Baba attending Prayer Club
Ravin, Coon Rapids
Om Sai! This was an experience last month. I participated in Sainaama Jap on 9-18-04 as part of Prayer Club at the Payer Center. Before the naam jap started, a devotee was reading Sai Satcharitha Chapter 4, the episode where Baba assured Dasganu that Vitthal will appear at the end of Nama saptah. As I was listening to this, I just wondered if I would get such an experience where I can feel Baba’s presence during that day’s event; may be a stranger might come in as we read in several experiences or some other “miracle”, would happen graphic enough to etch Baba’s presence clearly in my mind. I was also thinking how silly it was to sit and condition Baba’s visit just because “I” wanted to do naam saptah. In reality, I was sitting in front of Baba, wrote my specific desires to be fulfilled on a piece of paper kept at Baba’s feet and here I was thinking myself to be silly to expect Baba’s presence! After the helpless paradox subsided, the naam jap started as devotees joined and the event concluded with Madhyahna Arathi to Baba.
Later that evening, we gathered for regular Satsang. During Parayana, the same devotee as earlier that morning started reading a chapter, this time from Sai Satcharitha by Indira Kher and as I heard attentively, this devotee was reading the same chapter as the one earlier that morning! I was curious at the strange coincidence and wondered if I missed anything and my thoughts on that ended there. Later that night, it just struck me that I forgot my wish earlier that morning about Baba’s presence during naam jap and an incident that occurred during the naam jap. Towards the end of the naam jap, a Sai devotee walked in with his 2-yr old child. It was a surprise because I have not seen this child come alone with father ever before and always it would be both parents. It was also a surprise, as I didn’t expect this child to even visit and participate in the event. As I sat in Sai naama, this child walked towards me with a bowl full of prasad and I then realized I was hungry! Both father and child left as they came in and the event continued. I completely forgot about this incident and by listening to the same chapter read out by the same devotee and later thinking about all that happened, it dawned on me that I vaguely wished for Baba’s assurance of His presence and there it was! I just wondered how many times I probably missed Baba’s presence with my feeble faith.
JAISAIRAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
subhasrini
OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI!!!
Let us pray at the feet of Sai Baba who is the incarnation of all gods and protector of all, to show mercy on us, and increase our devotion towards him.
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