Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam

July 02, 2025

Along with worshipping God in temples, what should we also try to do sincerely? Bhagawan, our Loving Lord, guides us in crystal clear terms.

All people in this world love someone or the other. However, there are differences in such love. The students love their fellow students. The bodies love other bodies. God is present in this body as well as the other body. Both are embodiments of divinity. The one God is present in all bodies. We must love every human being. Love all, Serve all, since God is present in all human beings. There is no place in this universe where God is not present. God is present in the sky, in the water, in the sound and in the light. Thus, everything in this universe is the embodiment of divinity. We forsake such omnipresent divinity and worship God in the form of some idol in a temple. No doubt, you can worship those idols. Nothing wrong in that. But, you must realise the truth that the same God in that idol is present in every human being, nay, in every living being. I don’t say it is wrong to worship those idols. But you are yourself God. Consider yourself as God first, and then begin to see the same God in every living being.

– Divine Discourse, Jul 28, 2007.

If you can penetrate behind the stone (idol) and see the divine basis, how much easier it is to see the Lord who resides in the heart of every living being? – BABA

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Sai Inspires (‘Thought for the Day’, originally in English) is written daily, every day of the year, on a small blackboard, at Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s ashram, Prashanti Nilayam.

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

"Love all, Serve all"

Sri Sathya Sai Baba showed humanity the royal path to realise one's divine nature, respecting the universal spiritual teachings common to all religions. The selfless and pristine love naturally and spontaneously displayed by Sri Sathya Sai Baba attracted thousands of people daily from all parts of the world. His greatest miracle, recognised by his followers, is the transformation of the individual.

His mission, while recognising the validity of all religious traditions, goes beyond religiosity and helps to realise the innate divinity latent in every human being. It ensures that the values of Truth, Right Conduct, Peace, Love and Non-Violence are preserved and fostered in every human endeavour and relationship. Selfless service to our fellow man and living in harmony with nature are the means exemplified by Sri Sathya Sai Baba to achieve this end.