{"id":5478,"date":"2016-06-01T20:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guruvani.us\/?p=5478"},"modified":"2016-11-02T15:45:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T15:45:34","slug":"stay-as-close-to-him-as-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/2016\/06\/01\/stay-as-close-to-him-as-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay as Close to Him as Possible"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image\" God is like a pillar and all human beings are like calves tightly attached with a rope of destiny and \u2018Karma\u2019. If we consider that pillar to be the Master, then we can consider the rope is tied to the Guru. Some times we are pulled near the pillar and some times we go far away from the pillar as per our \u201cKarma\u201d and as per the positive\/negative actions of last lives. When we are near to the pillar we are grinded less, when we are far towards the outer side of the grinding stone we are grinded more \u2010 that means we suffer the worldly miseries more. As long as we are between the two stones being continuously grinded by the motions of time, we have a chance to go near the central pole, but once we go\u2010out of the grinding wheel as powders, it we will difficult to return. So let us try to be as close to the pole as possible under all circumstances. Kabirji depicted this situation when he wrote:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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[icon name=”quote-left” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Chalti Chakki Dekh ke Diya Kabira Roye
\nDo Pattan ke Beech Main Sabut Bacha na Koya [icon name=”quote-right” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Someone asked Kabirji if nothing is safe between the two \u2018Pattans\u2019 that mean two stones, what to do. Kabirji advised that one should be near the pole or the \u2018Khunta\u2019, because near that pole the grains are least grinded.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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[icon name=”quote-left” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Our pole, our protection is Shri Sainath. We should be as close to Him as possible<\/strong>. In every state of mind and soul, while going though the different events of life, we should always look to Him so that we do not go far\u2010away from Him and are grinded badly by the illusions of the world.<\/em>[icon name=”quote-right” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Jai Shri Sai !<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: MAHA SAMADHI DIWAS MESSAGE \u20102001 by Dr. C B Satpathy<\/p>\n

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God is like a pillar and all human beings are like calves tightly attached with a rope of destiny and ‘Karma’. If we consider that pillar to be the Master, then we can consider the rope is tied to the Guru. Some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gurujis-teachings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7wChg-1qm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9913,"url":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/why-life-is-the-way-it-is\/","url_meta":{"origin":5478,"position":0},"title":"Why Life Is the Way It Is","author":"GVADMIN3","date":"December 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Shirdi Sai Baba teaches that our present circumstances are not accidental or unjust but the natural outcome of actions performed in previous births. According to Baba, every joy and sorrow we experience today is shaped by karma accumulated over time. This understanding removes the sense of randomness from life and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Karma"","block_context":{"text":"Karma","link":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/category\/karma\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChatGPT-Image-Dec-21-2025-10_56_06-PM.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChatGPT-Image-Dec-21-2025-10_56_06-PM.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChatGPT-Image-Dec-21-2025-10_56_06-PM.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ChatGPT-Image-Dec-21-2025-10_56_06-PM.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9918,"url":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/why-baba-tests-his-devotees\/","url_meta":{"origin":5478,"position":1},"title":"Why Baba Tests His Devotees","author":"GVADMIN3","date":"December 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In Shri Sai Satcharita, Baba often appears to test His devotees through hardships, delays, misunderstandings, and emotional trials. To many, these tests may seem harsh or puzzling, but Baba repeatedly assures that they are never acts of cruelty. Instead, they are expressions of deep compassion and divine wisdom, meant to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Faith and Patience"","block_context":{"text":"Faith and Patience","link":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/category\/faith-and-patience\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/baba-101.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/baba-101.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/baba-101.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/baba-101.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5478"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7866,"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478\/revisions\/7866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}