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Professor Sampath did, and Swami answered that he would materialize it later. Near the end of the stay at Kodaikanal, the students reminded Sampath of Swami’s promise. When the professor asked Swami again, Swami obliged. He waved his hand in the air and, in an instant, was holding Sita’s stunning necklace. He passed it around for all to see. Professor Sampath told me that he was astounded to see not only the large pearls, but also the teeth marks le in them by Hanuman’s chomping. How awesome and humbling to realize that these so called “mythological” stories are, in fact, real and that the source of the drama is actually in our midst.
It will be a great gain if you remember the Lord with thankfulness at least thrice or even twice a day; that will give you great peace. Do not give up your worldly duties, but do them with the name of God on your lips, inviting the grace of God on your heads. Do not involve yourselves in the affairs of your neighbors or others to the extent that you get entangled and cannot extricate yourselves. Spend your time in contemplation of the beauties of nature that are spread before you in earth and sky: green expanses of the crops you have raised, cool breezes that wa contentment and joy, the panorama of colored clouds, the music of the birds. Sing the glories of God as you walk along the mounds of the fields and the banks of the canals. (SSB)
Endnotes
1 I use Sai Baba’s name in the chapter title to emphasize the importance of a divine being as the focus of devotion, and because it is through my relationship with this particular form that I have come to appreciate formless God. In place of Sai Baba’s name you can use any name of God that you choose. It should be remembered that love for a divine being leads us to our own divine love and the realization that With Love, Man Is God.
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