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Sai Inspires Sep 11, 2025

What is the primary source of our misery? Bhagawan lovingly explains to us today so that we may work on ourselves.

Whether he be a king, a farmer, a millionaire or a pauper, everyone has to face five types of kleshas (miseries). The first of these is Avidya Klesha, i.e., the misery of ignorance. On account of attachment to the body (Dehabhimana), losing one's self-confidence, considering the body to be real and eternal, man undergoes much trouble to nourish it. And as the education being imparted today is only for one's physical upkeep, it is nothing but another form of avidya (ignorance). Such an education cannot be called Atma-vidya. In order to sustain the body, man aspires for so many things. If he fails to procure them, he gets frustrated, which in turn leads to depression and misery. Man suffers because of excessive associations and attachments. This is why I have been cautioning you to reduce body attachment to an extent. This body is responsible for both misery and happiness. Body consciousness (Dehabhimana) is required, but first develop Atmic Consciousness (Atmabhimana), and then you can experience body consciousness, it is not wrong. Man is subject to misery because he completely forgets Atmabhimana and makes Dehabhimana alone one's goal.

- Divine Discourse, Oct 04, 2000

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Sai Inspires Sep 10, 2025

What are the steps that will lead us to the peaceful state of Brahman? Bhagawan answers this most important question for us today.

First is the stage of a student, and second is the stage when he works as an officer. The third stage is when he would have retired from all work. Here we should recognise that a retired officer does not go to work in any institution, he stays at home and involves himself in activities that interest him. Looking at him, if a young boy in the house says he will also not go to college because the older person is not going, it is not correct. This retired officer would have attended college, done everything needed to learn in a college and thereafter attended his office and performed duties prescribed for him and then retired. Without being a student first and then fulfilling your duty as an officer, you cannot become an officer deserving a pension and rest. So too, you must first learn the education relating to the Atma; thereafter, involve yourself in work that is ordained and then take rest and enjoy the bliss that is given by the knowledge of the Atma. Without working, it is not possible for us to understand the aspect of Dharma. Without knowing the full meaning of Dharma or right conduct, one cannot reach Brahman.

- Summer Showers, Jun 13, 1974.

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Priya

Sai Inspires Sep 7, 2025

Are we doing enough for Bhagawan as messengers of Sai? What must we do to serve Him better? Bhagawan, our Loving Lord, lovingly and poignantly reminds us today.

You are trying through various means to live and spread the ideals of Sai and the principle of love of Sai. How far have these efforts succeeded? How much good has it done to the world? How much has it helped in recognising the humanness in man? Along with the process of listening to the exposition of the ideals and of the message, they must be practiced in daily life. Only then can you declare that you grasped the meaning and purpose of ideals of Sai. Everyone must become the embodiment of love. The principle of love can be promoted only through love. The absence of love is at the root of the anarchy that stalks the world today. Unchecked self-interest, misdirected activity, the wild antics of the ego, pompous living and the feeling of envy have caused this monstrous situation. Do not allow even a trace of ego, pomp, or immorality to pollute your actions. These three qualities strengthen the feeling of selfishness. Peace and prosperity can dawn on the world only when you move in society with love, that is free from the taint of selfishness.

- Divine Discourse, Nov 19, 1980

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Sai Inspires Sep 6, 2025

How should we approach the sadhana of contemplating on a Name of God and what should we supplement it with? Bhagawan, our Loving Guru, guides us today.

To realise the Divine, the only easy method is chanting the Name. There are, of course, many great ones who chant the name of the Lord incessantly. There are many others who recite the Name for days, months, and years, but this affects no change in them. What is the reason for this? All their sense organs function with the feeling: "I am the body”. Those who utter the name of the Lord while being immersed in the body consciousness cannot realise the Divine, however long their penance may last. People belonging to different faiths and cultures pursue various spiritual practices according to their different backgrounds. When they find that these practices have not produced the results they expected, out of frustration or disappointment they go after a different form of worship or a different faith. Spiritual change cannot come merely by chanting a different name or even adopting a different creed. Divine grace is not secured by a change of faith. It is the mati (mind) that has to undergo a change, not one's matam (religion). By merely changing the garments you wear, you cannot acquire divine qualities. Virtues have to be cultivated. Only the person who transforms his character can sublimate himself.

- Divine Discourse, Jun 21, 1989.

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Sai Inspires Sep 4, 2025

What is the significance behind some of the important instructions practiced in Islam? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us on the eve of Eid Milad un Nabi.

