Sai

Aum Sairam

Sai, as we are constantly reminded in Shri Sai Satcharitra, is both
Nirgun and Sagun. Depending upon the devotee's level of development and
as per the situation, He was showing the particular aspect. Once we
accept that He represents that aspect of Parabrahman with attributes,
i.e. Sagun aspect also, we have to accept both the positive and
negative qualities and what is also referred to as duality. As long as
the devotee thinks of himself different from his surroundings, duality
is the ruling aspect.

This is true also for the devotee looks upon Sri Sai as God or Guru,
i.e. different from himself. With duality comes another aspect of
duality, viz., opposites. Where positive qualities exist, automatically
negative qualities exist. So affection [love] and anger are opposite
sides of the same coin. One more reason for Sri Sai's occasional spells
of anger was that He wanted to give a practical training and
demonstration of the lesson which He always used to din into the ears
of His devotees, viz., to accept praise or criticism with equanimity
and to accept whatever God gives as Prasad. So, those devotees, who
took Sri Sai Baba's scolding as blessings prospered materially as well
as spiritually.

Allah Malik