Satya Sai Baba

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The body, the sense organs, the mind and the intellect are the

instruments for a human being. Only when one understands the secrets

of these instruments will one be able to comprehend the Atmic

Principle. If you cannot understand the vesture you are wearing, how

can you understand the mystery of the infinite, indwelling Spirit? The

body is the basic instrument for all the actions in life and for the

acquisition of all knowledge and skills. The body should be regarded

primarily as an instrument for the realization of the Divine.

Attachment to the body for physical pleasures should be given up. It

is essentially sacred and precious for it is the abode of the Atma and

should be used only for sacred purposes.

 

 

 

Whoever subdues his egoism, conquers his selfish desires, destroys his

baser feelings and impulses and gives up the natural tendency to

regard the body as the self, he is surely on the path of Dharma

(righteousness). The goal of Dharma is the merging of the wave in the

ocean, the merging of the self in the Higher self.

 

 

 

 

There is plenty of grace that God can give you. But it is at a depth!

Some effort is required to obtain it. If you need to fetch water from

a well, you need to tie a rope to the bucket, lower it into the well

and draw the water out. The rope to use is that of devotion. This rope

must be tied to the vessel of your heart and lowered into the well of

God's grace. What you receive, when the water is drawn out, is pure

bliss. Live in love with everybody. Once you earn this love,

everything else will be added unto you.