A pure heart, a cleansed mind, and a God-filled consciousness will help you to listen to the voice of the Lord within you.

A poet sang, "Keeping the child on her hip, the mother roamed in search of the child. She was peering into the face of every child to see if it was hers. She is an unripe fruit!" You all search for God like that mother. Why an unripe fruit? The unripe fruit is bitter, but when it ripens the sweetness comes from within. One can ripen only when the Divine in us is developed, after its discovery. Live in God, with God, live on God and for God. Drink God, eat God, see God, and reach God. God is the Truth, the substance, the Heart of Man. You are now recording My speech in the cassette. But can you see My voice or words now on the cassette? No. When you play it back, you can hear the words. So too, the body is the tape, the voice of God is immanent. Equip it with faith and tune it with Love. Then, you can imbibe My voice and words. A pure heart, a cleansed mind, and a God-filled consciousness will help you to listen to the voice of the Lord within you.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba