Faith

Baba’s sayings about Faith of Devotees

Para Number in the Book ‘BCS”, About What faith is required

141. (Baba calls for faith, as his Guru did from him.) My Guru, after  depriving me for everything asked me for two pice. I gave them to  him. He did not want metallic gifts. What he asked for was (1) Faith (Nishta) and (2) Patient, cheerful endurance, (Saburi).
142. “Purandhara, Give me two rupees dakshina. It is not this rupees I call for.   I ask for Faith and Patient contentment.”
143. Baba’s Test and development of Faith, e.g.

• “Nana (GC), take your meal and go to the train. There is time.”
• “Nana, do not go to Kopergaon to-day (to meet the Collector. (Collector was absent & had wired).”
• “Dada (Kelkar), do not allow Saheb (HVS) to go to Manmad, to meet his superior officers. (Officers had cancelled the engagement).”
• “Kaka (Dixit); do not start for Bombay, to depose in the will case. (Case, not take taken up).”
• “Kaka, do not send your boy for the examination now. (Examination postponed due to rainfall).”
• “Moulana,  do not go to-day to the Magistrate’s Court, for the case against you. (Case adjourned).”
• Tatya, do not go to the bazaar to-day.
• Tatya, do not go to the Court to-day.   (Case adjourned).
• Rangari Thanakar, do not start back.    (He did, Jutka broke).
• Manager, Sadashir Tarked, return to your Poona at once.
• Hansraj,  do  not take any medicines for your Asthma.

• Babugir (Gosavi), go (to Jalgaon).    Everything will be provided.   (For journey to Jamere N.G.C.’s Minathayi).
• Bhav (Purandare, though late for the usual train) go to Kopergaon. (Train late).
• Bere, drive to Kopergaon at once, do not halt on the way, or delay. (Bere thus escaped robbery).

Baba’s Regard for Hindu Gods

144. Once when rain was beating inside a chavadi wherein Baba sat, he was asked to move up into a higher place where an image of Maruti was kept. Baba: How can we be seated on the same level as God? 144-A. Baba’s order of secrecy. Taibai Jog had eye trouble. The eyes were sinking deeper and deeper. Baba gave her a simple and easy prescription, adding “keep this secret. Do not apply the medicine in the presence of other.” She followed the advice and was cured.

145. Baba (to Appa Kulkarni): Mohiniraj at Nivas is Saguna Brahma. Go and take darsan of him before going to the Deputy Collector. (A.K. did so and was acquitted)

Syama and others to Baba: Are the Puranas true?

Baba: Yes.

Syama: What about Rama and Krishna?

Baba: They were great souls. Gods they were; Avatars.

Baba’s Regard for Vittal

146. When Balwant Rao Kshirsagar came to Shirdi;

Baba: “This son never worships or gives Naivedya to Vittal as his father did. He starves Vittal and me. His father was my friend. So I have drawn him here. I now remind him to renew the father’s pooja.”

Baba and Hindu Gods, avatars etc.

147. Baba spoke in Abdul Bhai’s presence thus:

(Cosmogony?)

First was Omkar

From

Omkar

Was

Bhavakar

The full details of circumstance that can throw light on these utterances are given, late on, under the headings: Baba’s Powers, Baba’s love of devotees etc

Four Avatars arose in Chaturyug (Krita Yuga), 3 in Tirta (Treta Yuga), 2 in Dwapara, 1 in Atharvan (Kali Yuga?)

Next follows Dasavatar naming Matsya, Kaccha, Varaha, Narasimha, Vaman, Parasuram, Krishnaji, Boddha, Me, Kalaki.

Ibrahim prepared 4 Vedas. To establish this, Kalam Sharij were produced. God knows the divine plan.

In each Veda, 1000s of Avatars came out. But for (i-e. life or age) the manifestation is different and new 8 Yube Emperors will rule in Hindustan.  This is the 18th Puran (or Kuran)

Baba’s regard for Hindu Gods and Hindu form of worship

148. (Baba to Sagun Meru Naick): Put ghee in your boiled rice (Annahuti), offer it to Dhuni-fire, and then offer it to me’ 

148A (To Rohilla) All that (Vittal etc.) is Allah 

148B (to DG& Upasani); Khandoba & Vittoba are the same. 

God Realisation and not talk

149. Baba said to one, who was talking of God- “Why do you say, ‘God’ ‘God.’ God is in my pocket.”
150. “He that slays, saves.   He that saves, slays.”
151. Baba (to T.A.Karnik): Is God so distant?

‘He is not above the Heavens nor below Hell. He is always near you. To search for him, where are you going?) See the Divine within the human personality.’

–(Brahmananda’s Songs)

Decay of Faith etc. in these days

152. Baba- “The times are degenerating. People mostly think ill and talk ill of others. But I do not retaliate, I do not care to listen to such talk.

People become more and more sceptical; they are disposed to look more at the evil side of things. Fakirs also are seldom dispassionate. It is hard to find a good fakir.”

153.I have been considering long and thinking day and nights. All are thieves, but we have to deal with them. I pray to God night and day for their improvement or removal, but God delays and does not approve of the (i.e., my) attitude and grant the prayer. I will wait for a month or two and then see. But living or dead I will have what I have been praying for. I will not go to Teli or Vani nor beg of them. People are not good and devoted. They are unsettled in mind. A few friends will gather and talk divine wisdom, and sit and contemplate. 

154. (1918) “People have got bad and give trouble. They are pestering me for money. More over they become shameless. Now I am disgusted. “