As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXV Page 133

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"Believe Me, though I pass away, My bones in My tomb will give you hope and confidence.  Not only Myself but My tomb would be speaking, moving and communicating with those, who would surrender themselves whole-heartedly to Me.  Do not be anxious that I would be absent from you.  You will hear My bones speaking and discussing your welfare.  But remember Me always, believe in Me heart and soul, and then you will be most benefited."

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXV Page 133

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Hemadpant closes this Chapter with a prayer, "Oh Sai Sadguru, the Wish Fulfilling Tree of the Bhaktas, we pray - "Let us never forget and lose sight of Your Feet;  we have been troubled with the ins and outs (births and deaths) in this samsar; now free us from this cycle of births and deaths.  Restrain us from the outgoing of our senses to their objects and introvert us, and bring us face to face with the Atma (Self).  As long as this outgoing tendency of the senses and the mind is not checked, there is no prospect of self-relization.  Neither son, nor wife nor friend, will be of any use in the end.  It is only, You, Who will give us salvation and happiness.  Destroy completely our tendency for discussions and other evil matters, let our tongue get a passion for chanting Your name.  Drive out our thoughts, good or otherwise, and make us forget our bodies and houses, and do away with our egoism.  Make us ever remember Your name, and forget all other things.  Remove the restlessness of our mind, and make it steady and calm.  If you just clasp us, the darkness of night, of our ignorance, will vanish and we shall live happily in Your light.  That, You made us drink the nectar of Your Leelas and awakened us from our slumber, is due to Your grace and our store of merits in past births."

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXIV Page 126

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"It is true that you give to the persons present; but if non be near-by, what could you or I do?  But do you remember Me before eating?  Am I not always with you?  Then do you offer Me anything before you eat?"

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXIII Page 124

Om Sai Shri Sai Jay Jaya Sai

The disciples should have firm faith, backed up by intelligence; and if they add patience to these, their spiritual goal will not be distant.  Control of breath-ingoing and outgoing, or Hath-Yoga or other difficult practices, are not at all necessary.  When the disciples get the above mentioned qualities, they become ready for further instructions and the Masters then appear and lead them on, in their spiritual path to perfection.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXIII Page 124

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Hemadpant closes the Chapter with a classification of disciples.  He says that they are of three kinds:  (1) First of best (2) Second or average and (3) Third or ordinary.  The best kind of disciples are those, who guess what their Gurus want and immediately carry it out and serve them, without waiting for an order from them.  The average disciples are those who carry out the orders of their Masters to a letter, without any delay, and the third kind of disciples are those, who go on postponing the carrying out of their orders and make mistakes at every step.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXIII Page 123

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Let us now see, how the second Cholera-ordinance fared with Baba, While it was in force.  Somebody brought a goat to the Masjid.  It was weak, old and about to die.  At this time Fakir Pir Mahomad of Malegaon, alias Bade Baba, was near.  Sai Baba asked him to behead it with one stroke, and offer it as an oblation.  This Bade Baba was much respected by Sai Baba.  He always sat on the right hand of Sai Baba.  After the chilim (pipe) was first smoked by him, it was then offered to Baba and others.  After the dishes were served, at the time of taking meals at noon, Baba respectfully called Bade Baba and made him sit on His left side, and then all partook of food.  Baba paid him also daily Rs. 50/-, out of the amount collected as Dakshina.  Baba accompanied him hundred, steps whenever he went away.  Such was his position with Baba.  But when Baba asked him to behead the goat, he flatly refused saying "Why it should be killed for nothing?"  Then Baba asked Shama to kill it.  He went to Radha-Krishna-Mai and brougt a knife from her and placed it before Baba.  Knowing the purpose for which the knife was taken, she recalled it.  Then Shama went to bring another knife, but stayed in the Wada, and did not return soon.  Then came the turn of Kakasaheb Dixit.  He was 'good gold' no doubt, but had to be tested.  Baba asked him to get a knife and kill the goat.  He went to the Sathe's Wada and returned with a knife.  He was ready to kill it at Baba's bidding.  He was born in a pure Brahmin family, and never, in his life, knew killing.  Though quite averse to do any act of violence, still he made himself bold to kill the goat.  All the people wondered to see that, while Bade Baba, a Mahomedan, was unwilling to kill it, but this pure Brahmin was making preparations to do so.  He tightened his dhotar and wit a semicircular motion raised his hand with the knife, and looked at Baba.  Then, when the hand was just about to come down, Baba said - "Stop, how cruel you are!  Being a Brahmin, you are killing a goat?"  Kakasaheb obeyed and kept the knife down and said to Baba. "Your nectarlike word is law unto us, we do not know or consider whether it is right or wrong to kill, we do not want to reason or discuss things, but implicit and prompt compliance with Guru's orders, is our duty and Dharma".

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXIII Page 122

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Once, Cholera was raging virulently in Shirdi.  The residents were much frightened, and they stopped all communication with the outside people.  The panchas of the village assembled together, and decided upon two ordinances, as a remedy to check and put down the Epidemic.  They were (1) No fuel-cart should be allowed to come in the village and (2) No goat should be killed there.  If anybody disobeyed these ordinances, they were to be fined by the village-authorities and panchas.  Baba knew that all this was mere superstition, and therefore, He cared two pence for the Cholera-ordinances.  While the ordinances were in force, a fuel-cart came there, and wanted to enter the village.  Everybody knew that there was dearth or scarcity of fuel in the village, still the people began to drive away the fuel-cart.  Baba came to know of this.  He came to the spot, and asked the cartmen to take the fuel-cart to the Masjid.  None dared to raise his voice against this action of Baba.  He wanted fuel for His Dhuni and so He purchased it.  Like an Agnihotri keeping his sacred fire alive, throughout his life,  Baba kept His Dhuni ever burning all day and night; and for this He always stocked the fuel.  Baba's home, i.e., the Masjid was free and open to all.  It had no lock and key; and some poor people removed some wood from there for their use.  Baba did not grumble about this.  Baba saw that the whole universe was pervaded by the Almighty, and so He never bore enmity or ill-will to anybody.  Though perfectly detached, He behaved like an ordinary house-holder, to set an example to the people.

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