The goal of self-realization of every seeking individual is appeased by Gurus, Avtars, saints and sages. One of the aims of Avtars is to guide the devotees, disciples in the path of self-realization. Sainath the simplest form of Guru neither took any disciple nor teach and preach. He simply lived exemplary life. Each moment, word spoken by Sainath was a lesson. The ardent devotees who could grasp the meaning of such simple lessons did follow to reach the path of self-realization.
The perpetual misconception under which we live is that we are the body, the creature (jiva) or ego, that God (Paramatma) and the world are different from us is an error inherited from innumerable past births. From actions based on our past births, we have derived our joys and sorrows. To remove the delusions which is nothing but Maya he must start self-analyzation. The questions arising from such form of ignorance is cleared by our Guru in form of Guropadesha.
Baba in the flesh was, to His devotees, the embodiment of the Supreme Spirit lighting the Sadhakas path by His every word and action. ‘Charters and Sayings’ compiled by Swamiji is Shri Sainath manifested in form of words. Just like Lord Sree Krishna manifests Himself in the Bhagavad Gita, so does Baba in the ‘Charters and Sayings’. The ‘Charters and Sayings’ are useful as teachings both in the world spiritual and the world material. Pervading them is the love of an ardent devotee who pictures Baba in form of a teacher.
Baba’s day to day talk carried a deeper meaning than the superficial one it meant. Like for example at one stage Baba says, “I am your servant’s servant”; sometimes “I am a servant of Allah”; and yet again “I am He”. Normal intellect fails here; but the spirit beyond the intellect and mind is apparent. In physical form, Baba played the role of insignificant human being;
B.V. Narasimha Swamy conducted interviews with many devotees of Sai Baba who saw Him in flesh and blood. They have shared with Narasimha Swamy the leelas of Sai Baba, the moral sayings of Sai baba which they have learnt and heard. Shri Narasimha Swamy compiled these interviews in the form of a book and published Devotees experience of Sai Baba, but hidden in these experiences of devotees there were the teachings on various subjects which touched the day to day life of the devotees. Devotees of Sai Baba were eager to know what were the moral teachings of Sai Baba on various subjects.
So, in order to make things easy Shri B.V. Narasimha Swamy compiled the various moral teachings of Sai Baba into a book and published them as Charters and Sayings of Sai Baba. The book Charters and sayings are arranged topic wise like 1) Baba’s promises as Dwaraka Mayi 2) What is god 3) Worship of objects.
If a devotee of Sai Baba has any doubt regarding Sai Baba’s views or teachings on a particular subject the devotee can just go through the index and know the teachings of Sai Baba.
An attempt is made through this magazine to present in each issue Sai Baba’s moral teaching on topics of day to day life.
By V.V. Leeladhar
Source: Shri Sai Satcharitra;
Sri Sai Baba Charters and Sayings
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