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It is indeed audacious to attempt to write on spiritual matters, especially on Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. What can be written is at best the echo of the immortal message that I have

Bhakta: Off and on everything is a puppet show, Swami. The mind forgets and is caught by the fascination of the objects. What is this my-stery, Swami? Swami: Well, the mind is associated with

In this discourse to the service arm of His organization, Bhagavan Baba emphasizes seeing the Divine in the served as key to personal transformation. Divinity is present in everyone in an unmanifested form. All human

Dr. S. Bhagavantham was the Director of All India Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He additionally held the position of Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi. The following story will speak for

Swami, my Lord… How patiently You have waited for me… For many years I was ignorant of You Yet many more I have searched for You And when I have found my God in

In this Divine discourse delivered nearly a half a century back, Bhagavan Baba urges us to visualize, seek, and merge in God—the ultimate prize in the race of life. Man’s life has a beginning and

Anil Kumar: Swami! Kindly tell us how to achieve greatness in life? Bhagavan: Never allow this sort of idea to get into your head. You are mistaken if you think that you have achieved

Man is like a seed. The seed sprouts, becomes a sapling, grows into a tree, and fulfils its destiny, offering flowers and fruits to the world. So too, man rises from childhood through adolescence

Bhagavan Baba in this discourse delivered on the Andhra Pradesh new year, called Yugadi, urges us to embrace the truth behind the celebration: The Divine itself is the new year, permeating everything, endowing us

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,