Small Teachings

There is no scar on the sky, although clouds and stars, the sun and the moon, all appear to streak across it. So, let a thousand ideas streak across the mind; but let it remain unaffected and serene.

Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. IV, p. 391

The state of the mind depends on the nature of the thoughts with which it is filled, even as the smell of a piece of paper depends on what was wrapped up in it—flowers, fish, or potato chips.

Sanathana Sarathi, 1993, p. 198

Doctors speak of vitamin deficiency; I will call it a deficiency of Vitamin G, and recommend the repetition of the name of God. That is Vitamin G. That is the medicine. Regulating life and habits is two-thirds of the treatment, the medicine should be one-third of the treatment.

Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. V, p. 55