Wisdom is incomplete if it has not been put into practice
From the book Liberation Here Itself Right Now Part II
MOTHER’S COMPASSION
Vasantha: I
want my Swami! Will You come only if I first do formalities like
offering flowers, lighting a lamp, and incense? Shouldn’t You be here the
moment I think of You. I am unable to wait for You. I can’t bear it! I want
You. I want You this moment!
Swami: Do
not weep, who asked you to observe these formalities? I will come the
moment you think of Me. You said, “When I think of You.” Does it mean there are
moments when you don’t think of Me?
Vasantha: No,
Swami. When is the time I didn’t think of You?
Swami: Then
why do you say this? “Mamaivamso Jeevaloke Jeevabhootha Sanathana,” says
the Bhagavad Gita. God is in everything. If the divine is a big flame, a
fraction or spark of it is in every individual as the Atma. You are the very
source of the flame, the sparks of which are in all other forms of life. You
are Shakthi; you should not compare yourself with others. The One Universal
Soul divides itself into two and manifests as Shiva and Shakthi; as Radha and
Krishna. Shiva and Shakthi are ONE. Every soul experiences this inner divinity
according to the level of spiritual evolution.
Vasantha: Swami!
If I am Shakthi, I should love everyone the same way. Why do I love a few more
than others?
Swami: Shakthi
is the abode of compassion. She embodies the kindness of a mother. All are
Shakthi’s children. Some children play and are absorbed in different
activities. Some children want only mother; they are not interested in anything
else; they go on crying looking for their mother. Then what does the mother do?
She gives more attention to them; she takes them on her lap and makes them
happy with additional care. These children get extra affection. This affection
has its roots in mercy. It does not mean partiality or attachment; it is her
compassionate nature that prompts her affection..
You
separated from the ONE, so you long for the ONE entirely. It is your nature.
There is nothing wrong about it. You are the ONE, the Absolute, not a fraction.
(Strange feelings flooded my heart...)
Vasantha: Swami! I am unable to bear this feeling; all
the people of the world are my children. I want to pour out my love on them and
shower my affection on them. Swami, it is a very strange experience
indeed!
Swami: Do
not weep; this is the right state. Shower abundantly on all the Prema that
arises from your feelings of motherhood. You are Shakthi, the mother of the
universe, realise it. Motherhood’s nature is unique. Divine Motherhood has no
equal. My dear Vasantha, we are born only for this. Come on. Fill the entire
world with your motherly love.
Vasantha: Swami,
I am unable to bear it. Kindly provide me with an outlet for my Prema;
kindly make all people come to me as soon as possible. I feel like soaking them
in my Prema. All life forms in this world belong to me; I want to shower my
Prema on them all.
Swami: Don’t
cry. You are in the correct stage. Transform this world with your boundless
love.
Vasantha: I
experience overwhelming feelings. I am the mother of this universe. All are my
children. I am yearning to pour my love and affection on them.
Swami: You
are now immersed in the totality of motherhood; you should pray for those who come to you; plead for their
cases; change them for good and counsel them on the divine path.
Vasantha: Swami,
Paramahamsa could immediately identify the people as good or bad, but I can’t
do that.
Swami: For
you it is not needed. Such differentiation is not for you. If a child has an
infectious disease, even the father would hesitate to go near it, but the
mother would sit by its side and attend to all the child’s needs. Mother is the
form of mercy. The Universal Mother, mercy incarnate Lakshmi, pleads the case
of the transformed souls to Lord Vishnu.
Vasantha: Swami,
grant me more Shakthi (power). I should give it to all. I need more!
Swami: People
conduct so many Homas and Yagnas. When they dedicate the fruits of those to
Me you also get your share. I have told you before that you are a part of Me,
so you receive the share of their dedication, isn’t it? That is why you
received sacred ash from wherever Yagnas were performed for Me.
Vasantha: Swami,
Prabhu! Though You took several incarnations, You have never given such gifts
to anyone, not even to Rukmani, Bhama, and Radha. You didn’t shower such a
grace on anyone. How many wonderful visions, experiences, and sweet
discussions!
What is this?
Can it really happen? What can I say about the grace that is going to reveal
all this! Oh! Lord! You are giving so many proofs for the abundant grace and
Prema You are showering on me!
