As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 88

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"Baba, hearing that you show without any delay, the Brahman to all, who come over here, I too have come here all the way from my distant place.  I am much fatigued by the journey and if I get the Brahman from You, my troubles will be well-paid and rewarded."

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 87

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"it is not easy to know Brahman, and especially, so for an avaricious man like you, who is always engrossed in wealth, wife and children.  Who will, in your quest of Brahma-Jnana, satisfy you, who won't give away even a pice in charity?"

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 87

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

If fact, there is no person more liberal and benevolent than a Sadguru, like Sai Baba.  He cannot be compared to the Chintamani jewel (the Philosopher's stone which satisfies desires), the Kalpataru (the Celestial Tree which fulfils our desires) or the Kamadhenu (the Celestial Cow which yields what we desire to eat), for they give us only what we desire; but the Sadguru gives us the most precious thing that is inconceivable and inscrutable  (The reality).

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVIII & XIX Page 94

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Man does not generally think of God, but when difficulties and calamities overtake him he turns to Him and prays for relief.  If his evil actions have come to an end, God arranges his meeting with a Saint who gives him proper directions regarding his welfare.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVIII & XIX Page 95,96

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

He saw in the window a wellknown Marathi book named 'Nath-Bhagwat."  This is a commentary by the Saint Eknath, on the eleventh Skandha (chapter) of the bigger Sanskrit work, the Bhagwat.  At the suggestion or recommendation of Sai Baba, Messrs. Bapusaheb Jog and Kakasaheb Dixit read daily in Shirdi, Bhagwad-Gita with its Marathi commentary named Bhawartha-Deepika or Jnaneshwari (A dilogue between Krishna and His friend devotee Arjuna) and Nath Bhagwat (A dilogue between Krishna and His servant devotee Uddhava) and also Eknath's other big work. viz., Bhawartha Ramayana.  When devotees came to Baba and asked Him certain questions. He sometimes answered them in part, and asked them to go and listen to the readings of the above-mentioned works, which are the main treatise of Bhagwat Dharma.  When the devotees went and listened, they got full and satisfactory replies to their questions.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVIII & XIX Page 95

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"What! Mr. Sathe read for a week only and got a reward;  and I am reading it for forty years with no result!  His seven days' stay here becomes fruitful while my seven years' stay (1910 to 1917) goes for nothing.  Like a Chatak bird I am ever waiting for the Merciful Cloud (Baba) to pour its nectar on me; and bless me with His instructions."

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVIII & XIX Page 93

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Like a loving mother forcing bitter, but wholesome medicines down the throats of her children for the sake of their health, Sai Baba imparted spiritual instructions to His devotees.  His method was not veiled or secret, but quite open.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 91

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

When a guest is invited to a house, all the members of the household and other friends and relations that happen to be present, are entertained, along with the guest.  So all those that were present in the Masjid at this time, could partake of the spiritual feast, that was served by Baba for the rich gentleman. 

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 91

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

My treasury is full, and I can give anyone, what he wants, but I have to see whether he is qualified to receive My gift.  If you listen to Me carefully, you will be certainly benefited.  While sitting in this Masjid, I never speak any untruth.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 91

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

The illusion of attachment or the love for money is a deep eddy (whirlpool) of pain full of crocodiles in the form of conceit and jealousy.  He, who is desireless, can alone cross this whirlpool.  Greed and Brahma are as poles asunder; they are eternally opposed to each other.  Where there is greed, there is no room for thought or meditation of the Brahma.  Then how can a greedy man get dispassion and salvation?  For a greedy man there is no peace, neither contentment, nor certainty (steadiness).  If there be even a little trace of greed in mind, all the Sadhanas (spiritual endeavours) are of no avail.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 91

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Even the knowledge of a well-read man, who is not free from the desire of the fruit or reward of his actions, and who has got no disgust for the same, is useless, and can't help him in getting self-realization.  The teachings of a Guru are of no use to a man, who is full of egoism, and who always thinks about the sense-objects.  Purification of mind is absolutely necessary; without it, all our spiritual endeavours are nothing, but useless show and pomp.  It is therefore, better for one to take only what he can digest and assimilate.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 91

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Unless you get rid completely of your avarice of greed, you will not get the real Brahma.  How can he, whose mind is engrossed in wealth, progeny and prosperity, expect to know the Brahma, without removing away his attachment for the same?

