108 Quotations on Faith in God [84]

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108 Quotations on Faith in God

>From Sri Sathya Sai Baba's Divine Discourses

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If the Bhaktha has dedicated his all, body, mind and existence, to the Lord,

He will Himself look after everything, for He will always be with him. Under

such conditions, there is no need for prayer. But, have you so dedicated

yourself and surrendered everything to the Lord? No. When losses occur, or

calamities come, or plans go away, the Bhaktha blames the Lord. Some, on the

other hand, pray to Him to save them. Avoiding both these, as well as the

reliance on others, if complete faith is placed on the Lord at all times, why

should He deny you His Grace? Why should He desist from helping you? Men do not

rely fully and unswervingly on the Lord; therefore, though you have to be the

agent and the instrument doing everything, keep on praying with devotion and

faith. Faith is the

product of Santhi, not of haste and hurry. For the acquisition of the Grace of

the Lord and the resulting Awareness of the Reality the quality of Santhi is

the prime need. Every Sadhaka is aware how Draupadi deserved the Grace of the

Lord, through her Dharma and her Santhi. Though her husbands were mighty

heroes, and far-famed monarchs, she sought refuge in Lord Krishna, feeling that

all others are of no use. But Prahlada did not seek refuge, under similar

circumstances. He had surrendered all at birth to the Lord; he knew that the

Lord was ever by his side and that he was ever by the side of the Lord; so he

had no need to call out to Him, for protection. Prahlada was unaware of

anything except the Lord; he could not distinguish between one function of the

Lord, and another. So, how could he pray for protection, he who did not know

that, He punished? For all such God-intoxicated and dedicated souls, prayer is

unnecessary.

– Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Prasanthi VahiniParagraph 38.Online:

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