In truth, this Kali era is the most beneficent of the four, for you have now amidst you the eternal embodiment of Ananda (bliss) in a form which you can approach, adore, and learn from. You are singing with Me, conversing with Me, and filling your eyes, ears, and hearts with My utterances and activities. This is not a mere physical body composed of the five elements, nor this day My Birthday, though you may call it thus. This body might have a birthday, but I have no birth. You ascribe an age to Me, but I have no age which can be counted. The Eternal, with neither entrance nor exit; The One who neither Was nor Is nor Will be; The Immortal Person free from birth and death – That Ever-effulgent Atma is Sai forever. Feel with the mind, plan with the intelligence, and use the body to serve those who are in need of service. Offer that act of service to God; worship Him with that flower. Put into daily practice the ideals that Sathya Sai has been propagating and make them known all over the world by standing forth as living examples of their greatness. – Divine Discourse, Nov 23, 1979