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Sadhana

Devotional / September 26, 2025

Sadhana Sow in the field of your heart the seeds of good thoughts, charged with humility; irrigate it with the waters of love; protect the growing crop with the pesticide called courage; feed the crop with the fertiliser of concentration; then the bhakti plants will yield the harvest of jnana, the eternal wisdom, that you are He, and when that revelation comes, you become He, for you were always He, though you did not know it so far. – Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Sadhana,The Inward Path Revere Jnana as your fatherAdore love as motherDharma as brotherDhyana as dearest friendThen peace will be your better half.Move with them;Live with them.Do not forsake them or neglect them. – From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba

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Worship

Devotional / September 26, 2025

Worship I do not need your garlands and fruits. They are not genuinely yours. Give me something that is yours, something which is clean and fragrant with the perfume of virtue and innocence and washed in the tears of repentance. Mere formal worship or mechanical routine performance of rituals cannot induce God to recite in the heart. Merely going to the temple and offering worship offering a coconut, expecting some reward — all these are a wrong way of understanding devotion. — From the discourses of Shri Sathya Sai Baba

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Human Values

Devotional / September 26, 2025

Human Values Truth, righteousness, peace and love — these are the four pillars on which the mansion of happiness is built. — From the discourses of Sri Sathya Sai Baba Sathya is what I teachDharma is the way I liveShanti is the mark of my personalityPrema is my very nature. — From the discourses of Sri Sathya Sai Baba When lust envelopes the heart of man, Truth, Justice, compassion and peace flee from it. —From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba The cultivation of Human Values alone is Education. Cultivate the heart to raise a harvest of Truth, Righteousness, Peace and Love. This crop has to be raised in your heart and should be shared with others. Everyone has Love towards some thing or other, and that Love is a spark of the Divine; everyone has ultimately to base his life on some one Truth; that Truth is God. Our life is like a block of ice which is melting away every moment. Before it spends itself, devote it to the service of others. Education in Human Values is designed to prepare everyone for this life of dedicated service. So long as man is capable of Prema, Dharma will exist, do not doubt it. When that Prema is fixed on the Lord, your mental make-up will slowly and steadily undergo a revolutionary change; then, man will share in the sorrows and joys of his fellow-beings; thereafter he contacts the very source of the Bliss that is beyond the temporary gains and losses of this world. The cultivation of Human Values alone is Education. Wherever Sathya [Truth], Dharma [Righteousness], Santhi [Peace] and Prema [Love] are emphasised, in whatever religion or language, there we have Sanathana Dharma [the Eternal Gospel]. Whoever tries to understand the Human Values of Truth, Righteous conduct, Peace, Love and Non-violence properly, who practises these values and propagates them with zeal and sincerity can alone be described as a truly educated person. — Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 24 March 1958 You may have the best vegetables, you may be the most capable cook, but, if the copper vessel in which you prepare the vegetable soup is not tinned, the concretion you cook will be highly poisonous! So ‘tin’ your heart with truth, right conduct, peace and divine love; it will then become a vesssel fit for repeating holy name or symbols, meditation, religious vows, pilgrimage, ritualistic worship and the other dishes that you prepare in it. — Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 13 January 1965 Whatever happens, the path of virtue should not be given up. — Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 31 March 1965 Some consider themselves great because they have vast territory, some because they have finance, some because they have arms, some because they have vast populations, but, the real wealth, real greatnesss is virtue which earns the Grace of God. — Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 4 April 1965 An empty iron box gets valued when it contains jewels; the body is honoured when it contains the jewel of consciousness and the valuables called virtues. Life has to be lived through, for the sake of the chance to unfold the virtues. Otherwise, man is a burden upon the earth, a consumer of food. When fire rages, you try to put it out by throwing sand or water, and you keep a stock of these in readiness. But, you have six fires raging inside you – lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride and hatred. What have you in store to put them out? Keep ready Sathya, shaanthi, dharma and prema. They will help you scotch the flames; they are effective extinguishers. — Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 6 April 1965 Man’s sense of values is so degraded that he does not revere the Geetha, as much as he values and scans the pages of the daily newspaper. This is to be attributed to sheer ignorance and perversity, or pitiable fate. The fear and anxiety that infect humanity today are the results of this degradation of values, this ignorance of what is of significance and what is not, this want of faith in what the elders and sages have handed down as the wisdom of ages. People prefer what is pleasing to what is beneficial. — Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 30 September 1965 Virtue is the fragrance of the flowers which the tree of life puts forth. Educated people must be identified in society by their strict adherence to virtue, not by more skilled methods of escaping the consequences of vice. — Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 14 November 1965 Sacrifice, so that you may be saved. You have to sacrifice, not a bleating sheep or a horse or a cow, but your animality, the bestial lust and greed, hate and malice. Sacrifice these and you earn the heaven of unflinching peace. — Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 23 November 1965 Sathya, Dharma, Shanghai and prema are the hall-marks of a purified heart, a heart where God is enshrined and is manifest. — Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 23 November 1966 If there is righteousness in the heartThere will be beauty in character;If there is beauty in characterThere will be harmony in the home.When there is harmony in the homeThere will be order in the nation.When there is order in the nation,There will be peace in the world. So, be righteous; avoid all prejudices against others on the basis of caste, creed, colour, mode of worship, ststus or degree of affluence. Do not look down on any one; look upon all as Divine as you really are. — Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 13 January 1970 Truth is man’s nature; to be untrue is to be false to one’s nature. dharma (Right Action) is the practical application in real life of the ideal of truth. Shanthi (Peace) is the result of Dharma and Preme (Love) is the sffulgence of Shanthi. — Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 16 March 1973 Every child is born not only with a stomach that has to be catered to, it is also endowed with two hands which

