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July 04

Education should imbue students with certain ideals. They should realise that there is only one caste, the Caste of Humanity. There is only one religion, the Religion of Love. There is only one language, the Language of the Heart.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 19:2

July 03

Whether in Hinduism or Buddhism, Jainism or Sikhism, Christianity or Islam, Divinity is One and ONE ONLY.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 18:30

July 02

A life without love is meaningless. The more you love, the more it grows. True love should be distinguished from attachment either to persons or things. Attachment is based on selfishness. Love is based on selflessness. Love is the fruit which is born from the flower of your good deeds. Only when we engage ourselves in selfless service can we experience the essence of this pure love.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 18:28

July 01

Everyone must strive to fill the heart with true devotion. Constant contemplation on the form of the Lord and frequent repetition of the Lord’s name are the means by which the heart is filled with the love of God.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 19:1

June 30

Practise what you preach. Act according to what you say. The other is: Don’t preach what you do not practice. If you talk about something which you do not practise yourself it is deceit If you do what you say, it is an index of greatness.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 18:22

June 29

Education without self-control is no education at all. True education should make a person compassionate and humane. It should not make him self-centered and narrow minded. Spontaneous sympathy and regard for all beings should flow from the heart of one who is properly educated. He should be keen to serve society rather than be preoccupied with his own acquisitive aspirations. This should be the real purpose of education in its true sense.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 19:2

June 28

“See good; hear good; speak good; do good; be good. This is the way to God.” I often add, “See no evil; hear no evil; speak no evil; do no evil; be not evil. This is the way to God.”

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 18:18

June 27

He who has the least desires is the richest man in the world. He who is filled with desires is the poorest man in the world. Therefore, one should have contentment and self-satisfaction. Self-satisfaction comes from self-confidence. Self-satisfaction can lead one to self-sacrifice and through it to Self-realization.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 18:15

June 26

Control of speech is highly desirable. Whatever thoughts may arise in the mind, let them not find expression in words. It has been said that restraint in speech gives abundant peace. Excessive talk harms the mind. Even in restrained speech, there should be sweetness and joy.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 18:8

June 25

To be unaffected by joy or sorrow, gain or loss, praise or blame, to remain steadfast and unwavering in faith, is the hallmark of true devotion. Affection, attachment, desire are natural qualities in man. When these qualities are directed towards God and when one is continuously engaged in good deeds, these qualities acquire purity and sacredness. Then a man becomes not only a great soul but can become divine.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 19:1

June 24

Love in speech is Sathya (Trust). Love in action is Dharma (Righteousness). Love in thought is Shanti (Peace). Love in understanding is Ahimsa (Non-violence).

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 19:2

June 23

Service to Daridra-Narayana (the Lord in the form of the poor and the forlorn) can never go waste. It is the highest form of sadhana. Man is the product of the society and service to society is real service to God. Such service should be rendered without regard to caste, creed, race or nationality. The essence of all religions is one and the same, like the current that serves many different purposes but is the same energy.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 18:2

June 22

To secure ‘the grace of God one must adhere to right conduct and observe purity in thought, word and deed. Kindness and compassion are the hallmark of a true human being.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 17:1

June 21

To give a helping hand to the helpless is real service. Love towards one’s fellow beings is the best spiritual discipline.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 17:12

June 20

Live and act in the world, by all means, but deal with the objective world as you apply collyrium to the eye. The eye is not blinded by the collyrium, it is rendered more efficient, more charming, that is all. So too, worldly life must make your spiritual effort more efficient and more pleasing to yourself and others. Be like the lotus, which, though born in mud, rises higher, through the waters, to the region of sunlight. It requires both mud and water for its existence, but it knows their real value, so it does not allow itself to be contaminated by either.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 3:42

June 19

I advise you to utilise every moment of your lives in the most beneficial manner; to serve your fellowmen to the best of your capacity; to cultivate love towards all mankind; to give up hate and malice. Believe that your God, the Form that you revere, is in everyone and sanctify every act as worship of that Form.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 7:7

June 18

To purify our hearts and minds, the first thing we have to do is to lead a righteous life. Our actions must be based on morality. Indulging in abuse of others or inflicting pain on them is not a sign of human nature. The evil that we do to others ultimately recoils on us.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 17:9

June 17

Love lives by giving and forgiving. Self-lives by getting and forgetting.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 17:12

June 16

What is Karuna (compassion)? Seeing a person in distress and expressing verbally sympathy is not compassion. Compassion must express itself in action to relieve the suffering. Nor should you adopt an attitude of aloofness or indifference on the plea that each one is suffering for his own folly. Though suffering may be due to one’s mistakes, mistakes to which everyone is prone; we should seek to remedy such suffering just as we try to get rid of our own suffering.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 17:16

June 15

The mind must be compelled to submit to the dictates of the will. Now, you are easily led astray by the vagaries of the mind. That is why, I say, WATCH! W is for watch your Words; A is for watch your Actions; T is for watch your Thoughts; C is for watch your Character; H is for watch your Heart. If the watch reminds you every second of the need to watch these five, you can be quite happy.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 7:36

June 14

Life itself is like a limited company. All actions in it should be governed by the limits applicable to each of them. When desires are controlled, genuine happiness is experienced. Even in practising charity, limits should be observed. One’s gifts should not exceed one’s financial capacity. Nor should they be below one’s capacity. In the former case, one will face financial troubles. In the latter, one will be withholding from those in need what is due to them. Charity is not limited to money alone. One must share one’s physical, mental and spiritual resources with those in need in society.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 17:12

June 13

How can anyone escape death? Even Avathaars (Divine Incarnations) cast off the physical form when the task for which they have come is over. It is the height of foolishness to lose faith in God when someone you cared for dies. The sentence that he earned is over and he is released. No one is born and allowed to live for the sake of another. Do not therefore allow any circumstance to affect your faith in God, who is your strength and solace.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 7:7

June 12

Sai in every being; so, do not slight any. Revere and serve all, to the best of your ability. When some one calls out for water to slake his thirst and you offer him a cup, feel that you are offering it to Me; then, the act purifies you more and cleanses you. It is not the man in need that you serve; you are serving God, that is in you and him.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 7:41

June 11

Of all human values, three are most important. The foremost is love of God. Where there is love there is sacrifice. There arises purity of heart. There should be a fusion of love, sacrifice and purity. They are not mere human qualities. They constitute vital organs of a human being. They are as essential for a human being as the head, hands and legs for the body. Without these attributes, no one is a complete human being.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 17:1

June 10

Today, the senses are allowed free play; man is a slave to greed, lust and egoism. The fault lies entirely with the parents and the elders. When their children go to temples or religious discourses, they reprimand them and warn them that it is a sign of insanity. They tell them that religion is an old-age pursuit; it should not be taken seriously by youngsters! But, if only they encourage them, the children can equip themselves better for the battle of life. Parents ought to advise the children: “Be convinced that there is a God, guiding and guarding us. Remember Him with gratitude. Pray to Him to render you pure. Love all; serve all. Join good company. Visit temples and holy men.”

