108 Quotes of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

1. The greatest fear man can have is the fear of losing GOD's Love.
2. Too much food results in dullness of mind.
3. A language is as sweet as the tongues of the speakers.
4. Every experience that is drawn through any of the senses has an effect on one's
health.

5. Love all beings; that is enough.

6. Discipline is the mark of intelligent living
7. When calamity approaches, discrimination departs.
8. A man's well-being depends upon his degree of contentment.
9. God is all Names and all forms.
10.

Follow the Master, face the devil, fight to the end, finish the game.

11.

Real happiness lies within you.

12.

All things in creation are subject to the law of change, and man, too, is
subject to this law.

13.

Renunciation is the power of battling against evil forces and holding the
mind in check.

14.

The teachers of tomorrow are the students of today.

15.

God is not to be spoken of as coming down or going up, since HE is

everywhere.

16.

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

17.

What is the unmistakable mark of a wise man? It is Love, Love for all
humanity.

18.
19.

Each man carries his destiny in his own hands.

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

20.

Small minds select narrow roads; expand your mental vision and take to
the broad road of helpfulness, compassion and service.

21.

Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker.

22.

Service springs out of LOVE and it scatters LOVE in profusion.

23.

Ignorance is the most important cause of sorrow.

24.

Once we surrender our mind to GOD completely, HE will take care of us in

every way.

25.

Have constructive thoughts, consoling words, compassionate acts.

26.

Where there is FAITH, there is LOVE; Where there is LOVE; there is

PEACE; Where there is PEACE; there is GOD; Where there is GOD; there is BLISS.

27.

The end of knowledge is LOVE. The end of education is character.

28.

LOVE is the scarcest article today.

29.

Mine, not thine; this sense of greed is the root of all evil. This distinction
is applied even to GOD! -- my GOD, not yours! Your GOD, not mine!

30.

All spiritual practice must be directed to the removal of the husk and the
revelation of the kernel.

31.

The mind fixed in the awareness of the ONE is line a rock; unaffected by
doubt, stable, secure.

32.

LOVE lives by giving and forgiving. Self lives by getting and forgetting.

33.

GOD is the doer; you are but the instrument.

34.

The heart of man, which is now allowed to lie fallow, has to be ploughed
by spiritual exercises like repetition of GOD's name.

35.

GOD is neither distant, nor distinct from you.

36.

What is meant by the phrase "to know GOD"? It means "to love GOD".

37.

When there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation.
When there is order in the nation, there will be PEACE in the world.

38.

The beauty of life depends upon our good habits.

39.

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

40.

You cannot see ME, but I am the light you see by. You cannot hear ME,
but I am the sound you hear by. You cannot know ME, but I am the truth by
which you live.

41.

Be ever watchful to see that you strive to take in more and more of GOD
into you.

42.

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

43.

The same current activates all.

44.

GOD gave you the time, space, cause, material, idea, skill, chance and
fortune. Why should you feel as if you are the doer?

45.

Make the home a seal of harmony.

46.

Have no desires to place before GOD, whatever HE does with you,

however HE treats you, is the gift that HE likes best to give you!

47.

Unity is divinity; purity is enlightenment.

48.

Always respect another's opinion and another's point of view.

49.

Food should not be too salty, too hot, too bitter, too sweet, too sour.

50.

Reason can prevail only when arguments are advanced without the
whipping up of sound.

51.

Take failure and victory cooly.

52.

There should not be any trace of dislike or distrust on the score of

nationality, language, caste, economic status, scholarship, age or sex.

53.

Your thoughts, words, and deeds will shape others and theirs will shape

you.

54.

GOD is ONE without a second.

55.

The service of man is the only means by which you can serve GOD.

56.

By eating flesh one develops violent tendencies and animal diseases.

57.

The PEACE that pervades the heart can never be shaken for any reason;
only PEACE of this kind is worthy of the name.

58.

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

59.

Immortality is the fruit of sacrifice.

60.

The grace of GOD is like insurance. It will help you in your time of need
without any limit.

61.

When you feel you cannot do good, at least desist from doing evil.

62.

LOVE seeks no reward; LOVE is its own reward.

63.

The joy that we cause in the heart of GOD is the only worthwhile
achievement.

64.

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

65.

Truth has no fear; Untruth shivers at every shadow.

66.

Be simple and sincere.

67.

The mind sees separateness, LOVE sees unity.

68.

God is the life-breath of every soul.

69.

The only ache people have nowadays is ache in the stomach due to over
eating and lack of exercise!

70.

Being a good example is the best form of service.

71.

Friendship is the expression of unshakable LOVE, LOVE that is noble, pure,

free from desire or egoism.

72.

Money comes and goes; morality comes and grows.

73.

GOD first; the world next; myself last.

74.

Try to conduct yourself in such a way as not to injure others.

75.

