Develop Divine Love

A supreme moral and spiritual crisis grips the world today. People everywhere feel frustrated and helpless, anxiously wondering what is in store for humanity. The hopes raised by the advances of science have overcome the barriers of time, distance, and nationality. They have, however, done little to promote better understanding between peoples and amongst nations. Never has there been so much distrust, hatred and violence as is witnessed today in almost every country.

Men have forgotten their essentially divine nature and have even failed to develop basic human qualities which raise them above the level of animals. In the ceaseless pursuit of material acquisitions and sensuous pleasures, people have forgotten that the real source of happiness and bliss is the discovery of the Atma (soul) that is in each of us.

There are, however, heartening signs that earnest people in many countries are turning to the way of the spirit as the answer to the crisis that faces humanity. There is a spiritual hunger that is growing in every country.

Without the conquest of one’s passions and desires and without realizing the divinity that is inherent in every living thing, man cannot achieve bliss within and harmony with the world. The message of the “Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man” which Jesus Christ professed over 2,000 years ago should become a living motto for the achievement of real peace and the unity of mankind. The oneness of all creation affirmed by the ancient seers and sages must be expressed in a transcendental love, which embraces all people regardless of creed, community or language.

This is Sai’s Message to you all. May you all develop this Divine Love and stand out as messengers of a new age that is free from selfishness, greed, hatred and violence. Let each of you be a light for himself or herself and thereby be a light for others.

Source: Sanathana Sarathi, November 1991