Once a devotee asked Sai the meaning of ” मन नीवा मत उची “. Sai explained that _mann niva_ means humility for the mind and _matt uchi_ means high thinking. Sai said this applies both to a Saint and a commoner. Earlier the Saints used to live a carefree life, but now with new times and circumstances, they are influenced by wealth and other worldly things. Sai gave an instance when a bhandara was organised by Darbar Sahib at Budha Pushkar. Apart from Saints from Akhil Bhartiya Sindhi Samaj, a Minister too had come on behalf of the Government, as he was undertaking to get the work of renovation done at Budha Pushkar. There were other Saints too present on the dias. Sai softly advised a Saint, who had got shawls to honour the minister, not to do so, but he refused. Sai again cautioned him, but he got up to offer the shawl and the minister refused to accept it saying that he had promised the Chief Minister that he will not accept any reward or gift from anyone till the work is fully completed. The Saint again insisted saying that this was in the form of blessing only, still the minister being a lawyer too, refused again saying whether blessing or otherwise, he will not accept.
Sai asks, is it the people who should honour and respect a Saint or is it that Saints must honour or garland devotees or a politician?
Whether a Saint and a politician should share the same dias, Sai replied in the negative, saying that a Saint represents “मन साचा मुख साचा” and politicians differ in what they say and do. Even when there is any official work with any authorities, Sai never goes personally, instead entrusts the work to a able devotee.
Sai always says that one should deal with people of one’s own standard and this is the high esteem in which Sai holds the holy Saints community!