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Heart

Devotional / September 26, 2025

Heart Man’s heart is the temple Divine. Do not inflame it with ideas of mine and thine. —From the discourses of Sri Sathya Sai Baba Empty yourselves of all bad feelings And fill your hearts with love and selflessness. A heart soaked in love alone is a sacred heart. —From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba

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Grace

Devotional / September 26, 2025

Grace Share your joy, your wealth and your knowledge with others less fortunate. That is the surest means of winning Divine Grace. More than listening to a hundred lectures or delivering them to others, offering one act as genuine service attracts the Grace of God. We should not aspire for acclaim and praise from those around us, but do service only to secure the Grace of God and not for any other reward from any one. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba

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God

Devotional / September 26, 2025

God God equals man minus ego. The heart with compassion is the temple of God. If God is a flower, you should feel yourself a bee that sucks its honey; If he is a Tree, Be a creeper that clings to it; If he is the sky, be a tiny star that twinkles in it. Above all, be conscious of the Truth That you and He are bound By Supreme Love. God has no preferences and prejudices; His is but reaction, reflection and resound. Prayer must emanate from the heart, where God resides, and not from the head where doctrines and doubts clash. Nations are many, but Earth is one;Beings are many, but Breath is one;Stars are many, but Sky is one;Oceans are many, but Water is one;Religions are many, but God is one;Jewels are many, but Gold is one;Appearances are many, but Reality is One. God, if you think, God you are. Dust if you think, dust you are. As you think, so you become. Think God, be God. Transmuting “man” into “God” and experiencing that Ananda or Bliss is the one and only achievement for which life is to be devoted. Duty is God;Work is worship. O Lord, take my love and let it flow in fullness of devotion to Thee.O Lord, take my hands and let them work incessantly for Thee.O Lord, take my soul and let it be merged in oneness with Thee.O Lord, take my mind and thoughts and let them be in tune with Thee.O Lord, take my everything and let me be an instrument for thy work. God is the mother and father of the world.Our parents are the mother and father of this body.God is one; there are not many Gods, one for each tribe among men. Once we surrender our mind to God completely, He will take care of us in every way. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba God or devil, good or bad are denisens of one’s own heart Where God is there the devil cannot be. God plays pranks and directs. He causes tears and quenches tears. He cures madness and inflicts madness. God rewards according to the manner in which He is conceived or approached. He grants you consolation and courage Once you have cleansed yourself by tears. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba God is the Seed;The Universe is the Tree,Impulses and passions are the branches,Intelligence is the flower,Pure Consciousness is the fruit,Love is the sweetness in the fruit. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba See God in everyone you meet;See God in everything you handle;Live together; Revere each other;Let not the seeds of envy and hate grow and chokeThe clear stream of love. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba God is The soul of Life; God is The Granter, the Force, The Sustainer. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba God is worshipped only in pictures, images, idols. He is not recognised in all living beings, In beauty, harmony, melody, truth and goodness. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba God thinks, plans and resolves in all heads, He sees through all the eyes, He eats through all mouths, Hears through every ear. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba God will never disown you, for He is your very core, Your basic Reality. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba God will certainly be pleased if you give water for the thirsty, bread for the hungry and clothes to the naked. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba Love God with all your heart, With all your soul and with all your strength. Love is the form of Brahman (The Supreme Reality) Brahman is love Divine. The merger of human love with Divine love brings about Cosmic Order One who is full of love attains The states of Oneness with Him. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba Why fear when I am here? Never be afraid of anything because God is in you, with you, above you, around you. He follows you like a shadow. Never forget him. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba If you incline towards God the passions that enslaves you will be rendered powerless. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba If you become aware of God’s presence within you and also the presence of the same God in all else, There is nothing to equal the peace and joy that you get. — From the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba God can be addressed by any name that taste sweet to your tongue or pictured in any form that appeals to your sense of wonder and awe. God designed in different faiths adored by different human communities are all limbs of the One God that really is. God does not live in structures of stone or brick. He lives in soft hearts warm with sympathy and fragrant with universal love. God has no forms, no limbs, no qualities, no preferences, no prejudices. God has no beginning and no end. — From the discourses of Sri Sathya Sai Baba Without God, life is like a school without a teacher. It is a wire with no current passing through it; it is a body with no soul. — Sathya Sai Baba “This world is His Play, it is not an empty dream; it has purpose and use. It is the means by which we can discover God; see Him in the beauty, grandeur, the order, the majesty of nature. these are but shadows of His glory and His Splendour. The play is His, the role is his gift, the lines are written by Him; He directs, He decides the dress and decoration, the gesture and the tone, the entrance and the exit. You have to act well the part and receive His approbation, when the curtain falls. Earn, by your efficiency and enthusiasm, the right to play higher and higher roles – that is

