Learning to See

Das Ganu was devoted and sincere. Yet, there were moments when certain teachings did not become clear to him. One such doubt stayed with him—the idea that the same divine presence existed in all beings. He tried to understand it through thought, but it did not settle. He went to Sai Baba.

Instead of explaining, Baba told him to go to a particular devotee’s house and observe. Ganu went, unsure of what he was meant to find.

As he sat there, he watched the simple happenings of the household. Food was being prepared and served. At one moment, he saw a woman feeding a hungry dog outside with the same care with which she served the people inside.

There was no difference in her manner. The act was simple, almost unnoticed by others. But something in it held his attention. He stayed with that moment.

Slowly, what he had tried to understand through words began to become clear. It was not in explanation, but in seeing. When he returned, Baba did not ask what he had learned. There was no need. What had been a question was no longer one.

Moral

What we seek to understand is often already visible, if we learn to see.