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Articles: Devotion | See God in all
- Prof. venkata ramanamurty mallajosyula
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Vision of Sai :
I titled it Beloved One and the words defined the way I strived to live my life. Yet, words alone are not sufficient; they must be followed by practice. So I volunteered to become a visiting friend at the nearest old people’s home. Several days a week I would go and spend time with the elders, talk to them, listen to their life stories and learn about the difficulties they are grappling with in the last days of their lives.
'I am everywhere, at all times...'
I realised, that when they viewed their lives in retrospect, the most valuable experience had been the love of their families. These moments of service were indeed rewarding for me. However, I often longed for India, for Swami and for the nearness of my Father, the Poorna Avathar.
It was on one such day, when I was on my way to visit an elderly man at the old people’s home that I was longing for India and Swami. When I entered the room where the old man lived, I saw him lying on his bed. And as I went near and we started speaking, my thoughts went back to India and for a few seconds I didn’t focus on the person in front of me, whom I had promised to serve.
When I looked up again it was no longer the old man lying on the bed. It was Sri Sathya Sai Baba, in His orange robe, with a crown of black hair! Not like a vision or a dream, but in His physical form. I was so awestruck that I almost fell on my knees. But the moment I moved, the scene changed. Again it was the old man lying in front of me.
“Serve man until you see God in all men,” Baba tells us. I spent the rest of the day with my friend, reflecting upon Baba’s words. As humble as I would be towards Swami, I should be to this man. As respectful as I would be to Swami, I should be towards this man. All the love I would have for Swami, I should have for this man. “In the years to come, you will see Me in My different manifestations of My form.” Baba had indeed kept His promise. For five years I served several different people at the old people’s home and I spent almost every evening there. I didn’t see Swami in His familiar divine form again, but I learned to see and experience His omnipresence and His Love in His multiplicity of forms.
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