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"Of what use is it to honour the Avatar and hold the day when the Avatar took
human form as sacred? The message of the Avatar must be born, must become
alive, must grow in you, your heart; that is the birthday, you have to
celebrate. Celebrate the birthday in your own village. You need not travel long
distance to where I am physically present. Plant the seeds of-love in your
hearts. Let them grow into trees of service and shower the sweet fruits of
Ananda. Share the Ananda with all. That is the proper way to celebrate the
Birthday." Sai Baba. SSS, Vol. VIII . p. 124
Let Me tell you, I have many birthdays like this. The auspicious day for you,
is the day on which your mind is cleansed and not the day on which I took this
Human Form. I am ever new and ever ancient." Sai Baba, SSS, Vol. II, p. 11
I do not accost one particular date in the calendar as My birthday, for I
consider the day when Divinity blossoms in your heart as My birthday in you.
Therefore:, each of you should individually celebrate such a day as My
birthday. The day when you resolve to practise My advice, to follow My
directives, to translate My message into acts of service, and to engage in
Sadhana - that day is My birthda...y for you. The 23d day of, November, which
you now honour as the day on which I was born, is only like any other day if
you celebrate in a routine, ritual fashion. Adore man; the adoration reaches
Me.) Neglect man; you neglect Me. Of what avail is it to worship the Lord and
to suppress | man. His counterpart? Love for God must be manifested as love for
man, and love must express itself as service." Sai Baba, SSS, Vol. X, pp. 41 42
"You are celebrating this day as being the birthday of Swami and deriving
Ananda (joy) through various programmes here, carried on with enthusiasm by
you. But in fact, I have no wish to consider this as a special day because it
is the birthday and celebrate it as much. I have come on a purpose to reveal to
man the mystery of his reality and the goal of his life. I have not come to set
them with th...e task of celebrating the birthday or to get arranged any
pompous and personal festivals. I have no desire, at any time, in this or any
other sojourn. On what day do I celebrate My birthday? On that day when all of
you experience genuine Ananda (joy), in your hearts. Now, when your hearts are
surging with manifold fears and anxieties, and torn by miseries and losses,
driven asunder by grief, declaring this day as My birthday seems to be barren
of meaning." Sai Baba, SSS, Vol. IX. p. 155
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