Sri Sathya Sai

One day, Swami was talking about a very confidential topic, salaries. He said, “I know that I don’t give you fantastic salaries. You know why? I reason is, in Puttaparthi the standard of living is very normal. So, you don’t require a heavy salary. You don’t go to theatres, restaurants, everywhere. You are living in a simple manner. Your medical attention is taken care by Me. All your functions I celebrate. What is that you want? Whatever minimum is required, I am giving.”Another important revelation He made on that day was, “Where does all this money come from? From the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust. Where from is the Central Trust getting money? From devotees. Devotees give Me money out of their great devotion and love to Me. I should spend that money in the most useful manner. I cannot waste even a single paisa. If I waste even a single paisa, I will be ditching them and going against their faith. So, I don’t want to do that. It is a pious money to be utilized. It is not My money. I don’t have an account. It is devotees’ money. I am a trustee. I am a caretaker. I have to use it extremely carefully.”*🏵 Prof. R Gangadhara Sastry*Professor (Hon.) in Political Science, SSSIHL