Sai Baba Gita
The Way to Self-Realization
and Liberation in this Age
Compiled and edited by Al Drucker
Published by Atma Press
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Foreword
Messages
Sai Baba
Introduction to the Gita
The Essence of the Gita
Part One - Path of Devotion
I. Love and Duty - The Path of Perfection
Self-Knowledge is God-Knowledge
Faith in Yourself and Faith in
God
The Formless takes a Form
Divine Consciousness
Work, Worship and Wisdom
Extinction of Delusion
II. Surrender - Transformation of Man into God
The Universe
The Path of Devotion
The Highest Self is God
The Unlimited Power of God
The Devotee is even greater than
God
You can bind God with the Power
of Love
From Duality to Non-Duality
Near and Dear
Show no Hatred towards any Being
The Love of God
True Joy
Courage and Steadiness
Worship of God with and without
a Form
Only the Formless is the Permanent Aspect of
the Lord
Steady your Mind by Worshipping
the Divinity with Form
Worshipping the Formless God in
your Heart
Inner Peace and Contentment
Love All
IV. Inner Inquiry - The Path of Wisdom
The three Stages on the Wisdom
Path
God is the Master of Time
The Veil of Illusion
The World as a River of Truth and
Untruth
Hold on to God alone
Conquer your Senses
Give your Burdens to God
Surrender fully to God
The Indwelling God
Within the Body is Pure Consciousness
See God in Everything
The Diseases of Mankind
Seek the Lord inside your own Body
Harmonize all your Thoughts, Words
and Deeds
Forbearance, the Primary Spiritual
Quality
You can experience God through
Love alone
VI. The three Stages on the Spiritual Path
Know that God is here then experience
God directly
The Cowherd Boy
Anguished Yearning for the Lord's
Presence
The Vision of the Lord
Beyond Dualism
Becoming One with the Lord
The three Stages in Secular Life
Knowing, Seeing and Becoming One
with the Divinity
Reaching the Abiding Peace of the
Immortal Self
The Sacred Names of Arjuna
VII. Restraining the Tongue in both Food and Speech
The Dual Power of the Tongue
Control of the Tongue
Develop a Discriminating Mind
Purity of Food, the Cooking Vessels
and the Cook
The Blessing - Offering Food to
God
The Role of the Tongue in Speech
The Story of the Officer and the
Preceptor
The Power of Words
Sacrifice and Forbearance
Talk wastes Spiritual Energy
Self-Confidence
Efface Selfishness, Pride and Jealousy
VIII. You can reach God through Love alone
Devotion
Meditation and Devotion are One
and the Same
The Householder and the Monk
I Am God
From the Form to the Formless
Surrender to the Divinity within
You
Transforming Desires into Wisdom
Renouncing the Fruits of your Labor
Love is the Root of all Spiritual
Practices
Fill your Heart with Love and Faith
Love is the most important of all
Human Qualities
IX. Desire and Anger - The Twin Evils
Use Sacred Thoughts to destroy
Dark Thoughts
Good Character, Good Behavior and
Knowledge of the Self
Divine Power and Physical Power
The three Worlds and the Lord Beyond
Wherever you look you see your
One Self
You are not a Sinner - You are
God
The Sweetness of the Servant Path
Controlling Desires and Anger
Attraction and Repulsion
Character - Not Belief is what
is important
X. Love and Sacrifice - The Cure for Desire and Anger
The Fire of Desire
Make Love the Dominant Force in
your Life
The Nature of Anger
Sacrifice conquers Desire
The Pest of Desire and Hatred
Let all the Noble Human Qualities
Shine within you
Replacing Bad Habits with Good
Habits
Steady Practice is the Key to all
Accomplishments in Life
Keeping the Senses within their
Normal Limits
XI. True Renunciation - Focus on God, not the World
Control of the Mind
Detachment
Make the Best Use of Every Object
Harischandra and Buddha
Worldly Attachments are like Poison
King Janaka's Dream
The Anguish of Separation from
God
True Renunciation is Turning your
Mind towards God
XII. Detachment - Unifying Thoughts, Words and Deeds
Detachment leads to Self-Realization
Attachment to Objects which you
think belong to You
Give up the Fruits of your Actions
Everything undergoes Change
Constant Practice
The three Austerities, Physical,
Vocal and Mental
Better be Quiet than Tell an Untruth
Every day observe a period of Silence
Free Yourself from all Bondage
XIII. Time wasted is Life wasted
Start your Spiritual Practice
when you are Young
Do not waste your Youth
Use your Body for the Sake of God
You cannot start Spiritual Life
when Death is at the Door
True Human Life involves Discrimination
and Renunciation
Keep your Concentration unwaveringly
on God
Be Steady in your Practice
Tell the Truth but use Discretion
in your Words
The Four Types of Anger
XIV. Remember God - Forget the World
Find out Who you truly are
Youth is the most precious period
of Life
Develop Self-Confidence and a firm
Resolve
Birth is Sorrowful, Life is Sorrowful
and Death is Sorrowful
The Field and the Knower of the
Field
The Whole World is Illusion
The four Types of Devotees
The Story of the wealthy Man and
his four Wives
God answers Everyone's Requests
You are not Mortal, you are Immortal
Part Two - Path of Wisdom
XV. Give up Self-Delusion - Know your Real Self
Infatuation and Attachment lead
to Sorrow
Infatuation will Destroy your Courage
and Will
Ignorance is the Cause of all Sorrow
The Cure for Ignorance
The War between Selfishness and
Selflessness
Foresight and Compassion - Qualities
found in a Pure Heart
The Transformation from Kinsman
or Friend to Disciple
Be Courageous, Be Fearless, Be
Discriminating
XVI. Banish Ignorance and Sorrow will leave you Forever
Your true Nature is Eternal Joy
