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OM SRI SAI RAM

I feel very happy and at the same time am quite surprised and  at the knowledge my young brothers possess.

All their posts should be eye openers to anyone talking on the disparity / problems on any Religion.

Leaving the discussion on the controversial topic “Problems with Christianity..." aside, the feeling of oneness expressed by Srikanth ji, Suresh ji and Pravin Ji is amazing.

Whatever be the Religion we belong to (by birth), we should take all the good things taught in any Religion for, it would be more or less one and the same, only the style of expression might differ.

I wish to paste one excerpt from SSC:

Lord Krishna says in Bhagvadgita (Chapter IV, 7-8) that "Whenever there is a decay of Dharma (righteousness) and an ascendancy of unrighteousness, I manifest Myself; and for the protection of the virtuous, the destruction of the vicious and for the establishment of righteousness, I manifest Myself in age after age".

This is the mission of Lord, and the Sages and Saints, Who are His representatives and Who appear here at proper times, help in their own way to fulfil that mission. …… when spiritual preceptors are not respected but humiliated, when nobody cares for religious instructions, when every body thinks himself very learned, when people begin to partake of forbidden foods and intoxicating drinks, when under the cloak of religion, people indulge in malpractices, when people belonging to different sects fight amongst themselves, when Brahmins fail to do Sandhya adoration, and the orthodox their religious practices, when Yogis neglect their meditation, when people begin to think that wealth, progeny, wife are their sole concern, and thus turn away from the true path of salvation, then do Saints appear and try to set matters right by their words and action.

They serve us as beacon-lights, and show us the right path, and the right way for us to follow . In this way, many saints, viz. Nivritti, Jnanadev, Muktabai, Namdev, Gora, Gonayi, Ekanath, Tukaram, Narahari, Narsi Bhai, Sajan Kasai, Sawata, Ramdas, and various others did appear at various times to show the right path to the people, and so presently came Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi.

Anotehr excerpt from SSC :

Sai Baba required no special place, nor any special time for giving instructions. Whenever any occasion demanded, He gave them freely. Once it so happened that a Bhakta of Baba, reviled another behind his back, before other people. On leaving aside merits, he dwelt on the faults of his brother, and spoke so sarcastically, that the hearers were disgusted. Generally, we see that people have a tendency to scandalize others, un-necessarily; and this brings on hatred and ill-will. Saints see scandal, in another light. They say that there are various ways of cleansing or removing dirt, viz. by means of earth, water and soap etc., but a scandal-monger has got a way of his own. He removes the dirt (faults) of others by his tongue; so in a way of obliges the person, whom he reviles and for this he is to be thanked. Sai Baba had his own method of correcting the scandal-monger. He knew by his omniscience what the slanderer had done and when He met him at noon near the Lendi, Baba pointed out to him a pig that was eating filth near the fence and said to him - "Behold how, with what relish it is gorging dung. Your conduct is similar. You go on reviling your own brethren to your heart's content. After performing many deeds of merit, you are born a man, and if you act like this, will Shirdi help you in any way?" Needless to say, that the Bhakta took the lesson to his heart, and went away. "

Criticising the teachings of any Religions, Enlisting the so called flaws of any Religion are the ones from which one should refrain.

I add few sentences from our beloved Subha ji which I liked.

People all over the world eat different food at breakfast; bacon and toast in the west, Idli and Dosa in  India - but the goal of eating breakfast is the same - to give one the energy to start off the day, is it  not?

Why bother how you would eat your breakfast; using forks and spoons or chopticks or simply your hand?  Just eat your own food in silent and peace. The wise guru says, don’t speak while you eat. is it not?

This has an underlying hint that, we should also remember not to criticise the food others chersih and eat nor entertain any such criticism. Let it be food OR Religion or anything else.

From all the above and from the posts of my  brothers, one thing is evident very clearly that is,  grasp everything that is good for our spiritual development.

That is what Baba’s teachings also tell us. If some people are indulged in such practices, let them enjoy the way they do. But, let us stick to the teachings of Sai, since our Religion is Sai religion.

JAI SAI RAM