Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam

October 18, 2026

How can one begin the inner transformation necessary to attain peace and freedom? Bhagawan inspires us today with His message.

Each one of you must make your own heart a Prasanthi Nilayam. The transformation must begin from this very moment. Analyse your words, deeds, and thoughts, and get rid of evil ones that harm you and others; instead, cultivate sahana (fortitude), shanti (firm peace), satya (truth), etc. Now, the mind flutters about and squats on all and sundry objects in the Universe. It refuses to stay only on one idea – God. Like the fly that sits on fair and foul, but denies itself the pleasure of sitting on a hot cinder, the mind too flees from all thoughts of God. The fly will be destroyed if it sits on fire; the mind too is destroyed when it dwells on God, for the mind is but a pattern of desire woven with warp and woof of the same material! Desire ceases when God seizes the mind. In fact, since desire is the very stuff of which the mind is made, the mind becomes nonexistent when God completely occupies the mind; then you become free.

– Divine Discourse, Sep 26, 1965

The heart is like a musical chair in which there is room for only one. Give, in your heart, place only for God. – BABA

With Love,

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.