Devotee Essay Archive

Bhagavad-Gita and Bal Vikas

Bal Vikas [a values-based program for children, now known as Sathya Sai Education (SSE) teachers must realize the sanctity of the Bhagavad-Gita [The Song of God—an epic], and its teachings. The aim of the

The Refuge

O Bhagavan Baba, with what gracious love, You as Adi Narayana [Lord Vishnu] flew to the rescue of Gajendra [the elephant] hearing his cries of extreme distress and prayers of one-pointed devotion, when he was

Why Worry

Worry is a self‑inflicted subtle pain in the mind of man. It is the result of unfulfilled desire for satisfying some whim or fantasy. Worry buffets its victims between hope and despair; they drift

God in Human Form

God is formless and with form, too; He transcends both form and formlessness. God with form is visible, we can touch Him and feel Him and be aware of His presence. Such is Bhagavan

Gurupoornima

Though our minds naturally turn to the sacredness of Gurupoornima, Baba has been telling us, “Every day is Gurupoornima; every day is Thursday, the day of the guru.” We should contemplate this truth with

Memories of Mother Easwaramma

It is always with a sense of extreme gratitude and indebtedness that I remember my family’s association with Srimati (Smt.) Easwaramma, the earthly mother of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. It would have been

Tell Me About Sai Baba

A child’s introduction to the Lord: to be read to, or read by the young child From time to time, in the life of the world, Lord God Himself is born in a body

A Report

Few months ago I returned from a three-month trip to Prasanthi Nilayam and it was an inspiring, uplifting, and a very blessed stay. I was able to experience the celebrations of Swami’s 80th birthday, Christmas,

A Personal Reflection on Jesus Christ

and the Meaning of Christmas I was raised as a Lutheran and had a deep relationship with Jesus as a child. I can still recall the songs I sang happily in Sunday school: Jesus

Lotus Feet

Body comes from the food eaten by parents. Food comes from the dust of this earth. The Divine Lord Sai has breathed life into this piece of dust that you now call body. Without

It’s All Swami’s Grace

It’s not easy for a simple God fearing village housewife to assume the mantle of “mother” of the Avatar and recognize in her “son” the incarnation of the Divine. How Easwaramma faced this difficult

Equanimity

From the very beginning of my relationship with Swami, He made it perfectly clear that my specific path was Equanimity. In my learning process I was shown that all the “different” paths of Swami’s