Devotee Stories Archive

Memories Of Summer Course 1974

Brahman and Bharat and Birthday Cake In early May of 1974, Swami traveled from Prashanthi Nilayam to Brindavan for the Summer Course in Indian Culture and Spirituality set to take place later in the

The Sathya Sai Avatar: My Perceptions

Sri Anil Vinayak Gokak, a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service (Maharashtra cadre), served as the seventh Vice Chancellor of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning from February 2005 to August

Being in Sai Presence

Rajdeep Singh was a student at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning from 1989-1992. Formerly he was with the Indian Navy and is currently a pilot with Indigo Airlines. Was it a

Why Fear When I Am Near!

The author, the late Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S. P. Mahadevan, retired from India’s Armed Forces after a long, distinguished career and was awarded the AVSM [a military award] for his outstanding services. After retirement

A Blessing in Disguise

Between 1988 and 2011, Prof. U.S. Rao was the Dean of the Faculty of Business Management and was also the Director at the Prasanthi Nilayam Campus, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. His

Forty Years to Find God

Mr. Lucas Ralli, born in London in 1920, was educated in Eton and Oxford. He served as Major, Royal Signals, during World War II, and subsequently as Company Director and Chairman of various companies.

How I Was Translated

Years ago I had read an article on Baba in the Illustrated Weekly and had at once rejected the whole description as “trash,” sentimental, and useless. I used to receive those letters that most

Lynn

This is the story of Lynn, a Bal Vikas Child, from Santa Barbara.  Lynn—The child When I think of our daughter, Lynn, a mosaic of bright images comes to mind… Lynn, the child of

My Unsent Telegram

I am writing this from Brindavan. I came here from California about a month ago. In that time, I feel like I have died and been reborn! To explain: Let me go back to

Understanding the Sathya Sai Phenomenon

Dato Jagadeesan was the Director of Industrial Promotion for the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority in Kuala Lumpur. He authored the books, ‘Journey to God: The Malaysian Experience with Sai Baba’, ‘Journey to God II:

Learning in the Presence of Bhagavan

We came to the presence of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in 1948, and since then Bhagavan has been guiding us. In the presence of Bhagavan we have learned so many things; in fact,

Sai—My Everything

Srinivas is currently a Doctoral Research Scholar in the faculty of Business Management & Commerce at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam Campus. It is beyond my ability to write