{"id":7268,"date":"2019-08-10T10:11:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T10:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qawithmohanji.wordpress.com\/?p=7268"},"modified":"2019-08-10T10:11:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T10:11:34","slug":"the-boy-who-walked-with-shirdi-sai-baba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mohanji.org\/blogs\/satsangs\/shirdi-sai-baba\/the-boy-who-walked-with-shirdi-sai-baba\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boy Who Walked with Shirdi Sai Baba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I was in the film called Sai Mahima. This was organized by the Shirdi Sai Temple, in Palakkad, in Kerala. I was doing a bit of comp\u00e9ring, like guiding people into the places where Baba used to visit. Also, it was an opportunity for me to go to all these places and that was indeed heartening because it was almost like reliving what I had read in the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A person called me from Dubai, and said: \u201cA man who lived with Sai Baba is in Shirdi, and he would like to meet you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I countered: \u201cReally?\u201d Shirdi Sai Baba left his body in 1918, so a man who lived with Sai Baba must have taken birth a few years before 1918.  He must be very old. I said, \u201cDefinitely, I would like to meet him.\u201d Then he gave me a number. I gave this number to some of my people and  said, \u201cHis name is Baba Ganeshanandgiri. He\u2019s a Naag Baba. Get me an appointment. I would like to see him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ganeshananda<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They contacted him and said, \u201cMohanji would like to see you.\u201d I am told he suddenly showed recognition and added, \u201cYes, I will meet him. I want to meet him.\u201d The time was fixed. We were in a filming when I received a call  from a hotel, saying, \u201cBabaji is waiting for you, at the hotel. Come quickly.\u201d I rushed and reached there. Babaji had been unwell. He had come out of the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and was recouping when some people called him and conveyed that Mohanji would like to meet him. Babaji responded, \u201cI\u2019m coming right away\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ganeshananda<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

He came to Gurusthan. I didn\u2019t know that. In fact, no one told me that.  He waited there and collapsed. He was taken to a hotel in the neighborhood where he used to stay. And he was lying there. I rushed in, and was climbing the steps; his head was towards the door; there was no way he could see me. Yet, when I walked up, he said: \u201cMohanji, aa jaao<\/em> – Mohanji, come\u201d. Without even seeing me, he recognized and addressed me. And then he told me, \u201cI have been waiting to meet you for the past three years because Shirdi Sai Baba told me – Meet Mohanji.  I was waiting to see you.\u201d Then he added,  \u201cI met one man called Mohanji, who had come from the Himalayas. When I told Baba that I met him, Baba said, \u201dThat\u2019s not him. Another one is coming.\u201d And we met. This was in 2015, and it was such a heart to heart meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baba Ganeshanandgiri\u2019s First Encounter with Sai Baba<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

His encounter with Baba was fascinating. The first thing he told was that when he was a young child, Baba used to wander; when people gave him something, he would keep it all in a cloth bag that hung on  his shoulder. And when he came to Dwarkamai, if there were children, he would distribute sweets; he would distribute whatever he had to people including the money he collected; he used to distribute everything the same day and sleep empty-handed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

One day, it so happened that he distributed sweets to children, and some of it remained in the bag. He didn\u2019t give any sweets to Ganeshanandgiri as a child who was probably 4 or 5 years old at the time. So what did Ganeshanandagiri do? He knew there were sweets in the bag; he put his hand in and took one or two of them. Baba saw this and slapped him, on his face. He became angry; Baba gave sweets to all the children, except him and when he took some, Baba slapped him! He want to Shama\u2019s (Madhavrao Deshpande) house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shama asked him, \u201cWhy are you here? Why are you not at Dwarkamai?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To this he (Ganeshanandagiri) said, \u201dBoodha maarthe hain<\/em>\u201d  (The old man beats me). Hence I\u2019m not going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And a couple of days later, Baba said: \u201cThere was a young boy here. Where is he now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shama answered, \u201cBoodha maar raha hai<\/em>. So he does not want to come to Dwarkamai.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To this Baba said: \u201cNo, no, no, call him, I want to see him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shama brought him, and Baba asked, \u201cWhat\u2019s your problem?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The little boy didn\u2019t say anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baba said, \u201cIf you steal, I will beat you again. Don\u2019t steal. I will give you, at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

And then the relationship become strong. Baba left his body in 1918, and somebody had told Ganeshanandgiri that if he took a flower from the Samadhi, and wished strongly, with single-pointed concentration, that would happen. If the desire is very focused, it would happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He took a flower and said, \u201cI need a big house, a mansion, car, servants, money, so I can do something on earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that wish was not getting fulfilled. He kept wishing, the single-pointed concentration was good, clarity was there too, but the desire was not getting fulfilled. He was very young, probably in his teens at that time, and he thought, people are saying that this flower from the Samadhi has the power to transform, it\u2019s a wish fulfilling flower. All the flowers at Samadhi are very powerful, but in my life, it\u2019s not happening. One day he was in Shirdi, near Dwarkamai, probably he was coming out of Dwarkamai, when he saw Baba walking away. He ran after him, note that this was after Baba\u2019s Mahasamadhi, he ran after him, overtook Baba, and stopped. Baba looked at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said, \u201cWhat do you want from me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ganeshanandagiri said: \u201cI had asked for something, you didn\u2019t give me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To this Baba said, \u201cThis, pointing to his legs, is your vehicle. The big mansion you\u2019re talking about is this \u2013 the body. And the money that you want is here (pointing to the head). Money. And you want servants, these are your servants \u2013 he showed both hands. I\u2019ve given you everything. Now, you spread my message to this world. You spread my true message to this world. People are sleeping, which means they are ignorant. They only ask me material things. Now, with your life, show to the world my real message. Your legs are you vehicle, your hands, your army; your brain, your money; your body is your mansion. Now, do something about it. I\u2019ve given you everything. Go ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then onwards, he dedicated his life for the service of Baba, for spreading the name and he wandered and did many things on earth, to spread the message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

