Sunday, April 15, 2012

I SEE MY KRISHNA IN SAI

 

 

I     SEE    MY    KRISHNA    IN    SAI

 

Now all these vocabulary of “Swamy”  ‘Baba’ was becoming too much for me to bear. I just wanted to see the photograph with or without so called vibhuti & run away from the scene once for all!  I was , to say the least, in a terrible state of fear of “The Unknown”!

 

May be the All Merciful Lord realized my dilemma & as if to remove that ‘Fear of unknown’ instantly from my mind, He decided to appear to me in the form of my beloved Krishna whom I used to worship & adore in my mind everyday!

 

Yes the photograph with pinches of vibhuti which Mr. Anandani was trying to show me as that of his Sai Baba  was transformed into divine charming face of my beloved Krishna for a moment and I heard myself shout “This is Krishna, My Krishna”!

 

The fear of the unknown had vanished almost instantly! The feeling of discomfort was completely & effortlessly overcome by the feeling of joy & intimacy! This was My Krishna! Tears of joy rolled down instantly from my eyes . But Mr. Anandini insisted that this was Swamy’s photograph which he materialized for all of them when he got interview last year at Puttaparthy !!

 

Now, what was Sai Baba for Mr. Anandani appeared to me as My Krishna for a moment  & as I closed my eyes I could feel the surge of natural Love for my Krishna in me but the very next moment when I opened my eyes, I saw our Lord Sai-Krishna in his divine majestic form with crown of curly hair !

That was my 1st encounter

with my own reality!

 

But, brought up as we were in the atmosphere of falsehood, artificial behavior  and sceptism, my mind  wanted to just ‘run-away’ from my own reality like a rat trying to run away from mother earth but nevertheless always running over it even while wanting to escape from it!

 

That is the tragedy &

that is the comedy of our life!

 

                                       Is the time not yet come? Are there works still to do?

Should I wait & weep & wear out my heart in vain longing?

This is my delight, thus to wait & watch;

My heart is glad within

and the air is filling with the perfume of promise,

And I feel in the air a faint smell of Thy sweet presence;

I know not from what distant time

thou art ever coming nearer to meet me,

Thy sun & stars can never keep thee hidden from me;

Have you not heard His Sai-lent steps?

He comes, He comes, He ever comes,

In sorrow after sorrow of His apparent separation,

It is His steps that press upon my heart and

it is the golden touch of his feet that makes my joy to shine.

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Dear Readers

Harish Thakur wrote:

 

                                           Life of my life, I shall ever keep my body pure;

Knowing that, Thy Loving Touch is upon all my limbs.

I shall ever keep all untruths out from my thoughts;

Knowing that Thou art that TRUTH

which has kindled the light of reason in my mind.

I shall ever drive away from my heart all the evil,

and keep Thy Love & Light;

Knowing that thou have Thy seat

in the inner most shrine of my heart-divine.

It shall be my endeavor to reveal Thee in all my actions;

Knowing it is Thy Power that gives me strength to act.

 

Saturday, April 7, 2012

MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH MY SAI KRISHNA

MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH MY SAI KRISHNA

It was July 1974. I was studying in SPCE Bhavan’s campus Andheri, Mumbai in my 2nd year of civil engineering. I was staying in my hostel room no 116 all alone. I used to visit my parents at Ulhasnagar every weekend.

It was during one of such fun-making visits that I happened to go to house of my friend Dr Deepak Advani to fix programme for night show movie at our family theatre Sapna Talkies adjacent to our bunglow Thakur Nivas.

It so happened that my friend Deepak was taking bath and his father Mr. Gope Advani engaged me in talk purely for time pass. At that time I did not know that this ‘time pass’ will ultimately lead me to the ‘Master of Time’.

 Mr. Advani was a  good old friend of my father and by nature he was a very entertaining &  knowledgable personality. We used to call him ‘AIR– uncle’ i.e. All India Radio, uncle .

I do not know how & why he suddenly thought of telling me something which was totally out of context of my liking & temperament.

 He said “Harish have you heard of Sathya Sai Baba? They say there is vibhuti manifesting out of HIS photograph in the house of one Mr. Sirumal Anandani just across the road. Can you believe it?”

 I said sorry uncle and I do not even want to discuss anything about any Baba at all. I am a science student and I know nothing can be created nothing can be destroyed. That’s it.

I thought my refusal will stop this gentleman to continue on this subject anymore. I did not know that my repudiation will provoke him so much as to literally challenge me and my claim of being a science student.

He said if you profess to be a student of science you must not have any inhibition abuot “witnessing” something which you have not yet heard of before. Of course, you have the all the freedom to make an   independent   assessment & analyze the facts objectively and scientifically and then decide to believe it or not.

 They say, “Seeing is believing” ,  but you are refusing to even ‘see’   &  you  ‘disbelieve’ something that I myself have seen.

When I tell you that I have seen vibhuti appearing  from inside the frame of the photograph of Sathya Sai Baba in the house of a person who is respected & revered by the society as one of the noblest persons, you have audacity to declare that all this is false  without verifying the facts. And, you claim yourself to be a science student !

