 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 . He was impressed by the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita and encouraged people to follow it in their own lives . 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 ( <unk> ) and waiting cheerfully with patience and love ( <unk> ) . He criticised atheism . 
