Devotee Stories Archive

Experiences with Swami

Venkat Kumar has spent many years at Swami’s College and at the Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. He is now a highly respected youth leader in Australia, but seems to have been quite

The White Sari

Rosa Raveneau met Sai Baba in 1969 and has been an ardent devotee ever since. She worked in public health for 10 years and 27 years in Spanish television. In August 2000 I went to

Baba’s Incredible Powder

When I first went to see Sai Baba, I believed, and I think many, perhaps most, Sai Baba followers believed that the vibhuti [sacred ash]He materializes is the same as the grey, fragrantly scented

The Illegal Interview

Ed Loriot, a founding member of the Manhattan Sai Center in New York, has been with Swami since 1974. He has made over 30 trips to Baba and had His grace interacting with Him

The ‘I’ Surgeon Comes to Sai

I was told that vibhuti [holy ash] was appearing on a picture of Sathya Sai Baba in a devotee’s home. Out of curiosity I went to see, doubting the truth of it. When I reached

Mahamahima Manusha Vigraha

My first encounter with the glorious Sai phenomenon goes back to the early sixties. It was by sheer accident that I ended up on a Mahashivaratri day at Prasanthi Nilayam during a visit to

Butterfly Satsang

Last night when I came home, I noticed a very delicious fragrance enveloping me. The jasmine is not in bloom, so I knew it couldn’t be that stealing through window drafts, and the incense

Are We Doing Our Part?

Have you noticed lately how time seems to be accelerating more and more as we move closer toward the end of this century? There will be, no doubt, plenty more hurdles to overcome, challenges

A Devotee’s Story

At the onset, let me thank our dear beloved Swami for giving me the opportunity to write about such a noble soul as Mr. Sundaram Srinivasan, affectionately known as Srini. It was with great

Do You See Him?

It is surely Babaji’s wish that we should all feel the ties across the ocean, for each moment He is building the bridges for international shanti [peace]. This shanti He has given to me

Changing the Undercurrent

Dear Readers, My name is Wolfgang Shatriya. I am of German descent and I have been living under the guidance of Swami for the last 20 years. I know this is a big stretch,

Portal of Service

Dr. Savithri, M.B.B.S, an experienced gynecologist, has been serving the Sri Sathya Sai General Hospital in Whitefield, India, for almost three decades. She is currently Senior Resident Doctor at Sri Sathya Sai General Hospital,