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVIII & XIX Page 96

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

I have no money to give.  Take my 15 Namaskaras (bows) in lieu of rupees as Dakshina, to Baba.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVIII & XIX Page 96

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"I now remember a story, which I shall relate to you.  I know it personally.  As a devotee is resolute and determined, so is Baba's immediate response.  Sometimes Baba puts the devotees to severe test; and then gives them 'Upadesh' (instructions)."

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 90

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

The necessity of a Guru.  the knowledge of the Self is so subtle and mystic, that no one could, by his own individual effort ever hope to attain it.  So the help of another person-Teacher, who has himself got self-realization is absolutely necessary.  What others cannot give with great labour and pains, can be easily gained with the help of such a Teacher; for he has walked on the path himself and can easily take the disciple, step by step on the ladder of spiritual progress.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 90

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Purification of the mind.  Unless a man discharges satisfactorily and dis-interestedly the duties of his station in life, his mind will not be purified and, unless his mind is purified he cannot get self-realization.  It is only in the purified mind that Viveka (dis-crimination between the Unreal and the Real), and Vairagya (Non-attachment to the unreal) crop up and lead on to self-realization.  Unless egoism is dropped, avarice got rid of, and the mind made desireless (pure), self-realization is not possible.  The idea is the cause of bondage.  Leave off this idea and attachment therefore, if you want to get to the goal of self-realization.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 90

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Control of the mind and the senses.  The body is the chariot and the Self is its master; intellect is the charioteer and the mind is the reins; the senses are the horses and sense-objects their paths.  He, who has no understanding and whose mind is unrestrained, has his senses unmanageable like the vicious horses of a Charioteer, does not reach his destination (get realization), but goes through the round of births and deaths; but he, who has understanding and whose mind is restrained, has his senses being under control.  like the good horse of a charioteer, reaches that place i.e., the state of self-realization, whence he is not born again.  The man, who has understanding as his charioteer (guide) and is able to rein his mind reaches the end of the journey, which is the supreme abode of the all-pervading, Vishnu (Lord).

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 89

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Prefering Shreyas, (the Good) to Preyas (the Pleasant).  There are two sorts of things viz., the Good and the Pleasant; the former deals with spiritual affairs, and the latter with mundane matters.  Both these approach man for acceptance.  He has to think and choose one of them.  The wise man prefers the Good to the Pleasant; but the unwise through greed and attachment, choose the Pleasant.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 89

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Right Conduct.  Unless, a man leads a life of truth, penance and insight, a life a celibacy, he cannot get God-realization.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 89

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Catharsis from (Purging away of) sins.  Unless a man has turned away from wickedness, and stopped from doing wrong, and has entirely composed himself, and unless his mind is at rest, he cannot gain self-realization, even by means of knowledge.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 89

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Antarmukhata (introversion).  Our senses have been created by God with a tendency to move outward and so, man always looks outside himself and not inside:  He who wants self-realization and immortal life, must turn his gaze inwards, and look to his inner self.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 89

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Virakti or a feeling of disgust with the things of this world and the next.  Unless a man feels disgusted with things, emoluments and honours, which his actions would bring in this world and the next, he has no right to enter into the spiritual realm.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 89

Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Mumuksha or intense desire to get free.  He, who thinks that he is bound and that he should get free from bondage and works earnestly and resolutely to that end; and who does not care for any other thing, is qualified for the spiritual life.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVIII & XIX Page 101

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"Unless there is some relationship or connection, nobody goes anywhere.  If any men or creatures come to you, do not discourteously drive them away, but receive them well and treat them, with due respect.  Shri Hari (God) will be certainly pleased, if you give water to the thirsty, bread to the hungry, clothes to the naked, and your verandah to strangers for sitting and resting.  If anybody wants any money from you, and you are not inclined to give, do not give, but do not bark at him, like a dog.  Let anybody speak hundreds of things against you, do not resent by giving any bitter reply.  If you go topsy-turvy, you remain where you are.  Standing or staying in your own place, look on calmly at the show of all things passing before you.  Demolish the wall of difference that separates you from Me; and then the road for our meeting will be clear and open.  The sense of differentiation, as I and thou, is the barrier that keeps away the disciple from his Master, and unless that is destroyed the state of union or atonement is not possible, "Allah Malik", i.e., God is the sole Proprietor, nobody else is our Protector.  His method of work is extra-ordinary, invaluable, and inscrutable.  His will will be done and He will show us the way, and satisfy our heart's desires.  It is on account of Rinanubandh (former relationship) that we have come together, let us love and serve each other and be happy.  He, who attains the supreme goal of life, is immortal and happy; all others merely exist, i.e., live so long as they breathe,"

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XXVI & XVII Page 92

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"Blessed is the country, blessed is the family, and blessed are the chaste parents where This Extraordinary, Transcendent, Precious and Pure Jewel (Sai Baba) was born."

