Worship the God with form first which will lead to the worship of "Formless Atma

[sayipriya]

A devotee was sent away from Shirdi by Saibaba and the devotee was asked to do meditation thrice a day in the place where he was sent. The devotee though resented first for going away from Shirdi, found that the place where he was sent was conducive to his meditation. He liked the pure air and water and the natural surroundings. One day Baba appeared in the new place and told the devotee, "Examine yourself whether i am the same baba you have seen in Shirdi. The devotee asked Baba why he was sent away from Shirdi. Baba told him, "In Shirdi you developed some unwanted thoughts and hence to pacify you, i have directed you here. The devotee found that Baba is not controlled by time and space. He can manifest himself anywhere He likes! In every devotee's life, there will come a time when he has to go beyond the name and form! Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was guided by his Guru to concentrate on the "Nirakar" aspect of God. Though Ramakrishna loved the form of Kali, he was directed to go beyond the form of Kali and he was asked to eliminate the form from his conscious! This is the highest aim of all Sadhana. As human beings we are accustomed to relate everybody with body level and experiences. But the devotion of God with Form should lead us finally to "Formless Atmic Principle". Hence Baba had given Dharsan to the devotee to prove His Omnipresence. Sairam, Sayipriya.