Monthly Archive: July 2009

In Human Form

In a Gurupoornima discourse, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba explained the difference between the ordinary body and the body of an avatar. This year Gurupoornima [full moon festival honoring the spiritual teacher] falls on

Gurupoornima

Though our minds naturally turn to the sacredness of Gurupoornima, Baba has been telling us, “Every day is Gurupoornima; every day is Thursday, the day of the guru.” We should contemplate this truth with

What I Learned from the 2009 Retreat at Camp Westmont, PA

Like every year, this year’s retreat was very exciting to me. We all started off at 2 p.m. from Virginia after my SOL [Standards of Learning] exam. It was kind of an adventurous trip,

Krishna and the Gopalas

Continuing the series on ‘Immortal Devotees’, the following is taken from Bhagavan’s discourse on 26-5-1995, when He spoke about the devotion of gopalas and gopikas. This year Krishna Ashtami is on 14 August. Balarama

Significance of Ganesha Principle

Embodiments of Love! One who recognizes his identity with the Divine is a real jnani (the knower of the absolute). All Indian festivals are sacred and invested with deep spiritual significance. They are not

Devotion as a Way of Life

Swami says that devotion is a constant continuous bend of mind and a way of life. He explains how we should adhere to it: Man starts with actions, recognizing that the human body is