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Today I want to tell you about two important character traits, so that you can consciously understand them and develop them more and more without delay.
They are: the ability to make decisions and perseverance. I am introducing you to them at the same time because they are inseparably connected with each other and precisely in this sequence.
The ability to make decisions is important because it greatly enriches your life. Those who are unable to make up their minds carry a burden around with them that grows ever larger. They increasingly wait for someone else to make a decision. This makes them ill for a long time.
Sometimes something resolves itself—but this does not give you the feeling of relief and strength that comes after making a wise decision.
Therefore, think carefully. Ask God for advice and help. Give yourself time. Do not make decisions blindly just to “get them off your back.” Dedicate your action to God (7.I), and then decide.
If you have made a decision in the way I have just shown you, stick to it. Do not hesitate. Additional thoughts such as “but what if...,” “what if I...” weaken you, worsen your mood, and influence you in such a way that next time you will hesitate even more.
Therefore, think it through thoroughly. Do not hurry. Ask God for help. Then decide and stand by the decision you have made.
Perseverance is just as important as the decision itself. There are situations in which you make the wrong decision. If there is an opportunity to reconsider the decision, you should of course use it.
If it is impossible to change anything, leave the consequences of your actions to My judgment. Endure everything patiently, or even with indifference. Do not complain, but rely on My will.
Look at all this once again from a completely different perspective. Do you have difficulties? Wonderful. You have the opportunity to practice important character traits—perseverance, patience, and trust. What a blessing!

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">Today I want to tell you about two important character traits, so that you can consciously understand them and develop them more and more without delay.<br /> They are: the ability to make decisions and perseverance. I am introducing you to them at the same time because they are inseparably connected with each other and precisely in this sequence.<br /> The ability to make decisions is important because it greatly enriches your life. Those who are unable to make up their minds carry a burden around with them that grows ever larger. They increasingly wait for someone else to make a decision. This makes them ill for a long time.<br /> Sometimes something resolves itself—but this does not give you the feeling of relief and strength that comes after making a wise decision.<br /> Therefore, think carefully. Ask God for advice and help. Give yourself time. Do not make decisions blindly just to “get them off your back.” Dedicate your action to God (7.I), and then decide.<br /> If you have made a decision in the way I have just shown you, stick to it. Do not hesitate. Additional thoughts such as “but what if...,” “what if I...” weaken you, worsen your mood, and influence you in such a way that next time you will hesitate even more.<br /> Therefore, think it through thoroughly. Do not hurry. Ask God for help. Then decide and stand by the decision you have made.<br /> Perseverance is just as important as the decision itself. There are situations in which you make the wrong decision. If there is an opportunity to reconsider the decision, you should of course use it.<br /> If it is impossible to change anything, leave the consequences of your actions to My judgment. Endure everything patiently, or even with indifference. Do not complain, but rely on My will.<br /> Look at all this once again from a completely different perspective. Do you have difficulties? Wonderful. You have the opportunity to practice important character traits—perseverance, patience, and trust. What a blessing!<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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The quality you can never develop excessively is tact. A sense of tact testifies to the maturity of a person’s soul.
Do not believe psychologists who say that this quality can only be acquired in childhood.
The soul acquires tact with maturity, which reflects how open your heart is.
The more love there is in a person, the farther they have advanced on the path to the Revelation of the Self.
Love, and your enlightenment will manifest perfect, all-encompassing knowledge.
A sense of tact is the radiance of a mature heart. Once you have attained it, no injustice can take it away from you.
A sense of tact is heartfelt knowledge of the vulnerability of others. It is the sensitivity with which your heart touches another person’s essence.
A sense of tact is the light that unites two people without attracting the attention of those around them.
This is precisely what tact means: its way of acting is, above all, unobtrusive; it does not want to impose itself.
If you are present for the sake of others and do not want to be intrusive, you are on the right path. And your work sanctifies your life.

Sathya Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">The quality you can never develop excessively is tact. A sense of tact testifies to the maturity of a person’s soul.<br /> Do not believe psychologists who say that this quality can only be acquired in childhood.<br /> The soul acquires tact with maturity, which reflects how open your heart is.<br /> The more love there is in a person, the farther they have advanced on the path to the Revelation of the Self.<br /> Love, and your enlightenment will manifest perfect, all-encompassing knowledge.<br /> A sense of tact is the radiance of a mature heart. Once you have attained it, no injustice can take it away from you.<br /> A sense of tact is heartfelt knowledge of the vulnerability of others. It is the sensitivity with which your heart touches another person’s essence.<br /> A sense of tact is the light that unites two people without attracting the attention of those around them.<br /> This is precisely what tact means: its way of acting is, above all, unobtrusive; it does not want to impose itself.<br /> If you are present for the sake of others and do not want to be intrusive, you are on the right path. And your work sanctifies your life.<br /> <br /> Sathya Sai Baba</div>

 

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There is nothing I cannot do.
How is it that you do not take part?
Do you think I am joking? Not at all!
I am God. You are God too. The only difference between us is that I know I am God.
I say: if I am with a man, I am a man. If I am with a woman, I am a woman. If I am with a child, I am a child. If I am alone, then I am God.
What does this mean? I completely possess every person, every animal, plant, and stone.
I am one with everything. Out of love, because I enjoy serving.
This is the secret: love your work. Humbly do what you must do. And your omnipotence will grow day by day. Unstoppably.

