Words of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba from his Biography: "My Mission is to grant you Courage and Joy, to drive away Weakness and Fear. Do not condemn yourselves as sinners; sin is a misnomer for what are really errors, provided you repent sincerely and resolve not to follow Evil again. Pray to the Lord to give you the strength to overcome the habits which had enticed you when you were ignorant."

"I have come to light the lamp of Love in your hearts, to see that it shines day by day with added luster. I have not come on any mission or publicity for any sect or creed or cause nor have I come to collect followers for any doctrine. I have no plans to attract disciples or devotees into my fold or any fold. I have come to tell you of the Universal, Unitary Faith, this Path of Love, this Duty of Love, this Obligation to Love." (Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 4 July 1968)

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Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Saturday, Dec 01, 2001

Noble thoughts take one to God's Kingdom

HENNAI, DEC. 1. The present day allround deterioration in moral standards can be traced to the absence of fear of sin. Wicked deeds have become the order of the day. Devotion to God is diminishing. Man will experience peace and happiness only when he takes refuge in God and praises His glory by constantly chanting His names. Unfortunately, man turns a deaf ear to these things even when told with all earnestness. But he listens to evil talk and gossip with eagerness and interest. How then can he realise Divinity? The need of the hour therefore is that young men and women should develop and foster moral values. Humaneness lies in leading a life of integrity. Everyone should possess the qualities of love for God (Deiva Preeti), fear of sin (Papa Bheeti) and morality (Sangha Neeti). But man is cultivating love for sin and hatred towards God, not knowing that the latter is the worst of all sins. It is hence necessary to give him the message which will make him comprehend Divinity. He should first understand that God has no distinctions or differences.

God is in everything and is everywhere. He has no master over Him. If a man wants to visualise God, he will see Him only in the form of human beings far superior to him in all respects. He should have faith in that Supreme Being having all powers to do anything, at any time, anywhere. Where there is faith, there will be love when a person will enjoy peace which will make him adhere to Truth, which in turn will lead him to experience Bliss within, resulting in his seeing God. Though God is present in every human being, always with him, all the time, yet man looks for Him outside. In order to know that God is not separate from him, he should undertake to do only sacred deeds. Charity is the real ornament for the hand, truth for the neck and listening to holy texts, that for the ears. Always, seeing, doing, hearing, thinking and talking good is the way to reach God.

In a lecture, Sri Sathya Sai Baba said, it is to clear the spiritual path of a man that God manifests and to save him from turmoil in which he is immersed. Born as a human being, with opportunities to pursue this path, he should not squander them by associating himself with wicked forces. It is said ``Tell me your company, I shall tell you what you are''. As is his company, so too he becomes. His conduct is based on his thoughts which spring out of desires which in turn depend on the good company he seeks. Noble thoughts are the royal road to God's Kingdom.