Golden words of Bhagavan Sathya Sai Baba - 2.

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2. Remember God always and get ananda

 

Life is a long pilgrimage along the rough and torturous road of this world. But,

with the Name of God on his lips, the pilgrim will know no thirst; with the Form

of God in his heart, he will feel no exhaustion. The company of the holy will

inspire him to travel in hope and faith. The assurance that God is ever near

will lend strength to his limbs. Remember that with every step, you are nearing

God; and God too, takes ten steps towards you when you take one step towards

Him. This journey does not have any halts; it is one continuous journey, through

tears and smiles, through birth and death. When the road ends, and the Goal is

attained, the pilgrim finds that he has travelled only from himself to himself,

that the God he sought was all the while in him, around him, with him, and

beside him! He himself was always Divine.

 

To have the vision of God, one should become the master, for the Master alone

can have access to the treasure-chest. You have to master the senses and all

other faculties. One should not be the servant of the senses, and of the whims

and fancies of the emotions and passions. The servant has access only to the

cheap and perishable junk of the house-hold. The treasure-chest of life,

therefore, cannot be viewed by eyes blinded or befogged by egoism, greed and

envy. Therefore, engage yourselves in sadhana (spiritual practice), without any

delay. Cultivate virtues, free yourself from evil habits, thoughts, words and

deeds. Grow in love and greet Nature with Love. This is the way to Joy, Ananda.