Monthly Archive: February 2021

Why Should We Keep Good Company?

The company one keeps determines one’s character. A person tries to join the group where he can freely express his innate nature. So satsang (holy company) is a very important requisite for moral and

Why Fear When I Am Near!

The author, the late Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S. P. Mahadevan, retired from India’s Armed Forces after a long, distinguished career and was awarded the AVSM [a military award] for his outstanding services. After retirement

A Bouquet for Our Beloved Sai

I start this Prayer to Sri Ganesha, who keeps us from all harm and sin: Dear Ganesha, Sri Ganesha, bless this Journey we begin. Sweet Ganesha. Sai Ganesha, Lead us to Lord Sai our

Divine Tutelage Under Sri Sathya Sai

Our Loving God says that in the present, the past lives and the future gets shaped. I feel quite nostalgic while I go down memory lane. When I was eight years old, my parents

The Gross and Subtle Concept

Bhakta: Swami, at Venkatagiri, during the ‘Adhyatmika Sabha’ (assembly pertaining to the spirit), You said some things that I could not clearly understand; can I ask about them now? Swami: I am happy when

Self-Confidence

First of all, one should have faith in one’s own Self. Develop self-confidence, which will lead to self-satisfaction. When you have self-satisfaction, you will be prepared for self-sacrifice. Only through self-sacrifice, can one attain