The Body is the Outer Garment that
you, as Pure Spirit, Wear
This Body is only One of Many you
have Worn
Ignorance is being Unaware of your
True Nature
The Danger of being Attached to
the Body
You must Live the Teachings
Ignorance must be Completely Dispelled
XVII. Master your Senses and the Whole World will be Yours
The Transitory Nature of all Things
The 24 Impermanent Principles
The Immortal Self - Beyond the
Ephemeral Individual
The Noble and the Ignoble
The Nature of the Sense Organs
Those Bound by the Senses are Destroyed
by the Senses
The King who was Ruled by his five
Wives
The Mind with its five Wives, the
Senses
Being ever Vigilant in Controlling
the Senses
Victory over the Senses through
Self-Inquiry
Control of the Tongue, the first
step in Sense-Control
The Pure Brother of the Impure
Demon King
XVIII. You are the Indweller - You are not the Body or Mind
You are the Atma, You are God
Keep the Atma in View and Nothing
can Harm You
Sense-Control is easy when you
Understand the Senses
Realize the Transitoriness of all
Sense Objects
Focus on the Divinity, Your True
Self, and Do Your Duty
Intellect Surpasses all your Senses
A Wise Man never forgets the Atma
God does not wish to be Praised
by Anyone
XIX. Sense Control - The Key to the Highest Wisdom
Sense-Control, the Foundation
for Self-Knowledge
Sense Enjoyment is an Illusory
Joy
All Joy comes only from the Self
Sense Objects can only give Temporary
Joy
Body-Consciousness taints the Pure
Love of the Self
Self-Knowledge gives the Greatest
Joy
Beauty and Joy
The Light of Atma Illuminates Everything
The Joy of the Self is the only
True Joy
Do not Drive with your Foot on
the Brake
Detachment, Devotion and Sense-Control
XX. Worldly Knowledge is Useless without Self-Knowledge
The Light of Wisdom dispels the
Darkness of Ignorance
Atma remains unchanged, the Individual
changes
The two States of the Mind, Pure
and Impure
Give the Mind some Peace - Turn
it towards God
How to cross the turbulent River
of Worldly Life
External Freedom and Inner Freedom
You need the Lord's Grace to Achieve
Anything Worthwhile
God's Grace is earned through Purity
of the Heart
There are many Beings but only
One Underlying Divinity
Only Wisdom can conquer Ignorance
Develop Wisdom through Inner Inquiry
XXI. To Know the Divinity is to Become the Divinity
The Atmic Light gets Hidden by
the Impure Senses
See Unity in all Diversity
You are a Human Being, not an Animal
Desire makes you Break your Resolutions
The Body is given to you to Realize
the Indweller
Everything comes from the One Indwelling
Divinity
Association with the Divinity makes
you Divine
XXII. The three Worlds - The Gross, the Suble and the Causal
The five Elements, Gross and Subtle
Life is a Series of Waves
But for the Divine Principle, The
World is totally Inert
The Artist who tried to Capture
the Image of the Lord
To Reach the Permanent, Go Beyond
the Impermanent
You are not just One but Three
Behind the Gross the Subtle, Behind
the Subtle the Causal
Samadhi is Equal-Mindedness
You Alone are True
The Qualities of the Truly Wise
XXIII. Limit Desires, Be ever Content and you will be Dear to God
Be Satisfied, Do not Chase after
Desires
You must Win God's Love
Contentment is the Real Wealth
Atma is never Born, Atma never
Dies
Reduce Your Desires and Remember
the Atma
XXIV. Patience and Forbearance - The Heart of Spiritual Practice
Realize the Atma through your
Direct Experience
You gain Forbearance through Difficult
Circumstances
The Tree, the River and the Cow
There are Times when you should
Withhold Forbearance
When to Use Forbearance and when
it is Inappropriate
Undue Haste and Delay are two Extremes
to be Avoided
To Adhere to Truth is the same
as Practicing Forbearance
You may have to Raise your Voice
a little to Tell the Truth
Negative Qualities must be Uprooted
and Destroyed
XXV. Jealousy and Hatred - Twin Pests that Destroy your Peace
Discover the Indweller through
your own Inner Practice
The five Characteristics that make
up Everything
Jealousy and Hatred
Being Jealous of the Divinity
The Divinity never has Selfish
Motives
Conquer Jealousy and you can Conquer
Anything
Forbearance will Overcome Hatred
Behind Jealousy and Hatred is Egoism
Destroy Egoism, Jealousy and Hatred
with Love and Forbearance
Only through Love can you Experience
God
Jealousy and Hatred Destroy those
who Possess them
XXVI. Truth and Good Character - The very Breath of Life
Truth and Dharma
Truth needs to be established from
the Earliest Age
Even a little Fib can lead to Unhappiness
later
When one Bad Quality goes the Rest
cannot long remain
Dharma is Changeless but its Practice
Changes in each Age
Not Harming others is Dharma
Social Duty, Obligatory Duty and
Family Duty
Sense-Control is the Key to Doing
your Duty properly
XXVII. Kindness and Compassion - The Mark of a true Human Being
The Unity of the Self, the One
Atma Existing Everywhere
Harmonization of Thought, Word
and Deed
Kindness is the Hallmark of a true
Human Being
A Child Suffused with the Nectar
of Human Kindness
God showers His Grace on those
who have Kindness
Inner and Outer Purity
Conquer your Inner Enemies
The Two Banks of the River of Life
The three Principles that take
you to your Divine Goal
XXVIII. Fearlessness - Seeing the One Self in Everyone
Divinity is the Basis for Everything
Fearlessness is beyond Body-Consciousness
Fear of Death - The most Powerful
of all Fears
Fearlessness is the very Nature
of a Human Being
The Grand Meeting of all the Animals
In what Way are Human Beings better
than Animals?
