Sun Darshan

We all proclaim that Swami is God, that He is Omnipresent etc. Yet, in practical terms, we scarcely appreciate this Omnipresence in the real sense of the word. This is a topic on which we have commented many times but for the present we wish to present the story of a manifestation of Swami in far off Central America, reported for us by John Behner of El Salvador. Some of you may have heard an interview with him which we have broadcast over Radio Sai.

Occasions are many when devotees are transported with joy when Swami reveals Himself in subtle manner – like a flower falling from His picture, for example. John’s account describes a more spectacular manifestation. We present below the report that he sent to us. In the Gita, the Lord is described as brighter than a thousand Suns. But the Lord is also the Sun. But because we fail to see the Lord in the Sun that daily shines for us with so much consideration, Swami revealed Himself via the Sun in a most unusual manner on two distinct occasions. Some may recall an account by Hislop of another such manifestation via an unusual natural phenomenon.

Hard-boiled sceptics would dismiss all explanations based on the manifestation of the Divine. OK, but why did this happen just when the Sai devotees were about to commence a major function? “Oh, that’s a mere coincidence!” You know what Swami says about coincidence? He says: “Coincidence is a miracle where I hide Myself!”

So there it is! For the non-believers He is simply not there. The doubting Thomases are left wondering: “Did Swami really appear or was it a mere coincidence?” On the other hand those of firm faith rejoice saying, “Our beloved Swami came here to tell us that He is blessing what we are doing!”

The stage for the Public Meeting in Mexico city in 1991

A close up of the stage and the panel of speakers in the Mexico meeting

The group of Sai Sevaks doing volunteer duty outside the theatre