It is only through sandhana and transformation that God can be attained.
From the book
Highlights of the Avataric Task
Read spiritual books
Spiritual books are our guides on the path. Epics like the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavatham, the Bhagavad Gita are examples of spiritual guidebooks. Worldly life is only garbage. It is drain water! People roamin the ditches birth after birth for how many yugas? How many millions of births are taken? Is it now only you will change? Why other spiritual books? It is enough to read Swami's books. It is enough to read Swami's discourses. The essence of all religions is contained in His books. God, as the greatest Avatar SathyaSai Baba descended here and wrote with His own hand. He Himself spoke in discourses. The Avatars who came before never lived among the people as Swami has. They did not talk or write as He has done.
From the book
Highlights of the Avataric Task
Read spiritual books
Spiritual books are our guides on the path. Epics like the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavatham, the Bhagavad Gita are examples of spiritual guidebooks. Worldly life is only garbage. It is drain water! People roamin the ditches birth after birth for how many yugas? How many millions of births are taken? Is it now only you will change? Why other spiritual books? It is enough to read Swami's books. It is enough to read Swami's discourses. The essence of all religions is contained in His books. God, as the greatest Avatar SathyaSai Baba descended here and wrote with His own hand. He Himself spoke in discourses. The Avatars who came before never lived among the people as Swami has. They did not talk or write as He has done.