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 Sadgurus
or Perfect Masters are in reality the seers
who have realized the Absolute or have
reached the highest realm of spiritual
attainment, are present for ever in the
whole universe whether in an embodied or in
an un-embodied state. They can operate in
gross, subtle or mental world. By virtue of
their divine powers they touch upon both the
animate and the inanimate world. They have
been actually chosen to execute the divine
mission and for that, free from individual
ego work together for the execution of the
divine mission.
This is one of the profiles of their spirit
of compassion. They are, indeed, the
ambassadors of the divine compassion. Due to
this compassion for humanity they get
embodied in the world to uplift the souls of
the fallen and the suffering. They are
revered as Sadgurus or Perfect Masters by
the scriptures.
A Perfect Master is at first a Perfect man,
a Perfect Satpurush. A ‘Satpurush’ means one
who does not suffer any imperfections or
limitations that all other creatures of God
are subjected to. Only God is perfect and
everything else is imperfect. The Sadgurus,
evolving life after life, from the state of
a normal human soul (Jivatama) reach the
state of Divinity (Shivatma). When this
state of realization comes to them they are
neither the body, nor the mind but are Pure
Consciousness. Pain and pleasure, life and
death, heat and cold and such other varied
attributes of nature perceptible in the
phenomenal world do not affect them, for
they are in a state of Only God--pure divine
consciousness. Their attributes are the same
as those of the God.
They are infinite existence, infinite
knowledge, infinite power and infinite
bliss. This state is known as the seventh
stage in the spiritual journey of the souls.
At this stage the gross, subtle and mental
bodies are totally annihilated.
However, the word Sadguru depicts a
personality so vast and universal, that it
is beyond comprehension of an ordinary
mortal. Only the spiritual seekers get a
glimpse as they advance in the path. A
Sadguru is one who leads the created to the
Creator. Being himself beyond the
multiplicism and dualism of nature, they
have the power to pull out human beings from
the limitations of nature imposed on them.
Some people think that a living Sadguru is
necessary for uplifting the soul of an
individual to spiritual heights. However,
history reveals that even after leaving his
body the Sadgurus continue their activity of
elevating the lots of his people.
How so ever intellectually one may try to
understand or imagine about this state, it
is not possible to do so without actually
reaching that state.
It is these Souls that come down on earth in
human body to evolve the souls of the human
beings (Jivatma) to the state of God (Shivatma).
When embodied in human form, they remain
simultaneously in the state of God and also
of man. They do not move around like
mendicants and are not bound by any
scriptural injunctions. Their actions are
universal in nature cutting across
religions, nations and all divisions of
society. Even animals and birds are not
treated differently by them.
The Sadgurus or Perfect Masters are born at
different times in different places and
different cultural backgrounds. Strangely
enough their external situations may be
widely variant but their actions in their
embodied stages display a common theme and
common approach to solve the human problems.
Five Sadgurus are said to operate in the
whole world in a particular milieu and one
of them is indeed, a Param Sadguru. 51
spiritually realized ‘Siddhas’ both
corporeal and non corporeal assist them.
Besides this, in this hierarchy there are
about 5000 evolved souls stationed in
different ladders of spiritual
enlightenment. This galaxy of seers is said
to be functional or operative for a period
of seven hundred years.
These are five Sadgurus guiding the affairs
of the universe at any point, even today and
at all points of time to come. For example,
if an ant were to move on the body of one
Sadguru, the other Sadgurus will feel the
sensation. Their personalities may seem to
be different but their egos are one-the Ego
of the Over soul or God. Being in God State
whatever they say becomes the command of God
for that time, as also for all times to
come.
When the Sadguru leaves His body, the same
Divine "love aspect" operates through
another body, ready for the purpose. Some
one may ask as to where does the soul of
Sadguru go after he leaves his body. The
soul of Sadguru is eternal, all pervading
and always remains in the state of
Parambramha or the Almighty. All Sadgurus
are the same spirit and are within each
other as much as they are within God or are
in a state of God.
