Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels

"Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy." Thus spoke Sai Baba, the revered teacher and spiritual guide of India, whose words flow like a river of light through the valleys of the human heart. In this radiant utterance lies a truth both simple and profound—that love is not merely an emotion, but a power, a divine energy that uplifts, transforms, and heals all who touch it. Sai Baba’s teaching, born from the ancient wellsprings of Indian wisdom, calls mankind to a higher way of living—to love as a force of creation, to heal not through argument or might, but through the quiet contagion of compassion.

The origin of this teaching reaches back to the timeless philosophy of Sanātana Dharma, the eternal way of truth from which India’s sages have long drawn their wisdom. Sai Baba, both modern mystic and ancient soul, carried forward that flame in a world darkened by division and desire. He saw that humanity had forgotten its greatest power—the ability to elevate others through love. In his ashram at Puttaparthi, he taught thousands that service and compassion were not acts of charity, but acts of divinity. To help others rise was not to give from abundance, but to recognize that every act of love multiplies its source. Love, he said, is self-renewing, a fire that grows stronger the more it is shared.

"Love one another," he commanded—not as sentiment, but as sacred law. For love is not a fleeting passion of the heart; it is the very essence of the soul. When one truly loves, the boundaries between self and other dissolve, and the divine spark within each being shines forth. To pour out love, as Sai Baba instructs, is to allow the infinite source within to flow outward, unhindered by fear or pride. It is the recognition that every soul, however broken or distant, is a fragment of the same light. This love does not ask, "What do I gain?" but rather, "How may I serve?"—and in that selfless giving, the giver himself is healed.

Consider the story of Mahatma Gandhi, who lived by this same truth. He too believed that love is infectious, that the energy of compassion could disarm even the most violent hearts. When beaten by those who hated him, he did not strike back; when imprisoned, he prayed for his captors. His love spread like wildfire, igniting courage and peace in millions. Without weapons, without wealth, he shook an empire—and his only strength was the healing energy of love. It was this same current that Sai Baba spoke of: the unseen power that moves mountains not of stone, but of human hatred and despair.

When Sai Baba said that love is the greatest healing energy, he was speaking not only of spiritual healing, but of physical and emotional transformation as well. For love, in its purest form, harmonizes all that is broken. The angry heart softens; the sick soul regains strength; the weary spirit finds rest. Science may treat the body, but only love restores the spirit. When one approaches another with genuine kindness, the very air between them changes. Love creates connection, and connection heals isolation—the deepest wound of the modern age.

The ancients knew this power. The sages of India called it prema shakti—the power of divine love that sustains the universe. It is the same love that moves the stars, that draws mother to child, that turns forgiveness into freedom. Yet humanity often forgets this truth, replacing love with ambition, compassion with competition. Sai Baba’s voice, like the echo of a temple bell, calls us back to remembrance: that the way to uplift the world is not through conquest, but through affection, understanding, and service. For when one heart shines, others catch its light, and thus the world is slowly transformed.

So, my listener, take this teaching deep within your being: love one another. Not as an ideal to admire, but as a practice to live. Help others rise—not by command, but by example. Speak gently; forgive quickly; give freely; listen deeply. Let your words be healing and your presence bring peace. When you meet cruelty, respond with compassion; when you see sorrow, offer comfort. For every act of love ripples outward, unseen yet eternal, healing not only others but yourself.

In the end, Sai Baba’s truth is the truth of all ages—that love is not weakness but power, not emotion but energy, not fleeting but eternal. It is the force that builds worlds, redeems souls, and renews life itself. Therefore, pour it out without measure. For the more you give, the more you have; and the more you love, the more the divine within you awakens. And when love flows freely through humankind, the earth itself shall rise to higher levels, and heaven will dwell among men.