Devotee Essay Archive

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

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 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

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

Our beloved Swami walks through the crowds. All eyes gaze on Him and happiness lights the faces of thousands. Occasionally a hand reaches up, hoping to receive a blessed gift from the Lord of

“The best guru is the Divine within you. Yearn to hear His teaching.” ~Sathya Sai Baba~ Swami often reminds us that peace is within. Recently, this teaching has taken on richer meaning in my

An Homage by Somar Sundarum Cooppan Recently I awoke at three-thirty in the morning. I lay awake thinking about the presence of Bhagavan, a unique being on earth at the juncture of the 20th

In 1896, Ramana Maharishi (then called Venkataraman), who was just sixteen years old, felt motivated by an inner urge to leave everything and go to Arunachala, a holy mountain in Southern India. Upon arrival

Self-confidence is essential in order for one to achieve all of life’s goals, particularly the ultimate goal of oneness with the Absolute. Humility—which builds patience, and tolerance—helps develop a balanced, positive, and healthy sense

The following article is adapted from a contribution by Professor N. Kasturi, published in the commemorative issue of Sanathana Sarathi, titled Garland of Golden Rose, released on Sathya Sai Baba’s fiftieth birthday. “You cannot

Paramhansa Yogananda’s unshakeable and sincere message of devotion and prayer is best stated in his own words, “Your greatest necessity is God.” Forming a bridge between the two hemispheres, East and West, his life

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa is one the most remarkable and inspiring spiritual figures in the history of mankind. In the introduction to The Life of Sri Ramakrishna, written by the monks of the Ramakrishna Order in