Sathya Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">There is nothing I cannot do.<br /> How is it that you do not take part?<br /> Do you think I am joking? Not at all!<br /> I am God. You are God too. The only difference between us is that I know I am God.<br /> I say: if I am with a man, I am a man. If I am with a woman, I am a woman. If I am with a child, I am a child. If I am alone, then I am God.<br /> What does this mean? I completely possess every person, every animal, plant, and stone.<br /> I am one with everything. Out of love, because I enjoy serving.<br /> This is the secret: love your work. Humbly do what you must do. And your omnipotence will grow day by day. Unstoppably.<br /> <br /> Sathya Sai Baba</div>

 

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What can you do when you are ill?
Find a good doctor. Ask them to prescribe some medicine that could help you recover.
In most cases, it should not be medicine that suppresses the symptoms. However, there are cases when the focus of the illness needs to be treated with strong medication.
However, the widespread fondness for antibiotics is unsafe. In many cases, the illness is suppressed, and as a result, you may learn only the bare minimum from it.
Illnesses offer opportunities for growth and give you a chance to correct possible mistakes in your behavior. Therefore, use illness as an opportunity to calmly reflect on yourself. Seriously consider what you need to learn—in other words, what the illness is trying to draw your attention to.
Illnesses do not arise solely because of bacteria or viruses in the body, but also from confusion—in other words, negations—in your thinking. This is a fact that, for example, allopathic medicine pays far too little attention to. Therefore, purify your thoughts.
Repeat the name of God (27.II.) and ask Him for help and guidance, and you will see that this will certainly open a new path for you. This will also help you in your further development when you are not ill.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">What can you do when you are ill?<br /> Find a good doctor. Ask them to prescribe some medicine that could help you recover.<br /> In most cases, it should not be medicine that suppresses the symptoms. However, there are cases when the focus of the illness needs to be treated with strong medication.<br /> However, the widespread fondness for antibiotics is unsafe. In many cases, the illness is suppressed, and as a result, you may learn only the bare minimum from it.<br /> Illnesses offer opportunities for growth and give you a chance to correct possible mistakes in your behavior. Therefore, use illness as an opportunity to calmly reflect on yourself. Seriously consider what you need to learn—in other words, what the illness is trying to draw your attention to.<br /> Illnesses do not arise solely because of bacteria or viruses in the body, but also from confusion—in other words, negations—in your thinking. This is a fact that, for example, allopathic medicine pays far too little attention to. Therefore, purify your thoughts.<br /> Repeat the name of God (27.II.) and ask Him for help and guidance, and you will see that this will certainly open a new path for you. This will also help you in your further development when you are not ill.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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Your task as a human is to live, gain experience, serve others, and be happy.
Only God can judge a person, since He alone knows all the connections. Only someone who has known a person for many lifetimes can assess what they are like.
In most cases, you cannot even comprehend a single lifetime! What do you know? How can you judge?
I advise you to see the positive in others instead of criticizing them. This does not mean that you should naively and blindly throw yourself around everyone’s neck. Rather, you need to learn to notice a person’s positive qualities as quickly as possible.
People are different. There can be no question about that. There are people whom I advise you to keep away from because they may harm you. But you need to reflect on the fact that you yourself also have a lot of work to do in these matters. If you were different, then when meeting people, you would not affect the problematic sides of their nature, but contact with them would bring you much joy.
What I want to point out is that you can treat many people with "kindness and love." By treating them warmly and making it clear that you see and honor the positive in them, you can—with a little patience—fundamentally change them.
Therefore, I advise you: do not judge; in most cases, one way or another, you judge incorrectly. It is best to meet your fellow human beings with loving understanding—with a love that knows about the difficulties of human development and therefore can distance itself from certain shadowy sides.
And because love knows this: in order not to react, one must not be blind.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">Your task as a human is to live, gain experience, serve others, and be happy.<br /> Only God can judge a person, since He alone knows all the connections. Only someone who has known a person for many lifetimes can assess what they are like.<br /> In most cases, you cannot even comprehend a single lifetime! What do you know? How can you judge?<br /> I advise you to see the positive in others instead of criticizing them. This does not mean that you should naively and blindly throw yourself around everyone’s neck. Rather, you need to learn to notice a person’s positive qualities as quickly as possible.<br /> People are different. There can be no question about that. There are people whom I advise you to keep away from because they may harm you. But you need to reflect on the fact that you yourself also have a lot of work to do in these matters. If you were different, then when meeting people, you would not affect the problematic sides of their nature, but contact with them would bring you much joy.<br /> What I want to point out is that you can treat many people with "kindness and love." By treating them warmly and making it clear that you see and honor the positive in them, you can—with a little patience—fundamentally change them.<br /> Therefore, I advise you: do not judge; in most cases, one way or another, you judge incorrectly. It is best to meet your fellow human beings with loving understanding—with a love that knows about the difficulties of human development and therefore can distance itself from certain shadowy sides.<br /> And because love knows this: in order not to react, one must not be blind.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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The opportunity to work is a blessing. Life without work is meaningless and has no value. Moreover, it leaves you empty.
Enjoy every day because you are able to work. Rejoice that you have a body with which you can build your life.
In everything you do, your attitude is the most important thing. Do not look for the negative—otherwise, in time, you will see it everywhere.
Instead, rejoice in what is beautiful and positive. Remember Christ, who once passed by the unpleasant corpse of a dog. Anyone who saw it would have turned away in disgust. But Christ looked at its gleaming teeth and said: "Look at its beautiful teeth—so shiny and white, like pearls."
Christ had a positive outlook, which you need to discover within yourself so that every action can acquire meaning, and accordingly, you will become fulfilled.
Every action creates karma; that is, every action has consequences.
Therefore, dedicate your actions to God (7.I) and feel that He is acting through you. Then every action will be easy for you and will not bind you to the world, because God will take on the consequences of your actions.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">The opportunity to work is a blessing. Life without work is meaningless and has no value. Moreover, it leaves you empty.<br /> Enjoy every day because you are able to work. Rejoice that you have a body with which you can build your life.<br /> In everything you do, your attitude is the most important thing. Do not look for the negative—otherwise, in time, you will see it everywhere.<br /> Instead, rejoice in what is beautiful and positive. Remember Christ, who once passed by the unpleasant corpse of a dog. Anyone who saw it would have turned away in disgust. But Christ looked at its gleaming teeth and said: "Look at its beautiful teeth—so shiny and white, like pearls."<br /> Christ had a positive outlook, which you need to discover within yourself so that every action can acquire meaning, and accordingly, you will become fulfilled.<br /> Every action creates karma; that is, every action has consequences.<br /> Therefore, dedicate your actions to God (7.I) and feel that He is acting through you. Then every action will be easy for you and will not bind you to the world, because God will take on the consequences of your actions.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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In our times, in the age of Kali Yuga, pride is a widespread trait.
Everyone is proud of something: their name, wealth, title, knowledge, or power.
Many do not acknowledge how proud they are.
Again and again I say: avoid pride. Many acknowledge My rightness in words, but inwardly doubt what I have said.
Therefore, I want to explain to you why I once again emphasize that you should keep your pride in check.
Pride gives you the opposite of what you claim for yourself: pride not only fails to make you strong, but weakens you, and in many ways at that.
Because of pride, you raise yourself above others and make yourself inaccessible. Therefore, you cannot exchange love with others. But love is the bond that unites all living things—no, the entire Universe.
Pride is like a knot in this bond through which energy cannot flow.
But life is a stream. Life is movement. Life is warm and forms connections. And you, with your pride, stand on a marble slab while life flows beneath you.
Your life. And where are you? Do you not feel how cold your feet are becoming on the lifeless marble? Do you now see why I advise you to get rid of pride?

