Victory

'Shakti, Bhakti and Mukti are three essential ingredients.  Victory in anything is possible only through effort.  We should not run away from challenges and difficulties.  We need mental strength.  We need to be brave, courageous and self-confident.  We need to grow from within, victory can only be accomplished only through a lot of effort.  

 - Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba

World

The whole world around us symbolises the truth!  All that is in the world is Shivam! Everything in this world is ought to be beautiful, nothing is ought to be dirty! Nothing can obscure the truth that we are born into this world.  We must serve this world because this is the sole purpose of our birth.  The many duties and responsibilities that we assume must be executed perfectly.  

 - Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba

Moksha

God provides us with bountiful opportunities in our present life to turn to dharma (path of righteousness).  We must make maximum use of that opportunity by becoming that opportunity to overcome our negative karmas (mindless actions inherited from our previous births), and stride towards moksha.

 - Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba

God is Wisdom

Every individual has freedom to discriminate between good and evil.  Do not jump to the conclusion that somebody is God by hearsay.  You need to validate that fact through your own experience based on what you have seen and sensed.  God is wisdom.  So check whether such wisdom exists.  

           - Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba

Human Form

Just contemplate being alive and not having a human form but having assumed the form of a bird or an animal.  Every person has talents and capabilities that are unique to him or her; every nerve has its own potency.  Recognizing the impermanence of the world is an essential precondition for spiritual growth.  

 - Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba

Refuge in God

Only those who have experienced hunger understand the hunger of others.  Only when we are confronted with hardships do we hunt for solutions.  It is often sufferings that drives us to seek refuge in God.  This suffering is actually a blessing in disguise as it drives us to seek refuge at God's feet. When we are in God's abode, His blessings are immense and our negative karmas get considerably reduced.

 - Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba

Human Life

Human life is so fragile that even a mosquito can irritate our lives.  It is conditioned by maya.  There is no end to our troubles and anxieties, we should strive to overcome this turmoil by praying to God to give us the strength to control our minds.  It is not possible to completely alter our destiny, but it is possible to mitigate its effects through sincere heartfelt prayer.

 - Jegadguru Sri Sharavana Baba

Disciples

Mahatma guides the disciples and they only need to have faith and do the driving.  However, if they lose faith and go against the instructions of the Mahatma, he will stop guiding them.  

 - Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba

Mahatma

Mahatma is like the soil.  People sow a few seeds and the soil gives them bountiful crops.  Similarly, it is the duty of the mahatma to give the people back ten times the offerings made.  Mahatma is like the cable tower and devotee is like the mobile phone. Closer to the tower means better communication, similarly we must hold on to the lotus feet of the Mahatma  for guidance to attain the ultimate goal.

                  - Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba