 Sai
Baba Quotes and
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What are obstacles? They are nothing! There
is no obstacle that cannot be overcome. Obstacles are like
stones on the path: you walk over them or around them. Never
let them upset you. Never become involved with them in such
a way that they become part of your life. Observe them and
let them pass, for they do not belong to you. If obstacles
continue to disturb you, offer them to the Lord and He knows
why they have come into your life. The Lord is always there
to help you, if only you ask for His help.
Man seeks to change the foods available in
nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the
very essence of life contained in them.
You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals
when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where
it is born or even the water which sustains it!
Do not cultivate too much attachment to things
of the world, which appeal to carnal desires and sensual
thirsts. A moment comes when you have to depart empty-handed,
leaving all that you have laboriously collected and proudly
called your own.
Sai Ram
BHAGAWAN SRI SATHYA SAI BABA
In the world today, one sees anger, hatred,
greed, jealousy, misguided ambition and power seeking. What
is the reason for the prevalence of these negative emotions?
It is one thing only: man is lost and is wandering
in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values
can have meaning to man only when he steps on to the spiritual
path, a path where negative emotions have no use. The spiritual
path is based on the true human values: truth, right conduct,
peace, love and non-violence. When man plots a course through
life based on these values, which provide a solid foundation,
then all the negative emotions fall away. Even if he should
stumble on the path, he can easily see the reason for the
fall and quickly steady himself and continue the spiritual
journey.
Man learns through experience, and the spiritual
path is full of different kinds of experiences. He will
encounter many difficulties and obstacles, and they are
the very experiences he needs to encourage and complete
the cleansing process. And when the cleansing is finally
complete, the evolved soul ceases to react to anything.
All emotions are perfectly balanced. He lives in a state
of permanent happiness, regardless of prevailing circumstances.
So long as you continue to react to whatever
you experience, you must also continue to look at yourself
progressively more closely. Only through self-examination
will you be able to see through the negative emotions. You
must see them for what they really are: aspects of the lower
self attempting to maintain the grip which it has exerted
over you for so long.
As you progress along the spiritual path,
you should walk hand in hand with God. In whatever form
you see Him. God the Ultimate is your guide and helper an
He will carry you forward on the spiritual path if only
you establish real contact with Him. It is like walking
along a path with your closest friend. You can walk in complete
silence and your friend, too, will remain silent. Or, you
can talk to your friend all the time and learn from him
as you go along.
God is that friend and it is up to you to
break the silence and bring Him into your life at every
moment of the day. God is love, and that is the easiest
way to find Him, through love. If you keep your heart open
and let love flow, God's love will fill you with divine
energy and help you along the path, guiding you to overcome
all obstacles. It is a long journey, but it becomes shorter
and easier once you share it with the Lord. He knows the
path, and will guide you all the way to the very end, to
ultimate liberation.
BHAGAWAN SRI SATHYA SAI BABA
Look out into the universe and contemplate
the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling
in the night sky, all with a message of unity, part of the
very nature of God. You can see the moon which orbits the
earth on a perfect path, a path which can be calculated
by scientists for centuries ahead.
What about your own path? Here, you are the
scientist for your own life and you alone can plot the path
that will take you into the future. You are plotting that
path, day by day, with every thought and every act. All
action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.
When you know the truth, you cannot blame
others for the misfortunes of the moment; those misfortunes
are of your own creation. What matters is to live in the
present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts
and acts of the moment that create your future. The outline
of your future path already exists, for you created its
pattern by your past. But even that outline can change,
and will change, depending on your own thoughts and actions
as each new day dawns and then dies away again.
This is the lesson for all. Do not be misled
by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you
see. You live in a world which is a playground of illusion,
full of false paths, false values and false ideals, But
you are not part of that world.
You must live in the world while you are there,
but do not become part of it, for you are part of God and
do not belong to the world. The life ahead can only be glorious
if you learn to live in total harmony with the Lord. He
is there always, but it is for you to take His hand and
proceed through life, hand in hand with Him in all that
you do and think.
