“When human body itself is made of flesh, where is the need to consume the flesh of birds and animals? You should partake of only sacred food. Only then you will have sacred feelings.” NeedsShouldHumansMadeFeelingsBodyAnimalBirdSacredFleshHuman Body Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“Death happens to the body with which it is associated, with which it mixes. The delusion that the body is the core, that the body is real, that verily is the death.” RealBodyHappensCoreDelusion Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“The eye sees the physical body, other individuals, even insects, worms and things. It sees everything that is within its range. The body too is a thing that the eye sees, along with the rest. So, how can we conclude that the body is the I?” BodyEyeIndividualRangeWormsInsectsPhysical Body Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“Service is God. Why has God endowed man with a body, a mind and an intellect ? Feel with the mind, plan with the intelligence and use the body to serve those who are in need of service. Offer that act of service to God; worship home with that Flower.” MenNeedsFeelsMindUseHomeBodyPlansFlowerOffersWorshipIntellectActs Of ServiceService To God Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“The mind must become the servant of the intellect, not the slave of the senses. It must discriminate and detach itself from the body. Like the ripe tamarind fruit, which, becomes loose inside the shell, it must be unattached to this shell, this casement called body.” MindBodySlaveFruitIntellectSensesServantShellsRipe Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“The body will shine if the character is fine; service of man and worship of God will preserve its charm.” IfsMenCharacterBodyFineWorshipShiningGods WillPreservesCharm Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“Don't follow the mind. Don't follow the body. Follow the Conscience. That is the main principle of this text. So we should follow our Conscience.” ShouldMindBodyPrinciplesConscience Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“A human body is associated with six stages of transformation, birth, growth, change, evolution, death and destruction.” HumansBodyGrowthStageEvolutionBirthSixDestructionTransformationHuman Body Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“God can do anything. He has all power in the palm of His Hand. My Body, like all other bodies, is a temporary habitation; but, My Power is eternal, all-pervasive, ever-dominant.” BodyHandsCan DoEternalTemporaryDominantPalms Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“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.” ShouldHumansHeartImportantBodyHandsValuesThreeHuman BeingsQualitySacrificeEssentialsMereLegsAriseGod LovePurityAttributesOrgansFusionHuman ValuesHuman QualitiesLove Sacrifice Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“Virtue is the panacea for both body and mind. The virtuous person can be both healthy and happy. How is virtue to be cultivated? How can it express itself in daily practice? Through service to living beings, through seva. Virtue must flow through the triple channel of love, mercy and detachment, in order to feed the roots of seva.” MindPersonsBodyOrderPracticeVirtueHealthyFlowRootsMercyVirtuousMind And BodyDetachmentPanaceaHealthy And Happy Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“A tranquil mind, a truth-filled speech, and a body dedicated to service-one who has these three qualities is described as the embodiment of 'Triputi' (the Triple purity). Such a one is the noblest of human beings.” MindHumansBodyThreeHuman BeingsQualitySpeechFilledPurityDedicatedTranquilEmbodiment Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“God is the mother and father of the world. Our parents are the mother and father of this body.” WorldBodyMotherFatherParentMother And Father Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“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.” SoulBodySchoolLife IsTeacherCurrentsPassingPassingsWireLife Is LikeWithout GodPassing ThroughGod Life Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“You must take care of the body. Body is like a boat. Life is like a river. On this side is the world; on the other side is God. And so, to reach the other side, that is to reach God, you must maintain this boat carefully. You can keep the boat for any length of time in the water; there is no danger. But if the water comes into the boat, then there is danger.” IfsWorldBodyCareLife IsSidesWaterDangerRiversTake CareBoatLengthLife Is Like Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“We do meditation, spiritual practices in this temporary body. Though this body is temporary, you have to use temporary things to realize the Truth.” UseBodySpiritualRealizingPracticeMeditationTemporarySpiritual Practice Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“Swami cannot give peace of mind; you must work for it yourselves. First, stop the questioning and ask, 'who am I?'. This is my body, my mind, my intelligence. But who is this 'My'? Who is it that claims the ownership of that which is declared to be 'mine'? 