~~~Sai BABA WORDS OF WISDOM~~~
The taste of food cannot be appreciated if the person is ill or if the mind is immersed in something else. Similarly, even if you are engaged in spiritual practices, you will not experience joy if your heart is filled with evil qualities. You can taste sweetness so long as there is sugar on the tongue. However, if there is even a tinge of bitterness on the tongue, your whole mouth tastes bitter. Therefore, those who aspire to attain the Holy Presence of the Lord must cultivate good habits, discipline and noble qualities. The usual accustomed ways of life will not lead you to God automatically. You must perform Sadhana (spiritual practices) to modify it suitably.
Blessed is Sai’s life. Blessed is His daily routine. His ways and actions are indescribable. Sometimes, he was intoxicated with Brahmanand (divine joy), and at other times content with self knowledge. While doing so many things sometimes, he was yet unconcerned with them. Though, he seemed at times quite actionless (doing nothing), He was not idle or dozing. He always abided in His own self. Though He looked calm and quite as the placid sea, He was deep and unfathomable. Who can describe His ineffable nature?
Whenever you feel overwhelmed by the burden of worldly responsibilities and anxieties and are unable to pray to God, it is because you have condemned yourself as undeserving or you may not have faith in the Lord. But, do not give up! You must desire and adopt every means to attain joy, peace of mind and lead an exemplary life. With the gift of life as a human being, one should not disown one’s human nature. You must firmly resolve that you will not allow yourself to sink into depths of demonic beings or the level of beasts! The spiritual path can and will awaken, strengthen and sustain your desire and resolution! -SAI BABA
