Sathya Sai Baba
5..
Livres
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol. 14…
Remember
always that wife, son, mother…all kinship is basically only physical,
body-bond, time-limited… Attach yourself to God, and the delusion of the world
will automatically fall off… p 85
Jesus’
original name was Isa which, when repeated, is Sai. Isa and Sai,
both mean Ishwara (God) the Eternal Absolute, the Sath-Chith-Anandha (Being-Awareness-Bliss)…
p 110
Jesus
said that the bread taken in the “last supper” was His Flesh, and the wine,
His Blood. He meant that all beings alive with flesh and blood are to be treated
as He Himself… Every body is His Body. That is to say, every man is Divine and
has to be revered as such… p 112
Perform
all acts with as much love as you would offer God. In truth, you eat for the
satisfaction of the “I” in you and dress up to please the self-same “I”.
The husband loves his wife for the sake of the “I” and the wife adores her
husband for pleasing her ‘I’. And who is this “I” that is persistently
inherent in everyone? It is God Himself… p 118
The
Geetha directs that even the eagerness to be liberated is a bond. One is
fundamentally free; bondage is only an illusion. So the desire to unloosen the
bond is the result of ignorance…
Liberation
means liberation from delusive attachment. P 165
Dhyaana
(meditation) is not mere sitting erect and silent. Nor is it the absence of any
movement. It is the merging of all your thoughts and feelings in God… p 167
First,
when you sit for meditation, recite a few shlokas in the Glory of God so
that the agitated mind may be calmed. Then gradually, while doing japam, draw
before the mind’s eye the Form which that Name represents. When your mind
wanders away from the recital of the Name, lead it onto the picture of the Form.
When it wanders from the form, lead it onto the Name. Let it dwell either on
that sweetness or this. Treated thus it can be easily tamed. The imaginary
picture you have drawn will get transmuted into the thought visualisation, dear
to the heart and fixed in the memory. Gradually it will become the Vision of the
actual form… p 255
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol. 15…
He
is beyond all notions of good and bad, right and wrong. These are earthly
measures, by which the temporary is weighed and judged. He has no Form,
no
Limbs, no qualities, no references, no prejudices, no predilections… p 74
Believe
firmly that the body is the residence of God, that the food you eat is the
offering you make to your Deity; that bathing is the ceremonial bathing of the
Divine Spirit in you; the ground you walk upon is His domain; the joy you derive
is His gift; the grief you experience is His lesson that you tread the path more
carefully. Remember Him even in sun and shade, day and night, awake or asleep…
p 60
Do
not entangle yourselves in kinship that lasts only for a day or two, a span of
months or years. Attach yourselves to God who is your closest kin, today,
tomorrow and always. Each one will secure only what is proportionate to what one
has renounced… p 210
Be
conscious that every word we utter or hear will leave an impression on
our
consciousness, and provoke reactions which may or may not be beneficial… p 235
We
fancy that the Athma is in us, in each of us. No. We are in the Athma, we are
all in the Athma. The Athma is not in us! All beings are alive and active,
moving and resting in the all-pervading Athma. We are all in this hall; the hall
is not in us… p 247
Truth
is not something to be sought for. You have only to be aware of it, to
experience it, to be it… p 286
Spiritual
joy, wonder, appreciation, the Darshan of God must become the life, the natural
breath of life, the very raison d’être of existence in the body.. p 236
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol. 16…
When
one becomes aware that the Self is God, there can be no fear of death haunting
him…p 13
Whatever
is done to anyone, if it is done as an offering to the Divine, it will reach the
Divine. Man should consecrate every action by regarding it as an offering to the
Divine…p 33
The real I or Athma has no exclusive affiliation
to one body, one country, one nation or one sex. It is in every being
everywhere, in bird and beast, plant and tree. Each of these reveals its
existence…p 79
From this day, keep ever
in your memory what I am about to tell you:
1.”I am God;
I am not different from God” Be conscious of this always. Keep it ever
in mind. “I am God; I am God. I am not different from God.” Be reminding
yourself of this. Pray that you may not fail in this spiritual exercise.
