Messages from Sri Sai Baba Vol. V
Author: Dr. K.V. Raghava Rao

GOLDEN VOICE

January 1994

Messages:

1. In prayer, Baba appeared in sitting posture with crossed legs. First He showed a dog lying down on the ground in front of him. Swamy (Baba) started stroking the dog gently with his hand. Later, Swamy showed a cow in front of the dog. In the end He showed a `Kanduva' ( a cotton/silk cloth with a border worn over neck and shoulders).

I pleaded with Swamy to explain the significance of the symbolic appearance. He said "Dog is a faithful animal, It is for protection. Cow is a domestic animal, It provides milk (food), `Kanduva' is cloth, It covers the body.' One who provides all the three (protection, food and cover) is the Supreme (God)."

April 1994
(Sri Rama Navami Festival Day 20-4-94)

2. Translation:
"I am the desire - fulfilling cow "Kamadenu" in the present `yuga',
I am the charioteer for the welfare of humanity,
I am moving as Universal Spirit to mitigate the miseries of mankind,
I am the Guru, who can give strength & faith to devotees to see God.

1. Kamadenu - Desire fulfilling cow in Hindu mythology.
2. Present `Yuga' - Kaliyuga
3. Guru - Religious or Spiritual teacher

3. Translation:
"The sacrifice carried out in the service of God, cleanses and purifies the mind, washes the sins committed and puts strength in prayer."

May 1994
4. Universe
Truth
Eternal Syllable Om, the primeval vibration

Translation:
"Universe is created from `OMKARA',
Truth is the word of God,
Eternal is without qualities or attributes."

5. Swamy (Baba) appeared in meditation in cross legged posture with a lamp hanging from his right leg toe and gave the following messages'

"Look at the light of Divinity and dispel the darkness of the mind,
Illusion (Maya) plays foul with human endeavor,
Protect thyself by looking at the light of Divinity."

6. Translation:
"Any Service, rendered towards welfare of humanity is tantamount to sacrifice to God."

July 1994 (22 July 1994 Guru Poornima Festival Day)
7. During prayer and meditation Baba gave the following message.

"I put strength* in the soul of the devotee to make him realize the Universal Soul (God Almighty).
(* `strength' here means `purity' of the soul)

8. On the same day, during `Arathi' time, Swamy (Baba) appeared walking and singing near the sea shore. When I pleaded him to explain the significance of His presence at the sea shore, He gave the following message.

"I appear at the horizon, I stay in the infinite space,
But I am available to the devotee any where."

August 1994
9. Swamy appeared in prayer holding a hurricane lantern (lamp) and said the following:

"The lamp of Divinity never diminishes nor does it get extinguished,It depends on how we look at the lamp, with faith in Almighty, it (lamp) brightens."

10. Translation: In meditation Swamy appeared bound with iron chains round His neck and shoulders and asked whether one can tie-up God? With some surprise and anxiety, I pleaded with Swamy to let me know the meaning of the posture in which he appeared. At this stage, Swamy turned the iron chains into a garland of flowers and subsequently turned the garland into a "Rudraksha Mala" and gave the following message;

"With a pure heart and with the garland of adoration, one can tie-up `God."

September 1994
11. "Parayanam is a sacred act to perform,
It (Parayanam) provides a peep into the glimpses of God,
It acts as a ladder to scale the heights to heaven,"

12. "When you mix-up `Real' with `Unreal' you enter the cobweb of `Maya', Through `Sadhana' see the "Light of Divinity", Illusion (Maya) will disappear, Truth prevails." (Through Sadhana, cut the stands of Maya and see the Light of Divinity.)

October 1994
13. "Look to `Internal Divinity'
And lessen the misery of life"

December 1994
14. "In `Sadhana', service to Swamy (Sri Sai) is sacrifice with pure hear."
(Last day of the year 1994)

15. "Look to SAI
He is the Master,
Look to SAI
He is the GURU
Look to SAI
He is the Philosopher,
Look to SAI
He is the Savior
Look to SAI
He is the Supreme."

March 1995
16. "Divinity acts when desire dies."

17. "Desire is the strongest rope that binds the body."

June 1995
18. "Contentment is not a compromise in life, It is a God given gift to over come `Maya'."

July 1995
19. "Swamy (Baba) appears to those whose heart is pure and filled with prayer."

20. "One cannot buy Baba with money, One can have His grace through `Bhakti'."

12 July 1995 (Guru Poornima Day)
21. "Jackfruit is rugged outside but sweet inside, Life is also rugged externally but smooth when viewed through `Internal Divinity.'

August 1995
22. Translation:
"To those who bestow faith in Me, To them, I surrender and serve."

September 1995
23. Translation:
"Wealth is associated with physical body,
Divinity is associated with the soul,
Meditation leads the path to Divinity."

03 October 1995 (Vijayadasmi Festival Day)
24. "My presence is felt beyond `Punyatithi',*
As I move with momentum in space as Universal Spirit (soul)
To mitigate the misery of mankind,
To help assist the `Sadhaka' to attain salvation (`Moksha')."

(*Vijayadasimi Festival Day when the mortal coil was cast-off by Baba.)
25. "Faith in Sri Sai (Baba) provides strength to tide over the turbulence of life."

November 1995
26. "Breath-in and breath-out the `Nama' of `Sri Sai Rama' to harness spiritual energy and awaken `Internal Divinity."

October 1994
AS I SEE SRI SHIRDI SAI BABA.
(i) Soft hearted saint
Preceptor of `faith' and `patience'
Embodiment of simplicity in `lifestyle'
Epitome of kindness and compassion
Arbiter to human actions (good or bad) Beacon light to Sadhaka*
(* One who follows spiritual path for God realization.)

12 July 1995 (Guru Poornima day)
(ii) "Baba is the embodiment of
Universal love and kindness,
He is the Guru of Gurus,
He is God incarnate."

EMPHASIS ON CHARITY:
During the period under review (1994-95)
Sri Sai stressed the need for charity as service to humanity. Such spiritual service embraces four facets of offering namely Anna Dhan, Vasthra Dhan, Chalivendra (drinking water distribution Center) and child care (Package of milk food, medicines and clothes etc.) to needy and deserving persons attached to orphanage homes or allied centers.

Baba even blessed some of the devotees to organize such seva (service) on `Parvadinam' (festival days) and also encouraged a few followers to establish on temporary or permanent basis `chalivendras'.

This type of service to humanity is `seva' to swamy (Baba).

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