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Spiritual thinking and meditation on God will keep us in the
present. So that mind does not wander in to past or future. As long as this
world exists there will be creation, sustenance and merger (laya). In the world
of mind there will always be creation of thoughts and these thoughts will take
a form. This will take a shape in to some kind of situation. These thoughts
sometimes will sustain forever and there will be no closure. So we accumulate
so much unimportant or important thoughts in our psyche. Where are these
thoughts going if they are not removed from our system? When a person is born,
takes life and leaves the body in the end. So what happens to these thoughts?
They will accompany you to the next birth in the form of impressions (vasanas).
These impressions will throw us into imbalance some times. In Hinduism the
trinity takes care of the creation, sustenance and ultimate merger
(destruction). What can we learn from this? When God is responsible for the creation
of this universe, we are responsible for our own inner universe.
Here we need to question ourselves, who is that “Me”?
Where is this “Me” feeling coming from?
Is this external body, life force (breath) or inner faculty
of mind?
Understanding these questions is real spirituality. Life is
just not being born and dying.
Our scriptures mentioned so much about Maya (illusion). This
Maya is in control of Supreme God. We are all bound by this Maya but Maya is in
control of God. What is this Maya anyhow?
Overcoming this so called Maya is not at all easy. But our great
teachers (Gurus) showed us the way to overcome this. So many religions and
sects described this path in different ways. Our great enlightened teachers
always are in blissful state beyond the effects of this Maya. This life death
cycle is compared to an ocean. The sea is enormous and appears to be endless.
We cannot imagine crossing this ocean with a small boat without any
paddle. We might be able to travel if we
have some kind of ship. This ship could
be compared to various spiritual paths (like Jnana (knowledge), Bhakthi
(devotion) etc.) We can cross this ocean
one day or the other with this means. But having a Sadguru (enlightened
teacher) is like travelling in an airplane and crossing the ocean just like
that. We need Guru’s blessing to cross
this life’s ocean. Then all the calamities and dangerous sea creatures cannot
harm you. That’s why we all have to yearn for Guru’s blessing.
Baba said “I do not need 16 or 8 modes of worship, just say
My name - Sai Sai. I will make sure that you will cross this dreadful ocean”.
Look at this assurance and who could be better? Guru is the way to go and
simply by following Guru will take us to the destination.
Baba’s words were short like the Vedas,
pithy, deep and full of meaning, very comprehensive, but compressed. They were
deep in meaning and very exact. They were never futile. They were balanced and
priceless. Remain aware and alert to your past and future. Accept your fate and
manage within your means. Always be contented. Fret over nothing. “Oh! Though I
am a fakir and have no home nor household, sitting uninvolved in one place,
leaving aside all mundane matters, yet, Maya is
inevitable. She even harasses me often. I forget her but she does not forget
me. She always comes and embraces me. Adi Maya originates
from God and bewilders even Brahman and others. Then what could be said about a
poor fakir like me! Only the mercy of God can save you from its clutches.
Without continuously reciting God’s name, this attachment will not be
destroyed”. This is the way Baba described the powers of Maya to his devotees and extolled the
recitation of God’s name as the antidote of Maya.
‘Saints are my incarnations’ as Krishna has said in the Bhagvad, when talking to Uddhava. Who does not
know these clear words?
Therefore, for the sake of the welfare of his devotees, whatever the
great Sai, cloud of mercy, said explaining the substance of this statement,
listen to it with great humility. “Such pious persons have become my followers
whose sins have been destroyed and they have understood me. If you recite “Sai,
Sai,” always, I will take you beyond the seven seas. If you believe in these
words, you will be certainly benefitted. I do not need elaborate worship either
sixteen folds or eight fold.
Where there is infinite faith, I reside there”. So spoke Baba to his
devotees, from time to time, with tender love. Let us derive solace from the
recollection of these loving words.
Here Baba gave his word
and a path to get over this so called Maya. This could be the easiest path to
overcome the illusions of life. Baba
said “Remain aware and alert to your
past and future”. As long as we can stay in the present, we can easily overcome
the difficulties of life. We get disturbed as soon as the past or future comes
into picture. Our mind and our impressions won’t let us stay in the present.
This mind wants to think about either past experiences or worry about
future. Baba said Maya is in control of
Sri Hari (Lord Vishnu) so it is inevitable to recite his name if we are bound
by the inscrutable Maya. He needs to give us that power.
We need to learn not to entangle the present with past and future.
What do we mean by this? Mind would never like to enjoy whatever is in front of
it but worry over other things that happened in the past. It will express a
fear that this happiness will be lost.
We need to show resolve in times of difficulty and take care of the
issue like an average smart person will take care of the same problem.
OM SAI RAM!
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