Path Of Self Realization

Aum Sairam

Sri Sai Baba's physical or finite form has no doubt disappeared from
our view; but the infinite or spiritual form [Spirit of Baba] ever
lives. The Leelas which occurred during His lifetime have been dwelt
upon at great length up till now. Ever since His passing away, fresh
Leela's have taken place and are even now happening. This clearly shows
that Baba is ever-living and helping His devotees as before. The people
who got the contact of Sri Sai Baba when He was living, were indeed
very fortunate, but if any of them did not get a dispassion for the
things and enjoyments of the world and had not their minds turned to
the Lord, it was sheerly their ill-luck. What was then wanted and is
now wanted is the whole hearted devotion to Sri Sai Baba. All our
senses, organs, and mind should co-operate in worshipping and serving
Baba. It is no use in engaging some organs in the worship and
deflecting others. If a thing like worhsip or meditation is to be done,
it ought to be done with all our mind and soul.

The love that a chaste woman bears to her husband is sometimes compared
to that which a disciple bears to his master [Guru]. Yet the former
falls far short of the latter, which is incomparable. No one, whether
he be father, mother, brother or any other relation, comes to our aid
in attaining the goal of life [self-realization]. We have to chalk out
and traverse the path of self-realization ourselves. We have to
discriminate between the Unreal and the Real, renounce the things and
enjoyments of this world and the next, control our senses and mind, and
aspire for liberation only. Instead of depending upon others, we should
have full faith in ourselves. When we begin to practice discrimination,
we come to know, that the world is transient and unreal and our passion
for worldly things becomes less and less, and ultimately we get
dispassion or non-attachment for them. Then we know that the Brahma
which is no other than our Guru is the sole reality and as It
transcends and besets the seeming universe, we begin to worship It in
all creatures. This is the unitive Bhajan or worship. When we thus
worship the Brahma or Guru whole-heartedly, we become one with Him and
attain self-realization. In short, always chanting the name of the
Guru, and meditating on Him enables us to see Him in all beings, and
confers eternal bliss on us.

Allah Malik