Sai Baba of Shirdi, also known as Shirdi Sai Baba (c. 1830s - 15 October 1918) was an Indian spiritual leader who is regarded by his devotees as a saint, a fakir, a satguru and an incarnation (avatar) of God. He was revered by both his Hindu and Muslim devotees during, as well as after his life.
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Good works never languish for want of funds, the Lord will come to their rescue. Only it may take some time, do not lose heart... You should not collect money in devious ways. Help should come from pious hearts from well-earned money from persons who know and appreciate the purpose for which they give. That is why I oppose all benefit shows where you tempt people with a dance or a drama or a film and collect money for your pet plan.
The honey in the flower or lotus does not crave for bees, they do not plead with the bees to come. Since they have tasted the sweetness they themselves search for the flowers and rush in. They come because of the attachment between themselves and sweetness. So too is the relationship between the woman who knows the limits and the respect she evokes.
From the fact that I had permitted them to announce My arrival for the function they could well have inferred that the floods would subside and that I would be in their midst for once My word goes forth it must happen accordingly. Do not doubt it. The furious waves calmed before Rama the floods went down in time for Me.
From the narrow vision of 'individual need' man must voyage out into the broad vision of the 'Universal'. When a drop of water falls into the Ocean it loses its narrow individuality its name and form and assumes the form name and taste of the Ocean itself. If it seeks to live separately as a 'drop' it will soon evaporate and be reduced to non-existence.
It has been well said that the food one consumes determines one's thoughts. By eating the flesh of various animals the qualities of these animals are imbibed. How sinful is it to feed on animals which are sustained by the same five elements as human beings! This leads to demonic tendencies besides committing the sin of inflicting cruelty on animals.
The fault is in the mirror that reflects the mind that perceives the brain that infers. What the mirror presents as true has no authenticity. The mirror is coated with dust and its face is not plain at all. God has no maya, He has no intention or need to delude nor does He will that it should happen.
Meat eating is also very bad. If you partake animal food you will develop animal qualities. As is the food so is the head. So you should have regulation of food. Then the fourth one is gambling. Those in the spiritual field should immediately give up smoking drinking meat eating and gambling. All these four are bad qualities.
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.
Old age is the fourth stage. By the time one reaches this stage of his journey he must have discovered that the joys available in this world are trivial and fleeting. He must be equipped with the higher knowledge of spiritual joy available through delving into the inner spring of Bliss. Through his experiences his heart must have softened and be filled with compassion. He has to be engrossed in promoting the progress of all beings without distinction. And he must be eager to share with others the knowledge he has accumulated and the benefit of his experiences.
No one can liberate you for no one has bound you, you hold on to the nettle of worldly pleasures and you weep for pain. The kite is pursued by the crows so long as it carries the fish in its beak it twists and turns in the sky trying to last and it drops the fish. That moment it is free. So give up the attachment to the senses, then grief and worry can harass you no more.
Of all the human values three are most important. The foremost is love of God. Where there is love there is sacrifice. There arises purity of heart. There should be a fusion of love sacrifice and purity. They are not mere human qualities. They constitute vital organs of a human being. They are as essential for a human being as the head hands and legs for the body. Without these attributes no one is a complete human being.
I have been stressing the vital importance of people giving up this habit of eating non-vegetarian food even from my boyhood days. Meat eating fosters animal qualities in man making him descend to the demoniac level, it is a heart-rending sight to see cows being slaughtered to serve as food for man.
Do not worry about anything. Place yourself fully at His disposal He knows. He has written the Play and He knows how it will end and how it will go on. Yours is but to act and retire. The Lord alone is aware of the Play for His is the Plan! You see only the part of the Play on the stage and so it is all very confused. When the entire story is unfolded then you will appreciate His plan not until then, for that you will have to get behind the screen of Maya and contact the Director Himself.