All the preachers, who advocated the path of reaching God
through Bhakti, are generous and broad minded. Their sole aim
is to rescue people overwhelmed by Maya and awaken them to
realize the Truth. This noble aim is seen in every religion. In
course of time, the followers of different religions formulated
certain codes of conduct and imperceptibly sowed the seeds of
jealousy. This led to mutual hatred and people divided
themselves into separate entities, forgetting the basic principles
of their religion.
They started giving more importance to the outward manifestations
of their faiths, customs, dress, manners, and religious practices
than the inner values.
It is a Dharma enunciated in our scriptures that "Sweet things
should not be taken all alone". It means all good and beneficial
things should be shared with others. Following this, great
saints Preached in public what they believed to be the truth to
uplift the mankind. Over a period of time the nobler ideas
disappeared. Instead they developed a narrow out look, building
dividing walls.
Once Ramanuja's Guru taught him a powerful Mantra and
warned him. "This is a powerful Mantra, capable of providing
Salvation. It should be kept as a secret. You will go to hell if
you give this to others" But Ramanuja thought otherwise. If this
could lead people to Salvation he was ready to go to hell for
their sake. He chanted this Mantra loudly from an elevated
platform so that all could hear and attain salvation. Such is the
spirit of a noble saint.
Baba made it clear to his children that all incarnations are His
and He is in all saints. Akkalkot Maharaj, Nanded Moula Nagpur
Tajuddin Baba, Vasudevanandaswamy, and all other have claimed
to be one with Baba. The non-dual state of was proved beyond
doubt. Now, to the question, "Is Sai Baba also a God?" asked by
my friend, we can say that those who had the experience of
Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient nature of Baba will
say that Baba certainly is God. He may not be a God to others
who never had such an experience. But even they are bound to
get good results, if they regard Him as a great saint treat Him
with reference. For instance Fire provides relief to all those who
are suffering from devastating morning cold in the winter season.
For a traveller suffering from severe heat of the Sun, one need
not say specifically, to take shelter under a tree. He knows very
well where to take shelter and be happy. Similarly everyone knows
and decides for himself how to get solace and happiness and
takes refuge in it.
To be contd....
(Source : http://www.saileelas.org/book/agod.htm
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