Amity without differences, love without limits

 

You Are Tall, Tiny Am I Baba,

Baba, You are so tallI am a tiny-tot to fondly tell

With an elderly nature You playfully kiss

A tiny-tot, I became the pupil of your eyes

While very poor am I, so precious are You

Yet, You are fond of me as much I am fond of You

Amity without differences, love without limits

Humiliations in the Path of Righteousness Are Baba's Blessings in Disguise

Those who are free from problems, adversities and oppositions, always getting publicly acclaimed in life are akin to a bed of roses, have not entered the spiritual path to God.

Only one who gets burnt in the fire of hardships is transmuted into spiritual gold and is worthy of adorning God as an ornament. It is illusion which always attempts to tempt man's mind away from God.

Pain and pleasure, power and glory, positions and prestige are all but traps thrown before us by illusion. One who is determined to reach God will abide by the rule of honesty. No doubt, some temporary annoyances are bound to surface.

But one's right conduct will make illusion get frustrated and leave.It is but natural to encounter public criticism and humiliation while preaching and practicing the right conduct. Yet our efforts will be crowned with success if we seek Baba's help.

The world has mistreated several great souls as fools. The ecstatic delight the saints experience in the presence of God is not understood by common people because of ignorance. God-realized souls would dedicate their lives for the uplift of the world.

The humiliations one face on the path of Dharma are, in fact, the blessings and steps arranged by Baba to reach Him.

We Need not be a Millionaire to Give Charity

All the earthly riches are but a gift of Baba. In return for the gifts, Baba expects from us devotion, honesty, uprightness and self-surrender. Baba wants us to put the wealth, which He gifted us, in the service of the needy. It is charity. Charity is virtue. 

Only a few are blessed by Baba to have a heart of charity. Some people think that one can make a charity if one is very rich, but not when one has little wealth.

Baba explained through His noble deeds that riches are secondary but a desire to donate is vital. In fact, the spirit of sacrifice can be found in Nature itself. Rivers provide clean and fresh water. 

Trees bear the sweetest fruit and man being a part and parcel of nature must emulate the spirit of sacrifice. When we compare the pleasure obtained by the receiver with that of the happiness of the giver, the amount given in charity seems insignificant. 

Liberality awakens spirituality. Greed and selfishness cause poverty. 

Baba taught us the value of charity by explaining it in the simplest form, "give and grow richer". We need not be a millionaire to give charity. We can give away cheerfully whatever wealth we can afford to give and Baba will increase our riches. Baba's grace will not only multiply our worldly wealth but blesses us with the spiritual wealth of merit and ever-new joy.