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Divinity in Humanity

What is the difference between the “Inner Divine and the ‘Cosmic Divine? In fact, there is no difference at all. Divinity in man is the ‘Inner Divine’ and the Divinity that pervades the cosmos

Your Image in His Eye

In 1973 Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba visited a remand home in Hyderabad in South India. He spoke to the inmates and advised them to not be disheartened and to follow the path that He

What Bhagavan Means to Them

Bhagavan has often referred to the students of the Sai educational institutions as His only wealth. In a discourse in Prasanthi Mandir, Bhagavan told the students that He was devoting three-fourths of His time

Power of the Lord’s Name

In the course of His discourse in the Mandir on June 22nd 1989, Bhagavan explained the purifying and redeeming power of the Lord’s name when it is recited in a spirit of total surrender

Namasmarana

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, in his previous incarnation as Lord Krishna, preached the way of prapati [what you are destined to get] and namasmarana (remembering the name of God) in the Bhagavad-Gita [an

Sai Geetha—Anjali

I wake to the gong; I echo the Om! I am the lucky elephant babe That came on wheels to this heavenly place! I bathe; I pray; I go the sacred round; I bow

Letters to the Boys

Dear Boys, Let every human being remake himself. Let us understand that we live not for money making, not for fulfilling our wants, not for scholarly and intellectual pursuits, but for spiritual development. Effects

Oh Baba!

O Baba! let my anger die; O Baba! let my soul ever lie; High above the mundane level So that it may all in bliss revel. Baba! my anger is my bitterest enemy; He

Equality of Men and Women

Question: Swami, when we say ‘men and women are equal’, then why do we find differences and discrimination between the two sexes? Bhagavan: Physically men and women are different. But spiritually, i.e., from the

Signs and Wonders

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, in a discourse on December 1976, said that His manifestations were not to deceive and mislead the people but to attract, reconstruct, transform, and make them useful and serviceable for society.

The Ever‑Caring Lord

On November 23rd, 1982, our 25‑year-old son was due to undergo a tricky sinus operation in his nose. I wrote one of my little notes and placed it on my shrine, asking Swamiji to

A Journey with Sai

Sri V. Srinivasan, an electrical engineer and industrialist, has held several very prominent positions both in India and abroad. A devotee of Bhagavan for over three decades, he is currently the All-India President of the Sri