Worship the Lord and offer Him the eight flowers of non-violence (ahimsa), control of your senses (indriya nigraham), compassion towards all beings (sarva bhuta daya), fortitude (kshama), inner peace (shanti), austerity (tapas), meditation (dhyana) and truth (satya). Now, when other flowers are used, devotion does not last after you step out of your altar or puja room door! When one crosses that door-step, anger, hatred and anxiety possess you and degrade you. Without developing the qualities indicated by the eight flowers how can any one win the grace of God? Engaged in Asatya Narayana Vrata (the adherence to falsehood) on all 364 days, what is the good you hope to get by doing the Satyanarayana Vrata (worship of Lord Satyanarayana) on the 365th day of the year? As you claim to be Sai devotees, justify your claim by cultivating these flowers of virtue and offering them to God.

- Divine Discourse, Oct 6, 1981.