Sai used to take alms even when he can’t have food

Sairam friends,

During Shirdi Saibaba’s life time, he used to talk alms from 5 hours in Shirdi. Sai used to stand infront of these houses and loudly call for Bhiksha. The women gives him any food they have at home to share with Sai.Baba will bring it to Dwarakamai and keep it in a plate which will be free for any one to take. Even the Dogs were happily fed by baba. What ever little is remaining was taken by Sai for himself.

There were few days when Saibaba used to get ill. When ever some devotee says that he/she is having unbearable problem, Sai has ability to take it on to his own body.

Sometimes, Sai naturally gets sick and could not even eat but he never left his habit of talking alms.

It was sometime before 1910 when the crowd from Mumbai and across Maharastra started coming to Shirdi. Once a devotee by name purandre was in Shirdi when Sai was sick. Sai could not even walk to talk alms and to lendi ( garden). Purandre used to carry him on his back and slowly take baba. Looking at Saibaba’s health condition, Purandre used to shed tears and Sai consoles him not to worry.

I read this beautiful incident in a book and wanted to express two things

1. Many of us think Sai has so many devotees and he’s happy and not bothering us.

Sai may be a saint be he also has problems when he was in human form and also after his samadhi. Now what all we do to him? Just because Sai can’t directly scold us, we do all shorts of stupidity to Sai and he is bearing it all because he loves us.

Sai himself suffers when we suffer. This is why we must not worry much. I keep worrying about my life and I know Sai is hurt by my behavior because he lives in the same heart where I worry. We must try to live with confidence even when life doesn’t grant us what we desire. I say this advice to other sai devotees but I myself find it hard to follow.

Sometimes, I do forget my worries and make fun and laugh and I feel Saibaba is happy about it.

2. The fact that Sai went to take alms even when he can’t even walk shows his love for people who depend on him. When you worry that he doesn’t bless you with good Career, Job, money, relationship and health. Trust him whole heartedly because this is a Saint who took alms to feed his children. He can’t let his loved ones in pain for long.

Sai will surely show you a way and make you happy.

Today I got a dream about a sacred river that someone falls down into the river from a hill. Even then they are not hurt. Then I see someone at work asking me you have lost all your hair and I say ya I did. Then I many of my friends at work and there was some politician. I also saw someone whom I respect at work but I really don’t understand all these dreams.

I hugged Sai Satcharitra and slept and don’t know what Sai wants from me.

When I work on my commercial project, I feel its better to use that time in StarSai because  I do something good to heal devotees in pain. Now a days, I hardly get time to reply mails from Sai children but I do my best.

OK friends, Saibaba bless you with peace

Love

Venkat