You must dive deep into the sea to get the pearls. What good is it to
dabble among the waves near the shore and swear that the sea has no pearls in
it and that all tales of its existence are false. So also if you must realise
the full fruit of this Avathaar, dive deep and get immersed in Sai Baba.
Half-heartedness, hesitation, doubt, cynicism, listening to tales, all
are of no avail. Concentrated complete faith - that alone can bring victory.
This is true to any worldly activity, is it not? How much more true must it be,
therefore in the spiritual field? But if you have already attached yourselves
to some one name and form, do not change it, do not choose another in place of
the Prema swaruupam (embodiment of love).
A hundred people might come to your house and even treat you with
affection, but you do not address them as Pappa or daddy. Have your mind fixed
on one; do not now and then allow clouds of doubt, like "Is He great?" "Is He
God?" to dim your faith. Be bold. Acknowledge the glory that you have
witnessed; proclaim the joy that you have experienced; confess to the grace
that you have earned.
When people ask you whether you too are going to Puttaparthi, for
example, and whether you too are doing Bhajana, say "Yes" proudly, for there is
no shame in walking on the right path!
- From Bhagawan's Akanda Bhajan Discourse, 10th July' 1959.
OUR LIFE IS HIS MESSAGE
Sai Ram
