This Article examines the Manifestation Teaching
of Shirdi Sai Baba, a great Saint Who lived in India until early twentieth
Century. Baba used to instruct His devotees by means of specific events in
their life. This Article discusses three important life events of His devotees
that demonstrate His manifestation teaching.
Baba taught the three important factors
that are essential for reduction of our Negative Energy leading to successful
Manifestation namely, Love, Faith and Acceptance.
Once a woman
devotee of Baba was staying in a certain house in Shirdi. One day at noon, when
she was taking her lunch, a hungry dog turned up and began to bark. She threw a
piece of bread, and the dog gulped it with great relish.
In the afternoon, when she went to
the Mosque and sat at some distance, Sai Baba said to her, “Mother, you fed Me
sumptuously up to my throat; My afflicted life-forces have been satisfied.
Always act like this, and this will keep you in good stead. Sitting in this
Mosque I shall never, never speak untruth. Take pity on Me like this. First
give bread to the hungry, and then eat yourself. Note this well.”
She could not at first understand
the meaning of what Baba said. So she replied, “Baba, how could I feed You? I
am myself dependent on others and take my food from them on payment.”
Then Baba replied, “Eating that
lovely bread I am heartily contended and I am still belching. The dog which you
saw before meals and to which you gave the piece of bread is one with Me, so
also other creatures. I am roaming in their forms. He who sees Me in all
these creatures is My beloved. So, abandon the sense of duality and
distinction, and serve Me as you did today.”
Moral of the story? When we believe that
the only universal Consciousness has become the Consciousness of all sentient
living creatures of this universe, our Malice towards others is drastically
reduced. Then our heart will be at peace which is conducive to successful
manifestation of our desire.
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Once a woman
devotee of Baba was staying at Shirdi with her young son for some days. One day
the son got high fever, which further developed into bubonic plague. The mother
was frightened and felt uneasy.
She thought of leaving the place for
her native town, and went near Baba in the evening, when He was coming in His
evening rounds, for asking His permission. She informed Him in a trembling tone
that her dear young son was down with plague.
Baba spoke kindly and softly to her,
saying that the sky is beset with clouds, but they will melt and pass off and
everything will be smooth and clear. So saying, He lifted up His kafni (robe) up to the waist and showed
to all present, four fully developed buboes, as big as eggs, on His legs and added, “See,
how I have to suffer for My devotees; their difficulties are Mine.”
Bottom line? When we believe that the
universal Consciousness is in the process of solving our issues, our Anxiety
regarding the current external state is drastically reduced. Then our mind will
be at peace which is conducive to successful manifestation of our desire.
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Once a doctor
devotee of Baba suffered very badly from guinea-worms. He said to another devotee,
“The pain is most excruciating and unbearable. I prefer death to it. This pain,
I know, is for repaying my past karma, but go to Baba and tell Him to stop the
pain and transfer the working of my past karma to ten future births of mine.”
That devotee went to Baba and conveyed
the request of doctor. Then Baba, being moved by his request, said to him,
“Tell him to be fearless. Why should he suffer for ten births? In ten days he
can work out the sufferings and consequences of his past karma. While I am here
to give him temporal and spiritual welfare, why should he pray for death? Bring
him here on somebody’s back and let us work and finish his sufferings once for
all.”
The doctor was brought in that condition
and was seated on Baba’s right side. Baba gave him His bolster and said, “Lie
calmly here and be at ease. The true remedy is that the result of past actions
has to be suffered and got over. Our karma is the cause of our happiness and
sorrow; therefore put up with whatever comes to you. Allah is the sole
Dispenser and Protector, always think of Him. He will take care of you.
Surrender to His feet with body, mind, wealth and speech, and then see what He
does. Now a crow will come and peck you, and then you will recover.”
While this conversation was going
on, one servant, who used to clean the Mosque and trim the lamps, turned up.
While he was attending to his work, his foot accidentally fell upon the
stretched leg of the doctor. The leg was already swollen and when the servant’s
foot fell upon it and pressed it, all the seven guinea-worms were squeezed out
at once. The pain was unbearable and the doctor bawled out loudly. After some
time, he calmed down and began to sing and cry alternately. Then he enquired Baba
when the crow was coming and pecking. Baba said, “Did you not see the crow? He
won’t come again. Now go to your room and take rest; you will be soon alright.”
Without taking any treatment or
medicine, the disease was completely cured in ten days as predicted by Baba.
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We can reduce our Negative Energy in the form of Malice, Anxiety and Intolerance using Consciousness Manifestation Methods. I have explained, in adequate detail, the Traditional Manifestation Methods of Visualization, Affirmation and Feeling, and Consciousness Manifestation Methods of Direct Consciousness Discrimination, Expanded Consciousness Meditation and Divine Love Yoga in my book SECRETS OF MANIFESTATION.
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