The Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation was founded in the 1960s by Sri Sathya Sai
Baba to enable its members to undertake service activities as a means to
spiritual advancement. The Sathya Sai Organisation derives inspiration, guidance
and strength from Sai Baba’s mission and message of propagating the truth of
man’s inherent divinity, which is proclaimed and preached by all religions of
the world. In consonance with this truth, the Organisation has as its main
objective selfless love and service without any distinction of religion,
nationality, race, socio-economic status, either for those who work in the
Organisation or for those who are served by them. Thus, it transcends all
barriers, leading humanity towards the ideal of Fatherhood of God and
Brotherhood of Man’. In fact, this spiritual basis enables every one in the
Organisation to pursue his own religion better by putting its teachings into
practice by way of love and service to the God who dwells in all hearts. That is
why the Sai Organisation features in its emblem the symbols of some of the major
religions of the world. There is no fee or subscription for membership. "The
main objective of the Sathya Sai Organisation ... is to help you recognize the
divinity inherent in you. So, your duty is to emphasize the One, to experience
the One in all you do or speak. Do not give importance to differences of
religion, sect, status, or color. Have the feeling of one-ness permeate all your
acts. Only those who do so have a place in this Organisation; the rest can
withdraw." - Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Sathya Sai Speaks IX, 35, 187-188