Fear and Problem

Aum Sairam

The most admirable charters of Sri Sai Baba are "Why do you fear, when I am here!" This itself is an answer to us for the success of our life. It is universal phenomenon that a success cannot be achieved without overcoming troubles. The art of facing trouble and converting them in to success is easy to all Sri Sai devotees.

This world has numerous problems and freely distributed gift to us according to our materialistic ambitions. If your ambitions are totally controlled by `Maya' then your struggle in the life is unending. The so called modern needs of life, such as prestigious profession, overflowing pay and perks, luxurious shelter, beautiful wife, handsome husband, genius children, reliable relations, confidential friends etc, do you think these are the things that will provide you real pleasures in your life? Be honest in your judgment with practical current situations.

If you are very sincere in your judgment, the answer will be a big 'NO'. Your neighbor in a rented house, earning meager salary in a private commercial establishment, children studying in government school is happier than you. Your countless problems on taxes, falling profits, inability to meet business target, ever increasing household and business expenditures, disturbed / sleepless nights, mis-understanding with wife, careless children. etc. etc. is a partial list. Despite with all these odds, if you are peaceful and happy that is because of your faith on Sri Sai Baba and leading life as per His teachings.

Sri Sai Baba declared that he had come to give blessings to people, temporal and spiritual wealth, and that He draws them under various pretexts. In this world, material aims and objects cannot be ignored and man cannot be blamed if worldly prosperity is one of the main motives of their devotion to God. This fact has been recognized not merely by Sri Sai Baba, but by Lord Krishna Himself.

Chaturvidha Bhajante Mam
Janah Sucrutino Arjuna
Aartho Jijnasuh Artharthi
Jnani Cha Bharatarshabha.

This means, four sorts of men are drawn to Me. They are all blessed. They are

a] The distressed,
b] Those seeking knowledge,
c] Those wanting worldly objects and
d] The man of perfect wisdom.

The distressed people are the largest number in the world and it is not surprising that they were the earliest to approach Sri Sai Baba. Persons are indifferent to God and Saints, so long as they are well off. But once distress besets them, they feel helpless and seek the aid of a Higher Power. When distress enters, all fancied obstacles of inability to understand, doubt and carping fly and leave the man with a ready receptive heart and make him rush to the one who he believes and his distress makes him believe- to be gifted with power to redress. Distress rouses hope and faith and these work wonder of turning a skeptic into a believer. This has proved thousands of times and it is true all times.

Sri Sai Baba's message to His distressed devotees "Cast off your anxiety, your sufferings have come to an end. However, oppressed and troubled one may be, as soon as he steps in the Masjid, he is on the pathway to happiness".

Hence Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi is our savior and protector, - why fear, when He is always with us.

Allah Malik