“Man commits many offences, knowingly or unknowingly, not only in this life, but also in previous lives. The imprint of these actions is carried by the chitta (memory) over many lives. When the mirror of the mind is so soiled, it cannot perceive anything in its true state. That is why man is unable to recognise his own true nature. Hence, it is necessary to cleanse the mirror of impurities on it. How is this to be done?  By regulating one’s food and recreational habits. It is important to ensure that the food that is eaten is obtained by righteous means. Many of the ills which men suffer today are due to the fact that the things they consume have been got by unrighteous means.”

  …Sathya Sai Baba, “Purity of the mind”, Divine Discourse 25 May 1990

https://saispeaks.sathyasai.org/discourse/purity-mind-role-senses

“It is a mistake to confer doer-ship on yourselves for any service activity undertaken by you. This should never happen. In fact, whatever service activities you are undertaking are for your own upliftment. These service activities must be undertaken with self-confidence, self-satisfaction, self-sacrifice and ultimately for the purpose of self-realisation. Thus, the spirit of service develops from the self.”

…Sathya Sai Baba, Divine Discourse, Understand the Spirit of Service, 11 April 2005

https://sssbpt.info/ssspeaks/volume38/sss38-08.pdf