True Life

Aum Sairam

SHIRDI
Blessed is Shirdi and blessed is Dwarkamai where Sri Sai Baba lived and moved until He took Mahasamadhi. Blessed are the people of Shirdi whom He obliged and for whom He came such long distance. Shirdi was a small village first, but it attained great importance, on account of His contact and became a Tirtha, holy place of pilgrimage. Equally blessed are the womenfolk of Shirdi, blessed is their whole and undivided faith in Him. They sang the glories of Sr Sai Baba while bathing, grinding, pounding corn and doing other house-hold work. Blessed is their love, for they sang sweet songs which calm and pacify the minds of the singers and listeners.

HOW HE MAKES US WRITE ABOUT HIM
The life of the saint is neither logical nor dialectical. It shows us the true and great path. The saints inspire the work; the devotee becomes only an indirect cause or instrument to achieve the end

WHO CAN DESCRIBE THE TRUE LIFE OF SRI SAI BABA
Sri Sai Baba’s grace alone can enable one to accomplish this difficult work. So, when I took up the pen in my hand, Sri Sai Baba took away my egoism and wrote Himself His stories while so many works regarding Sri Sai Baba are extant, why should this (Satcharitra) be written? And where is its necessity? The answer is plain and simple. The life of Sri Sai Baba is as wide and deep as the infinite ocean; and all can dive deep into the same and take out precious gems [of knowledge and Bhakti], and distribute them to the aspiring public. The stories, parables, and teachings of Sri Sai Baba are very wonderful. They will give peace and happiness to the people, who are afflicted with sorrows and heavily loaded with miseries of this worldly existence, and also bestow knowledge and wisdom, both in the worldly and in spiritual domains. If these teachings of Sri Sai Baba, which are as interesting and instructive as the Vedic lore, are listened to and meditated upon, the devotees will get, what they long for, viz., union with Brahman, mastery in eight-fold Yoga, Bliss of Meditation.

WHAT DID SRI SAI BABA SAY ABOUT SHRI SATCHARITRA BEING WRITTEN
If my Leela’s are written, the Avidya will vanish and if they are attentively, and devoutly listened to, the consciousness of the worldly existence will abate, and strong waves of devotion and love will rise up and if one dives deep into My Leela's, he would get precious jewels of knowledge.

These Stories are the outcome of His boundless and natural self-realization. Let him make a collection of stories and experiences, keep notes and memos; I will help him. He is only an outward instrument. I should write Myself My autobiography and satisfy the wishes of my devotees. He should get rid of his ego, place [or surrender] it at my feet. He who acts like this in life, him I help the most.

WHAT OF MY LIFE-STORIES
I serve him in his house in all possible ways. When his ego is completely annihilated and there is left no trace of it, I Myself shall enter into him and shall Myself write My own life. Hearing my stories and teachings will create faith in devotees’ hearts and they will easily get self realization and Bliss; let there be no insistence on establishing ones own view, no attempt to refute others opinions, no discussions of pros and cons of any subject.

Allah Malik