Sai message for the day

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Swami! It is most unfortunate that there is no tangible change in our

lifestyle though we have been here and listening to your divine

discourses over the years. We do not know the reason why it is so.

Kindly show us the way.

 

Sai Baba: Lack of practice is the only reason. When there is no power

supply and it is dark all over, can darkness be dispelled by just

saying " lamp " unless you light it? The hunger of a starving man can

never be satiated by merely looking at the menu with a list of the

most delicious items. He has to eat some of the items to appease his

hunger, hasn't he? Can a sick man be cured of a disease by merely

listening to the formula and composition of the medicine without his

taking it? Can the suffering of a poor man be alleviated with all the

knowledge of Economics and Accountancy? Can you attain mukti by

reading books without practicing any of the instruction found

therein? Instead of saying something without doing, it is better to

do and not say anything. I repeatedly tell you that until you

practice what you say, there is little effect even after listening to

talks for years together.

 

Take a small example here. Suppose you have with you a matchbox full

of matchsticks and you want to light a lamp. You will now have to

open the box, pick up a stick and strike against the side of the box

to light it. In case you fail to light the matchstick, even after

striking it again and again, what does it mean? You then come to

discover the meaning: the matchbox is wet. You cannot light a stick

striking it against the box. What is to be done now? You have to dry

the matchbox in the sunlight for some time.

 

Similarly, you are drowned in the water of worldly desires and

attachments. Therefore, you can't light the lamp of wisdom. Dry your,

mind with all its limitless desires and thoughts of worldly comfort

in the sunlight of renunciation. Only then can you light the lamp of

wisdom. You may be here listening to any number of discourses for any

length of time, but you will not be able to achieve the expected

results if you fail to translate the essence of one discourse into

your daily life.