Devotee Talks Archive

A Messiah’s Story This is probably one of my favorite stories. It is so full of intrigue and suspense in the beginning, yet so simple and profound in its ending. I have heard it

When Baba sent word that I was to make some remarks at this great New Year’s gathering of Sathya Sai devotees, I thought that if I were to speak with all the truth that

I had the unique privilege and pleasure of witnessing and enjoying the musical play Radha bhakti [Radha’s devotion] that Baba wrote. It was performed by the children studying at the Vedashastru Pathashala [one of

Following is a talk given by Dr. Bhagavantham in the Divine presence of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba during the Prasanthi Vidwanmahasabha, the archetype assembly of the learned in Prasanthi Nilayam. It is a

Adi Sankaracharya, who undoubtedly occupies the foremost place of eminence and honor amongst the great vedantins [philosophers] and jnanis [sages] that Bharat [India] has produced, finally rea­lized in his later years that in this

This is the 10th Birthday of the Sanathana Sarathi. It is the form of the eternal words, the nitya [everlasting] the vibhu [the supreme Lord], of the Sanathana Sarathi [eternal charioteer] who is eternal.

This is a story about Krishna. In a way, however, the story was not completed until November 1975. A number of years ago I was in Bhagavan’s car. He was in the rear seat with

At the beginning, and for a long time on the [spiritual] journey, we think that it is happiness that we are seeking. But happiness cannot be courted; it comes unbidden, unexpectedly, while you are

Free will implies a ‘willing’ in freedom, the will arising from the essence of one’s self and therefore being free from coercion of any type. Otherwise, we could not say it is ‘free’ will.

Once our hearts have been touched by Sai, then slowly but surely our way of life gets transformed. We also start noticing that others are not the same any more; they appear less cantankerous

It is our firm belief that God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. On all these standards, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is, indeed God incarnation. Bhagavan went to school only for a short period,

If there is one fundamental [spiritual] practice embedded in the ancient culture of India, it is tapas [penance]. The term “tapas” is used to describe the process of purification of the body and the