Sri Sathya Sai International Organization

You can chant ‘Sai Rama’ or ‘Sai Krishna’, with love for Swami. You may pursue any type of education and acquire high academic degrees, yet you should not give up chanting the divine name. You should not forget the Divine name.

The fruits of the tree of human life are sweet, but they are encased in the bitter skin of egoism and ignorance and have hard inedible seeds of desire, anger, pride, etc. One must exercise one's intelligence to peel off the outer skin of ignorance, throw off the seeds of vice and wickedness, and partake of the sweet kernel of life.

Spirituality is opposed to the ways of the world. Worldly activities cannot always be avoided. But if whatever is done is made as an offering to please God, it gets sanctified. Whatever you achieve, treat it as a gift from God. You will then realize your true humanness.

When you understand the principle of love and develop love to love relationship, all will become one. The Vedas says, “Sahasra Seersha Purushah...” It means that all heads, all eyes, and all feet are His. Once you understand the principle of oneness that is present in all, you can live in tune with the true spirit of brotherhood.

You must always be happy and blissful. Sweet smile should dance on your lips. You should not put up an unhappy face under any circumstances. You must always be smiling. When others see you, they should also feel happy. Thus, you should always lead a happy and blissful life with a sweet smile on your face. You should be happy and at the same time make others happy.

Everything in the universe, from an ant to the Absolute, is a manifestation of Sat-Chit-Ananda. Sat is that which transcends the three categories of Time Past, Present, and Future. Chit refers to total awareness (Paripurna-jnana). Where these two are shining in unison, there is the Bliss Divine. Hence, Ananda (Bliss) is not something separate from the other two. The three cannot be separated. The One is radiant in the three as an integral expression.

Human beings have two important organs: the head and the heart. The head is ever engaged in seeking external objects. It desires only transient and mundane objects and the things and beings of the phenomenal world. Its chief characteristic is Pravritti (preoccupation with the external). All thoughts arise out of contact with the external. Qualities like truth, love, kindness, forbearance and compassion, which are signs of inner vision, emanate from the heart.

In this world, which is impermanent and ever transforming, the Immanent Power of the Lord is the only permanent and fixed entity. In order to realize the eternal and the true, it is necessary to attach oneself to that Source and Sustenance.

The ear ought to be eager to listen to the glory of God. The tongue ought to love the taste of His story only. Every action must be worthy enough to be an offering to Him. I have told you often, "See good; hear good; speak good; do good; be good. This is the way to God." I often add, "See no evil; hear no evil; speak no evil; do no evil; be not evil. This is the way to God."

First, develop love. When you have love in you, everyone will become your friend. If your heart is not suffused with love, your life will become artificial. Life is meaningless without love. If everyone shares love with their neighbor, there will be no room for hatred at all. Share your love with everyone and live like brothers and sisters.

Live with love, in love, for love. Then, the Lord, who is divine love personified, will grant you all you need without your asking. He knows. He is the mother who does not wait to hear the child's cry to feed. His love is vast and deep, He anticipates every need and rushes to help.

Develop love. The same principle of love is present in you, in Me, and in everyone. I see only love in others. Hence, all are one for Me. You, too, should develop such feelings of love and equality. All are one, be alike to everyone. This is what you must learn today.

Today, people are in search of peace. But peace cannot be found in the external world. You find only pieces! Peace is in you. You are the embodiment of peace, you are the embodiment of truth, and you are the embodiment of love. So, first, know thyself. Only then can you be blissful always.

The greatest obstacle on the path of surrender is egoism and mineness or possessiveness. It has been inherent in your personality for ages, sending its tentacles deeper and deeper with the experience of every succeeding life. It can be removed only by the twin detergents of discrimination and renunciation. Devotion is the water to wash away this dirt of ages, and the soap of repetition of God's name, meditation, and yoga (oneness with the divine) will help remove it quicker and more effectively. The slow and the steady will surely win this race.