How to Worship Baba:
1)
Accept him as your “Only Guru”, God and your savior:
Shirdi residents were really blessed; they worshipped him and constantly
thought of him while eating, drinking or sleeping.
They were singing his glory while
working on the farm, or being in their backyard, grinding, husking or churning
buttermilk and sing the praises of Sai all the time.
There were those who never thought
of any deity other than Baba and who continuously remembered him while sitting,
eating or sleeping.
We also need to think about Sai all
the time.
2)Understand
him through devotion:
Because of the devotion of the
devotees, the “ Nirakar ” (that which is without form) has manifested in
Shirdi in the form of Saakara -Sai.
Understand that; SAI means “Saakshat
– Eeswara”. If you worship Sai, you are worshipping Supreme God that is
Paramatma.
Show utmost devotion, Shradda
(Faith) and Sabhuri (patience) towards Sai and you will be saved by Sai at
every step.
3)
Understand his nature and qualities:
He is the embodiment of the six
virtues;
He shines with success, wealth,
non-attachment, intelligence, prosperity and generosity. These are the
Supreme God’s qualities. Like Sri Krishna is a Sampoorna Avatar (Pure &
Total Incarnation), Sai is also Sampoorna Avatar in the form of Guru.
Baba’s restraint is extra –
ordinary. He himself does not possess anything. Though he is formless, he takes
the form to grant grace to his devotees. He is the embodiment of mercy.
4)
Understand that we are very lucky to have Sai as our GURU:
The collective good deeds (Punya
karmas) of the devotees have borne fruit completely at the opportune time. In
Sai’s form, they have sprouted and borne fruit at Shirdi.
That, which is mute, breaks into
speech;
That, which cannot be born, has taken
birth;
That, which is near death, came
alive;
That, which is disease prone, became
healthy;
That, which is in difficulty, became
free;
That, which is abstract, has taken a
form from the very mould of the essence of mercy.
5)
Understand and learn from Baba’s humble attitude:
Baba loves his devotees so much, and
his words spoken with great humility present that evidence.
“I am the humblest of your servants.
I am your debtor. I have come here to have your darshan. This is a great
favor of yours that I have been able to reach your feet. I am a maggot in your
excreta. I consider myself blessed thereby”.
What humility Baba showed when he
said these words. We can learn so much from this. It should inculcate a desire
in us to be humble in our daily life and this has to be a practical Sadhana.
This is better than any other worship.
This will help us in getting rid of
the Ego (Ahamkara).
6)
Recite Sai’s name all the time:
If speech has become impure;
If the sin of hearing is to be
avoided;
If the sin of all five senses to be
avoided;
Let us recite Sai’s name continuously.
It will cleanse the sins of all.
*So Sai Bandhus incorporate Baba in to your daily life and in every
action you perform.
This
is the best way you can have a perfect relationship with Shirdi Sai.
If we can do this Baba will show his grace and
lead you to ultimate goal.
Let
Sai bless all of us!
OM
SAI RAM !
