Devotee Stories Archive

With the kind of encouragement and guidance Swami gave me, I started feeling the rhythms of a full-fledged photographer. Swami was gracious to see me established as His photographer. He kindly posed until I

In the 1970’s and 80’s Faith served as Prasanthi Nilayam seva dal, President of the Manhattan Center, SSEHV/Bal Vikas teacher, and co-chairman of the national bhajan committee, appointed by Dr. John Hislop. Presently she is

Karathalamalaka, in Sanskrit, means something that is clear beyond the slightest shadow of doubt, like a berry in your palm that all can see and none can deny. When Sri Sathya Sai Baba, at

I was walking down the street and coming to the street corner when a Ford van moving at high speed almost flew around the corner and came to a screeching halt. A man jumped out

“Head in the forest, hands in society.”  ~Sri Sathya Sai Baba I have been trying to practice this teaching of Swami’s in my daily life by carrying Him in my heart. On happy occasions, I thank

“Where had You been, Swami?” we asked Him, when He sat up and leaned back on the wall. He answered with a smile, as if He was not at all tired or exhausted after

In the March issue of Sanathana Sarathi, in my article, `Light in Darkness,’ I had promised to describe my first meeting with Sri Sathya Sai Baba, which occurred after my return to India all

Have you ever been so laden down with human burdens—burdens so weighty that you begin to crumple?  A headstrong son whose every action is going against everything you know to be true and right…or

Like me, many people are eager to fathom the meaning of the Sai mystery. I am announcing the truths that I have experienced in the hope that this account will help them. The very

On the morning of Thursday, March 22, 1979, in Prasanthi Nilayam, when I was granted an interview by Bhagavan, He produced a most beautiful ring for me. In it Swami’s face was shown in

Crores [tens of millions] of people have had darshan [vision] of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Millions of others yearn to see Him. Thousands have been blessed with interviews. I happen to be one such

I was returning from a bank meeting in Madras on February 7, 1965, by the Bombay Mail [train], having reserved a berth in the first class up to Tadpatri [a city in Andhra Pradesh, India],