{"id":1203,"date":"2026-09-20T16:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T15:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/?page_id=1203"},"modified":"2026-09-20T16:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T15:16:41","slug":"life-of-sai-baba-volume-3-chapter-6-m-b-rege","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/life-of-sai-baba-volume-3-chapter-6-m-b-rege\/","title":{"rendered":"Life of Sai Baba \u2014 Volume 3, Chapter 6: M. B. Rege"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.ap-story-page{--ap-ink:#17324d;--ap-muted:#49657e;--ap-teal:#08736e;--ap-line:#dde7ea;--ap-soft:#eef8f6;color:var(--ap-ink);font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;line-height:1.7}.ap-story-wrap{max-width:1060px;margin:0 auto;padding:8px 0 54px}.ap-story-kicker{color:var(--ap-teal);font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}.ap-story-dek{max-width:780px;color:var(--ap-muted);font-size:1.2rem;margin:.45rem 0 1rem}.ap-story-subtitle{font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--ap-muted);margin:0 0 18px}.ap-story-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:34px;margin-top:28px}.ap-story-main,.ap-story-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--ap-line);border-radius:12px}.ap-story-main{padding:clamp(22px,4vw,46px);box-shadow:0 12px 28px rgba(16,52,80,.05)}.ap-story-main h2{font-size:1.8rem;margin-top:0}.ap-story-main h3{font-size:1.25rem;margin-top:2rem}.ap-story-main p{margin:0 0 1rem}.ap-story-main p:first-of-type:first-letter{float:left;font-size:4rem;line-height:.8;padding:.1rem .5rem 0 0;color:var(--ap-teal)}.ap-story-aside{display:grid;gap:16px}.ap-story-card{padding:20px}.ap-story-card h2{font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ap-teal);margin:0 0 .7rem}.ap-story-card p{margin:.45rem 0}.ap-story-card a{color:var(--ap-teal);font-weight:700}.ap-story-source{background:#fbfcfc}.ap-story-teaching{background:var(--ap-soft);border-left:4px solid var(--ap-teal)}.ap-story-tag{display:inline-block;border-radius:999px;padding:4px 10px;margin:4px 4px 0 0;background:#e8f4f2;color:var(--ap-teal);font-size:.82rem}.ap-story-note{border-top:1px solid var(--ap-line);margin-top:24px;padding-top:16px;color:var(--ap-muted);font-size:.86rem}.ap-story-nav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;margin-top:24px;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--ap-line)}@media(max-width:760px){.ap-story-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.ap-story-nav{display:grid}}<\/style>\n<section class=\"ap-story-page\">\n<div class=\"ap-story-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ap-story-kicker\">Chapter 6 \u00b7 Life of Sai Baba \u00b7 Volume 3<\/div>\n<p class=\"ap-story-dek\">M. B. Rege<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-subtitle\">A judge\u2019s account of visions, surrender and the Guru\u2019s living guidance.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">Sai Baba<\/span><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">Devotee experience<\/span><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">Volume 3<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ap-story-grid\">\n<article class=\"ap-story-main\">\n<h2>The chapter<\/h2>\n<p>Before meeting Sai Baba, M. B. Rege had already devoted himself to prayer, Gayatri, meditation and breath-control. In 1910 he experienced three successive visions: first he saw his body lying apart from him; then Vishnu pointed out Sai Baba as the Guru he must seek; finally he was taken to Shirdi and placed his head at Baba\u2019s feet.<\/p>\n<p>When Rege later reached Shirdi and bowed before Baba, Baba initially rebuked him for worshipping a man. Rege withdrew, stunned, and waited. When Baba was alone, he called Rege back, embraced him and explained, \u201cYou are my child. When strangers are in the company, we keep the children off.\u201d The rebuff became the sign that Baba had accepted him as a disciple.<\/p>\n<p>Baba sent Rege to Ramakrishna Ayi, who served devotees as a mother. Together they practised Sai-nama japa and learned to value inner absorption over outward display. Baba later told Rege that books were not his essential path: keeping Baba in the heart and harmonising head and heart were enough, while still recommending sacred works to devotees who needed them.<\/p>\n<p>Rege also describes Baba\u2019s guidance in bringing P. R. Avaste to Shirdi despite Avaste\u2019s loyalty to another Guru and practical obstacles. Across these experiences, Rege presents Baba not merely as a teacher but as the living Guru whose love, correction and insight draw a devotee toward surrender.<\/p>\n<h2>What this account invites us to reflect on<\/h2>\n<p>Rege\u2019s story moves from spiritual practice and intellectual seeking to relationship with the Guru. Baba\u2019s sternness, affection and silence all serve the same purpose: to turn devotion from an idea into a lived trust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-note\"><strong>Editorial note:<\/strong> This page is a concise paraphrase for web presentation and does not reproduce the complete chapter. Please consult the original PDF for the full account and wording.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ap-story-nav\"><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/life-of-sai-baba-volume-3-chapter-5-mrs-tarabai-sadasiva-tarkhad\/\">\u2190 Previous chapter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/life-of-sai-baba-volume-3-chapter-7-rao-bahadur-s-b-dhumal\/\">Next chapter \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<aside class=\"ap-story-aside\">\n<section class=\"ap-story-card ap-story-source\">\n<h2>Referenced source<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Life of Sai Baba<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By <em>Sh. B. V. Narasimha Swami<\/em><br \/>Volume 3, Chapter 6: <em>M. B. Rege<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/life-of-sai-baba-volume-3-06-mb-rege.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View original chapter PDF \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/life-of-sai-baba-by-sh-b-v-narasimha-swami\/\">View the complete book \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ap-story-card\">\n<h2>People and places<\/h2>\n<p><strong>People:<\/strong> Sai Baba \u00b7 Devotees<\/p>\n<p><strong>Places:<\/strong> Shirdi<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ap-story-card ap-story-teaching\">\n<h2>Related teaching<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Love, compassion and equality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This account may be read alongside Sai Baba\u2019s teachings on faith, patience, equality, love and compassion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/teachings-and-parables-of-sai-baba\/\">Explore teachings and parables \u2192<\/a><\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 6 \u00b7 Life of Sai Baba \u00b7 Volume 3 M. 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