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Padma Vibhushan [a distinguished title] Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma’s name is synonymous with ‘Santoor’ [an instrument] for bringing an obscure and almost unknown musical instrument to the center stage of concerts today. He is an

Our American friends sing a beautiful hymn of praise on Bhagavan’s glory, which very aptly describes the message which He is constantly teaching us. It declares Baba as saying, “My life is My message.”

Bhagavan Baba, in the following short story, shows us the importance of controlling the vagaries of the mind. The Emperor of Delhi, the famous Akbar, was melancholy and depressed. His Empire was prosperous and

If at any time we find Baba denying our prayers, it must be understood that it is for our own good and that we are actually profiting by it. A child sometimes asks for

Question: Swami, today Sai devotees are spread all over the world. They range from heads of governments to ordinary citizens. As your devotees, they enjoy special respect and esteem in society. What is the

Jesus: I assure you that unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. The greatest in the kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles himself and

In the following excerpt of a discourse by Sathya Sai Baba on Ramanavami in 1980, Bhagavan compares the four brothers of the epic Ramayana to the four Vedas and to the four purusharthas (the

Sri Umamaheswara Rao (18), a student at the Sri Sathya Sai College of Arts and Science, addressed a gathering in the Divine presence in Hyderabad on the Telugu New Years day. The following is the English

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

The late Sri Ratan Lalji was a dear devotee of Bhagavan Baba. He was very familiar with Swami’s teachings and would share them with many of us who visited Parthi or Brindavan and attended the

Every month or two, I come to the computer often under stress To edit or proof the newsletter But this is my seva, my mind reminds me, not supposed to be done under duress

Following is an excerpt from a message sent by Bhagavan Baba on the inauguration of Prasanthi Vidwanmahasabha. You, who are in reality atmaswarupa [embodiment of the self], here is My blessing to every one of