2. ”I am the Indivisible
Supreme Absolute”
3. “I am
Sath-Chith-Anandha (Being, Awareness, Bliss)”
4. ”Grief and anxiety
can never affect me”
5. “I am ever content; fear can never enter
me” Feel thus forever. Pray that
this conviction grows stronger and stronger…p 171
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol. 17…
Service to society must become the primary
purpose of education…p 18
Do not develop too close relationship with one
another. Such close relationship results in intimate friendship which produces
mutual obligations and expectations. From these arise the sense of ego. When
expectations are not fulfilled, resentment emerges. When they are realised, the
ego get inflated. Either way, the consequences of entertaining desires are
undesirable. When resentment grows, the discriminating power is weakened. One
loses control over his tongue and indulges in all kinds of abuses…p 38
Every
second of your daily existence you must ask these questions:
"How am I utilising time? Is it for a good
or bad purpose?"
"Am I just eating what I need or more? Am I
wasting food?"
"Am I using this money for my own selfish
needs or for boosting my name and fame, or to satisfy my ego and vanity?"
…p 110
The
urge to love and be loved is inherent in every one. So, when you deny love or
when you hate, you are hurting not only the person but the Universal Principle,
The Divine Nature itself…p 182
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol. 18…
Love of anyone is a recognition of the divinity
in everyone. When we become conscious of the omnipresence of divinity, our
thoughts, speech and actions will become pure. We will not use offensive
language against anyone or think of causing harm to anyone… p 21
Even in the pursuit of Liberation, there
is no place for concern with one's self. To be concerned about my salvation
will lead only to no salvation. Those who are concerned only about their
liberation, will not achieve it… p 33
Once the Atmic core of oneself is contacted, it
needs only one step more to discover that all else have the same Atma as
their reality. Thus man becomes aware of the Unity that is the Truth, that is
God… p 88
All spiritual exercises like japa and dhyana are
efforts to control the mind and prepare it for the journey to the Divine.
Knowing the way is not enough. The path must be traversed to reach the
destination. That journey is service to the society. This service must be done
with the awareness that the divine dwells in every heart, in every individual
and in every living thing…p 114
Devotion
means giving up all other desires and dedicating all actions and thoughts to
God. When you offer every act of yours to God, it becomes worship. Everything
you do must be done as an offering to God. You must fill yourself with the
feeling that God is in you, beside you, around you, and with you wherever you
go. When you love God with this consciousness, the love results in
Self-realisation…p 163
Pay any price to avoid the company of the bad.
Pay any price to acquire the company of the good… p 164
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol. 19…
Love is God. The universe is permeated by God.
To see God in everything, to love
everything as a manifestation of God and to offer everything to God as an
offering of Love; this is the way of Love…p 6
Divine love expresses itself in loving service
without expectation of any return. Divine love always gives to others and
receives nothing. Natural love always expects something from others…p 15
The attitude of surrender to the Divine and
dedicating all thoughts, words and actions as an offering to the Divine will
lead to Self-realisation. The bliss one will experience in that state is beyond
description in words…p 51
Your primary concern must be to understand
whether you are real or unreal or what in you is real and what is unreal. It is
only when you have recognised the truth of your own being, that you can
recognise the world as illusory and your own reality…p 80
The stars are Brahman; The Sun is Brahman.
The Moon is Brahman; water is Brahman.
Heaven is Brahman ; Vaikunta is Brahman .
Father is Brahman ; Mother is Brahman.
All wealth is Brahman; Brahman is the
creator, the protector, and the destroyer
Time is Brahman ; The body is Brahman.
Nature is Brahman; Life is Brahman.
This assemblage is Brahman; Truth is Brahman.
The Sai who is declaring this is also Brahman.
