Sai Divine Inspirations

Strive to know God. This alone is Sadhana.

If you keep chatting all through the day without doing any work,
Do you think this is Sadhana?
If you fill your belly thrice a day,
Do you think this is Sadhana?
If you spend the day in inactivity and the night in deep sleep,
Do you think this is Sadhana?
Is this for which God has created you?
You while away all your time in this kind of routine,
But this is not Sadhana.
Do not waste your time in this manner.
From this very moment, strive to know God.
This alone is Sadhana.
(SS. Vol 48 - Pg 319)

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True happiness springs forth from the depth of one's heart.

Everybody wants to be happy. One should be happy even in difficulties. You need not search for happiness outside. It is always with you, in you, around you. You are unable to experience it as you have not understood the true meaning of happiness. You are under the illusion that happiness lies in money, wealth and material comforts. Once you have the taste of true happiness, you will not crave for worldly possessions. True happiness springs forth from the depth of one's heart.

(SS. Vol 48 - Pg 33)

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You are all My Limbs, nourished by Me. You constitute the Sai Body.

You are all My Limbs, nourished by Me. You constitute the Sai Body. Sai will send you sustenance, wherever you are, whatever your function, provided you give Sai the things Sai considers sweet and desirable, like virtue, faith, discipline and humility. Be happy that you are a limb of the Sai Body.
Do not complain that you are the foot and so have to tread the hard ground. Do not be proud that you are the head and so, up and above. It is the same bloodstream, the stream of Prema that circulates in both; the function of each is as valuable as the function of every other limb. The function of each limb is also unique, remember; so do not give room to despondency. Your part is something special, which only you can play. You cannot walk on your head; you cannot think with your feet. Whatever your position, win Grace by your virtue, that is the main gain.

(SSS. Vol VII – Chap 14)

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How can you know Me if you do not come near Me and unto Me?

(SSS. Vol V – Chap 5)

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The Lord is the unseen foundation on which your life is built.

The Lord is the unseen foundation on which your life is built. He is the source, sustenance and strength. Without His will, no leaf can turn, no blade of grass can quiver. What firmer foundation can you desire than this? Once you know that the Lord, the Omnipotent Power, is the mainspring of your life, there will be no fear any more.

(SSS. Vol IV – Chap 51)

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A moment of concentrated prayer from the heart is enough, to melt and move God

I come only where sincerity, faith and surrender are valued. So spend the silent hours in meditation and naamasmarana (remembering the Lord’s name) in your own homes and deepen faith. I do not need bhajans which, like gramophone records, reproduce songs and naamaavalis, without any feeling or yearning while singing. Hours of shouting do not count; a moment of concentrated prayer from the heart is enough, to melt and move God.

(SSS. Vol IV – Chap 35)

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Come to Me with empty hands; I shall fill your hands with gifts and Grace.

Come to Me with empty hands; I shall fill your hands with gifts and Grace. If your hands are full, what am I to fill them with?

(SSS. Vol II – Chap 29)

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Do as I say, follow My advice and then watch the result

When you go to a doctor, you must take the medicine that he prescribes and follow his advice and instructions. There is no use blaming him if you default. How can he cure you if you do not drink the mixture or stick to the restrictions he has imposed or regulate your diet according to his advice? Do as I say, follow My advice and then watch the result.

(SSS. Vol I - Chap 12)