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">In our times, in the age of Kali Yuga, pride is a widespread trait.<br /> Everyone is proud of something: their name, wealth, title, knowledge, or power.<br /> Many do not acknowledge how proud they are.<br /> Again and again I say: avoid pride. Many acknowledge My rightness in words, but inwardly doubt what I have said.<br /> Therefore, I want to explain to you why I once again emphasize that you should keep your pride in check.<br /> Pride gives you the opposite of what you claim for yourself: pride not only fails to make you strong, but weakens you, and in many ways at that.<br /> Because of pride, you raise yourself above others and make yourself inaccessible. Therefore, you cannot exchange love with others. But love is the bond that unites all living things—no, the entire Universe.<br /> Pride is like a knot in this bond through which energy cannot flow.<br /> But life is a stream. Life is movement. Life is warm and forms connections. And you, with your pride, stand on a marble slab while life flows beneath you.<br /> Your life. And where are you? Do you not feel how cold your feet are becoming on the lifeless marble? Do you now see why I advise you to get rid of pride?<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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The devotee was very upset and even became angry with Swami. He thought that Swami was laughing at his problem.
In a very frightened and angry tone, he exclaimed prayerfully: “Swami, when a devotee prays to You, explaining his problem, You laugh and reply, ‘Manchidi’? You do not know what I am going through… I am even afraid to fall asleep because I have such terrible dreams. And when I pray to You for relief, You say, ‘Manchidi.’ When we pray, should You not show us compassion instead of blessing us with the word ‘Manchidi’?”

The All-Merciful Lord decided to explain.
He looked deeply into the suffering devotee’s eyes and said very tenderly:
_“My dear, even before these problems arose for you, I saw them taking place... Remember, no one can escape karma… Nevertheless, I can change or ease karma so that you can bear it. Everything you experience in the dream state… you were supposed to suffer in real life… I saw it even before it could happen… *then I decided to change it from a waking-state experience into a dream-state experience… everything you suffer in the dream state was supposed to happen in waking life (according to your karma), but by My Grace, I transferred that suffering into the dream state. That is why, when you said that you were having bad dreams, I replied: ‘Manchidi.’*_

The devotee had no choice but to fall at Swami’s Divine Lotus Feet and bathe them with his tears.

