Flower -66. “Om Shri Sai Achintyaya Namaha.”

Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Ashtotra Sada Namavali

Flower -66. “Om Shri Sai Achintyaya Namaha.”

Ashtotram is (praise) offering our prayers to the Divine, through"OM", and the attributes of the Divine.

There are 108 attributes of Sai Baba in Ashtotra Sada Namavali. Each one is an everlasting flower of divine fragrance.

Flower-66: “Om Shri Sai Achintyaya Namaha”.

Meaning: Humble salutation to Him who is beyond conscious thought process.(Shirdi Sai Trust).

Reflections:

Chanting the name of Shakthi, the Mother,we have seen devotees walking barefoot on the burning embers in fire pits;chanting the name of Lord Karthik we have seen devotees carrying the arches of Peacock feather, with multiple spears piercing their tongue, cheeks and body or drawing little chariots attached to their bodies by sharp hooks; chanting the name of Lord Jesus we have seen devotees crucified and hanging in Philippines and Brazil; chanting the name of Allah, the merciful, we have seen devotees getting themselves beaten with chains of steel thorns and bleeding all over their bodies. The greatest of modern Hindu saints, through whom the west started having glimpses of the wisdom of Indian Knowledge, when he rose to address the Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, was a shy and inexperienced youth who later wondered at the inexplicable inspiration that made him deliver the speech that changed the perception of the world on Hinduism.

On such occasions we become different from ourselves. We are not the same “I” as we think we are. We go to a different level and state of consciousness other than the one which we normally live. For that brief period for many of us, and for a continuous period for a realised soul, the Brahmam,God or Guru exposes itself and we get identified in to it. For the other normal human beings who live in this conscious world with its limitations, this state of mind appears to be a state of trance, madness,
Divine revelation, miracle, and what not! This is the state beyond the
thought process of all of us.

For those moments, the Brahmam, God or Guru who is always in this state takes us to that level and shows us that state where it always is, beyond the thought process.

Nanasaheb Chandorkar was once sitting in the Masjid with Mhalsapati and others, a Mohammedan gentleman from Bijapur came, with his family to see Baba. On seeing veiled ladies with him, Nanasaheb wanted to go away, but Baba prevented him from doing so. The ladies came and took the darshan of Baba. When one of the ladies removed her veil for saluting Baba’s feet, Nanasaheb, who had a glimpse of her face, was so much smitten with her beauty that he wished to see her face again. Knowing Nana’s restlessness of mind, Baba spoke to him after the lady had left the place, “Nana, why you are getting agitated in vain?Let the senses do their allotted work or duty, we should not meddle with their work. God has created this beautiful world, and it is our duty to appreciate its beauty. The mind will get steady and calm slowly and gradually. When the front door is open, why go by the back one? When the heart is pure, there is no difficulty, whatsoever. Why should one be afraid of any one, if there be no evil thought in us? The eyes may do their work why should you feel shy and tottering?”

Shama was there, and he could not follow the meaning of what Baba said. So he asked Nana about this on their way home. Nana told him about the restlessness at the sight of the beautiful lady,how Baba knew it and advised him about it. Nana explained Baba’s meaning as follows, “That our mind is fickle by nature, it should not be allowed to get wild. The senses may get restless, the body, however, should be held in check, and not allowed to be impatient. Senses run after objects of desire but we should not follow them and crave for them.By slow and gradual practice, restlessness can be conquered. We should not be swayed by the senses, thought they cannot be completely controlled. We should curb them, rightly and properly, according to the need of the occasion. Beauty is the subject of sight;we may fearlessly look at the beauty of the objects. There is no room for shyness or fear. Only,we should never entertain evil thoughts. Making the mind desireles, observe God’s works of beauty. In this way, the senses will be easily and naturally controlled, and even in enjoying the objects you will be reminded of God. If the other senses are not held in check, and if the mind be allowed to run after objects and be attached to them, our cycle of births and deaths will not come to an end. With Vivek (discrimination) as our charioteer, we will control the mind, and shall not allow the senses to go astray. With such a charioteer, we reach the Vishnu-pada-the final abode, our real Home, from where there is no return”.(Shri Shirdi SaiSatcharita Ch:49).

He showed that the one who controls his senses can enjoy God anywhere anytime in any form. His Leelas are beyond the process of normal thought process. He is Achintyaya.

 

Dear Bhuvisrini Sister,

Thanks for joining me in offering the Flower-66- Om Shri Sai Achintyaya Namaha to Baba this week also.

May Baba bless you and your DH with a lovely child soon.

Om Shri Sai Achintyaya Namaha.

 

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Dear Rekhachennai,

Thanks for joining me in offering the Flower-66- Om Shri Sai Achintyaya Namaha to Baba this week also.

May Baba bless you and your DH and fulfill your wishes.

Om Shri Sai Achintyaya Namaha.

 

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Dear Usha Sister,

Thanks for joining me in offering the Flower-66- Om Shri Sai Achintyaya Namaha to Baba this week also.

May Baba bless you, your DH and your children in abundance.

Om Shri Sai Achintyaya Namaha.

 

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Dear Gopvan,

Thanks for joining me in offering the Flower-66- Om Shri Sai Achintyaya Namaha to Baba this week.

I will seek Baba's blessings for you, your family, your brother and your sister's family in my special weekly prayers on next Thursday.

May Baba bless you, your family and your dear ones in abundance.

Om Shri Sai Achintyaya Namah.

Om Shri Sai Achintyaya Namaha.