Divine Discourses Archive

Self-Control and Self-Realization

Sri Sathya Sai Baba gave the discourse below at His Prasanthi Nilayam ashram on June 29, 1989. In the discourse, He shows the path a devotee can easily follow to experience oneness with the

Eschew Envy: Uphold Truth

Sathya Sai Baba gave the discourse below on January 19, 1989, at the Sri Sathya Sai Hostel, Prasanthi Nilayam, in South India. Although this discourse is directed to students of the Sri Sathya Sai

The Festival of Lights

Sri Sathya Sai Baba gave the discourse below at the Prasanthi Nilayam ashram on Diwali [Festival of Lights] day, October 25, 1973. In the discourse, He explained how and why various Indian states celebrate

The Life of Isa

Sathya Sai Baba said in His December 1978 Christmas discourse that Isa (another name for Jesus) was born with a purpose in life. He taught that first you work as a messenger or servant of

The Vedapurusha Sapthaha Jnana Yajna

The  following discourse, delivered by Sathya Sai Baba in 1972 at Prasanthi Nilayam, focuses on the meaning of the Vedapurusha Sapthaha Jnana Yajna, a fire ceremony performed there every year during Dasara, a Hindu festival. Prasanthi

The life of Samartha Ramadas

 At Trayee Brindavan (Sai Baba’s ashram in Bangalore), Bhagavan Baba gave a detailed account of the life of Samartha Ramadas, the great saint from Maharashtra, west India. In a place called Badar in the

The Novel Night

The Navaratri (nine nights) is the festival to commemorate the victory of good versus evil. The embodiment of divine power in its various manifestations as Mahasaraswati (satwic—pure), Mahalakshmi (rajasic—activity) and Mahakali (tamasic—dullness) was able

The Role of Avatars

The following article is condensed from a discourse Sathya Sai Baba gave at Prasanthi Nilayam on the occasion of Krishna’s birthday, August 14, 1990. Like a feast to a starving man, Like rain for the parched earth,

Significance of Ganesha Worship

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba clarifies the meaning behind the worship of Ganesha, the figure of God with the elephant head. In the following discourse delivered at Prasanthi Nilayam, He encourages us to look behind

Voices and the Voice

In this discourse, delivered on Gurupoornima in 1974, Sai Baba says it is ignorance of the One that leads man to the dichotomy of guru and disciple. Who is the guru and who is

The Onam Festival

Onam, a festival of Kerala State, is marked by games, sports, literary contests, dance, and drama. On this occasion, all family members, wherever they are scattered, come together at the family shrine for prayer,

No Greater Sin than Ingratitude

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba emphasizes the efficacy of gratitude in the following discourse delivered almost a decade back. Citing examples from the Mahabharata, gratitude, He declares, is the quintessential virtue.  His command: Help