Brahman
permeates everything in the Cosmos. There is nothing other than Brahman. When
Brahman is immanent in everything, how can we search for Him? Where is He to be
found? …p 182
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol. 20…
Think about God while carrying on your regular
duties. Regard all work as sacred offering to the Divine. See God in everything
you do… p 34
The source of lasting peace and happiness is
within ourselves. That is the Atma (the Divine self). It is by realising
it, that peace and bliss have to be secured. One must constantly develop the
consciousness that the Atma is everything—the doer, the deed and the
outcome thereof. When the consciousness is broadened this way, in due course it
leads to Self- realisation… p 35
Whatever service you are rendering you should
not feel that you are serving others, but that you are serving God Himself…
While serving food consider that you are offering it to God Himself. While
giving food to a beggar, consider that God has come in this form and you are
serving Him. It seems that it is a beggar who is asking, but it is the Atma who
is enjoying the food you give. In this way, you can consider every activity you
undertake as being done for the sake of God. Then where is the need for separate
meditation, separate penance or separate worship?… p 38
The purity of the heart can be achieved only by
dedicating all our actions to the Lord. If the food before being consumed is
offered to God, then it becomes blessed food which becomes the sacred
gift of the Lord. When we perform all our activities during the day, even if
they are simple acts, with the intention of making them an offering to God,
devoting their results not to our own pleasure but the pleasure of the Lord,
then they become communion and holy sacrifice. It is only through such Yoga
that we will be able to rid ourselves of all evil tendencies and make our hearts
pure…p 74
We have to develop the faith that it is the same
Lord who dwells in all beings as a spark of the Divine. You are not only the
body. You are hot even a separate spirit. You are a fragment of the Divine. This
is the great truth that everyone has to realise fully. Once this conviction is
obtained, the vision of the Divine is experienced automatically… p 104
Peace will grow in proportion to the limitation
on desires. All man's worries, difficulties and problems increase with the
growth of desires… p 137
Liberation happens when you Love every being so
intensely that you are aware of only "one"… p 169
All service should be regarded as an offering to
God and every opportunity to serve should be welcomed as a gift from God. When
service is done in this spirit, it will lead in due course to
Self-realisation… p 189
All
spiritual exercises are designed only to cleanse the mind. When the mind becomes
pure, the divine is experienced spontaneously… p 230
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol. 21…
If we are to earn the love of the Lord, we have
to love everyone. The best way to love God is to love all…If you fill the tank
of your heart with Divine love, you can have love toward everyone and receive
love from everyone… p 100
All that you see outside is only the reflection
of your inner being. The good or the bad you experience are the reflection of
your feelings… p 102
The one who loves with no expectation of any
return is totally free from fear. Love knows only to give, not to receive. Such
a love is free from fear. For true love, love is its own reward. Thus, love
seeks no return, is free from fear and is its own reward. These are the basic
features of true love… p 135
Hence your must regard anything that happens as
a gift from God. It is only when you develop such faith and love for God that
true spirituality can grow… p 173
Hence, in all your actions whether good or bad,
do your duty, leaving the results to God… Consider everything in Nature as
gifts of God. And when you offer anything, have the sacred feeling that you are
offering God what he has given to you. When you feel and act in this way, your
life will be filled with peace and joy… p 192
When you realise the impermanence of the body
and all the sensory experiences, you acquire the sense of detachment… p 212
Where there is faith there is Love
Where there is Love there is Peace
Where there is Peace there is Truth
Where there is Truth there is Bliss
Where
there is Bliss there is God… p 236
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol 22
The consciousness of the omnipresence of God
should be based on the feeling that everything and every being is in God. You
must feel the presence of God wherever you go, whatever you may do, whether you
are eating or speaking or working. When you cultivate such an attitude that is
the highest form of devotion… p 27
On various occasions, the Lord subjects the
devotees to different kinds of tests and trials with a view to raising them
spiritually to a higher level… p 37
One should not cultivate friendship with all and
sundry. Friendship should be cultivated only towards those who are one's equals
in age, status, culture, etc. Friendship with those above or below one should be
avoided… p 101
Recognise that in all beings, from the smallest
insect to the highest, there is God. This awareness will make the mind pure. You
must have the conviction that the Divine permeates everything and is present
everywhere. The infinite, universal Spirit is omnipresent. No one can determine
what is good and what is bad in this all-pervading Cosmic spirit, because it is
one without a second… p 102
People filled with satwic love recognise
that the same Divine is present in all beings, and consider that without love
towards all beings life is meaningless. By their universal love, they proclaim
the truth about the omnipresence of the Divine. Their vision is spiritual, as
they see the Divine in all beings… the one who has acquired the spiritual
vision has all his senses, mind and intellect under the control of the Atma…
p 127
Just as your own voice is reflected back by the
echo, your actions return to you as reactions. Hence, you should learn not to
abuse anyone or harm anyone. Good and bad are nothing but reflections of your
own inner being… p 157
As your desires increase, your happiness
diminishes… p 166
You
should not pray to God seeking this favour or that. The reason is: no one can
know what immensely precious, Divine and magnificent treasures lie in the
treasure-house of Divine Grace. No one can know what God intends or desires to
give to a devotee… p 243
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol 23
Your primary duty is to make right use of
Time… p 33
Spirituality means the quest for oneness. It
means discovering the underlying unity in the apparent multiplicity.
