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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Love is the basis of all forms of worship of which Abraham was the human prototype.
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Adore Him(GOD), placing a garland of tears around His neck; washing His feet with tears, springing from joy at the contemplation of His Love! That very worship will endow you with the wisdom that Sages seek and the Bliss that the Books extol!      Â
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There will also be some people who concentrate their attention on the rituals of worship and the offerings being made, such as the breaking of coconuts, the waving of lamps and incense, and the devotion expressed through these rituals. The number of people with this kind of vision and interest will be much smaller than those who concentrate on the decorations, the dances and dramas and all the external paraphernalia associated with the festival.
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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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Spend a few minutes every morning and evening in the Silence of your own shrine or home; spend them with the highest of all the Powers that you know of. Be in His elevating and Inspiring company; worship Him mentally; offer unto Him all the work you do; you will come out of the silence nobler and more heroic than when you went in.
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The body will shine if the character is fine; service of man and worship of God will preserve its charm.
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You may worship the picture of God but you should not worship god as a picture.
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Service is God. Why has God endowed man with a body, a mind and an intellect ? Feel with the mind, plan with the intelligence and use the body to serve those who are in need of service. Offer that act of service to God; worship home with that Flower.
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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.