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 91

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Unless you get rid completely of your avarice of greed, you will not get the real Brahma.  How can he, whose mind is engrossed in wealth, progeny and prosperity, expect to know the Brahma, without removing away his attachment for the same?  The illusion of attachment or the love for money is a deep eddy (whirlpool) of pain full of crocodiles in the form of conceit and jealousy.  He, who is desireless, can alone cross this whirlpool.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XVI & XVII Page 87

Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Sai Baba showed, that He would accept with appreciation any small thing offered with love and devotion, but if the same thing was offered with pride and haughtiness, He would reject it.  Being Himself full of Sat-Chit-Anand (Existence, Knowledge and Bilss) He did not care much for mere outward formalities; but if an offering was made in a meek and humble spirit, the same was welcome; and He accepted it with pleasure and avidity.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XIV Page 77

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

If you daily hear the Leelas (stories) of Sai, you will always see Him Day and night you will remember Him in your mind.  When you assimilate Sai in this way, your mind will lose its fickleness and if you go on in this manner, it will finally be merged in pure Consciousness.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XIII Page 72

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"Oh Lord Narayana, help me now".  It is a well-known fact that, when our circumstances are well off, we do not remember God, but when calamities and adversities overtake us, we are reminded of Him.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XIII Page 72

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"Those who are fortunate and whose demerits have vanished, take to My worship.  If you always say 'Sai, Sai' I shall take you over the seven seas; believe in these words, and you will be certainly benefited.  I do not need any paraphernalia of worship - either eight-fold or sixteen-fold.  I rest there where there is full devotion."

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XIII Page 72

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"Though I have become a Fakir, have no house or wife, and though leaving off all cares, I have stayed at one place, the inevitable Maya teases Me often.  Though I forgot Myself I cannot forget Her.  She always envelops Me.  This Maya (illusive power) of the Lord (Shri Hari) teases God Brahma and others; then what to speak of a poor Fakir like Me?  Those who take refuge in the Lord will be freed from Her clutches with His grace."

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter III Page 11

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

You do your duty, don't be afraid in the least, steady your mind and have faith in My words.  If my Leelas are written, the Avidya (nescience) will vanish and if they are attentively and devoutly listened to, the consciousness of the worldly existence will abate, and strong waves of devotion, and love will rise up and if one dives deep into My Leelas, he would get precious jewels of knowledge.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XI Page 66

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

This is our Sai, an Incarnation of God.  He will bless any man who will prostrate and surrender himself to Him.  He, who will read the stories of this Chapter daily with faith and devotion, will soon be free from all calamities; not only this, but always attached and devoted to Sai, he will get very soon God-vision;  all his desires will be fulfilled and being ultimately desireless, he will attain the Supreme.  Amen!

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter X Page 62

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

He the beautiful and handsome Sai, standing on the edge of the Masjid and distrubuting Udi to each and every Bhakta, with a view to his welfare, He who thinks the world as an illusion and Who is ever engrossed in Supremem Bliss-before Him we humbly prostrate ourselves.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter X Page 62

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

If you have no other Sadhana, such as uttering God's name, worship or devotion etc., but if you take refuge in them (Saints) whole-heartedly, they will carry you off safely across the ocean themselves in this world.  Even sacred rivers such as the Ganges. Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri etc., which wash away the sins of the world, desire that the Saints should come to them, for a bath and purify them.  Such is the grandeur of the Saint.  It is on account of the store of merit in past births that we have attained the feet of Sai Baba. 

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter X Page 62

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

With God's grace everything is smooth and easy.  Hearing the stories of the Saints is, in a way, keeping their company.  The importance of the company of the Saints is very great.  It removes our body-consciousness and egoism, destroys completely the chain of our birth and death, cuts asunder all the knots of the heart, and takes us to God.  Who is pure consciousness.  It certainly increases our non-attachment to sense-objects, and makes us quite indifferent to pleasures and pains, and leads us onward on the spiritual path. 

