Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

work that each does is important for the whole community; there is no
high or low. 17.12.64, (18-227/229)
Now hear this. I never speak through another; I never possess another
or use another as a vehicle of expression. I come direct, I come
straight, I come as I am, to confer peace and joy
I do not accept from you flowers that fade, fruits that rot, coins that
have no value beyond the national boundary. Give me the lotus that
blooms in your lake of mind (...) of your inner consciousness, give me
the fruits of holiness and steady discipline. I am above all this worldly
etiquette, which enjoins you to seek elders with some fruit or flower in
your hand. My world is the world of the spirit; there, values are different.
If you are happy, with faith in God and fear of sin, that is enough
"service" for me. It pleases me so. 27.3.65, (18-338)
The Bhagavadgita also helps you to recognise the incarnations of
God. Usually, when the Lord appears with form, man is pestered by
doubts and he actually loses the precious chance. He asks himself and
all those whom he meets: "Is it true? Can it be true?" and before his
doubts are removed, he deserts the quest and wanders into the wilderness.
Of course, steady inquiry is essential; do not be led by others;
awaken your own reason, amass your own experience; and, decide for
yourself your own path. Then only can you get joy in treading it; if you
are forced to take a path by others or persuaded into it by some one
else, then, when the first obstacle turns up, you will get dispirited and
turn back. 31.3.65, (18-373/374)
My activities and movements will never be altered, whoever may pass
an opinion on them. Meanness may prompt people to remark on my
dress, this gown of colour, or they may talk cynically of my hair, but I
shall not be affected a bit. My discourses, my plans for establishment
of manna, my movements, I shall not modify at all. I have stuck to this
determination, for 26 years, and I am engaged in the task for which I
have come, to inculcate the path of peace. I shall not stop, nor retract
a step. Does a person become holier by wearing rags? Of course, this
calumny by mean men who cannot endure the brilliance of the sun has
been with me in all the Ages. 30.9.65, (19-72)
Newspapers have a great role to play in this task; but they are content
to cater to vulgar tastes and become waste-papers soon. (...)
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