{"id":9101,"date":"2018-08-16T16:23:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T16:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guruvani.us\/?p=9101"},"modified":"2018-08-16T16:31:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T16:31:18","slug":"his-graceful-look-calms-the-anxious-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/2018\/08\/16\/his-graceful-look-calms-the-anxious-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"His Graceful look Calms the Anxious Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/2018\/03\/10\/just-watch-and-see-what-happens-next\/baba-18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/baba.jpg?fit=719%2C1232&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"719,1232\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"baba\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/baba.jpg?fit=175%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/baba.jpg?fit=598%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guruvani.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/baba.jpg?resize=400%2C600\" alt=\"baba\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1095_CoconLight\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">If anyone is in real earnest to see a saint, not only the saint, but God also, fulfills his wish.\u00a0The more anxious a\u00a0devotee is for the saint\u2019s visit, and the more devout and faithful he is, the more speedily and effectively his wish is satisfied to his heart\u2019s content. He who invites\u00a0a devotee for a visit, also arranges everything for his reception,\u00a0as illustrated in the following incident:<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1095_CoconLight\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners scbb-content-box-yellow\">\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1095_CoconLight\" style=\"text-align: justify\">There lived in Vani, Nasik District, a man named Kakaji Vaidya. He was the priest of the goddess Sapta Shringi. He was so overwhelmed with adverse circumstances and calamities that he lost his peace of mind and became quite restless. Under such circumstances, he went into the temple of the goddess one evening and prayed fervently to her from deep within his heart, invoking her aid to free him from anxiety. The goddess was pleased with his devotion and that same night appeared to him in his dream saying, \u201cYou should go to Baba, and then your mind will become calm and composed.\u201d\u00a0While Kakaji was thinking about how and when he would go to Shirdi, a guest came to his home to take him to Shirdi. That visitor was none other than Shama, an intimate devotee of Baba.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1095_CoconLight\" style=\"text-align: justify\">As soon as Kakaji Vaidya saw Sai Baba, his eyes were bedewed with tears and his mind attained calmness. As the Goddess told him, no sooner he saw Baba, his mind lost its restlessness and it became calm. Kakaji then thought, \u201c<em>What a wonderful power is this! Baba spoke no word, there was no question answered, no benediction pronounced: the mere darshan itself was so conducive to happiness; the restlessness of my mind disappeared by His mere darshan, consciousness of joy came over me, this is what is called \u2018the greatness of darshan<\/em>\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1095_CoconLight\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1095_CoconLight\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">As quoted in Shri Guru Bhagavat:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1095_CoconLight\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>[icon name=&#8221;quote-left&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;] Guru khoje je mane mane || Guru milanti taku dine <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Apratyaashita bhaabe paai || Bhakata jaae dhanya hoi<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><em>Shubha saanidhyara sakaashe || Rahai bhakta Gurupaashe <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Dekhi tahin bahu bhakata || Dibya bhaabanaa hue jaata<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1095_CoconLight\"><em>One who intensely yearns for a Guru, ultimately finds him. To the devotee, a chance of meeting with the Guru, seems to be a divine blessing. The devotee lives in the noble companionship of the Guru. Observing (the conduct of) the fellow devotees (with the Guru), he is filled with pious thoughts.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1095_CoconLight\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><strong><em>[icon name=&#8221;quote-left&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;]\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Gurunku paai nikatare || Bibhorataa jaage praanare <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Nirekhi Gurunka byaktitwa || Taa&#8217;praana huai santapta<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><em>Abhaabita je ehipari || Guru milibe krupaakari <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Laage je bhaagya gala kholi || Shreshta sampada galaa mili<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1095_CoconLight\"><em>Being in close companionship with the Guru, rouses an inner ecstasy in him. He gets satiated by observing the divine personality of the Guru. An unexpected meeting with the Guru, seems to open the doors of his destiny. He feels as if he has gained the most precious possession in life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-popout fasc-rounded-medium\" style=\"background-color: #0b9616; color: #ffffff;\" data-fasc-style=\"background-color:#0b9616;color:#ffffff;\">Jai Shri Sai !<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Sources: <\/em><br \/>\n<em>1. Shri Sai Satcharita, Ch. 30<\/em><br \/>\n<em>2. Shri Guru Bhagavat<\/em>\u00a0<em>Vol.5 by Dr. C B Satpathy<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify\">If anyone is in real earnest to see a saint, not only the saint, but God also, fulfills his wish.&nbsp;The more anxious a&nbsp;devotee is for the saint&rsquo;s visit, and the more devout and faithful he is, the more speedily and effectively his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","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":[12,77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gurujis-teachings","category-teachings-of-shirdi-sai-baba"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7wChg-2mN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9927,"url":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/2025\/12\/27\/teaching-of-detachment-through-dakshina\/","url_meta":{"origin":9101,"position":0},"title":"Teaching of Detachment Through Dakshina","author":"GVADMIN3","date":"December 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Among the many subtle teachings in Sri Sai Satcharitra, the practice of Dakshina stands out for its simplicity and depth. 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