Sathya Baba
Sathya Baba
Indian guru who was known for claiming that he was the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi and as a supposed miracle worker.
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth28 November 1926
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The year becomes new, the day becomes holy, when you sanctify it by spiritual discipline, not otherwise.
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There will also be some people who concentrate their attention on the rituals of worship and the offerings being made, such as the breaking of coconuts, the waving of lamps and incense, and the devotion expressed through these rituals. The number of people with this kind of vision and interest will be much smaller than those who concentrate on the decorations, the dances and dramas and all the external paraphernalia associated with the festival.
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There is no world without the five elements. They
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There is nothing wherein He is not,; there is no might or right, apart from Him.
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This is bad; this is good - can such judgments be ever made about anything in God's creation when all are manifestations of His will?
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The whole creation is emerged from the Truth and merges back into it.
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This day, the Government has no authority to reform the people; and the people have no authority the reform the Government.
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This body is the residence of God. The food you take is the offering you make to him. Your act of bathing is the ceremonial bathing of Him who is in You. The ground you walk on is His domain. The joy you gain is His gift. The grief you experience is His lesson. Remember Him ever, in sun and rain, day and night, asleep and awake.
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This body is just my house. My guru has long ago taken me away from it.
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This attachment is not God's gift. Bliss is God's gift. God's gift is Peace. God's gift is Truth. That is the God's gift. All the rest are passing clouds.
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Purification of the mind is attained through humility, integrity and a sense of justice.
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Pure heart is compared to the Himalayas, to the ocean of Milk, to a chariot for the Divine.
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Rama for you should mean the Path He trod, the ideal He held aloft, and the Ordinance He laid down. They are eternal and timeless.
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People should remain unaffected by what others may say. A true man is one who overcomes the ups and downs of life with fortitude. One should not recoil before reverses of fortunes. One should bravely face them and overcome them.