Difficulties Are Due To Dirt In Mind And Soul

Aum Sairam

"It is to be noted here that doubts and difficulties surround us, just to move us and confirm our faith. We are tested as it were. If we only hold on steadily to Sri Sai Baba, with full faith, and continue our endeavors, our efforts will be ultimately crowned with success" Sri Sai Satcharitra Ch.XXIX.

Upagrashta Sangamesan met and old Sage in 1941 who told him that Sri Sai Baba is a divine begin, who would never let down His Devotees, that he should do Nitya Pooja to Sri Sai Baba. He gave him a Sri Sai Baba’s photo. The sage also told him that in the beginning he has to face mental worries, official problems, domestic worries etc, and not minding these difficulties, if he continues his devotion, Sri Sai Baba will take complete responsibility for his welfare, material and spiritual. Shri Sangamesan began to perform Nitya Pooja and as predicted by the sage, his troubles came from all sides and became unbearable. At this point of time, he even began to lose faith in the Sage’s words and in Sai Baba and in desperation sat on the steps leading to Kapaleshwar temple at Mylapore. He saw opposite to the temple a signboard, All India Sai Samaj. He went in and met Shri Narasimha Swamiji, Sangamesan bared himself before the Swamiji all his predicaments, doubts and misgivings. Swamiji replied as follows.

"No difficulties will come by having faith in Sri Sai Baba and doing pooja to him. One cannot escape the debts of Poorva Karma. Belief in Sri Sai Baba and pooja to Him will help in liquidating the sins committed in Poorva Janma in course of time. You have so much dirt in your mind and on your soul. Hence the difficulties, that you are facing. When a seed is sown you cannot expect its fruits immediately. You have to wait patiently. It may take a short time or it may take some years. You should not cut the tree, which is in the process of giving fruits. When the tree starts giving fruits, not only you, everybody in the locality will benefit."

Shri Sangamesan continued his Nitya Pooja to Sri Sai Baba and also met Swamiji several times there after.

From 1965, Sri Sai Baba began to speak to Sangamesan. Hundreds of people began to come to Sangamesan for solving their problems, He says that Sri Sai Baba’s powers are too many and his miracles can be known only by experience.

Allah Malik