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Shirdi Sai Baba
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
the silver Shirdi idol kept on a throne during the Dassara Yagna,
October 1989
What Swami has told about His previous incarnation"No one knows the real truth about Baba. The world knows some
facts about his life after his sixteenth year. He was born in
September 27, 1838, and attained Samadhi on Vijayadasami day in
1918. During his lifetime he taught many sacred things to the
people and performed many remarkable deeds. He was worshipped by
many devotees."
Sathya Sai Baba. SSS. Vol. 25, Chapter 31
The two bodies are different, but the Divinity is One. The
first advent (Shirdi Sai Baba) was for revealing Divinity. The
second advent (Sathya Sai Baba) is to awaken the Divinity (in
human beings). The next advent (Prema Sai) is for propagating
Divinity. The three Sais are Shirdi Sai, Sathya Sai, and Prema
Sai. The reason for relating all this is that today happens to be
the birthday of Shirdi Sai Baba (September 28, 1835). Shirdi Baba
attained samadhi in 1918. Bodies are transient. These vestures are
assumed only for the sake of devotees. Unless the Divine comes
with a form, no one can develop faith in the Formless. The Divine
in human form is the preparation for comprehending the formless
Absolute.
Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Divine Discourse September 28, 1991
"During the examination on commission, Baba was asked: "What is
your father's name?" He replied, "Baba." (Baba means "father" and
the reply meant that the father's name was "father").
Q. "What is your religion?"
A. "The religion of God."
Q. Wherefrom did you come?"
A. I Have come from the Aatma."
Q. "What is your caste?"
A. "The caste of the Divine."
Baba answered all the questions in this manner. Earlier he had
been hailed as "Sai." In his examination, he had given his father's
name as Baba. By the combination of these two names, he was
therefore called "Sai Baba."
Sathya Sai Baba. SSS. Vol. 25, Chapter 31
"So, according to My Dharma of Bhakthasamrakshana (protection
of devotees), I had to rescue him. Of course, this is not the
first time that I have taken on the illness of persons whom I
wanted to save. Even in the previous Sareeram at Shirdi, I had
this responsibility... This is My Leela, My Nature. ...When I save
a person, I save him completely. I do not wait until he gets the
disease and I do not leave in him a fraction of the disease, so
that he may be identified later. Even in Shirdi, Dhadha Saheb,
Nandharaam, Balawanth, all were saved by these means. Balawanth
was destined to get plague, but, the bubo was taken over and the
boy saved."
Excerpts from: Sathya Sai Baba. Divine Discourse "Shiva Shakthi" July 6, 1963
"It is significant that Sathyanarayana was giving clues about
his kinship, nay, identity, with the Saint of Shirdi, even from
his childhood. When finally the formal announcement was made by
Sathyanarayana that He was Sai Baba, of Bharadwaja Gothram,
Apasthamba Sutram, and of Shirdi, he was asked, "If you are Sai
Baba, show us some miracle now!", and, the boy, said, "Bring me
some jasmine flowers"; when they were placed in His hands He threw
the flowers on the ground and, lo, they fell in the form of the
Telugu letters, Sayi Baba. ...He who came as Sai Baba has now come
again as Sathya Sai Baba! Moreover, the Sais come in a series.
After this Avathara, there will be another, Prema Sai, who will
take birth in the Mysore region" He added."
Excerpts from: N. Kasturi, Sathyam Sivam Sundaram. Part: The
same Baba
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