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 7:1

June 09

You cannot call yourself a devotee if you lack self-confidence. Without self-confidence, you cannot achieve anything in life. Therefore, first and foremost, develop firm and unshakeable self-confidence. From self-confidence arises self-satisfaction. Self-satisfaction shows you the path of self-sacrifice which ultimately leads to self-realisation. Self-confidence is the basis for self-realisation.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 38:12

June 08

Share your love with others without any expectation. Love everybody only for the sake of love. When you extend your love to others, you can attain the state of non-dualism. The love that you experience at physical and worldly plane day in and day out is not true love at all! True love is that which is focused on one form, one path and one goal. It is a great mistake to divide love and divert it in different directions. Love is God. God is love. Live in love. Only then can you realise the principle of oneness and attain fulfilment in life.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 38:9

June 07

Freedom is independence from externals. Perfect freedom is not given to any man on earth. Lesser the number of wants, the greater is the freedom. Hence perfect freedom is absolute desire lessness.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 4:2

June 06

Unrest, fear and anxiety are increasing as a result of improper and incomplete, education. Education can yield peace and prosperity only when, along with technical skills and objective information, students are equipped with moral ideals, righteous living, and spiritual insight. Now, the education process does not involve itself in these values. It works even counter to them. It is quite unwilling to emphasise dhaarmic living. It lays no stress on morals.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 15:2

June 05

First of all one should understand the principle of unity. Unity leads to purity and purity leads to divinity. A true human being is one who strives for unity, purity and divinity. Otherwise, he is no better than birds and animals. First, purify your senses and develop unity.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 38:15

June 04

Now, what is devotion? Who are devotees? Devotion is faith, steadiness, virtue, fearlessness, surrender, absence of egoism. Worship done however elaborately and pompously is sheer waste of time and energy. Why pluck flowers and hasten their death? Some of you go round this Nilayam and satisfy yourselves that you have done so many circumambulations, but they can be called so only when your mind circles this place along with your feet.
I notice that while your feet are taking you round by force of habit, your tongues blabber about the faults of others, or the price of vegetables, or the dishes you propose to cook for lunch. Before you start on your rounds, which you call pra-dakshina, give your mind as dakshina (thanksgiving offering) to the Resident of the temple, the Lord. That is the first thing to do, and perhaps the only thing to do. Making the rounds is not to be taken as prescribed, for loosening the limbs or giving them some exercise.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 3:1

June 03

Acquiring degrees at great cost and developing contempt for one’s parents out of intellectual pride is not a sign of proper education. Humility is the hall-mark of true education. Arrogance, envy and ostentation should have no place in a properly educated person.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 15:2

June 02

See no evil; see what is good,
Talk no evil; talk what is good,
Hear no evil; hear what is good,
Do no evil; do what is good,
Be always with God

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 38:12

June 01

God is never separate from you. Pray to Him wholeheartedly with the conviction that He is always in you, with you, above you, below you and around you. When you offer such a prayer to God, He will certainly redeem your life.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 38:9

May 31

God can accomplish anything. If you surrender to Him completely, He can cancel the consequences of your actions and confer His grace on you. One need not feel depressed or dejected thinking that he is bound by karma phala (fruit of action). God can cancel your karma phala if your prayers are sincere.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 38:14

May 30

Every human being in this world thinks that he is undergoing suffering, even though he had not done anything bad. He feels, “I have not done anything wrong! Why then am I undergoing this suffering?” But the fact is otherwise. Whatever pleasure or pain undergone by a living being is certainly the outcome of the karma (action) performed by it. Every human being performs karma and enjoys its fruit as a consequence. Nevertheless, it is not clear to him till today whether it is a natural consequence of his actions or by any unknown reason. Not only the human being, even bacteria, birds, insects, beasts and animals are experiencing the consequences of their karma.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 38:5

May 29

Every person consumes quantifies of food but does not stop to calculate what he does in return to the society that helped him to live; the food must be transformed into service, either of one’s best interest, or of the interests of others.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 4:3

May 28

If you pour spirituality into the ears of those who are tortured by hunger, it will not be assimilated. First, quench the hunger. Give them God in the form of food. Give them God in the form of clothes. Give God in the form of peace to those who are afflicted with anxiety. Give God in the form of medicine to those who are suffering from ill health. Give God in whatever form which will assuage fear, pain and sorrow. It is only when this is done that spirituality can soak into the heart. If you act contrariwise, instead of spiritual feelings you will be promoting atheism itself.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 15:55

May 27

Education must instil the fundamental human values; it must broaden the vision to include the entire world and all mankind. When earning money is held as the goal, the system fosters falsehood and injustice, it restricts the vision to family and community, and brings in its train, anxiety, sorrow and hatred. Education must equip man to live happily, without making others unhappy, to evaluate things, pleasure and possessions correctly and without prejudice, and to fix one’s attention ever on the highest and the most precious achievement of all, the Aathmic victory.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 15:1

May 26

In past ages, Avatars (divine incarnations) rid the world of evil by destroying the few fanatics and ogres who wrought it. But now, fanaticism and felony reign in every heart. The number of evil people is legion. No one is free from that taint; all are wicked to some extent or other. Therefore, everyone needs correction; everyone has to be educated and guided into the right path. Every being is a pilgrim destined to reach God and merge in Him; but most people have forgotten the road; they wander like lost children, wasting precious time in bypaths.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 3:1

May 25

Prema (love) is the greatest sadhana (spiritual activity). Prema is not mere reciprocal love. It is an extended and sublimated form of self-love. It is the extension of love to humanity and to the entire creation. The essence of prema as a sadhana lies in the cultivation of humanitarianism, universal compassion and altruism.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Summer Showers 1979:17

May 24

Mere medication will not cure a sick man. He must also control his diet for quick recovery from illness. There is no single panacea for the great world of sorrow. Each individual has his own specific type of suffering. Nevertheless, meditation on God is an unfailing remedy for human suffering if it is supplemented with the practice of dharma and the strict observance of moral restraints.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Summer Showers 1979:17

May 23

The sun is really impartial. The entire world is bathed in sunlight. The sun sheds its light equally on all objects, men and animals, beasts and birds, and forests. But the image of the sun is not reflected in mountains and valleys. A clear mirror reflects the rays of the sun. We can see the sun’s image reflected by the calm surface of clear water. Likewise, the sacred vision of Paramatma is revealed to an unperturbed and tranquil mind in which all thought waves have been calmed. A pure and holy heart will mirror the divine glory of Paramatma.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Summer Showers 1979:03

May 22

Man’s greatness is not revealed in the mighty tasks that he undertakes ostentatiously. It is displayed rather in the little acts executed with absolute sincerity and largeness of heart. We must seek to sanctify every little work we perform with a sense of dedication to God.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Summer Showers 1979:21

May 21

The mind has no independent identity of its own. It is a conglomeration of the desires that sprout from the impulses. A cloth is essentially a bundle of threads. Threads, in their turn are basically cotton. Similarly, desires arise from basic impulses and the mind is constituted of these desires. Just as a piece of cloth disintegrates if threads in it are pulled apart, the mind too can be destroyed by the eradication of desires.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Summer Showers 1979:21

May 20

Whenever bad qualities like anger and jealousy crop up in you, do not be carried away by them. Control them. Keep telling yourself, “Anger is a bad quality. It will lead to bad actions and ultimately put me to ruin.” When you are angry, sit quietly in one place and drink cold water. Chant the Divine Name. Then your anger will gradually subside. If your anger persists, go to a place of solitude and walk briskly for half a mile. There are many easy paths to control one’s anger. But the youth today are not making any effort to control their anger. When they get angry, they take it as an opportunity to hurl abuses at others. It is the worst sin. Through prayer and contemplation on God, you should try to control the evil qualities in you.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 34:13

May 19

Along with control over vision, one needs to have control over one’s tongue. There are 3 lakhs of taste buds in the tongue. As man has become a slave to the taste, he consumes various delicacies and, in the process, spoils his tongue. Not merely that he makes his tongue utter un-sacred words, but also hurts others’ feelings by using harsh words. His life span is further reduced by the misuse of his tongue in this manner. Likewise, all the senses are losing their power as they are being put to misuse, thereby cutting short his lifespan. So, first of all, man should keep his eyes and tongue under check. When these two are controlled, man’s energy is revitalised. The power that one cannot attain from years of penance is obtained when man puts his eyes and tongue to sacred use

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 34:13

May 18

Perform all actions as an offering to God. Do not make any distinction between your official work and your work in the Sai organization. Spirituality cannot be divided into compartments. The Sathya Sai organization was set up solely to enable members to manifest their love in all their activities. You should manifest the divinity within you. That is Self-realisation, realisation of your oneness with the Divine.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 28:30

