In the introduction to His 'Sai Baba the Master', 14th ed. 2018, Sri Paduka Publications, Acharya Ekkirala Bharadwaja (Mastergaru) says, "The significance of an accomplished mystic to religion is inestimable. All major religions sprang from the mystic experiences of such....The point is driven home even more powerfully in world's mythologies....Every Christian saint has declared at the moment of realization that Christ lives in him and not he. Sai Baba of Shirdi has demonstrated that the One spirit of wisdom of all saints is He."
The book opens with the description of his quest for truth (Chap. 1, The Master Calls Me) and the turning point when he happens to visit Shirdi in 1963 to give company to his elder brother, Sri Vedavyas. Today, Feb 9th on the anniversary of the event, let us ponder on His experience and bow at His and Divyajanani Alivelu Mangathayaru (Ammagaru)'s lotus feet to bless us. Below is an excerpt:
Here is Sri Ramana Maharshi's description of his experience of Self-Realization at the age of sixteen, from pg. 19, Chapter 5,
Self Realization: The Life and Teachings of Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi, by Sri B. V. Narasimhaswami, ed. 2013, pub. Sri Ramanasram :
Krutagnyata Purvaka Namasummanjalulu
No comments:
Post a Comment