Miracles and leelas (Divine sport) are in the very nature of the Avatar and a source of delight and bliss to His devotees.

From a very young age, Bhagawan was known to possess miraculous powers, producing objects from an empty bag as gifts to His classmates and often demonstrating paranormal powers of omniscience.

As more and more devotees gathered at the Divine Feet, the number of such instances grew. Thousands of people from all over the world have experienced the divinity of Bhagawan in a number of ways.

Some have been miraculously saved from dire situations or calamities while others have had spiritually illumining experiences.

The specific instances may vary, but they all make us aware of the undeniable presence of God in our lives.

The miracles of Bhagawan are a manifestation of His divine powers of Omnipresence, Omnipotence and Omniscience. But, Bhagawan points out that His most potent power is His Love which can melt even the stoniest of hearts and fill the mind with the peace that ‘passeth all understanding’.

Bhagawan calls miracles His visiting cards and says that His Chamatkars (Miracles) draw people to the Divine presence for undergoing the process of Samskar (Refinement). This refinement brings about an attitude of Paropkar (Service).

By serving one’s fellowmen, one earns the grace of God and reaches the ultimate goal of Sakshatkar (Self-realization).

The scriptures set great store by contemplating on the miraculous deeds of the Lord. In the Shri Sai Satcharita, the author records the words of the Sai Baba of Shirdi on the great spiritual merit that can be acquired by listening or reading about the story of the life of the Lord come in human form. He says, “The pride and egoism of devotees will vanish, the mind of the hearers will be set at rest; and if the devotee has wholehearted and complete faith, he or she will become one with the Supreme Consciousness”.

In these pages, we have presented some of the experiences of devotees of Bhagawan. The accounts are based on the narration of these experiences in books on Bhagawan that are approved for sale at the Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust (Publications Division). Read on to get a glimpse of the glory of our beloved Bhagawan.

Source: http://www.srisathyasai.org.in