The Power of Shri Sai Satcharitra

Aum Sairam

During these times of mental anxiety and worry, one has to pray Guru's
name and read and reread books about Him and obtain peace. Shri Sai
Satcharitra is such a book for all Shirdi Sri Sai Baba's devotees. As
we go on reading and reread the book, we will find pearls of wisdom and
philosophy. In the first chapter, Shri Hemadpant describes the cholera
and the grinding of wheat and spreading it around the village to
destroy cholera and at the end mentions that Sri Sai Baba did the
business of grinding almost every day the sins, the mental and physical
afflictions and the miseries of His innumerable devotees. The two mills
of His mill consisted of Karma and Bhakti, the former being the
lower and the latter the upper one. The handle with which Sri Sai Baba
worked the mill consisted of Gnana.

It was the firm conviction of Sri Sai Baba that knowledge or self
realization is not possible unless there is the prior act of grinding
of all our impulses, desires, sins and of the three gunas viz. Sattva,
Raja and Tama and the Ahamkara which is so subtle and therefore so
difficult to get rid of. In a short space, Shri Hemadpant described the
unity of paths of Karma, Bhakti, and Gnana.

Seekers unnecessarily quarrel over whether one particular is better
than the others. If one sincerely takes to a path and with patience and
faith work out that way, it will be realized that all paths lead to the
same. A sadhaka must surrender and serve one path with his full
strength. That is the most important thing. Once he puts all his
efforts in getting rid of bad impulses, desires and sins, the path
becomes easier. This is the essence of realization.

Allah Malik