Devotee Essay Archive

When Prof. Frank Baranowski saw Sri Sathya Sai’s Aura—July, 1978

Professor Frank Baranowski, a psychologist and regression therapist, specializes in research on auras, the energy patterns that surround all living beings, and works at the University of Arizona. He is an expert in bio-magnetic

Reminiscences with Sri Sathya Sai

Late Dr. K Hanumanthappa, M. Com, Ph.D., CCA (USA), FBIM (London), FWAIM (USA) served as the Vice Chancellor of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning from 1993 to 1996. He was former Vice Chancellor of

Baba and Bhagavad-Gita

Bhagavad-Gita [Song of the Gods] is a conversation between a doubting Arjuna and a confident Lord Krishna. It was narrated on a battlefield when, suddenly, the otherwise extraordinarily competent Arjuna was engulfed with an

Doctors and the Divine

A devotee from the Far East who had been confined to the wheel‑chair for a number of years, is wheeled into the “interview room” at Trayee Brindavan [Swami’s ashram in Bangalore]. Half an hour

Sri Sathya Sai: Supreme Avatar

Shri Maharajakrishna Rasgotra, IFS (Retd.), is a career diplomat. He was the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Netherlands, France, and Indian High Commissioner to the U K. He retired as Foreign Secretary of the Government

Sri Sathya Sai on Non-violence

“I take birth in different Yugas for protecting the righteous and destroying the unrighteous and for establishing righteousness” – Gita. In Treta Yuga on appeal from sages for protection from men with demonic qualities,

Dhyanadarshana-II (Theory and Practice of Meditation)

The following article was compiled and translated by B. Srinivas Murthy from Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s Divine Discourses. Below is Part 2 of the article. Part 1 was presented in the June 2021

108 Names of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

We’ve been provided with the 108 Names describing the wondrous glories of our Lord Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.  But of what use should we put these descriptive attributes of the Divine to? Perhaps

Dhyanadarshana – 1 (Theory and Practice of Meditation)

The following article was compiled and translated by B. Srinivas Murthy from Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s Divine Discourses. Below is Part 1 of the article. Part 2 is presented in the July/August 2021

From Death to Immortality

Following is an article by a student devotee, Gaurav Khanna Death remains yet as an unsolved riddle. Where men go after death is the question many ask. Few know the answer. Lord Krishna told

Forty Years to Find God

Mr. Lucas Ralli, born in London in 1920, educated in Eton and Oxford, served as Major, Royal Signals during World War II, and subsequently as Company Director and Chairman of various companies. Since 1979

Inauguration of Sathya Sai College at Anantapur

Swami inaugurated the Sri Sathya Sai Arts and Science College for Women at Anantapur on July 22nd, 1968. The public meeting held in connection with the inauguration was presided over by the Andhra Pradesh