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<div class="bbWrapper">The devotee was very upset and even became angry with Swami. He thought that Swami was laughing at his problem.<br /> In a very frightened and angry tone, he exclaimed prayerfully: “Swami, when a devotee prays to You, explaining his problem, You laugh and reply, ‘Manchidi’? You do not know what I am going through… I am even afraid to fall asleep because I have such terrible dreams. And when I pray to You for relief, You say, ‘Manchidi.’ When we pray, should You not show us compassion instead of blessing us with the word ‘Manchidi’?”<br /> <br /> The All-Merciful Lord decided to explain.<br /> He looked deeply into the suffering devotee’s eyes and said very tenderly:<br /> _“My dear, even before these problems arose for you, I saw them taking place... Remember, no one can escape karma… Nevertheless, I can change or ease karma so that you can bear it. Everything you experience in the dream state… you were supposed to suffer in real life… I saw it even before it could happen… *then I decided to change it from a waking-state experience into a dream-state experience… everything you suffer in the dream state was supposed to happen in waking life (according to your karma), but by My Grace, I transferred that suffering into the dream state. That is why, when you said that you were having bad dreams, I replied: ‘Manchidi.’*_<br /> <br /> The devotee had no choice but to fall at Swami’s Divine Lotus Feet and bathe them with his tears.</div>

 

