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ThereisaninterestingstoryofoneofBabasmanymiracles.Chandpatil

wasonceridingthroughtheforestwhensuddenlyhefeltanacuteurge to

smoke.Tohisgreatdismayhefoundthathedidnothavethe wherewithal

toigniteafiretolighthisChelumwith.SeeingSaiBaba seatedunderatree,theriderapproachedhimforamatch.Babahad nomatches,butjust

forthrustingthetongsnearly,heproducedaflame.Theriderwitnessing

themiracle,realizesand recongnisesBabasdivinestatureandkneelsto

theSaintinhumblegratitude.

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WithinaveryshorttimeofSaiBabasarrivalatShirdi,thevillagerspointing

othimcalledhimSawhichbeinginterpretedinGodwithus.These

simplefolkalsohailedhimasanAvataroftheage.Thus,inamomentwas

resurrectedtheimmortalSaintofShirdiShriSaiBaba,thegreatapostleof

love

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ThehungerofaGurusheartfortheloveofhisbhaktasisnotsufficiently

recognized.Hereisonesuchinstanceofadevoteesburningloveforthe

master.BaijabaidailysoughtoutBabaintheforestwherehelivedinthe

earlydays,

in

order

to

bring

him

food

which

she

lovingly

prepared

for

him.

Babaraiseshishandinagestureofblessingandhiseyeslightupwith

gratitude.TheGuruhashisneedsandlongingstoo,andthisisanalluring

facetoftheGuruBhaktarelationship.

Intheverybeginning,SaiBabawasinthehabitofgoingtoafewhousesin

theneighbourhoodtobegforfood.AttimesBabawouldscoldagrudging

housewifebysayingMotheryouhavesomanyChapaties,somuchrice

andthisorthatvegetableinyourpots,whyrefuseabitoffoodtoafakir!

Thisgentlechastisementandtheaccuracyofthestrangefakirs

prouncementwould

remove

the

veil

of

maya

from

these

women

who

wouldthenrushtoputtheirallathisfeet,asanasanofferingoflove

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SaiBabaoftencookedahotchpotchofvegetables,riceandspicesall

mixedtogetherinthismagicearthernpot.ThefoodthatBabamade

seemedtogrowinabudncanceandtherewasalwaysenoughforeveryone.

Verily,thetouchofasatpurushaunlocksthestorehouseoftheGoddess

Annapoornasunlimitedresources.

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SaiBabaabandonshimselftothemoodofdivineecstasythroughmusic.

LikethelordofdancersNataraja,BabatooloseshimselfintheCosmic

dance,symbolizingtheprimalrhythmicenergyoflife.

BabaexplainingGeeta

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SAIBABAINDARBARINDHWARAKAMAI

Theythatarewholeneednotaphysician,buttheythataresickSai

Babasprofoundloveandcompassionforsufferinghumanityare

manifestedhere,ashegentlytendsaleperssores.

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SaiBabadistributingtheholyudhithepanaceaforalltroublestohis

bhaktas.UdhiistheashthatdropsfromtheholyfirekindledbyBabaa

hundredyearsago.Thegreatmasterwaswonttousethisashforhealing

thesick,

thus

investing

the

udhi

with

great

power

by

this

gesture.

Even

now

thesickandtheunhappyalikearehealediftheytakethisdivinemedicine

withfaith.

ShriSaiBabawasveryfoundofchildren.Heusedtospendpartofhisdayin

playing,chitchattingorhumouringwiththem.

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SaiBabaisgoinginprocessionfromtheDwarkaMayeetotheChavadi,

accordingbythisveterandevotees,BhaktasthusescortedBabatohis

destinationwithalltheceremonialhonoursduetoakingfor,washenot

infactthekingofkings?

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HereSaiBabaisseensittingonthestepsofthefamousDwaraMayee

mosqueatShirdi,absorbedinthedivinethraldomofmusic.Babas

appreciationoftalent,andthewarmencouragementhegavetothosewho

hadtalent

were

priceless

gifts

from

his

immeasurable

divinity

TheSaint

of

Shirdi

had

green

fingers,

for

all

that

he

sowed

and

planted

wouldblossomforthintofruitandflower.Herethedivinegardenerisseen

tendingandwateringtheplantsintheLendiGardens.

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ServiceisthebadgeofGodskingdom.RadhaKrishnaMai,aladyofgood

familyvoluntarilyassumedthedutyofsweepingtheashramcompound

daily.ThiswasherwayofshowingheradorationforherMasterSaiBaba.

The15thofOctober1918wasasorrowfulandfatefuldayforthelittle

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villageofShirdi,forintheheavyhoursofthenoon,thebelovedMaster

suddenlybreathedhislast.Quietlyandunobtrusively,Baba,gaveuphis

body,andlethisheadfallgentlyontheshouldersofaneardisciple.The

greatAvtarsgloriousperiodofMessiahship,hisselfattottedlabourof

love,came

to

an

abrupt

end.

All

the

magic

light

seemed

to

have

died

out

thaterstwhilehadgiventothousandsofseekers courageandhpeand

inspirationinamomentallthechambersoftheashramseemedemptiedof

delightandastrangerdesolationfilledeachheart.Butnotforlongfor,

resurrectioneverkeepspacewithandoutlivestheforecesofdeathand

destruction.ThegreatAvtarofLoveandCompassiongaveuphisbodyso

thathisspiritmayberesurrectedintheheartsofthousandsofhisever

growingbhaktas

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