Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

looking for him in some particular place is not correct. There is no
meaning for this. (...)
In fact, those who have really experienced the glory of the Lord will not
undertake to give a description to others. For one who has not overcome
his own weakness, desires and to describe God as like this or
like that is not correct and such a description can be treated only as a
hollow description. (...)
The ocean is very big and broad and infinite and from this ocean an
individual can bring water according to the size of the pot which he carries
and no more. (...)
How can the unlimited aspect of God be brought into a narrow space
which has been set for certain specific limitations? The devotees of
Vishnu proclaim that their understanding is the greatest of all. The devotees
of Shiva proclaim that the aspect of Shiva is the greatest aspect.
The devotees of Ganapati say that Ganapati is the greatest of all deities.
The devotees of Sarada say that she represents the best aspect
of God. The devotees of Allah proclaim that He is the greatest. - Some
others say that all are the same. How can anyone say who is the greatest?
And what is the true picture? (...)
The universal religion is really the consensus of all these differing aspects
of different people. It is the common harmonized content of all
different religions of the universe. In all these components, the same
kind of healthy blood must flow. It is true to say that love is the blood
that is flowing through all the religions of the world. There is essentially
only one religion and that is the religion of love. This love flows as a
stream through all the religions and this is the essence of all the religions.
Without recognizing this essential stream of love that is contained
in all the religions and by paying attention to only the external
form and ritual, people have been quarrelling with each other about the
status of each religion. Those who have for their aim only the external
form cannot draw true conclusions. In the same manner, with regard
to Sai as well, some people draw conclusions based only on the external
appearances and they try thus to understand the nature of Sai.
They are not making any attempt to recognize the basic truth, the unchanging
permanent qualities of truth that are in Sathya Sai Baba. All
powers are under the control of Sai. Unfortunately many educated
people who call themselves yogis, mahayogis, pandits and people
who have all kinds of qualifications talk only of the miracles that I perform.
They do not make an apparent attempt to recognize the strength
and the true nature of the Sai that they see. Today many people who
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