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Food

Devotional / September 26, 2025

Food The secret of perfect health lies in keeping the mind always cheerful – never worried, never hurried, never borne down by any fear, thought or anxiety. The food we consume should be tasty, sustaining and pleasant; It should not be too hot or too salty; there must be a balance and an equilibrium maintained.Sri Sathya Sai Baba, known worldwide for his spiritual teachings and humanitarian work, placed great emphasis on selfless service to humanity. Among his most remarkable contributions are the large-scale food and drinking water projects undertaken to uplift the poor and underprivileged. These initiatives were not only massive in scale but also unique in that they were provided completely free of cost, regardless of religion, caste, or background. For millions, Sathya Sai Baba was not only a spiritual guide but also a provider of life’s most essential needs: food and water.One of the most powerful expressions of Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s compassion was the initiative to feed the hungry. His devotees and organizations inspired by him continue to serve food in thousands of places around the world. In particular, the Annapoorna Breakfast Program, inspired by his teachings, has been serving nutritious breakfast to over a million school children in India. This program began with the simple idea that no child should go to school hungry. Malnutrition and hunger affect a child’s ability to learn, grow, and lead a healthy life. By addressing this basic need, the program not only fills stomachs but also nurtures minds and builds futures. Meals are freshly cooked, hygienically prepared, and served lovingly — often by volunteers who consider this service as a form of worship. In many rural and underserved urban areas, this is the only proper meal children receive in a day. True to Sai Baba’s ideal of “Grama Seva is Rama Seva” (Service to the village is service to God), these initiatives bring joy, health, and hope to thousands of families.Perhaps one of the most extraordinary humanitarian efforts initiated by Sri Sathya Sai Baba is the series of drinking water supply projects that brought clean water to millions of people across India. Beginning in the mid-1990s, these projects were launched to solve chronic water shortages in arid and drought-prone regions like Anantapur, Medak, Mahbubnagar, and other parts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and even Chennai city.

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Education

Devotional / September 26, 2025

Education Living with God is education Living for God is Service Living in God is Realization Unity is Divinity. Character is the most precious gift of education. True education is not for a mere living, but for a fuller and meaningful life. Virtue is the sign of the educated person.This is what makes education worthwhile. Education should build character. Its is Truth and Truth alone, that is one’s real friend, relative. Earning money cannot be the purpose of education. Base all educational efforts on building up of the character of the students, and then you can confidently think of raising on in the super-structure of curricula. Acquiring good qualities can be the only purpose of education. Peace can only be won the hard way, by eliminating violence and greed from the hearts of individual. Education must remove hatred between the pilgrims on the various roads to God. Politics without principles, Education without character, Science without humanity, and Commerce without morality Are not only useless, but positively dangerous. Education softens the heart. If the heart is hard, one cannot claim to be educated. Knowledge that is not put into practice is like food that is not digested.

