Yearly Archive: 2023

Bhagavad-Gita [Song of the Gods] is a conversation between a doubting Arjuna and a confident Lord Krishna. It was narrated on a battlefield when, suddenly, the otherwise extraordinarily competent Arjuna was engulfed with an

Bhakta: Some people describe Brahmam as asthi­-bhaati-priyam; what does it mean? How are these relat­ed to Brahmam? Swami: Is that the doubt? Asthi means ‘that which is’; Bhaati means ‘that which shines’; Priyam means—of

Prakriti (Nature) has no beginning. She is timeless. She cannot survive without the company of Purusha (Creator). She can be compared to a pious wife. Her beauty is beyond all description. Her strength is

More effulgent than the Sun, Whiter and purer than snow Subtler than ether in space, The Paramatma dwells in all, Permeating the entire Cosmos, Shining in every atom. You are in that Brahmam That

In the darkness of the misty morn Rise silent prayers from a waiting crowd, Each, in the solitude of his own thoughts, Waits and watches. The sun hath not risen yet, The mist still

I have been blessed to be a part and parcel of the Institute since the year 1997. I sometimes wonder as to how this institution is able to transform ordinary individuals to men and

I would like to share an experience that seems to point out a very important message. On Wednesday, July 14th I awakened re­membering the tail‑end of a very vivid dream in which I found

Swami:           Well! You look so full of joy today!  Bhakta:          You have yourself said that man is the embodiment of joy, isn’t it? Swami:            Then you must always be in this mood; do

Another disease has now begun to spread in the world to weaken and lessen peace. There are plenty who, parrot-like, purvey wholesome advice on morals, religion, and discipline but who do not practice even

Bhagavan Shri Sathya Sai Baba in His speech on New Year Day in 1964 said that one should listen to the guru, or the Lord installed in your heart. Forget the past, do not

In Dharmakshetra… Kurukshetra Arjuna had a Sarathi! He was such a master Sarathi That He won the war for him! He held the reins of all the horses He helped his arrows to find

Photo of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai BabaProf. S. Siva Sankara Sai was a student and Research Scholar from 1982-1989. He was the former Head and Dean of the Sciences, Department of Physics, and has