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108 Quotations on Faith in God
From
Sri Sathya Sai Baba's Divine Discourses
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84 –
If the
Bhaktha has dedicated his all, body, mind and existence, to the
Lord, He will Himself look after everything, for He will always be
with him. Under such conditions, there is no need for prayer. But,
have you so dedicated yourself and surrendered everything to the
Lord? No. When losses occur, or calamities come, or plans go away,
the Bhaktha blames the Lord. Some, on the other hand, pray to Him
to save them. Avoiding both these, as well as the reliance on
others, if complete faith is placed on the Lord at all times, why
should He deny you His Grace? Why should He desist from helping
you? Men do not rely fully and unswervingly on the Lord;
therefore, though you have to be the agent and the instrument
doing everything, keep on praying with devotion and faith. Faith
is the product of Santhi, not of haste and hurry. For the
acquisition of the Grace of the Lord and the resulting Awareness
of the Reality the quality of Santhi is the prime need. Every
Sadhaka is aware how Draupadi deserved the Grace of the Lord,
through her Dharma and her Santhi. Though her husbands were mighty
heroes, and far-famed monarchs, she sought refuge in Lord Krishna,
feeling that all others are of no use. But Prahlada did not seek
refuge, under similar circumstances. He had surrendered all
at birth to the Lord; he knew that the Lord was ever by his side
and that he was ever by the side of the Lord; so he had no need to
call out to Him, for protection. Prahlada was unaware of anything
except the Lord; he could not distinguish between one function of
the Lord, and another. So, how could he pray for protection, he
who did not know that, He punished? For all such God-intoxicated
and dedicated souls, prayer is unnecessary.
– Sri
Sathya Sai Baba
From: Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Prasanthi Vahini
Paragraph 38.
Online:
http://beaskund.helloyou.ws/askbaba/prashanthivahini/prashanthi12.htm
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