Yearly Archive: 2011

“Where had You been, Swami?” we asked Him, when He sat up and leaned back on the wall. He answered with a smile, as if He was not at all tired or exhausted after

The following is excerpted from a talk given by Charles Penn to the Prasanthi Vihar Youth Camp in Bombay. He gives a new meaning to the alphabets leading ultimately to ananda, supreme bliss. I know

In the March issue of Sanathana Sarathi, in my article, `Light in Darkness,’ I had promised to describe my first meeting with Sri Sathya Sai Baba, which occurred after my return to India all

Swami: Have you understood what has been told so far? Understanding does not mean mere rote! By practice and experience, have you realized in thought, word, and deed, and with full equanimity, the true

“If anyone serves me, he must follow me.”  ~John 12:26 “When we live and practice Jesus’ teachings we are true Christians, not before.” ~Sathya Sai Baba, Christmas 1979 Practice the spiritual disciplines necessary to

In this discourse delivered four decades ago, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba emphasizes the true path to liberation—implicit obedience, laser-like focus, and unwavering practice of the Avatar’s teachings. The world is becoming increasingly immersed in deep

Have you ever been so laden down with human burdens—burdens so weighty that you begin to crumple?  A headstrong son whose every action is going against everything you know to be true and right…or

Like me, many people are eager to fathom the meaning of the Sai mystery. I am announcing the truths that I have experienced in the hope that this account will help them. The very

I recently experienced a fracture in my right hand. I sat down before my puja [prayer] room and prayed to Baba to help me with strength, patience, forbearance, and healing. As I lay in

On the morning of Thursday, March 22, 1979, in Prasanthi Nilayam, when I was granted an interview by Bhagavan, He produced a most beautiful ring for me. In it Swami’s face was shown in

Hislop: Swami says that He cannot give to a dry heart. Why is the heart dry? Sai: Even that, God gives for our own good. When you don’t have hunger, why should He give

Devotee: In the West, sadhana [spiritual effort] is generally taken to be a process of self‑improvement. But does that imply identification with the changing personality? Sri Sathya Sai: First, there may be the urge