May 17

You have to engage yourselves in Seva (Service). Service does not mean mere rendering help to others of one kind of another. True service means participation in social activities after ridding yourself of egoism and possessiveness and manifesting your qualities of compassion and kindness. The aim is the refinement of your own good nature rather than giving succour to others.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 28:30

May 16

Nowadays, people are not getting rid of attachment and arrogance even in old age. I composed a drama when I was young under the title, “Cheppinatlu Chesthaaraa?” (Do you do as you say?) Now I have to ask: “Cheppinatlu Chesinaara?” (Have you done as I told you?”). If you go on concentrating on your family alone till death, what is it you derive finally? None of these people will come with you on your final journey. It is the love of God that will come with you even after death. Develop love and sanctify your life with that Prema principle.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 28:11

May 15

You need not waste time in trying to study all the sacred texts, as they are innumerable and your life-span is very short. All that is needed is to cultivate the Premathathva (Love principle). There is no greater power than this in the world. It is the supreme among all virtues. Real love is beyond the three categories of time past, present and future. Love towards God, the permanent changeless entity, alone is fit to be called Prema.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 26:27

May 14

Whether the Lord makes his presence felt in certain situations or not should not be judged by narrow human considerations. The Lord will reveal His powers only at the appropriate moment, when the time is ripe. Just as a fruit takes time to ripen, God also bides his time. It is improper to speculate on the nature of the Divine’s actions. Even the omnipotent and omniscient Lord has to respect the time factor. He has to observe the rules of the Cosmic game. He cannot violate His own rules and regulations even as a traffic authority cannot transgress the traffic rules made by him.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 26:27

May 13

A man’s strength is considerably reduced by his anger. A man’s life-span is cut to pieces by the shears of envy, anger and hatred. Envy is the main cause of shortening a man’s life; when a man gets angry, his whole body trembles. His blood gets heated. It takes three months for the blood to get cool again. One moment of anger may consume the energy got from six months of eating. This is the way anger debilitates a person.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 26:27

May 12

Many devotees, out of their worldly pre-occupations and narrow-mindedness, tend to develop doubts about the Lord. The Lord, however, always remains at the same supreme level. He is not elated by praise or depressed by censure. The Lord is unchanging.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 26:27

May 11

The ego is most easily destroyed by devotion, by dwelling on the magnificence of the Lord, and by rendering service to others as children of the Lord. You can call on the Lord by any name, for all names are His; select the Name and Form that appeals to you most. That is why 1000 names are composed for the various forms of God; you have the freedom and the right to select any one of the thousand. The guru will give you the Name and Form suited to your temperament and meritorious acts.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 01:09

May 10

I want you to be active, fully engaged, for if you have no activities, time will hang heavily on your hands. Do not waste a single moment of the allotted span of life, for time is the body of God. He is known as the Form of Time. It is a crime to misuse time or to waste it in idleness. So too, the physical and mental talents given to you by the Lord as capital for the business of living should not be frittered away.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 01:09

May 09

It is a mistake to confine God to a particular form. So long as you limit God to a form, you cannot attain Him. You should realize that God is attributeless, formless and He is the very essence of life. Physical form is bound to change. A child becomes a boy, boy becomes a man who in turn becomes a grandfather. In this manner, your physical form undergoes constant change. But you will remain the same. You are the embodiment of God. Once you understand this truth, you will not be affected by physical changes.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 36:14

May 08

The heart bereft of love and compassion is verily a cemetery. Right from dawn to dusk, love should be the undercurrent of all your activities. The moment you get up from bed, resolve that you would tread the path of love. Only then can you have the vision of God, who is the very embodiment of love. True spiritual practice lies in connecting love to love. Love can transform even a hard stone into butter.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 36:14

May 07

God is present in everyone in the form of love. Wherever you go, He is with you. He is the eternal witness. Share your love with others and receive their love in turn. Love is your greatest virtue. Love confers the ultimate joy and bliss. God resides in the heart filled with love. Hence, it is essential that you fill your heart with love. Where there is love, there is God.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 36:14

May 06

The Bhagavad Gita says that a woman has seven qualities, whereas a man has only three. So, never look down upon women. They are most virtuous. They are the very embodiments of nature.
Some women may think that they would have enjoyed greater freedom had they been born as men. This is a wrong notion. In fact, women are more powerful than men. With all the sacred feelings in your heart, respect women and be respected. Respect your mother, obey her commands. Mother protects her children in many ways. Even after death, she comes back and helps you in various ways. Never disrespect your mother or disappoint her. Do not hurt her feelings. Try to satisfy her in all respects. Only then will the seed of devotion sprout in you. Everyone should follow the dictum, ‘mathru Devo bhava’ ( Mother is God) in letter and spirit and be a recipient of mother’s love.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 32:14

May 05

Have God as your lamp, you can pass through life in safety. Have the Name of God on your tongue; He is bound to the Name, as Form! Resolve this day to adopt this saadhana of Naamasmarana, remembrance of the Name, Raama, for Raama means · He who is Bliss, He who confers Bliss -“Ramathe Raamayathe ithi Raama.”

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 08:16

May 04

Where there is love, there can be no fear, no anxiety, no doubt, no ashaanthi (absence of peace). When you are afflicted with ashaanthi you can be sure that your love is restricted, your love has some ego mixed in it.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 08:01

May 03

Do not waste time in idle gossip; talk softly; talk as little as possible: talk sweet; serve all as brothers and sisters, with adoration to the Sai in them; engage in saadhana; move forward step by step as befits persons striving to realise their own liberation.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 08:01

May 02

The cow transforms grass and gruel into sweet strength-giving milk and gives it away in plenty to its master. Develop that quality, that power to transform the food you consume into sweet thoughts, words and deeds of sympathy for all.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 08:01

May 01

The mind is like a boulder which the intellect transforms into an image, even as a sculptor does. If the intellect allows the senses to dictate the design, the boulder will be shaped into a horrid idol. If, however, the senses are sublimated by the spirit, the image wrought by the intellect will be simply adorable. One must have the mind fully co-operating in the spiritual discipline and not obstructing its progress at every step. Liberation is the goal and the mind must help the pilgrim at every stage of his journey. Mind should not admit any activity that is contrary to dharma (righteousness) or injurious to spiritual progress.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 14:04

April 30

The bubble rises from the water, floats on water bursts and finally merges in the water itself. The bubble is a temporary phase of water with a temporary name and a temporary form. If it should feel that being light and bright, it is separate from water, the idea is a delusion born of ignorance. So, too, with man. Man is Aathman (soul), lives as Aathman (divine self) and merges in Aathman (Infinite Self). Anything conceived besides Aathman is false.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 14:04

April 29

Jnana (Knowledge) is usually associated with two ways of acquisition—the worldly or the material and the Spiritual or Brahman path. The worldly path is like a pair of scissors. It cuts knowledge into pieces. The Brahman path is like a needle-it makes the separate parts into One and indivisible. The saadhaka (spiritual aspirant) must be aware of both. When you declare a person to be a jnaani (liberated person, he has passed through these two stages.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 14:15

April 28

Education does not end with the accumulation of information; it must result in transformation of the habits, character and aspirations of the individual. Knowledge has to be tested in daily action.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 14:15

April 27

The body is a house taken on rent by man. We know how the owner of the house persecutes the tenant in order to compel him to vacate it when the rent is not paid, or when payment is delayed, or when the tenant does not maintain the house with care and when he damages it through negligence or sheer wantonness. Therefore it is our duty to keep the body in good trim and avoid the wrath of the owner. The owner will certainly appreciate a considerate, courteous and cooperative tenant. The tenant can win the owner’s love and respect by means of his own goodness. This will help your faith and earnestness.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 14:40

