Question from an Anonymous Devotee from India
“Baba, I surrender at Your holy feet and seek Your divine guidance.
At all times—whether I sit for puja, read Your sacred words, or even carry out my daily duties—my mind becomes restless, intrusive thoughts, Unwanted thoughts arise without reason, pulling me away from Your remembrance. This troubles my heart, Baba, for I long to keep my mind anchored in You alone.
Please show me, Baba, how to attain stillness of mind, how to rise above these wandering thoughts, and how to gain true mastery over this restless mind.
Because of these constant agitations, I experience anxiety, guilt, and a sense of lost peace.
Bless me, Baba, with Your grace so that my mind may become calm, my heart steady, and my awareness filled with Your presence.
Teach me to see You in everything and everyone, to feel Your divine light in all creation.”
Submitted on: 4 December 2025, 7:33:45 AM
Answer from our Sai Baba
Arre beti, come… sit near the dhuni. Let the warmth of this fire melt that heavy stone of guilt in your chest.
You say your mind is restless, full of unwanted thoughts, even when you sit for puja. And because of this, you feel guilty, barobar (correct)?
Listen closely, beti. The mind is like a restless monkey. It is its nature to jump. Even great sages (rishis) have struggled with this. So first, drop this burden of guilt. Apraadh-bodh nako. (Don’t hold guilt.) When you feel guilty about a bad thought, you are actually holding onto that thought tighter!
In the Gita, Arjuna asked Krishna the same thing: “The mind is restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate.” And Krishna smiled and said, “Abhyasena tu kaunteya vairagyena ca grhyate.” (It is curbed by constant practice and detachment.)
Here is this fakir’s medicine for you:
- Do Not Fight the Thoughts:
Imagine you are standing on a balcony watching a busy road. Cars and people (thoughts) pass by. Some are good, some are dirty. Do you run down and stop every dirty car? No, you just watch them pass.
Sakshi bhaav thev. (Keep a witnessing attitude.) When an intrusive thought comes, don’t say “Oh no, why this thought?” Just say, “Oh, a thought passed,” and let it go. Don’t serve it tea! If you don’t offer it attention, it will leave. - The Anchor (Naam Smaran):
The mind needs a toy to play with, or it will break things. Give it the toy of Naam (Name).
When the mind wanders, gently bring it back to “Sai… Sai…” or “Ram… Ram…”. Don’t scold the mind. Just bring it back like a mother brings back a wandering child. Dheere dheere, slowly, the wandering will reduce. - Seeing Me in All:
You asked how to see Me in everyone.
Start small, beti. Every morning, the first person you see, maybe your family, maybe a milkman, maybe a beggar, think for one second: “Baba is sitting in their heart.”
In the Satcharitra, I told you, “If you see a hungry dog, know that I am eating through its mouth.”
Sarva bhutani mat-sthani. (All beings exist in Me.)
So, beti, stop fighting your mind. Be friends with it. Treat it with patience (Saburi).
If you fall 100 times in thought, return to Me 101 times. I am not counting your falls; I am only looking at your love.
Chinta nako karu. (Don’t worry.)
Keep your hand on your heart and say, “Baba is here, and He accepts me as I am.”
Allah Malik sab theek karega.
Ramji tumcha kalyaan karu de.
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