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

76.

Patience is all the strength that man needs.

77.

With effort and prayer destiny can be attained. Start the effort.

78.

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

79.

What is offered to GOD is totally free from all defects and imperfections.

80.

Spiritual progress is right living, good conduct, moral behavior.

81.

A nation that has no bridle on its sensuality, can never thrive our survive.

82.

I am you; you are ME. You are the waves; I am the ocean. Know this and
be free, be divine.

83.

Teachers must be examples of LOVE and TRUTH.

84.

Each country is but a room in the mansion of GOD.

85.

We should realize that man has not only a mind which conceives thoughts,
but also a heart which can put them into practice.

86.

LOVE must express itself as SERVICE.

87.

The wise are those who know the Self.

88.

Whatever the trouble, however great the sorrow, persist and win by
recollecting the LORD.

89.

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

90.

Devotion is not a uniform to be worn on certain days and then to be put

aside.

91.

When the road ends, and the goal is gained, the pilgrim finds that he has
traveled only from himself to himself.

92.

So long as you say "I am". there is bound to be fear, but once you say and
feel "I am GOD", you get unconquerable strength.

93.

Duty without LOVE is deplorable, duty with LOVE is desirable, LOVE

without duty is divine.

94.

When you kill an animal, you give him suffering, pain, harm. GOD is in
every creature, so how can you give such pain?

95.

When the magnet does not attract the needle, the fault lies in the dirt that
covers up the needle.

96.
97.

When the people become good, the world will become good.

Practice the vocabulary of love - unlearn the language of hate and

contempt.
98.
God is in you, around you, behind you, above you, beside you.
99.
Of all the righteous acts, help rendered to those needing it, is the most
righteous.
100.
Surrendering the fruit of action to the Lord is real sacrifice.
101.
My birthday is the date when divinity blossoms in your heart.
102.
God is neither distant nor distinct from you.

103.
104.

What is offered to God is totally free from all defects and imperfections.
The joy that we cause in the heart of God is the only worthwhile
achievement.
105.
The acid test by which an activity can be confirmed as holy or sacred is to
examine whether it promotes attachment or avoids bondage.
106.
Education should build character.
107.
Its is Truth and Truth alone, that is one's real friend, relative.
108.
Faith is like our life breath. It is impossible to live even for a minute in this
world without faith.
Universal Quotes from Shirdi Sai Baba - A Collection from Sri Sai Satcharita
Why fear when I am here?
I am formless and everywhere
I am in everything and beyond. I fill all space.
All that you see taken together is Myself.
I do not shake or move.
If one devotes their entire time to me and rests in me, need fear nothing for body and
soul.
If one sees me and me alone and listens to my Leelas and is devoted to me alone, they
will reach God.
My business is to give blessings.
I get angry with none. Will a mother get angry with her children? Will the ocean send
back the waters to the several rivers?
I will take you to the end.
Surrender completely to God.
If you make me the sole object of your thoughts and aims, you will gain the supreme
goal.
Trust in the Guru fully. That is the only sadhana.
I am the slave of my devotee.
Stay by me and keep quiet. I will do the rest.
What is our duty? To behave properly. That is enough.
My eye is ever on those who love me.
Whatever you do, wherever you may be, always bear this in mind: I am always aware of
everything you do.
I will not allow my devotees to come to harm.
If a devotee is about to fall, I stretch out my hands to support him or her.
I think of my people day and night. I say their names over and over.
My treasury is open but no one brings carts to take from it. I say, Dig! but no one
bothers.
My people do not come to me of their own accord; it is I who seek and bring them to me.
All that is seen is my form: ant, fly, prince, and pauper
However distant my people may be, I draw them to me just as we pull a bird to us with a
string tied to its foot.

I love devotion.
This body is just my house. My guru has long ago taken me away from it.
Those who think that Baba is only in Shirdi have totally failed to know me.
Without my grace, not even a leaf can move.
I look on all with an equal eye.
I cannot do anything without Gods permission.
God has agents everywhere and their powers are vast.
I have to take care of my children day and night and give an account to God of every
paisa.
The wise are cheerful and content with their lot in life.
If you are wealthy, be humble. Plants bend when they bear fruit.
Spend money in charity; be generous and munificent but not extravagant.
Get on with your worldly activities cheerfully, but do not forget God.
Do not kick against the pricks of life.
Whatever creature comes to you, human or otherwise, treat it with consideration.
Do not be obsessed by the importance of wealth.
See the divine in the human being.
Do not bark at people and dont be aggressive, but put up with others complaints.
There is a wall of separation between oneself and others and between you and me.
Destroy this wall!
Give food to the hungry, water to the thirsty, and clothes to the naked. Then God will be
pleased.
Saburi (patience) ferries you across to the distant goal.
The four sadhanas and the six Sastras are not necessary. Just has complete trust in your
guru: it is enough.
Meditate on me either with form or without form, that is pure bliss.
God is not so far away. He is not in the heavens above, nor in hell below. He is always
near you.
If anyone gets angry with another, they wound me to the quick.
If you cannot endure abuse from another, just say a simple word or two, or else leave.
What do we lose by anothers good fortune? Let us celebrate with them, or strive to
emulate them.
That should be our desire and determination.
I stay by the side of whoever repeats my name.
If formless meditation is difficult, then think of my form just as you see it here. With such
meditation, the difference between subject and object is lost and the mind dissolves in
unity.
If anyone offends you do not return tit for tat.
I am the slave of those who hunger and thirst after me and treat everything else as
unimportant.
Whoever makes me the sole object of their love, merges in me like a river in the ocean.
Look to me and I will look to you.

