Q & A with Bhagavan Archive

Devotee: How can we progress in devotion? Sai Baba: There are different modes of devotion: that which foolishly weeps for Me when I am not physically present; that which surrenders to Me with wild

Hislop: This morning in the taxi from the airport, even the driver had a marvellous experience of Swami’s leelas [divine plays]. And, the Bombay airport officers told other miraculous stories about happenings in their

Bhakta: Off and on everything is a puppet show, Swami. The mind forgets and is caught by the fascination of the objects. What is this my-stery, Swami? Swami: Well, the mind is associated with

Anil Kumar: Swami! Kindly tell us how to achieve greatness in life? Bhagavan: Never allow this sort of idea to get into your head. You are mistaken if you think that you have achieved

Q.  You have been saying that jnana [knowledge] is essential;  what exactly is the function of jnana? A.  Jnana makes you realize the atmaswarupa, that is to say, your own reality. Q.  And yoga

A Visitor: Does Kali Yuga [Iron Age] still continue? Sai: Yes. Visitor: Because in America several books say Kali Yuga has ended and another is in force. Sai: No. Before the Kali Yuga ends,

Bhakta: Swami, tell me how we should, generally, conduct ourselves. What are the qualities we should possess? Which type of subjects should we try to understand? To receive the Divine grace and attain Your

Hislop: Swami says that ‘All is done by the Lord, and not by you.’ But the world over, there is the concept that man is responsible for his own actions. Sai: You are God.

Q. Swami, of the four asramas [stages of life]: brahmacharya, grihasta, vaanaprastha, and sanyasa, which is basically important? A. As all living things are dependent on the pranavayu (life-giving breath), so are all asramas

Q: Baba, …Which is the quickest way to reach the goal? A: There are no shortcuts to truth. The shortcut is always long; it merely entices and deceives. There are only two ways that

Sai: The more the intensity, the greater the result. If you are digging a well, the deeper you dig, the higher will be the wall formed by the mud you bring out. The depth

Q. What is moksha? A. Moksha is liberation from all that binds. That is to say it is the attainment of the ever-existing, ever-stable, ever-pure atma-tatwa [soul principle] and getting rid of the ever-changing,