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On Sunday, the 6th of July 1968, after having my lunch, I was quite casu­ally reading the book, “Sathyam, Sivam, Sunda­ram” on the life and mission of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. While reading, I

To me Baba is everything; I am but insignificant thing; I write because He holds my pen; He alone sings and teaches all men. I echo when He sings or talks; I am nothing

Whom the Muslims adore as Allah, the Christians as Jehovah, the Vaishnavas as Phullabjaksha, and the Shaivites as Shambhu, who grants in answer to their several prayers health, prosperity, and happiness to all, wherever

Q. Swami! Of the four ashramas [stages of life as defined in Hinduism]—the brahmacharya [student], the grihastha [householder], the vaanaprastha [retired], and the sanyasa [renunciation]—which is basically important? A. As all living things are

During the celebrations of Hospital Day in 1974, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba spoke about cleanliness and taking care of the body. He said that not only food but also whatever we see, hear,

  “Isn’t it enough if we love Swami? What is the need for rules and regulations for Sathya Sai centers?” In answer to this query from an American devotee, Dr. John Hislop wrote the

Teach me the language of Love, Sai Krishna fragrant verses flow from the rose of Your heart kissing awake each dreaming petal Speak the unifying, angelic tongue that every fragment, consonant, and syllable of

Ashwin Venkateshwaran, alumnus of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning and currently a senior manager in Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences in Whitefield shares how concerned our Divine Lord is

We live in California and by the grace of Sri Sathya Sai Baba we have visited him twice, in India. The first time was at Puttaparthi, a little over a year ago. The next

H: What does surrender to the Lord mean in such common things as shaving, going to the market, walking and so on? Sai: Surrendering to the Lord is surrendering all thoughts and actions, not

Man must give up the craving for material comfort and the attachment to sense-objects. He must discard the false fears, the absurd desires, the sorrow, the worries, and the artificial pleasures that now fill

Bhagavan Baba spoke to His devotees on Mother’s Day in 1996 and urged them to see the mothers as strong and not weak. He also encouraged them to respect and love them. Embodiments of