When the road ends, and the goal is gained, the pilgrim finds that he has travelled only from himself to himself.
Quotations
Sathya Sai Baba
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.
Service without ideal of self…trains you to transcend all the artificial distinctions imposed by history and geography, and to realise that the human community is one and indivisible.
Man learns through experience, and the spiritual path is full of different kinds of experiences. He will encounter many difficulties and obstacles, and they are the very experiences he needs to encourage and complete the cleansing process.
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.
As long as you have attachment to the body and attachment to objects, fear and suffering will be with you. Therefore Krishna told Arjuna to develop his discrimination and rid himself of body consciousness. Only then he would be able to develop integral vision.
With a genuine keenness or readiness to serve others, one can attain happiness in any group or community, and the eagerness to serve others will endow you with the power and skill necessary for the required service. Nowadays, we tend to regard it as derogatory to serve, but there is great worth in service.
Familiarity with books is not knowledge. One’s entire life is a continuous process of learning.
Home and family is the basic social institution everywhere in the world. When the home improves, the whole world will be better.
Without God, life is like a school without a teacher. It is a wire with no current passing through it; it is a body with no soul.
