Month: April 2022

Once a devotee asked Sai, “What should one do to follow the path of spirituality?”
Sai replied, “It is so difficult that even before thinking about it, we must first learn the art of living. This human birth that we have been blessed with, we need to improvise and refine it. It is very difficult to understand and follow the path of true spirituality. First learn to love unconditionally, ask yourself how many times you talk negatively and criticise others? Are you able to see everyone as one, do you have that vision? When you walk past a temple, a gurdwara, do you fold your hands and are you able to see the oneness common amongst them all? To understand spirituality, first learn to live correctly. To reach the destination of spirituality, you have to go step by step. This is a destination very far and difficult to reach. Yet, if you put in sincere efforts, you will succeed, but before that, try to be a better human being and learn to sacrifice certain things! 24 X 7 we are away from truth, we waste time in watching TV, in gossiping and criticising others or reading about unnecessary subjects! Where do we even hear the word ‘truth’ in the whole day? Think of it, we are not even 5% connected with truth. Still if the effort is sincere and backed by conviction & determination, success is certain!”
This way Sai helps us see things in the right perspective, clarifies about our goals and suggests the right ways to achieve them!

We learn so much by visiting and seeing different places. It is with this intention and to witness the wonders of Mother Nature that Sai visits so many different places.
In 2009 when He returned from the China trip, one devotee asked, “Sai, did you go up to see the Great Wall of China?”
Sai replied, “The cost of the ticket for going up was Rs 1000. Only thing that I could have seen from there would have been Hong Kong and Tibet. I thought that whatever I spend to go up there, I will not be able to see the Lord, so I decided not to go!”
This clearly shows that Sai is completely in alignment and one with the Lord, but due to His down to earth nature, we are unable to appreciate His greatness and glory!

Sai always prefers to perform His regular tasks on His own. Even on visits abroad, He never allows others to carry His luggage, etc. If anyone insists, Sai smiles and says, “Today you can help me with my luggage, but if tomorrow I travel alone, who will carry my bags, etc?” Not only He carries His own bags, but in case there is a lady in the group with more bags, He carries that too and with a chuckle He says, “My other hand is empty!”
In 2010 during a trip to London, Sai Himself were lifting and putting bags of devotees in the luggage section of the bus! When some devotee tried to stop Him, He said, “It is important for everyone to have the habit of working and being active, whereby one remains young and healthy!”
In this manner, Sai Himself walks the path of His principles and sets an example for us to follow!

Once a person had come to attend a marriage at Darbar Sahib Halani, Sion. Next day he sent 3 dozen white bedsheets with his driver alongwith a message that whenever Sai comes to Mumbai, these sheets should be used during Kirtan.
When Sai were told about this, He inquired as to when this person had come to Darbar. He recollected that he had come to attend the wedding of a devotee’s daughter. Sai asked for his identity and were told that he was a trustee of some organisation.
Sai said, “Send all these bedsheets back to him with the driver and write a message exactly as per what I am telling you word by word, ‘Never again repeat such a mistake in Halani Darbar’! The correct way is to humbly offer our offerings to a Saint with folded hands, the discretion being entirely His to accept or not.”