Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

quility around oneself. No one should be looked upon with envy,
malice or hatred. Tranquility can be promoted, if each one does his duty,
faithfully and efficiently; that is the highest spiritual discipline also.
Duty is God; work is worship. When you do your duty to the best of your
ability and skill, and to the best advantage of the organization of which
you are a limb, you have worshipped God and he will certainly be
pleased. Your life is amidst machines; when you convert your work into
worship, the atmosphere will be one of mantras a formulae of praise
of God. (...)
Peace and prosperity cannot drop down from the sky; they have to be
striven for and acquired by sincere effort, dedicated to God, with intense
and pure devotion; they have to be won by the cultivation of love,
humility and reverence. Let the ideal; brotherhood of man and fatherhood
of God: guide you and lead you from success to success. 2.1.72,
(22-96/98)
India has a great responsibility. She has to preserve the purity of the
culture she has inherited. This is a duty she owes to the world. That
culture enshrines the highest human values and the most valid of keys
to the understanding of human destiny. She must also spread these
teachings among all mankind, in order that the cause of truth and universal
harmony and peace be promoted. (...)
India is a beautiful garden, where multicoloured beds of flowers add
charm and fragrance to life. Every citizen of India has the privilege and
pleasure of guarding and tending this lovely garden of truth, righteousness,
peace and love.
How did this country become the source of this great message of
truth? A long line of heroes and martyrs struggled to set the example
and elevate the ideal; they suffered untold misery and often had to sacrifice
all, including their lives, in their struggle. But, they won in the end
and it is that heritage and memory that you have to cherish and foster.
(...)
Truth and right conduct are the most effective armour for us. While other
countries rely on atom bombs and hydrogen bombs. (...)
India's strength lies in her adherence to right conduct. All other countries
can earn victory only when they surrender ultimately to the force
of righteousness. If you safeguard righteousness, righteousness in its
turn will safeguard you, right conduct is the life-blood of love. Where
there is love, there will be peace. Where there is peace, there will be
Divinity. And, where there is Divinity, there will be bliss.
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