Sai 51 lines

1. It was the firm conviction of Baba that knowledge or self-realization is not possible,
unless there is the prior act of grinding of all our impulses, desires, sins; and of the three
gunas, viz. sattva, raja and tama; and the ahamkara, which is so subtle and therefore so
difficult to be got rid of.
2. Hearing my stories and teachings will create faith in devotees' hearts and they will easily
get self-realization and Bliss.
3. The simple remembrance of My name as 'Sai, Sai' will do away with sins of speech and
hearing.
4. Only when the devotee is bursting with love and devotion, Vitthal will manifest Himself
here (Shirdi).
5. Akkalkot Maharaj appeared in the vision and said to him - "Now Shirdi is my resting
place, go there and offer your worship."
6. It is my special characteristic that I always look to and provide for the welfare of those
devotees who worship Me whole-heartedly with their minds ever fixed on Me.
7. Such a unique and wonderful incarnation was Sai Baba.
8. Ultimately when their merits and demerits both drop down (are got rid of) completely,
they get their deliverance and become free.
9. He who sees Me in all these creatures is My beloved.
10. He told them to leave off all cleverness and always remember "Sai" "Sai".
11. Image, altar, fire, light, sun, water, Brahman are the seven objects of worship, but
Sadguru is better than all these.
12. They could stay there, so long as Baba permitted them to stay, and had to leave the
place when asked to do so by Baba; so everything depended of Baba's will.
13. This Maya (illusive power) of the Lord (Shri Hari) teases God Brahma and others; then
what to speak of a poor Fakir like Me? Those who take refuge in the Lord will be freed
from Her clutches with His grace.
14. When you assimilate Sai in this way, your mind will lose its fickleness and if you go on in
this manner, it will finally be merged in pure Consciousness.
15. If you spread your palms with devotion before Me, I am immediately with you, day and
night.
16. My treasury is full, and I can give anyone, what he wants, but I have to see whether he is
qualified to receive My gift.
17. Nishtha (Faith) and Saburi (Patience) are like twin sisters loving each other very
intimately.
18. If you cannot do this, meditate on My Form from top to toe as you see here night and
day.
19. Then you will always remember and meditate on the Lord who will manifest Himself to
you.
20. Man must spend his life-time always in doing action, specially the karmas enjoined in
the Shastras, in a mood of believing resignation to His will.
21. What is wanted is Loving Devotion.
22. By this posture Baba means to say, as it were-if you want to see My Light, be egoless
and most humble and meditate on My toe through the opening between the two
branches-index and middle fingers-and then you will be able to see My Light.
23. None He disregarded or disrespected; for He saw Narayan (Lord) in all beings, He never
said, "I am God," but that He was a humble servant and He always remembered Him
and always uttered - "Allah Malik" (God is the sole proprietor or Owner).
24. In this way, all the Vrittis (thoughts) regarding desire, anger, avarice etc should first be
offered and directed to the Guru and if this practice be followed, the Lord will help you
in eradicating all the Vrittis.
25. Baba said - Believe Me, though I pass away, My bones in My tomb will give you hope
and confidence.
26. "Come what may, leave not, but stick to your Bolster (support, i.e. Guru) and ever
remain steady, always at-one-ment (in union) with him."
27. It was a case of, what in technically called, 'Shakti-pat'. i.e. transference of power from
the Guru to the disciple. How forcible and effective were Baba's words!
28. Sai Baba often said that let His man (devotee) is at any distance, a thousand koss away
from Him, he will be drawn to Shirdi like a sparrow with a thread tied to its feet.
29. Once it so happened, that when the noon-day Arati was going on, Baba was much
pleased with her faith and devotion and was pleased to give her darshan of her Ishta
(Beloved Deity).
30. The more anxious a Bhakta is for the saint's visit, the more devout and faithful he is, the
more speedily and effectively is his wish satisfied to his heart's content.
31. The Lord will be pleased with you and destroy your sorrows, your illusions will vanish
and you will get peace.
32. Let us do our prescribed duty and surrender our body, mind and five pranas (life) to the
Guru's feet.
33. In this connection it may be remarked that seeing Baba's picture earnestly is equivalent
to seeing Him in person.
34. Though I do nothing, they hold Me responsible for the actions which take place on
account of Adrista (destiny).
35. The giving of Dakshina advances Vairagya (Non-attachment) and thereby Bhakti and
Jnana.
36. The Masjidmayi (The presiding Deity of the Masjid) calls for the debt; the donor pays it
and becomes free.
37. Baba who was dispassion or non-attachment incarnate, cared a fig for all these
necklaces of jewels, and garlands of flowers and other decorations; but out of real love
to His devotees, He allowed them to have their own way and to please themselves.
38. This Sai is Atmarama Himself.
39. If we have to realize the Adwaita state, the feeling of Dwaita in ourselves has to be
removed.
40. I run and manifest Myself to him who lovingly calls me.
41. It shows the all-pervasiveness, omnipresence of Sai and His inscrutable power.
42. If we always remember the feet of the Sadguru, our troubles come to an end, death
loses its sting and the misery of this mundane existence is obliterated.
43. I shall repay his debt by giving him salvation (self-realization).
44. The pure Being, consciousness or Brahma, the ruler and controller of the senses and
mind is the thing - Sai.
45. The substance of all the exposition was that in this Kali age, the only means of liberation
was the remembrance of Hari's (Lord's) or Guru's feet.
46. If Baba accepts a devotee, He follows him and stands by him, day and night, at his home
or abroad.
47. If we cast a glance at Him for a moment, He destroys the sorrow of many past births and
confers great bliss on us; and if He looks at us with grace, our bondage of karma is
immediately snapped away and we are led to happiness.
48. In the wake of love follow devotion, dispassion, peace and liberation with all their
treasures.
49. We have therefore to chant Sai's name by mouth, think over His sayings in our mind,
meditate on His form, feel real love for Him in our heart and do all our actions for His
sake.
50. So the stories of Sai Baba come forth, in order to give solace and comfort to the readers.
51. Our Sadguru is the boat, which will safety take us across this ocean.

Jay Sai Ram !!