Last but an important advice about food given by Baba is about charity: Different sadhanas (means of accomplishments) are prescribed in our scriptures for different ages. Tapa (penance) is recommended for Krita Age, Jnana (knowledge) for Treta Age, Yajna (Sacrifice) for Dwapara Age and Dana (Charity) for Kali (Present) Age. Of all the kinds of [...]

Another important advice of Sai Baba concerning food was that of fasting. Sai Baba never kept a fast himself, nor did he allow others to do so. Baba used to say “The mind of the people fasting is never at ease, then how could it attain the Paramartha (goal of life)? God is not attained [...]

In Hindu, Jain and Buddhist religions especially, there is a belief that unless one gives up eating non-vegetarian food, one cannot attain emancipation or knowledge of the Supreme Spirit. Sai Baba himself was an emancipated soul and had full knowledge of the Supreme Spirit and was capable of giving such experiences to others. However, he [...]

Sai Baba’s advice is that self-realization is impossible unless one gives up greed for wealth. If while listening to the knowledge of the Supreme Spirit, one is thinking of sense-objects and worrying of worldly business, then self-realization will also be not that full. To those poor and penniless amongst seekers of self-realization, Baba has permanently [...]