Saints live throughout their lives as if they were guests. – Lao Tzu

Saints never acknowledge this world as their own. They are never at home in it. Throughout their lives they remain an outsider, a visitor. Socrates, Buddha and Lao Tzu lived in the world like guests would stay in the house of people they did not know. This feeling of being a guest remained with them, for the feeling of the unknown never left them. – Osho

Swami Satyananda Saraswati’s description of who is a saint

Total absorption in God
A saint is completely immersed in divine awareness with a life of prayer and meditation that transcends all religious or sectarian boundaries.

Selfless service
A true saint manifests divinity through action—feeding, healing and caring for others without selfish desire.

The rebel saint
He taught that saints should not be worshipped blindly but followed for their practical experience. He encourages devotees to believe in their own experience rather than dogma.

An open book
He believed that a saint’s life should be transparent, serving as a beacon of love and an example of how to live and serve with joy.

Cultivating unity
A saint helps seekers to find the Divine Mother or inner divine message within their own hearts, bringing people into harmony with the universe.

Ultimately for Swamiji, a saint is a living embodiment of the spirit who serves humanity by recognizing that God dwells in all.

Dear ones, are you aware that we often do not recognize saints. The reason is that they are helpful, serene and non-judgmental. They live like guests. Pause and think of the kind and gentle people you have met in your life. Write their names down and feel joyous that you were able to appreciate them.

Aim Hrim Klim

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