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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The refinement of an individual is measured by the yardstick of sense control.
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When the magnet does not attract the needle, the fault lies in the dirt that covers up the needle.
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Your sight must become an insight; it must be turned within and used to purify and clarify your mind.
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The centre of every home must be the shrine room! the fragrance of flower and incense, emanating from this must pervade the home and purify it.
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Now you worship His Form, you repeat His name; ignoring His orders. Without practicing the discipline laid down by Rama to purify the mind, all else is mere show, empty rituals.
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Not only 'moderns' but even those who earned distinction as the foremost Pundits , those who expound to the people gathering fame, use the Vedas for promoting their material well-being and not for helping them on the spiritual path. They are unable to discover the sacred task for which the Vedas exist. Whenever the chance arises, they benefit by the scholarship, but they are not eager or able to use the Vedas to purify their daily lives.
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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.