Yearly Archive: 2014

In March 1988, my mother was diagnosed with a form of malignant cancer. I felt very sad and almost lost consciousness when I heard the news. When the doctor told her about it she

At the beginning, and for a long time on the [spiritual] journey, we think that it is happiness that we are seeking. But happiness cannot be courted; it comes unbidden, unexpectedly, while you are

From Canada again I am at Puttaparthi, But see you not ambling gracefully On the red carpet, a golden halo On the head and letters in palm’s hollow. Or scooting in the automobile gently,

One afternoon, toward the end of last February, I was rolling pappads [flatbreads] in my house, when a letter came from Sri Vineethji who was in Bangalore. I did not open it right away,

Before joining the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning by the grace of our Lord, I got a few chances to experience minute drops of His divine leela [play]. Here, I wish to

Q.  You have been saying that jnana [knowledge] is essential;  what exactly is the function of jnana? A.  Jnana makes you realize the atmaswarupa, that is to say, your own reality. Q.  And yoga

Life sustained by food is short; life sustained by the Atman (Divine Spirit) is eternal. Do not lay claim to long life but to divine life. Do not pine for more years on earth,

In the following discourse Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba emphasizes the role of moon as the presiding deity of the mind as He expounds on the real purpose of Shivaratri. There are many different

It was around 6:00 p.m. The bhajan [sacred singing] had come to a close and Bhagavan Baba had retired to His room, and most of the students had also left. There was silence all

In this passage, the night of Mahashivaratri is the backdrop for an instance when Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba produces the first-ever Lingam. The date was March 8th. In a remote Indian town, a

Howard Murphet, an ardent devotee of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, at a public meeting in Chennai expressed his views about the materializations and miracles performed by Bhagavan. It is indeed a great privilege

When you are frantic to belong, I am your friend. When your face is hot with shame, I see you as perfect. When your heart is torn from betrayal, I am holding your hand.