Merge Into Sri Sai

Aum Sairam

To gauge or comprehend Sri Sainath is very difficult and impossible for an average person. Whatever is known about Him is very little and that too mostly of the last eight or ten years of His life and stay in Shirdi. A few rare pictures that are available describe his majestic physical form. But his overall personality has to be understood through perception from the available stories about Him. After reading about Him, it could be said that either God descended in a human body or a man ascended to Godhead. Either way it is clear that the human body does hold the key to understanding the myth or truth about God. The influence of the personality of Sri Sai Baba did not end with his leaving the mortal coil. In fact today Sri Sai Baba has become a phenomenon and a household name in millions of homes across the globe. An entire nation has come in the grip of His aura. Today in India there is not a major city where a temple dedicated to Sri Sai Baba does not exist. If this phenomenon was limited to a particular country, then it could be termed local or cultural, but it is not so. There are groups of self motivated individuals in many countries who in their own ways and means are carrying out organized worship to Sri Sai Baba. Some of these efforts have already culminated into temples outside India and more are on their way.

By providing individualistic service to each of his devotee sometimes at great inconvenience to Himself and by forging a unique relationship with each which is highly emotive in nature, Sri Sai Baba exhibits a very complex personality. Sri Sai Baba tried to break the man made traditions and fanaticism's that existed during his time and brought together the people of differing faiths under one fold. Love and compassion were His main weapons in dealing with all. With fairness to all and ever ready to listen and help, Sri Sai Baba developed individual relationships with those who came to Him.

He nicknamed all his favorite visitors. The personalities of His visitors changed to reflect a shade of His own personality, such is the miracle of Sri Sai Baba. That phenomenon of transforming an individual by constant invisible yet certain companionship continues even today. Beginning to understand Sri Sai Baba is to experience Him in one's daily life and chores. Mere reading will not suffice. Slowly but surely the great master will evolve the soul that comes into contact with Him, cleaning its impurities on the way and drawing it ever so close to Himself that eventually that soul will merge into His own personality.

Allah Malik