Those who are unused to such teaching may be alarmed at the emphasis laid on passivity, regarding it as dangerous or as leading to spiritual emasculation, but it is not. Passivity to evil and to the ego is dangerous. Passivity to the senses and sense impulses leads to a gradual disintegration of character. Passivity to Truth and to a spiritual influence leads to integrity and power. That is why one sees that the saint, who is of all men the most submitted to the Divine Will and the most lacking in ego, is at the same time the most dominant and outstanding in character, the most individual because he has sacrificed his individuality. Passivity towards God makes a man active or powerful towards the world. Passivity towards the ego makes a man active or rebellious towards God; that is why, in the early stages, submission is so difficult. Three great and widely known Masters in recent times have been Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sai Baba [of Shirdi], and Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi. Sri Ramakrishna taught at Belur outside Calcutta, shortly before Sai Baba was established at Shirdi; and when Sai Baba died, disciples were already being drawn to the Maharshi on Arunachala Hill in the South. There could be no better example of the utter difference of temperament and aptitude than these Masters, all three of whom were powerful and dominating and all supremely passive to the Divine Will. Arthur Osborne- The Incredible Sai Baba
Posted on: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 16:29:30 +0000
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