Satsang Mahasamadhi Message

(Message delivered by Pujya Narasimha Swami ji and printed
in Sai Sudha Magazine)

So many Mahasamadhi Messages have been written from
year to year in this journal and else where. This time, let us
make the message extremely practical and extremely brief.
What is the good of a person saying that he is a Sai bhakta
if he will not dwell in his heart over and over again on Sai
and absorb the salient features of his life and make them
part of his own? Take death for instance which comes to all
human bodies, to Sai's as well as other bodies. What did
Baba say about death and how did he act about that death?
He has stressed in his Charters, what be, as Krishna, said
in the Gita. that death is merely passing from one form to
another—from the seen to the unseen. If a person does not
lead a life of vice and crime entailing punishment at death,
he has no reason to fear the end of that life in the form of
death. Nobody fears changing his clothes or passing from
one room to another, and through prayer and austere life of
self-sacrifice you can come closer to Salvation. Prayer
lightens the heart and fills the mind with peace, strength
and purity. Prayers are powerful spiritual currents. There
is nothing so purifying as prayer. Prayer is the key of
morning and bolt of evening.

Sincere prayer draws the Grace of the Lord. Prayer
sharpens the brain and the intellect. Prayer elevates the
mind; it can reach a realm where reason dares not enter
the Kingdom of God. Prayer is a mighty spiritual force.
Prayer generates good spiritual currents and produces
tranquility of the mind. If you pray regularly, your life will
be gradually changed and moulded. Prayer purifies the
mind and the intellect of man and fills them with Sattwa.

When the mind becomes pure and Sattwic, through the
power of prayer, the intellect becomes sharp and keen.
It was the prayer of Prahlad that rendered cool the
burning oil, when it was poured on his head. Prayer
without attachment will ultimately lead to Moksha. The
Lord is formless. But He assumes many forms, out of
His free will, through the fervent prayers of the devotees.
Empty prayer is as sounding brass or tinkling cymbal.
These can be no idleness where there is prayer.
Heartfelt prayer clearly shows one the next step.
Prayer is the trusty companion along the weary path
to Moksha.

The best form of prayer is the Gayatri Mantra. A Life
destitute of love and prayer is like a sapless tree in the
desert. Prayer of a cunning, crooked, wicked man is
never heard. Pray at least for five minutes daily, when
you get up and when you go to bad. Pray first for the
peace and prosperity of entire world; then for yourself.
Commune with Him daily in the depth of your sincere
prayer. Prayer should spring from the heart. It should
not be lip homage;, Prayer that comes from a sincere,
true heart is at once heard by the Lord.

Pray sincerely, fervently wholeheartedly from the bottom
of your heart. Then alone will God
listen to your prayer. Pray not for relief from suffering,
but for strength and endurance to bear it. Pray to the
Lord for strength to overcome your defects. Send the
arrows of prayer in all directions. Perhaps one will
surely enter the Lord's heart. Your duty is to pray
and only that. Worry not whether He hears or not.
Hold on to prayer, no matter how numerous the
temptations that assail thee may be. Thou shall
build an impregnable fortress by prayer. Prayer is thy
refuge and sheet-anchor.