Sai Baba - The Embodiment of Love

By Jagdeep Singh

According to the Gita, the God Himself comes in human form for the protection of Dharma. Here dharma means moral and spiritual values. We look upon Bhagwan Rama and Krishna as the incarnations of the Almighty. In the same manner, the devotees of Shri Satya Sai Baba, including the great scholars, philosophers, yogis and scientists of the world also look upon Baba as the incarnation of the omnipotent Lord of the universe.

Bhagwan Baba was born seventy-six years ago, in Puttaparti, Andhra Pradesh, on 3rd November, 1926. It is said that he was appropriately, but unknowingly placed on the coils of a cobra lying underneath the cot and named Satya Narayan. Satya used to perform miracles right from childhood. This always used to draw peoples to his houses. His father, Shri Venkapa Raju, decided to put an end to his sleight of hand business and one day asked him "Are you a God or madcap? Tell me!" Satya promptly answered, "I am Sai Baba. I belong to the Apastamla Sutra of the spiritual lineage of Bharadwaja".

Philosophy, Miracles and Power

Sai Baba believes in the Vedic and Upnishadic philosophy. The Upnishads are the sources of the Vedanta philosophy. Shri Satya Sai Baba says, "There is no difference between Atman and Brahman. Both are identical. Atman remain covered with ignorance. If any aspirant (Sadhik) succeeds in removing the cover of ignorance through his yoga and Tapah, he can have the glimpse of the imperishable soul. In order to get a grain of rice, we have to remove the husk. In the same way to have the glimpse of Atman we have to remove the cover of ignorance."

According to Baba, life + desire = Man And Life - Desire = God.

Sai Baba performs miracles only for his devotees out of love. He says that his miracles flow from the boundless Power of God. His miracles create faith in his devotees. They follow the footstep of Baba and ultimately succeed in getting His Divine Grace which liberates them from Greed, Hate, Vanity and Fear once for all.

Baba says, my critics say that I have some invisible spirits to command. I order them and they obey me. As a matter of fact, I have no invisible spirits to command since my own divine will materializes the things. I am everything, everywhere omnipresent and omniscient so whatever I desire materializes instantly," Sometimes Baba makes incredible statements and says, "My power is immeasurable. I am beyond the reach of the most intensive scientific inquiry. There is nothing I do not see. Nowhere I do not know the way. No problem that I cannot solve. My sufficiency is unconditional".

Baba has enthralled the hearts of lacs of his listeners when he composes extempore and simultaneously sings in a most melodious voice which enchants and bewitches and not merely touches but bathes the heart and soul with Divine Love, which can only be experienced than described. It is only in those rare moments of ecstasy that one can be in communion with the Divine and can understand to a certain extent the meanings of such of His verses as:

At whose command does the solar orb punctually rise and set, day after day?

At whose command do the billions stars so silently hide heads and heels at dawn?

At whose command do the wayward winds blow tirelessly to keep alive the living throng?

At whose command do the rivers speed so laughingly down the gorges to salty depths?

At whose command do men divine so playfully down varied roads into hate and pride?

At my command! Yes, ‘its all my sports, the game of God, I am He, He is I, if only you but know!

Aim of Baba’s Avtar

Bhagwan Baba says, "I have come armed with the fullness of the power of the formless God to save humanity and to achieve the supreme task of uniting the entire mankind into one family through the bond of brotherhood; of affirming and illuming the atomic reality of each being in order to reveal the divine which is the basis on which the entire Cosmos rests. I am the embodiment of love. Love is my instrument. Those who have recognized my love and experienced that love can assert that they have glimpsed my reality, for the path of love is the royal road that leads mankind to me.

Materialization of value

Sai Baba materializes sacred Vibhuti for his devotees out of nothing, he has materialized more than 80 tons of Vibhuti so far. He says that the Vibhuti which he materializes out of nothing belongs to the realm of infinite. It protects, heals and removes danger. It is an armour against the machination of evil spirits. It is also a constant reminder of the evanescence of the body, which ultimately is reduced in cremation to a potful of Ash.

Telling about his vow Baba says, "I have a vow to lead all who stray away from the straight path back again into goodness and save them.

I have a ‘reason to be proud’ for I rescue all who worship and adore me a right. I have my definition of the ‘devotion’. I expect those devoted to me have to treat joy and grief, gain and loss, with equal fortitude."

The scientists of India and other different countries of the world come to Sai Baba from time to time. They have failed to understand Baba. Baba says that science has its limitations. It cannot understand Baba and spiritualism. The scientists of Germany and America have said that there is a man on earth who has control over the nature and its elements.

Way of happiness

Sai Baba says that the people of the world want to seek happiness in the mundane things. And inspite of their wealth and property they are worried and restless. Baba says, If you want to be happy in this world, you must minimize your desires. You cannot kill your desires. Desires are must. Never cling to your desires. Let desires come and go. They will never become the cause of your pain, sorrow and suffering just in case you do not cling to your desires.

Advice to students

Advising the students of his country, Sai Baba says, "I want each one of you to grow into a strong, steady and straightforward person. Your eyes should not seek evil sights. Your tongue should not seek evil speech. Your hands should not seek evil acts. Your mind should not seek evil thoughts. Be pure and full of love. Help those who are in worse condition and serve those who need your help."