Sathya Sai Baba (born Sathya Narayana Raju; 23 November 1926 – 24 April 2011) was an Indian guru, cult leader, and philanthropist. He claimed to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi.
Too much of this book knowledge just leads to doubts and confusion. You get too many doubts asking 'what is this?' and 'what is that?', and you waste a lot of time in this conflict.
Always have complete faith in the indwelling God who takes care of everything. True greatness can only come from faith.
Only that which is got by hard effort will yield lasting benefit.
Whatever books you may read, you cannot realize the Divine merely by intellectual effort. Oneness can only be promoted by the practice of love.
The gift of food to the hungry is the noblest of all gifts.
After you develop your Self-confidence and love for God then you can share your experiences with others. But it is a good rule to talk very little, even about God.
Let the wave of memory, the storm of desire, the fire of emotion pass through without affecting your equanimity.
Human values should predominate in men's thoughts. Human life has no meaning without these values.
In Sadhana there will be internal talk with God. You will give up all attachments and attach only to God.
When you stick to the path of Truth and Righteousness, pain and poverty haunt you. But they are only clouds passing through the sky, hiding for a little time, the splendor of the Sun.
Do not be obsessed by egotism, imagining that you are the cause of action, everything is due to God.
You are still in 100% body consciousness. Do not stay with this body consciousness. Remove that. What will remain will be Atma-consciousness. Then there will be no anger, no hatred, no envy, no jealousy, no hunger, no desire. . . only complete Ananda. . . only bliss, bliss, bliss!
Without the confidence, nothing can be accomplished.
Since I move about with you, eat like you, and talk with you, you are deluded in the belief that this is but an instance of common humanity. Be warned against this mistake. I am also deluding you by My singing with you, talking with you, and engaging Myself in activities with you. But, any movement, My Divinity may be revealed to you; you have to be ready, prepared for that moment.
The narrow-minded who undertake any work will never be satisfied. They cannot understand the actions of those who are large hearted and broad-minded.
Do not think about the body. The body comes and goes; for it there is birth and there is death. But you are not the body. Body is just rust and dust. Think only of God. Love God.
God is one; there are not many Gods, one for each tribe among men.
Life is endless, not punctuated by nights, days, months and years - for all are one, in the eternal stream.
YOU find some one parade all of a sudden some -ism- as new and revolutionary socialism, for example.
You must be ever vigilant to discover the unifying Truth behind all the scintillating variety.