Creator, Preserver and Destroyer
Shirdi Sai Baba says; be wherever you like, do whatever you choose, remember very well that all what you do is known to Me. I am the Inner Ruler of all and seated in everyone’s hearts. I envelop all the creatures, the movable and immovable world. I am the Controller – the stage-manager of the show of this Universe.
I am the mother – origin of all beings – the Harmony of three Gunas, the propeller of all senses; the Creator, the Preserver and the Destroyer. Nothing will harm him who turns his attention towards Me, but Maya will lash or whip one who forgets Me. All the insects, ants, the visible, movable, and immovable world, is My Body or Form.
My form is Truth, but you are not able to recognize it because of your narrow thinking. You assume that Sai Baba is only this body measuring five and a half feet. All forms are Mine!
Seva
Seva is not rendering service, retaining still the feeling that one is free to offer or refuse service. One must feel that he is not the master of the body, that the body is Guru’s and exists merely to render service to Him. One should surrender completely and at all times to the Guru, while feeling that this body is not yours. True seva is not having an individual existence that is the best kind of service. Instead of simple servants you should be the best kind of servants.
Unity
Demolish the wall of difference that separates you from Me; and then the road for our meeting will be clear and open. The sense of differentiation, as I and thou, is the barrier that keeps away the disciple from his Master, and unless that is destroyed the state of union or atonement is not possible.
What a man might give does not last long and it is always imperfect. But what My Sirkar (God) gives, lasts till the end of time. No other gift from any man can be compared to His. My Sirkar says, take, take, but everybody comes to me and says, give, give. Nobody attends carefully to the meaning of what I say. My Sirkar’s treasury (spiritual wealth) is full, it is overflowing.
I say, dig out and take away this wealth in cartloads. The blessed son of a true mother should fill himself with this wealth. The skill of my Fakir, the Lila of my Bhagavan, the aptitude of my Sirkar is quite unique. What about Me? Body (earth) will mix with earth, breath with air. This time won’t come again. I go somewhere, sit somewhere; the hard illusion (Maya) troubles Me much, still I feel always anxiety for My men. He who does anything (spiritual endeavour) will reap its fruit and he who remembers these words of Mine will get invaluable happiness.
Think of Me
My method is quite unique. Remember well, this one story, and it will be very useful. To get the knowledge (realization) of the Self, meditation (Dhyana) is necessary. If you practise it continuously, the thoughts (Vrittis) will be pacified. Being quite desireless, you should meditate on the Lord, Who is in all the creatures, and when the mind is concentrated, the goal will be achieved. Meditate always on My formless nature, which is knowledge incarnate, consciousness and bliss. If you cannot do this, meditate on My Form from top to toe as you see here night and day. As you go on doing this, your Vrittis will concentrate on one point and the distinction between the Dhyata (meditator), Dhyana (act of meditation), Dhyeya (this meditated upon) will be lost and the meditator will be one with the Consciousness and be merged in the Brahman. The (mother) tortoise is on one bank of the river, and her young ones are on the other side. She gives neither milk, nor warmth to them. Her mere glance gives them nutrition. The young ones do nothing, but remember (meditate upon) their mother. The tortoise glance is, to the young ones, a down-pour of nectar, the only source of sustenance and happiness. Similar is the relation, between the Guru and disciples.
I am there
You need not go far or anywhere in search of Me. Barring your name and form, there exists in you, as well as in all beings, a sense of Being or Consciousness 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 oneness with Me.
He who carps and cavils at others, pierces Me in the heart and injures Me, but he who suffers and endures, pleases Me most.
