The Sweetness of Being Destroyed: A Journey from Ego to Divinity

In the grand theater of existence, Sai Baba has lit countless lamps to dispel the darkness of ignorance, yet for so long, we have looked at Him through the tinted glasses of our own ego and desires. We have treated the Divine not as a destination, but as a ladder—a mere utility to climb toward petty worldly gains.

Imagine a restless soul wandering from temple to temple, driven by a checklist of demands. During Ganesh Chaturthi, he offers grass to Ganapati; during Shravan, he pours milk on the Shiva Lingam. When wishes remain unfulfilled, he abandons one deity for another, treating devotion like a marketplace transaction. This, the masters say, is Vebhichari Bhakti—promiscuous devotion—akin to wandering from door to door, only to find that sorrow increases with every step.

But Baba invites us to a different path. He beckons us to put on His glasses—the vision of the Sai Satcharitra—and see Him as He truly is. He stands ready with a treasure trove of spiritual wealth, waiting for a devotee brave enough to rob Him completely. The path He offers is not of addition, but of subtraction; it is the alchemical process of the soul where one must be 'destroyed' to truly 'become'. Just as milk must lose its form to become curd, and curd must be churned and destroyed to become butter, and butter must be melted to become ghee, the devotee must undergo the beautiful destruction of the ego to merge into the Supreme Soul.