WONDEROUS SAINT SRI SAIBABA-PART 25

BY PUJYA SRI NARASIMHASWAMY JI

DESERVE IT AND YOU WILL HAVE IT
ADHIKARI WHO?

COURSE AND SURRENDER:
Once a rich man went to Sri Baba and asked him for Brahmajnan. "Show me God i.e., Brahma, Baba. I have come a long distance to see you, as people report that you reveal Brahmajnan very quickly".
Baba: Oh, Do not fear. I shall show you Brahmajnan at once, and that very clearly. Numerous are the seekers after wealth, power, honour, health, but seekers after Brahma are rare .

Baba then spoke a few words about Brahma being the root cause of the Universe, about the necessity for realising it to escape rebirth, about the need of a Guru, etc. Then he turned to a boy and told him: "Five rupees I urgently require. Go to Marwadi Nandlal and ask him for a band loan of Rs. 5".
The boy returned and reported that the Marwadi was absent. Baba again sent him to other rich villagers with the same result. This took about 15 or 20 minutes. Meanwhile the rich questioner was getting impatient that he was not taught further and shown Brahman. He could avoid the wastage of further time but he doubted if he advanced the Rs. 5 loan himself whether there was much hope of recovering it from Baba. He had besides, engaged a Tonga to and from Shirdi and he was afraid that the Tonga man would press him to start quickly.

Not Grasped :
So, impatient of delay he asked Baba :"Baba, will you help me to grasp Brahma?"
Baba: What I have been doing all this while is just for that purpose to make you see God even now while you ate seated here. Have you not grasped anything?
Visitor: No, Baba.
Baba : I want to get at 5 rupees. Actually I want five things surrendered (a) The five Pranas - life forces, (b) The five senses, (c) Mind, (d) intellect and (e) Ego. The road to Brahmajnan is hard to tread. All cannot tread it. There must be no clogs of attachment to wealth, honour or position. In that case, light will dawn.
Baba pointed out that the man had Rs. 250 in his pocket ready with him and yet he would not part with Rs. 5 to help a guru from whom he wanted the invaluable Brahmajnan as a free gift.

Another Demand :
Baba was similarly pressed to impart Brahmajnan by a man who had made no attempt to lesson his love of the world and its enjoyments. Baba told him to wait and then sent a messenger to a Marwadi for a loan of a good sum, say Rs. 200, The Marwadi sent a reply that the money was not available. The messenger was sent to other well-to-do residents of the village, equally infructuously. Finally, he sent word to Nana Saheb G. Chandorkar and asked him for that amount. N. G. Chandorkar then sent a chit to the first mentioned Marwadi for the identical amount as a loan and the money was immediately forthcoming.
Meanwhile Baba's questioner who could not see why Baba was putting off his request for illumination, asked him again to enable to realise Brahma. Baba replied that it was just for that purpose he had been busy all the time trying to borrow the sum.
"You see", said Baba, "it is just like this in the world". When Baba wanted money from the Marwadi, it is not to be bad. When Nana tried, he got it at once. It is only those who are fit to receive It, that will receive It".