Satsang Miracles Happen Yet

Satsang Miracles Happen Yet

Miracles Happen Yet
Experiences of a Humble Devotee
Shri Sai Baba's devotees, who have read "Incredible Sai Baba" by Saint and
sage Shree Arthur Osborne of Bhagwan Shri Raman Ashram and first editor of
"Mountain Path", will find full confirmation that our Shree Sai Baba is ever
present and is living. He materializes in visible body to help any person in
distress, known or unknown. If the call of a devotee in distress is deep and
genuine, the help does come. The call (KIRTAN, in the real sense) must be
from the depth of the heart, even though the devotee in distress may not
have known before "Shri Sai Baba" in that form of body or description before
or after "Maha Samadhi" by books or other sources.

This incident, related below, is one of those which are
experienced by this writer in day to day life. I was drawn to "Shri Sai
Baba's" presence at Shirdi in 1959 for the first time in my life and through
books about five years earlier to that 'Sai' has always kept me near to
"HIM", He always helped me in distress and confirmed me in "HIS"
“faith” and “GRACE”. These incidents can be termed to be miracles in
common language. In reality these incidents and experiences are "HIS
LILAS" for favoring a devotee and looking after an ordinary "Jiva" like me
in the same manner as Lord Shri Krishna, the "Supreme personality of God
head” looked after his real devotees the five Pandvas, their mother Kunti,
their wife Draupadi and all their children in their life time.

Recalling this incident, it was four years back that I went to wish safe
flight and give blessings to my daughter and grandson returning back to
States. My daughter was staying at her husband's parent's place about 50
miles away from Santa Cruz Airport. Jumbo Jet 747 flight, by which
reservation was booked was at 21.00 hrs. on that date. Her in-laws and she,
decided to start in the nick of the time by train and then by taxi from the
nearest railway station to the Airport. I constantly prayed to "Sai Baba"
and I was commanded by him not to take risk of the train and other transport
as they delay due to unforeseen circumstances. I conveyed my intuitive
feelings to all and of warning that I was receiving from time to time from
Sai Baba. On great persuasions, the programme of start was made little
earlier than decided. There was little effect of my warning on the minds of
the family members. My daughter and present day teenagers and youngsters
were scoffing and laughing at me as superstitious.

When we came to the station, the trains were reported little late and
eventually we boarded the first train which stopped dead after proceeding
further by few furlongs due to some defect due to power failure. We waited
patiently for an hour but the train did not start.

I imploringly prayed to "Sai Baba for help and I was directed to detrain and
take a taxi, which might help me to reach the Airport in time with my
daughter and grand son. We took out the kit and walked back to the Railway
Station and with great difficulty could get a rickety old taxi, the driver
of which agreed to take us to the limits of Greater Bombay only (Mulund
Naka). I continuously prayed to Sai Baba as the old taxi ploughed through
distance coughing and crying at reasonable speed and we eventually reached
"Mulund Naka". To our surprise there was no taxi available for taking us to
the Airport. If we were delayed for fifteen or twenty minutes more, we could
miss the flight. I therefore cried in distress to "Sai Baba" and prayed from
my heart to help us in distress and fervently prayed to "HIM" to come to our
rescue. To our surprise, one taxi with passengers came to the spot and on
directions from "Sai Baba" I stopped the same and told them of our plight.
All the occupants came out and willingly gave us the use of taxi, agreeing
to take another one for their use. I later on continued praying to "Sai
Baba" and we could reach the Airport 20 minutes before the scheduled time, I
ran to Police Immigration Section and explained the situation where the
Officer on duty helped us to get the kit booked and gave us his van to
proceed to the plane along with himself where he was giving clearance
documents to commander of the plane to proceed and even delayed some time to
get completed other formalities. This saved us all from the loss of Rs.
13.000/- and from worries of change of programme and delay in reaching
States in time. This was all "GRACE" of Sai Baba".

I went next day to Shirdi to my "Sai Baba" to offer sincere thanks,
reverence and "Pranams" for the "Leela" and "Miracle" in saving me from bad
situations.

All Glory of Sai Baba - I make this incident public in view of the vow taken
by me at that moment.
P. J. Singh
Baroda

Source Shri Sai Leela Magazine Aug 1979)