Sri Sathya Sai International Organization

Wherever you may be, in whatever country, do not give room for religious differences. Do not give up religion. Get rid of differences based on religion. Adhere to your faith and your traditions. When differences between religions are given up, love will develop in you. When love grows, you can have a direct vision of God.

Those who are in the Sai Organisations will be achieving their real purpose only when they rise above good and evil, look with equal regard upon all those around them and see divinity in them.

Give away Love to all, give up the ego, display heroism in service. With compassion to fellowmen, feel your intimate kinship with them. Visualize the Atma that illumines all and derive unending bliss therefrom.

The Universe is the manifestation of God. In every human being exists Divinity, subtle and invisible. Association with good people and spiritual discipline are essential for discovering the Divinity that is latent in the individual.

Plant the seeds of Love in your hearts, let them grow into trees of service and shower the sweet fruits of bliss. Share the bliss with all. That is the proper way to celebrate the Birthday.

If a man today is under the sway of sorrow and misery, his mind is responsible for it. Happiness and sorrow, affections and aversions, and the sensual pleasures that man experiences today arise out of his mind. Since the mind is filled with the sense of duality you suffer all these. When the mind is trained to see the oneness of all creation, there will not be perversions of any kind.

Men should realise the high status of women and honour and respect them accordingly. They should not make women weep and shed tears. A home where the woman sheds tears will be ruined. Men should give an honourable place for women and lead a respectable life.

Purity of thought, word, and deed is true wisdom. You don't need to undertake any other spiritual practice. People undertake various spiritual practices. But they confer only temporary satisfaction. On the other hand, when you have purity of thought, word, and deed, you will experience eternal happiness.

The power of the divine name is unparalleled. People often take it lightly. That is a mistake. One should not mistake a shining glass piece to be a diamond. The real diamond is altogether different. What is that diamond? ‘Die mind’. God’s name is the real diamond. Keep it safe and secure.

One has to understand what is meant by “Akhanda Bhajan”. There are two kinds of bhajans, Khanda Bhajan and Akhanda Bhajan. Khanda Bhajan is for a specific time, for example, the bhajans held for a limited period either in the morning or evening. On the other hand, Akhanda Bhajan involves constant contemplation on God in the morning, evening or even during the night time. It is constant contemplation on God during all the three states, the waking, dream and deep sleep.

Once you seek refuge in the lotus feet of God, you should never give up. Wherever you go, the divine feet will protect you. If you install the divine name firmly in your heart, your life will become sanctified. That is devotion (Bhakti). That is your power (Shakti). That is liberation (Mukti).

Your thoughts are like the passing clouds. Hence, keep your faith firmly fixed on God. If you develop love and faith towards God, there is nothing in the world that you cannot achieve. By faith and love, you can even change the earth into sky and the sky into earth.

Never seek to exult over others' faults, deal sympathetically with the errors and mistakes of others. Seek the good in others, hear only good tidings about them, do not give ear to scandal.

Spiritual renunciation or the inward path (Nivrithi) confers fearlessness, even while you accept a little of it. It gives strength and courage, for, it is desire that weakens man and makes him cringe before those in authority and with influence. Detachment endows you with self-respect, and the capacity to stand up to slander and calumny.