Two heaping cups of patience, one heartful of love, two handfuls of generosity, one headful of understanding, a dash of humour, sprinkle with kindness, add plenty of faith and mix well, spread over a period of life time, and serve to every one you meet. (SV, p. 32)

To earn the goodwill of the Master, there is one recipe! Obey His orders without murmur. Grace is showered on all who obey instructions and follow orders. (SSS Vol.2)

Examine, each one of you, how far you have put into practice what you have heard from Me. How far have you profited by coming to Puttaparthi now or so often in previous years? How far have you shown prema to others, the prema that you find to be My all. Namasmarana (remembering the Lord s name), I have told you often, is the best exercise to acquire prema towards God and all that is great. But have you tried that recipe? Has it become as essential for you as the very breath? That is the test of your sincerity and of the success of your pilgrimage to Puttaparthi. (SSS Vol.2)

Arjuna asked Krishna how the ever-restless mind could be controlled. Living with these kinsmen is the best recipe. That is the best atmosphere to ensure the discipline and detachment needed for mind control. Mere prayer will not do. You will have to swallow and digest the morsel that is put into the mouth; repetition of the name of the dish is of no use. Hearing discourses and nodding approval or clapping in appreciation are not enough. The mother feeds lovingly, but the child must take it in with avidity and relish. When this earthly mother has so much love, who can estimate the love of the Mother of all beings, the Jagat janani. (SSS Vol.4)

If you talk of anything you do not know, it is a matter for ridicule. If you talk about anything you have not experienced, it is reprehensible, for you are cheating your listeners. If you learn the art of public speaking and talk enchantingly using all the skills and frills recommended in the text-books or borrowed from others, it is cheating, nevertheless. Be sincere; be simple, be honest. That is the best recipe for successful speaking. (SSS Vol.7)

‘Offer services and receive love.’ This is the recipe for experiencing Divinity. But today service is not offered wholeheartedly. Few render service with love and hence few receive God’s grace. Even their love is self-centered and is not all-embracing. Our love should not be confined to our kith and kin. It must extend beyond the family to society as a whole, then to the nation at large, and finally embrace the whole world. (SSS Vol.20)

Today the world needs Truth and Sacrifice. What does sacrifice mean? Today there are millions of people who consider themselves Sai devotees. There is no need to go outside the Sai fold. If the Sai devotees alone adhered to Truth and Sacrifice, the entire world will be transformed. If you wish to change the world, these two principles are the recipe. Satya (Truth) purifies the heart. Tyaga (sacrifice) transforms the physical environment. By this double transformation the entire world is divinised. (SSS Vol.30)

There is no greater spiritual recipe for people in the Kali Age than the chanting of Hari’s nama. (SSS Vol.30)