A green gourd sinks in water, but a dry one floats. Become dry, rid yourselves of attachments, desires, anxieties, and worries. Then you can float unaffected on the waters of change and chance. Even water, when it becomes steam, can
Sai Inspires Sep 21, 2023
One may have immense faith in God. But from time to time, the power of maya may undermine this faith. In Mahabharata, even staunch devotees of Krishna like Dharmaja and Arjuna displayed hesitancy in acting up to the advice of
Sai Inspires Sep 20, 2023
Namasmarana will make you stick to the thought of God. Now you are like a mouse caught inside a drum, a mridanga. When the player beats on the right, the mouse runs to the left; when the left side is
Sai Inspires Sep 19, 2023
Man often imagines that he has accomplished many things. Presuming that all that he achieves is entirely due to his own efforts and abilities, he deludes himself and forges his own bonds. He forgets the truth that there is a
Sai Inspires Sep 18, 2023
Today, man practices meditation and performs japa, but along with them the animal qualities are also allowed to grow. As long as these qualities remain, the observance of religious practices is worthless. All such spiritual practices amount to practising deception
Sai Inspires Sep 17, 2023
Cultivate devotion steadily every day, and derive joy therefrom. Also, have a mind filled with a vision of equality (sama-rasa), the conviction that fundamentally all are the same. Spiritual life is not a matter of meaningless talk; it is really
Sai Inspires Sep 16, 2023
Education that does not confer modesty and wisdom is a sheer waste of precious time. Whatever else you learn or do not learn, equip yourself with the strength that’s necessary to be virtuous, to resist temptation and lures of the
Sai Inspires Sep 15, 2023
Cast away ignorance – then you are free, liberated from all bonds at that very moment. All spiritual disciplines have this liberation as their goal. Nama-sankirtan (Heart-felt singing of divine names) too, helps you get rid of this basic ignorance.
Sai Inspires Sep 14, 2023
By whatever means God is adored, the path of devotion is the easiest and the most effective, for it is a sadhana of the heart, and results in love and service to all as fellow pilgrims to the same Divine
Sai Inspires Sep 13, 2023
The path of devotion cannot be defined and demarcated as such and such. Since it has many forms, roads, and types of experience, it is impossible for anyone to describe it accurately and fully. Each devotee gets bliss only through