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Divine Quotations on “Sri Sathya Sai Educare”

Devotional / September 26, 2025

Divine Quotations on “Sri Sathya Sai Educare” “The present system of education aims at making you breadwinners and citizens, but it does not give you the secret of a happy life, namely discrimination between the unreal and the real.” 2nd February 1958 “Education is not for mere living, it is for live a fuller, more meaningful, a more worthwhile life. There is no harm if it is for a gainful employment but the education must realise that existence is not all, that gainful employment is not all. What is needed today is that we should live a life of good quality. The fostering of sterling character and good conduct is the need of the world.” 12th September 1963 “For the entire Creation, God is the seed. Out of this seed, out of God, qualities have originated. The seed grows into a sapling. The various stages of blossoming the sapling, the thorns, the leaves, the flowers and fruits lie in the seed.” “Life starts with Love. The sweetness of love coming out of life is the great and unique principle that is at the source of everything. You can put this love in any field of work.” “The spark that comes out of love is called the Truth. So, man is the form or spark of the divine. This is called conscience. The conscience is always true. The first thing that is to be taught is that everyone is an embodiment of Atma.” “Based on the foundations of truth, the walls of Righteous Conduct (Dharma) are raised. Thus, the same love when expressed in action is called Dharma. When this love is contemplated upon, mind attains supreme Peace. When we adhere to Truth and Righteous Conduct, we can experience the fullness of Peace.” “When we enquire from where this love has come, and understand its very Source, they we realise the great principle of Non-Violence. Love, that is present in everyone is verily the Divine Energy inherent in all. The under-current that flows through Sathya, Dharma, Santhi and Ahimsa, is Prema only.” 13th January 1992 “In the vast cosmos, man is like a speck. Essentially, there is no conflict between man and creation. Just as a child is entitled to enjoy the milk from its mother and the bee is entitled to enjoy honey from flowers, there can be no objection to man enjoying the resources of Nature. But, as a result of uncontrollable desires and reckless exploitation of natural resources, Nature is exhibiting frightening disorders. Natural calamities like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,droughts and floods are the result of disturbances in the balance of Nature caused by reckless exploitation of natural resources. Mankind today appears like a foolish man who is wielding an axe at the branch of the tree on which he is sitting.” 13th January 1997 “Divinity resides in Creation in all forms starting from being more miniscule than the atom to the most colossal ones. It pervades the entire Creation as the eternal witness. The whole cosmos is made up of the five basic elements (Panch Bhootas) Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Sound, touch, form, taste and smell represent their attributes. All these have emerged from Being-Awareness-Bliss (Sat-Chit-Ananda), the Primal Source.” 15th May 2000 “God has given enough avenues of joy in creation. But they have to be shared and enjoyed. You are entitled to just your share of it.” 22nd May 2000 “Education has two aspects; the first is related to external and worldly education, which is nothing but acquiring bookish knowledge. In the modern world, we find many well versed and highly qualified in this aspect. The second aspect known as Educare is related to human values. The word Educare means to bring out that which is within. Human values are latent in every human being; one cannot acquire them from outside. They have to be elicited from within. Educare means to bring out human values. ‘To bring out’ means to translate them into action.”25th September 2000 “Man is a combination of the body, the mind and the spirit (Atma). To forget his essential divinity and identify himself with a changing and impermanent form (the body) is the cause of bondage and sorrow. It is the mind that is the cause of this wrongful identification, because of its involvement with the external world, and the impressions received through the senses.” “When you insert the key into the lock and turn it to the right, the lock opens. When you turn it to the left, it gets locked. The heart is the lock; the mind is the key. You get attachment when your mind is turned towards the world. When it is turned towards God, you attain liberation. It is the same lock and the same key that are responsible for bondage and liberation.” 26th September 2000

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Duty

Devotional / September 26, 2025

Duty What exactly is your duty? Let me summarise it for you. First, tend your parents with love and reverence and gratitude. Second, speak the truth and act virtuously. Third, whenever you have a few moments to spare, repeat the name of the Lord, with the form in your mind. Fourth, never indulge in talking ill of others or try to discover faults in others. And, finally, do not cause pain to others, in any form.Equally important is the balance of duties — to oneself, family, society, and the environment. Neglecting one’s health while working tirelessly for others is not wise, just as ignoring family while focusing solely on career is not sustainable. True fulfillment comes when one can harmoniously fulfill duties in all spheres of life. In modern times, the concept of duty is sometimes overshadowed by the pursuit of rights and personal freedoms. While rights are important, they come with corresponding responsibilities. For example, the right to free speech carries the duty to use it wisely and not harm others. In this way, duty serves as a compass that keeps personal freedom aligned with social harmony. People who perform their duties without expectation of reward, and with dedication and humility, are often admired and respected. Great leaders, teachers, soldiers, and caregivers are remembered not just for their achievements, but for their sense of duty and selfless service. They inspire others to rise above selfishness and contribute meaningfully to the world. —Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Sadhana —The Inward Path, 65

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