Sai talks of the deep spiritual bond between the Gurus and the disciples. Many years ago people (after partition) did not have enough money. One a disciple had borrowed money from his friend and travelled from Bhopal to Ajmer for Baba’s Darshan. This disciple told Baba Gobinddas Sahib that the disciples in Bhopal were in no position to travel to Ajmer, so he requested Baba to visit Bhopal. Baba patiently listened to him and after a few days went to Bhopal accompanied by Sai Sadhuram Sahib and Dada Shamdas. There they saw that the disciple’s hut was made of mud (matti) and due to rain there was a lot of slush. Baba first gave that disciple money to pay back what he had borrowed from his friend for his train fare from Bhopal to Ajmer. There was a Darbar in Bhopal which in Sindh was supported by Halani Darbar. The Sant of this Darbar also needed some money for the maintenance of Darbar and Baba helped him too. Whatever balance money was remaining in His pocket, he distributed amongst rest of the disciples and blessed them. At night he rested with this disciple in the open, on a cot where there was a lot of slush. He sent Sai Sadhuram & Dada Shyamdas with another disciple who had a quarter because of his Government job. When they returned to Ajmer their clothes were covered with dirt and filth. Baba was always very concerned about the wellbeing of his followers. And he instilled these virtues in Sai Sadhuram Sahib.
Sai’s teaching on contentment
In 1967, Sai Sadhuram Sahib went for the 13th day prayer and Bhandara of Baba Tulsiram Sahib in Ajmer. At the meal time (Bhandara) He served himself a small portion of food. A saint who sat next to Him commented – had His Guru not taught Him how to eat. To this Sai replied, He has received so much in abundance that He is always fulfilled and satisfied. The one whose thoughts are always centered around God, have no value for material things. Sai tells us that Baba had given Him such excellent training and cautioned Him at every step and helped Him evolve. He said that we should never leave any food in our thali, nor should we give anything which is left over from our plate (jhootho) to anyone. We should never look into anyone else’s plate. From His childhood Sai had been taught never to look into any ones plate. Whatever one has in his plate he should have it with love and gratitude. He says that when he was young even by mistake if He looked around, He was chided by Baba. The seeds of this virtuous learning have been sowed by Sai in His followers. The followers in Ajmer tell us that we are so contented, that even if there is choicest variety of food before them, they will not bother about it.
Sai confidently states that even if there is some gold lying around, His disciples will never even look at it.