Digest

(Collection of Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s sayings)

2

TUMULURU KRISHNA MURTY

1st Edition 1994

Copyright © Fondazione Satya Sai Seva, Reveredo

Published for and distributed by Fondazione Satya Sai Seva,

6535 Roveredo. GR CH (Switzerland)

by

Dr. T. Gowri

Tumuluru & Co., Computer Services Division

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OM SRI SAI RAM

SAMARPANAM

This offering at the LOTUS FEET of the Divine Love, Bhagavan Sri Satya Sai Baba is a joint effort by TUMULURU family. This is a compilation of what HE spoke, discoursed and declared. As the Telugu poet POTANA had said “Palikedidi Bhagavatamata, Palikinchedivadu Ramabhadrudata “Sai Bhadra has made us His merciful instruments to cull and compile His own sayings. We are fortunate,’ and grateful to HIM to be picked up and used for this purpose.

Digest 2 is a continuation of the publication. Digest” (collection of Sri Sathya Sai Baba s sayings) published in 1985 -Fondazione Sathya Sai Seva, 6535 Roveredo -GR CH (Switzerland) released by Bhagavan on His 60th Birthday along with other books’.

This Digest 2 has again been published by Antonio and Sylvie Craxi, President and Vice President of the above Foundation. We sincerely thank them.

Care has been taken not to repeat what has been printed in the above Digest. This volume though includes a number of words already appearing in Digest elucidates, adds, supplements, and emphasizes the thought, meanings and messages. The sayings and quotations in this Volume elaborate where considered necessary, the .subject matter under each of caption words arranged alphabetically. Further cross references have been given wherever possible avoiding unnecessary repetitions.

As stated in the Samarpanam in the Digest every syllable / word; spoken and uttered by Bhagavan, is a Mantra. These have to be ruminated and digested and put into practice in the form of Sravana, Manana and Nidhidhyasa. Bhagavan has said that we should become “Achara Manavas” and not merely remain as ‘Aakara manavas ‘. He looks for quality and not quantity. We must transform and reform ourselves and live in practice HIS injunctions, “Daiva preeti, Paapa bheeti, and Sangha Neeti” and be worthy to be His devotees.

We pray to Bhagavan for the continuous flow of His Grace so that we may continually love Him, serve and worship HIS LOTUS FEET, and be blessed and loved by HIM.

Tumuluru Krishna Murty

& Family

“ANASUYA “

C-66 Durgabai Deshmukh Colony

Hyderabad -500 007 –India  24th May, 1994.

FOREWORD

In my Foreword to the first volume of “Digest” I wrote:

“Bhagavan Baba’s writings, discourses and sayings are a perennial and inexhaustible source of inspiration, illumination and guidance for spiritual aspirants everywhere. Apart from the published volumes of Swami’s writings and speeches which rim into more than twenty volumes, Swami’s sayings in different contexts are to be found in a number of books on Bhagavan’s life and message.

Although a few books have been published giving selected passages from Swami’s sayings as a kind of manual for the use of devotees and others interested in Bhagavan‘s message, there has been no comprehensive publication serving as a ready reference book on Bhagavan’s sayings in relation to different subjects. The present book by Sri Tumuluru Krishnamurthy seeks to fill this need. It is a great labour of love and devotion.

Bhagavan’s sayings on every conceivable subject have been collected .from as many as 65 publications and have been presented in alphabetical order for easy and ready reference. The value of the book as a reference work is enhanced by the inclusion at the end of every item, of the source from which the quotation has been taken. This will help the earnest reader to go to the source book for fuller information regarding the subject concerned and for understanding the context in which the saying was given. The book will be an invaluable source of reference for all serious seekers and students of Bhagavan’s teachings’ ‘.

I am happy to note that my good friend Sri Tumuluru Krishna Murty, has not been content to rest on his oars after taking his boat on the Ganges from “Haridwar to Kasi “. The mighty river of Bhagavan‘s sayings flows perennially giving sustenance to millions of spiritual aspirants. The river swells as it flows and brings with it many things that are new. Hence, the justification for a companion volume to the first volume of “Digest " One can see from the numerous entries in this second volume what valuable truths and insights have come from the inexhaustible reservoir of Bhagavan to enlighten and inspire devotees and seekers.

Sri Krishna Murty has covered several new sources and given fairly elaborate quotations to bring out the full meaning and purpose of Bhagavan s sayings on specific subjects. All earnest students of Bhagavan Baba’s teachings will be immensely grateful to the compiler for this great work of loving service to Bhagavan.

Brindavan                                                                               V.K. Narasimhan

24th May, 1994                                                           (Editor, "Sanathana Sarathi")