Your nature is divine. What happened along life's way was that delusion covered it up with dust. When your dirty laundry goes to the washerman, he doesn't make your clothes white. They are actually white to begin with; only dirt has hidden the whiteness. All he does is to bring out the brightness of the clothes. To do this, he needs two pure items - soap and water. He cannot manage without either of these. Similarly, in the case of the mind and the dirt covering its purity, there are two cleansing items needed - the soap of Principle and the water of Practice.

- Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 7, Pg. 208

When the mind is pure, unselfish and unwavering, the Divine appears in all His purity and fullness. - Baba