Sairam , Dear all !!!
May more and more Swami thoughts dress you whenever you become naked with worldly stray thoughts. One must underscore that line again and absorb. To be without thoughts of swami is as raw, primitive, deformed and naked one can be. In order to live with dignity, with a strong moral compass, a heart that fearlessly beats for love out of love with no fuel from outside but purely engineered from the inner urge of volcanic love to spring forth tears of gratitude for Swami and his merciful decision , to come and wake us up for post-birth processing towards liberation. We have reached December of this challenging year, a year which has tested all our anchors with the storm of the pandemic situation, many are still struggling to keep themselves afloat. Let us hold hands this moment entreat to the divine, making their case, pleading for all those who need support and to all those who are not asking for it. May all be blessed !
As I was clicking swimming through my youtube feed of swami bhajans, I came across a lilting Sai Bhajan in English celebrating Christmas, a popular "Love is my form.." one. Link : Bhajan URL . Wah, the music, the way swami sang , the simplicity but directness in the lyrics just suffocated all the evil out off me so much that , the bad thoughts that were living in my mind without rent , have escaped and ran for their lives after listening to an attacking incoming Swami Bhajan. I could literally feel the positive spring in me well up , as the dirt slowly raised from the bottom and swami slowly skimmed off the upcoming dirt. It is for this reason, I sometimes jokingly imagine that, Swami allows some dirt and bad stuff to form and enter in us, just to push us closer towards him. Otherwise, how will we know, how to keep moving towards him. This life is but one of those journeys towards the Savitur, the Origin and just like we don't feel the rotation of earth when we are inside, unless we face earthquakes to realize, that we have so much happening below us. Sometimes, he takes us through a certain incident , an experience, gets our hands a bit dirty so that he has an excuse to hold our hands and wash it, and drag us closer. Otherwise, how many of us are intelligent enough to request him to pull us closer to him without a trigger ? May be that's why he repeatedly stressed on maintaining equanimity as the Ideal behavior of a Sai Devotee.
The after effect of the Bhajan, got me inspired into writing a poem thanking him and here we are . My hands haphazardly dancing over the keyboard to convey the thoughts as they are coming out one after like a water ride.
Oh Sai, Thanks for bringing me out as a human ,
So that I can finally appreciate the existence of God,
Oh Sai, Thanks for making me get a healthy body,
So that I can use this to execute all my sadhanas towards reaching you ,
Oh Sai, Thanks for making me see , hear and talk ,
So that I can see your Lotus form, hear your voice and sing your bhajans ,
Oh Sai, Thanks for giving me a proper family ,
So that, there is someone around me to take care of me until I was ready to serve you
Oh Sai, Thanks for entering my Consciousness,
So that, I can recollect why I was born and what I should strive for,
Oh Sai, Thanks for taking out my fear of Death ,
So that , I understand that the body perishes but the soul would have merged into thou
Oh Sai, Thanks for the Athmic separation from you ,
So that, I can re-enjoy, re-live the Bliss of Merging back into you for Good !!!
Merry Christmas everyone !!!
All praise to our Lord, Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba !!!
