Yearly Archive: 1999

The following is taken from Christmas messages by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in Christmas Discourses (1970-1998), Sathya Sai Book Center of America, 1999. Every person has come into the world as a messenger

An Homage by Somar Sundarum Cooppan Recently I awoke at three-thirty in the morning. I lay awake thinking about the presence of Bhagavan, a unique being on earth at the juncture of the 20th

The following is taken from an article by Dr. Sulekha Randhir, an ex-student of Swami’s School. At the time of writing, she lived in Kuwait. Many seats were vacant on the Indian Airlines flight

The following excerpts were taken from two talks given by devotees after visits to Puttaparthi. Love Within, Illusion Without The most remarkable feature of my most recent trip to Swami was the overwhelming love

The remarkable girl who would marry none but the Lord Andal is one of the most extraordinary personalities in religious history. She is known in her native tongue of Tamil as an Alvar, one

In the following excerpt from a special edition of Sanathana Sarathi, Italian Catholic priest, Don Mario Mazzoleni elaborates on the transformation he experienced after encountering Swami’s “vibration of Love.” What is it in one’s

The thought manifests as word, the word manifest as deed; the deed develops into habit; the habit hardens into character. So, watch the thought and its ways. Let is spring from love, love that

The following quotations reflect the ways in which we as spiritual aspirants can apply Sai Baba’s teachings in our life. “You will experience the fruits of celebrating the birthday only when you follow the

The following article is based on two talks given by Mr. K.S.S. Raghavan, one in New Jersey, the other at the Manhattan Center in September, 1999. Mr. Raghavan lives in Prasanthi Nilayam and is

The nine-point code of conduct can be viewed as a spiritual journey. We begin with meditation and prayer which develops the inner view. We then expand our spiritual orbit by sharing devotional singing with

TO SEE TRUTH TO WALK ON RIGHT PATH TO LOVE ALL TO KEEP CALM AT ALL TIMES TO SHARE TILL IT PINCHES TO SURRENDER TO YOUR WILL ~Chandrahas S. Shah Brookline Center, Massachusetts, USA

In 1896, Ramana Maharishi (then called Venkataraman), who was just sixteen years old, felt motivated by an inner urge to leave everything and go to Arunachala, a holy mountain in Southern India. Upon arrival