April 26

Food is generally looked down upon by ascetically minded saadhaks and seekers and treated as something which does not deserve attention. But, since the body and the mind are mightily interdependent, no one can afford to neglect it. As the food, so the mind, as the mind so the thought; as the thought, so the act. Food is an important factor which determines the alertness and sloth, the worry and calm, the brightness and dullness.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 14:31

April 25

Generally speaking, the materials in the world will be sought by some, neglected by others and disliked by still others. The reason lies in the mind, not in the matter. One’s own likes and dislikes are moulded by one’s own activities, thoughts and feelings. If your reaction is good, you will pronounce Me good. If your feelings are bad, I may appear bad. The transformation from one attitude to the other happens in you, not in Me. I am ever the same. Since a form has been assumed, wavering reactions are inevitable. They are human; they do not affect the Divine.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 14:43

April 24

Since I move freely among them, talking and singing, even intellectuals are unable to grasp My Truth, My Power, My Glory, or My real Task as Avatar. I can solve any problem however knotty. I am beyond the reach of the most intensive inquiry and the most meticulous measurement. Only those who have recognised My Love and experienced that Love can assert that they have glimpsed My Reality. For, the Path of Love is the Royal road that leads mankind to Me.
Do not attempt to know Me through the external eyes. When you go to a temple and stand before the Image of God, you pray with closed eyes, don’t you? Why? Because you feel that the inner eye of Wisdom alone can reveal Him to you. Therefore, do not crave from Me trivial material objects; but, crave for Me, and you would be rewarded. Not that you should not receive whatever objects I give as sign of Grace out of the fullness of Love.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 12:38

April 23

You may undertake any number of spiritual practices, but never forget God’s Name even for a moment. Only then will you be protected. Never do anything that will take you away from God. You can achieve anything through prayer. You do not need to pray loudly, it is enough if you pray mentally. Some people have a mistaken notion that God will not come to their rescue if they do not pray loudly. God resides in your heart. He listens to your prayers.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 38:14

April 22

Whomsoever you see, consider him as the embodiment of Atmic principle. Do not be carried away by what others say. Whatever people may say about you, consider that it is good for you. When you develop your thinking like that, everything will become good for you. Even if someone criticises you, do not be afraid of it. Face it with courage. Fill your heart with courage. Walk on the path of truth and love with courage. Love is most sacred. It is the form of God. If you hate love, it is equivalent to hating God. There is no other name of God except love.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 39:10

April 21

God is immanent in every living being. The name and form may be different. But, God is only one. He is present in one and all. You are all embodiments of Divinity! Develop that feeling in you. Do not cultivate the differences of high and low. All are one. Repose faith in the principle of the fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man and lead your lives happily.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 40:01

April 20

You are all forgetting the purpose for which you have come into this world. Wherever you are, you must remember three things, namely, Where did we come from? Where are we at present? and what is the purpose of your coming here? Supposing you are dropping an envelope or letter in a post box, it should have the “From” address and “To” address written thereon. If these two addresses are not written, where will the envelope or letter go? It will go to the “dead letter office”. Similarly, you are in the world now without these two addresses. You can very well imagine what will happen to such an individual. You must therefore find out yourself an answer at least for one of the three questions. Otherwise, your life itself will become a waste.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 37:21

April 19

There is no need to search for God. Have faith that God is within you. When you have faith in God, you develop love. From love emerges peace; peace gives rise to truth. This truth is God. Truth does not exist separately. There is no need to search for truth. Truth has no form. Truth is truth. Who has created peace? Peace is peace. It also has no form. Love is love. It is not anybody’s creation. Love is God, Live in Love.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 40:12

April 18

Face all difficulties with forbearance. Accept all trials and tribulations with love. Accept both pleasure and pain with love. Fill you heart with love and not with the poison of evil qualities. Even poison becomes prasadam (sacred food) if it is offered to God. When Mira was given a cup of milk mixed with poison, she offered it to Krishna. Krishna accepted the poison and gave her the milk as prasadam.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 39:11

April 17

Our joys and sorrows are the reflection of our own actions; they are not caused by others. To blame others for our sorrows is a big mistake. Everything in this world is reaction, reflection, and resound. Every person is their own witness.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 39:11

April 16

Buddha tried different kinds of Sadhana. He studied sacred texts. But no literature explained clearly the nature of the five senses. Ultimately, he came to the conclusion that there was no other Sadhana superior to sense control. He realised that the control of the five senses was the real spiritual practice. We should not allow the senses to go wayward. Senses can be controlled only by love. Always live in love. Make others happy by your love. Never harbour hatred or ill-will towards anybody.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Summer Showers in Brindavan; 26/05/2002

April 15

The joy you get by singing Bhajans and by performing worship is temporary. But you will get eternal joy by experiencing the Soham Mantra. Soham is also known as Hamsa Gayatri. “So” means “That” (God), “Ham” means “I am”. “I am That” is the meaning of Soham. You should experience it with every breath. When you breathe in, you listen to the sound “So” and while exhaling, you hear the sound “Ham”. Watch your breath carefully and experience the reality of Soham with every breath.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Summer Showers 2002, Chapter 11

April 14

Never depend on worldly friendship. Worldly friends come and go. Only friendship with God is true and eternal. God is your true friend, world is a text and hridaya (heart) is your preceptor. Your life will find fulfilment if you understand this truth and put into practice.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 32:15

April 13

Who are your friends? Not your classmates or roommates. Only God is your true and eternal friend. It is only with the help of this friend that you will be able to study the infinite book, the world.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 32:15

April 12

As far as possible, avoid causing harm or pain to others. As you so, so you reap. Whenever you feel disturbed by a sense of anger, envy, pride, jealousy and the like, become alert and resort to the contemplation of the Lord.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 39:2

April 11

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 24:1

April 10

Do not serve for the sake of reward, attracting attention, or earning gratitude, or from a sense of pride at your own superiority in skill, wealth, status or authority. Serve because you are urged by love. When you succeed, ascribe the success to the grace of God, who urged you on, as Love within you. When you fail, ascribe the failure to your own inadequacy, insincerity and ignorance. Examine the springs of action, disinfect them from all trace of ego. Do not throw the blame on the recipients of Seva (service), or on your collaborators or co-workers, or on God.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 9:10

April 09

You must realise that greatness related to power, position or wealth is transient. It is lost when power and position go. But goodness is respected always. Therefore dedicate your lives to goodness. What is goodness? It is living according to Dharma and justice, to love all and cherish faith in God, to help the needy and raise the lowly- all these constitute goodness.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 30:14

April 08

Today the world s afflicted with seven kinds of diseases.

First: Business without morality. This is a major malady afflicting the world.
Second: Politics without principles.
Third: Education without character.
Fourth: Sustenance without sacrifice.
Fifth: A harvest without labour.
Sixth: Humanness without virtue.
Seventh: Devotion without faith.

