Jai Sai Master, Babu garu..
Jai Sai Master, Sai Bandhus..
Next morning, a keen apetite woke me up and I made straight for the Madras hotel. As I passed before the samadhi mandir, I found that the morning arti was over and the place was almost vacant. The sight of the marble statue over the samadhi attracted my attention and I wanted to have a close look at the form that continues to charm so many devotees. I stepped in and stood at a little distance from the statue and looked at it. It is quite life-like and I felt that the saint must have looked precisely like that. The sculptor must have been divinely inspired in capturing that mysterious smile and the inward look. The look captured my gaze. “What does his face, especially his look and smile, indicate of his attitude? Was he elated that so many visited him to pay their homage, adore and worship him? Or was he overwhelmed with compassion for them? Or, in that mood, was he oblivious of his separate existence, his gaze fixed on the divine mystery, the one omnipresent spirit? Or was it a look of recognition of that ancient spirit, of his contacts with those teeming crowds that had contacted him through their countless previous lives? And, was that smile of reunion pregnant with his joy of their future possibility of reaching the spiritual summit? Or was he just oblivious of all this, lost in his ceaseless contemplation of the one spirit, in his at-one-ment? And is the mysterious Monolisa-smile a manifestation of that peace which passeth understanding? Or is there a possibility that at a higher level of consciousness all these attitudes could coexist without the one interrupting the other?”
This last thought flashed with a particular intensity and my spirit leapt forth to comprehend how, in that state, he was viewing all this existence: “Is the universe of myriad forms an image projected in his consciousness? And am I, then, too, a thought in his Mind and are all these my thoughts parts of it?” The intuition took off and wafted my being into far-off states. I knew of nothing else. My being was still, taut with a particular illumination and my thoughts were both existent and non-existent. I am aware how absurd these words must look to anyone. But what else can they be when I verbalize what cannot be conveyed?
Babu garu, on the holy day of Feb 9, I request You to bless us with an experience of Master garu to all the Sai Bandhus on this Forum. Whether it is Your own or Vedamma garu or Amma garu or Swamyji, please please please please bless us with an experience of "THE WAY" YOU saw Master garu or any anecdote that You could share of those old times when Master garu was here physically.
We want to feel closer to Master garu, atleast on this day. Also I would request you to pray to Master garu, Amma garu, and Swamyji to bless this Forum and Sai Bandhus to consantly grow in the teachings of Sri SaiMaster!Hoping to be blessed by a Wonderful story...
A sincere, but ever-struggling devotee..with some thoughts on the above questions...
1. What does his face, especially his look and smile, indicate of his attitude?
Sainatha Prabhodamrutamu is the culmination by Master..
2. Or was he overwhelmed with compassion for them?
Master says in Leelamrutam:
పొయే వాడు పొతాడు...నిలిచే వాడు నిలుస్తాడు...చిత్తసుద్ధితొ తరించే మార్గం చెప్పడమే మన పని......Poye vaadu pothaadu, niliche vaadu nilustaadu....chitta suddhi tho tarinche maargam cheppadamae mana pani...
As specified by Sri Sai to Gangagir Baba..
3. Or, in that mood, was he oblivious of his separate existence, his gaze fixed on the divine mystery, the one omnipresent spirit?
ఓకొక్కప్పుడు మహల్సాపతి దివ్యమైన ఆవెసంతొ న్రుత్యం చెసేవాడు, ఐతె ఎకాగ్రమైన సాయి ద్రుష్టిని ఇవేవీ కించిత్తు కూడ ఆకర్షించలెక పొయేవిOkokkappuDu mahalsaapati divyamaina aavesamto nrutyam chesEvaaDu, aite ekaagramaina saayi drushTini ivEvee kinchittu kooDa aakarshinchaleka poyEvi......As specified by Master in Leelamrutam of the Pallaki Chavadi procession.
4. Or was it a look of recognition of that ancient spirit, of his contacts with those teeming crowds that had contacted him through their countless previous lives?
ఆస్రిత కల్ప వ్రుక్షము, జన్మాంతర జ్ఞానము (Aasritha Kalpa Vriskshamu, Janmaantara Jnaanamu) are the special chapters written by Master to show how Sri Sai's gaze is ever on us and that we need to put our gaze on HIM...
5. And, was that smile of reunion pregnant with his joy of their future possibility of reaching the spiritual summit?
సాయి నాటిన కల్పవ్రుక్షాలు (Sai naatina Kalpavrikshaalu) is the chapter which shows how Sri Sai blesses those that are spiritually inclined more than the rest of us..As Master explains in that chapter, Sri Sai says to Kashinath (Sri Upaasani Baba)
కొన్ని వేల సంవత్సరాలుగా మనకు ౠనానుబంధం ఉంది "konni vela samvatsaraalugaa manaku rinaanubandham undi.."
6. Or was he just oblivious of all this, lost in his ceaseless contemplation of the one spirit, in his at-one-ment? And is the mysterious Monolisa-smile a manifestation of that peace which passeth understanding?
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ONLY MASTER & Sai Knows...
7. Or is there a possibility that at a higher level of consciousness all these attitudes could coexist without the one interrupting the other?”
As specified by Master garu, Babu garu pointed out several times in this forum, this particular aspect is possible only for Purna Dattaavataaramu...and Sri Sai is
అద్వితీయ ఫుర్ణ దత్తావతారము ( Adviteeya Purna Dattavataaramu )
And the rest of the para shows us the intense tapassu done by Master garu, resulted into many price-less books, culminated into lakhs of Sai Devotees, the whole world came to know of
సద్గురు తత్వము ( "Sadguru tatwamu" ) even if it is in the strength of "needle in a haystack", the whole came to know of the positive outcome and effects of
పారాయణ/సత్సంగం ( Parayana and Satsangam )
My
సాష్టాంగ దండప్రణామములు ( Saashtaanga dandapranaamamulu ) to such a great Sadguru, Sri Ekkiraala Bharadwaja Master gaaru...
Jai Sai Master! Jai Sai Master! Jai Sai Master!
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