SAURABH:
Jai Sai Rama,
Sai is everything for me and I can’t imagine my life since without his support. I was not much interested in God for the first 19 years of my life. It was very difficult for me to put all my faith on some Sadguru or God as my mind always wanted hardcore proofs and nothing satisfied me, and also because I was totally into maya. Somewhere inside me, I felt a bit indebted towards Baba as my parents had told me that I was born as a first male child in my paternal and maternal family side as my father had vowed to go to Shirdi if Baba would bless him with a boy. Also because my parents told me that Sai Baba had saved my father from a very big financial problem when I was little, without which my father’s health was also in danger.
In 2004, I wished to do my post graduate studies in Australia so I started asking Sai Baba for help as usual. But I didn’t have total faith back then. I could see that Baba was helping me with the whole process of submitting the paperwork etc through some signs like noticing his picture at the bank and when I first visited the Bank where I was trying to get a student loan from, I stepped out of the taxi, when I look straight across the street there was a small shrine, Sai Baba’s moorti (idol) on the foot path – I was so so happy to see that. But because I have a very negative mind Sai wanted to do something more to confirm my faith in him.
Now the day came when the last paper was supposed to be submitted to my agent and it was co-incidentally a Thursday. Due to some minor problem I couldn’t get that last paper on that day and my agent couldn’t post my full application for a VISA on that day. When I came back home late in the night and my father learnt this delay in submitting the application, he was disappointed and said “Today is Thursday, Baba’s day, and I thought it would have been good if the application was posted today, but it’s alright! Finish it off tomorrow.” Papers were submitted and a month elapsed but we didn’t get any answer from the Australian embassy. We all were getting a bit nervous. On one of the Thursdays then, I went to Sai Temple (Sai Dham in Kandivali, Mumbai) and bowed to all the idols of the small deities and then at the center was baba’s big idol with the impression of padukas (Baba’s feet) in silver. When I bowed and touched my head on the padukas, at the same second of the contact of my head to it, my mobile which was on silent mode vibrated but I didn’t attend the call. I finished praying and went outside the mandir, still looking at Baba idol I rang my mother back whos call I had missed earlier and she said that the postman just delivered my “Acceptance of Provisional VISA letter” and I was overjoyed. My mind couldn’t comprehend this leela as it was all beyond logic for me. I later told my father that “You were disappointed that I couldn’t submit all the papers on a Thursday but Baba gave me my VISA on a Thursday, do you see how smart he is?”
Dear friends I have later had so many experiences that my mind needs no further proofs that Baba is my sole savior and I know no other God now except Sai Baba. He is everything for me and I feel his presence in every part of my life. At times I think, how can someone answer so quickly to all my prayers and be so merciful towards me, as only I know the sins I have committed in the past. I feel so blessed at age 22 and I request you that even if someone has no full-faith, ask for it from our merciful Baba and he will even give us that – for sure.
also if you are interested, please check www.saileelas.org for a lot of other leelas of Baba. I was trying to find website on google where i could submit my experiences and i got this website...I believe everything happens for a reason so maybe Baba wants you to read this...Pls have an open mind and continue your spiritual endevour as Baba shall help for sure..