I have pulled him to Shirdi!

He was my friend and since he(Bhagwantrao) is the son of my friend I have pulled him to Shirdi! He makes no food offering to Gods anymore. He keeps me hungry too.

But mind you that Vitthal is very elusive!

But mind you that Vitthal is very elusive! Hold on to Him fast and fix him firmly at one place. Or else he will give you a slip, if you are inattentive even for a moment.

Yes, yes Vitthal will appear in form before you!

“Yes, yes Vitthal will appear in form before you! Only the devotee must have faith enough!

Thus knowing who I am, I should be truly worshipped

Thus knowing who I am, I should be truly worshipped. Surrender to me wholeheartedly and become one with Me

That is the true service and true worship to me

To such a one as me, when the all the workings of mind is diverted, all the feelings are diverted, that is the true service and true worship to me. When one experiences the bliss of consciousness(Me) then he is in pure state which is knowledge.

Realization of the pure bliss is to know me, the essence of all being.

Unveiling the real knowledge, true detachment will happen only when there is the realization that the intellect, mind and other sense organs are the gross instruments of physical body. Being unaware or unconscious of the real self itself is the appearance of Maya (the illusion that the world is real). Realization of the pure bliss is to know me, the essence of all being.

In this way I am beyond gunas or the senses. I am not attracted to sensual pleasures. I am not the doer not I am the cause of any deed.
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I am the ancient seer without the beginning or end.

I am not the gross form with mind, intellect and other sense organs, nor the gigantic universe. Nor I am the unmanifest Brahmanda. I am the ancient seer without the beginning or end.

Worldly desires are of many kinds. But once

Desires arises in mind and have no connection with Atma or real self. Since I (Sai Baba) am the embodiment of the Atman how can the desires stir?  Worldly desires are of many kinds. But once the significance of ‘who am I’ is understood, they melt away like a dewdrop in the hot blazing sun’s rays.

where the feeling of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ is dissolved

With the feeling of my all-pervasiveness, where the feeling of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ is dissolved, what (objects) can one desire for? For all is filled with Whole.

Whatever exists in it living or nonliving Universe as name

Whatever exists in it living or nonliving Universe as name, form or shape is my manifestation as eightfold Prakriti. The mystical symbol ‘OM’ expresses me, and I alone, am the subject of that expression. There are many things in this manifested universe and all are filled with me. So, when there is nothing different from the self. What desire one can have? I am all-pervading in all the ten quarters of Universe.

How should he worship? Do you know for certain who I am?

How should he worship? Do you know for certain who I am?  For my (Sai’s) body is mortal while only Brahman is immortal and worthy of worship.  So listen, I pervade the whole universe. 










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Do not drive away anybody with disrespect

“Do not drive away anybody with disrespect, be it a dog, pig or a fly. For, without some bond of previous birth nobody comes to us.

I fill the entire creation

I fill the entire creation, within and without. In this Divine scheme I hold the reins.

Though the path Of Devotion (Bhakti) is a narrow pathway

Though the path Of Devotion (Bhakti) is a narrow pathway, for only one person, it directly takes you  near God.
Sai SatCharitra Chapter 6

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The path Of Devotion (Bhakti) is like the way through a forest of the prickly Babul trees, full of pits and holes and difficult to cross.Though it is a narrow pathway, for only one person, it directly takes you near God.

. A guide (Guru) is always necessary to show right way

Relying on your own cleverness, you missed your way. A guide (Guru) is always necessary to show right way.

Treat with due respect whoever may come to you

Treat with due respect whoever may come to you. Give water to the thirsty, food to the hungry, clothes to the unclothed and shelter to the destitute. It will please God.

Others may rebuke you in a hundred and one ways

Others may rebuke you in a hundred and one ways, but you yourself should never use bitter hurting words in reply. you will experience unbounded happiness, if you bear them patiently

With calm mind one should consider what is good and what is bad

With calm mind one should consider what is good and what is bad and accept one's destiny.

Natural Happenings are destiny

Natural Happenings are destiny. Those things that happens through deeds are not destiny.

There are many graduates with equal efforts

There are many graduates with equal efforts, with different positions at different places. This difference is due to their destiny and is not fruit of their efforts.

We do not know fame or calamity

We do not know fame or calamity, selfishness or welfare of others. We only know the work stated by the Guru. It is the goal of life.

'God is there, beleive this to be truth'

'God is there, beleive this to be truth'  'God is not, know this to be false'
   And know this for sure, Nobody is bigger than God.
From Sai TatvaRatnaVali

Fear the God alone and never leave the righteousness

Fear the God alone and never leave the righteousness
   Keep the center constantly awake, center of, power of Conscience of virtue and vice

From Sai TatvaRatnaVali

Have faith and patience

You must always adhere to truth and fulfill all the promises you make. Have faith and patience. Then I will be always with you wherever you are.

The earth bears seeds. Clouds rain on them

The earth bears seeds. Clouds rain on them. The sun sends his rays, and makes them sprout. When these sprout earth, clouds and sun keep on their happy course in all directions. They neither exult at the growth nor deject at the destruction of the sprouts. You should be unaffected like these. If you are, when can sorrow come to you? Mukti (or liberation) is this absence of sorrow.