Shirdi Sai Baba’s teachings offer deep wisdom that transcends religious boundaries, guiding us towards a meaningful and spiritual life. His core themes include:
- Prioritize Self-Realization: Engage our body to attain God-vision or self-realization, which is the supreme end of life.
- Selfless Service: Act with the understanding that the body belongs to the Guru/God and exists to serve Him.
- Overcome Impulses and Ego: Grind away impulses, desires, and sins. Confront the three gunas (Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas) and Ahamkara (ego). These are difficult to get rid of.
- Turn Inward: Focus on knowledge and look within yourself.
- Cultivate Inner Peace: Calm the mind by focusing on the Guru_God. This is the easiest path to remove worldly existence.
- Devotion and Guru’s Grace: Attain Dharma (Rightness), Artha (Wealth), Kama (Desire), and Moksha (Deliverance) by surrendering to Sai Baba.
- See God in All: Perceive God or Divinity in all creatures, putting Upanishadic teachings into practice.
- Remember God: Turn your attention towards God_Sai. Everything is known to Him, and He is the inner ruler of all.
- Non-Attachment: Be unattached and indifferent internally, while longing for public welfare externally.
- Humility: Recognize that a Guru’s grace is essential for self-realization, as the knowledge of the self is subtle and mystic.
- Faith and Patience: Have faith and confidence in your Guru, believing that the Guru is the sole actor or doer.
- Surrender: Lead a righteous life, keep your mind calm, engage in good actions, and surrender yourself to Him.
- Company of Saints: Seek the company of saints, Sage, Sad Guru_who has himself attained God-Vision. This helps to remove body-consciousness and egoism. It also destroys the cycle of birth and death.
- Contentment: Accept whatever God bestows on you, believing it to be good.
- Act Righteously: Spend your life doing actions, especially karmas, with resignation to His will.
- Remember Guru’s Feet: The remembrance of God or Guru’s feet is the only means of liberation in this Kali age.
In summary, the profound wisdom of Shirdi Sai Baba gently guides us toward a life enriched with love, devotion, and peace, reminding us of the beauty in selfless service, ultimately leading to our spiritual liberation.
"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 