Yearly Archive: 2007

The Gita does not intend that you should pluck a leaf or flower or a fruit from some plant or tree and place it before God. Nor does it ask you to bring water

In 1974, on Krishna Ashtami [His birthday], Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba compared love to an insurance policy. He said, “Pay the premium regularly as per the rules and you can claim the ‘amount’ and

The objective world, subject to the effects of time and conditioned by space, is but a projection of the Divine mind. If God is offered material gifts, He receives only things composed by His

Lord Ganesha is known by many names and we worship Him at the beginning of every auspicious event. In 1965, Bhagavan Baba gave a very interesting explanation to the various names. The Puranas [scriptures] declare

There was an occasion when Krishna laid His flute aside and declared that He would not play on it again. It is a long story, not found in books. I alone must tell you

It was Thursday, full moon, night, eight o’clock; He was reading a page of this monthly then! Baba ‘stood’ in concrete form, rose-bud smile and grace He saw Him, clear: robe, lotus eyes, and

Born in 1924, Padmabhushan Lt. Gen. (Retd.) S. P. Malhotra, PVSM, a highly decorated soldier of the Indian Army, retired in 1982 as GOC-in-C [General Officer Commanding-in-Chief], Northern Command, after a distinguished service of 39 years

Question:  Swami, Krishna was surrounded by eight consorts and is stated to have been associated with 16,000 gopis [cowherdesses]. It is very disturbing and embarrassing to hear of Lord Krishna’s many wives. Kindly enlighten

Activities are of three kinds; karma (action), akarma (inaction), and vikarma (un-action). Of these, un-action is the most subtle of activities for it is neither sloth nor action motivated by desire. It is simple

Following is an excerpt from a discourse by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s in which He asks His devotees to stick to one name and form and not waver between various forms. He asks us to

The following is an article written by Swami’s teacher and includes some charming experiences that he was fortunate to have had when the Lord of the Universe revealed His divine form. As a boy of

Sri Sanjay Sahni, Principal of the Brindavan Campus of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, is an alumnus of the Institute. A brilliant orator and an outstanding academician, he joined the Institute as a faculty