Month: March 2022

In 2004, Sai had gone to Dubai. There one devotee invited Sai to his house for bhandara. When Sai reached there, He saw that many visitors, friends, etc had come for His darshan. Amongst them was one big businessman, who had brought well decorated large plates, full of dry fruits. He asked Sai to carry this all to Ajmer and said that my home is just a few houses away from here, so please come there also. Sai looked at him, understood his egoistic tone and replied,  “Distribute these dry fruits amongst all the devotees who are coming in a line one by one and then you also come in that queue.” Hearing this, that man started sweating and instantly lowered his head in response.

When Sai narrated this incident, He said that saints have that supreme status of indifference towards materialistic things, coupled with humility towards true feelings and devotion!

Once when Sai had gone to Matheran, all the accompanying devotees were having a nice time, eating, drinking, laughing, talking and making merry. Amongst them one lady was sitting very quiet and grim. Sai called her and asked her the reason. She said, “Sai, you yourself are God and in front of you they should not talk in such a manner or make fun and behave this way.” 

Sai smiled and replied, “I know everything about everyone. I know their devotion, their behavior, I know who all come with true feelings and who all come for show off! I am fully aware of everything, it is true that they have to rise above from their current state. One day, they will themselves realize, good sense will prevail, there will be improvement and they will follow their religious path with devotion and sincerity.” This way Sai always covers up the faults of everybody and blesses them to grow spiritually in life!

Once Sai left for Lakshadweep absolutely alone. He took a flight from Jaipur for Mumbai and did not inform anyone. No one knew that Sai is traveling to Lakshadweep via Mumbai. When Sai was coming out of the Mumbai airport with his bag, He sensed that some two or four persons are following Him and on looking back He realized that four commandos with heavy duty rifles are following Him. They must have felt that Sai is some very senior Minister, whom they have been ordered to provide security and escort Him. As Sai had not informed anyone of His arrival in Mumbai, He went towards the window for booking a cab from the airport to Dadar station. This took the commandos by surprise and one of them came closer and asked Sai, “Are you Mr Mishra?” When Sai denied this, they simply turned and left! 

Sai’s personality and His way of walking with flair and authority is such that even the commandos got puzzled!

Every year Sai goes out with His devotees to different places. But there are times when He prefers to go alone to see and wonder about the magnificent nature, visit new places with different types of people and culture. He likes to move away from routine life and reflect upon the secrets of the Lord’s creations! Watching the miracles, Sai praises the Lord and says that by going around alone, not only one goes through different experiences, but also learns a lot!
Once while on such a trip to Sikkim, one Lama asked Him for a lift. Sai made him sit next to Him and asked him, who is a Lama and why are you wearing this dress? He said that Lama is a saint. Sai expressed His desire to meet the senior most Lama of that place. He replied that he does not meet anyone and you need a concrete reason for meeting him. Sai said why would anyone like to meet a saint, obviously not to discuss business or finance but to pay one’s obeisances and take his blessings. Since he is the head Lama here, I wish to meet him. The Lama said that for this a written permission will have to be taken. Sai wondered as to why a saint should be fearful of anyone, on which the Lama compared a saint to a minister. Sai completely disagreed and said, “Today a person is a minister but tomorrow he may be nothing. They only want to accumulate votes. But for a saint, once a saint always a saint! Neither will he ever step down nor can anyone ask him to. Why does he need security? Even I am a Mathadish of my Darbar, I have come to this mountainous place and am roaming around alone without any fear! If I don’t harm anyone, why will anyone even think of harming me!”
The Lama must have surely been stunned at the clarity of definition of a saint and his fearlessness!