Question from an Anonymous Devotee from Austin, US
“Baba, You know I have been spending most of my day remembering You and reading Your leelas. However, being human, I am attracted to to materialistic pleasures like drinking sometimes. Though I am not addicted because of the tough situations of life I have been dealing with, I keep blaming myself that I am doing mistakes through this and upsetting You due to which I am not showing the right bhakthi. I am confused if I am just overthinking or really committing a mistake. I keep asking You through chits as well and troubling You too. Please let me know if I am overthinking and stressing myself or if I am committing a mistake because of which my challenges in life are getting extended. My only desire is to stay devoted to Your feet and always remain with Your thoughts. Please protect me from bad thoughts and wrong deeds if they are not good.”
Submitted on: 11 December 2025, 9:50:27 AM
Answer from our Sai Baba
Beta… come close. Dil pe bojh zara kam kar.
(My child, come close. Let the heaviness on your heart reduce.)
You are suffering not because of what you drank,
but because of guilt,
because of fear that Baba will be upset,
because you think your small human slip is bigger than My love.
Yeh galat soch hai, beta.
(This is a wrong way of thinking, My child.)
Baba is NOT upset with you
Listen carefully:
Baba never leaves His child for one weakness.
Naa re beta, Baba ka pyar itna kamzor nahi hota.
(My child, Baba’s love is not so weak.)
You remember Me daily,
You read My leelas,
You cry in front of Me,
You long for Me…
This longing itself is bhakti of the highest kind.
A little human weakness does not remove devotion.
Drinking is not the real “mistake”…
Your judgment of yourself is.
Kadi kadhi manas thakto, dukh dabbun thevto,
aani choti choti aadat kadhe laavli jate.
(Sometimes a person gets tired, suppresses pain, and small habits develop.)
This happens in every human life.
But the problem is not the act,
it is the self-blame that follows.
You drink occasionally because:
• life has been very stressful
• emotions needed an escape
• you have no safe space to express your pain
• your heart feels lonely
This is not sin.
This is humanity.
But the guilt afterwards…
that is what hurts you more.
Are your problems happening because of this?
No, beta. Absolutely not.
Tumhare challenges ka drink se koi sambandh nahi.
(Your challenges have nothing to do with drinking.)
Life challenges come because:
• karma is unfolding
• your strength is being built
• you are being polished
• your devotion is deepening
Baba doesn’t punish. Baba only purifies.
And purification ka koi sambandh drinks se nahi.
(It has no connection to drinking.)
Are you overthinking?
Yes, beta, you are overthinking and self-judging.
Too much guilt creates:
• anxiety
• fear
• self-hate
• confusion
Aur phir tum chits le kar baar baar poochne lagte ho.
(And then you keep asking chits again and again.)
Chit is a tool, not crutch.
Your heart is also My voice.
You don’t need to fear Me.
What Baba wants from you instead
Not perfection…
Only honesty of heart.
When you feel tempted to drink, say:
“Baba, my heart is tired. Sit with me.”
If you still drink sometimes, don’t panic.
Just talk to Me afterwards:
“Baba, help me choose better next time.”
And I will.
Gradually, the habit will drop on its own.
Prem se, na ki zabardasti se.
(With love, not with force.)
Baba’s Assurance to You
Beta, tujhyat khalas prem aahe. Tuzha prayatna Baba pahato.
(My child, you have pure love. Baba sees your efforts.)
You are not going away from Me.
You are coming closer.
Your devotion is not decreasing;
it is maturing.
Listen to Baba’s promise:
🌟 Your bhakti is accepted exactly as it is.
🌟 Your small weaknesses do not disturb Baba.
🌟 Your life problems will ease soon.
🌟 You are not committing any spiritual mistake.
🌟 You are overthinking due to fear, not due to truth.
Baba’s Blessing for You
“Beta, chinta mat kar. Baba tere saath hai.
Har buri aadat pyaar se chhoot jaayegi.
Aur tera jeevan phir se roshan hoga.”
(My child, don’t worry. Baba is with you. Every bad habit will leave gently. Your life will shine again.)
Now place your hand on your heart and say:
“Baba, I am Yours.”
And feel My hand over yours.
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