Baba’s sayings about worship through Music
Para Number in the Book & About Music
- Laya is knowledge of God.
- (a) “I know not if, save in this, such gifts be allowed to man, That out of three sounds he framed, not a fourth sound, but a star”.
(b) ” God has a few of us whom He whispers in the ear:
The rest may reason and welcome; it is we musicians know
Browning’s Abt Vogier
Baba and Music
201. Baba sending for a devotee, M.B.Rege, who was a musical amateur; “Go on: sing.”
The devotee sang. Baba corrected errors and gave hints for the singing of some tunes.
Baba, himself sang frequently at nights at the Takia in his earliest days at Shirdi, and rarely after 1890.
202. Baba, to Abdul Rahim, Rangari:
“if you had come yesterday, it would have been better.”
Abdul. why?
Baba: There was music. I wept all night. They abused me.
Abdul: Why did they- abuse you?
Baba: When I say “abused’ people do not understand; but you will understand,
Abdul: One who loves God, would weep, laugh, or dance as the songs in praise of God go on.
Baba: Just so. You are right. Have you your own Guru?
Abdul: Yes. Babee Baleeshah Chishti Nizami.
Baba: That is why you understand.
N.B.-This Chishti Guru was accompanied by music whenever he travelled. The Chishti sect use music as an aid for attaining trance
"I draw to Me, My man from far off or even across the seven Seas to Shirdi, like a sparrow with a string fastened to its feet"-Shirdi Sai Baba, Indian Spiritual Guru-God 