Sathya Sai Speaks 1953
Discourses of 1953: at Prasanthi Nilayam, for Dasara, Vijayadasami.
Discourse 1Worship In The Mind17 October 1953, Dasara, Vijayadasami, Prasanthi Nilayam
- 1When I was at Uravakonda studying in the high school, you know I came away one day and threw off my books and declared that I have My work waiting for…
- 2Manasa bhajare guru charanam Dustara bhava sagara taranam
- 3I called on all those suffering in the endless round of birth and death to worship the Feet of the Guru (spiritual preceptor), the Guru who was announ…
- 4Re-education of man persists in all eras In shops, things are kept in separate packets, and each one specialises in some particular article or sets of…
- 5Secret of spiritual success Once Krishna and Arjuna were going together along the open road. Seeing a bird in the sky, Krishna asked Arjuna, “Is that…
- 6Krishna laughed and chided him for agreeing to whatever suggestion was given. But Arjuna said, “For me, Your Words are far more weighty than the evide…
- 7Implicit faith is the secret of spiritual success. The Lord loves not the devotee but his devotion, remember. The Lord’s Grace is like rain, pure wate…
- 8You do not know the real reasons behind the actions of the Lord. You cannot understand the motives of other men who are almost like you in everything,…
- 9Pains indicate birth of new life There are four types of persons; the ‘dead’, who deny the Lord and declare that they alone exist, independent, free,…
- 10Shine forth in your real nature ‘Cold’ and ‘heat’ are both in the Plan of God, and yours is only to know this and treat both as valuable. Thorny plant…
- 11Do not give up spiritual practice Sai is beloved to all people, so you can take up any name that gives you joy. Tastes differ according to the tempera…
- 12Sarvam Brahma Mayam In God is All
- 13Another, a yogi, says all is energy; a third, who is a devotee, says all is the play of Bhagavan (the Lord). Each according to their taste and accordi…