published November 2010
Sathya Sai Baba’s message on Who He really is:
Sathya Sai Baba, January 1st 2008
Swami is an Embodiment of Love.
Love is His biggest property! My duty is to share that love with you all. If you are able to understand Swami’s love in true spirit and make use of it in a proper way, you will prosper. Only Swami’s love, nothing else can protect you.
You will have to understand this prema thathwa (love principle). All are brothers and sisters! But, differences arise even amongst the brothers and sisters. Hence, cultivate love for one another. Always maintain a cheerful disposition, with a sweet smile on your face. You should never put up a ‘castor-oil face’. Then only will your life become noble and ideal. You must always be happy and cheerful. What do you lack of? You have everything, with Swami’s love and grace. Some people will not be able to put up with difficulties. However, if only they are able to keep a little patience, even that pain and suffering will turn out to be an occasion for rejoicing. ‘Pleasure is an interval between two pains.’
Sometimes, your own mind turns against you. It is the result of your own thoughts. Everything is reaction, reflection and resound. Both good and bad are in you only, not in the outside world. When your vision is bad, you will see bad things. On the other hand, when your vision is good you will see God everywhere. If you forsake truth and love and begin to see the world from that point of view, then you will find differences everywhere.
Religions are many but goal is one.
Clothes are many but yarn is one.
Jewels are many but gold is one.
Cows are many but milk is one.
Beings are many but breath is one.
Castes are many but humanity is one.
(Telugu Poem)
Human beings may be of different hues, but the bliss they experience in their hearts is only one. We must aspire for that bliss, disregarding individual differences. The differences are only temporary.
Love all!
It is easy to love someone, but quite difficult to hate. If you love others, there will be unity among you. All will become one.
Where there is unity, there will be purity.
Where there is purity, there Divinity will be.
Hence, if you wish to attain Divinity, you must develop unity. And, for achieving unity, people should shed their narrow-mindedness.
There can be no humanness without human beings. The humanness must be gradually transformed into Divinity. A divine person will have divine power. In fact, you all possess divine power. There is not a single human being without divine power. But usually one is not aware of their innate divine power.
Always think that you and others are only one.
If all of you live in unity and constantly contemplate on God, you will achieve purity. Then Swami will surely give you darshan, right where you are.
I belong to you all.
You all belong to Me.
I do not differentiate between individuals.
All are mine and I belong to all.
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I have only one attribute throughout: My Love.
Sathya Sai Baba, November 23rd 2008
I love even those who hate Me. I love even those who indulge in bad propaganda against Me. I do not consider anyone as an enemy. All are Mine. I look after you all; like a mother. Mine is not one mother’s love. It is the love of a thousand mothers. Sai’s love is a thousand mothers’ love. It is only due to that love that I ignore all your faults and move forward. Whenever someone commits a mistake, I call him and correct him in a raised voice, but I don’t show anger against him. I have no anger against anybody.
In fact, I have no anger at all.
People who are unable to understand My true nature may think otherwise. Whatever people may think and say, I have only one attribute… that is love. Mine is a straight, wide road, not shortcuts.
People don’t understand Me properly. Once they recognise My true nature, they themselves will repent. That repentance is expiation for their misunderstanding. However, there is no change in my attitude towards them.
What I wish is Samastalokah Sukhino Bhavantu (May all the beings of all the worlds be happy). All should be hale and healthy and lead happy and prosperous lives with mutual love and understanding. You must acquire wealth, but don’t misuse it. Only then will I be happy. I will extend any help to such people.
I have not held up My hand before anyone for any kind of help. If there is anyone in this vast concourse of devotees in this hall whom I had approached for money, they may rise and point out to Me. There is none, surely. Whatever I need in My Avataric Mission comes from within only.
“Money comes and goes, morality comes and grows.”
It is My endeavour that morality should be developed. All villages must be developed. People indulge in loose talk out of delusion, but I have no illusions. Whatever people may say, I talk to them and greet them with love. I don’t punish them for their indiscreet talk or behaviour. They themselves must realise their fault and repent for it. If they denigrate Me now, they will face trouble later. Hence, people must think twice before indulging in any loose talk. Unfortunately, none has been able to realise My true nature. They pretend to have understood My mind, but none could comprehend it in the least. They look to the outward manifestations only. They talk of My programmes and activities in the outside world only. They are unable to realise My divine love, which flows from the depths of My heart.
However, I am confident that people will realise it one day. I always wish and work for the welfare of the entire world.
All should live in peace. Even if we don’t have any other property, we can lead a happy life only if the property of love is with us. And that love should be supported by self-confidence.
God is the only source and sustenance for the entire universe. Everything else is an illusion.
Sorrows and difficulties, loss and gain, malaise and sickness — treat them all as divine will.
Then, everything will turn out to be good for you.
The joy that I give, share it with all!
Be happy!
