Once in Shirdi, Thahtya's wife prayed to Baba to visit their home and partake of food there. Baba
accepted her request and promised to visit their home. She prepared everything for Baba's visit
and kept everything ready. But Baba did not come at the appointed hour. She served food in the
plate and went to Baba's photograph and said, "Baba why are you putting me to shame? More
than my humiliation, you will be called a liar if you do not come. Why do you utter a lie? You
should keep up your word!"
Meanwhile, a dog came into the house and started eating the food in the plate served for Baba.
When she turned round to see what was happening, she found the dog. She got angry and beat
the dog with a stick and sent it out. She was very sad that food served for God was eaten up by a
dog.
Next day she went to Baba and pleaded with him, "Baba! Should you not keep your word?
Why should you utter falsehood?" Baba got angry and shouted at her. "Saitan! What is the need
for me to utter falsehood?" In Shirdi, Baba used the word "Saitan !" often, now Swami uses the
word "Dunnapotu" (he buffalo in Telugu). Baba continued angrily, "There is no need for me to
utter any lie even if it is to satisfy you. My form is Truth, but you are not able to recognise it
because of your narrow thinking. You assume that Sai Baba is only this body measuring five and
a half feet. All forms are Mine! You do not have such broad mindedness. You are narrowminded.
The dog was none other than Myself."
God can come in any Form. All Forms are His
Divinity is that which identifies itself with all the forms. It is a narrow-minded feeling to adduce
Divinity to be in one physical frame and have all our acts of devotion on such an assumption.
God can come in any form. All forms are His.
(From the Divine Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)
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