Chapter 9: See God in all Beings - a podcast by Divine Lineage
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Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika Penukonda
From this episode:
Now to return to the question of mendicancy. A question may arise in the minds of some that if Baba was such a great person—God in fact—why should he have to use a begging bowl his whole life? This question may be considered from two standpoints. First, we must ask who are the people who have a right to live by the begging bowl? Our Shastras say that those who have become free from the three main desires of children, wealth, and fame are fit to live by begging alms. They cannot make cooking arrangements and eat at home. The duty of feeding them rests on the shoulders of householders. Baba was neither a householder nor hermit. He was a sannyasi (renunciate) from boyhood. His firm conviction was that the universe was his home. He was the Lord Vasudev, the supporter of the universe and the imperishable Brahman. So he had the full right to use a begging bowl....Listen to the full recording of Chapter Nine today!
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