In Constant Communion with Sai Baba<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every day Baba at 6 AM Baba speaks to him. Baba Ganeshanandgiri was born in 1911. Baba left his body in 1918. So he was with Baba in Dwarkamai for about three to four years, probably in Shama\u2019s house and in and around that area. His wish was to leave his body in Shirdi. But Baba said, \u201dNo. Go and leave your body in the South.\u201d That\u2019s what he did, in 2016 April, he left his body in Chennai, in Sriperumbudur. There\u2019s a temple coming up, a very big temple; and he left his body there. So, even though my meeting or encounter with him was for few months, it was really a powerful experience. A man more than hundred years old with strong conviction. Baba means Baba<\/em>. Zero deviation. There was nothing else in his life except Baba, just like Hanumanji and Ram. For Hanumanji, there is nothing else but Ram. When a mala was given to him, a very precious one, he opened each bead to check if Ram is there. And when he found that there was no Ram, he threw it away, even though it was precious diamonds. He did not  care. For him, it was only Ram. If Ram\u2019s name is not there, it\u2019s not valuable to him. Similarly, Baba Ganeshanandgiri was a living example, Sai, Sai, Sai, only Sai. Whenever Sai is not there, he\u2019s not there. And I used to love spending time with him. The few meetings I had were transformative, very difficult to express in words. Everything was reinforcing. Everything was rejuvenating. It helped solidifying the intention, the intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sriperumbudur, Chennai – Sai Temple Foundation Stone Ceremony in March 2016<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Experiencing the Unconditional Love of Baba Ganeshanandgiri<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ganeshanandgiri embraced me, hugged me and Baba had told Ganeshanandgiri: \u201cAll of Mohanji\u2019s people are my people. Take care of them.\u201d He would never allow people to touch his feet or body, but he would allow all our people to come to him, touch him, and he used to really love them, just because Baba told, \u201cAll of Mohanji\u2019s people are my people.\u201d So this is the kind of love he showed; even if you have money or riches, you will not get this kind of love. As I say, it\u2019s only, \u201cAao beta<\/em> \u2013 Come, my son.\u201d That philosophy, with its deepest effect is delivered in Shirdi, even now. We may see the crowd and the confusion, but beyond all that, there is this high power of Baba which is attracting hundreds of thousands of people to this place and leaving them transformed. Like a car wash, you go through that state and come back fresh on the other side. This is happening even now. My connection with Ganeshanandgiri again brought me closer to Baba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Complete Selflessness and Humility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Ganeshanandgiri called me in early January 2016, and said, \u201cI want to see you. I\u2019m coming to Palakkad\u201d  I was with my parents. He said, \u201cI\u2019m coming to Palakkad to see you.\u201d  He is a hundred plus years old. So, I said, \u201cNo, Babaji, I will come and see you. I\u2019ll come to Chennai.\u201d He agreed. I went. He came to the airport and received me. I was overwhelmed. Such a great master coming to receive a small person like me at the airport; look at the humility. Then how much more humble I should be? You do not see such bhaav<\/em> (feeling or love exhibited) in the world usually. He is a great master. But he came to the airport, received me with a garland and took me to a five star hotel. I said, \u201cBabaji, I will stay where you stay. I always practice insignificance that way. I\u2019m not that great or important. I don\u2019t have to stay in a five star hotel. This is really embarrassing. Let me stay next to you, I\u2019ll sleep on the floor.\u201d He countered, \u201cNo, Baba\u2019s instruction. Baba told me, Mohanji should stay in this hotel.\u201d So, he checked with Baba about every single thing he did. And Baba had said, \u201cMohanji should stay at a five star hotel.\u201d What was the story? In some past lives, I lived as a king. Baba is talking about that lifestyle. In this life, I have no royalty. I\u2019m not a king. But Baba said Mohanji should stay in a five star (hotel) because there is a continuation; it\u2019s a path of continuation. In this life, I\u2019m totally different. I don\u2019t have that kind of money either. But Ganeshanandgiri connected those dots from that time and said that I had to stay there. I stayed one night, and he would not even allow me to pay the charges for the stay! I managed to  pay and left for the airport the next day, but he reimbursed the entire cost. They (such masters) are totally selfless. None of them (great masters) are after money. They are not at all interested in what you have. They only follow purpose; they have clarity of purpose. They do the right thing, the right way, for the right reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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