"Yoga, sacrifice, penance and knowledge are the means to attain God. If you do not succeed in this by any means, vain is your birth".

Answer :

1. Love towards all including animals, birds and insects: Baba used to feed dogs even before He partook food. He extended His love to even a useless rock used for washing clothes by sitting on it. Today that rock is seen in Dwarkamai and is worshipped by devotees who come there. People today should learn this and follow His teachings. To a great extent devotees are following this. People are seen distributing clothes, food, etc. to the poor Narayana seva is going on all over the world in various Sai centers.

2. Religious tolerance: Shirdi Sai Baba looked after the Hindus and Muslims equally. We can find people of all religions coming to Him even now. He always preached that all are one and be alike to everyone. In today’s world there is lot of intolerance among the people of various religions. People must believe that all are humans. Faiths may be different but the goal is one. Shirdi Sai devotees are found to be very tolerant in this aspect. We find Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, etc sharing their views and talking with each other like real brothers in Shirdi and also at various Sai centers all over the world. They firmly believe that flowers may be many but worship is one. Stars may be many but light is one. Similarly paths may be different but goal is one.

3. Caste Harmony: Shirdi Sai never allowed people to have ill feelings towards the so called untouchables. He made Brahmins eat from leper’s plate or untouchable’s plates. When they felt loathsome to do the same He castigated them and preached them everything is Atma. If they hated them they are infact hating Him who is residing in them. People who believe in Baba should follow the same thing. Treat all mankind as brothers and live happily. Believe in brotherhood of man and fatherhood of God.

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Contributed by Durga

Fellow Sai Bhaktas,

This miracle happened to me six months / eight months ago when I was doing saptaham of Baba Sai Leelamrutham (Telugu). I started reading the book on Thursday to end it by Wednesday. I generally feel satisfied if I could complete each days chapter in the morning hours being my mind fresh. Unfortunately if time does not permit I read the rest of the adyaayas in the evenings the same day. On Tuesday I could not complete the days adyaayas and so was about to start the rest of the adyaayas in the evening at around 1900 hrs in my pooja room (which is not more than 7 1/2 x 3 ft size). Naturally being evening time, afraid with the mosquitoes, we generally close all the doors and windows in the house. As I was about the start reading the left over pages to complete the days adyaayas, a sweet smell which I am unable to explain filled with flower fragrance surrounded me for about 10 minutes which i never experienced in my life time (even today). After 10 minutes the smell and the fragrance disappeared the same way as it came to my surprise. I asked my children whether the doors or windows were open and this experience is false. 

But to my surprise my children told me that the doors and windows are closed as it is they did not experience anything of that sort. Even today i wonder from where the fragrance and the smell came in the pooja room which is closed from all sides of the house. But I definitely feel that it is Baba's blessing in disguise showing me that he is with me always.

I take this opportunity to thank one and all who have put in efforts to bring in this wonderful site to devotees like me and share their experiences with Baba to one and all.