Preoccupation with one's own destiny is not spirituality…the one has willed to
become the many. Therefore, spirituality consists in recognising unity in
diversity… There is an inextricable relationship between God and Love. Hence,
"Love is God; live in love". Your lives have to be lived on this
basis… p 53
You should eschew all bad company, because your
thoughts are related to the company you keep…p 73
The Inner Voice is the voice of the
conscience… When one is asked to "Follow the Master", the
"Master" is one's conscience… p 114
You are in God and God is in you. There is no
room for the feeling of duality… Spirituality essentially means realising
oneness with God. God and you are not separate. Once you acquire this conviction
there is no need for any kind of spiritual sadhana. This oneness should be a
living reality… p 163
The Atma is unaffected by the
consequences of these actions, just as the sun is not affected by the activities
done with the help of sunlight. The Sun is a witness. Likewise the Atma
also is a witness to what is done by the body, mind and other organs…p 196
There are two "I's" in everyone. The
"I" that is associated with the mind and the "I" associated
with the Atma. Consciousness of the Atma is the real
"I". When this "I" is wrongly associated with the mind, it
becomes the ego. When the "I" associated with the Atma
experiences Atmic bliss, it realises that the universal
consciousness is One, though it may be called by different names. When you
eliminate the body consciousness in you, you will have the consciousness of the
Universal within you. Without this consciousness all sadhanas are of no
avail… p 199
What
is the use of lamenting over anything? All things are passing clouds. Nothing is
lasting. Why then, bewail over any loss? You should not bother about them. This
is the teaching of the Avatar. Don't fell distressed over anything that
may happen. Every pain is followed by some pleasure. Pleasure is an interval
between two pains. It is on this basis that you should lead your lives…p 214
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol 24
Every man should speak the truth, but it should
be truth that is pleasing… In the name of truth, one should not utter words
which cause pain to others… p 93
Freedom from rebirth follows the shedding of all
desires… Man without desires has no rebirth. As long as the mind is filled
with desires, there can be no escape from the chain of birth and death. When the
desires are replaced by the Brahmic consciousness and the mind is emptied of all
other thoughts, there will be no rebirth… p 124
All human beings with their different names and
forms are playing different roles on the stage of life. But the one indwelling
principle in all of them is the Atma… When one becomes aware of the
Divine in him, he becomes the Divine itself… There is only One and no
second… p 204
There is no guru other than the One Divine. As
long as you consider yourself a mere human being, you may regard yourself as a
disciple. But when you realise that you are the embodiment of the Atma
you become your own Guru… p 208
When the mind is turned towards thing of the
world, it is called affection or attachment and if it is turned towards
God, it is call Love or devotion. Love is the fruit of love. Love is
comparable only with love. Love can offer only love itself… Love can be got
only through love… The lover of God sees God everywhere. Hence man's heart
must be filled with the love of God… Love becomes a form of intoxication. Love
makes the devotee and God dance in ecstasy and becomes one with them… p 222
Human live is beset with ups and downs, joys and
sorrows. These experiences are intended to serve as guideposts for man… People
pray to Swami to rid them of all difficulties and losses. This is a totally
wrong kind of prayer. Difficulties must be welcomed and must be overcome. By
overcoming trouble the Divine must be experienced… p 229
All relationships are incidental and temporary.
These relation-ships have no permanence. Separation in inevitable sooner or
later. But between you and God, there can be no separation at any time. Even if
you forget God, God will not forget you… p 249
Love is God and God is Love. Live in Love.
Where love prevails, peace will grow…
Where
there is Love, there is Peace.
Where
there is Peace, there is Truth.
Where
there is Truth, there is Bliss.
Where there is Bliss, there is God.
… p 290
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol 25
When the individual self sheds its attachments
relating to the body and develops universal love, it overcomes the confines of the
body. It merges in the vast, infinite Love. This merger is described as Moksha
or Liberation (oneness with the Universal)... Once this merger of Consciousness takes place,
there is no reversal of the process. The individual self has become the
Universal, as when a drop of water is put into the ocean and becomes one with
it… This awareness of the Divine cannot be got from any external source. It
exists within everyone. Once the delusion of separateness in which the
individual is enveloped goes, the resplendent Awareness manifests itself…p
63
All
relationships and all possessions are temporary. One should not get deluded by
them. All things pass away in due course. Only the Divine abides forever… p 136
If one has really surrendered to God, one should
not be worried about what happens to him. The sense of separation between
oneself and God should go. As long as the sense of separation exists, the divine
cannot be realised. Brahman means that which is infinite. The divine therefore,
has to be experienced in all forms… In the state of Samadhi, There is
no consciousness of differences. There is no feeling of love or hatred. No likes
and dislikes. Samadhi is not a state of unconsciousness. It is a
transcendental state, in which all differences have ceased. This state is
attained when the mind merges with the Aatma…p 175
Your
view of the world depends on the colour of the glasses you wear. When your
vision is filled with love, the whole creation will appear as filled with
Divinity… p 199
The Awareness or Consciousness which is present
everywhere is installed as Aatma in man. Aatma, Consciousness and
Brahma are not different. The Aatma or "I" in me is Brahman Himself...
