The following principles and teaching are conveyed by Late Sri Satya Sai Baba, a well known Sant in India. This is to sure that if one follows these principles and teachings, a person can reach a level where he is above everything that exists.
Ten principles of life
- Treat as sacred the land in which you were born. Have Patriotism to your nation – but do not criticize other nations or put others down. Not even in your thoughts or dreams should you think of bringing grief to your country.
- Respect all religions equally.
- Recognize the brotherhood of man. Treat all as brothers – Love all.
- Keep your house and surroundings clean for this will promote hygiene and health and help you.
- Practice charity but do not encourage beggars by giving money. Provide them food, clothing, shelter and help them in other ways. (Do not encourage laziness)
- Never give a bribe or take a bribe. Never give in to corruption.
- Curb envy and jealousy. Expand your vision and outlook. Treat all equal regardless of caste or creed.
- Try and do as much as possible by yourself. You may be wealthy and have servants, your servants can help. But service to society must be done personally by yourself.
- Have and cultivate “Love for God, fear of sin. Have hatred for sin.”
- Never go against the laws of the land.
Teachings
- In Seva (Service), you devote all your energy to the task at hand.
- A life plus desire is man. Life minus desire is God.
- Meditation is nothing else but rising above desires.
- Experience Sat-Chit-Ananda through service.
- Observe the principle of moderation in food habits, work and sleep.
- Narayan Seva is the seva that is urgent today.
- God is in you, around you, above you, beside you.
- Respect all, only then will you earn the grace of divine.
- All service should come from your heart.
- Come to me with empty hands. I will fill them with gifts and grace.
- Life is the car, heart is the key, God is the chauffeur.
- Education is for life, not for living.
- Each country is a room in the mansion of God.
- When you take one step towards God, he will take ten towards you.
- Pleasure is an interval between two pains.
- Service to man is the highest form of worship.
- The only way to immortality is removal of immorality.
- Man is the spark of divine.
- God is in all names and forms.
- God is the only master.
- Bhakti has to be grown from within by cleansing your mind.
- The honour of a Nation depends on the morality of that Nation.
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