How are these diseases to be got rid of? Love is the only means. Love is God. Live in Love.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 30:6

April 07

If an individual wants to be become an important peron in this world, he should have three good qualities. The first is to have firm and unwavering faith in the need for being good. The second is to be free from hatred, jealousy and ego. The third is to be able to appreciate and enjoy when he sees another individual or the society around him doing good work. It is through these there qualities that a person’s greatness will come to be known.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Summer Showers in Brindavan 1977

April 06

A devotee once lamented, saying, ‘O God! You have forgotten me!’ This is never possible; it is the devotee who forgets that he is the child of God, that God is his never-failing friend and guide. God is all-knowledge, all-power, all-mercy. Faith in God has to be constant, firm in the face of every challenge by fate or fortune.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Speaks 12:50

April 05

Spiritual life does not mean leaving home nd living in a solitary place. Spiritual life really means that everybody should think that all people are ONE and he himself is one with all. True spiritual life is that which teaches us Unity or oneness, and makes us live a life of selflessness and love. Instead of filling our minds with theories and subtilities of the scriptures, and our heads with books and texts, it is better to fill our hearts with love and spiritual aspirations. When we are able to fill our hearts with real love, then it will be possible for us to obtain tranquility of thought and peace of mind.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Summer Showers in Brindavan 1972;
Chapter: Sankara Jayanthi

April 04

There are three things which are immensely pleasing to the Lord: A tongue that never indulges in falsehood, a body that is not tainted by causing harm to others, and a mind that is free from attachment and hatred. These three constitute the Trikarana Shuddhi ( triple purity). Refrain from uttering falsehood, inflicting pain on others and entertaining ill-will towards others. Practise silence as a means of preventing the tongue from straying away from truth. The ancient sages practised and preached silence for this purpose.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sathya Sai Speaks 21:9

April 03

Remember, with each act of Love and Service, you are nearing the Divine Presence; wih each act of hate and grab, you are moving farther and farther away. The ideal of service must inspire those in authority, those who possess riches, those who are endowed with skills and intelligence, leisure and health. Serve the community, and the community will serve you. Exploit it and it will exterminate you. Put an end to laziness, bury your clamorous ego; bury the greed for power and pelf;; then you get the qualifications needed for a member of the Seva Dal.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sathya Sai Speaks 12:49

April 02

Today is Ugadi, the beginning of the New Year. Since ancient times, man has celebrated many Ugadis, but he has yet to give up bad qualities. True Ugadi is the day when man gives up bad qualities, fills his heart with love, and takes to the path of sacrifice. Do not limit the celebration of Ugadi to merely putting on new clothes and partaking of delicious items.

Love all. Have faith that God is present in all. Make everybody happy. Only then can you attain happiness. It is impossible for you to attain happiness without making others happy. On this day of Ugadi, take a firm resolve to purify your heart.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sathya Sai Speaks 35:6

April 01

In all worldly activities, be careful not to offend propriety or the canons of good nature; do not play false to the promptings of the inner voice; be prepared at all times to respect the appropriate dictates of conscience; watch your steps to see whether you are in someone else’s way; be ever vigilant to discover the truth behind all this scintillating variety. This is your entire duty, your dharma.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Dharma Vahini, Chapter 1

March 31

All that has to happen will happen. Do not worry about it. Past is past, forget the past. Future is uncertain, do not brood over it. Present is important, live in the present and be happy. Do not worry about past and future.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 39-6 (2006)

March 30

First of all, you have to realize that Divinity is present everywhere. Let all your actions be pleasing to God. You have come from God and are living in God. All your actions should therefore be dedicated to God. When you follow such a sacred path, you will ultimately merge in God.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 39-1 (2006)

March 29

Who has given you life? What is the source from which it has manifested? Have you acquired it by some spiritual practice? No! God gives you life and He is the one, who sustains it. He is present in every living being in the form of Atma. Everything has originated from the Atma.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 39-1 (2006)

March 28

God incarnates in human form to redeem mankind. Do not be under the mistaken notion that God is confined to a specific form. Divinity is not a separate entity. It is immanent in humanity. The human form is a conglomeration of five elements, namely, earth, water, fire, air, and ether. The divine power that makes the five elements function is referred to as the Atma. What is the form Atma? Many people often ask this question. In fact, it transcends name and form.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 39-1 (2006)

March 27

You think God has a form. But God is formless. God is positive and man is negative. Negative comes and goes, but positive is permanent. Repose your faith in the positive and not in the negative. Everything in this world comes and goes like passing clouds.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 39-6 (2006)

March 26

You need not search for God anywhere. When someone asks you, “Where is God?”, you should say with confidence, “I am God.” People build temples and buildings with brick and mortar and install idols of God in them. In fact, God is firmly installed in the hearts of all human beings, nay, all living beings.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 39-7 (2006)

March 25

Whatever we see in others is only a reflection of our own self. If we accuse somebody as bad, it is just that our feeling toward that person is bad. Whatever impression we have about others is a reflection of our feeling towards them. Everything is just reflection, reaction and resound. Therefore, you should not find fault with others.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 34-21 (2001)

March 24

First and foremost, make your heart pure. It is only purity that attracts Divinity. If the iron filings are rusted, even the most powerful magnet will not attract them. The iron filings may blame the magnet, saying it has no power. But the magnet tells them, “You may think as you please, I am not bothered. Get rid of the rust and become pure. Only then will I attract you.” In the same manner, how do you expect God to attract your mind, which is rusted with evil thoughts? See good, listen to good things, speak good and pleasant words, undertake sacred activities. If you act in this manner, without your asking God will certainly bestow His grace on you.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 34-4 (2001)

March 23

God appears to each one in the Form and the magnitude of glory, which he can contain. The feeling of separation from God, the Source and Sustenance, is a laudable quality. Nursing it and fostering it can help to consecrate one’s heart. Do not allow the mind to dwell on the faults and vices of others; it will be contaminated thereby. Fix it on the fairness and virtues of others; it will be sanctified thereby.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 17-5 (1984)

March 22

Whatever you do, do it as an offering to God. Do not make a distinction between “my work” and “God’s work.” When you make a division, you give rise to enmity, because of differences. Where there is enmity, there is no room for Divinity, purity or unity.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 26-11 (1993)

March 21

The primary purpose of education must be to make the individual develop his personality by the pursuit of spiritual and moral disciplines. Education is thus a process through which man is led to his highest status.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 17-7 (1984)

March 20

Having achieved the rare fortune of a human body, one should ever strive to manifest the excellence, which is its credential and to gain, as a result of that manifestation, Divinity Itself. When that is gained, nothing else need be gained.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 17-5 (1984)

March 19

Each one is responsible for his actions and reaps their consequences, good or bad. God is the eternal witness and does not interfere in this. He gives neither happiness nor sorrow. If you talk endearingly to someone, that person will also speak to you in the same loving manner. But if you talk in an arrogant way, you will get a similar response.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 39-4 (2006)

March 18

The people around you may not be able to see what you do, but He is watching you. Others may not hear what you speak, but He is listening to you. He is the eternal witness.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 39-3 (2006)

March 17

The mind acts on the basis of the impressions received through the sense organs. When the senses are weakened and the impressions received through them are misleading and unreliable, the mind is also affected. The mind goes astray by association with wrong impressions. That is why in the spiritual field, the efficacy of association with good people is emphasized.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 23-32 (1990)

March 16

Everyone, from the scholar to the common man, is concerned only about external cleanliness and not about the purity of the heart within. However pure the ingredients may be, if the vessel in which they are cooked is not clean, the food will be spoiled. For a man, his heart is the vessel, and he must see that it is kept pure and untainted. For the purification of the heart, everyone must undertake selfless service.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 23-31 (1990)

March 15

It is most essential to get rid of selfishness. Only then divinity will manifest itself in you. Develop sacred love in your hearts. The feeling “I and you are one” should grow. Spirituality consists in filling the heart with love, dedicating all actions to the Divine and striving for the welfare of all.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 23-7 (1990)

March 14

In human life, there are three important things: One is the individual; the second is the family; the third is the society. Today in whatever he does, man is concerned primarily about his individual interests. From there he proceeds towards concern for the family. But few care to take any interest in what concerns society as a whole. If society is not in good shape, how can individuals be well? Individual welfare is based on social well-being. Consider every human being as a spark of the Divine.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 23-7 (1990)

March 13

The Divine power latent in man is not found in any other being. Since man is unable to understand his own Divine nature, he is undertaking various spiritual practices such as penance, meditation and yoga. Spiritual practices bereft of love are a mere waste of time. Love is most important in life. Whatever you may say with love, it is bound to be true. Any work you undertake with love is dharma. So, in the first instance, develop love.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 32-27 (1999)

March 12

Do not forget God. In fact, if you forget yourself it amounts to forgetting God. Hence, do not forget yourself. It is for this reason that one is advised, “Always be careful”. You must constantly inquire into yourself, “Am I forgetting God?” You must always be aware of your true nature and remind yourself, “I am I”. If you are firmly established in that truth, there will be no scope at all to entertain any evil thoughts about others. Not realising one’s own true nature, fools and ignoramuses think otherwise.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 40-13 (2007)

March 11

Do not make distinctions between your people and other people. Consider everybody as a member of the universal Divine family. Experience bliss by cultivating the spirit of unity. Do not give scope for any differences whatsoever. Treat each body as a temple and offer your salutations. Have the firm conviction that God is present in all. When you cultivate such noble thoughts, God will certainly become manifest to you.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 33-8 (2000)

March 10

Try to find out when exactly man is having peace, full-undisturbed peace. You will see that he is at peace only during sushupti (deep sleep). For, at that time, the senses are inactive, the mind is inert and unattached to the senses or their targets. So, when senses are made ineffective to drag the mind out, man can attain peace. That is the real sadhana, the basic sadhana: the withdrawal of the senses from the objective world (Nivrithiimarga).

