Discourse Clip - Sai Inspires November 11, 2026

We should realise that man has not only a mind which conceives thoughts, but also a heart which can put them into practice. From the heart emanate good qualities such as kindness, compassion, sympathy, nonviolence, and equal-mindedness. Evil qualities like anger, envy, hatred, cruelty, and greed also flow from the heart. Man has the power of discrimination through his buddhi (intellect) to decide what is right and wrong, and what is good and evil. However, the possession of buddhi alone is not enough. He has to cultivate the spirit of inquiry to be convinced about what is right or wrong. Even that is not enough. After having found what is right or wrong, he must live up to his convictions. Thinking, discriminating, and practice—all three constitute the basic human characteristics. By the unity of these three, the light of jnana (spiritual wisdom) illumines the heart. The mere presence of the light is not enough. We should seek to go forward with the help of that illumination. If, having this light, we do not follow the path revealed by it, we are as unseeing as the blind. - Divine Discourse Jul 14, 1984