19-6-98
Afternoon 4 pm.
Vasantha:
Please, show me Your cosmic form.
Of course I don’t deserve this favour.
Slowly step-by-step
Swami grew taller, extending from the ground to the sky. In His very huge mouth
all human beings were getting ground up. I saw Him without fear with folded
hands.
Swami:
Look! My nerves are rivers, all the rivers in
the world. The sky is My head. Behold the sages, angels, demons, human beings,
animals, birds, insects, the eighty four lakh species. The sun and moon are my
eyes and fire is my third eye. See the gods and sages singing my glory. As Time
I destroy everything. Human beings think that they are doing everything, but I
am the doer and I am the cause for their action; I am the Primordial Cause. I
am the beginning, the end, and the eternal time.
When I saw the divine form I was overwhelmed with strange feelings. I was
in tears.
Swami:
Why? Are you afraid? Why are you crying?
Vasantha:
Swami! Not knowing Your glory, I
took too many liberties with You. Kindly forgive me.
Swami: Don’t be afraid. I showed you My cosmic form
to clear away your doubts. Even if one does penance for millions of years, they
cannot have the good fortune of getting this vision that you are experiencing.
In this incarnation you have come with Me as my Shakthi. You have come to help
Me in My mission. But thinking low of yourself you are crying. How many people
have benefited by receiving Prema from you? Still, many more people need to be
benefited.
8-3-98.
Vasantha: Swami, I suffered in yearning for the last 30 years. I did so much
penance. I wept and I wailed. Yet, I didn’t receive a single consoling word
from You. Now through me You are giving words of consolation to many people. I
have been unable to talk to anyone about all this and I have cried endlessly
within myself. You have not shown any kindness towards me.
Swami: How much did Ramakrishna Paramahamsa suffer!
Just like you, didn’t Sarada Devi do penance? You are also sailing in the same
boat. You had to perform very hard penance and severe austerities. They worked
hard to gain Shakthi. Later others got those easily from them. Now
your penance will help others to get Shakthi easily from you. Penance is
performed for the welfare of the world. No one can attain your position. The
power emanating from you turns into vibrations and attracts the whole world.
That is why you are writing the book. There
is happiness everywhere in the world. Every place and every thing is filled
with happiness. Radha and Krishna are forms of happiness. This whole world is
going to come to you searching for happiness. You are going to give away your
Prema generously to all.
19-11-98
Morning.
Vasantha:
Swami, how many sacred deeds have I
done?
Swami:
Sacred deeds? You didn’t do sacred deeds.
This earth (world) has done sacred deeds, so you, my Shakthi are born here.
Vasantha:
Shakthi means I should show the same
love towards all. But I shower more love to some, why?
Swami:
Again this is mother’s compassion.
This is not partiality; this difference comes out of mercy.
Vasantha:
Swami, allow this world to be filled
with the Prema that is overflowing from me.
Swami:
This is your motherhood. The mother’s service
is supreme and the divine mother’s service is unparalleled. We have come here
solely to fill the world with your motherly love and compassion. Do not cry.
This is the right status. Let your motherly love flow to everyone in abundance.
You are Shakthi. You are the universal mother. Realize it!
The lord’s unfathomable ocean of mercy has come searching for this river
(Vasantha), and made it merge in Him. Rivers go in search of the ocean. Here
this Sai Ocean
Transforming the Stone Age
universe
By His grace into the Golden
Age,
Who can describe His glory
adequately?
Is there such vocabulary?
Can mere words contain Him?
Our good fortune brings Saiyesha
Closest to us in this Avatara
As never before in previous
Avatars.
This is a proof
for one of the qualities, Soulabhyam (simplicity) of the Lord. Where can
we read in scriptures about the compassion showered by this Form of Mercy, this
Ocean of Mercy
The Emperor of
fourteen worlds, praised by Lakshmana, Hanuman and Maharishi Narada has
descended on earth giving up His commanding position on the gem-studded throne.
Without taking into account the insults heaped on Him, He is working for each
one of us individually. He is showering His grace on the ones who don’t believe
Him as well as on those who differ from Him. This is His mercy.
In all previous
incarnations who did such things? Even by changing the sky to paper and the
waters of the oceans to ink can we ever write His glory? Is a lifetime long
enough to trace His splendor?