Yearly Archive: 2009

Have you noticed lately how time seems to be accelerating more and more as we move closer toward the end of this century? There will be, no doubt, plenty more hurdles to overcome, challenges

The most direct method of achieving spiritual success is nishkama karma, action without any attention or attachment to the fruit there from—action as duty, action as dedication, action as worship. But, action and the

Submissions by SSE students of the Sathya Sai Baba Center of Bethesda, Maryland, USA Why Should We Protect the Environment? Swami says that it is necessary to help the environment because when we do

Hislop: One very strong tendency is in the tongue, the problem of taste, which gives rise to craving for more. How do we overcome that? Sai: The body is like a boil. Water is

Love is, thus, an amalgam of sweetness, effulgence, and wisdom. Compassion is the reflection of love.  Jesus is the embodiment of compassion. He looked with compassion at the poor and the miserable and gave

In 1957 in the discourse below, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba advised us to pray that He make us a flute in His hands so that He can breathe through us, and out of

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba enlightened the students attending the Summer Course more than 30 years back on the choice and importance of true friendship. During his sojourn in this transient world, wading through joy

At the onset, let me thank our dear beloved Swami for giving me the opportunity to write about such a noble soul as Mr. Sundaram Srinivasan, affectionately known as Srini. It was with great

It is surely Babaji’s wish that we should all feel the ties across the ocean, for each moment He is building the bridges for international shanti [peace]. This shanti He has given to me

The following article describes a service project that has special meaning for the Sathya Sai Baba Center of Manhattan, New York. In 1995 Sai Center meetings were held in Sanders Hall at the Madison Avenue

This is a transcription of the talk delivered in the Divine presence of Bhagavan Baba by Sri Hemant Kumar, a student of Swami’s Institute Bhagavan narrated this experience, which happened 30 years ago. A devotee

Dear Readers, My name is Wolfgang Shatriya. I am of German descent and I have been living under the guidance of Swami for the last 20 years. I know this is a big stretch,