Chapter 29: Baba Teaches in Dreams and Visions - a podcast by Divine Lineage

Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

From this episode:

It was in the year 1916 that a party consisting of a man, his wife, daughter and sister-in-law started on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Benares. On the way, they heard there lived a great sage named Sai Baba in Shirdi who was calm, composed and very generous. Everyday he distributed money to his bhaktas and skillful people who demonstrated their skill. A lot of money in the form of dakshina was collected daily by Baba. From this, each day he gave one rupee to a three-year old girl, Amani, and six rupees to her mother, Jamali. Sometimes he gave two, five, ten, and even 50 rupees to bhaktas as he pleased.

After hearing this, the party went to Shirdi. They sang very good bhajans but inwardly they craved for money. Three of the party were full of avarice, but the chief lady was of a very different nature. She had regard and love for Baba. It so happened that when the noon Aarati was going on, Baba was much pleased with her faith and devotion. He gave her darshan of her beloved deity Rama. Baba appeared to her as Lord Rama while to all the others he was the usual Baba. On seeing her beloved deity, she was deeply moved. Tears began to flow from her eyes and she clapped her hands in joy. The people began to wonder at her joyful mood but were not able to guess its cause. Later in the afternoon, she disclosed everything to her husband. She told him how she saw Lord Rama in Sai Baba. He thought that as she was very simple and devout, her seeing Rama might be a hallucination of her mind. He discounted what she said, saying that it was not possible that she alone should see Rama while everyone else saw Sai Baba. She did not resent this remark, as she was fortunate enough to have Rama’s darshan now and then when her mind was calm and composed and free from avarice....

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