The Message i bring

The Message i bring

The Message I Bring – Milestone Speech

This has been called the “milestone” discourse. However, it is believed to be not a real discourse by Sri Sathya Sai Baba but a series of sentences crafted from previous discourses by N. Kasturi. This speech does not appear in the Sathya Sai Speaks series, and no old-timer at Prasanthi NIlaym remembers it.

This article indicates where each sentence came from.

This video was developed by the late Richard Bock in 1968-69. Kasturi reads this “discourse” while we see darshan scenes. The speech also appeared on a long-playing (33RPM) record and appears in Sam Sandweiss’s book The Holy Man and The Psychiatrist.

Audio (Kasturi reciting the “discourse”): mp3 file (22MB)   mp3 file (2.2MB)

The Message i bring – A Divine Call To Love, Truth, And Service

The Message i bring is a sacred spiritual theme that reminds us that every divine teaching comes with a purpose: to awaken the heart, purify the mind, and guide human life toward love, truth, peace, and service. A true message from the Divine is never meant only for listening. It is meant for living, practicing, and transforming daily conduct.

In every age, humanity receives guidance through saints, sages, prophets, avatars, scriptures, and noble souls. Their words may differ according to time, place, and culture, but the inner message remains the same. Love God, serve others, speak truth, control desires, forgive mistakes, and live with purity. These teachings are simple, yet they carry the power to change the world.

The Message i bring teaches that love is the foundation of spiritual life. Without love, prayer becomes dry, service becomes duty, and knowledge becomes pride. Love softens the heart and helps us see the pain of others. It teaches us to speak gently, help willingly, forgive sincerely, and live with compassion. A life without love cannot give real peace.

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba always emphasized that love should not remain only as emotion. It must become action. Feeding the hungry, helping the sick, comforting the sad, respecting parents, guiding children, and serving society without ego are all forms of love in practice. When love becomes service, devotion becomes complete.

The Message i bring also reminds us that truth is essential for inner strength. A person may gain temporary benefit through falsehood, but the heart loses peace. Truth gives courage, clarity, and dignity. Speaking truth does not mean speaking harshly. Truth should be expressed with kindness, humility, and proper understanding. Words should heal, not wound.

The message of spirituality also asks us to look within. Many people want the world to change, but they do not examine their own thoughts, words, and actions. Anger, jealousy, pride, greed, fear, and selfishness are the real enemies of peace. When these weaknesses are reduced, the heart becomes a temple where divine grace can shine.

The Message i bring becomes meaningful when it inspires self-transformation. It is easy to admire noble teachings, but difficult to practice them during daily challenges. When someone criticizes us, can we remain calm? When someone needs help, can we serve without expectation? When temptation comes, can we choose the right path? These moments test the depth of our devotion.

Peace is another important part of the divine message. Peace does not come only from outside conditions. Even with comfort and success, the mind can remain restless. Real peace comes from purity, contentment, prayer, and surrender. When we reduce unnecessary desires and trust God’s guidance, the heart becomes lighter and calmer.

The Message i bring also teaches unity. People may belong to different religions, languages, countries, and traditions, but the same divine spark lives in every heart. No religion teaches hatred when understood correctly. All true paths guide human beings toward love, discipline, sacrifice, compassion, and God-realization. Unity grows when we respect every sincere path.

Service gives life a higher purpose. A person who lives only for personal comfort may still feel empty. But one who serves others with love experiences deeper joy. Service removes ego and expands the heart. Even a small act of kindness, done with pure intention, becomes a sacred offering to God.

The Message i bring finally reminds us that human life is precious. Time should not be wasted in hatred, gossip, laziness, or meaningless desires. Every day gives a chance to become better. We can pray more sincerely, speak more kindly, forgive more quickly, serve more humbly, and remember God more steadily.

In the end, the true message of divine life is not complicated. It asks us to love all, serve all, help ever, and hurt never. When this message enters the heart, life becomes sacred. The mind becomes peaceful, the hands become useful, and every action becomes an offering at the lotus feet of the Divine.