7 Quotes & Sayings By Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba (25 July 1931 – 22 April 2011) was an Indian spiritual teacher and a Hindu saint. He is considered a reincarnation of the Hindu God Krishna, and a manifestation of the Divine Mother. He was born as Sathyanarayana Raju in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India, to Late Sathyanarayana Raju and Kamalamba. The ashram began to grow at Puttaparthi in 1936. By 1950, the population at Puttaparthi had reached nearly 1,000 people Read more

In 1951, Sai Baba relocated his ashram to Mysore and then to Bombay (now Mumbai) in the early 1960s. The ashram also houses four humanitarian projects: "Work for Peace", "Aids Projects", "Orthopedic Centre", and "Orphanage". Sathya Sai Baba's teachings are based on his perception of universal consciousness and its laws, which he calls Divine Consciousness or Universal Consciousness. The goal of all human activity is to become one with God (or Universal Consciousness).

This process can be compared to an individual seeking enlightenment by studying religious texts such as the Upanishads or the Bible; however, it is believed that those who follow Sai Baba’s teachings will gain that which they seek without studying anything at all. Sai Baba founded the Self Realisation Fellowship (SRF) in 1948 as a 50-acre campus on Puttaparti Road for his followers to live together and study his teachings. SRF has since grown into a global organisation with centers around the globe including: Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Malaysia, Canada, USA, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore and Australia. There are more than 70 million members worldwide. Sai Baba's movement has been intensely criticised by many devotees.

His intensely private lifestyle has made it difficult for most Western scholars to verify many of his claims about his past life experiences or encounters with God due to his aversion towards having media coverage of himself or being photographed outside of private settings. However, some have offered corroborating evidence pointing towards some of these claims through various interviews with close disciples over the years. Sai Baba died on April 22nd 2011 at 3:30 p.m., after speaking with his devotees for more than an hour before slipping into a coma at 5:30 p.m..

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Whatever talent a person has should be dedicated to the rest of humanity - indeed to all living beings. Therein lies fulfillment. All men are kin. They are of the same likeness, the same build, molded out of the same material, with the same divine essence in each. Service to man will help your divinity to blossom, for it will gladden your heart and make you feel that life has been worth while. Service to man is service to God, for He is in every man, and every living being, in every stone and stump. Offer your talents at the feet of God. Let every act be a flower, free from the creeping worms of envy and egoism and full of the fragrance of love and sacrifice. Sathya Sai Baba
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Do not use poisonous words against anyone, for words wound more fatally than even arrows. Sathya Sai Baba
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Whenever and wherever you put yourself in touch with GOD, that is the state of meditation. Sathya Sai Baba
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Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker. Sathya Sai Baba
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Being a good example is the best form of service. Sathya Sai Baba
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If you honour your mother, the Mother of the Universe will guard you against harm. Sathya Sai Baba