Sai Baba's Teachings - Human Values / Truth

November 11, 2003

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Truth

Nothing is absolutely true, really real. The waking experience is as

unreal as the dream experience. When you are in deep sleep, there is

no world at all. When you attain the supraconscious fourth stage,

the "I" alone remains the universal "I" which was mistaken even in

the sleeping stage as limited and particular Truth is more

fundamental than the atom. Every atom and every star manifests the

truth to those who have the eyes of wisdom. Man's supremacy lies in

his capacity to become aware of this truth.

The chief duty of man is investigation into truth. Truth can be won

only through dedication and devotion, and they are dependent on the

grace of God, which is showered on hearts saturated with love.

Speak the truth, but speak pleasantly. Simply because a statement

will be welcome to the hearer, don't speak it out to win his

approval; if speaking truth will cause grief or pain, keep silent.

That is the vow of truth in ordinary daily life. Don't have

hypocrisy or crookedness in your speech. Both unpleasant truth and

pleasant untruth have to be avoided.

Have faith that truth will save you in the long run. Stick to it

regardless of what might befall.

There is in everyone a spark of truth; no one can live without that

spark. There is in everyone a flame of love; life becomes a dark

void without it. That spark, that flame is God, for he is the source

of all truth and all love. Man seeks truth. He seeks to know the

reality because his very nature is derived from God, who is truth.

He seeks love, to give it and share it, for his nature is of God and

God is love.

The experience of truth alone can foster love, for truth is so all-

embracing and integrating that it sees no distinction. Truth is the

current and love is the bulb it has to illumine. Through truth, you

can experience love; through love, you can visualize truth.

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