Hislop: What does Swami say about the three states of consciousness? Sai: There is waking, sleeping, and dreaming, and deep sleep. In deep sleep there is no mind. All are changing states. The past

New Year must usher in a new step in spiritual discipline. The old must be rung out; the new must be rung in! How do we celebrate the New Year Day? We sweep, we

On His birthday in 1974, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba said that people are neglecting the lessons of the four stages of life ashramas in search of material pleasures and joys. These are for

Baba in His Christmas message said that Jesus teaches infinite love and compassion. To resurrect love and compassion, you must kill jealousy and selfishness, purify your hearts. Follow the path shown by him and

Swami says, “If you take one step toward Me, I will take a hundred toward you.” One of the most memorable and cherished experiences that one can ever have with Bhagavan is how He

Baba the Sun Through the royal banner Of the rising sun, Sink forever. the fathomless ocean eye, Tumble down To the garden beyond. Rise; To the garden here. Hidden holiness revealed, In every drop

Once while I was sitting at His Lotus Feet, Swami asked my son who was also present in the Interview Room, “Whom do you love most?” Swami Himself, proceeded with the answer, “All the

Q.   Can one realize the atma [soul] and merge, as You say, in the Pranava [cosmic sound—Om] with this material body composed of the five elements? Can the atma be isolated from the

Today man has to understand the true relationship between matter and mind. When one is asked about the mind, he says, “Don’t mind.” When he is asked about matter, he answers, “It doesn’t matter.”

You say atma, atma! What is this atma? Earlier, the sages had seen atma as perfect love. But atma is higher than perfect love. There are four objectives of life for every man. They

I had the grace of Bhagavan’s darshan [sighting of a holy man] three times in India in 1990, 1994, and 2010.  Yet when Covid hit in 2020, I slipped into a deep depression, and

In the following discourse to the students in the hostel, Bhagavan said that as Sai students they should not only be serious about their studies but also inculcate discipline and purity in letter and