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter X Page 62

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

You may do or attend to your worldly duties, but give your mind to Sai and His stories, and then.  He is sure to bless you.  This is the easiest path, but why do not all take to it?  The reason is that without God's grace, we do not get the desire to listen to the stories of Saints. 

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XI Page 61, 62

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

The function of the mind is to think, it cannot remain for a minute without thinking.  If you give it a Sense-object, it will think about it.  If you give it Guru, it will think about Guru.  You have heard most attentively the greatness, grandeur of Sai.  This is the natural rememberence, worship and Kirtan of Sai.  Hearing the stories of the Saints is not so difficult, as the other Sadhanas mentioned above.  They (stories) remove all fear of this Samsar (worldly existence), and take you on to the spiritual path.  So listen to these stories, meditate on them, and assimilate them. 

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter XI Page 61

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Whatever He did was done for the good of His devotees.  He never prescribed any Asan, regulation of breathing for any rites to His Bhaktas, nor did He blow any mantra into their ears.  He told them to leave off all cleverness and always remember "Sai" "Sai".  If you did that He said, all your shackles would be removed and you would be free.  Sitting between five fires, sacrifices, chantings, eight-fold Yoga are possible for the Brahmins only, they are of no use to the other classes. 

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter VIII Page 46

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

As we all know, four things are common to all the creatures, viz., food, sleep, fear and sexual union.  In the case of man, he is endowed with a special faculty, viz., knowledge, with the help of which he can attain God-vision, which is impossible in any other birth.  It is for this reason that Gods envy human species, and aspire to be born as men on earth, so as to get their final deliverance.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter VI Page 32

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

"There will never be any dearth of scarcity, regarding food and clothes, in any devotees homes.  It is my special characteristic, that I always look to, and provide, for the welfare of those devotees, who worship Me whole-heartedly with their minds ever fixed on Me.  Lord Krishna has also said the same in the Gita.  Therefore, strive not much for food and clothes.  If you want anything, beg of the Lord, leave wordly honours, try to get Lord's grace and blessings, and be honoured in His Court.  Do not be deluded by worldly honour.  The form of the Deity should be firmly fixed in the mind.  Let all the senses and mind be ever devoted to the worship of the Lord, let there be no attraction for any other thing; fix the mind in remembering Me always so that it will not wander elsewhere, towards body, wealth and home.  Then it will be calm, peaceful and care-free.  This is the sign of the mind being well engaged in good company.  If the mind is vagrant, it cannot be called well-merged."

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter VI Page 31, 32

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Where Real or Sad-Guru is the helmsman, he is sure to carry us safely and easily beyond the worldly ocean.
If anyone prostrates before Sai and surrenders heart and soul to Him, then unsolicited, all the chief objects of life, viz. Dharma (righteousness), Artha (wealth), Kama (Desire) and Moksha (Deliverance), are easily and unsolicitedly attained.  Four paths, viz., of Karma, Jnana, Yoga and Bhakti lead us seperatly to God.  Of these, the path of Bhakti is thorny and full of pits and ditches, and thus difficult to traverse; but if you, relying on your Sadguru, avoid the pits and thorns and walk straight, it will take you to the destination (God).  So says definitely, Sai Baba. 

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter III Page 12

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Though Brahmin by birth, I lacked the two eyes.  (i.e. the sight or vision) of Shruti and Smriti and therefore was not at all capable of writing the Sat-Charita, but the grace of the Lord makes a dumb man talk, enables a lame man to cross a mountain.  He alone knows the knack of getting things done as He likes.  Neither the flute, nor the harmonium knows how the sounds are produced.  This is the concern of the Player.  The oozing of Chandrakant jewel and the surging of the sea are not due to the jewel and the sea but to the rise of the moon.

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As is in Shri Sai Satcharita, by Hemadpant .. Chapter IV Page 16

Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai

Lord Krishna says in Bhagvadgita (Chapter IV, 7-8) that "Whenever there is a decay of Dharma (righteousness) and an ascendancy of unrighteousness I manifest Myself;  and for the protection of the virtuous, the destruction of the vicious and for the establishment of righteousness, I manifest Myself in age after age".

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