p 208
We should recognise the unity in diversity. This
is true spirituality. You are yourself God. As long as you do not know this
truth you are Jiva (individual; once you know, you are Deva
(God)… p 213
The heart has only a single seat. There is room
in it for only one person. If you install worldly desires on that chair, how can
you expect God to sit on it? God will enter that seat only if you empty it of
all other things… p 231
No one should feel that it is beyond his
capacity to surrender himself completely to the Lord. If there is firm
determination, this can be accomplished… p 234
People
should realise that bad thoughts in the mind affect every part of the human
body, just as a small stone cast on a pond generates ripples which cover the
entire pond. Similarly good thoughts affect the entire body. Good thoughts lead
to good actions, good speech, good hearing and seeing good things..p 238
The
Lord has to be realised through sadhana. It means thinking of God in all
that you do wherever you may be… Surrender means offering everything to the
Divine and giving up the idea of separation between oneself and the Divine.
There can be no true surrender if there is a sense of separation. There must be
the conviction that it is the same Divine who dwells in all beings… p 315
Sathya
Sai Speaks, Vol 26
One has to recognise that it is the Divine principle in
all beings which is getting all actions done through human beings as
instruments. As long as man regards himself as the doer and the enjoyer, he
cannot escape from the consequences of his actions…p 3
When you install God in your heart, there is no room in
it for anything else... One heart, one thought, one God, one Goal…p 102
Consciousness experienced by the individual is also
present in all other individuals. This is the Cosmic Power. The all-pervading
Divine Power is one and the same. This is the Cosmic Power. The all-pervading
Divine Power is one and the same. There is no second power. Bodies may be
multifarious like electric bulbs. But the energy that makes them shine is one.
When this truth is realised, you have the awareness of the Cosmic Divine…p 145
When you develop a broad vision, you experience the
feeling of the oneness of the individual, of the Universe and God… The human
beings are not to be seen as so many innumerable separate entities. The
Consciousness that is in each of them is one and the same Universal
Consciousness. It is all-pervading…p 146
Once you get rid of this body consciousness, you will
experience the vast expanse of the Universal Cosmic Consciousness which is
all-pervasive…p 152
After death, where does the Aatma go? This is a
question on many people's minds. What happens to the Aatma after the body
is cast off and how long does it take to be re-born? These are ridiculous
questions. This can be explained by an example. If you put on the switch, the
bulb burns because of the electric energy flowing through it. When the bulb is
removed, nothing happens to the energy which is still there, though the bulb is
gone. Similarly, the body comes and goes but the Aatma is eternal…p 155
There are no "others", but only manifestation
of the Divine...p 178
He
is a Godly person, who rejoices in communication with Brahman, and is ever
established in Brahman, dedicating all actions to God, looking upon all things
as His manifestations and joyfully experiencing all forms as reflections of the
Divine. The Godly man finds self-fulfilment in his life…p 193
You
need not become exited to acquire something. If it is destined to reach you, it
shall be delivered to you wherever you are…p 218
To
know one's Self is Truth. To experience the Self within is Peace…p 237
Don't
worry about what has happened, what is happening or what is to come. Let things
happen in their due course… Recognise the truth that whatever happens is for
your good. Realise that even what seems to be bad is for your good…p 244
The
wise man will not seek anything from the God, but leave everything to God…p 258
One
who is immersed in the ocean of Divine love will have no words to express its
greatness and sweetness. He will speak in the language of silence. He will keep
away from idle talk or debate. Those who experience the bliss of Divine love
will be filled with an inner joy, whatever the external troubles they may
encounter…p 266
The
Lord is one who, from within, makes a person act, speak, listen, see and do many
other actions. He is the doer and the enjoyer. If a person performs all actions
with the conviction that the Indwelling Lord is the real Doer, then his actions
becomes desire less…p 272
Sath
is the Aatma. The Aatma dwells in all beings. When you serve Sath,
which is the Reality in every being, you get the Awareness of Chith
(Consciousness). With this Awareness, the heart is fill with Ananda
(Bliss)… p 294
Sath-Chith-Ananda
= Being-Awareness-Bliss
Livres