Rabda has attempted suicide and chances are that he is going to die. Sai Baba of Shirdi enters the hospital room and awakens the spirit body of Rabda. The two, Master and musician, begin to converse about life, death and everything in between.
Set in the present, Rabda by Ruzbeh N. Bharucha takes the reader to the past, to when the Sai lived in His physical body and the life and philosophy of Sai Baba of Shirdi are revealed.
Here are seven quotes from the book that will show you Sai Baba’s path:
“ Each moment, every single moment, we either create a dream or a nightmare, as each moment we either choose to live or we choose to kill the opportunity to live.”
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“Either you believe that God does not exist, there is no Supreme Power running this grand show, or you believe in a just God.You cannot believe in a God who exists but is unjust.”
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“The more selfless your love,the greater the happiness all around.”
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“You may pronounce the words immaculately but if the words aren’t coming from the very breath of your essence, the very sigh of your soul,then those prayers might as well be verbalized by an intelligent parrot.”
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“One needs to be careful of desires as once you have your desires under control,you shall move into the region of the heart.”
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“When your thoughts rule you, you are like a slave in your own house.”
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“So the only wise and commonsensical way of going through life is calmly,giving your best, and leaving the rest to Him.”
A powerful spiritual read, Rabda is a journey you really do not want to miss.