In the following story, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba emphasizes love and yearning as key to drawing God’s grace.   The mind is allowed to wander and engage itself in external exercises like japa [repetition

Onam, a festival of Kerala State, is marked by games, sports, literary contests, dance, and drama. On this occasion, all family members, wherever they are scattered, come together at the family shrine for prayer,

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

The devotee is ever conscious that the universe is a manifestation of the Divine and is permeated by the Divine. His life is based on the recognition of the immanence of God in everything.

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba emphasizes the efficacy of gratitude in the following discourse delivered almost a decade back. Citing examples from the Mahabharata, gratitude, He declares, is the quintessential virtue.  His command: Help

Bhagavan Baba guides us all in His own silent way so that we can move closer to the goal of realizing our true potential. In the following story, Prini Wimlachandra of New Zealand—a former student

The author exhorts us to aspire for what Bhagavan Baba has come to give: divine bliss. The article points out the futile search for permanent happiness in the transient worldly objects and associated, fleeting

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

The glory of Baba was for years a fairy tale for me. My wife was an ardent devotee and believed in His Divinity with her entire heart. But she was not free to worship

Question: Swami, You seem to be very upset and annoyed when anything goes wrong regarding discipline, educational standards, and personality development in general. Swami, You come down heavily on students when they don’t meet

Since the sense organs are highly potent, the first and foremost task for man is to bring them under his control for leading an ideal life. Because young people today have lost control over

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in the following discourse stresses the gratitude one owes one’s parents. In particular, he draws on the example of His love for His mother Easwaramma, whose devotion to Baba allowed