The Master - A True Friend
Once a Master takes upon Himself immense load of responsibility and
He tells the disciple that he is neither body nor mind nor
intellect, but something more glorious - soul or spirit, Jiva
realises that he is no longer a slave of his senses engaged in
sensual pursuits, but finds an inner satisfaction, peace and
serenity which keeps him engrossed all the time at the seat of the
very Self. All this is the work of the Master, and much more
besides. To wash clean a jiva from the impurities of the world is no
mean task, but it is absolutely necessary for a spiritual life.
He has to be pulled up from his senses, mind and intellect, and this
no one but a Master can achieve. To stop the course of the mighty
rush of sensory currents flowing headlong into the world, and to
hold them at one center, is a gigantic task in itself. After the
preliminary cleansing process, He pulls scales from the inner eye
and gives it vision and Light; and He breaks the seal on the inner
ear, making the jiva hear the inner music of the soul. By His
individual attention and care He makes an adept out of trash and
scrap - capable of understanding and enjoying the unspoken language
and unwritten law of God, and of doing actions without the aid of
outer organs and faculties.
He always saves His disciples, no matter how dangerous a situation
they may be in. His protecting arms serve as a shield and buckler,
and the disciple leads a charmed life, as it were. The Master does
all this simply because He has taken charge of a jiva; there is no
obligation on the disciple's part, nor does he necessarily know
about it. Again, the Master takes upon himself the burden of his
disciples' sins and iniquities.
Sadguru is the real friend of the disciple. He saves him from tense
and hopeless situations. He comes to his aid when he has despaired
of all hope and relief, and is surrounded by seemingly powerful
forces arrayed against him, From time to time the disciple feels the
overpowering influence of the Master working for his good. At times
He works in ways that are difficult for the disciple to understand.
just as a mother waits in the early morning hours for her sleeping
child to awaken, in the same way, even more anxiously, the Master
looks forward wistfully to the time when His disciple, steeped in
deep ignorance born of matter and mind, will raise his head, look
toward Him and gladden His heart.
The loving care of the Master becomes more manifest at the time of
the disciple's final leave-taking from the world. The Luminous Form
of the Master appears to take charge of the departing spirit and
guide it to the new world, to the judgment seat of God.
After that, He takes it to whatever region He thinks best, for
further discipline and advancement on the path.
Last but not least, the Master feeds the jiva with the Bread of Life
and quenches his thirst with the Water of Life (Naam) until he grows
into spiritual adolescence and is capable of a certain amount of
self-reliance. The touch of the spark of Naam God-in-Action or the
controlling power of God) burns out the storehouse of unfructified
karma of ages upon ages, thus rendering them incapable of
germinating in the future.
Jai Sai Ram.
"saisubhasrini" <
saisubhasri@hotmail.com>
Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM
dipika duggal
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