Prema is beyond name, form, place and time.
From the book Liberation Here Itself Right Now Pt 3
Mother Sita who was separated from Lord Rama
was
desolate in Ravana’s prison. Ravana had
taken her away from Lord Rama and
locked her
up in his garden at Ashokavan. She was
surrounded by the demonesses
who kept watch
on her. They threatened Mother Sita and told
her she must forget
Rama and accept Ravana.
Left out in the cold, Mother Sita suffered
terribly.
Similarly, now I am in a prison away
from my Sai Rama. Sita was imprisoned for
only
ten months, whereas I have been confined for
sixty three years chanting
the name Sai Ram.
There was no sign of solace for my pain of
separation for the
very long period of sixty
years; until Bhagavan signed and approved my
book
Liberation…Pt.1. Now, like the threats by
Ravana and the asuras, I too am
threatened,
insulted, belittled and encounter oh…so many
obstacles that I don’t
care to write!
Believing that
some day her Lord will come and rescue her, Sita’s life was swinging between
hope and utter distress. Finally, she could bear the sorrow no longer and was
about to kill herself. At that very moment Sri Hanuman appeared chanting the
nectarine name of Lord Rama and gave her new life. Sri Hanuman gave Lord Rama’s
ring and conveyed His message to Her.
In the same way,
I felt I couldn’t live any longer without Bhagavan’s declaration. I began to
share with those around me, my innermost feelings, “My Mother Bhooma Devi will
not be patient anymore. She will not bear her daughter’s sorrow any longer. She
will tell Bhagavan, ‘My daughter has suffered enough because of You. I am going
to take her with me.’ After this the earth will open and I will disappear
inside.” With this thought I prayed to my Mother Bhooma Devi, “I don’t want
this worldly life any more. Enough of my suffering! Take me with you.”
It was during
this time, Yamini and her father spoke with me. They said that they had seen
a devotee in Puttaparthi. He had told them that he would bring a message
from Swami for me. Yamini said, “Like Sri Hanuman, he is going to bring a
message to you from Swami.” My heart was soothed and I forgot my pain. That
afternoon a devotee came, bringing with him a ‘message’, a kerchief from
Swami! I wiped away my tears with the kerchief Bhagavan had sent. I was in the
state of Sita who saw Sri Rama’s ring. I kept the kerchief on my head, face,
eyes… how can I describe those feelings? My Lord has finally showered His
grace. He sent a messenger and gave me new life. After all these years of
imprisonment and penance, Swami has directly sent him as a real confirmation.
Oh My God! Sixty years of penance has yielded fruit. Even though Swami talks to
me in meditation and I write in books, the world will believe only if there is
recognition from His physical form. By this grace of Swami all my pain and
suffering for the past sixty years has ended. My Lord has come to rescue me
from prison. I have earned His protection. He has shown that I am His
possession. Like Mother Sita who was in the hands of demons, I have suffered
all these years in fear and anxiety. Now my fear is dispelled by knowing my Sai
Rama’s protection.