Discourse Clip - Sai Inspires October 08, 2026

Truly, man is not the deha, the body. He is the Dehi, the indweller. The jivatma (individual) is by nature Chinmaya Swaroopa (a form of divine consciousness or bliss). There is a close connection between the nature of the Dehi and this Chinmayatvam (bliss). You can get true bliss from the sacred aspect that resides within the body, but you cannot get any bliss from the material body. So long as the baby plays with the toys, it gets some happiness for a short period, but the moment the child sees the mother, it will throw away all toys and rush to the mother, because it will then get permanent happiness. Wealth and possession of material assets may give transient happiness, but long-standing bliss will come only from the divine. It is because of this that many people from affluent countries come and participate in spiritual movements for the sake of getting some peace. Peace and bliss come from within you and not from outside. Man does not live only by food. He lives by the experience of atma. - Summer Showers Jun 14, 1978