Discourse Clip - Sai Inspires October 28, 2026

No man filled with greed, fear and anger can achieve anything in this world. Greed comes first. Excessive desires degrade man. You cannot give up desires entirely. But there should be a limit to them. When they exceed the limits, a man goes astray. Desires are dreadfully dangerous. Today's enemy may become tomorrow's friend and vice versa. But desires are perpetual enemies. They haunt man ceaselessly. The Geeta declares desire as the Nithya Shatru (eternal enemy) of man. Hence desire has to be kept under control. Becoming a prey to peacelessness, man seeks the Divine by various means. But why is he unable to realise his desire? What is the cause of his sorrow? Is it due to unfulfilled desire or the failure of his efforts? Is he miserable because he has not got various possessions, or failed to win a lottery? Lamenting over such trifles, man today is forgetting his divinity. These are not real troubles at all. The real cause of sorrow is attachment to the body, identifying one's self with the body. All sorrow arises from the feelings of "I" and "Mine". It is essential at the outset to reduce dehabhimanam (attachment to the body). - Divine Discourse Apr 01, 1995