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!