Satsang Destiny-Baba's Distribution

Destiny-Baba's Distribution
By Prahlad Hnlyaikar
The Lord has no favorites; He loves all equally. The sun
shines the same on fire charcoal and on the diamond,
but the diamond receives and reflects the light. Most
persons have “charcoal” mentalities; that is why they
think that God does not bless them. The love and
blessings are there; man has only to receive them.
- Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji

It was the year 1980. The Dipavali Holidays had begun.
Sri Jai Rao (son-in-law of late Kishor Sahu) started
visiting us frequently. He used to attend Arathi session
in the evening and then go home to Vasco. On one
Friday, during Aarati session, my wife saw some
events taking place in the space, close to Baba's
Murthi. She saw that Sri Rao had fallen down from
his Motor Cycle and his head was sprayed with a
white powder. On the same night Baba appeared in
her dream and said, "Your Rao has fallen down and
broken his hand. Do not worry much, it is predestined,
but I am distributing the quantum of suffering". My
wife woke up suddenly and narrated the strange
dream to me. I told her that it was a dream and not
to worry.

On Saturday Jai Rao came to Calangule in the morning.
He talked to me on different subjects. As it was noon,
we sat for lunch. A boy named Bhanudas (Noti)
happened to come to take Baba's Darshan. He is my
neighbor and is a motor cycle pilot. My wife said to
Rao, as she was serving "Noti is a real devotee of
Sai Baba. He always helps those who are in difficulty."
Shree Jai Rao exchanged greetings with him. Noti
went home. The evening Aarati session was over and
then Rao also left.

As Rao was leaving my wife cautioned him and advised
him to go slow. Rao said, "Bai. I have been riding a
motorcycle even in States. I am a seasoned driver.
Your fears are baseless." My wife said to him. "Rao,
nobody can escape destiny. Devotion to God mitigates
the intensity less suffering". Rao said jokingly, “I do
not understand the philosophy the destiny. Nothing is
going to happen to me. You will see me tomorrow
perfectly safe". Rao reached Vasco safely that night.
On Monday Rao came as usual. He had lunch with
us. He had his meal and then decided lo go to Vasco
at 5 p.m. My wife insisted he should stay and go to
Vasco the next day. Rao said, he could not stay as
his wife was waiting for him. Rao left Calangule at
5.10 PM At 5.45 PM he dashed against a cycle rider
at a place called Agashi. The cycle rider was carrying
wheat flour. The cycle was badly damaged but the
rider escaped unhurt. Rao fell down on his face and
the whole flour was sprayed all over his body.

The lamp was damaged, his spectacles were broken
to pieces and Rao got an injury to his left hand.
People gathered. Rao could not get up. Just at the
moment Noli was coming from Vasco to Calangute,
He saw the crowd on the road. He slopped his
vehicle to find out who was injured. He could not
believe it - it was the same person Rao, who had
exchanged greetings with him in my house, two
days back. Noli lifted Rao and took him to a clinic.
After first aid, he took him to Vasco in a private car.

Noli came to us and reported what had happened.
At the same time when Rao fell down at Agashi a
big bee stung a fingered my wife and her hand
started swelling. She said tome "Rao has fallen
down, Baba hesitated his distribution. Let us
accept it. One Mr.Lucio Miranda. (Rao's close
friend) was in Bombay when the incident took
place. On the same day and at the same time,
some goondas attacked him near Strand Cinema
and forcibly pulled off his wrist-watch causing an
injury to his left hand. On the next day we all
went to Vasco to see Rao. There he got a phone
message from Lucio about his encounter with
goondas. Rao greeted us with one hand and
said to my wife,
"Bai, put a little Udi on my hand".

This incident profoundly speaks that we are all
inter-related. Destiny is not absolute. We are
brothers and sisters in Sai family. We all have
to share pleasure and pain without any
compliant. This is Baba’s Spiritual Communism,
or calls it Socialism.