“You are God, God is You”

You have been born because you did not pass in certain subjects; there is some balance of experience which you must acquire to complete the course. If you become convinced through Self-realization, that your true nature is supreme consciousness, then you have finished the course, you have ‘passed’.

Sai Baba, Teachings of Sri Satya Sai Baba, p. 109

“There is some mighty power, unknown to me, different from me, and far away from me.’ Thinking thus, some people resort to meditation. “There is some secret and sacred divine power distinctly separate from me and I must acquire it.’ Imagining thus, some others observe many vows, perform several rites, and undertake various austerities. All this is sheer ignorance. As long as you think there is anything different from you, so long are you submerged in ignorance.

There is nothing in the universe other than you or higher than you. To think otherwise or to try to prove otherwise is nothing but your manobhranti—mental delusion, resembling a dream. In your dream you see many sights and experience various things, but for how long are they real? Only as long as your dream lasts. When the dream ends, they are all unreal. Similarly, your hardships, losses, worries, and sorrow are real only as long as your mind is under delusion. Once the delusion leaves you, they will all be unreal. They will turn out to be castles of myths created by your mind. Relying on the false ‘I’, you are rejecting the real ’I’.

Sai Baba, Summer Showers, 1990, p. 120

Many persons yearn for God, worship God or contemplate on God. God cannot be realized by any of these means. All these activities are based on separating themselves from God. What is needed is a sense of oneness. How is this to be obtained? When you cultivate the feeling; ‘I and you are one.’ This oneness is beyond the grasp of the mind and the senses.

Sai Baba, Sanathana Sarathi,October 1996, p. 263

You and I are one. Once you understand this truth clearly, there will be no difference whatsoever. If you slap someone on the cheek, it amounts to slapping yourself. If you abuse others, it amounts to abusing yourself. You are bound to face the consequences of your actions. You are the cause of your happiness or suffering. Others are not responsible for it. In fact, there are no others. All are one. It is your own thinking that creates the feeling of separateness in you. You should make efforts to understand your true identity. You are the very embodiment of love.

Sai Baba, Sanathana Sarathi, April 2004, p. 110

Spirituality means merger with God. You are not different from God. You are God, God is you. If you are firmly established in this faith, you need not undertake any other Sadhana or spiritual practices.”

The right kind of sadhana for seeking the atma is only that which is directed toward the destruction of the mind.

Sai Baba, Summer Showers 1990, p. 142, p. 118