You will never find peace and happiness in
isolation, separated from the omnipresent God. And yet this
is how most people live their lives, Such lives are shallow
and without foundation or direction, like a rudderless ship
floundering at sea.
My children, take My hand and secure your
freedom while I am here to help you. Leave behind all the
past and forget it. Live in the present, in perfect union
with Lord and enjoy the peace of mind which it brings. Once
you live in complete harmony with God, all problems and
difficulties cease to exist.
All is bliss.
Sai Ram
BHAGAWAN SRI SATHYA SAI BABA
When love flows from
the heart life is transformed. What is love? It is the life
force itself, the God within, the God without, the omnipresent
God, a force which is the divine power and the very basis
of the universe and everything in it.
When love flows, man
rises in consciousness from the grosser levels and begins
to experience life as it really is, divine bliss. How many
of you have experienced this feeling of bliss? Sadly, very
few rise to the higher levels, except for brief moments,
perhaps in meditation. For the rest of the time they are
entangled in materialistic pursuits of every sort and are
totally distracted from the spiritual path.
Remember My words: "Start
the day with love, fill the day with love, end the day with
love. That is the way to God." Those words do really
mean something!
As you awaken in the
morning, tune in to the omnipresent God and become a channel
for the flow of His love to all around you. But first, let
the love flow throughout your whole being. Feel it, experience
it, absorb it, enjoy it, that feeling of being immersed
in a pool of divine love and energy, so powerful that all
worries and materialist thoughts are dissipated by the sheer
power of that love.
Laugh and be happy.
Do not associate yourself with any of the troubles that
may be going on around you, for they are not part of you.
Go through the day like this, in all that you do, and feel
the omnipresent God manifesting Himself everywhere. God
is love, love is God, and love is the only way to God.
Love one another and
help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring
out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.
Let love flow so that
it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead
of the state of turmoil he has created through his past
ways of life, with all those material interests and earthly
ambitions.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, that
is the way to God.
Sai Ram
BHAGAWAN SRI SATHYA
SAI BABA
"You must pass
your days in song. Let your whole life be a song, believe
that God is everywhere at all times and derive strength,
comfort and joy, singing in your heart in His Presence the
glory of God. Let melody and harmony surge up from your
hearts and let all take delight in the love that you express
through that song."
Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Man struggles through
life in isolation, lost and unaware of his identity. The
day that man becomes awakened, that will be his birthday
and that will be My birthday.
These occasions when
you meet together for My birthday give you the opportunity
to think about the reality of life, a chance to establish
your own identity and your relationship with all around
you.
That is the background
to the words "UNITY IS DIVINITY" because all is
God and there is only God. That is the fundamental truth,
and when you reach a full understanding of that concept,
you will start to become awakened, reborn into a completely
new way of life. Only then will you find it easy to put
into practice the teachings of the Lord.
It will become a way
of life, the only possible way, and it will bring with it
such great joy and happiness, contentment and peace. It
is the only way to find peace of mind, something which is
so elusive while you continue chasing after false gods,
the false values and ideals which haunt man while he struggles
along the wrong path of darkness.
Man must awaken and
see light, then he will be able to see through the illusion
of much that he treasures and seeks.
Turn to God and look
for God in your own heart. Realize that this is the real
you, the spark of divinity that is everything.
All is divine, all is
God, and UNITY IS DIVINITY.
Sai Ram
BHAGAWAN SRI SATHYA
SAI BABA
What is new in the world?
Nothing. What is old in the world? Nothing. Everything has
always been and will always be.
What comes and goes
is a form of illusion, the creation of man's mind and yet
at the time it all seems so important, absorbing his attention
and distracting him from the truth and the reality of life.A
house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last.
The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will
sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up
by the world of illusion.
That is why the divine
Avatar is here today, to act as your guide and teacher.
He is here on earth for your benefit, to give all mankind
the opportunity to learn the truth and establish solid foundations
for spiritual growth. It is an opportunity which you may
never experience again and you should take it while it is
there. The divine Avatar shows you the way but leaves you
to exercise freely your individual will lead to liberation.
