MANY CERTIFICATES - REASONS WHY
Balasai Baba desires for us to lead a perfect life, and sets the
leading example of how this can be achieved, i.e., one in which
spirituality and materialism go hand in hand. It does not make a
person complete by concentrating only on the materialistic benefits
and forgetting the spiritual path, or vice versa. Baba advocates:
“Don’t become lazy in the name of spirituality.”
Balasai Baba is very well educated in almost all the educational
fields and this often leads to people questioning why a
divine Incarnation - an Avatar – would need so many honours and
doctorates. They wonder, “Does he have an ego like us mortal human
beings?”
For questions like this, Balasai Baba answers:
"Mortal men will feel pride if they have just one doctorate, unlike
God, who remains humble with ten. Their pride swells, the more
degrees and titles they achieve. So, to destroy the ego, which they
even show in front of God, I show them that God is greater in every
respect. Also, everything comes from God and goes back to God. There
is no reason for anyone to feel proud, or think of themselves as
being greater than others."
In his 2004 birthday speech, Sri Balasai Baba explained: "I take
these honours from the whole world in the name of my devotees, who
admire and help Me in the service of mankind. Now I can support the
needy ones more effectively". |
