Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

the temple I like. When you seek to build that other temple, you have
to go about looking for donations. Religion has declined in this land
due to this donation-seeking and donation-granting. The most precious
donation is a pure mind; give that to the organization and it will
shine. (...)
Sathya Sai Service must bear in mind the words, service, and take up
service work enthusiastically. Service must be directed towards the removal
of physical distress, the alleviation of mental agony, and the fulfillment
of spiritual yearning. Some regions are affected by floods,
some by drought; the organization must make efforts to bring relief to
the sufferers from these and other natural calamities. (...)
Establish unity among yourselves first; do not seek faults in others or
excellences in your own selves. The Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood
of man - have full faith in this and fill every act of yours with that
reverence and love. 21.4.67, (20-40/43)
You feel that the people of your country will be happy, if you only provide
them with food, clothing and housing. You feel that they are suffering,
because they have not got these things in adequate measure.
That is an illusion, for, contentment and happiness are attributes of the
mind. The mind must be trained to achieve peace and acquire joy.
Without such a mind, man is helpless even under the most affluent circumstances.
A person may be strong and charming; but, when he has
lost his eyesight, he loses joy. (...)
Ask yourself the basic question: “Is there something that can be called
happiness? Can it be attained by the accumulation of material things?”
No, happiness, can be got and retained only through the knowledge
of the self, the Atman which is the source and spring of bliss. You delude
yourselves when you argue that happiness can be derived from
things outside yourselves. (...)
You are all engaged in service of one type or other and I know that you
are frustrated with the result; you are not happy at the service you do,
nor are the recipients happy when they receive the help. But, try to develop
unselfish love, based on truth, righteousness and peace; try to
fill every act of service with that love, try to see every act of service that
you receive with the eye of love; then, there will be no frustration. The
person who serves is the person served; you serve yourself when you
serve another. 6.11.67, (20-125/127)
You know that these organizations are for awakening in man the con-
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