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Be mindful of your tongue. It is not without reason that the tongue is compared to a snake. The tongue can embrace you. The tongue can enchant you. The tongue can sting like lightning.
The tongue is a great treasure. Therefore, treat it with great care.
Weigh every word and bear in mind that everything you say may have far-reaching consequences. One wrong word, and a wound may remain in the soul for life.
So what should you do with your tongue? Be afraid of every word and merely mumble? Of course not. Rather, become more careful when using your tongue. Do not chatter; think about what you want to say.
It is better to remain silent than to hurt someone.
However, the most important thing is to connect your tongue with your heart.
When you speak, friendly, warm rays should shine from your eyes. Speak gently and with love. Your words should embrace and caress those you are talking to. If you speak this way, the whole world will be at your feet.
Moreover, speech filled with tenderness is the best protection against the influence of those around you.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">Be mindful of your tongue. It is not without reason that the tongue is compared to a snake. The tongue can embrace you. The tongue can enchant you. The tongue can sting like lightning.<br /> The tongue is a great treasure. Therefore, treat it with great care.<br /> Weigh every word and bear in mind that everything you say may have far-reaching consequences. One wrong word, and a wound may remain in the soul for life.<br /> So what should you do with your tongue? Be afraid of every word and merely mumble? Of course not. Rather, become more careful when using your tongue. Do not chatter; think about what you want to say.<br /> It is better to remain silent than to hurt someone.<br /> However, the most important thing is to connect your tongue with your heart.<br /> When you speak, friendly, warm rays should shine from your eyes. Speak gently and with love. Your words should embrace and caress those you are talking to. If you speak this way, the whole world will be at your feet.<br /> Moreover, speech filled with tenderness is the best protection against the influence of those around you.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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I have no desires. If I had any desire, it would only be that you, too, become free from desires.
Giving up desires is not only the key to grace; it is grasping grace with both hands.
Your renunciation of desires is My goal. Therefore, I give you what you want, so that you may come to want what I have for you.
A little story. Once there lived a husband and wife who, through meditation and japa (repetition of God's name, 27 February), attained a certain degree of inner peace. But neither of them believed what I always affirm—namely, that having a lot of money brings a lot of trouble.
They wanted a home of their own so that, at last, they would be independent of the arbitrariness of the owners of rented apartments.
I gave them a house that matched many of their ideas, but one thing had to be changed.
Before long, they had so many worries that they could no longer sleep at night, and from morning till evening they were occupied solely with their house.
One day, their situation seemed so hopeless to them that they wrote to Me with tears in their eyes.
I helped them again.
Today they have understood that only the spiritual path can bring ananda and shanti (happiness and inner peace); material wealth, on the contrary, brings many problems.
Become free from maya, from delusion. Use what you have as a loan granted to you by Me. Always be ready to give it back again—without sadness or sorrow.
This is the greatest blessing.
Your destinies are determined by the deeds you committed in past lives.
The consequences of your deeds constantly follow you.
Therefore, it is so important to perform good deeds. First, good deeds have good consequences. Second, they eliminate the consequences of evil deeds.
Imagine the consequences of your deeds as seeds lying in the ground. They are ready to sprout. If you water them, they will grow. That is, if you do evil, you water the seeds from your past lives. Then they sprout, and you experience the consequences.
Good deeds, on the contrary, cover these seeds with soil so that they are unable to sprout. And although the results following you are present, they have no effect because they have no opportunity to put forth shoots. To know this and act accordingly is grace.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">I have no desires. If I had any desire, it would only be that you, too, become free from desires.<br /> Giving up desires is not only the key to grace; it is grasping grace with both hands.<br /> Your renunciation of desires is My goal. Therefore, I give you what you want, so that you may come to want what I have for you.<br /> A little story. Once there lived a husband and wife who, through meditation and japa (repetition of God's name, 27 February), attained a certain degree of inner peace. But neither of them believed what I always affirm—namely, that having a lot of money brings a lot of trouble.<br /> They wanted a home of their own so that, at last, they would be independent of the arbitrariness of the owners of rented apartments.<br /> I gave them a house that matched many of their ideas, but one thing had to be changed.<br /> Before long, they had so many worries that they could no longer sleep at night, and from morning till evening they were occupied solely with their house.<br /> One day, their situation seemed so hopeless to them that they wrote to Me with tears in their eyes.<br /> I helped them again.<br /> Today they have understood that only the spiritual path can bring ananda and shanti (happiness and inner peace); material wealth, on the contrary, brings many problems.<br /> Become free from maya, from delusion. Use what you have as a loan granted to you by Me. Always be ready to give it back again—without sadness or sorrow.<br /> This is the greatest blessing.<br /> Your destinies are determined by the deeds you committed in past lives.<br /> The consequences of your deeds constantly follow you.<br /> Therefore, it is so important to perform good deeds. First, good deeds have good consequences. Second, they eliminate the consequences of evil deeds.<br /> Imagine the consequences of your deeds as seeds lying in the ground. They are ready to sprout. If you water them, they will grow. That is, if you do evil, you water the seeds from your past lives. Then they sprout, and you experience the consequences.<br /> Good deeds, on the contrary, cover these seeds with soil so that they are unable to sprout. And although the results following you are present, they have no effect because they have no opportunity to put forth shoots. To know this and act accordingly is grace.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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Modern ideology can be expressed in two sentences: Do whatever you want. Live for your own pleasure.
The main point is that, again and again, people who know absolutely nothing about what they are talking about set forth theories whose consequences they cannot imagine to the slightest degree.
No knowledgeable person could come up with such utter nonsense.
What does “Do whatever you want!” mean? It means nothing. Because in order to actually be able to do what you want, first, you need to know yourself, and second, you need to know what it is that you really want. In other words: the less knowledgeable and free—in other words, the less experienced—a person is, the less capable they are of understanding what they want; that is, what will truly benefit them.
Today, most people make choices according to their changeable feelings: one way one time, another way the next. This leads them nowhere—only to disappointment.
Doing indiscriminately whatever comes into someone’s head is extremely dangerous. So is living by the principle of pleasure.
Many of the problems that afflict the world today were born of these mad theories.
Therefore I say: fulfill your duties. Joyfully do what you need to do. Dedicate it to God (7.I). Do not doubt your decisions. Always think about how you can help others or bring them joy—and your life will be like a flower bed.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">Modern ideology can be expressed in two sentences: Do whatever you want. Live for your own pleasure.<br /> The main point is that, again and again, people who know absolutely nothing about what they are talking about set forth theories whose consequences they cannot imagine to the slightest degree.<br /> No knowledgeable person could come up with such utter nonsense.<br /> What does “Do whatever you want!” mean? It means nothing. Because in order to actually be able to do what you want, first, you need to know yourself, and second, you need to know what it is that you really want. In other words: the less knowledgeable and free—in other words, the less experienced—a person is, the less capable they are of understanding what they want; that is, what will truly benefit them.<br /> Today, most people make choices according to their changeable feelings: one way one time, another way the next. This leads them nowhere—only to disappointment.<br /> Doing indiscriminately whatever comes into someone’s head is extremely dangerous. So is living by the principle of pleasure.<br /> Many of the problems that afflict the world today were born of these mad theories.<br /> Therefore I say: fulfill your duties. Joyfully do what you need to do. Dedicate it to God (7.I). Do not doubt your decisions. Always think about how you can help others or bring them joy—and your life will be like a flower bed.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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Again and again, you seek protection. You take care to have a safe home, a large lock on your doors, and, if possible, an alarm system.
I tell you that all these are inadequate means of finding the security you seek. (By the way, this should not be understood to mean that you should treat your property carelessly. Quite the contrary!) I merely want to point out to you that material security measures can never replace My love—that is, My protection.
No lock is so strong, no wall so sturdy, and no door so protective as My protection, My love, and My mercy. And how can you obtain them?
The most reliable path is your love. The greater the love with which you treat your fellow human beings, the greater the love with which I embrace and protect you.
Another path leads through truth and justice. After love, this is the most reliable protection. Truthfulness and justice are an impregnable fortress.
If, nevertheless, “enemies” ever break into this fortress, hold fast to truth and honesty, and your enemies will have to retreat.
You may ask why. Because your steadfastness attracts My love. It washes away everything negative and envelops you in the garment of divine protection.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">Again and again, you seek protection. You take care to have a safe home, a large lock on your doors, and, if possible, an alarm system.<br /> I tell you that all these are inadequate means of finding the security you seek. (By the way, this should not be understood to mean that you should treat your property carelessly. Quite the contrary!) I merely want to point out to you that material security measures can never replace My love—that is, My protection.<br /> No lock is so strong, no wall so sturdy, and no door so protective as My protection, My love, and My mercy. And how can you obtain them?<br /> The most reliable path is your love. The greater the love with which you treat your fellow human beings, the greater the love with which I embrace and protect you.<br /> Another path leads through truth and justice. After love, this is the most reliable protection. Truthfulness and justice are an impregnable fortress.<br /> If, nevertheless, “enemies” ever break into this fortress, hold fast to truth and honesty, and your enemies will have to retreat.<br /> You may ask why. Because your steadfastness attracts My love. It washes away everything negative and envelops you in the garment of divine protection.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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Again and again, you seek protection. You take care to have a safe home, a large lock on your doors, and, if possible, an alarm system.
I tell you that all these are inadequate means of finding the security you seek. (By the way, this should not be understood to mean that you should treat your property carelessly. Quite the contrary!) I merely want to point out to you that material security measures can never replace My love—that is, My protection.
No lock is so strong, no wall so sturdy, and no door so protective as My protection, My love, and My mercy. And how can you obtain them?
The most reliable path is your love. The greater the love with which you treat your fellow human beings, the greater the love with which I embrace and protect you.
Another path leads through truth and justice. After love, this is the most reliable protection. Truthfulness and justice are an impregnable fortress.
If, nevertheless, “enemies” ever break into this fortress, hold fast to truth and honesty, and your enemies will have to retreat.
You may ask why. Because your steadfastness attracts My love. It washes away everything negative and envelops you in the garment of divine protection.