What God gives is never exhausted, what man gives never lasts.
Be contented and cheerful with what comes.
My devotees see everything as their Guru.
Poverty is the highest of riches and a thousand times superior to a kings wealth.
Put full faith in Gods providence.
Whoever withdraws their heart from wife, child, and parents and loves me, is my real
lover.
Distinguish right from wrong and be honest, upright and virtuous.
Do not be obsessed by egotism, imagining that you are the cause of action: everything is
due to God.
If we see all actions as Gods doing, we will be unattached and free from karmic bondage.
Other peoples acts will affect just them. It is only your own deeds that will affect you.
Do not be idle: work, utter Gods name and read the scriptures.
If you avoid rivalry and dispute, God will protect you.
People abuse their own friends and family, but it is only after performing many
meritorious acts that one gets a human birth. Why then come to Shirdi and slander
people?
Speak the truth and truth alone.
No one wants to take from me what I give abundantly.
Do not fight with anyone, nor retaliate, nor slander anyone.
Harsh words cannot pierce your body. If anybody speaks ill of you, just continue on
unperturbed.
Choose friends who will stick to you till the end, through thick and thin.
Meditate on what you read and think of God.
I give my devotees whatever they ask, until they ask for what I want to give.
You should not stay for even one second at a place where people are speaking
disrespectfully of a saint.
If you do not want to part with what you have, do not lie and claim that you have
nothing, but decline politely saying that circumstances or your own desires prevent you.
Let us be humble.
Satsang that is associating with the good is good. Dussaya, or associating with evilminded people, is evil and must be avoided.
What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get.
Recognize the existence of the Moral Law as governing results. Then unswervingly follow
this Law.

All gods are one. There is no difference between a Hindu and a Muslim. Mosque and
temple are the same.
Fulfill any promises you have made.
Death and life are the manifestations of Gods activity. You cannot separate the two. God
permeates all.
Mukti is impossible for those addicted to lust.
Gain and loss, birth and death are in the hands of God.
When you see with your inner eye. Then you realize that you are God and not different
from Him.
Avoid unnecessary disputation
The giver gives, but really he is sowing the seed for later: the gift of a rich harvest.
Wealth is really a means to work out dharma. If one uses it merely for personal
enjoyment, it is vainly spent.
To God be the praise. I am only the slave of God.
God will show His love. He is kind to all.
Whenever you undertake to do something, do it thoroughly or not at all.
Ones sin will not cease till one falls at the feet of Sadhus
Be ashamed of your hatred. Give up hatred and be quiet.
The Moral Law is inexorable, so follow it, observe it, and you will reach your goal: God is
the perfection of the Moral Law.
I am your servants servant.
Always think of God and you will see what He does.
Have faith and patience. Then I will be always with you wherever you are.
Universal Quotes from Shirdi Sai Baba - A Collection from Sri Sai Satcharita
Why fear when I am here?
I am formless and everywhere
I am in everything and beyond. I fill all space.
All that you see taken together is Myself.
I do not shake or move.
If one devotes their entire time to me and rests in me, need fear nothing for body and
soul.
If one sees me and me alone and listens to my Leelas and is devoted to me alone, they
will reach God.
My business is to give blessings.
I get angry with none. Will a mother get angry with her children? Will the ocean send
back the waters to the several rivers?
I will take you to the end.

Surrender completely to God.

