Splendour of Divinity Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

God controls the entire creation while Truth holds sway over God; But Truth itself is subservient to a noble one; such a noble one is the embodiment of Divinity!

(Sanskrit Verse)

Part II

Unfolding Divine Mysteries

For every spiritual practice, there is an inner meaning, however trivial the practice might seem. Sainath (Physics Lecturer of the Institute who spoke earlier) mentioned that even apparently simple things that Swami says are full of deeper meaning. He is speaking from personal experience. Sainath, Dilip, Satyajit, Patle, Srinivas, all these boys who serve Swami, stay with Him in the Poornachandra Auditorium. At night, they sleep not far away from Swami, and nothing escapes their attention.

On occasions, departed souls come to have Swami’s Darshan both during the day as well as night. Those who left their bodies 50 to 60 years ago also come to visit Swami. One morning, Swami returned to the Auditorium as usual after morning Bhajans. It was around ten o’clock, and Swami went upstairs. Sitting there in the chamber was Easwaramma, the mother of Swami’s body. Swami asked her, "Why do you come like this? What would people say? Don’t come like this." She replied, "Swami, I am Your mother. What do You know about the love of a mother? Only a mother can understand my feelings. I am a mother and You are God full of love for all. A mother cannot understand God’s love and God cannot understand a mother’s love! I have come here in order to tell You something." Swami then told her, "Say quickly whatever it is that you want to; I am in a hurry." Easwaramma pleaded, "Swami, I don’t know what to do because You are always in a hurry! Please relax, spare me a few moments, and listen carefully to what I have to say." Swami asked her to tell what she wanted to say. The she said, "The situation in the outside world today is not very good. Everywhere, it is bad thoughts, bad actions and evil manipulations. You believe that people who come here are all full of love for you. It is natural for You to think so but in my opinion, this is not always the case. When You give Darshan, so many people offer handkerchief to You. This frightens me. Please accept handkerchief only from those in whom You have complete trust; ignore the rest." Swami then asked, "why are you making such a request?" And she replied, "For You, all are equal. Everyone is Your child. However, some people are wicked. The handkerchief they offer may have poison and when You wipe Your face, the poison may enter Your mouth." Swami then said, "All right, to satisfy you, I shall henceforth be very selective."

From Bhagavan’s summer course Discourse in Sai Ramesh Hall at Brindavan, Bangalore on the evening of 18th May 2000.

© "Sanathana Sarathi" (November 2000) published by Sri Sathya Sai Books & Publications Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam, 515 134. Website:srisathyasai.org.in. Reprinted with permission. Part I of this article appeared in Splendour, March 2005 issue

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