There is a lifetime technique by which the Immortal Spirit can be discovered. Though it may appear difficult, each step forward makes the next one easier, and a mind that is made ready by discipline is able to discover the divine basis of man and creation in a flash. There is no short-cut to this consummation. One has to give up all the impediments that one has accumulated so far and become light for the journey. Lust, greed, anger, malice, conceit, envy, hate – all these pet tendencies have to be shed. It is not enough to hear the discourses of Sathya Sai Baba and count the number you have listened to. The only thing that counts is practising at least one of the things I emphasise.

-Divine Discourse, 8th Dec 1964.