Devotion

Devotion focuses on group devotional singing, study circle, prayers, meditation, retreats, and other activities designed to strengthen one's faith, and understanding and practice of spiritual principles.

"Devotion alone confers the Supreme gift; devotion alone destroys the disease of mundane existence; devotion alone stirs the yearning for the Divine; devotion alone is the means of Liberation."

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

"To realize the Supreme, the path of devotion is the only Royal road. It is the panacea for all worldly ailments and for the disease of birth and death. Devotion is the most effective means for awakening the spiritual urge."

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

The Sathya Sai Baba Organization provides many activities to enable all to realize our own true nature and achieve the goal of life, which is merger with God. These aims are achieved by learning to love and serve all beings, including those of every race, caste, creed, and religion; all forms of God.

"Develop devotion and you are free, for God takes on the burden for you."

Sathya Sai Speaks V, Chap. 40, 205 (old edition)

Devotion has been defined as supreme single-pointed intense attachment to the Lord. [1972.4.8] It is the easiest way to win His Grace and to realize that He ... is, in fact, everything. [Mahasivarathri 1955] Devotion is the easiest and most effective path, for it is a spiritual discipline of the heart ... [1976.11.14]

Sathya Sai Baba

Typically, Centers have weekly devotion meetings that include devotional singing, prayer, and meditation (or silent sitting). The Center should also have a weekly study circle, which may be combined with the devotion meeting.