“As such Deepak is going to take at least 10 – 15 minutes to shave & bathe & Mr. Anandani’s house is just opposite to our house across the road and he is a close friend of your father.

 In fact I want you to help me to assess the situation scientifically & objectively, because I have not seen Sai Baba & at the same time I cannot doubt bona fides of Mr. Anandani.

 Even my mind fails to believe that such miracles could happen all over the world in this age of modern science. So let us first go & see & observe everything &  then discuss the issue with an open mind.”

Now all this was too heavy  for my young & arrogant mind to assimilate. But it was equally impossible for me to refuse the incitement in form of a challeng  to my so called scientific mind with totally un-scientific attitude !!

So we went to the house of  Mr. Anandini to witness the unbelievable & the most incredible !

It was around 6.30pm & Mr. Anandini was sitting in his outside living room. As soon as Mr Advani introduced me as the son of Mann Thakur of Sapna Talkies, he jumped from his seat with joy & welcomed me with paternal affection.

 Mr. Advani as expected, forgot the purpose of his visit & started his famous ‘AIR’ session but I promptly intervened & said uncle we have just come to witness the miracle of vibhuti in your house & then we need to go back for some urgent work.

He said, All right! I will just  wash my hands & take you to my adjacent pooja room.

But I had no patience to wait even for a moment; so I straight away went to the adjacent Pooja room but as soon as I entered the room Mr Anandini came rushing towards us shouting, “who entered my puja room?”

 I said sorry uncle I just entered it because I wanted to go back soon.

He just smiled and said never mind but let me tell you swamy has already accepted you as his own & He Himself has guided you to come here because there was a sign of bell ringing which I could hear when you entered the pooja room. Come,  now I will show you the vibhuti ‘miracle’ !


     For all the care I take
I lose sight of my True – Being – sat – chit – ananda,
I try to avoid the presence of this little ‘ego’
but I escape him not,
He is my little ‘self’, my Lord,
he knows no shame,
but I am ashamed to come to Thy door in his company.


THE 3 ETERNAL QUESTIONS THAT I WAS MOTIVATED TO ASK DR: M.M. SINGH:


THE 3  ETERNAL QUESTIONS  THAT I WAS MOTIVATED TO ASK DR: M.M. SINGH:

Sir, how is it that in such a vast country of one  billion population with such ancient culture & values,  we are not able to  get 540 able capable & noble persons elected  to our parliament.

How is it that a person like Dr Manmohan Singh can never win an election in India whereas  persons of a different kind  can never loose an election.

Why is it that the baddiess are always united in their cause where as good people are never agreeing to come on a common platform unitedly for any national cause?

 Dr Manmohan Singh very humbly replied, “ Dr Sai Haresh, frankly speaking I do not have any convincing answers to these most relevant questions put forward by you. I can only say that our entire system needs a complete overhaul. Presently, we cannot even think of entertaining these thoughts being translated into reality.”

“It is certain that some higher power is motivating & inspiring you to think on these lines and I sincerely feel that the same god power shall guide you to the right answers and the right solutions to these vital questions raised by you. I would request you to keep in touch with me & spend some time with me whenever you happen to come to Delhi.”




“I feel inspired by your sincerity & selflessness of your purpose. Today when all the political class is playing only divisive & destructive politics and is motivated only by selfishness & self-interest, it is really heartening and inspiring to see a ray of light in young & enthusiastic persons like you with such spontaneous nationalistic feelings. May swamyji bless you with all the courage & wisdom to carry out His mission successfully & selflessly.”

Next day, I went to 7 race course, to meet then PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji . I found him to be a magnificent  personality.  The very first thing he enquired was, “How is Swamiji”? I said, “Sir, His glory, His power is eternal absolute & unconditional.
He said “Yes – but physically ….?”

 I said “ Sir, He is Supreme Incarnation of perfection on every plane. He may act otherwise according  to demands of the situation & role  play. He is  perfect & greatest Actor!
Vajpayeeji laughed & said “ Yes. Like Krishna”
The P.M. enquired about the purpose of my visit. I said “Sir, I have some practical suggestion  to bring about qualitative changes in our governance  & political system. I came to seek your enlightened guidance on this issue.”
And I handed over a letter of proposal  to him. After going through every word of it very diligently he looked directly into my eyes & asked,  “How many years have you been  doing research on this subject ?”
I said, “  Sir, yesterday I met Dr. M.M. Singh for the first time & I heard myself ask some 3 questions from him (which I repeated for him)and today morning during my early morning walk on the terrace of the Ashram, where I am staying, I was inspired to write down these suggestions which I thought I must share with you.”
The letter contained  some ‘inspired thoughts’ as follows :
How is it that we are giving away the ‘tags’ of MLAs and MPs to all political aspirants who somehow ‘manage’ and/or ‘manipulate’ to get elected only on their  verbal promises that they would do such and such acts of services,  in the course of their 5 years  tenure, if made MLAs or MPs ?

It is like giving  away degrees  to aspiring  students on the day one of their entering the institution with a solemn promise that they would  study well and attend all the classes and pass the final examination after 5 years but, they be allowed to do the job and earn money alongside, in the profession or occupation, for which they have been declared eligible for enrolment and admission.