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 7-18 (1967)

March 09

Men are born, they die; in the interval, they grow and fade. The sign of growth is this mutual love, expressed through seva (service). The rich and the high-placed have many to serve them. You must serve those who have no one to serve them. Serve those who manage to live by serving others. There are thousands of organisations already working with such aims, but what is the special need for an organisation bearing My Name? You must realise Me in all, and serve all in a spirit of worshipful dedication.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 8-44 (1968)

March 08

The Divine Principle that is in everyone is like the electric current that illuminates the bulbs before me here, which are of different colours and different candle powers. The same God shines in and through everyone, whatever be the creed, colour, tribe or territory. The current animates and activates all bulbs; the Divine animates and activates all. Those who see difference are deluded as they are befogged by prejudice, egoism, hatred or malice. Love sees all as one Divine family.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 8-22 (1968)

March 07

It is only when you are happy that you can make others happy. What is happiness? It is union with God. By chanting the name of God you will experience happiness.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 31-5 (1998)

March 06

The liberation men should seek is peace of mind. If peace is got, all else can be got easily. How is peace to be got? By leading a godly life.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 31-5 (1998)

March 05

Every individual is an embodiment of Sath-Chith-Ananda. Sath is God; Chith the Jiva, the individual self. The unity of Sath and Chith is Ananda , Bliss.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 31-5 (1998)

March 04

Without understanding fully your human nature, how can you expect to fathom the nature of the Divine or recognise the divinity present equally in all beings? For instance, you are told that God is present in a cat, a dog, a donkey, a pig, a snake or a scorpion, and you also talk about it. But if your parents, friends or anyone else hails you as “You donkey! You swine!,” you get angry and feel that you have been insulted. Likewise, if God is described in this manner, is it not an affront to God? When can you experience the sense of equality of all living beings? It is only when you have realised your oneness with God that you are entitled to speak about the equality of all beings. Till then, the dog is a dog, the donkey is a donkey, a man is a man. As long as you regard yourself as a human being, respect other fellow-humans, show love towards other creatures, but do not go about saying all are one and all are equal.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 23-4 (1990)

March 03

Foster love, live in love and spread love – that is the spiritual exercise that will yield the maximum benefit. When you recite the Name of God, remembering all the while His majesty, His compassion, His glory, His splendour and His presence – love will grow within you, its roots will go deeper and deeper and its branches will spread wider and wider, giving cool shelter to friend and foe, to fellow national and foreigner.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 8-22 (1968)

March 02

Ananda (Divine Bliss) is all around us and within us. It is Ananda that sustains and supports us, but this Truth is hidden by petty selfishness, which prods us across the sea of storms in order to gather on the outer shore, the things which apparently give Ananda inherent in them. Man envelops them with a layer of the Ananda within him but, while imbibing it, imagines that the thing itself can confer Ananda on him! Really speaking, it is his own Ananda that he is receiving back. After a term of deep sleep, man declares that he had unbroken Ananda. The mind and the senses, even the faculty of reason, had no contact then with any object, nor did they have any impact from objects. So, the Ananda was derived, during sleep, from within his own reality.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 20-5 (1987)

March 01

Man lives for a high purpose, not for submitting as the beast does to every demand of instinct and impulse. He has to install himself as the master, not crawl as a slave. He has the right to proclaim Shivoham (“I am Shiva”) , “I am Achyutha” (I am the undiminishable Fullness), “I am Ananda. “As soon as one becomes aware of his reality, the chains that bind him, iron as well as gold, fall off and he attains Moksha (liberation).

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 20-5 (1987)

February 28

Wherever you are, whatever work you do, do it as an act of worship, an act of dedication, an act for the glorification of God who is the inspirer, the witness, the Master. Do not divide your activities as, “These are for my sake” and “These are for the sake of God.”

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 07:18)

February 27

It is only when you are happy that you can make others happy. What is happiness? It is union with God. By chanting the name of God you will experience happiness

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 31:5)

February 26

You are referring to the gift of food as Anna-dhaana (the charity of food). But no one has the authority to give in charity what has been given by God or be proud of it or even to feel that he has given something in charity. God gave the rains; God fostered the sapling and God ripened the grain; what right have you to call it yours and give it in charity? It is not dhaana (charity) that you do; you are only offering gratitude to God; you are sanctifying the grain you have harvested by offering the food prepared out of it to these Naaraayanas (Gods in human form). Call it Naaraayana Seva!

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 13:4)

February 25

God loves those who serve others because He is in all of them. Whoever you may serve, consider it as service to God. Divinise all your actions. Treat every action you perform as God’s work.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 28:34)

February 24

I call upon devotees to show Love towards all. I Love all. I am always engaged in work from morning to night. You cannot know how blissful I am always. Happiness is My form. I am always happy. I do not worry about anything because I have no desires. That is the reason for My happiness. As your desires increases, your happiness diminishes.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 22:23)

February 23

Love is God. Live in Love. Start the day with Love. Fill the day with Love. End the day with Love. That is the way to God.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 28:34)

February 22

The air you breathe, the water you drink, the earth on which you walk are all gifts of God. How grateful are you to the sun, who provides light, which cannot be equalled by all the electric bulbs in the world? Can all the pump sets in the world provide as much water as is offered in a single downpour of rain? Can all the fans in the world, provide as much breeze as you get when the wind blows? Without being grateful for these Divine gifts, man goes after the trivial and wastes his life. The great sages of yore who adored God in various ways considered devotion as a means of expressing gratitude to Providence.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 22:1)

February 21

Make Love the basic impulse for all your actions. Share your Love with others. Be unselfish. Self lives by getting and forgetting. Love lives by giving and forgiving. Develop confidence in your self. Through self-confidence you can achieve self-realisation.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 28:34)

February 20

Worship of God in temples and shrines has its place in sanctifying time and sublimating the instincts and impulses. Inquiry into reality has its use in clearing the fog of doubt. But, activity in the shape of Seva (selfless service) charged with Love fulfils the aims of all paths to Godhead.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 11:22)

February 19

Deserve the Grace of God by helping the weak and poor, the diseased and the disabled, the distressed and the downtrodden. Do not laugh at others or take delight in insulting them or in carrying tales demeaning them. There is no more heinous sin than hurting the feelings of others. Man must develop two qualities: Fear of sin and devotion to God.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 13:4)

February 18

There are four F’s that you will have to fix before you. (1) Follow the Master, (2) Face the Devil, (3) Fight to the End and (4) Finish the Goal. Follow the Master means, observe Dharma (Righteousness). Face the Devil means, overcome the temptations that besets you when you try to earn artha (wealth or the means to live in comfort). Fight to the End means, struggle ceaselessly; wage war against the six enemies that are led by kaama (lust). And, finally, Finish the Goal means, do not stop until the goal of Moksha (Liberation from ignorance and delusion) is reached.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 13:14)

