Sai is Everywhere

I got your letter. I accept your prostrations. I am aware of the anguish which you communicate to me. The anguish of separation from the One you really adore and love is the best Sadhana. Be brisk in that sadhana. Continue yearning, more and more ardently. That is the surest means of ensuring Sai’s presence in your heart. I know that you are happy only when you are in Sai. And remember always, that your happiness is my daily food. Why are you sad at not being able to serve Sai during Dasara festival that is nearing fast? You are sorry that your mother’s illness prevents you from coming to me. Well, is not service to your mother, service rendered to Me? The mother who is called Aayi, Thaayi and Maayi is no other than Sai. Serve her; through that service, worship her.

Why hesitate or doubt or grieve? All the time, ever with you, as close and as alert as the eyelid to the eye, Sai Sankar is guarding you. He is where you are, accepting your day’s puja and offerings and giving you the ananda of Grace. He will not forget you or give you up; He will never move out of your heart. Convey My blessings to your mother. Tell her on My behalf to fix her mind on the Atma as Rama, to the exclusion of every other thought. That is the strongest support, the most reliable refuge. That is the unshakeable, unseen base; the rest are but short-lived superstructure, mirages, castles in the clouds, bubbles on the stream. Tell her to have God’s name always on the tongue; tell her to meditate on God seated on the swing that oscillates in her heart; tell her to picture God, playing on the waves of ananda inside her consciousness. That is the real sadhana which I teach every day. Convey my blessing to your other family members. You can, very soon, be in the Presence and derive the ananda you crave for.

Baba.

(The devotee was not able to attend the Dasara celebrations at Puttaparthi due to his mother’s illness.)