Yearly Archive: 2011

Role of Unity & Diversity

Right from small ants, mosquitoes, and birds to mighty elephants, every being is the manifestation of God. Even the trees, hills, and mountains are manifestations of God. Such being the case, how can there

The Ganesha Principle

In the following discourse Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba spoke to the students and shared with them the significance of the various aspects of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles. The world has many exemplary

Bhagavan’s Compassion

Bhagavan was in Brindavan in April I994. The ashram brimmed with people from all over the world. Every one of them had come there to seek Baba’s blessings for success in their varied endeavors,

Yaga is Tyaga

In His discourse in August 1970, Bhagavan Baba said that God’s grace could be won through discipline and good character. He also said that a gift is a meritorious act and should be rendered without pride

His Inscrutable Ways

With the kind of encouragement and guidance Swami gave me, I started feeling the rhythms of a full-fledged photographer. Swami was gracious to see me established as His photographer. He kindly posed until I

An Interview

Sri Sathya Sai Baba is easily one of the most popular spiritual leaders of contemporary India. He has attracted crores [millions] of followers, cutting across barriers of caste, language, region, and nation. He first

Taming the Mind

Devotee: Baba, what is concentration? What does it mean? How is it different from meditation? Sri Sathya Sai Baba: Concentration is the fixation of attention on one point, on one act or thought, or

Distinguish Between Education and Educare

Merely having a human form does not make one a human being; it is the conduct and behavior that matters. In the same manner, mere acquisition of bookish knowledge does not make one truly

Full Minus Full

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba endearingly walks us through steps that cultivate devotion to the Divine and help us reach our lives’ goal in this loving discourse delivered on the occasion of Guru Poornima

Selfless Service

The ladies of the Sathya Sai Baba Center of East Brunswick (Mid-Atlantic Region) have been sewing quilts for distribution since 2005. At first there were only two ladies but then they started meeting at

Devotion of the Gopis

The gopis [cowherd maidens] of Krishna’s time are synonymous with bhakti [supreme devotion]. In this discourse, Swami expounds on their faith and teaches us how we can attain it. The meaning of the Krishna

Your Mother is Also Here

In the 1970’s and 80’s Faith served as Prasanthi Nilayam seva dal, President of the Manhattan Center, SSEHV/Bal Vikas teacher, and co-chairman of the national bhajan committee, appointed by Dr. John Hislop. Presently she is