HUMILITY

Baba’s sayings about Humility

Para Number in the Book & About humility

GURU BABA IS NOT AND IS GOD.

301. Baba (in 1917) had with him Mrs. T and her son Master T.

Baba: “Boy, give me eight Rupees Dakshina.”

Boy (M.T): Baba, I have not got Rupees eight.

Baba: Go and get it from Bapu Sahib Jog.

(Master T went to Jog and found him reading Dhruva Charitra and commenting on it. Jog said “Saints, though not God, have some powers derived from Him etc.” The boy angrily started back and came to Baba)

M.T.: Baba, why did you send me there?

Baba: What is the matter?

M.T.: They are vilifying you there, saying that you are merely a man and not God.

Baba: Then what is the untruth in that? Hellow! What am I? A petty fakir! I am not God. How great is God! No one can compare with him.

M.T.: You deceive us by speaking thus. We fully believe you are God. If anyone belittles you, how can we endure it? Is it not true that we should not stay even a second where saints are derided. 

Baba: Yes.

M.T.: God is not angry, if He is spoken ill of. But He will not endure it, if His devotees are spoken ill of. Is that not so.

Baba: Yes.

M.T.: Then what is the good of listening to a discussion whether such and such a saint is great, and such other is not so?

Baba: You should not stop even one second at a place where anybody talks ill of a saint.

Baba: (stroking the boy’s head affectionately)” Read Pothi. have Nama Japa.

M.T.,” If I break off in the middle, I incur sin. So, I will not.

Baba (to the lady): Mother, I have to take the entire responsibility for your son.

Lady: For all of us, it is you that take care. (Both bowed to Baba. Then some other came.)

Baba (to those): I have to take thought for my devotees. And if a devotee is about to fall, I stretch out my hands, and by four, four hands lift him and support him thus. I will not let him fall.

M.T.,: Baba, just now you said you are not God but a petty Fakir. How then can you have four hands?

(Baba did not reply, but smiled and looked at M.T., with love and approval.)

301-A. Baba’s humility>> Devotees- “Baba, this G.G. Narke says you are a man.

Baba: What he says is true. But you devotees should not say that. You have to get all your benefits from me (cf. 31, 331, 371, 383),

BABA’S HUMILITY

302. Baba (to his own devotees).

“Your servants servant I am.    I am your debtor.”

I am purified by your darshan. It is great grace on your part to have given me the sight of your feet…

Burtis’ Visit

303 When a Revenue Commissioner and a host of other officials were on the way to see him.

Baba: Rogue! What is there to see in me! I am only a fakir, with normal limbs and organs.

Javar Ali

304. “Let the man (Javar Ali) claiming to be a Guru claim. Let us be humble as sishyas. We must depend upon somebody, or have somebody depend upon us. Other courses will not lead us to the supreme goal.” “

[Javar Ali, a learned Maulvi came to shirdi between 1880-1890 probably, and asked Sai Baba to become his disciple and accompany him to Rahata. Baba who had even then a body of Hindus, either revering him or worshipping him, nevertheless accompanied Javar Ali to Rahata and stayed there for 2 or 3 months serving Javar Ali. His shirdi devotees then took him and Javar Ali to Shirdi. By Devadas cleverness, Javar ali saw that he was not respected by his Hindu hosts and had to leave shirdi. After that Baba spoke the above words any how Baba’s mission was helped by his having had a Mastanguru also.]

Nana Wali

305. Nana wali, coming near Baba who was seated on his gadi or mattress said: “Baba, get up. I am going to sit on your gadi.”

Baba got up and then Nana Wali sal on the gadi.

After sitting a while, Nana got up.

Nana : Baba, Take your seat on the gadi

Then Baba sat and Nana wali feel at his feet. Baba did not show the faintest displeasure at being dictated to .