Sathya Sai Baba Quotes

Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it! Life is a game, play it! Life is love, enjoy it!

There is only one caste... the caste of humanity. There is only one religion... the religion of love. There is only one language... the language of the heart.

You are not one person, but three: The one you think you are; The one others think you are; The one you really are.

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.

I - Want - Peace, I is ego, Want is desire; Remove ego and desire and you have peace.

There is only one royal road for the spiritual journey...Love

Once we surrender our mind to God completely, He will take care of us in every way.

Love all. Serve all. Help ever. Hurt never.

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.

Have a sense of pride in your motherland. Just as your mother has given birth to you, so too the land has given birth to you.

I have come not to disturb or destroy any faith, but to confirm each in his own faith - so that the Christian becomes a better Christian, the Muslim, a better Muslim, and the Hindu, a better Hindu.

Knowledge that is not put into practice is like food that is not digested.

Every experience is a lesson. Every loss is a gain.

Anger, ego, jealousy are the biggest diseases,Keep yourself aloof from these three diseases.

Love as Thought is Truth. Love as Action is Right Conduct. Love as Understanding is Peace. Love as Feeling is Non-violence.

Desire is a bonfire that burns with greater fury, asking for more fuel.

Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve the silence?

Whenever and wherever you put yourself in touch with GOD, that is the state of meditation.

Duty without love is deplorable. Duty with love is desirable. Love without duty is Divine.

When you do not accept the insult some one casts on you, it goes back to the person who indulged in it first; a registered letter that is not accepted returns to the sender.

The greatest formula that can liberate, cleanse and elevate the mind is Rama-Name, the Name of Rama.

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.

The body will shine if the character is fine; service of man and worship of God will preserve its charm.

You have come from God, you are a spark of His Glory; you are a wave of that Ocean of Bliss; you will get peace only when you again merge in Him.

God is the Sun and when His rays fall upon your heart, not impeded by the clouds of egoism, the lotus blooms and the petals unfold.

Rama for you should mean the Path He trod, the ideal He held aloft, and the Ordinance He laid down. They are eternal and timeless.

Being a good example is the best form of service.

You are always your own best guru, your own best teacher, the answers are always inside you.

Violence in any form is evil and to kill innocent animals in tantamount to blatant savagery.

Love must express itself as service

Do not use poisonous words against anyone, for words wound more fatally than even arrows.

Start the day with love, spend the day with love, fill the day with love and end the day with love. That is the way to God.

Less talk - more work! There is too much talking going on. Because of excessive talking, spiritual energy is being wasted.

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.

All things are beautiful seen through the eyes of love.

You have it in your power to make your days on Earth a path of flowers, instead of a path of thorns.

I have come to light the lamp of love in your hearts, to see that it shines day by day with added luster.

A person might be an expert in any field of knowledge or a master of many material skills and accomplishments. But without inner cleanliness his brain is a desert waste.

Small minds select narrow roads; expand your mental vision and take to the broad road of helpfulness, compassion and service.

What do we lose by another's good fortune? Let us celebrate with them, or strive to emulate them. That should be our desire and determination.

I am you; you are ME. You are the waves; I am the ocean. Know this and be free, be divine.

Where there is no purity, there is no Unity. Without Unity you cannot attain Divinity. Then your life is just a waste. First purity, next Unity, then you realize your Divinity.

You are seeking joy and peace in far-off places. But the spring of joy is in your heart. The haven of peace is in yourself.

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.

The grace of God is like insurance. It will help you in your time of need without any limit.

When you feel you cannot do good, at least desist from doing evil.

No religion has a separate God showering grace only on those who profess to abide by that faith.

...Every moment is the right moment.

Desire is storm, greed is whirlpool, pride is precipice, attachment is avalanche, ego is volcano. Discard desire and you are liberated.

It is best to live with honor for just a day than with dishonor for many decades; better a short lived celestial swan than a century-lived crow.