Divine Wisdom

 

Sai Blossoms

"I am giving you three maxims that you have to bear in mind: service, service, service.  Never forget the duty to serve.  For this, you have to develop love.  To develop love, you have to promote the spirit of sacrifice."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(March 7, 1997)

 

Sri Sathya Sai Speaks

"Dedicate your heart to God; God will be one with you, the heart of your heart. Do not exaggerate the creation and the manifestation of the Linga; it is only the manifestation of an atom of My majesty. In Me, who can create worlds, and fill the Universe, there are things more worthy of adoration; universal love, the teaching of dharma (virtue), the revival of the Vedas, the fostering of the good, the benediction on sadhakas (spiritual aspirants)."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

 (SSS Vol. 8)

Bhagawan You Love Us So

 

Bhagawan, You love us so, 

Much more than we can ever really know. 

Bhagawan, You're with us here and now 

To this wonderous Presence let us bow. 

Sathya Sai is calling us today 

To live as God, and Love is the Way.

(English bhajan)

Baba's Storytime - The Blanket of Maya and the Bear

The Atma Tattwam is one and indivisible. 

On the bank of a river, once a group of children were tending their cows. It was the monsoon and all of a sudden a furious current of water developed. Because it was a fast current, one bear, which slipped into the water, was drawn into the midstream and was being carried away.

One of the boys looked at the floating mass, and from a distance, it appeared to him to be a bundle of blankets floating in the water. He said to his companion. "I shall jump into the water and get the blanket out", and he jumped into the water. 

With the mistaken idea that it is a bundle of blankets, the boy embraced with his hands the bear. Then the bear also embraced him with its own hands. However much the boy tried to extricate himself, the bear did not leave him. It held him fast. The boys on the shore shouted: "Oh my dear companion, leave the bundle and you come away." The boy in the water, struggling to escape, cried out: "Though I want to escape from it, it does not allow me to escape."

So in this river of life, mâyâ plays like the bear and we mistake it to be a bundle of blankets. Hoping that it would offer us solace, comfort and happiness, we jump into the river and try to catch it. At a later stage when we want to extricate ourselves from it, we find it impossible to do so. 

This illusion is created by mâyâ but the divine principle is always one. Visistadvaita has been teaching from time immemorial that though the forms are different, there is only one Purusha, which is the unity in the diversity and multiplicity of forms.

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

Roots of Wisdom

"You reap what you sow.  How one treats others is like seeing one's own face in a mirror.  If you smile, you see a smiling image.  If you frown, a frowning image stares back at you." 

(From the book "Roots of Wisdom" written by Hong Yingming)

May All Living Beings in All the Worlds be Happy

 

Selfless Service

"Do as much selfless service as you can, as quickly as you can.  If you cannot do any good, at least desist from harming or from finding fault with others.  Know that service is a better spiritual practice (sadhana) than even meditation."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(February 1, 1970)

 

Trials and Tribulations

 

What should be our attitude towards trials and tribulations in life if we wish to grow? On this auspicious day when the Chinese New Year is being observed, Bhagawan draws some wise counsel from the Chinese culture. 

"From ancient times and to some extent even today, the Chinese have observed one ritual every morning before beginning their day’s chores. They declare: “Difficulties are our friends. Let us invite them.” They have recognised that without trouble, no good can be realised. They start the day’s work with this thought before them. The Chinese also realise that true happiness comes from the satisfaction of a task well done. 

In Bharat, too, there is the dictum, Uddharet Atmana-Atmanam (Raise the Self by the Self). What is it that can raise the Self? It is our own good conduct. Our good conduct is not for elevating the country, but for elevating ourselves. A whetstone is used for sharpening a knife, not for making the whetstone smoother. 

Likewise, in this world, your good conduct improves you, and as a result, the world. There is a proverb current in China: “The most delicious food is that got by hard labour.” What is got by arduous effort is relished with joy. One who enjoys his food without having laboured for it is an idler. In China, everyone works hard to earn his living. This cult of work should activate every human being."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Divine Discourse - February13, 1997)

Make conscience your master. You can then face any difficulties in life and overcome them. - BABA

Happy Chinese New Year

 

Chinese New Year
17-18 February 2026

New Year's Eve is not just about bidding farewell to the old year.  It is about letting go of our attachments.  

No warmth of lights can match the lamp within our heart.  Let it always glow with boundless love!

Wishing you and your loved ones peace and light in the year ahead.

Samasta Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu