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« on: June 28, 2011, 05:03:28 AM » |
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  By Karthika Nair~~~~This happened, perhaps two or three months prior to Beloved Bhagawan’s shedding His mortal coil. I was chatting to my friend on Facebook and in the course of the chat, talk of my stint in Dubai came up and I happened to offer to my friend to arrange for a visa for visiting Dubai, if inclined so and interested.
That night I had a dream of Bhagawan’s.
Before I go any further, I must mention that for the last several years I had been arranging my trips to Puttaparthi, such, that I could be there for Christmas and New Years. If Christmas was not fitting in, then most certainly New Year.
This year, I, for some reasons just could not make it. Until last year, I would fly in from Dubai to be with Swami on New Year’s Eve and start my New Year with His Darshan. Ironically this year I was very much in India and had not been able to make it.
The regret had been weighing on me.
In my dream, I found myself sitting in Darshan, in Puttaparthi. A lot of people were in new clothes. It was apparently New Year day and everyone assembled, was waiting for the first sight of God incarnate, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
Swami came out. He was young, as I remember Him, more than three decades ago. He glided, rather swiftly towards me and when He had almost reached where I was sitting, walked off to the opposite row of ladies.
I knew He wouldn’t be there for long and so reached out to touch the Lotus Feet. Strangely the gap between the rows wasn’t much and I could touch the back of His feet, somewhere below the ankle.
As I touched Him, He swung around and came closer to me.
”Who are you to arrange visas for people?”, He asked.( Slightly mockingly, I think!)
“Swami, when I make such assurances to people I know You will take over.”I replied, (rather cheekily!), grinning at Him!
He patted my cheek, smilingly, seeming, to have accepted my audacities, so long as I handed them over, to Him.
“Where’s your locket?”Swami asked, next.
For close to ten years, now, I have been wearing a locket bearing the pictures of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on one side and Shirdi Baba on the other, on a chain, around my neck.
My chain had broken a few weeks prior to this ‘event’ and I had taken it off and kept it on my Cupboard shelf.
“Swami, the chain broke, so I’ve kept it on the shelf.” I replied.
“Wear it” He said. It was almost a command.
Before I could respond He had glided away.
I woke up the next day, vividly remembering each detail and feeling thrilled that Swami had somehow ‘managed’ time and in another dimension given me His darshan on New Year’s day, that I has missed in the dimension, I relate to.
Went the following day, got my chain ‘done’ and started wearing my locket again.
In less than two months of Swami’s ‘moving on’ the locket has changed totally in appearance.
Shirdi Baba’s side of the locket is totally dissolved and Parthi Swami, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s side, is distorted and has lost almost all form.
Swami’s assurance that He is watching over,though without form? That HE exists, but as absolute consciousness? That He manages Time, in all spheres and dimensions? That He is beyond time, space, logic, science, understanding or explanation?
Yes to all.
Jai Sai RamCourtesty : http://www.indianewspost.com/lifestyle/49321-he_is_absolute_consciousness.htmlKarthika Nair is a freelance journalist and columnist. Spiritualism is her favorite subject. Besides, she writes on parenting and travel & tourism. Karthika has been an ardent devotee of Sri Sathya Sai Baba almost all her life and is actively into Sathya Sai activities, including being a Bal Vikas Guru to hundreds of children. She is also a reiki healer. She can be contacted at nairkarthika09@gmail.com |
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