If you make me the sole object of your thoughts and aims, you will gain the supreme
goal.
Trust in the Guru fully. That is the only sadhana.
I am the slave of my devotee.
Stay by me and keep quiet. I will do the rest.
What is our duty? To behave properly. That is enough.
My eye is ever on those who love me.
Whatever you do, wherever you may be, always bear this in mind: I am always aware of
everything you do.
I will not allow my devotees to come to harm.
If a devotee is about to fall, I stretch out my hands to support him or her.
I think of my people day and night. I say their names over and over.
My treasury is open but no one brings carts to take from it. I say, Dig! but no one
bothers.
My people do not come to me of their own accord; it is I who seek and bring them to me.
All that is seen is my form: ant, fly, prince, and pauper
However distant my people may be, I draw them to me just as we pull a bird to us with a
string tied to its foot.
I love devotion.
This body is just my house. My guru has long ago taken me away from it.
Those who think that Baba is only in Shirdi have totally failed to know me.
Without my grace, not even a leaf can move.
I look on all with an equal eye.
I cannot do anything without Gods permission.
God has agents everywhere and their powers are vast.
I have to take care of my children day and night and give an account to God of every
paisa.
The wise are cheerful and content with their lot in life.
If you are wealthy, be humble. Plants bend when they bear fruit.
Spend money in charity; be generous and munificent but not extravagant.
Get on with your worldly activities cheerfully, but do not forget God.
Do not kick against the pricks of life.
Whatever creature comes to you, human or otherwise, treat it with consideration.
Do not be obsessed by the importance of wealth.
See the divine in the human being.
Do not bark at people and dont be aggressive, but put up with others complaints.
There is a wall of separation between oneself and others and between you and me.
Destroy this wall!

Give food to the hungry, water to the thirsty, and clothes to the naked. Then God will be
pleased.
Saburi (patience) ferries you across to the distant goal.
The four sadhanas and the six Sastras are not necessary. Just has complete trust in your
guru: it is enough.
Meditate on me either with form or without form, that is pure bliss.
God is not so far away. He is not in the heavens above, nor in hell below. He is always
near you.
If anyone gets angry with another, they wound me to the quick.
If you cannot endure abuse from another, just say a simple word or two, or else leave.
What do we lose by anothers good fortune? Let us celebrate with them, or strive to
emulate them.
That should be our desire and determination.
I stay by the side of whoever repeats my name.
If formless meditation is difficult, then think of my form just as you see it here. With such
meditation, the difference between subject and object is lost and the mind dissolves in
unity.
If anyone offends you do not return tit for tat.
I am the slave of those who hunger and thirst after me and treat everything else as
unimportant.
Whoever makes me the sole object of their love, merges in me like a river in the ocean.
Look to me and I will look to you.
What God gives is never exhausted, what man gives never lasts.
Be contented and cheerful with what comes.
My devotees see everything as their Guru.
Poverty is the highest of riches and a thousand times superior to a kings wealth.
Put full faith in Gods providence.
Whoever withdraws their heart from wife, child, and parents and loves me, is my real
lover.
Distinguish right from wrong and be honest, upright and virtuous.
Do not be obsessed by egotism, imagining that you are the cause of action: everything is
due to God.
If we see all actions as Gods doing, we will be unattached and free from karmic bondage.
Other peoples acts will affect just them. It is only your own deeds that will affect you.
Do not be idle: work, utter Gods name and read the scriptures.
If you avoid rivalry and dispute, God will protect you.
People abuse their own friends and family, but it is only after performing many
meritorious acts that one gets a human birth. Why then come to Shirdi and slander
people?

Speak the truth and truth alone.

No one wants to take from me what I give abundantly.
Do not fight with anyone, nor retaliate, nor slander anyone.
Harsh words cannot pierce your body. If anybody speaks ill of you, just continue on
unperturbed.
Choose friends who will stick to you till the end, through thick and thin.
Meditate on what you read and think of God.
I give my devotees whatever they ask, until they ask for what I want to give.
You should not stay for even one second at a place where people are speaking
disrespectfully of a saint.
If you do not want to part with what you have, do not lie and claim that you have
nothing, but decline politely saying that circumstances or your own desires prevent you.
Let us be humble.
Satsang that is associating with the good is good. Dussaya, or associating with evilminded people, is evil and must be avoided.
What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get.
Recognize the existence of the Moral Law as governing results. Then unswervingly follow
this Law.
All gods are one. There is no difference between a Hindu and a Muslim. Mosque and
temple are the same.
Fulfill any promises you have made.
Death and life are the manifestations of Gods activity. You cannot separate the two. God
permeates all.
Mukti is impossible for those addicted to lust.
Gain and loss, birth and death are in the hands of God.
When you see with your inner eye. Then you realize that you are God and not different
from Him.
Avoid unnecessary disputation
The giver gives, but really he is sowing the seed for later: the gift of a rich harvest.
Wealth is really a means to work out dharma. If one uses it merely for personal
enjoyment, it is vainly spent.
To God be the praise. I am only the slave of God.
God will show His love. He is kind to all.
Whenever you undertake to do something, do it thoroughly or not at all.
Ones sin will not cease till one falls at the feet of Sadhus

Be ashamed of your hatred. Give up hatred and be quiet.

The Moral Law is inexorable, so follow it, observe it, and you will reach your goal: God is
the perfection of the Moral Law.
I am your servants servant.
Always think of God and you will see what He does.
Have faith and patience. Then I will be always with you wherever you are.