Small Stories Archive

In Northern India, there was once a Muslim called Mansur. From his childhood he was constantly meditating on God. Although he belonged to a poor family, his parents wanted him to have a good

In the following discourse, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Baba highlights an episode from the life of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to show the brotherhood of humanity. He also emphasizes the need for pure devotion that transcends all

There used to be a village-chief who did not like Buddha’s way of life. He used to look upon him as a lazy person who was gathering round him young men and making them

Sri Sathya Sai Baba narrated the following story to SSE teachers to show them how they should treat their students as their own children and help them find the God within. Bhagavan equates such

Kanaka was born into a low caste. He was an ardent devotee, yearning in unbearable anguish to see Krishna. So, he went to Udipi, where there is a famous Krishna Temple established by the great

Lord Krishna visited Queen Gandhari, the mother of the Kauravas in the epic Mahabharatha,  to console her after the Kurukshetra battle. She accused him, saying, “Since you are God,  how could you be so

Sincere effort and actual activity entitle you to the grace of God. When Jesus Christ entered the precincts of the Temple of Jerusalem and found people sacrificing doves and other living beings to God,

Embodiments of Love! You are all the embodiments of the Trinity. You are the embodiments of the three attributes (trigunas). You must propitiate Lord Shiva to achieve the purity of the heart, for Shiva

A Christian priest learned a lesson in sense control from the driver of a horse carriage in which he was traveling. The priest noticed that the driver was beating the horse severely as they

In the following story, Swami shows that in dealing with devotees, the Lord has to maintain a balance and each is dealt with differently, according their needs. Whether in olden times or nowadays, there

What is man’s highest objective? What is his most precious ideal? The Vedas say that there is no rule higher than truth. This mansion, named the universe, stands on the foundation of truth—sathya. You

Sai Baba draws a parallel here between the spiritual efforts of Sabari, an ardent devotee of Lord Rama, and the work of teachers. But the analogy applies equally to all who yearn for divine