The Vedas and the Puranas cannot sufficiently praise (describe) Brahma or Sad-guru; then how can we, who are ignorant, describe our Sad-guru Shri Sai Baba?
We think that it is better for us to keep quiet in this matter. In reality the observance of the vow of silence is the best way of praising the Sad-guru; but the good qualities of Sai Baba make us forget our vow of silence and inspire us to open our mouth.
Good dishes taste flat if there be no company of friends and relations to partake of the dishes with us, but when they join us, the dishes acquire additional flavour. The same is the case with the Sai Leelamrit – the nectar in the form of Sai’s leelas. This nectar we cannot partake alone. Friends and brothers have to join us – the more the better.
Having discovered the great benefit of approaching Sai, Sai-Devotee cannot resist the desire to communicate it to others so that all in the world may have the same benefit.
Sri Ramanujar
Perhaps our readers have been told of Sri Ramanuja’s conduct. His Guru gave him a sacred mantra for moksha consisting in the utterance of the holy name of God, and added the advice to him that he should not reveal it to others but keep it a profound secret, in accordance with the stanza which says, “Aayur Vittam Griha Chidram Mantram Oushada Samaagamah Dana Manapamaanascha Navagopya Manishibhih’, that is, “The wise men conceal these nine things, including mantra’, or “Gurum prakascayet Dheemaan Mantram Yatnena Gopayet”.
The wise conceal the mantra but proclaim the Guru. What did Sri Ramanuja do? He got on the top of a tower and shouted the mantra, that is, the holy name of God, and said, ‘If I have committed a sin, let me go to hell. But if this mantra, being heared by others, will save them, let all these innumerable people who hear get saved thereby. I am willing to be damned to save all.’
That is exactly the feeling of this writer and of many other propagandists of Baba.
The word ‘propaganda’ has, unfortunately, gathered a bad odour in English. During the war the term ‘propaganda’ meant downright falsehood. In our case ‘propaganda’ is downright truth without the least tinge or taint of falsehood in it. Warlike propaganda was selfish and false.
The present Sai propaganda is unselfish and absolutely true.
Various popular incidents in Sai Baba life….