'My' indicates ownership. That 'My' is the life. As long as the life is in the body, there is this connection between the 'my' and the intellect - 'my' body, 'my' house, 'my' land. But the moment you remove the life from the body, there is no 'my' or sense of possession. Life is God.” GivingMindFirstsLongMomentsBodyLife IsAsksHouseLandMinesConnectionsClaimsPossessionIntellectRemovePeace Of MindQuestioningOwnership Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“'Who am I?' The answer is 'I am God'. The body comes and goes, but the Atma is permanent. The body has birth and death, but the spirit does not have any of these. You reach the stage where you say, 'I am God', but even there, there is duality, 'God and I'. That is not the full Truth. When we breathe, the breath makes the sound of 'So-Hum', 'He am I'. There is still the body consciousness, the 'I'. But in deep sleep, the declaration of 'He' and 'I' falls away and only '0' and 'M' remain, 'Om'; there is only the One.” DoeStillsBodySpiritFallSoundSleepAnswersConsciousnessStageBirthBreathsBreathePermanentDeclarationComes And GoesDualityBirth And DeathDeep Sleep Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“In meditation you first get sense control. And yoga will help you with the body and when the mind is steady, concentration will come automatically. When you get such concentration, then you get peace of mind.” MindFirstsHelpingBodyMeditationYogaConcentrationPeace Of MindSteady Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“Do not spend your time thinking about the world or your relationships to individuals. These are all impermanent. They have only to do with the body.” ThinkingWorldBodyIndividualOur Relationship Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“The body is just a water bubble. The mind is like a mad monkey. Do not follow either the body or the mind. Follow the Conscience. It is above the mind. It is permanent. It is the voice of God, the voice of unchanging truth inside you.” MindBodyVoiceWaterConscienceMadPermanentBubblesMonkeysUnchangingVoice Of God Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“You are still in 100% body consciousness. Do not stay with this body consciousness. Remove that. What will remain will be Atma-consciousness. Then there will be no anger, no hatred, no envy, no jealousy, no hunger, no desire . . . only complete Ananda . . . only bliss, bliss, bliss!” StillsBodyDesireConsciousnessConsciousHungerEnvyBlissRemoveNo Anger Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“The body is born. Birth and death only have to do with the body. Ego also relates only to the body. Similarly, reincarnation relates only to the body. Do not think of the body. Think of the Atma. The Atma is one; it is unchanging. For Atma there is no incarnation, there is no reincarnation.” ThinkingBodyBornBirthEgoRelateReincarnationIncarnationUnchangingBirth And Death Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“Do not think about the body. The body comes and goes; for it there is birth and there is death. But you are not the body. Body is just rust and dust. Think only of God. Love God.” ThinkingBodyBirthDustGod LoveComes And GoesRust Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“Think, "I am beyond the body. This body is just a water bubble. I am beyond the mind. This mind is just a mad monkey. I am the Atma. I and God are one. Before this body was formed I was there. After this body leaves I am there. Without this body I am still there. I am omnipresent. I am all." To reach this truth you have to do some spiritual practice. You have to inquire, "What is God? Who is God? Who am I?" Jesus spent twelve years in the desert; then he realized. You must also do some Sadhana.” ThinkingYearsMindStillsBodyJesusWaterPracticeMadDesertBubblesTwelveMonkeys Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“In the beginning you can think, "The world is like a stage. I am only an actor. God is the director. All are His instruments, all are just actors. He is directing everything." But do not always remain at that level. Move on. Think, "I am the unchanging Atma, not this changing personality and body."” ThinkingWorldBodyMovingActorsLevelsStagePersonalityDirectorsInstruments Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“If you live on the level of the Body and the Individual, you will get entangled in food, fun and frolic, ease, envy and pride. Forget it, ignore it, overcome it - You will have peace, joy and calm. In the Divine Path, there is no chance of failure; it is the Path of Love.” IfsBodyJoyIndividualFunChanceForgetLevelsPathDivinePrideOvercomingCalmEnvyEaseForget ItPath Of Love Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“It is significant to note that those who live on vegetarian food are less prone to diseases, whereas non-vegetarians are subject to more diseases. Why? Because animal food is incompatible with the needs of the human body.” NeedsHumansBodyAnimalSubjectsDiseaseNotesSignificantVegetarianHuman BodyVegetarian HealthVegetarian FoodAnimal Food Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“Never believe that body is permanent. Body is like a water bubble. Mind is like a mad monkey.” MindBelieveBodyWaterMadPermanentBubblesMonkeysMonkey Mind Author:Sathya Sai Baba
