Man is enclosed in five sheaths: the physical, vital, mental, intellectual and blissful; the last, blissful is the core. So, man need only explore within himself for infinite bliss.
Bliss has to be sought not through accumulation but through sacrifice and promotion of the welfare of others. Sacrifice (Tyaga) is recommended by the Vedas as the only path to immortality.
Give in plenty, give gladly, give for the glory of God, and. in gratitude to God.
Selfishness is the canker that destroys charity. Though one is aware that a step is wrong, selfishness does not allow him to desist. But it can be overcome by steady determination.
Share with others the knowledge and skills you have earned,. the ideas and ideals you have benefited from, and the joy you have won by discipline and dedication.
Sharing will not diminish them or devalue them. On the other hand, they will shine better with added splendour.
– Puttaparti Satya Sai Baba in Divine Discourse, Apr 21, 1983.
Have a sense of values, rather a scale of values; give everything, everyone, its worth or their worth, not a whit more.
Five sheaths encase the Atma and hide its splendour from revealing itself.
Make all these pure and shining. The physical sheath (annamaya kosa) must be purified by good, clean, pure food; the vital sheath (pranamaya kosa) by calm, steady breathing and an equanimous temper; the mental sheath (manomaya kosa) by holy thoughts and emotions, untouched by attachment to senses or unaffected by joy or grief; the wisdom sheath (vijnanamaya kosa) by contemplation of the reality; and the bliss sheath (anandamaya kosa) by getting immersed in the ecstasy of God-realisation. – Divine Discourse, Feb 26, 1961.
"I draw to Me, My man from far off or even across the seven Seas to Shirdi, like a sparrow with a string fastened to its feet"-Shirdi Sai Baba, Indian Spiritual Guru-God 