Quotes from Sathya Sai Baba

God is one; there are not many Gods, one for each tribe among men.

The world is a nest of crows; some caw in praise; some caw in derision. But men should be above the reach of praise and blame.

Evil habits, in which men indulge, are the chief cause of disease in the physical as well as the mental state.

Anger is like an intoxicant; it reduces man and degrades him to the level of an animal.

Human values should predominate in men's thoughts. Human life has no meaning without these values.

Have a sense of pride in your motherland. Just as your mother has given birth to you, so too the land has given birth to you.

Joy needs no object; it is our own nature.

You have not known even a fragment of My reality. The full nature of this reality can never be understood by anyone.

Human values are born with man. They are not got from outside. Man in his ignorance is not aware of these values. when man sheds his ignorance, he will experience his divine nature.

Study the lives of our great women, who were models of patience, fortitude, compassion and sacrifice.

I - Want - Peace, I is ego, Want is desire; Remove ego and desire and you have peace.

You have come from God, you are a spark of His Glory; you are a wave of that Ocean of Bliss; you will get peace only when you again merge in Him.

You are seeking joy and peace in far-off places. But the spring of joy is in your heart. The haven of peace is in yourself.

Man is now able to soar into outer space and reach up to the moon; but he is not moral enough to live at peace with his neighbor!

If you conduct yourself with peace love and compassion, then you are God.

Your true nature is purity, peace and joy.

People say "I want peace." If you remove I (ego), and your want (desire), you are left with peace.

You have it in your power to make your days on Earth a path of flowers, instead of a path of thorns.

Some say knowledge is power, but that is not true. Character is power.

Once we surrender our mind to God completely, He will take care of us in every way.

As close as you are to God, so close is God to you.

The heart with compassion is the temple of God.

You can hear the footsteps of God when silence reigns in the mind.

To a worldly man, a God-intoxicated person will appear mad and he will laugh at him, But to the God-intoxicated man, the worldly appear insane, foolish, misled, blind.