Posted on: 27 Oct 2018
Shri Anil asked: A person gives comparison between Shridi sai baba and Sathya Sai baba to refute Sathya Sai Baba. Please give Your answer:
[Sathya sai baba is different from my shirdi sai baba…. Because I can say 9 difference between bogus satya sai baba and shri sai baba of shirdi…
1.shirdi sai baba parents, birth are unknown…. But satya sai baba born to eswaramma who is devotee of satya bagwan…
2. Shirdi Sai baba used to sit down when he was in masjid in those days the people of shirdi used to bring a silver chair but shirdi sai baba never touched it and when he is at out used to sit on a rock … but satya sai baba sat on a chair …
3. Shirdi Sai baba used to live in a old masjid not in good condition also and named as dwaraka mai ( shri Krishna birthplace) and planted a tulsi plant and used to light lamps this indicates oneness of Hindu and muslim.. but satya sai baba lived in a big palace called prashanthi nilayam
4. Shri shirdi sai baba used to sleep on floor with a brick as pillow and satya sai baba sleep on a big soft bed ..
5. Shirdi Sai baba used to bikshatan …. The devotees also asked reason for biksha he said in this way he taking our fate and offering great… but satya sai baba didn't done bhikshatan at one day also …
6. Satya sai baba used a wheel Chair when he was in last days but shirdi sai baba done shivathandavam at last day …
7. Shirdi people asked to sit sai baba in pallaque but he refused to sit in that that’s why they kept foot prints of sai baba there … but satya sai baba sat on a big ratha also ..
8. Shirdi Sai baba used to annadaan … he used his hands as a stick and mixes food and then remaining food donated to birds and animals and after what left that he used to eat.. but Satya sai baba used to eat first and then other people….
9. Shirdi Sai baba died due to two reasons one is he given life to his devotee baija maa son tatya who is unmarried that time and but second one is his brick which was broken .. but satya sai baba died due to heat arrest… At Your Lotus feet]
Swami replied: Whatever is preached by the Human Incarnation to us is important. The external culture followed by the Incarnation is irrelevant. Lord Krishna spoke the Gita, which is the original scripture while Shankara only wrote a commentary on it. Krishna enjoyed all the luxuries and facilities as the king whereas Shankara led the simple life of a saint. Krishna wore a royal dress whereas Shankara wore the saffron cloth. Krishna slept on a posh royal bed whereas Shankara slept on a stone. From the difference in the lifestyles of both these divine personalities, would you expect Krishna to be the author of the original scripture and Shankara to be only a commentator on that original scripture? You should not look at the external appearances. Instead, you should observe the internal stuff, which is useful to us.
Similarly, when you observe any two religions, the external cultures will be different. But the internal deep spiritual knowledge is one and the same. Based on the external culture, you should not differentiate between two religions, and treat one as greater and the other as lower. The external lifestyle of any Human Incarnation will be such that it enables Him to mix with the surrounding society, which has a certain culture. Shankara was always in the association of saints and Krishna was always in the association of kings. God-in-human-form is beyond this external culture and also beyond the qualities of the body. The Human Incarnation follows the external culture which is congenial to the surrounding associates. That way, He can easily mix with the souls around Him. King Janaka wore a royal dress. Yet sage Vyaasa selected Janaka as the examiner for testing the spiritual progress of saint Shuka, who was the son of Vyaasa. Sage Shuka was a disciple of Krishna and saint Shankara was the commentator on Krishna’s book called the Gita!
Some people say that Jesus was married and some others say that Jesus was not married. How does it matter whether Jesus was married or not married? We should only examine His spiritual knowledge which is expressed through the Holy Bible. It alone is useful for our spiritual progress. If you are so worried about His marriage, you should be equally worried about His food, drinking water and sleeping. After all, they too are biological needs, just like legal sex in a marriage.