For more details on this topic, see Bibliography of Sathya Sai Baba.Sathya Sai Baba is a prolific orator about religious topics in his native language Telugu, and he is regarded by some as an excellent speaker.He asserted that he is an avatar of God in whom all names and forms ascribed by man to God are manifest. He also says that everybody else is God and that the difference is that he is aware of this and others have yet to realize it, which is consistent with advaita vedanta, including modern teachers such as Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj.
He stresses humans should always be free from desires and states that desires bring mental pain (depression, anger, jealousy etc).
Sathya Sai Baba preaches love and the unity of all world religions and asserts that people who follow him do not need to give up their original religion. His followers view his teachings as syncretic (uniting all religions), but one scholar has said that his message remains fundamentally Hindu.He says that he has come to restore faith in, and encourage the practice of the teachings in the Vedas (Vedasamrakshana).Several books and discourses by him, such as the book Ramakatha Rasavahini teach the literal interpretation of Hindu mythology and advocate the practice of Hindu Dharma (Sthapana).
Apart from teaching the unity and equality of all the religions, Sathya Sai Baba places particular emphasis on the role of women (especially mothers) in society. He has stated that mothers build society. That is why he teaches respect for parents, especially for the mother. He also said that the level of a nation depends on their respect for women.
Across the globe, local Sathya Sai Baba groups assemble to sing bhajans (Hindu devotional songs), study Sathya Sai Baba's teachings, do collective community service (called seva), and teach Education in Human Values (Sai Sunday School). Baba's movement is not missionary and Baba discouraged publicity for him in a public discourse in 1968. Bhajans are sung at nearly every meeting with the names of the traditional Hindu deities as well as saints and prophets of other religions occasionally replaced by Baba's name.
Based on Sathya Sai Baba's teachings, his organization advocates the five basic human values. These values are sathya (truth), dharma (right conduct, living in accord with natural law), ahimsa (non-violence), prema (love for God and all his creatures) and shantih (peace).
Other primary teachings are:
Service and charity (seva) to others.Love for all creatures and objects. Putting a ceiling (limit) on one's desires Sadhana (Spiritual discipline).Celibacy after age of fifty. Everything that has been created is maya (illusion), only God is real.Every creature and object is God in form, though most do not experience this as their reality.citation needed] Vegetarianism, moderate and sattvik diet. Abstinence from drinking alcohol,smoking cigarettes, and taking drugs. Detachment from the material world. Meditation, preferably at 3:00 or 4:00 A.M. Meditation (dhyan).Baba teaches four techniques: repetition of the name of God, visualizing the form of God,sitting in silence, and jyoti (Flame/Light meditation). Inclusive acceptance of all religions as paths to realizing the One (God). Importance of bhakti (devotion) to God. Developing virtues (prashanti) and eschewing vices of character. Japa and other sadhana (spiritual exercise) to foster devotion. Reverence for parents, teachers and elders. Sense control Highly committed devotees use the phrase "Sai Ram" as a salutation. Women should strive to realize stri-dharma, the inherent virtues of womanhood. Altruism Sathya Sai Baba's teachings are said to be realized by observing the following four principles[citation needed]:
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; There is only One God and He is Omnipresent Prominent Indian newspapers regularly cite Sathya Sai Baba's teachings and publish segments to his discourses.
He stresses humans should always be free from desires and states that desires bring mental pain (depression, anger, jealousy etc).
Sathya Sai Baba preaches love and the unity of all world religions and asserts that people who follow him do not need to give up their original religion. His followers view his teachings as syncretic (uniting all religions), but one scholar has said that his message remains fundamentally Hindu.He says that he has come to restore faith in, and encourage the practice of the teachings in the Vedas (Vedasamrakshana).Several books and discourses by him, such as the book Ramakatha Rasavahini teach the literal interpretation of Hindu mythology and advocate the practice of Hindu Dharma (Sthapana).
Apart from teaching the unity and equality of all the religions, Sathya Sai Baba places particular emphasis on the role of women (especially mothers) in society. He has stated that mothers build society. That is why he teaches respect for parents, especially for the mother. He also said that the level of a nation depends on their respect for women.
Across the globe, local Sathya Sai Baba groups assemble to sing bhajans (Hindu devotional songs), study Sathya Sai Baba's teachings, do collective community service (called seva), and teach Education in Human Values (Sai Sunday School). Baba's movement is not missionary and Baba discouraged publicity for him in a public discourse in 1968. Bhajans are sung at nearly every meeting with the names of the traditional Hindu deities as well as saints and prophets of other religions occasionally replaced by Baba's name.
Based on Sathya Sai Baba's teachings, his organization advocates the five basic human values. These values are sathya (truth), dharma (right conduct, living in accord with natural law), ahimsa (non-violence), prema (love for God and all his creatures) and shantih (peace).
Other primary teachings are:
Service and charity (seva) to others.Love for all creatures and objects. Putting a ceiling (limit) on one's desires Sadhana (Spiritual discipline).Celibacy after age of fifty. Everything that has been created is maya (illusion), only God is real.Every creature and object is God in form, though most do not experience this as their reality.citation needed] Vegetarianism, moderate and sattvik diet. Abstinence from drinking alcohol,smoking cigarettes, and taking drugs. Detachment from the material world. Meditation, preferably at 3:00 or 4:00 A.M. Meditation (dhyan).Baba teaches four techniques: repetition of the name of God, visualizing the form of God,sitting in silence, and jyoti (Flame/Light meditation). Inclusive acceptance of all religions as paths to realizing the One (God). Importance of bhakti (devotion) to God. Developing virtues (prashanti) and eschewing vices of character. Japa and other sadhana (spiritual exercise) to foster devotion. Reverence for parents, teachers and elders. Sense control Highly committed devotees use the phrase "Sai Ram" as a salutation. Women should strive to realize stri-dharma, the inherent virtues of womanhood. Altruism Sathya Sai Baba's teachings are said to be realized by observing the following four principles[citation needed]:
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; There is only One God and He is Omnipresent Prominent Indian newspapers regularly cite Sathya Sai Baba's teachings and publish segments to his discourses.
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