of Dr. Pillay. The leg was already swollen and when Abdul's foot fell upon it and pressed it, all the seven guinea-worms were squeezed out at once. The pain was unbearable and Dr. Pillay bawled out loudly. After some time, he calmed down and began to sing and cry alternately. Then Pillay enquired when the crow was coming and peeking. Baba said, "Did you not see the crow? He won't come again. Abdul was the crow. Now go and rest yourself in the Wada and you will be soon allright."
By application of the Udi and by taking it in the stomach with water, and without taking any other treatment or medicine, the disease was completely cured in ten days as predicted by Baba.
What does all the above incidents prove. That whatever is happening whether it is good or bad will happen due to our previous karma or our previous actions and definetly we need to repay for them. Baba will interfere in the natural process only when he feels that the devotee has totally surrendered. So then how come it is interlinked with our attitude. As already discussed unique are the ways of Baba in moulding the lives of his devotees. Baba already told that we need to have shradhha and Saburi. We need to have unconditional love and faith towards whatever we do and we need to have patience till the results come. Not every action will have immediate result. As we already thought that everything happens with respect to the will of baba. Then how to prepare ourselves eligible so that Baba will remove our karma within a fraction of seconds. All the above incidents showed that Baba removed the evil karmas of the devotees within a few seconds. Why? Because they have taken a total refuge in baba and their faith was unshakable, they have made themselves eligible to receive the grace of Baba. That is the greatness of total surrender.
If we make ourselves eligible to receive the grace of Baba, then even we will be protected. So here comes the question of our attitude towards all the incidents which happen in our life making ourselves eligible to receive the grace of baba. Let us take an example. If I was having a motorbike and was going on a work. If my bike got puncture and I could not find anyone in the nearby area to get it rectified. Now the event has happened. What should be my attitude towards this. a) Should I start worrying about my bike.
b) Should I start worrying about my work. c) Should I start abusing my wife that she kept a dumb face in the morning before sending me to office d) Should I abuse my kid for irritating me before leaving for my office. e) Should I abuse my neighbour for having an argument with me before leaving to the office. so on..
If any of the reasons, I consider, then my entire mood will be bad and it may reflect on my other work and people around me also
Rather if I would have thought that everything happens with the will of Baba. There is nothing Bad in this world otherwise why would God create it. Does anyone purposefully create something bad. Do you create anything which is bad. Then how can you expect that God has created something bad. Definetly not. There is nothing in this world which is bad. So i think that Baba had given me this, it is for my good. Then I will be happy and contentful. This will improve my mood to be in a composed and good way. And it will not irritate me and not reflect on others. There are two advantages to this. First, because we could not see ahead we thought that this is a bad sign of our work getting interrupted. But let us assume if someone comes and says, it was better that your bike got puncture and you stayed back, had you gone forward, your bike would have been blown up and your life would have been at risk. Immediately what will you think. Definetly you would thank baba for saving your life. Always it is the same, in any of our work. Baba knows better than us what is good for us. Sometimes it appears to us that with our limited knowledge, baba has not blessed us because our work is not done. But in reality, it may be good for us in our work not getting done. There might be a better opportunity with which Baba wants to bless us. The second advantage is once we develop this kind of attitude, we will never be pushed into an irritating mood causing disturbance to ourselves and people around us. This again makes us eligible in developing saburi again making us eligible in receiving baba's grace.
So if we start analysing our entire life is binded between the two words told by baba namely shraddha and saburi. If anyone can sincerely implement them in their life. They will receive baba's grace and bring happiness, peace and harmony into the environment and lives of people around them.
So here comes the conclusion of how we can change our attitude to make ourselves eligible in getting the grace of Baba. We need to shell down both our likes and dislikes and start accepting everything as the divine blessings of Baba. We need to totally surrender ourselves. Let what may come, it is only the will of Baba. The day we have this kind of attitude, we make ourselves eligible and will be taken into baba's protection. It's not that baba is not protecting us now. He is always protecting, but we are unaware of this fact, but the day we develop this attitude, it will be crystal clearly visible to us that Baba is protecting us, because we have removed the color of ego from ourselves where Baba is clearly visible in our heart.
Let Baba bless us all in realising this truth and give us strength to totally surrender at his lotus feet ,realise and reach him.
Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai.
Loka Samastha Sukhinobavanthu. Sarve Jana Sukhinobavanthu.
When Hemadpant wanted to write sai leelas. He could not himself request baba to grant him the permission and took the help of shyama. Then Baba said, "Let him make a collection of stories and experiences, keep notes and memos; I will help him. He is only an outward instrument. I should write Myself My autobiography and satisfy the wishes of My devotees. He should get rid of his ego, place (or surrender) it at My feet. He who acts like this in life, him I help the most. What of My life-stories? I serve him in his house in all possible ways. When his ego is completely annihilated and there is left no trace of it, I Myself shall enter into him and shall Myself write My own life. Hearing my stories and teachings will create faith in devotees’ hearts and they will easily get self - realization and Bliss; let there be no insistence on establishing one’s own view, no attempt to refute other’s opinions, no discussions of pros and cons of any subject."
