1992: God alone is the Sadguru

Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform. In this auspicious year 2015 commemorating the 90th birthday of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, we offer a compilation of key messages from the over 140 discourses in the month of July, including Guru Poornima Days between the years 1958 and 2009.

1992:  God alone is the Sadguru

It is not easy to understand the divine principle. The ego of "I"  and the attachment of "Mine" are responsible for all difficulties. Man attains divinity very easily the moment he gives up ego and attachment. Aatma is omnipresent. Aatma is infinite. Aatma is the One without a second. But, it appears as many because of the diversity of forms. Spirituality is that which recognises the One that subsumes all diversities as the Aatma.

Divinity is that which identifies itself with all the forms. It is a narrow-minded feeling to adduce

Divinity to be in one physical frame and have all our acts of devotion on such an assumption.

God can come in any form. All forms are His.

There are among Bharathiyas many dedicated and capable persons. We do not lack

exceptionally able persons. Despite the fact that we have so many able and competent persons,

there are few who give them encouragement and recognition. It is for this reason that a large

number of doctors, nurses and other paramedical personnel go abroad. They are not given

adequate opportunities here. Nor is that all. They arc not given the positions and authority

commensurate with their abilities. Even the status that is appropriate to them is not accorded.

Juniors arc promoted as seniors and seniors arc demoted as juniors. Because of this treatment

many prefer to go abroad.

There are two kinds of love--worldly love and the love of the Divine--according to the scriptures.

The love of the Divine is called Bhakthi (Devotion) or Prapatthi. Man lost Divine love because

of complete involvement in worldly things and ephemeral desires. Man needs both worldly love

and spiritual love. Devotion is turning the mind Godward. Faith is essential for devotion.

Without faith man can never realise his true nature. Faith, however, has to be suffused with

Love. Such love can make the Divine and the devotee dance in ecstasy oblivious to everything

else.

Man has to pursue both the Preyo Maarg (worldly path) as well as the Shreyo Maarg (Spiritual

path). Man should combine the mundane with the Divine. Students should learn to combine these

two paths. Develop faith in God. Without faith in God life is useless. Everything depends on

faith in the Divine. The Divine is the basis of all that happens. Therefore, develop faith in the

Omnipotent Divine. Anything in the world can be accomplished with faith in God.

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Points to Ponder: 

What are the two kinds of love?