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

Om Namah Shivaya!

 

15th February 2026

Visualise Shiva as the Inner Power of All

"You have given up even the little sadhana that Shivarathri demands. In olden times, people will not put even a drop of water on their tongues, this day. Now, that rigour is gone. They used to keep vigil at night, the entire night, without a wink of sleep, repeating Om Namasshivaya without intermission. 

Now, the name Shiva is on no one's tongue. But, those who deny God are only denying themselves and their glory. All have Love in them, in some form or other, towards some one or other or their work or goal. That Love is God, a spark of the God in them. They have Anandha (bliss) however small or temporary and that is another spark of the Divine. They have inner peace, detachment, discrimination, sympathy, the spirit of service. These are Divine in the mirror of their minds.

Resolve, on this Holy Shivarathri, in the Presence of Shiva Sai, to visualise the Shiva as the inner power of all. With each breath, you are even now, asserting "Soham," "I am He," not only you, but, every being that breathes, every being that lives, everything that exists. It is a fact which you have ignored so long. Believe it from now on. When you watch your breath and meditate on that magnificent Truth, slowly, the I and the He (the Sah and the Aham) will draw nearer and closer, until the feeling of separateness will fade away - and the Soham will be transformed into OM, the Pranava, the Primal Sound, the Fundamental Formula for God. That OM is the Swaswaruupa - the Reality behind this "relative reality."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(February 1969)

Gems of Wisdom

 

Maha Shivarathri A Most Powerful Night

 

Mastery of the Senses

 

"A person will be caught up in "negative" behaviour as long as they identify themselves with the body.  The moment they consider themselves master of the senses, their actions will be "positive".  Mastery of the senses leads to liberation.  Liberation is not something to be achieved in the afterlife.  The striving for liberation must begin early in life and continue throughout life."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(February 15, 1998)

Sai Madhuryam

 

Without Charity and Righteousness,

Devoid of Truth and Compassion,

With a mind bereft of scruples

And filled with bad impulses,

The evil minded man fares ill

Here and Hereafter.

Oh foolish mind!

Seeking the Vision of the Divine

Where do you wander in vain?

What you seek is within you,

Know that truth.

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

Develop Faith

"If you have a strong desire to see God, contemplate on Him with unwavering faith.  Then you can certainly see Him.  Never doubt His existence.  He exists for those who believe in His existence and does not exist for those who deny His existence.  He acts according to your feelings.  So develop faith in Him." 

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(February 10, 2000)