Saints are saying "I am the servant of the Lord," even when sitting at the zenith of universal Lordship!

Shirdi Sai Baba

(from "Quintessence of Sai Charitra"):

Every living being is immortal, pure and awakened in their intrinsic selves. But the cloud of Maya, illusion, has kept this reality hidden from all. So everybody lives on amidst a haze of confusion about his or her own existence, which is rooted in nothing but self-forgetfulness. Ignorance and unawareness of reality make them all focus upon the idea that they themselves are the doers - doers of every task, of every thought, of every circumstance, and also the possessors of their own possessions, mindsets, talents, abilities and emotions. As a result of this, they get themselves entangled in multifaceted combinations of emotional roller coasters of highs and lows, excitements and miseries, expectations and frustrations. They see no way out of this mysterious cycle within a pretence called "life".

The only path to salvation is to be steadfast in devotion at the feet of the true Guru's living Presence with whom one may feel innately connected at a vibrational level of understanding.

Even though Sainath was the master of all that he willed, he was also the master of total humility. He always said humbly, "I am the servant of the Lord," even when he sat at the zenith of universal Lordship! Being an incarnation of supreme God-consciousness, he wore the garb of an ordinary human and also behaved like one. His modest and self-effacing demeanour was only aimed at teaching the lesson of humility to humanity. It was to send the message to the people of the world about how to lead a righteous life rooted in simplicity and egoless non-doership.

He never tried to force his own opinions on others. He who saw God amidst every living and non-living thing, he who was identified with the Eternal Consciousness within every matter and live form, was so humble in his words and demeanour that his mildness and innocence were beyond human understanding. No soul that came to him was ever loose upon by him as separate from his own self. He never proclaimed before the world that he was God even though he presented cosmic unity in its absolute and most pristine form. The life of the Master was meant to be nothing but a lesson in sheer humility; thus, even to say, "I am God" would mean to let go of some amount of the naturalness, complete agelessness and child-like simplicity, which are the most basic characteristic traits defining an awakened one. In fact, what he always said in the humblest way was, "I am a servant." The two-worded phrase that was always uttered by him repeatedly and frequently before his devotees was - "Allah Malik!" Which means "God (Allah) is the Master (Malik)."