37 Birthday Sweeties from Baba on His 37th Birthday

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Cling to God; that is the clue to Bhakti.
            2. Bhakti confers real shakti.
            3. While exhaling, renounce the jagat.
            4. While inhaling, announce, “I am Brahmam.”
            5. From his words, you know the man.
            6. Sensual joy is the road to sorrow.
            7. Prema is for man the very prana.
            8. Time is the hook to trap the unwary.
            9. If you have shanta you have Vedanta.
            10. The jatendriya is the Yatindra.
            11. Papa is the fruit of kopa.
            12. Truth cures all ills.
            13. Doubt is the virus that attacks faith.
            14. The high road to the seat of God is daya.
            15. Dharma makes man human.
            16. Jnana earned means Brahmam
            17. Sanmarga has as sara, samarsha.
            18. Jaya over the manas; that is genuine jaya.
            19. Self-confidence is born of confident action.
            20. Tyaga is the surest reward for all yoga.
            21. S. seva for safe voyage across the sea of samsara.
            22. Deceit drives you on to destruction.
            23. Anger breeds danger.
            24. Hatred mis-shapes and mars.
            25. Detachment confers the bliss divine.
            26. The clever are caught in coils.
            27. Worldliness is just a whirl of worry.
            28. Prasanthi! Its splendor is param jyoti.
            29. Sadhaka! Beware of the roga named Bhoga.
            30. Argument is only suicidal armament.
            31. Riches force the head to swell.
            32. There is no strength greater than virtue.
            33. Conduct is the test of caste.
            34. Revile another; you revile but yourself!
            35. Wound another; it is you who bleeds!
            36. It is not wise to step beyond the bounds.
            37. Do not rush to praise when power is won; see how it is used.

Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Source: Sanathana Sarathi, August 1962