With every tide you
witness ebb and flow. So it is with life, the ebb and flow
of opportunities. Yet another opportunity is offered to
you today.
What is that opportunity?
It is the chance to move away from the present pattern of
life where you live in the twilight world of illusion, a
state which constantly obscures the truth and can never
bring lasting happiness.
Awaken, My children,
and see the light. Seize the opportunity which you now have
and break away from the grooves of the past. Follow the
Master and experience the utter bliss which comes from union
with God, a life lived in complete harmony with he Infinite.
Learn the truth, live
in truth, open the heart and let your life be filled with
love, then you will experience absolute joy, peace and the
unity of all mankind.
Sai Ram
BHAGAWAN SRI SATHYA
SAI BABA
When you surrender to
God, you leave all your problems behind because God Himself
takes on the burdens which have distressed you for so long.
However, you cannot consider surrender until you know what
it is that you
are surrendering.
There is much talk about
surrender, but very few people really know what it means
or what it implies. Surrender is a state or attitude of
mind. You surrender your will to the will of God. You make
the choice to let your whole life, everything you do, even
every thought, be of His will, not yours. You do everything
for and with Him.
You constantly ask yourself,
"What would He like me to do in this instance?"
Then you do it and you dedicate it to Him. You observe the
result but you do not concern yourself with it. You accept
every result as His will, knowing that only God sees and
understands the whole picture and, therefore, only He can
understand all that happens in the world.
True surrender brings
you closer and closer to God, for you are in constant communion
with Him during each day. Also, you begin to see God in
everyone and everything, all around you, all the time, everywhere,
always. That is
the way to experience the omnipresent God.
True surrender will
bring peace of mind, a permanent state of tranquillity,
because there can no longer be anything to worry about.
All worries and apparent difficulties are immediately placed
at the feet of the Lord and He takes care of them. From
that point on, they no longer concern you.
Once you have surrendered
completely to God, you experience for the first time absolute
freedom from the worries, problems and ills of this world.
You can be happy and even laugh in apparent adversity. Whatever
is happening is a game, God's game and you play your part
and enjoy it.
But man has not surrendered!
He lives almost entirely for himself and is ruled by his
senses and his desires. He has no peace of mind and he will
never experience it so long as he pursues that path. Desires,
desires, desires, there is no end to them. It is an endless
path.
My children, surrender
to the Lord, offer everything to Him and He will take care
of you and all your needs. Experience the bliss that comes
from unconditional surrender and leave behind for ever more
the miseries and disappointments of the past.
The choice is yours,
the timing is yours. I will always be there, waiting for
your call.
Sai Ram
BHAGAWAN SRI SATHYA
SAI BABA
Honesty results from
a pure heart and pure thought. It is also related to the
desireless state because in that state, there is no need
to distort the truth in order to achieve or obtain anything.
Honesty and truth are
a way of life, the only way. It means more than just what
the words imply, because it also means being true to yourself.
The purity of heart is visible when the love of God is reflected
so clearly and strongly that it shines through, even in
the most adverse conditions and circumstances. Such a man
has reached a point where nothing can touch him because
he has come so close to God that his whole life is based
on the solid foundations of truth, love and devotion to
God. How can anything touch such a man?
Truth can spread, just
like love, and those souls who reach the more advanced stage
along spiritual path can act as pathfinders or guides for
others. They are living examples of God manifesting Himself
in man at the highest levels, a goal which everyone should
seek. That is why I tell you to keep good company, because
such people can help you just by their
presence and example.
Purity, unity and divinity
are words which are familiar to you. Honesty, truth and
purity are all one and they will lead you on to divinity,
the true state of man at the highest level.
Sai Ram
BHAGAWAN SRI SATHYA
SAI BABA
 Sai
Baba - the Embodiment of Love
Peggy Mason, Ron Laing
Peggy Mason was a Spiritualist
turned Sai Baba devotee. Here is here story of her encounter with the
God-man. Naturally she asks him about mediumship! if you're not a Sai devotee, it might make you start seeing things from
a totally new perspective.
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