The goal of life is the final merging in the sea, God. You
should not fill life with the world. That will make it a vanity
fair, an insanity fair. Listen to all such things that will draw
you towards the principle of Godhead; then, think it over in the
silence, make it a part of your consciousness. This process of
Manana (Reflection) makes you a human being. This is
the test of life for every human being.
- Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol 3, Ch
21, 6th Sep 1963.