Sai Baba of Shirdi Quotes (1838-1918)

“I am ever living to help and guide all who come to me, who surrender to me and who seek refuge in me.”

“Look up to me and I will look after you. Not vain is my promise that I shall ever lighten your burden.”

“Whatever you do, wherever you may be, ever bear this in mind that I am always aware of everything you do”

“If one perpetually thinks of me, and makes me his sole refuge, I become his debtor and will give my life to save him.”

“Though I be no more in flesh and blood, I shall ever protect my devotees. I shall be with you the moment you think of me.”

“If you make the sole object of your thoughts and aims you will get paramatma”

“I am the bond slave of my devotee. I love devotion. He who withdraws his heart from the world and loves me is my true lover and he merges in Me like a river in the sea.”

“If one meditates on me, repeats my name, and sings about my deeds – He is transformed and his karma is destroyed. I stay by his side always.”

“Trust is sadguru fully. This is the only sadhana. Sadguru is all the gods.”

“Three main points:1) The “destination” one must reach, that is, “Mukthi”, (salvation) that is located “high up”; 2) the ways or margas leading to it are many, one path originating from Shirdi; and 3) The Presence of a guide, that is, a guru, is essential in order to reach the goal safely.”

“Oh friend! Brahma Jnana means realisation of Self (Atma). There is no difference between Atma and God. If you want to realise Atma in your body, then you have to surrender to God the following five things: five pranas, five senses, mind, intellect and ego. All these are inside a person. It is easy to surrender the external things. But to surrender those which are inside a person is very difficult. It is like walking on the edge of a sharp knife. Those who cannot surrender even the external things are deemed to be fully under delusion. Such persons cannot understand the five inside matters.”