Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

The spirit of renunciation, adherence to virtue, the eagerness to co-operate,
the sense of kinship - these are the characteristic signs of man.
Life which considers these as encumbrances cannot be valued as
“life”.
The brotherhood of man can be translated into life only on the basis of
the Divine vision. All men thirst for peace, happiness and bliss. They
are the precious heritage which is their right, for they are God's treasure.
They can be earned only by recognising the bond that knits man
to man. All men are of one lineage; they are of Divine lineage.
All men are cells in the one Divine organism, in the Divine body. That
should be your faith, your fortune, your forte, your fullness. Awareness
of this alone gives you the right to call yourself a man. Learn to live as
man. This is the spiritual discipline, this is the message of Sai. 1.3.74,
(23-50/55)
The task before mankind is to plant the seeds of truth, righteousness,
peace and love in the heart made ready for their reception, to foster
the saplings and watch over them with love and care until they grow
into trees yielding a rich harvest of sweet fruits, and to enable all to
share in that sustaining repast. Sages who had succeeded in this beneficial
culture have laid down the means and methods, the steps and
slips, the helps and hindrances, that men have to consider while engaged
in this task, and millions have benefited by their counsel. But
never before has this become an organized movement in which the
entire humanity was involved. Unless it becomes so, there can be no
liberation from fear, anxiety and injustice. 29.3.76, (24-43)
Today people all over the world are racked by fears of various sorts.
There is no peace anywhere. But people should not give way to despair.
They should face the situation with courage, without bothering
about the results. (25.12.95)
Today the world is afflicted with seven kinds of diseases. First: business
without morality. This is a major malady afflicting the world. Second:
Politics without principles. Third: Education without character.
Fourth: Sustenance without sacrifice. Fifth: A harvest without labour.
Sixth: Humanness without virtue. Seventh: devotion without faith.
What is the use of devotion without faith? What is the use of claiming
to be a man without human qualities? How can you expect a crop without
cultivation? What is the use of education without character?
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