Sai Madhuryam

 Whether He is described as

Cosmic Consciousness (Chaithanya)

Or the Indwelling Knower (Kshetrajna)

Or the Supreme Wisdom (Jnana)

Or the Ego or the Supreme Lord (Easwara)

Or Vishnu or Brahma

Or the Primordial Energy

Or the Bliss Divine (Ananda)

Or the Abode of the Divine (Parmapadam)

Or as the Atma or as Sath-Chith-Ananda

All are various names and forms

of the Supreme Self, which is nameless

The Cosmos is permeated by Hari

Nothing can be found in the Universe

Without the Divine in it.

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

Sanctify Your Time

"Sanctify the time given to you by good thoughts and good actions.  For this, you need to cultivate the companyi of the good, which, in due course, will lead you to liberation."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(January 1, 1991)

See God in Ourselves

 

Why should we see God in ourselves and everyone? How then would we accept life’s events? Bhagawan explains and gives us a powerful message today.

"A mud pot is nothing but mud. Vessels made of gold are basically gold only and nothing else. We have emerged from God. Therefore, all of us are God only. Due to our body consciousness, we get into all kinds of trouble. What is this body? It is a perishable leather bag with nine holes, but not like a resplendent diamond. No fragrance but only foul smell emanates from it every moment. It is made up of flesh, blood, bones and faecal matter.  Should we develop attachment with this body? 

When people achieve success, they attribute it to their capability; if they meet with failure, they attribute it to God’s Will. You can know the truth only when you recognise that everything happens by the Will of God, and whatever happens is good for you. 

Today, spiritual aspirants and devotees do not have this kind of faith. It is because of their part-time devotion. You should become full-time devotees. From dawn to dusk, do your duty with a firm conviction that all duties belong to God. Do your duty with love. Then only will you attain perfection."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Divine Discourse - April 30, 1997)

Do not limit God to your shrine. God is your life-breath. – BABA

Divine Wisdom

 

Baba's Storytime - The Spirit of Service

 

Once, an old friend of a king came to meet him. The king was glad to see his old friend and chatted with him affectionately. This man was very aged and carried a stick with him for support. The king questioned his friend as to how he was leading his life. His friend replied that in old age, one needed some support, and the stick was his support. The old man asked the king whether he was serving his people well, to which the king reacted that he was a king and could never be a servant. 

The old man wished to teach the king a practical lesson. So, he dropped his stick to salute the king. As he could not bend down to pick up the stick, the king at once bowed down, picked up the stick, and gave it to his friend. 

Then the old man said, “You say you are not a servant. But right now you have served me. So, you are my servant.” 

All have to serve one another at some point in time. To say that one is not a servant is ignorance. The spirit of service is present in everybody, but it varies from person to person depending on the state of his mind."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(From the Divine Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)

True Adoration of God

"Do not offend or harm anyone, that is true adoration of God; for in truth, the other is you yourself.  Awareness of this Truth is liberation (moksha).  Share your joy, your wealth and your knowledge with others who are less fortunate; that is the surest means of earning Divine Grace." 

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(January 25, 1979)

Gems of Wisdom

Inside every human being, two forces are always at work.

One is fed by anger, hatred, jealousy, shame, fear, and lies.

The other is nourished by love, joy, truth, compassion, and peace.

This is not a story about good versus evil.

It is a daily, moment-by-moment choice.

What you think repeatedly becomes your mental diet.

What you focus on strengthens your emotional patterns.

What you react to unconsciously gains power over you.

You are always feeding something with your thoughts,

with your words, with your habits,

with what you consume, watch, listen to, and dwell on.

Feed anger, and it grows sharper.

Feed resentment, and it hardens the heart.

Feed fear, and it steals your freedom.

Feed patience, and clarity appears.

Feed kindness, and peace deepens.

 Feed awareness, and wisdom grows.

Life does not become better by changing others.

It becomes better by changing what you nourish within yourself.

Samastha Lokha Sukhino Bhavanthu

May All Living Beings in All the Worlds be Happy

 

Body Consciousness

What is body consciousness, and why is it important to strive now to give it up? 

"Take for instance a mansion consisting of various rooms like bedroom, storeroom, dining room, bathroom, kitchen, etc. These rooms are of your own making. Each room is separated from the other by a wall. Once the walls are demolished, only one big hall remains. 

Body attachment is like the wall that separates one from the other, and which comes in the way of realising the Self. Once this wall is broken down, you will realise the infinite and immortal Self. Instead of realising the infinite and immortal Self, you are developing attachment to the body over a number of births. 

Develop detachment at least from this birth. You claim something as ‘mine’, but it will be yours only so long as your body exists. After your death, what you earlier claimed as yours will belong to somebody else. Such being the case, why should you develop attachment to worldly possessions? 

Human life is based on ‘I’ and ‘mine’. ‘I’ refers to the atma, and ‘mine’ refers to matter. The mind has originated from the atma. Matter is the effect of the mind. Once you know the nature of the mind and matter, everything else will be known."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Divine Discourse - January 14, 2002)

In order to understand the power of the atma, first of all, enquire into the nature of the mind. – BABA

Sri Sathya Sai Speaks

 

"As you walk along the road, your shadow follows you, through dirt and dust, bush and bramble, mound and midden, brook and boulder. But, note how the shadow has constant contact with the Feet. So long as the shadow (man) has fast and firm contact with the Feet of the Substance (the Lord), no hardship can affect him. Hold on to the Lord; that is the way to peace and joy."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(SSS Volume 8)