"The constant recital of the name of God from amongst any of the million names by which He is identified by human imagination or intelligence is the best means of correcting and cleansing the mind of man"
"The only hold that man has in this dreadful darkness is the name of God. That is the raft which will take him across this stormy sea darkened by hate and fear, churned by anxiety and terror."
"The Smarana (Contemplation) has to be constant. If you rub a bit of iron on a hard surface, it develops heat. If you continue to rub it vigorously, it can be made red hot. If you do so between lay intervals, the iron will become cold and all the efforts up-till then is waste. The work has to be repeated over again."
"Do not wait until you are past middle age to practise this sadhana of Namasmarana. There are some parents who tell their children that they can take up religious practices in their old age. But a straight plant means a straight tree; a bent plant can never grow into a straight tree. So the sadhana has to be followed from a tender age."
"As a first step towards the acquisition of this viveka (wisdom) and vairagya (detachment), enter from now on into a discipline of Namasmarana, the continuous remembrance of the name of the Lord."
"The gardner alone knows how much earth to put under each plant and how earth is to be put. So, too, the order is 'Do Namasmarana'; provided you continue that work, HE himself will direct where and how the work is to be done."
"Everything is held together by God's strength God is present Everywhere you are only a means through which God is seeing everyone in this world you are only imagining that you are seeing with your eyes. but you are, in fact, seeing with God's Eyes. First thing to do is to find out who you are.
"You may have your car registered in your own name and be driving it yourself, but if you do not apply the brakes timely, accidents are bound to be your lot. Your body can be compared to a car. Your eyes are like the lights; your stomach, the petrol tank; your mouth, the horn; your mind, the steering wheel; dharma, artha, kama and moksha, the wheels; the air within the tyres is faith and intelligence, or buddhi, the switch." -- Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
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