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108 Quotations on Faith in God
From
Sri Sathya Sai Baba's Divine Discourses
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People
are in search of shortcuts for everything, even in spirituality.
But, in practice there is a shortcut to Divinity. There is no need
to wander here and there. God is residing in your heart. Turn your
vision inward. You can see God instantly. This is the easiest path.
Where is God? Have full faith that Divinity resides in you. If you
keep reminding yourself constantly that you are a part of Divinity,
you are bound to become Divine yourself. On the other hand, if the
feeling is that you are something apart from the Divine, you shall
remain far from Divinity always. There is no need for you to give
up your vocations, keep doing your function in society, but always
remember that you are essentially Divine. God Himself intervenes
when His devotees are in distress in the performance of their
functions in society. You all know the story of Gora Kumbhar and
Kabir. When they were confronted with impossible tasks, they were
helped by God in person, Who completed their task of making pots
or weaving cloth. God is capable of taking any form that He Wills.
Hence, is He known as the Viraat Swarupa. The Purusha Sukta (in
the Rig Veda) says, "Sahasra Seerasha Purushaha, Sahasraaksha
Sahasra Paath ...", while describing the Viraat Swarupa. The
Viraat Purusha has innumerable limbs.
Become worthy of His love. You can
achieve everything. This is possible only through a Nishkama Prema
(unselfish love). Self by itself is devoid of love. Love is in
fact selflessness. By cultivating such selfless love, you become
Divine yourself.
– Sri
Sathya Sai Baba
From: Sri Sathya Sai Baba's Divine Discourse on 23.11.1999
Sanathana Sarathi, December 1999, Page 354
Online:
http://www.sathyasai.org/discour/1999/d991123.html
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