Generally, all take food of some or other kind for the body five times a day: an early cup of bed coffee, breakfast two hours later, heavy lunch at noon, tea at four, and fat dinner at night. Islam prescribes food for spiritual nature of man and directs that it be taken five times a day, as prayer. For the arousal of Atmic consciousness, for earning spiritual joy and for promoting manifestation of Atmic illumination, prayer is prescribed five times a day, from the dawn of discretion up to the moment of death! Prayer, in Islam, is also a congregational activity. Prayer in a group produces beneficial vibrations. Islam promises a greater flow of ecstasy when God is adored by a huge concourse of yearning hearts. All of them bow low at the sight of the Masjid. They sit in rows on their bended knees and lean forward until their palms and foreheads touch the ground in humble submission to God’s Will. Thus Islam emphasises the One in the many, the urge for God who manifests in various degrees in various minds.

Divine Discourse, Jul 12, 1983

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Sai Inspires Sep 4, 2025

What is the significance behind some of the important instructions practiced in Islam? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us on the eve of Eid Milad un Nabi.

Generally, all take food of some or other kind for the body five times a day: an early cup of bed coffee, breakfast two hours later, heavy lunch at noon, tea at four, and fat dinner at night. Islam prescribes food for spiritual nature of man and directs that it be taken five times a day, as prayer. For the arousal of Atmic consciousness, for earning spiritual joy and for promoting manifestation of Atmic illumination, prayer is prescribed five times a day, from the dawn of discretion up to the moment of death! Prayer, in Islam, is also a congregational activity. Prayer in a group produces beneficial vibrations. Islam promises a greater flow of ecstasy when God is adored by a huge concourse of yearning hearts. All of them bow low at the sight of the Masjid. They sit in rows on their bended knees and lean forward until their palms and foreheads touch the ground in humble submission to God’s Will. Thus Islam emphasises the One in the many, the urge for God who manifests in various degrees in various minds.

Divine Discourse, Jul 12, 1983

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Priya

Sai Inspires Sep 3, 2025

Is God loving or is He the One who punishes us for our mistakes? What is His true nature? Bhagawan reveals today, through examples from the epics.

God allows Himself to be captured easily by His devotees. To those who entertain negative feelings in them, He appears as an enemy. Purandaradasa sang, “O Rama! To Vibhishana who believed in You, You appeared as God. But to Ravana who defied You, You became the very lord of death, Yama. You are not only Rama but You are Yama as well. There is no Yama other than You in this world. You appear as Rama to those who love You. To those who oppose You, You appear as Yama. To Prahlada, who prayed to You at all times and under all circumstances, You appeared as Lord Narayana. But to Hiranyakashyapu who opposed You, You appeared as the God of Death, Yama." Hence, He is the Lord as well as the God of Death. To Kamsa, who, without a trace of compassion for his sister, was prepared to kill her, Krishna appeared as Yama. To Ugrasena, the pious father of Kamsa, He appeared as the Lord Himself. Hence, good and bad are both decided by our own feelings.

- Summer Showers, May 28, 1996

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Sai Inspires Sep 2, 2025

How should we treat the opportunity of being a part of Swami’s work? As we observe the anniversary of the foundation of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Bhagawan reminds and reinvigorates us.

This is a chance for service for which you must feel extremely delighted, for here you can transmute your devotion and faith into positive acts of service for the benefit of your brothers and sisters. And, since I am with you in all that you do, you do not have to worry about the success of the undertakings. You have only to be ‘instruments’; you need not devise devious ways or roundabout tactics. Doing your duties as members, you have the need to preserve and develop trust in Sai too. This is Sai work, which you are invited to enjoy. This is elevating work that brings you nearer to the heart of the Divine. The conscious hand must have the inert pickaxe in order to break the hard sod; so too, the Divine Consciousness must have the Prakriti (Nature) to carry out His plan. For this, you have to yourselves lead exemplary lives. Your nitya jivitam (daily living) must be transformed into live prayers and live sadhana. Calculate within yourselves the benefit that would accrue to you from this sadhana into which you are initiated now, and prepare for shouldering the task assigned to you—to be instruments dedicated for advancing the mission for which the Divine has come.

Divine Discourse, Jun 20, 1974

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Priya

Sai Inspires Sep 01, 2025

Why is it meaningless to chase greatness through greed and desire? Bhagawan cautions us today, drawing some examples from our epics.

Ravana was the mightiest monarch of his day, as Valmiki describes him. His capital city was an impregnable fortress, filled with rare treasures. He was the master of the four Vedas and the six spiritual sciences. Duryodhana, the eldest of the Kauravas, was, as Vyasa describes him, unsurpassed in the number and strength of his army and armaments, and in diplomatic skill. Yet, these two have been loathed by young and old for centuries. Why? Because they descended from the human to the bestial level, instead of rising from the human to the divine level. Both had the same flaw – greed. They did not know the secret of contentment. They were afflicted with kama, incessant desire. Rama and kama cannot coexist. The inner shrine of man can accommodate only one Deity, Rama or kama. If you love another person, you will not covet lordship over him; you will not covet his property; you will have no envy when he prospers, no joy when he suffers. Love is the strongest antidote for greed. This, therefore, is the fundamental spiritual discipline: give love and receive Love.

- Divine Discourse, Mar 06, 1970.

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