Sai Blossoms

"Truth is unity of thought, word and deed. When action is saturated with Truth, it becomes

Dharma (Righteousness). When all actions are right, Peace reigns and one's mind is free from

traces of violence. Love is the sustenance for all the four. Love as thought is Sathya, as action

 is Dharma, as feeling it is Shanthi and as understanding it is Ahimsa (Non-violence)."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Inaugural discourse at the National Seminar cum Workshop on Education in Human Values,

Prashaanthi Nilayam on 1-6-1985)

Sai Blossoms

 

"People who want to reveal their divine nature through their work must develop one quality, a virtuous character.  If you have a virtuous character, you will never entertain bad thoughts."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(August 1, 1981)

Sai Blossoms

"My suggestion to you today is this: just as you attend to the needs of the body, feeding it three times a day, in order to keep it in good running condition, so too spend some time regularly everyday to keep your inner Consciousness in good trim.  Spend one hour in the morning, another at night, and a third in the early hours of dawn, the Brahma-muhurta as it is called, for reputation of the Name and meditation on the Lord.  You will find great peace descending on you and great new sources of strength welling up within you as you progress in this spiritual discipline.  After some time, the mind will dwell on the Name wherever you are and whatever you are engaged in, and peace and joy will be your inseparable companions!"

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(March 25 1958)

 

Sai Blossoms

"Criticising others and finding fault with them comes out of egoism.  Search for your own faults instead.  The faults you see in others are your own faults; they are but reflections of your own personality traits."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(25 July 1958) 

Sai Blossoms

 "Do not cause pain to others by using harsh words.  In fact others are not others but your own self, as the same principle of Atma is present in all.  The one who causes pain and the one who suffers from it are one and the same."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(July 5, 2001)

Sai Blossoms

"Let your mind be filled with the radiance of divine love.  Acquiring mere textual knowledge is of no avail.  What you have studied is only a fraction of total knowledge.  Yet you feel proud of it.  Your worldly education is insignificant compared to divine wisdom.  You cannot attain God with your education, power and wealth.  He is accessible by love and love alone.  You can experience God only when you develop love."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(July 24, 2002)

Sai Blossoms

 
"Devotees should develop one-pointed concentration.  There is no need to go in search of God who is omnipresent.  If devotees develop a vision of love (prema nethra), they can have the vision of the divine within themselves."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(23 September 1997)

Sai Blossoms

"Do bhajans with faith and enthusiasm.  Let the whole city shake with the devotion you put into every divine name that you sing.  The name promotes comradeship and establishes concord; it stills all storms and grants peace."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(July 10, 1959)

Sai Blossoms

 "There are no permanent mothers in the world, the only permanent mother is the Divine Mother. Swami often reminds you of your spiritual family where Truth is your father, Love is your mother, Wisdom is your son, Peace is your daughter, Devotion is your brother, and Yogis are your friends.

In the spiritual path these are your true relatives, who will always accompany you. When you have this kind of relationship, when you treasure this kind of friendship, you will be able to break the bonds of the world and become free. Light has value only when there is darkness; otherwise it has no value by itself Therefore, in times of trouble and sorrow, whenever problems arise, evoke the principle of Divinity, which will shed illumination and light in moments of darkness."

~Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(Discourse delivered on Shivarathri day before a large gathering of Indian and overseas devotes 

at Prashaanthi Nilayam, 17-2-1985)

Sai Blossoms

"Only love is permanent in this world.  Fill your life with love.  You can love others only when you have love within you  Your innate love is your divinity.  If you have love in your heart, nobody will hate you.  Others will hate you only when you have selfish desires.  Never hate anybody, never feel jealous of anybody and never get angry with anyone."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(April 14, 2006)

Sai Blossoms

"The mind has to be trained to develop a taste for the good and the godly, not for money and material gains.  Money comes and goes but morality comes and grows."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(March 17 1973) 

Sai Blossoms

"The tongue has been given to speak the truth, to expound on what is sacred and pure.  The tongue has not been given to man to pamper the palate with delicious sweets.  It is not given for talking as one likes.  It is not to be used for causing displeasure to others, nor is is to be used for indulging in falsehood.  The tongue has been given to man to speak the truth, to be sweet to others, to praise the divine, and to enjoy the bliss derived from such sacred speech."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(February 5, 1998)

 

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)

 

Sai Blossoms

"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)

Sai Blossoms

"What is spiritual wisdom?  Purity of thought, word and deed is true wisdom.  Your body, mind and actions must be pure.  On this basis, it is said, "The proper study of mankind is man."  It means that the unity of thought, word and deed is true humanness."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(November 23, 2002)

 

Sai Blossoms

 

"Time moves fast like a whirlwind.  Each one's life span is getting reduced every moment, like a melting block of ice.  Time passes even before man realizes his duties in life.  The human body is not easily acquired.  Man should not waste his precious human birth without realizing its primary purpose  It is the duty of every man to realize the purpose of life and utilize his time in the performance of his duties to sanctify his existence."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(January 1, 1992)

Sai Blossoms

"One's life should be dedicated not to promoting one's selfish interests or to serve the interests of other fellow being but to the service of the Divine.  Whatever is done to anyone, if it is done as an offering to the Divine, it will reach the Divine."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~

(SSS Vol. XVI p.33)

Sai Blossoms

 "Nishkama Karma or selfless service is a fragrant flower of altruistic love.  

It is not to be performed for the satisfaction of the person rendering the service or the person at those bidding it is being done  

The feeling should flow through the nerves and bloodstream and permeate ever cell of the person's body.  

Whatever be the nature of work, we should do it as an offering to God."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba

(Seva - A Flower at His Feet p.44)

Sai Blossoms

 

"A heart without love is like a cemetery.  

Love demonstrates the existence of the divine.  

It is all pervasive.  It is the basis for the unity of humankind.  

Such unity will only be achieved when selfishness goes away and faith in the divine grows."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba

(November 23, 1996)

Sai Blossoms

"Why has God given you hands?  

They are not given only to scribble something on paper.  

They should be fully engaged in the service of God.  

Work is worship.  Duty is God.  Do your duty."

~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba

(November 23, 2006)