Next, even if  a person comes to us for a job of a driver and produces his driving license freshly acquired from a R.T.O. Officer,  do we simply give away our keys to him to drive our car with our family?

Again if we find a surgeon, who has just finished his studies and freshly got his degrees from university, do we  allow him to operate upon our own relations even though he may have been  through entire course of studies for nearly 12-15 years!

Then how can we   allow a person to even contest an election who has  never been in the field of any public-service or who has  never ever identified himself with the people of his constituency in times of their sorrows and sufferings; and has never undertaken any projects or any responsibilities that may prove his worth as an able administrator or capable organizer or noble leader!

And we declare him as elected as the best among  all the black sheep on the basis of first one to cross the line getting not more than 30% of total eligible votes, the percentage sometimes going down to 20% !

When we don't promote a student of class I to class II unless he gets clear 40% or 50% then how can we allow a person who somehow manages to get 20% or 25%  of popular vote, by applying all the imaginable or unimaginable tricks of the trade, to occupy the driver's seat to run this vast country.


Where is the choice with the people?
Sir, We must undo all these wrongs being inflicted upon masses right from selection to election of undeserving and wrong persons!


And Sir, the very idea of ‘fighting’ an election to be able to serve is self-contradicting , ridiculous & disgusting .

Those who want to serve , never fight , those who fight simply don’t want to serve. They don't know the meaning of service.

Definition of service is Love in action. How can anyone even think of loving in action in the light of, or shall we say in the darkness of, what all is going on during the election and selection.

In this age of hypocrisy, people serve to rule, to possess,
to dominate, to exploit, to do business . The entire system  has become a farce and therefore REAL CAN people are shying away from the entire game and that leaves the field open for ‘brokers & blackmailers’  to play their game as they wish and that is what they want.”

 Mr Vajpayeeji was very much delighted & said, “Dr Sai, our country needs such enlightened citizens to take up the challenges of the future. I can assure  you 100% co-operation from my Govt., for any concrete steps that you may suggest to bring about qualitative changes to our rotten system. My best wishes are always with you.
I said, “Sir, I only need your blessings”.

He said,  “I can clearly see that you are blessed soul & you will do great service to the nation in days to come under guidance & blessings of Bhagawan Baba.”
During my subsequent visits, I have been interacting with a number of stalwarts from all major political parties
like, shri L. K. Advani, Shiraj patil, Ahmad Patel, Ambica Soni, S.M. Krishna, Arun Shouri, Yashwant Sinha, Praful patel & many present & past Hon’ble Governors, Judges, Army Officers, IAS officers Secretaries & commissioners & collectors and sharing my views & ideas as inspired by my Sai Krishna.

But somehow, I have been able to develop a very special kind of ‘heart to heart’ relationship only with Dr: M.M.Singhji.

As suggested by him, I always used to inform him of my visits to New Delhi & he has been extremely kind enough to invite me to spend  a ‘quality’ time with him at his official residence during all  my visits so far. He even once invited me to attend proceedings of Rajya Sabha as his guest, when he was the hon’ble leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha.

And after he assumed the responsibilities of The Prime Minister, he very graciously found time to grant me personal audience & accept my suggestions for his dream of  ‘Bharat Nirman’.
And it is his noble quality of humility & grace that he continues to interact with a ‘common citizen’  like me, both personally as well as through   letters.

And it is his personality & role model that inspired me with this thought that if only we could have 540 ‘Capable,  Able &  Noble’  i.e. 540 ‘CAN’ persons of Dr: M.M.Singh’s ‘caliber & character’ selected or elected as our ‘tested & trusted’ representatives in our parliaments , then the rest & the best will follow automatically.

And this put me to idea of praying directly to God Himself, to bless me  with His Purity & His Power to become His divine instrument to bring about ‘Governance of God’ in India i.e. Governance ‘by the good’ , ‘of the good’ ‘for the good’  because goodness is godliness.

“Every prayer emanating from pure and selfless heart remains registered in My divine plan.”


“Never doubt that one individual
with ‘Purity & Power of GOD’
can ever change the world!
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has...!!”

                                  To remove obstacles,
to allow true seekers to reach me has always been My Work.

I am your mother, your father,
your comforter.

I am all that you need,
I have always been with you
during sleep, during dream state,
during wakeful state.

The story of your life was written
 by the Lord,
is lived by the Lord  &
is experienced by the Lord.

                         He has always known where you belong
and where are you going.

Be comforted by this.

All are welcome & 100% assured
that they shall be un-made & re-made
into flawless instruments
by the Divine Director
and this supreme sculptor.

If you need ME, you deserve me.
Once you have prayed for something
and I have approved,
then ‘hold on’ till I fulfill your wish.

Do not leave in the middle.
Leaving is no sign of true devotion;

God is always ready to accept you
 as you are;
But are you ready to accept His grace as you are !
God is ready to give
but are you ready to take ?

Not yet, not yet;
That is why I often say,
“ Wait !  Wait !!  Wait !!!