So Says Sai...

It is better to substitute good thoughts for the bad and cleanse the mind of all evil by dwelling on righteous deeds and holy thoughts. Forget the things that you do not want to remember. Bring to memory only those things that are worth remembering. That is the sane way to achieve spiritual progress.

There is nothing which can give un-mixed joy; even if there is, when it is lost, it brings about sorrow. This is the very nature of things. So try to correct the very source of joy and sorrow, the mind; control it and train it to see the real nature of the objective world, which attracts and repels you by turn.

A bit of iron will sink in water, but if beaten and made hollow, it will float. So, beat the mind and make it hollow. Then it will float on the sea of worldly life.

How to purify the mind? By starving it of the bad food it runs after, namely, objective pleasures and feeding it on the wholesome food, namely, thought of God. Let your thoughts be concentrated on God, His Name and His Form; you will then find that you are always with the pure and permanent; you will then derive pure and permanent joy.

The senses are one's deadly foes; for, they drag your attention away from the source of joy inside you, to objects outside you. When you are convinced that they are at the bottom of the conspiracy to mislead you, you will certainly stop catering to them.

Kindness has to be fostered in the silence of the mind. Pray to God to illumine your mind, awaken your intelligence and be your Guru. He will surely guide you aright, from the altar of your own heart.

Do your duty and surrender your body, mind and life to the Guru’s feet. Guru is God. To get this conviction, strong faith is necessary.