The grace of Sai and story of a
yogi walking on water
This the story of Yogi named L.S.Rao, who
during 1971 and 1972 carried on a campaign of
vilification against Baba. He has said that Baba was a
fake and that he himself had performed many such
miracles, such as walking through fire and on water.
The Blitz paper had carried these
articles, in which the Yogi had carried on a tirade
against Baba. He said that he would give a public
performance in Andheri, near the Yogi’s ashram. The
event attracted international interest and many people
came to witness it. Television cameras and all the other
media were invited to attend. Admission was restricted
and the tickets cost between five hundred rupees and a
thousand rupees.
This campaign agitated very much most of
Baba’s followers and were very much upset and many
devotees thought that Baba should teach this man a
lesson. “The Yogi arrived, invoked the Gods, cursed Baba
and said that He was fake.
Devotees prayed to Baba saying, “Swami
please teach this arrogant man a lesson. Let him find
himself at the bottom of the ten foot tank when he tries
to walk on water.
“The yogi walked up a ladder that had
been placed at the side of the tank. He stood at the top
of the ladder and again repeated his mantras. He placed
his right foot on the water and then the left foot, and
promptly sank to the bottom of the tank. Devotees prayed
to Baba and asked Him to put an end to this man’s ego
He came out of the tank and again cursed
Baba and spoke against Him. He repeated his mantras and
made another attempt to walk on the water. He again sank
to the bottom and could not come up again. Two man had
to go into the tank to rescue him.
When he was up brought the tank, he said
“Where is my doctor? I am not well. My doctor told me
not to do it today. “The spectators rebelled and shouted
for a refund of their money, saying that this was a
hoax.
Mr Karanjia, the editor of Blitz came to
the microphone and announced that all money would be
refunded The proceeds were to have gone to the Yogi’s
ashram. After that the Yogi never again made a public
appearance and his tirade against Baba ended.
Courtesy of Ramchand
Chugani
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/saicentreofgordon/
14 Jan 2005 |