Eternal Bliss

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 Leela's 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 Sri Sai 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 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 Sri Sai Baba. It is no use in engaging some organs in the
worship and deflecting others. If a thing like worship 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 is 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