The celebrities (Perfect Masters) found on
the banks of the sacred rivers, the Godavari
and Narmada in the 19th and the first half
of the 20th century, are Shri Akkalkot
Maharaj (Maharashtra), Hazrat Tajuddin Baba
(Nagpur), Shri Gajanan Avadhoot (Shegaon,
Maharashtra), Hazrat Babajan and Shri
Shankar Maharaj (Pune), Shri Upasani Maharaj
(Sakuri, Maharashtra) , Shri Narayan Maharaj
(Ked Gaon, Maharashtra) and above all Shri
Shirdi Sai Baba (Shirdi, Maharashtra).
Shri Shirdi Sai Baba, flourished in the
later half of the 19th century, would remain
as a manifested Param Sadguru, the Supreme
Master for the seven centuries. The Sadgurus,
transcending all the confines of caste, sect
and colour, remain engaged in the spiritual
uplift of the humanity and operate in both
physical and metaphysical plane. Even
animals, birds and other living creatures
are treated compassionately by them. The
life-style of Sai Baba, his routine
functioning etc. reflected that his
compassion lay in abundance for the
redemption of the people.
Perfect Masters like Sai Baba, play a role,
both at micro and a macro levels. At the
micro-level, species, who are drawn to Him
by His mighty Will like chained birds, as
Baba used to say. . At a macro-level, Baba
once commented that during 1854 and 1858, he
was busy with Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi,
thereby, indicating his role in the
transitional phase of Indian history.
Whereas, limited human intelligence can
perceive the activities at micro-level of
the Perfect Masters, it can never perceive
their role at the macro-level. History,
therefore, is a limited projection of human
activities at micro-level. No historian so
far has been able to bring about the hidden
game of the Perfect Masters behind all the
temporal powers on this earth. Baba's
activities, visible and non-visible, were
extremely intense during the World War-I
period between 1914 and 1918. He left his
body on 15thOctober, 1918 when the war had
almost ended, completing His mission.
Shri Sainath, the Param Sadguru (Guru of
Gurus) of our times, as also Swami Akkalkot
Maharaj, Hazrat Tajuddin and other Sadgurus
used to go into tantrums throwing objects at
their disciples, who again used to strangely
benefit spiritually and materially after the
committance or such happenings. This goes to
prove that whatever they do only benefits
and does not harm the disciples. Some of
their actions are extremely mysterious,
beyond the comprehension of ordinary human
logic. For example, they enter into a state
of extreme rage without any seeming cause
and then suddenly calming down and showering
all their blessings as if nothing had
happened. Many a times they seem extremely
disturbed but would maintain a strange sort
of inner calm even in the face of danger to
their lives.
The Sadguru in the midst of a swarm of
devotees, when expected to become more vocal
may suddenly resort to silence or may even
leave the place. It has been established
that such activity has something to do with
the activity of a larger dimension, which
needs the immediate attention of the
Sadgurus.
Sadgurus are hardly bothered about social
appreciation, for they act because they know
the ultimate reaction of all the actions.
Which, what to speak of the society, the
whole world may not be knowing. But the fact
remains that whatever they do is ultimately
for the benefit of mankind because they are
in a state of complete selflessness. Their
divine consciousness is so universal that it
encompasses all the elements of living and
non-living. Many people think the Sadgurus,
always being aware about their infinite
power, pretend not to know about it. The
truth is that they in a state of pure
consciousness not affected by the three
mental state of gunas-Tama, Raja and even
Satwa (attributes of ignorance).
They are like pure mirrors. When a devotee
approaches the Sadguru, a connection is
established between the Sadguru and the soul
of the devotee. As the mirror reflects
exactly what the person is but does not add
anything, we call it only mirror. The
Sadguru is thus in the state of Only
consciousness. This means 'only existence'.
Therefore, whatever we project to the
Sadguru, good or bad, will be accepted by
him. He being in a state of only
consciousness would absorb negative or
positive traits of minds and return pure
consciousness, as he is nothing but pure
consciousness. That is why we must always
think of the Sadguru, keep him in mind in
every small or big act you do in your life.
Each step you take as you walk along life,
make him a companion, for he is the only
companion who will walk with you in this
life and the life beyond. A Perfect Master
or Sadguru is as much a living entity
without body as with a body in the time
continuum.
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Revered
Shri C B Satpathy Ji
is known to one and all as "Guruji" or to some, simply the ever forgiving and protecting father. He is an ardent devotee of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba, and for him, Shri Shirdi Sai
Baba is the ultimate
reality. 
