Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

Take the simple rite of greeting - the folded palms with which you greet
reverentially elders and others. What does it signify, that gesture? The
right palm is That (that entity, the unseen base, the other) and the left
palm is Tvam (the I, the separate, the individualized, the thing that
feels limited, alone, apart). When the two palms are brought together
and kept in contact, the oneness of that and this, of all that is outside
you, and all that is in you, is emphasised and demonstrated: I am Brahman,
in fact. What greater and grander greeting can human aspiration
discover and prescribe? You greet the other with as much joy as you
would greet yourself; no man loves another more than himself; all are
loved for the sake of the self.
Or, consider another interpretation of this act of folding the palms. The
five fingers of the right hand are the five organs of action, the five of
the left are the five organs of perception; they are together ten, dedicated
to sage or guru or elder to be used for his service or at his bidding.
27.11.64, (18-180/181)
Here, I must tell you one thing. Which dreams are real? Dreams relating
to God are real. You see me in the dream, I allow you to do prostration?
(namaskara), I bless you, I grant grace - that is true; that is due
to my will and your spiritual practice. If the Lord or your guru appears
in dream, it must be the result of his will, not due to any of the other
reasons which cause dreams. It can never happen as result of your
wish. 14.7.65, (19-31)
Man is but an instrument in God's hands; his plans can win through
only when they are in line with his. And, what are his plans? His commands?
They are declared in the scriptures, which are revelations of
his plan made to the purified intellects of saints. They are also declared
by his Avatars, who appear in human form so that they may speak to
men in their own language to win their confidence and lead them and
teach them. 4.10.65, (19-94)
Love, steady, unchanging, undiminishable, can only be love towards
the Lord of all the worlds. Changing love is love towards the changing
world. (...)
Now, people pray to God to relieve them from pain, grief and loss, to
confer on them health, strength and wealth but if you develop an intimate
attachment to God and make Him yours, then He will give you
all that you need. Do not demean the relationship into bargaining: give
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