Quotes from Sathya Sai Baba

Self-confidence means thinking all the time, "God is in me... God is doing every­thing . . . without God I cannot be . . . all this is God . . . I only want to think of God."

In cultivating human values, emphasis should also be placed on avoiding wastage of money, food and time.

Too much of this book knowledge just leads to doubts and confusion. You get too many doubts asking 'what is this?' and 'what is that?', and you waste a lot of time in this conflict.

God is the Sun and when His rays fall upon your heart, not impeded by the clouds of egoism, the lotus blooms and the petals unfold.

Before you speak, ask yourself: Is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve the silence?

The end of education is character

Love is selflessness, Self is lovelessness.

When the sun rises and shines, Not all the lotus buds in the lakes and ponds bloom, Only those that are ready, do. The rest have to bide their time, But all are destined to bloom, All have to fulfill that destiny. There is no need to despair.

Good company is important, it helps to cultivate good qualities.

Be simple and sincere.

Learn to speak what you feel, and act what you speak.

If you honour your mother, the Mother of the Universe will guard you against harm.

Do not get attached to worldly things and pursuits. Be in the world, but do not let the world be in you.

Being a good example is the best form of service.

The end of Wisdom is freedom. The end of culture is perfection. The end of knowledge is love. The end of education is character.

Drop the delusion that you have become old or diseased, or that you have become weak and debilitated. Some people begin to count the years and grieve over advancing age and shudder like cowards afraid of death. But remember, elation is heaven, despondency is hell. Have always some work to do, and do it well that you will get joy.

Do not use poisonous words against anyone, for words wound more fatally than even arrows.

You must welcome tests because it gives you confidence and it ensures promotion.

Man will realize his mission on earth when he knows himself as divine and reveres others as divine.

Whenever and wherever you put yourself in touch with GOD, that is the state of meditation.

Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker.

Spiritual discipline is the cultivation of Love. Be full of Love. taste the exhilaration that Love can confer. Let everyone see your exuberant with light and joy.

The moment you resent a person, you become his slave. Living with resentment is like drinking poison and expecting the other guy to get sick. The person who is the focus of your animosity may be feeling just fine, enjoying life, and not troubled while you are letting them rent space in your brain. Resentment gives you illusions of strength.

For the Atma there is no time and there is no form. It is beyond time and beyond form.