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 Bhagavan Baba in the following short story shows us the importance of controlling the vagaries of the mind. The Emperor of Delhi, the famous Akbar, was melancholy and depressed. His empire was prosperous and safe

The three gunas [qualities] play a crucial role in creation, in the cosmos, and in human nature. When they are equally balanced, there is no agitation and no movement, though there may be resolution

The most direct method of achieving spiritual success is nishkama karma, action without any attention or attachment to the fruit there from—action as duty, action as dedication, action as worship. But, action and the

Sage Valmiki asked Sage Narada, “At the present time, is there a man who is full of virtues, possessed of heroic prowess, who knows the principles of righteousness, who is aware of the service

The objective world, subject to the effects of time and conditioned by space, is but a projection of the Divine mind. If God is offered material gifts, He receives only things composed by His

There was an occasion when Krishna laid His flute aside and declared that He would not play on it again. It is a long story, not found in books. I alone must tell you

Man’s life affords a holy opportunity, a supremely sublime chance.It is also a great good fortune to be able to receive an education that can help one to realize one’s destiny. Education that does

Bhagavan Baba, in the following short story, shows us the importance of controlling the vagaries of the mind. The Emperor of Delhi, the famous Akbar, was melancholy and depressed. His Empire was prosperous and

The way in which the Avatar has to be used for one’s liberation and uplift is: watch His every step, observe His actions and activities, follow the guiding principles of which His life is

This is a story that Bhagavan Baba has narrated to illustrate how we have ignored spiritual teachings while leading a mundane life.  A king was out hunting in the forest. Pursuing deer, he went too

The following parable, from the Skanda Purana [Hindu scripture], of the hunter and the four deer highlights the fundamental requisite for devotion—keeping one’s word and worship of the Divine. These two acts draw the grace of

In the following anecdote, Sathya Sai Baba reveals the inner meaning of an interview [defined in para 1]. When we see Him inside us is when we enter-in-view of Him, He says: Many people