Sai Baba

Thank you for writing about Sai Baba; much of it resonates within me. I have read a lot of Osho, and now Sai Baba has resonated with me as well. I will read more. Thank you.

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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/school/en/goto/post?id=4162" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-4162">1313 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent "> Again and again, you seek protection. You take care to have a safe home, a large lock on your doors, and, if possible, an alarm system.<br /> I tell you that all these are inadequate means of finding the security you seek. (By the way, this should not be understood to mean that you should treat your property carelessly. Quite the contrary!) I merely want to point out to you that material security measures can never replace My love—that is, My protection.<br /> No lock is so strong, no wall so sturdy, and no door so protective as My protection, My love, and My mercy. And how can you obtain them?<br /> The most reliable path is your love. The greater the love with which you treat your fellow human beings, the greater the love with which I embrace and protect you.<br /> Another path leads through truth and justice. After love, this is the most reliable protection. Truthfulness and justice are an impregnable fortress.<br /> If, nevertheless, “enemies” ever break into this fortress, hold fast to truth and honesty, and your enemies will have to retreat.<br /> You may ask why. Because your steadfastness attracts My love. It washes away everything negative and envelops you in the garment of divine protection.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink"><a>Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Thank you for writing about Sai Baba; much of it resonates within me. I have read a lot of Osho, and now Sai Baba has resonated with me as well. I will read more. Thank you. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands :pray:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f64f.png" data-shortname=":pray:" /></div>

 

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Sexuality is the subject of this age.
Sexuality is such a great problem because your understanding of it is mistaken.
You are completely unaware of the value of this Divine energy. Therefore, you do not respect It.
Those who do not respect sexuality bring ruin upon themselves for a long time.
This may sound pathetic, but it is a simple Truth that you are reluctant to hear.
Let Me tell you: in your attitude toward sexual matters, you have many inner complexes, and your excessive sexual hunger is nothing other than compensation.
You have inner complexes because for centuries, also because of your Karma, many bad teachers and leaders have convinced you that sexuality is something bad.
Sexuality is a powerful Divine energy that should be enjoyed.
Those who are afraid of sexual feelings have something to learn.
What must be learned urgently is how to open your Heart.
Changing partners is a false Path.
Sexual Life should be lived with one single partner, whom you identify with the Self.
Offer this partner to God, and you will be Blessed.
Satisfying your desire is completely natural—while acknowledging that imagination is also involved here.
Therefore, be attentive to your imagination, so that it does not bind you to something negative. For negative actions can easily arise from negative thoughts.
This means: be faithful in your imagination as well.
Live by the axiom: one partner, one Heart, one sexuality.
Then your sexuality will make you so happy that at the age of 60–65 you will be able to give it up completely, in order to make room within yourself for other energies.
This sounds paradoxical, but it is not—this needs to be repeatedly reminded to you: sexuality is not the Goal, but only the Path.

Sathya Sai Baba,
"Sai Baba Speaks to the West".

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<div class="bbWrapper">Sexuality is the subject of this age.<br /> Sexuality is such a great problem because your understanding of it is mistaken.<br /> You are completely unaware of the value of this Divine energy. Therefore, you do not respect It.<br /> Those who do not respect sexuality bring ruin upon themselves for a long time.<br /> This may sound pathetic, but it is a simple Truth that you are reluctant to hear.<br /> Let Me tell you: in your attitude toward sexual matters, you have many inner complexes, and your excessive sexual hunger is nothing other than compensation.<br /> You have inner complexes because for centuries, also because of your Karma, many bad teachers and leaders have convinced you that sexuality is something bad.<br /> Sexuality is a powerful Divine energy that should be enjoyed.<br /> Those who are afraid of sexual feelings have something to learn.<br /> What must be learned urgently is how to open your Heart.<br /> Changing partners is a false Path.<br /> Sexual Life should be lived with one single partner, whom you identify with the Self.<br /> Offer this partner to God, and you will be Blessed.<br /> Satisfying your desire is completely natural—while acknowledging that imagination is also involved here.<br /> Therefore, be attentive to your imagination, so that it does not bind you to something negative. For negative actions can easily arise from negative thoughts.<br /> This means: be faithful in your imagination as well.<br /> Live by the axiom: one partner, one Heart, one sexuality.<br /> Then your sexuality will make you so happy that at the age of 60–65 you will be able to give it up completely, in order to make room within yourself for other energies.<br /> This sounds paradoxical, but it is not—this needs to be repeatedly reminded to you: sexuality is not the Goal, but only the Path.<br /> <br /> Sathya Sai Baba,<br /> "Sai Baba Speaks to the West".</div>

 

