In this thread I shall be presenting Sai Dharma. To the extent I am familiar with it. My intention is not to spread the word about Sai, but the words of Sai, which are for the benefit of the entire mankind. I shall not speak about Sai darshan or Sai miracles or experiences of Sai here. Only his teachings.
Sai Dharma is Sanatana Dharma in action. It embraces all sects of Sanatana Dharma and all religions of the world. Baba publishes a monthly named Sanatana Sarathy. His teachings are based on Vedas and other scriptures of Sanatana Dharma. He has great affection for Sri Rama, Sri Krishna and Lord Shiva. He conducts regular Vedic yajnas (recently a massive ati rudra yajnam) for the welfare of humanity. Sai Baba will be completing his 80th year on 26th Nov, 2006.
Sai Dharma is based on his main teaching, which is this:
There is only one religion, the religion of Love;
There is only one language, the language of the Heart;
There is only one caste, the caste of Humanity;
There is only one law, the law of Karma;
There is only one God, He is Omnipresent.
He also puts this truth in other words:
Nations are many, but Earth is one;
Beings are many, but Breath is one;
Stars are many, but Sky is one;
Oceans are many, but Water is one;
Religions are many, but God is one;
Jewels are many, but Gold is one;
Appearances are many, but Reality is One.
and thus:
Let the different faiths exist.
Let them flourish and
Let the glory of God be sung
In all the languages of the world
And in a variety of tunes.
Respect the differences between the faiths
And recognise them as valid
As long as they do not extinguish
The flame of unity.
It is not necessary to be a Sai devotee to follow Sai Dharma. His mission is not to establish any separate path. He says:
I have come to light the lamp of love in your hearts, to see that it shines day by day with added luster.
I have come not to disturb or destroy any faith, but to confirm each in his own faith - so that the Christian becomes a better Christian, the Muslim, a better Muslim, and the Hindu, a better Hindu.
To those who believe that he is an avatar of God:
The totality of Divine Energy has come unto humanity as Sathya Sai. This is a human form in which every Divine Entity, every Divine Principle, that is to say all the names and forms ascribed by man to God are manifest.
All Names are Mine and All Forms are mine. Your worship to any of your chosen God, reaches Me.
With the same breath, he says:
You as body, mind or soul are a dream. But what you really are is pure existence, knowledge, bliss. You are the God of this universe.
To realize that we are God, Baba recommends use of the mantra so ham, which means 'I am He', with this self-assertion:
I am God! I am God! I am not different from God!
I am the eternal undifferentiated Absolute!
Grief and anxiety cannot effect me.
I am always content. Fear cannot enter me.
I am Satchidananda! I am pure Existence, Knowledge and Bliss.
I am Omnipotent! I am all-powerful; nothing is impossible for me!
I am Omniscient! I am all-knowing; there is nothing which is not known to me.
I am Omnipresent! I am present everywhere. I pervade this universe!
I am Krishna! I am Christ! I am Buddha!
I am Sai! I am Sai! I am Sai!
I am God! I am God! I am God!
More to follow...
Sairam.
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