Surrender

Aum Sairam

What is surrendering to Sri Sadguru? As said in many instances, is it following Sri Sadguru to the letter, in thoughts, words and deeds? If so, is it an easy task to be able to do it? How many births would it take to garner this as an enterprise? An ambition or a life long mission with the intellect unleashed?

Someone that can line up his thoughts, words, and actions is a Yogi, someone that has achieved a state of continuum with the infinite. This is harmony in its most perfect state. Such specks of truth are rare.

Shri Sai Satcharitra has examples of those souls that surrendered completely to the will of Sri Sai and for them everything else was secondary. Do we know if they followed the principles of thoughts, words, and action? No!

Once, Nana smitten by the beauty of the lady that visited Sri Sai was having difficulty to curb his enthusiasm. Sri Sai commented that it is the nature of the mind to be restless but body should be kept in check. Is there any advice that is more practical? It is with such messages that Sri Sai taught the practical way of living and not through any metaphysical rigor.

Fortunate are those devotees that had the bounty of Sri Sadguru's physical presence and guidance in their daily lives. For they didn't have anything except implicit faith in Sri Sadguru's words and the loving disposition to make Sri Sadguru happy always. For them, nothing else matters.

It is not known whether surrender might be a lengthy process of stepwise accession well spelt and guided in the light of scriptures. But, when love for Sri Sadguru is sparked in the hearts and when the spark flames into eternal fires that consume everything on its way in hunger for Sri Sadguru, surrender sure happens unsolicited without even being aware of it.

Allah Malik