God's ways are unique

 

God's ways are unique, inscrutable and mysterious.
There is no one Higher than God. Only he knows how will he protect and sustain.

One should serve God alone

 

One should serve God alone and no one else. What God gives is never exhausted and what man gives never lasts.

I am Krishna

 

I am Krishna; read Srimad Bhagavatha (the eleventh Skanda) daily & meditate on Sai Krishna, seated in the heart.

If a man utters My name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes

 

If a man utters My name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes, increase his devotion. It is My special characteristic to free any person who surrenders himself completely to Me and who worships Me faithfully and who remembers Me and meditates on Me constantly. The simple remembrance of My name as Sai, Sai will do away with sins of speech and hearing.

If there be no moisture of food in the stomach and nutrition

 

If there be no moisture of food in the stomach and nutrition, with what eyes should we describe His greatness, and with what ears should we hear the same?Food and the one who eats it, both are forms of Lord Vishnu. Fasting and remaining without food and even without water --- Why all these futile botheration? And where is the need for us to fast?

If others hate us, let us take to nama japa

 

If others hate us, let us take to nama japa and avoid them (those who hurt us) ... Do not bark at people; do not be pugnacious. Bear with other’s reproach

Meditate on my form

 

Meditate on my form. If you do so, I will keep my glance on you and protect you wherever you may be. sitting in this Masjid i never speak  lies.

Let us embrace each other with a heart-felt love

 

By the bond of past births we have been fortunate enough to meet. Let us embrace each other with a heart-felt love and experience its joy and contentment.

I am dependent on him

 

I am dependent on him who thinks and hungers after Me and who does not eat anything without first offering it to Me. 

When I am with you, nothing can go wrong in your life

 

When I am with you, nothing can go wrong in your life. Have patience my child. I am there to take care of you.

My Guru was the image of devotion and love

 

My Guru was the image of devotion and love and had a genuine affection for his disciples. Rare indeed, is a guru like mine. I cannot describe the happiness I enjoyed in his company. 

My Guru never taught me anything else.

 

You look up to Me with single-minded devotion. And I will look after you. My Guru never taught me anything else.

http://www.babasaiofshirdi.org/

 

He who loves Me most and always sees Me.

He who loves Me most and always sees Me. To him the whole world is desolate without Me. He tells no stories but Mine. He ceaselessly meditates upon Me and always chants My name.

To such a one , what happiness or peace can this Shirdi give?

 

To Him who fritters away this precious human birth which has come to him as a result of great past merit and thus is bent on self-destruction , to such a one , what happiness or peace can this Shirdi give?

Remember that, whatever actions you do

 

Remember that, whatever actions you do, the corresponding qualities will develop and will remain a part of you.

Perform your duties always

 

Perform your duties always, never hold the vanity of the doer,  

Believe always that God is the doer and always offer the results to God. 

 

Then the deed will not bound you and danger of births will not hinder you.

Who sows surely reaps it's fruits, why should other suffer with anxiety?

 

Who sows surely reaps it's fruits, why should other suffer with anxiety?  

In field of action the body disintegrates, so never waste time in leisure.

Remember, whatever actions you do, the corresponding qualities will develop and will remain part of you.

 

Remember, whatever actions you do, the corresponding qualities will develop and will remain part of you.

 

As soon as one climbs the steps of this Dwarakamayi,

As soon as one climbs the steps of this Dwarakamayi, sufferings due to Karma are at an end and joy begins. That Fakir (God) is very kind and relieves your troubles. 

 

They all lead you to God realisation.

 

The four paths of Karma (action) Jnana (Knowledge), Yoga and Bhakti (devotion) are for the attainment of God. They all lead you to God realisation.

Sai satcharitra chapter 6

Which will destroy ignorance, instantly.

 

Listening to my stories, narrating them to others in a kirtan, contemplating on them will propagate love and devotion for me, which will destroy ignorance, instantly.

Whatever you do, do thoroughly, else do not undertake.

 

Whatever you do, do thoroughly, else do not undertake.

 

When one talks ill of you, pass on unperturbed.

 

When one talks ill of you, pass on unperturbed. His words cannot pierce your body. Others acts will affect them only and not you.

I rest there, where there is full devotion

 

I do not need any paraphernalia of worship either eight-fold or sixteen-fold. I rest there, where there is full devotion 

People come running to Shirdi, only to ask for material pleasures and worship me

 

People come running to Shirdi, only to ask for material pleasures and worship me, a mere Fakir, for it. But no one asks for Brahman!

Shri Sai SatCharitra Chapter 16 verse 41.

They overcome the duality and become one with me.

 

Those who worship me, day and night, single-minded and without any expectations, they overcome the duality and become one with me.

Worship Me whole-heartily, I will take care of you.

 

Worship Me whole-heartily, I will take care of you.

This is not a mosque. It is Dwaraka. Those who seek refuge in her will never be harmed.

 

This is not a mosque. It is Dwaraka. Those who seek refuge in her will never be harmed. 

The attitude of 'you' and 'me' is this wall between the Guru and his disciple.

 

The attitude of 'you' and 'me' is this wall between the Guru and his disciple. If it is not pulled down, the state of oneness between them is difficult to breach. 

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Trust in the Guru fully and wholeheartedly

 

Trust in the Guru fully and wholeheartedly. Leave off all doubts. That is the only Sadhana. Guru is God. Guru is everything. He is your mother, father, well wisher, relative and true friend. Seeing all as Guru is the highest state and he who feels Him in every creature verily becomes Myself.

http://www.babasaiofshirdi.org/

Surrender does not mean mere prostration and service to the Guru.

 

Surrender does not mean mere prostration and service to the Guru. It means complete surrender of everything, including the body and mind, with the conviction that the body belongs to the Guru and exists merely to serve Him.

Love in the mother's (Guru) gaze is enough

 

Love in the mother's (Guru) gaze is enough to bring happiness and contentment to the little tortoises(disciple, devotees).

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Shri Sai SatCharitra Chapter 18

That Fakir (God) is very kind and relieves your troubles.

 

As soon as one climbs the steps of this Dwarakamayi, sufferings due to Karma are at an end and joy begins. That Fakir (God) is very kind and relieves your troubles. 

Worship Me whole-heartily, I will take care of you.

 

Worship Me whole-heartily, I will take care of you.

To dispel misconception

 

To dispel misconception of those who regard my presence as confined to 3 1/2 cubits of this human frame, I have incarnated on this earth.

Do your duty with attention, do not give attention to other works

 

Do your duty with attention, do not give attention to other works  

why should we spend the sleepless nights for the duty of others?

My Master says, 'Take O take this away!'

My Master says, 'Take O take this away!' Everyone says, 'Give give only to me!' But no one heeds my words. No one listens to me attentively!
 

I grant all the wishes of him who chants my name with love and faith

 

I grant all the wishes of him who chants my name with love and faith, which, in turn, enhances his devotion to me.