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Your task is to be happy and content. If you are not, then you are not fulfilling your human purpose. Being happy is inherent in human nature, just like intelligence and walking upright. And how can you become happy? By opening your heart. And how do you open your heart? By finding the key and unlocking it. How did the fairy tale continue? The hero or heroine had many adventures through which they learned what was ultimately necessary for happiness. Exactly the same thing happens when opening the heart. You take the first decisive step when you realize that your heart is closed at all. This is the crucial first step, without which you can achieve nothing. Then comes the learning process. In it, you regard everything—truly everything—you experience as a step in the search for the key to your heart. Accept joy and pain with gratitude. Learn from both as much as you can. This means understanding with your mind and feeling with your heart. Endure the contradictions that will appear again and again between these two kinds of perception. The logic of the heart is often paradoxical. If something causes you particular difficulty, then apply your mind so that it understands the patterns underlying it. This perspective helps your heart. It can remain open or even open further. And what do you need to understand? That God loves you and that His love is manifested in everything you will have to encounter. This knowledge opens the heart.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">Your task is to be happy and content. If you are not, then you are not fulfilling your human purpose. Being happy is inherent in human nature, just like intelligence and walking upright. And how can you become happy? By opening your heart. And how do you open your heart? By finding the key and unlocking it. How did the fairy tale continue? The hero or heroine had many adventures through which they learned what was ultimately necessary for happiness. Exactly the same thing happens when opening the heart. You take the first decisive step when you realize that your heart is closed at all. This is the crucial first step, without which you can achieve nothing. Then comes the learning process. In it, you regard everything—truly everything—you experience as a step in the search for the key to your heart. Accept joy and pain with gratitude. Learn from both as much as you can. This means understanding with your mind and feeling with your heart. Endure the contradictions that will appear again and again between these two kinds of perception. The logic of the heart is often paradoxical. If something causes you particular difficulty, then apply your mind so that it understands the patterns underlying it. This perspective helps your heart. It can remain open or even open further. And what do you need to understand? That God loves you and that His love is manifested in everything you will have to encounter. This knowledge opens the heart.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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For an eternity, I have nurtured, loved, and raised you. My greatest need is to love you. Ignorance of your true nature makes you a victim, even when I, your Mother and Father, am standing right beside you. It seems that you chose this ignorance yourself, but your suffering has now become My suffering as well. I have come to reveal your blindness to you, to remove this ignorance that seems to you like a cloak of security. I have come to offer you new warmth, a new and genuine security that your true nature seeks. My arms are around you to keep you warm, and My love remains with you forever.

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">For an eternity, I have nurtured, loved, and raised you. My greatest need is to love you. Ignorance of your true nature makes you a victim, even when I, your Mother and Father, am standing right beside you. It seems that you chose this ignorance yourself, but your suffering has now become My suffering as well. I have come to reveal your blindness to you, to remove this ignorance that seems to you like a cloak of security. I have come to offer you new warmth, a new and genuine security that your true nature seeks. My arms are around you to keep you warm, and My love remains with you forever.<br /> <br /> Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba</div>

 

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“I urge you to care for your health mainly because you are destined to witness new and even greater plays (lilas) and mahimas (expressions and manifestations of Divine qualities), far surpassing what you have seen so far, as well as many more miracles, triumphs, victories, and accomplishments.
You will be filled with a tremor of ecstatic joy when you see them.
So take careful care of yourselves.
Maintain good health and fill your hearts with joy.”
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
“Human Health: Methods for Attaining Inner Peace and Prosperity”
[сборник высказываний Бхагавана Шри сатья Саи Бабы]

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<div class="bbWrapper">“I urge you to care for your health mainly because you are destined to witness new and even greater plays (lilas) and mahimas (expressions and manifestations of Divine qualities), far surpassing what you have seen so far, as well as many more miracles, triumphs, victories, and accomplishments.<br /> You will be filled with a tremor of ecstatic joy when you see them.<br /> So take careful care of yourselves.<br /> Maintain good health and fill your hearts with joy.”<br /> Sri Sathya Sai Baba<br /> “Human Health: Methods for Attaining Inner Peace and Prosperity”<br /> [сборник высказываний Бхагавана Шри сатья Саи Бабы]</div>

 

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Be elastic and move nimbly through life. A strong, inflexible tree is broken by a hurricane. By contrast, a blade of grass with a hollow center can withstand even the strongest storm, remaining unharmed.
As already mentioned, a blade of grass is hollow inside. This creates both its flexibility and its resilience. Empty yourself. Give up your desires. Understand that they do not fulfill you—and you will become flexible.
Desires make you immobile. Because of them, you are directed toward some goal that you want to achieve at any cost. This closes you off from the subtle energies of your Self.
The Self is elastic. The ego, with its desires, has become rigid.
Examine your desires. Consider what you truly need, what brings you joy at little cost, and what is superfluous. Choose wisely.
Make yourself light. Become flexible and move elastically through life’s many turns.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">Be elastic and move nimbly through life. A strong, inflexible tree is broken by a hurricane. By contrast, a blade of grass with a hollow center can withstand even the strongest storm, remaining unharmed.<br /> As already mentioned, a blade of grass is hollow inside. This creates both its flexibility and its resilience. Empty yourself. Give up your desires. Understand that they do not fulfill you—and you will become flexible.<br /> Desires make you immobile. Because of them, you are directed toward some goal that you want to achieve at any cost. This closes you off from the subtle energies of your Self.<br /> The Self is elastic. The ego, with its desires, has become rigid.<br /> Examine your desires. Consider what you truly need, what brings you joy at little cost, and what is superfluous. Choose wisely.<br /> Make yourself light. Become flexible and move elastically through life’s many turns.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>

 

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Be elastic and move nimbly through life. A strong, inflexible tree is broken by a hurricane. By contrast, a blade of grass with a hollow center can withstand even the strongest storm, remaining unharmed.
As already mentioned, a blade of grass is hollow inside. This creates both its flexibility and its resilience. Empty yourself. Give up your desires. Understand that they do not fulfill you—and you will become flexible.
Desires make you immobile. Because of them, you are directed toward some goal that you want to achieve at any cost. This closes you off from the subtle energies of your Self.
The Self is elastic. The ego, with its desires, has become rigid.
Examine your desires. Consider what you truly need, what brings you joy at little cost, and what is superfluous. Choose wisely.
Make yourself light. Become flexible and move elastically through life’s many turns.

