Month: August 2022

Once an old lady, while bowing for blessings, asked Sai to keep His hand on her head. Sai said, “Satnam.” She again asked Sai to keep His hand on her head, Sai said, “Sab bhali thindo.”  (All will be good). That lady was still not happy and once again requested Sai, to which Sai replied, “Is it that only the hand is mine, but my lips with which I am blessing you, are they not mine? One must have full faith in one’s Guru, its all about true devotion and faith!”

Sai mostly used to go Himself to buy vegetables for Darbar. He would buy from the vendor who keeps the best quality and fresh stock. Sai is always first in buying the newly arrived seasonal vegetables and so lovingly He gets them for the devotees that they always remark that they have never tasted such quality ever! Many times, He gets vegetables which no one has tasted anywhere and the devotees admit that they get to eat such new ones only in Darbar Sahib Halani!
Once while ordering vegetables for the Anneshatra at Pushkar, Sai called the vendor and asked for 1000 kg of cauliflower. The vendor said that he has 2 qualities, one for Rs 40 per kg and the other for Rs 28 per kg and asked Sai, which one to send. Sai in turn asked him as to which one He orders for Darbar Sahib. He had thought that may be for the huge bhandara, Sai may call for the lesser one, but understood that Sai always wants the best for all purposes and never made the mistake of asking Sai this question again!
Also Sai never bargains while buying vegetables. Whatever the vendor charges, Sai pays without going into much detail. Once a devotee asked Sai, what if the vendor cheats you and charges in excess of the correct amount? Sai replied that once my inner instinct prompts this to me that he is cheating, I will stop buying from him!

Once when Sai had gone to Jaipur, there were many devotees who were coming ahead to bow and seek His blessings and then they would move a little back to make way for others. Like other devotees, who were putting some offerings in Sai’s pocket, one person put a 1 Re note and took out a 100 Re one and quietly went and stood a little away. Sai’s instincts are too strong, He realized this instantly and were keeping an eye on him. Sai knew that he does not seem to be a known person, but is standing along with all devotees. While everyone was talking, Sai realized that he was looking at ladies’ purses and other’s pockets. When everyone was laughing, he too was laughing aloud but was keeping an eye and waiting for an opportunity!
Sai said, “I instantly come to know if someone is a fake or a trickster person. Here also, who is a genuine or a fake person, I know everything!” Hearing this, that person started to move out of the crowd and Sai immediately called out aloud, “Catch him, catch him, he is trying to escape!” They all caught him and brought him near Sai. Even before Sai said anything, he removed the folded 100 Re. note from the folded sleeve of his kurta, gave it back and kept pleading for forgiveness!

Sai once mentioned about a man, who came to Him and said that he is opening a  Gaushala , a place where cows are kept and fed. Sai told him, good, it is a good thing. He then said that he had approached many others and collected donations in this regard. Sai too gave him, but sensed something fishy and asked him the location where he intends to start this  Gaushala , also promising him more donation after visiting that place. The man got confused and fumbled in giving directions like after coming out, first go straight, then take a left, then a right, etc. Sai understood that he is unable to give any landmark and that he is not a right person.

This proves that Sai has that vision to accurately judge a person and deal with him accordingly!

Sai were invited at an event, requesting him to give a donation from which grains would be bought & distributed. When He reached there, He was surprised to see loads of wheat and other grains lying on the ground. Sai asked them as to why they are disrespecting them by spreading it on the ground as they are Anndevta, one form of God? They replied that they had to show this to the donors, that from their contributions all these grains will be distributed and they had also called a photographer to click their pictures along with all this. 

Sai asked them, “Why have you accepted such money for which you have to give an account? Why accept such donations, where you are obliged to show proof of its’ use? It should be done depending on what one has and not by copying what others are doing or calling for donations to do it!”

This shows how Sai firmly believes in true values and not a false show off!