
Why fear
when I am here?
I am formless and everywhere
I am in
everything and beyond. I fill all space
All that you see taken together is Myself.
I do not
shake or move
If one devotes his entire time
to me and rests
in me, he need
fear nothing for body and soul.
If one
sees me and me alone
and listens to my Leelas and is devoted to me alone,
he will reach God
My business is to give blessings
I get angry with none. Will a mother get angry with her
children? Will the ocean send back the waters to the several rivers?
I will take you
to the end.
Surrender
completely to God
If you make me
the sole object of your thoughts and aims, you will gain the supreme goal.
Trust in the Guru
fully. That is the only sadhana
I am the
slave of my devotee
Stay by me
and keep quiet. I will do the rest.
What is our duty? To behave properly. That is
enough
My eye
is ever on those who love me
Whatever you do, wherever you may be, always
bear this in mind: I am always aware of everything you do.
I will
not allow my devotees to come to harm
If a devotee is about to fall, I stretch out my hands to
support him or her.
I think of my
people day and night. I say their names over and over.
My treasury is open but no one brings carts to take from
it. I say, “Dig!” but no one bothers.
My people do
not come to me of their own accord; it is I who seek and bring them to me.
All that is seen is my form: ant, fly, prince,
and pauper
However
distant my people may be, I draw them to me just as
we pull a bird to us with a string tied to its foot
I love devotion.
This
body is just my house. My guru has long ago taken me away
from it
Those who think that Baba
is only in Shirdi have totally failed to know me
Without
my grace, not even a leaf can move
I look
on all with an equal eye
I cannot
do anything without God’s permission
God has agents everywhere and their powers are
vast
I have
to take care of my children day and night and give an account to God of every
paisa
The wise are cheerful and content with their
lot in life
If you are wealthy, be humble. Plants bend when they bear
fruit.
Spend money in
charity; be generous and munificent but not extravagant
Get on
with your worldly activities cheerfully, but do not forget God
Do not kick against the pricks of life
Whatever
creature comes to you, human or otherwise, treat it with consideration
Do not be obsessed by the importance of wealth
See the
divine in the human being
Do not bark at people and don’t be aggressive,
but put up with others’ complaints
There is
a wall of separation between oneself and others and between you and me. Destroy
this wall!
Give food to the hungry, water to the thirsty,
and clothes to the naked. Then God will be pleased
Saburi
(patience) ferries you across to the distant goal
The four
sadhanas and the six Sastras are not necessary. Just has complete trust in your
guru: it is enough
Meditate
on me either with form or without form, that is pure bliss
God is not so far away. He
is not in the heavens above, nor in hell below. He is always near you
If anyone gets angry with another, they wound
me to the quick
If you cannot endure abuse from another, just say a simple
word or two, or else leave.
What do we lose
by another’s good fortune? Let us celebrate with them, or strive to emulate
them.
That should be our
desire and determination.
I stay by the side of
whoever repeats my name
If formless meditation is difficult, then
think of my form just as you see it here. With such meditation, the difference
between subject and object is lost and the mind dissolves in unity.
If anyone offends you do not return tit for tat.
I am the slave
of those who hunger and thirst after me and treat everything else as
unimportant.
Whoever makes me the sole object of their
love, merges in me like a river in the ocean.
Look to me and I will look to you.
What God
gives is never exhausted, what man gives never lasts
Be contented and cheerful with what comes.
My devotees see everything as their Guru.
Poverty is the
highest of riches and a thousand times superior to a king’s wealth.
Put full faith in God’s providence.
Whoever
withdraws their heart from wife, child, and parents and loves me, is my real
lover.
Distinguish right from wrong and be honest, upright and
virtuous.
Do not be
obsessed by egotism, imagining that you are the cause of action: everything is
due to God.
If we see all actions as God’s doing, we will
be unattached and free from karmic bondage
Other people’s acts will affect just them. It
is only your own deeds that will affect you.
Do not be idle: work, utter God’s name and read the
scriptures.
If you avoid
rivalry and dispute, God will protect you.
People abuse their own friends and family, but it is only
after performing many meritorious acts that one gets a human birth. Why then
come to Shirdi and slander people?
Speak the truth
and truth alone.
No one
wants to take from me what I give abundantly
Do not fight with anyone, nor retaliate, nor
slander anyone.
Harsh
words cannot pierce your body. If anybody speaks ill of you, just continue on
unperturbed
Choose friends who will stick to you till the
end, through thick and thin.
Meditate on what you read and think of God.
I give my
devotees whatever they ask, until they ask for what I want to give.
You should not stay for even one second at a
place where people are speaking disrespectfully of a saint.
If you do not want to part with what you have, do not lie
and claim that you have nothing, but decline politely saying that circumstances
or your own desires prevent you.
Let us be humble
Satsang that is associating with the good is good. Dussaya,
or associating with evil-minded people,
is evil and must
be avoided.
What you sow,
you reap. What you give, you get.
Recognize the existence of the Moral Law as governing
results. Then unswervingly follow this Law.
All gods are
one. There is no difference between a Hindu and a Muslim. Mosque and temple are
the same.
Fulfill any promises you have made.
Death and life
are the manifestations of God’s activity. You cannot separate the two. God
permeates all.
Mukti is impossible for those addicted to lust.
Gain and loss,
birth and death are in the hands of God.
When you see with your inner eye. Then you realize that you
are God and not different from Him.
Avoid
unnecessary disputation
The giver gives, but really he is sowing the seed for
later: the gift of a rich harvest.
Wealth is
really a means to work out dharma. If one uses it merely for personal
enjoyment, it is vainly spent.
To God be the praise. I am only the slave of God.
God will show
His love. He is kind to all.
Whenever you undertake to do something, do it thoroughly or
not at all.
One’s sin will
not cease till one falls at the feet of Sadhus
Be ashamed of your hatred. Give up hatred and
be quiet.
The Moral Law is inexorable, so follow it,
observe it, and you will reach your goal: God is the perfection of the Moral
Law.
I am your servants’ servant.
Always think of
God and you will see what He does.
Have faith and patience. Then I will be always
with you wherever you are.
Source: http://www.saibabaofindia.com/shirdi_sai_baba.html#100sayings