Under the “Spiritual Blossoms” section, in every issue of Heart2Heart, we have the feature “Conversations with Sai”. These are question and answer sessions that fortunate devotees like Dr. John Hislop and Prof. Anil Kumar have had with Bhagavan on various occasions. Now, here is a quiz based on this Heart2Heart serial article.

1. What was Swami’s reply when Dr. Hislop asked Him about the most subtle point of His teachings?

A. Truth
B. Right Action
C. Peace
D. Love

2. October 15, 1918 is Bhagavan Baba’s previous Incarnation, Shirdi Sai’s Mahasamadhi [death anniversary] day. In the October 2006 issue, we had what Swami revealed about Shirdi Sai during one conversation. Bhagavan Said:

“During the lifetime of Shirdi Baba not much attention was paid to Him. Recognition of Him as an Avathar, and interest in His life developed only after His 'death'. Thus, various incidents are recalled from memory now by devotees and written down in books… A lady made a plate of sweets for Shirdi Baba, and a dog ate them. The lady drove the dog away with blows. She then carried another platter of sweets to Shirdi Baba, who refused them.”

What did Shirdi Baba cite as His reason for refusing the sweets?

A. We must not offer sweets to God.
B. He was fasting.
C. He had already eaten her sweets.
D. He told her to offer the sweets to a hungry dog.

3. In our October 2007 issue, Hislop expressed his confusion: “In His Discourses, Swami says that God should be recognized as the Doer of all actions and that we should not take it upon ourselves to be the doer. How can we do that?”

Swami guided him thus: “Take the viewpoint that ______________.”

A. “God is working through you.”
B. “I should be fearless of the consequences of my actions”
C. “I must have equanimity in all my actions”
D. “I should become action-less.”

4. In the June 2005 issue, Hislop tells us that once Bhagavan was at Dharmakshetra, His ashram in Bombay. Swami had just selected 96 saris for distribution out of 100 saris offered to Him and the 4 rejected ones had been placed in a box. Hislop, who was with Swami, immediately noticed that water had collected around the box with the rejected saris.

Where had the water come from?

A. The saris had already been wet on delivery.
B. The saris had ‘wept’ because Swami had rejected them.
C. Hislop had inadvertently knocked over Swami’s water tumbler.
D. Swami had caused the 4 saris to get wet as there were only 96 ladies waiting to receive saris.

5. In the January 2006 issue, a visitor asks Swami, a simple yet important question: ‘ How can I recognize a right thought?’

What was Swami’s reply?

A. Make enquiry from Swami’s books.
B. Ask a trusted friend.
C. There are no right thoughts.
D. Pray to Swami and make inquiry.

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-Heart2Heart Team