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This article is based largely on comments Sathya Sai Baba has made in His discourses about the eighth-century saint/poet Shankaracharya. In the early centuries of the Kali Age (Iron Age), Buddhism and Jainism were the predominant religions

Bhakta: Namaskaram [greeting], Swami. Swami: Happy to see you. You seem very tired, and in this summer travel is even more exhausting. Take rest for a little while, we can converse thereafter. Bhakta: When

To develop one’s moral and mental strength, one should practice sadhana (spiritual exercises) for disciplining the mind. For this purpose, one has to promote ten kinds of purity (satwa). First: The first is purity of the

In the following discourse, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba enumerates the various qualities required of a devotee and explains what real devotion is. Know that your hunger has not been fully appeased even after

Amar Vivek was a student from 1986-1988 in the Department of Management Studies at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam Campus. Currently, he is an Advocate in the High Court

With fiery tremor, my heart sighs His Name. Silent, scarcely with breath, in profound rapture, He appears …All the sweetness of the world in one tiny Form! Graceful as a dancer, He approaches. No.

Q. Is there any mantra [spiritual formula] or japa [recitation of the name] that will give us this shanti [peace] state that you spoke about just now? If there is any mantra, which is the important one? A. Mantra and

Every person is apt to commit mistakes, without being aware of it. However bright the fire or light, some smoke will emanate from it. So also, whatever good deed a man might do, there

Oh good and noble people assembled here! May you be filled with mutual affection and unalloyed joy! May you be compassionate toward all those who are afflicted! May you lead righteous family lives and

 Justice V. Balakrishna Eradi, a devotee of Bhagavan Baba, was a member of the Council of Management of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust since its inception in 1972. He had a very illustrious

Am I a real Sai Devotee? Am I striving always to deserve the grace of Sai? Am I true in word, thought, and deed? Have I read and understood the instructions for a good

Many are the blessings that Bhagavan Baba bestows on His devotees, and spiri­tual instruction is foremost among them. From the private interview to the public discourse, He takes every opportunity to teach and enlighten