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Swami waved his hand in the air and materialized ash, which he spread over the man’s head and shoulders. He caressed the man with so hands and sweet words. Swami knew that the man was tired and sad, and had come a long way. The man was now with Sai Baba and would be safe. Then Swami spoke about the man’s alcoholic son. He knew the man’s sadness and worry, but now Swami said that he would protect and care for the whole family and that the son was now Swami’s responsibility. The disheveled man’s smile radiated love and peace. This very quick interchange had completely transformed the old and tired villager into beaming happiness.
Aer darshan, the Australian turned to his transformed neighbor and asked about his interchange with Sai Baba. The villager did not respond. The Australian continued to try, but the villager could not understand. Then someone a few rows back spoke up. He told the Australian that the poor man had walked for days to come to Swami, that this visit was his first, and that he had never met Swami prior to that meeting. The old man could not respond to the questions because he did not know English. Astonished, the Australian said, “But Sai Baba spoke to him in English.” The surrounding people informed him, “No, he didn’t. He spoke to the man in his own local dialect.”
How could Swami speak to the poor villager in his local dialect while the Australian heard English? The man had never before witnessed such poignant love that could soothe the heart of the poorest of the poor.
Swami is awakening us, through love, to the reality that all is God. Swami’s love is so intimate and tender, so so and protective; he tells us that when our yearning is intense, God will come to us in the form most familiar and pleasant to enhance our experience of love. The mind cannot grasp boundless love; the only way is through the experience of the heart.
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