Q & A with Bhagavan Archive

Q. You have been saying that jnana is essential; well, what exactly is the function of jnana? A. Jnana makes you realize the atma–swarupa, that is to say, your own Reality. Q. And yoga?

Hislop: One hears about various paths to self-realization. What does this mean? Sai: There are three paths. There is that of devotion; the guru guides and all is left to the guru to perform.

Sai: Who are you? Who are you? Hislop: I am the accumulation of all my past, all my ideas. Sai: Who is that ‘My’? Who is that ‘My’? Who is that ‘My’ who is claiming? Between the

Bhakta: Namaskaram [greeting], Swami. Swami: Happy to see you. You seem very tired, and in this summer travel is even more exhausting. Take rest for a little while, we can converse thereafter. Bhakta: When

Q. Is there any mantra [spiritual formula] or japa [recitation of the name] that will give us this shanti [peace] state that you spoke about just now? If there is any mantra, which is the important one? A. Mantra and

Hislop: In America, when they hear of Sai, some people declare that he is the anti-Christ. Sai: Some individual ideas of some people. Goldstein has individual ideas. Hislop has individual ideas. I know what is not

Q. How then can this delusion disappear? A. Why, viveka [understanding/discrimination] and vijnana [consciousness] will make it disappear. Q. For the jivi reflected in the buddhi [intellect] and the koota­stha [combined action of seeing object, getting it close,

A Visitor: Can I wear shorts while here at the ashram? Sai: No. That should not be. Sai: In spiritual life, the fastest progress is made when the boat sails with the wind, and

Q. Why is this human body said to be composed of the five elements, the panchabhutas? A. Since it is a product of the five elements. Q. What exactly are the five elements? A.

Devotee: What is the best way to relate to the world? Baba: Do not think about the world. Do not spend time thinking about your relationships to individuals or to the world. These are

On March 7, 1993, Bhagavan signaled for all the boys [in the Mandir] to come to the front and sit. Once there, all the boys prayed that Swami bless the hostel with a visit.

Hislop: Ten years ago when Swami formed the American Sai Organization, he gave what he said was the single most important rule for American Sathya Sai Baba Centers. For the next ten years: What