Sunday, August 10, 2008

Saibaba and Dakshina(money)

Baba used to ask Dakshina from some of the devotees. He will not ask Dakshina(money) from all the devotees. Some may offer him voluntarily but he will refuse the money then and there. If it is kept there, he will ask them to remove it quickly. When two people came together and Baba accepted money from one and refused to take any money from another. When Shama asked Baba about the discrimination, Baba replied, 'Oh Shama! you do not know. I take money only from those whom Allah points to. By giving Dakshina, they are relieved from some past debts. Also, the money thus taken has to be returned 10 folds in future. When one Potus, a Marathi film actor went to Shirdi, Baba asked him Dakshina again and again. Thus he emptied the entire money bag. But when he returned, he found that he has received a many fold of what Baba has taken and he could live the rest of his life happily hence forth. Many have ridiculed, "When Baba is such a realised soul, why should he demand money from some? Baba has already answered this query while replying Shama. Also we should develop the quality of sacrifice and contentment. Baba taught the people to practice giving and to remain content.Sairam.

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