Sai Baba encouraged his devotees to pray, chant God's name, and read holy scriptures. He told Muslims to study the Qur'an and Hindus to study texts such as the Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita, and Yoga Vasistha.[26] He was impressed by the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita and encouraged people to follow it in their own lives.[27] He advised his devotees and followers to lead a moral life, help others, love every living being without any discrimination, and develop two important features of character: devotion to the Guru (Sraddha) and waiting cheerfully with patience and love (Saburi). He criticised atheism.[28] Shirdi Sai Baba taught no healing techniques, he never sent devotees to healers, he needs no one in between. Healing happened directly by God's grace.