February 17

Do not pray God to give you only joy; that will be foolish. Pray for the fortitude to realise that grief and joy are but the obverse and reverse of the same coin.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 11:18)

February 16

Control the mind and regulate the impulses emanating from it by means of a clarified intelligence. These are primary requisites for a happy life. Keep the name of God ever on the tongue and the Glory of God ever in the memory; seek the company of the good and the godly. These prescriptions if you follow, you can be free from anxiety, fear and falsehood.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 12-6)

February 15

Do not get disheartened, if you do not progress in meditation. Utter the Name of the Lord, dwelling on the Glory and the Grace; that is equally effective. No one particular Name is necessary; all names denote only the One. The steadiness, the faith, the Love that you cultivate in the heart and express through your words, deeds and thoughts are the essential requisites for earning the Grace of God.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 12:5)

February 14

The secret of good karma (Action) is, do karma as an act of Worship, a dedicatory rite offered to the source of all energy and intelligence. And, never take the consequence to heart. By this means, one can approximate to the Divine Principle, which is beyond activity.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 11:22)

February 13

You must positively Love all beings, actively Love and actively engage yourself in acts of Love. That alone wins the Grace you crave for.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 11:12)

February 12

Take everything that happens to you as a Gift of Grace. Of course, on your path, you must act with all the skill and devotion you are capable of. Do this with as much sincerity as you worship God. Then, leave the result to the All-powerful, All-knowing, All-merciful God. Let whatever ensues ensue! Why do you hold yourself responsible? He prompted it, He got it done, through you; He will give whatever result He feels He must!

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 11:18)

February 11

Expansion is Love, is life. Contraction is death, is hate. Pray for the good of all, crave for the prosperity of all, not of one person or party, or nation. The craving for power if it afflicts any one person degenerates into a mania, and it brings in its wake, great confusion and calamity. Be servants, not masters.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 11:7)

February 10

All forms of worship are of no avail if one’s heart is full of “negative” feelings and one’s mind is filled with “negative” thoughts. All actions performed by the different sense organs – the eyes, the ears, the tongue etc. get polluted when the mind is filled with “negative” thoughts. The six evil qualities in man –lust, anger, greed, delusion, pride and envy are his well-entrenched enemies. To get rid of these wicked elements and to install good qualities in their place, the only means is the fostering of the Love principle (prema-thatwa). When man’s heart is filled with Love, all that he does will be “positive”. All good deeds come out of Love.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 31:5)

February 9

Work in the spirit of Love; it leads you on to Worship, that is to say, work without any regard to the proportion of benefit you derive from it; work, since it is your duty; work, since you love to work, work since that is the way you can offer God the gratitude for the skills God has endowed upon you. This kind of work leads to wisdom. Wisdom means the recognition of the immanence of the Divine in every being.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 11:01)

February 8

Man is inherently Divine; he ought therefore to demonstrate in Thought, Word and Deed the Divine attributes of Love, Tolerance, Compassion and Humanity. God is Truth; Man too must live in Truth. God is Love; Man too must live in Love, eschewing anger. Master hatred through Love; master anger through Tolerance.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 12:4)

February 7

God is all-powerful; God is everywhere; God is all-knowing. To adore such a Formidable Limitless Principle, man spends a few minutes out of the 24 hours, and uses a minute before an idol or image or picture! It is indeed ridiculous; it is practically futile.
Adore Him so long as you have breath, so long as you are conscious. Have no other thought than God, no other aim than knowing His command, no other activity than translating that command into action. That is what is meant by surrender. Render yourself unto Him.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 11:12)

February 6

There is no need for you to follow this person or that person in the search for a Guru (teacher). The heart full of compassion is the altar of God. Nature is the best preacher. Life is the best teacher. Fill yourselves with awe and reverence at the handiwork of God, the manifestation of His Power and Glory that is called the World. This is enough Instruction and enough Inspiration for you.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 12:2)

February 5

You must feel the pain of others as your own; you must be happy when others are happy. That is the way to realise the unity of all.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 11:21)

February 4

Do not behave in such a way that people are wary of you; be open, without harmful eyes, lascivious ears, false tongue, foul mind and pernicious hands. Your eyes give you away easily; look upon all without the guilt of lust or scandal; speak to all, with Love blooming out of adoration; let your hands give, never take what is not yours. Treat the distressed, the diseased, the old, the helpless and the child with great respect and intelligent consideration.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 11:05)

February 3

By means of Saadhana (spiritual practice), it is possible to produce Love and export it to millions and millions of people, in need of it. The more it is shared the deeper it becomes, the sweeter its taste, and the vaster the joy. By means of Love, one can approach God and stay in His presence, for God is Love, and when one lives in Love, he is living in God.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 11:01)

February 2

Duty is God; Work is Worship. The power that office confers must be handled with that attitude of gratefulness and reverence.
If this is remembered and practised by every worker, however placed, wherever placed, work will give happiness, contentment and peace, both to the person concerned and to the society of which he is a limb.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 11:01)

February 1

Service to others is the medicine one needs to alleviate the distress which fills one at the sight of distress in another being. Feel that you are serving yourself, that you are curbing your own ego.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source : Sri Sathya Sai Speaks 07:18)

January 31

When God is all-pervasive, where is the need to go in search of Him? You should make efforts to experience your innate Divinity by observing total silence and turning your vision inward. You can experience Divine bliss only in absolute silence. That is why it is said, ‘Silence is golden.’

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 37:20)

January 30

Sathyagraha (that Mahatma Gandhi followed) was the path of Truth and Love, of the means being as pure as the ends. Verily, he who accepts criticism gladly and thanks the critic for his remarks is the one really human. Since Gandhi was willing to learn and had the humility to acknowledge criticism, he could mould the people of his land and be hailed as the Father of the Nation. He looked upon the country as one. He planted the seed of unity of all faiths and all communities, which under his guidance grew quickly into a big tree. He built a great movement on the basis of Atmabalam (soul-force) that strengthened unity and self-confidence.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 18:17)

January 29

You must make it a practice to observe silence for at least one hour daily. It saves your cosmic energy and ensures peace of mind.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 30:17)

January 28

The human being should use his or her power of discrimination and lead a life dedicated to dharma (right conduct). There lies the secret of happiness.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 33:10)

January 27

Be happy; be happy. Make others happy. All will be happy. God will be happy.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 21:32)

January 26

Service to society is very important.
The best way to love God is to love all and serve all.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 35:21)

January 25

What profit do I get spending my time in discovering the faults and weakness of others? Thus, the first spiritual practice is to search for the faults and weaknesses within yourself and to strive to correct them and become perfect.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: Prema Vahini. Page 5)

January 24

Love lives by giving and forgiving, self (ego) lives by getting and forgetting.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 17:12)

January 23

Love has no likes and dislikes. God is not different from love.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 33:10)

January 22

Undertake meritorious activities. One attains merit by serving others and commits sin by hurting them. Help ever, hurt never. To the extent possible, perform acts of charity and help everybody. Fill your hearts with love.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 35:2)

January 21

The same God is present in all. Hence, regard the entire universe as one big family and love all without exception. If you hate anyone, it amounts to hating your own self. So, hurt never and help ever.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: Summer Showers in Brindavan 2000, Chapter 15)

January 20

If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 10:1)

January 19

Be like lions in the spiritual field, rule over the forest of the senses and roam fearlessly with full faith in victory. Be heroes, not zeros; for man (manava) is of the nature of God (Madhava); he is the imperishable eternal Atma!

