GOLDEN WORDS BY SHIRDI SAIBABA HIMSELF

Dear readers,
Saibaba , out of love and for the welfare of his devotees , used to give them advice to help them grow spritually , so as to set them and make them tread always on the right path and ultimately reach their main spiritual goal of life , that is Paramartha (salvation). Such are the methods or leelas of our dear Saibaba which are so skillfully designed and carried out that people are taken aback with surprise at the slow but certainly aquired result . We all are experiencing , seeing , and hearing such experiences till date.

Below are few of the golden sayings of our dear Saibaba which are quoted in such a simple language so as that even a common villager can understand and assimilate in order to acheive his spiritual goal of life that is Paramartha (salvation).

Dear readers , i tried to recollect and convey as much as information possible about our dear Saibaba uptill now.Saibaba's greatness is unfathomable , so are his wonderful leelas. His life is also such for he is ,'Param brahma(Almighty- God) incarnate' .
Please forgive me if i failed in any ways for i know that, words become limited when we fix our mind to describe Baba's infinite leelas which are taking place much after his Mahasamadhi , which itself is a proof of His ever-pervasiveness and love for his devotees.

Below are few golden words of Sri Saibaba :


"Leave off all cleverness & always remember , "Sai" , "Sai".If you did that,he said , "All your shackles would be removed and you would be free."


"Those , who are fortunate and whose demerits have vanished, take up to my worship . If you always say ,"Sai , Sai" , I shall take you over the seven seas. Believe in these words, and you will be certainly benifitted. I do not need any paraphernalia of worship - either eight fold or sixteen fold. I rest there , where there is full devotion."


"However,oppressed and troubled one may be , as soon as he steps in the masjid , he is on the pathway to happiness."

"Those devotees , who are attached to Me ,heart and soul , will naturally feel happiness , when they hear these stories. Believe Me that ,if anybody sings My Leelas, I will give him infinite joy and everlasting contentment. Its my special characterstic to free any person , Who surrenders completely to Me constantly. How can they be concious of worldly objects and sensations , who utter My name , who worship Me , who think of My stories & My life , & who thus always remember Me !"

"I shall draw out My devotees from the jaws of death. If My stories are listened to,all the diseases will be got rid of.So, hear My stories with respect, and think and meditate on them, assimilate them."


"I am the inner ruler of all and seated in your heart. I envelope all the creatures , the movable and immovable world."


"There will never be any dearth or scarcity ,regarding food and clothes in My devotee's home.Its my special characterstic , that I always look to & provide for, the welfare of devotees , who worship Me whole-heartedly with their minds ever fixed on Me."


"Whosoever devoutly offers to Me a leaf, a flower or a fruit or water , of that pure hearted man , I accept that pious offering."


"My treasury is full and I can give anyone, what he wants, but I have to see,whether he is qualified to receive My gift. If you listen to Me carefully, you will be certainly benefitted. While sitting in this masjid I never speak any untruth."


"Do not try to get mantra or upadesh from anybody. Make me the sole object of ur thoughts and actions and you will , no doubts , attain Paramartha (the spiritual goal of life). Look at me whole -heartedly and I , in turn look at you . Sitting in this masjid , I speak the truth , nothing but the truth. No Sadhana or proficiency in the six shastras , is necessary. Have faith and confidence in your Guru. Believe that,Guru is the sole actor or doer. Blessed is he , who knows the greatness of his Guru and thinks him to be Hari , Hara and Brahma (Trimurti) incarnate."


"Believe Me , though I pass away , My bones in My tomb would be speaking , moving and communicating with those , who would surrender themselves whole-heartedly to Me. Do not be anxious that , I would be absent from you. You will hear My bones speaking and discussing your welfare. But remember me always , believe in Me heart and soul and then , you will be most benefitted."


"Let my man(devotees) be at any distance a thousand kos away from Me , he will be drawn to Shirdi , like a sparrow ,with a thread tied to its feet."


" I always think of him , who remembers Me. I require no conveyance ,carriage , tonga , train or aeroplane. I manifest Myself to him, who lovingly calls Me. See , to keep My words , I would sacrifice my life , I would never be untrue to My words."

" You need not to go far in search of Me. Barring your name and form ,there exists in you as well as in all beings , a sense of Being or Conciousness of Existence. THAT IS MYSELF. Knowing this , you see Me inside yourself , as well as in all beings. If you practise this , you will realize all-pervasiveness , and thus attain one-ness(unity) with Me."


"He , who carps and cavils at others , pierces Me in the heart and injures Me , but he that suffers and endures , pleases Me most."


"Oh , why do you prostrate yourself now and then ? One namaskar offered with love and humility is enough."

WONDEROUS SAINT SRI SAIBABA-PART 6

BY PUJYA SRI NARASIMHASWAMY JI

HEALING POWERS OF SAINTS
EARTH OR ASH SUFFICES

Several of our great saints are known to have exercised great healing powers and the "medicines" they used were often surprising.
Similar was the case with Sri Sai Baba and Mrs Manager mentions a few such cases in the following statement of her reminiscences.
"When he had difficulties to get over, we never had to speak. We had merely to go and sit or stand in his presence. He at once knew what the matter was and gave directions exactly meeting our requirements.At all times , We had our servant with us at Shirdi. Once he had acute pain in his lumbar region and was sorely distressed. My husband went to Sai Baba and was standing. Some others were also present. Baba suddenly said, "Hallo, my leg is paining. Great is the pain". Some-one suggested that something should be done to relieve the pain.

Green Leaves :
"Yes." said Baba. "If green leaves are heated and applied over it, it will go away",
"What leaves, Baba?" was the query of some one.
"Those green leaves near the Lendi".
One suggested one leaf and another a different leaf. One finally asked if it was korphad.
"Yes," Baba said. "That is it. The leaf has to be split into, slightly healed over the fire and applied. That is all".

The Real Cure :
"Sai Baba's cure for our servant was not a medicine for all. Korphadvi tried for others and failed. It was Baba's special blessing that operated to cure and not the Korphad . On other occasions he had picked up a bit of earth and given it as a remedy and it was successfully used. Similarly Madhav Rao Deshpande's inflammation of the eyes was cured by application of pepper. And Dada Kelkar's growth of a film over the eyes was removed by application of a bit of coke crust under a baking pan mixed with water as prescribed by Baba.

Drawing Diseases :
"Still more wondrous was his curing of deep-seated organic diseases abruptly and suddenly without any visible application of remedy or treatment. Scientists and medical men may disbelieve this. But having actually experienced it in my own case and noticed that of others who came before Sri Sai Baba.I cannot disbelieve such cases and what is most peculiar the drawing of diseases on to himself by pure will-power.
My eyes have been giving me trouble constantly. On one occasion while I was as Shirdi, they were greatly paining me and water was freely flowing from them. In such a condition I went and sat up before Baba. He looked at me. My eyes ceased to pain and water. But his eyes were dropping tears."