Through Effort Humans can Transform
their Lower Nature
The vital Difference between Human
Beings and Animals
Most Human Beings behave even Worse
than Animals
When you have a Firm Faith in God
you will be Fearless
Develop Good Qualities and Gain
the Grace of the Lord
XXIX. Turn towards God and God will turn towards You
Sacred Vision
Chariot Festivals
The Chariot of the Human Body
The Field of the Heart
True Fearlessness
The Story of Gajendra, the Elephant
Turn your Vision towards God and
See your Self
The Elephant of Arrogance and the
Crocodile of Attachment
XXX. To Become Free - Surrender your Mind to God
Root Out the Weeds of Tamas and
Rajas
Clean your Heart thoroughly to
Welcome God there
Devotion, Wisdom and Detachment
will keep you Pure
The Characteristics of Rajas
Remove all three Qualities and
Gain Liberation
King Janaka's Challenge to Gain
Self-Knowledge
Janaka achieves Self-Realization
For Self-Knowledge Total Surrender
of the Mind is Required
Offer up your Mind to the Lord
Steady your Mind and your Body
Part Three - Path of Action
XXXI. Do your Duty - But without Concern for the Results
The Shield of Devotion and the
Armor of Wisdom
Use Wisdom to Conquer your Inner
Enemies
Every Worldly Experience can be
traced to Karma
Egoism Develops when you Forget
the Indweller
The Body is an inert Thing made
of the five Elements
From Sacred Action to Devotional
Feelings to Bliss
Food gives Rise to Thoughts, Feelings
and Actions
Focus on the Action, Not on the
Fruit
Time, Action, Purpose and Result
apply only to the Body
Turn Desire towards Wisdom to Gain
the Divine Light
The three Types of Actions
Aspire for the Supreme and Never
Come Back
XXXII. The Yoga of Action - Relinquishing the Fruit
Transform all your Actions into
Sacred Actions and be Free
Turn Actions into Yoga
The Joy of Doing is greater than
the Joy of the Rewards
The Gita brings the Highest Wisdom
into Daily Life
Janaka and Suka
The Venom must come Out before
Teachings can go In
The Fire that brought out the Attachments
of the Disciples
Through Arjuna Krishna taught the
Whole World
Ordinary Actions, Detached Actions
and Sacred Actions
The Gita will give you whatever
you are Ready to Receive
XXXIII. Developing the Inner Vision
You cannot Run from your Inner
Enemies
Transform all Self-serving Actions
into Selfless Actions
Purify your Actions before Offering
them to God
The Characteristics of an Enlightened
Being
By their Actions People will Reveal
their Inner Natures
The Spell of Illusion and its two
Powerful Forces
The Power of Maya to Delude can
be Permanently Dispelled
A Pure Heart is Free of Attachment
and Illusion
Actions without Attachment to the
Fruits
From Ordinary Actions to Buddhi
Yoga to Karma Yoga
Astavakra at the Assembly of Scholars
Without Inner Vision they were
Shoemakers not Scholars
Let all the Poisons emerge Without
Interference
The six Spiritual Treasures
XXXIV. Remove Body-Counsciousness - Realize God-Consciousness
You perform Actions in order to
Sanctify your Life
Make all your Actions a Sacrifice
not a Battle
You are the Atma, You are not this
Body
God in Human Form is not limited
to the Avatars
Expand your View of Yourself to
Understand the Divinity
Go from the Individual to the Society
to the Divinity
The Nature of Dharma
Peace can only be found within
Yourself
For a Marriage there must be a
Husband
Use the Hardships you Encounter
as Opportunities and Tests
No Need to Carry your Luggage on
your Head
Identify yourself with the Divinity not with
your Body
