Purity Of Mind - Surety Of Grace

Aum Sairam

One day a certain devotee was pressing Sri Sai Baba's feet. Sri Sai
Baba suddenly ordered him to stop doing so. The devotee felt dejected
and appealed to Sri Sai Baba, with tears in his eyes, to accept his
service. But it was of no avail. At first he could not understand why
Sri Sai Baba had so suddenly reacted like that. But on cool
introspection, he realized that some unworthy thought had passed his
mind just at that moment. Sri Sai Baba was only responding to that.

One Hardwar Bua came to Shirdi. He always used to sit near the pillar
at the corner of the sacred fire in the Masjid. One day a girl sat at
that place. Hardwar Bua came there and commanded her to get up and sat
there. Sri Sai Baba flew into a rage and ordered all to clear out from
the Masjid and to sit in the front yard. After some time Hardwar Bua
again entered the Masjid and sat in his usual place. But Sri Sai Baba
again drove him out. Then the Bua realized that Sri Sai Baba displeased
with what he did to the girl. When everything belongs to God how can
anyone claim anything as his own, including the sitting place?

There were occasional flashes of lighter moods in Sri Sai Baba. At such
times, he used to play with his devotees. For instance, he used to hide
the turban of a devotee like Tatya and enjoy the fun. Sometimes he put
Tatya's turban on his own head, and used to mimic Tatya's manner
and walk.

Again, when Bhagat Mahalsapati was alone with him, Sri Sai Baba used to
press Bhagat Mahalsapati's feet! When the latter protested, Sri Sai
Baba used to say "Don't mind this. We are the same. People might say
great things of me. But I am no such."

Allah Malik