Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

were once convinced and listen again to the voice of hate or foolishness.
Do not put faith in the words of men into whose hands you will
not entrust your purse; as a matter of fact, it is the words of such men
that are now leading many astray. Really, this is a pitiable state of
things, is it not?
Come to me, eager to learn, to progress, to see yourself in me, and I
shall certainly welcome you and show you the way. You will indeed be
blessed. All scriptures, all texts, the Bhagavadgita which is the milk of
all the Upanishads cows, is intended to instill this thirst in you.
The thirst has to be like that of the creeper for the tree-trunk, of the
magnet for the iron, of the bee for the flower, of the waters for a fall, of
the river for the sea. The pangs of separation must gnaw the heart; the
entire being must yearn for union. Do not vacillate or change or try a
series of name and form. That will only fritter away time and energy.
Ceaseless contemplation of the Lord will give ceaseless taste of nectar
to you.
If you do not follow this path, you are doubly to blame; for you have
contacted me. The form usually creates doubts, for when only the
name is there, you can build around it all your fancies, all that you
want, to complete the picture. Do not be misled by such doubts when
the form has come before you; make the moment useful, the life worthwhile.
28.12.60, (16-16/20)
Baba is beyond the keenest intellect, the sharpest brain. Why, even
the seven Rishis failed to grasp the sublimity of Godhead. (...) They
had just a glimpse. So, do not try to delve into me; develop faith and
confidence and derive bliss through love. That is the utmost you can
do; do that and benefit. 26.2.61, (16-25)
Above all, do not give room for the canker of doubt. Why argue over
me, over this point or that concerning me? Who exactly is the Baba you
discuss and debate! What does it matter to you who I happen to be?
You are concerned about your goal, your ideal, your experience, your
effort is it not? Why then worry about my origin, my nature, my mystery,
my miracle? The basic thing is the hand, the cup it holds is secondary.
The physical matter is less important than the basic reality, the pure
existence. When you cannot reach down to your own basic reality, why
waste time in exploring the essence of Godhead? As a matter of fact,
you can understand me only when you have understood yourself, your
own basic truth.
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