Yearly Archive: 1995

“Religions arise from the minds of good men, who crave to make all men good; they strive to eliminate evil and cure the bad. They are many, since they have to be adjusted to

Dr. Michael Goldstein, Central Coordinator of the SSSB Council of the U.S.A., visited New Jersey and New York this October and gave wonderful talks on Swami. He enumerated a number of qualities of Baba

This year, beginning on December 17, Jews around the world observe Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. The holiday commemorates two miracles associated with a battle between the Jews and Syrians in 165 B.C. The

At 10:30 A.M. on the 12th of May 1988, I was an atheist. Two hours later I knew that there was God. How this all came about and how I became a devotee of

It was the eve of the opening of a super-specialty hospital, a unique institution providing free major surgery of all internal organs. This hospital of gigantic size, beautiful architectural design, and state-of-the-art equipment from

Here is a funny incident of how one of Sathya’s teachers once got stuck to the chair on which he was sitting. It so happened that one-day Sathya was composing a melodious bhajan (hymn

Why do you like me? It must be there is a connection to Thee and i There must be a tie that makes You like me despite me, because in truth there is no

Every man is living a life of self-interest, a selfish life. He does not think of the welfare of the society and doesn’t have God as his life’s goal and objective. Man is a

This is the World Teacher’s Day, named after the First Preceptor—the codifier of Vedic texts, the poet who compiled the great epic Mahabharata famous as the fifth Veda and that other great text book

During the Mid-Atlantic Region ‘s 20th annual conference, guest speaker Seral Rahm of the Bhakti Singers asked us, the audience, to imagine having a dream where we’re at a retreat with many devotees singing

“Follow winding road to the next Pocono Picnic Company sign and make a right onto Camp Akiba Road ….” These were the directions to the 20th Annual Regional Conference of the Sri Sathya Sai

Having seen people bowing and touching Swami’s feet, I thought this custom of respect was one that I should follow. So, I went to do the same. Swami asked, “What are you doing?” I