How Sri Sai Baba Works!

Faith in Sri Sai Baba slowly leads one to believe that Sri Sai Baba is behind the things done or undone. This realization works easy when the things happen to one's satisfaction while it falters if things are not pleasing. The path to the complete surrender at Sri Sadguru's Lotus feet chops away the difference between the pleasant and unpleasant.

If one completely understands how Sri Sai Baba's intent or sankalp translates to tangible actions to its minutest details, contentment naturally fills in the heart and as the consequence equanimity. Rare and great are such souls. Or, if one would say that somehow Sri Sai Baba will do it, is indicative of a blind faith in Sri Sadguru's disposition. This is a feeling that rain or shine, it is Sri Sai Baba. Any trace of ignorance in this regard will be washed away in the constant company of the Sri Sadguru. But judgments of others actions such as what does he or she think he or she is doing? Its all Sri Sai Baba's doing, is blatant arrogance. One can easily understand this feeling with a little bit of contemplation. These thoughts should be nipped in the bud, as they are signs of spiritual falling.

Sri Sai Baba didn't materialize anything out of thin air. Sri Sai Baba's miracles happen through people and situations in our surroundings in the most inconspicuous ways. Miracles of Sri Sai Baba do not take place as something falling from the sky. We experience it through mercy, compassion, and protection from those around us in a natural way. We pray to Sri Sai Baba, Oh Sai Baba! I need money. I am in difficulties. We offer naivedya to Sri Sai Baba and go to bed, but we do not see Sri Sai Baba keeping a lakh rupees under the pillow! Someone will come to us and suggest a solution to our problem. Sri Sai Baba Himself said, "Not a single leaf moves without my order". When the wind blows, the leaves on the tree move. When even the movement of a leaf from an inanimate tree requires Sri Sai Baba's order, His intent and grace, how can we think that everything is in our hands? When this awareness crops in us, the ego that makes us think, we are doing something, we have to do it, we have to accomplish and we have accomplished because we have done something, will vanish. The realization that He does everything. And we are not capable of doing anything is called as Complete Surrender. However, this should not become the dry and wry philosophy of uttering around. Its all Sri Sai Baba's sankalp, what do I have to do? He has done it. The cognizance of complete surrender should remain as just an inspiration, a background to the pursuit of our desires, ideals, and trials. Unless we get to completely experience the intent of Sri Sai Baba in every action, we should not use the term complete surrender for our convenience.

Allah Malik