Bread and Onion Story

Aum Sairam

Once it so happened, that a sadhak [disciple] of Yoga came to Shirdi with Nanasaheb Chandorkar. He had studied all the works on Yoga, including the Yoga-sutras of Patanjali, but had no practical experience. He could not concentrate his mind and attain Samadhi [the highest meditative state] even for a short time. He thought that if Sri Sai Baba be pleased with him, He will show him the way to attain Samadhi for a long time. With this object in view he came to Shirdi and when he went to the Masjid he saw Sri Sai Baba eating bread with onion. On seeing this, a thought arose in his mind, "How can this man, who is eating stale bread with raw onion, solve my difficulties and help me?" Sri Sai Baba read his mind and said to Nanasaheb - "Oh Nana, he who has the power to digest onion, should eat it and none else". Hearing this remark, the yogi was wonder-struck and then he fell at Sri Sai Baba's Feet with complete surrender. With pure and open mind, he asked his difficulties and got their solution from Sri Sai Baba. Thus being satisfied and happy, he left Shirdi with Sri Sai Baba's Udi [sacred ash] and blessings.

Allah Malik