Sathya Baba
Sathya Baba
Indian guru who was known for claiming that he was the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi and as a supposed miracle worker.
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth28 November 1926
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Of the twenty-four hours a day,Use six for earning and spending, six for contemplation of God, six of sleep and six for service to others.
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Earning money cannot be the purpose of education. Acquiring good qualities can be the only purpose of education.
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In the first stage of boyhood, he is led from ignorance and 'innocence' into the world of knowledge, when he is accepted as a pupil by a Guru (Preceptor). After that, he has to serve the Guru and obey him, without feeling burdened and bound. In the second stage of youth, he has to share with society the means and measures for its progress and security; he has to start earning for his livelihood and spending his income with intelligent care; he has also the duty of providing examples to those younger than himself and guide them into socially useful paths. At the same time, he must follow the footsteps of elders and learn from them lessons for his own advancement.
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During adult-hood, along with the earning of wealth and involvement in the improvement of Society, attention must be paid to the promotion and preservation of virtues and to the observance of moral codes.
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Offer all bitterness in the sacred Fire and emerge grand, great and godly.
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Embodiments of love! Promote love in your hearts incessantly love that is immortal and infinite.
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Praying is your task; what happens to the prayer is dependent on the Grace of God.
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Love towards all beings. The founders always had in view the Unity of all life and the progressive march of man towards Divinity.
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No attention is paid to the blame or praise that others may give. It does not seek the admiration or the appreciation of the listeners.Â
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Love knows no fear and so love needs no falsehood to support it.
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Serve others for they are reflections of the same Entity of which you are yourself another reflection. No one of you has any authenticity, except in reference to the Original. Feel always kinship with all creation.
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Snakes hiss; pigs grunt; and bills moo! They are asserting their ego, intent on keeping others away. Of the traits of ego, pride is the most poisonous. But, the pride of the scholar and the vanity of Pundits are so thick, that it is impossible for them to get rid of these.
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Every sense is an outlet for the energy of man in a direction that binds him to the objective world.
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Happiness and peace do not follow when man is fed well, clothed well, housed well, and educated up to a good standard and employed under comfortable conditions, with no injury to health or security.