Saturday, August 23, 2008

Continuing service of the divine

While most of the religions of the world advocate an impractical dogma,” end your desires if you wish to pursue divinity”, Shidri sai, in complete contrast, told his devotees,” Come to me with all your desires, for fulfillment of all your wants, by transferring your burden onto Me. I will bear them and relieve you from them at once.” Shirdi Sai Baba, or “The god who physically walked the earth”, solemnly promised His devotes happiness, success and material prosperity. He is unique among the avatars of the divine.
The extraordinary miraculous powers of control over all natural elements, coming to the aid of those who prayed to him, exhibited by shirdi Sai Baba, are recorded in history, Bestowing sight on the blind, Children to childless, curing patients with chronic ailments, conferring health on the suffering, and showering happiness and prosperity by lovingly satisfying the mundane demands of his devotees, like getting them a job, a promotion, or a house – are a few of the many things He did for his devotees.
The uniqueness of Shirdi Saibaba is his practice of multi-religious principles, of Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, and establishing the oneness of God which aims to liberate mankind from distress and leads them to happiness.
Sai baba gave his solemn assurance, through his eleven declarations, that he would continue to protect all his devotees, who look up to him, and would fulfill their material needs. He further promised that He would speak, perform and respond to the need of all the devotees, even after his death, from his tomb.