Yearly Archive: 2009

Every evening during the Dasara [10 days of Devi worship], the pundits and scholars who came for the Vedapurusha jnana yajna in 1962 gave very erudite discourses on the Vedas, Vedanta, and Shastras [holy

When I first went to see Sai Baba, I believed, and I think many, perhaps most, Sai Baba followers believed that the vibhuti [sacred ash]He materializes is the same as the grey, fragrantly scented

The many saints, seers, kings, and scholars who have enriched its culture and brought joy and peace to the lives of people have made this land holy. It is a source of inspiration to

Dr. Ronne Marantz spoke to the devotees at the Manhattan Center, NY. She is an old devotee of Bhagavan Baba and is presently a member of the Sathya Sai Education in Human Values (SSEHV)

Swami urges constant Self enquiry & explains how to do so: It is within everyone’s capability to discover the existence of God. You do not need degrees, education, skills, or proficiencies for this achievement.

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

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

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,

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

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

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

The inextricable relationship between the devotees and the Lord, a relationship maintained by unassailable and unflinching faith on one side and a continuous and loving care for the devotee on the other, was the