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 1:15)

January 18

I advise you to ‘Follow the Master.’ By ‘Master’ I mean the Conscience within you, the Voice of God.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 14:13)

January 17

Cultivate Love for God (Daiva Preeti), Morality in society (Sangha Neethi), and, Fear of sin (Papa Bheeti) to attain God.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 42:20)

January 16

I am always in you, with you, around you, above you, and below you. I am not confined to Prasanthi Nilayam and India alone. I am there wherever you are. Your heart is my temple.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 31:41)

January 15

Duty is God; Work is Worship. Even the tiniest work is a flower placed at the Feet of God. Approach all pilgrims with a heart filled with treasure of Love.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 10:6)

January 14

Embodiments of Love! Let me remind you once again that neither age nor position nor for that matter anything in this physical environment can bring about bliss. It is only a pure and loving heart that is the source of bliss.
May this festival of Sankranti, which is a symbol of change, bring about a transformation in your heart and provide bliss to one and all, so that you may always lead a happy, prosperous, and cheerful life. In fact, the very name of a human being is anandamaya (full of bliss). Manavatva (humanness) is meant for rising to the level of Daivatva (Divinity).

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 38:1)

January 13

When you go into the qualifications needed for Seva (Service), you will know that a pure heart- uncontaminated by conceit, greed, envy, hatred or competition- is essential; also, faith in God, as the spring of vitality, virtue and justice.
Seva is the worship you offer to the God in the heart of everyone. Do not ask another person which place you belong to, or which caste or creed you profess. Instead see your favourite form of God in that other person; as a matter of fact, he/she is not ‘other’ at all. It is His image, as much as you are. You are not helping some ‘one individual’; you are adoring Me, in him/her. I am before you in that Form; so, what room is there for the ego in you to raise its hood?

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 10:6)

January 12

Today being Vaikuntha Ekadhashi, many of you are yearning to get Amrith (nectar) from Me. But, of what benefit is it merely to swallow a few drops of nectar created by Me? It is when the sathwik (good) quality wins and subdues the rajasik and the thamasik (passionate and ignorant) qualities in the battles between them that go on in every heart, that amrith arises therein! The amrith that confers immortality is the amrith which one wins through one’s own sadhana, a general wholetime effort of the mind to avoid lower desires, and to uplift itself to higher values.
Such an effort will win Amrith; it will flow from the spring of the heart! Amrith means immortal; it does not follow that he who takes in amrith will live eternally; even Avathars (Divine incarnations) cast off the body when their task is accomplished. It means fixing the mind on the Reality, becoming aware of the imperishable entity that one is and merging the consciousness in it.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 8:1)

January 11

Vishnu means, sarva vyapi (He who is everywhere). So, his residence Vaikuntha (heaven) must be everywhere. You can gain entry, by knocking with the correct password on your lips. Your heart can become Vaikuntha, if you but cleanse it and purify it and allow God to manifest in it. Vaikuntha means “the place where there is no shadow of grief.” When God manifests in your heart, all is full andfree.
The cow transforms grass and gruel into sweet strength-giving milk and gives it away in plenty to its master. Develop that quality, that power to transform the food you consume into sweet thoughts, words and deeds of sympathy for all. When you have filled your heart with sympathy for the distressed, the Lord will shower His Grace.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks 8:1)

January 10

Cultivate love. You can experience bliss when you develop love.
Start the day with Love;
Fill the day with Love
End the day with Love
That is the way to God.
If you can achieve this, you will not be disturbed by sorrows and difficulties. The heart is the seat of bliss. True bliss flows from a pure and loving heart. Try to experience such bliss. All other forms of happiness are momentary.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks Vol 38:1)

January 9

You may worship any form, chant any name, but have firm faith in God. Call the Divine by any name, Raama, Krishna, Allah, Jesus or Buddha- all names are the same. The one Lord is adored by different names. Devotion should not be converted into a form of business. You should not say you will offer something to God if you get a certain thing which you desire. God needs nothing from you. Everything belongs to God. You brought nothing with you at birth and leave the world with nothing. Only the Divine is with you. Hence Cherish faith in God.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks Vol 28:26)

January 8

Humans are the only living beings who dislike raw food found in the natural state. All other animals eat things as they are- grains, grass, leaves, shoots, fruits. Man boils, fries, melts, mixes and adopts various methods of cooking in order to satisfy the cravings of the tongue, the eye and the nose. As a consequence, the food value of these articles are either reduced or destroyed. When the seeds are fried, they do not sprout; this is clear proof that the ‘life-force’ is eliminated. Therefore, uncooked raw pulses just sprouting are to be preferred. Also nuts and fruits. The coconut, offered to the Gods, is a good Saathwic (pure) food, having good percentage of protein besides fat, starch and minerals. Food having too much salt or pepper is Rajasic (passion-rousing) and should be avoided; so also too much fat and starch, which are Thaamasic (disposed to inactivity) in their effects on the body, should be avoided.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks Vol 14:31)

January 7

The chief characteristics of Sathya Sai are, let me tell you, equanimity and forbearance (Sahana). There are many who are engaged in criticism and calumny. Many papers publish all types of writings. Many pamphlets are printed. All kinds of things happen in the world. My reply to all these is a smile. Such criticisms and distortions are the inevitable accompaniments of everything good and great.

Embodiments of Love! Even if the entire world opposes Me unitedly, nothing can affect Me. My mission is essentially Mine. I am engaged in doing good. My heart is ever full of benediction. I have no ego. I do not own any thing. This is My truth. Those who have faith in this, My Truth, will not hesitate to dedicate themselves to it. Those who have doubts and defects react with anger and fear. But the person with no doubt or defect will not react so. I am aware of this and so I am always in Aaanandha, Aanandha, `Aanandha (bliss).

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks Vol 15:33)

January 6

There are some who boast that they have the entire (Bhagawad) Githa at the tip of their tongue, that they can roll out, on the spot, any sloka (verse) from the Githa which you want to hear, if only the chapter and the number are given; or, they can quote chapter and number for any phrase or word you give. I am inclined to laugh when such scholarship is exhibited. Poor tongue, that it should carry so much on its tip, without any of it being absorbed in actual life! A gramophone record can repeat as well as they;, and, with equal benefit to itself. Practising one verse certainly yields more benefit than learning all the verses by rote and retaining them to memory. Arjuna proved every sacred word of Krishna true, by practising it. His sincerity won him the Grace of Krishna.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: Githa Vahini Chap 12 Para 3)

January 5

Where there is Faith, there is Love Where there is Love, there is Peace Where there is Peace, there is Truth Where there is Truth, the is Bliss Where there is Bliss, there is God Therefore cultivate Faith and Surrender; then Grace will flow through you into every action of yours.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks Vol 22:4)

January 4

All that you see, hear, think and do are due to the power of Brahman (The Absolute). The feeling that you are the doer and the possessor is the source of all troubles. It is only when man realises that everything is permeate by the Divine that he will be able to experience the Divine bliss.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: SSS Speaks Vol 27:13)

January 3

The end of Wisdom is Freedom The end of Culture is Perfection The end of Knowledge is Love The end of Education is Character

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: Summer Showers in Brindavan 1972)

January 2

Sadhana has to be done after attaining a good character; this is very important. Ion the midst of impurity, wickedness and evil,spiritual effort will be fruitless. It is as the jewel in the head of the cobra, in the centre of poison and cruelty. Do not use the study of Sastra and scriptures for increasing your egoism; let it make you humble though at the same time makes you more resistant to temptation.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: Sadhana- The Inward Path 6:12/13)

January 1

Regard every second as a new year and act on that basis. You need not wait for the passing of twelve months to embark on any enterprise. Transform yourselves every moment. Get rid of the bad old ideas: that will herald the birth of the new year. Take part in service activities to sanctify your lives. Adhere to righteous conduct. Live up to the motto: ‘Help ever, Hurt never’. This is the essence of the message of Vyasa’s eighteen Puranas (sacred scriptures).

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Source: Food for Thought, SSSBPT, PN)