In 1912, two birds built a nest on the neem tree near the Masjid. Once, Baba pointed to those birds and told the devotees, "These birds were birds in their past lives too. Then too, they lived in this tree in a similar manner. Once a serpent swallowed them. Again due to the effect of karma, they took birth as birds and are living in this tree by building a nest in it."
If all this is read with concentration and pondered over, one can understand how difficult it is to get a human birth and how valuable human life is. That is the reason why Baba would periodically tell about past lives. We have to understand that human life is very precious and that it is meant for self-realisation alone. We have to surrender to Lord Sai and become liberated.
(From the book "A Comprehensive Life Sketch of Shree Shirdi Sai Baba " by Sathya Dai Shree Lakshmi)
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