Sai Baba

Thank you. Every time I read them, Sai Baba’s words touch my soul. The other day, I made a collage from photographs of Sai Baba; I want to print it out and hang it on the wall to create a blessed energy.

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<div class="bbWrapper"><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands :pray:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f64f.png" data-shortname=":pray:" /> <blockquote class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/school/en/goto/post?id=4276" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-4276">1313 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent "> Be elastic and move nimbly through life. A strong, inflexible tree is broken by a hurricane. By contrast, a blade of grass with a hollow center can withstand even the strongest storm, remaining unharmed.<br /> As already mentioned, a blade of grass is hollow inside. This creates both its flexibility and its resilience. Empty yourself. Give up your desires. Understand that they do not fulfill you—and you will become flexible.<br /> Desires make you immobile. Because of them, you are directed toward some goal that you want to achieve at any cost. This closes you off from the subtle energies of your Self.<br /> The Self is elastic. The ego, with its desires, has become rigid.<br /> Examine your desires. Consider what you truly need, what brings you joy at little cost, and what is superfluous. Choose wisely.<br /> Make yourself light. Become flexible and move elastically through life’s many turns.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink"><a>Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Thank you. Every time I read them, Sai Baba’s words touch my soul. The other day, I made a collage from photographs of Sai Baba; I want to print it out and hang it on the wall to create a blessed energy.</div>

 

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Fears are a serious problem. Not only because they are so widespread today, but also because they are difficult to deal with.
It seems that fears are somehow necessary and helpful. But if you look more closely, it turns out that fearful people become increasingly entrenched in their apprehensions, while also experiencing a great deal of negativity, which greatly intensifies their fears.
This is because, in most cases, fears do not protect us. Rather, they give rise to negative perceptions of the world, which sooner or later return to the person who allowed them to take shape.
Instead of allowing fear to control you, ask God for guidance. Ask Him for the inner strength you need in order to entrust yourself to His guidance. And you will notice that your life changes radically.
Always think about the fact that I created the Universe, that at any moment I can turn the sky into earth and the earth into sky. Do you really think that it is beyond My power to protect you?


Modern human beings have developed more to the level of a tiger than to the level of God. Many people have turned into "man-eaters."
In this age, human beings are their own greatest enemies. The reason is the decline of morality and stable values. Many no longer want to care for others. Many do not want to be responsible for their loved ones.
Providing for themselves at the expense of others has become an ideal for many. Unfortunately, they do not realize that this ideal leads them nowhere.
Another reason for the tiger-like traits of many people is that they eat meat—and a great deal of it.
Eating meat is a great sin. Those who eat meat activate the urge to destroy within themselves and others.
In ancient times, sages lived in the jungles together with predatory animals. Such was their love that it tamed even the most dangerous animals, and they became like sheep toward the sages.
If these sages, who were firmly connected with God, had eaten meat, the tigers would have torn them apart, and God Himself would not have been able to help them for a long time.

Sai Baba

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<div class="bbWrapper">Fears are a serious problem. Not only because they are so widespread today, but also because they are difficult to deal with.<br /> It seems that fears are somehow necessary and helpful. But if you look more closely, it turns out that fearful people become increasingly entrenched in their apprehensions, while also experiencing a great deal of negativity, which greatly intensifies their fears.<br /> This is because, in most cases, fears do not protect us. Rather, they give rise to negative perceptions of the world, which sooner or later return to the person who allowed them to take shape.<br /> Instead of allowing fear to control you, ask God for guidance. Ask Him for the inner strength you need in order to entrust yourself to His guidance. And you will notice that your life changes radically.<br /> Always think about the fact that I created the Universe, that at any moment I can turn the sky into earth and the earth into sky. Do you really think that it is beyond My power to protect you?<br /> <br /> <br /> Modern human beings have developed more to the level of a tiger than to the level of God. Many people have turned into "man-eaters."<br /> In this age, human beings are their own greatest enemies. The reason is the decline of morality and stable values. Many no longer want to care for others. Many do not want to be responsible for their loved ones.<br /> Providing for themselves at the expense of others has become an ideal for many. Unfortunately, they do not realize that this ideal leads them nowhere.<br /> Another reason for the tiger-like traits of many people is that they eat meat—and a great deal of it.<br /> Eating meat is a great sin. Those who eat meat activate the urge to destroy within themselves and others.<br /> In ancient times, sages lived in the jungles together with predatory animals. Such was their love that it tamed even the most dangerous animals, and they became like sheep toward the sages.<br /> If these sages, who were firmly connected with God, had eaten meat, the tigers would have torn them apart, and God Himself would not have been able to help them for a long time.<br /> <br /> Sai Baba</div>