Whenever there is a discussion about starting and running a business, the topic of motivation comes up time and time again. And who better to offer words of wisdom on the subject than India’s very own ‘baba’, or spiritual guru? Below is a compilation of some of the best motivational quotes from Indian babas that will inspire entrepreneurs to keep going, no matter what challenges they face.
The best baba quotes
1. Good company is important, it helps to cultivate good qualities. — Sathya Sai Baba
2. Love and forgiveness is not for the faint–hearted. — Meher Baba
3. One without health cannot achieve any small thing. — Sathya Sai Baba
4. Be happy. Think, ‘O Lord, You are my everything. You are my goal. You are my breath.’ Do not think, ‘This is mine, that is mine.’ Instead think, ‘All is You. All is Yours. — Sathya Sai Baba
5. Do not contemplate on death; it is just an incident in life; contemplate on God, who is the master of all life. — Sathya Sai Baba
6. The values a man must cherish as his life–breath are: Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Love and Non violence. — Sathya Sai Baba
7. To ask for a purely intellectual proof of the existence of God is like asking for the privilege of being able to see with your ears! — Meher Baba
8. God alone is real, nothing matters but love for God. — Meher Baba
9. What do we lose by another’s good fortune? Let us celebrate with them, or strive to emulate them. That should be our desire and determination. — Sathya Sai Baba
10. When a person tells others ‘Be good, ‘ he conveys to his hearers the feeling that he is good and they are not. — Meher Baba
11. You must welcome tests because it gives you confidence and it ensures promotion. — Sathya Sai Baba
12. Sometimes our weakness is considered strength, and we take delight in borrowed greatness. — Meher Baba
13. I love artists, because through art one can express oneself beautifully. — Meher Baba
14. Love all. Serve all. Help ever. Hurt never. — Sathya Sai Baba
15. Together with worldly education, you have to cultivate the human values and undertake spiritual discipline. — Sathya Sai Baba
16. God is without birth and death and is an eternal witness; you must strive hard to earn the love of God. — Sathya Sai Baba
17. Art is one of the sources through which the soul expresses itself and inspires others. But to express art thoroughly, one must have the inner emotions opened thoroughly. — Meher Baba
18. One has to go beyond the mind to experience the spiritual bliss of desirelessness. — Meher Baba
19. Without Grace you cannot do anything. — Sathya Sai Baba
20. I–want–peace, I is ego, Want is desire; Remove ego and desire and you have peace. — Sathya Sai Baba
21. All is divine, all is God, and unity is divinity. — Sathya Sai Baba
22. You must pass your days in song. Let your whole life be a song. — Sai Baba
23. See with the eyes of love, / Hear with the ears of love / Work with the hands of love, / Think thoughts of love / Feel love in every nerve. — Sathya Sai Baba
24. The fundamental human values all emanate from Dharma, based on Truth. If human behaviour has no such basis, it leads to disaster. — Sathya Sai Baba
25. If you incline towards God the passions that enslaves you will be rendered powerless. — Sathya Sai Baba
26. All is divine, all is God, and unity is divinity. — Sathya Sai Baba
27. God rewards according to the mannerin which He is conceived or approached. — Sathya Sai Baba
28. You should not cause hurt even by a word, a look or a gesture. Tolerance, fortitude, equanimity–these help you to be steady in ahimsa (absence of violence). — Sathya Sai Baba
29. There is only one caste… the caste of humanity. There is only one religion… the religion of love. There is only one language… the language of the heart. — Sathya Sai Baba
30. You are not one person, but three: The one you think you are; The one others think you are; The one you really are. — Sathya Sai Baba
31. The only ache people have nowadays is ache in the stomach due to over eating and lack of exercise! — Sathya Sai Baba
32. It is not so much that you are within the cosmos but that the cosmos is within you. — Meher Baba
33. The whole world will be transformed into Sathya Sai Organisation and Sathya Sai will be installed in the hearts of one and all. — Sathya Sai Baba
34. Feelings and emotions are only the creation of mind and energy. Love is the creation of the soul. — Meher Baba
35. You can hear the footsteps of God when silence reigns in the mind. — Sathya Sai Baba
36. Life becomes meaningful and all activities are purposeful only on the basis of faith in the enduring reality. — Meher Baba
37. All are one family, serve all. — Sathya Sai Baba
38. Form is solidified energy, energy is an expression of the mind, the mind is the covered mirror of Eternity, and Eternity is the Truth, which has thrown off the mask of the mind. — Meher Baba
39. Illusion throughout is illusion. There is no end to it, just as there is no end to imagination. — Meher Baba
40. I know everything that has happened to everybody in the past, everything that is happening now and everything that will happen in the future. — Sathya Sai Baba
41. Death may call any moment. Every moment, everyone is nearing death. — Sathya Sai Baba
42. Love helps you to know yourself… turn your vision inward. — Sathya Sai Baba
43. Some say knowledge is power, but that is not true. Character is power. — Sathya Sai Baba
44. When there is Self–confidence then there will be love, there will be peace, there will be truth, there will be God. — Sathya Sai Baba
45. Death happens to the body with which it is associated, with which it mixes. The delusion that the body is the core, that the body is real, that verily is the death. — Sathya Sai Baba
46. For the progress of humanity, work alone is not adequate, but the work should be associated with love, compassion, right conduct, truthfulness and sympathy. — Sathya Sai Baba
47. All is divine, all is God, and unity is divinity. — Sathya Sai Baba
48. But a little milk, butter and cheese are acceptable because no harm is done in obtaining them. — Sathya Sai Baba
49. The purpose of life is to realize God within ourselves. This can be done even whilst attending to our worldly duties. — Meher Baba
50. Never believe that body is permanent. Body is like a water bubble. Mind is like a mad monkey. — Sathya Sai Baba
Conclusion
I hope this collection of quotes about baba has inspired you to appreciate the people who love and care for you in your life. Baba always has our best interests at heart, even when it may seem like he doesn’t understand. Baba will always be there for us when we need him most. Let’s remember to show our appreciation for babas everywhere!
