One day I had spoken harshly to my father. I didn’t do anything apart
from talking rather harshly, as if we were fighting. That happened in
Venkatagiri. Later I went to Puttaparthi. There in Puttaparthi I used to
sleep by Baba’s side. In fact all of us usually slept by His side –
myself, my brother, and so on. But on this particular occasion I was
there along with Him. We were taking rest, and I was silent. Swami said
to me: ‘Gopal Krishna, why should you come here? You are wasting My time
and your time. Hereafter, don’t come here.’ ‘Swami,’ I said, ‘what have
I done? If there is anything I have done, please excuse me!’ And I
began weeping. He said: ‘When you can’t respect your father, and when
you talk to him so harshly (as you did that particular day in
Venkatagiri), there arises the question of your coming and wasting My
time and yours. If you do such things,
don’t come here. The most important people for you are your father and
mother; they are the people who have given you this body. Yes, they are
the people who matter for you. Be careful! If these things happen again
you will be prohibited from visiting Me. This is the final warning!’
This incident happened about four or five
months after the harsh words with my father in Venkatagiri. I had almost
forgotten about it and never thought of it, but it was a fact. Baba
used the exact wording I had used to my father. He described the room,
the day, the very minute – everything. And what more do I want than that
for proof that Sai Baba is God omnipresent?
