Q & A with Bhagavan Archive

Q. You were talking of strict regimen; men, too, should follow this, is it not? A. Of course! They, too, are flesh, blood, bone, and marrow; they, too, are afflicted with illness. Each and

Sai: Mr. ‘X’ is a great scholar with various degrees and a lifetime of sadhana in the Himalayas and elsewhere. Hislop:  I suppose degrees are O.K., but the only scholarship of interest to this

Bhakta: Swami, can we ask you freely about any topic concerning the spiritual path, which we do not know? Swami: Certainly. What is the objection? Why this doubt? What am I here for? Is

Hislop: What does Swami say about the three states of consciousness? Sai: There is waking, sleeping, and dreaming, and deep sleep. In deep sleep there is no mind. All are changing states. The past

Q.   Can one realize the atma [soul] and merge, as You say, in the Pranava [cosmic sound—Om] with this material body composed of the five elements? Can the atma be isolated from the

Bhakta: Swami, I have a few doubts concerning the subject of dhyana that You are now writing about, can I ask You? Swami: Of course, you can ask and have your dou­bts removed. It

In the car en route to Anantapur, an American who was teaching at the Sathya Sai College at Brindavan said: Swami, I feel guilty about leaving my classes. Sai: Duty in the world carries

(From “The Movement,” California) Movement Newspaper: You’ve mentioned prior to this interview the “Hour of God.” You said that this hour will be brought to us some­time during the 1980s. Will this come about

(From “The Movement,” California) (I was in the United States in September‑October 1974, visiting Sathya Sai Centers. The California newspaper named “The Movement” devoted to an exposition of the spiritual life interviewed me in

The following questions to Bhagavan by a devotee and Bhagavan’s answers have been taken from a devotee’s diary. Q:    When the Avatar is incarnate on earth, can His message be received even when one

Bhakta: Some people describe Brahmam as asthi­-bhaati-priyam; what does it mean? How are these relat­ed to Brahmam? Swami: Is that the doubt? Asthi means ‘that which is’; Bhaati means ‘that which shines’; Priyam means—of

Swami:           Well! You look so full of joy today!  Bhakta:          You have yourself said that man is the embodiment of joy, isn’t it? Swami:            Then you must always be in this mood; do