Devotee Stories Archive

Speaking to a close group of students and long time devotees at His residence in Whitefield, Bhagavan Baba expounded on the five key virtues of non-violence, truth, purity, compassion, and faith that are critical

The following episode exemplifies how Baba often showers his all-encompassing love on those who go to see Him. A group of some 60 American women—educators, anthropologists, and other professionals studying with the eminent American scholar

The following story by Professor Kasturi, one of Swami’s closest devotees, sheds light on Bhagavan’s unfathomable magnificence. Baba uses the media of  His devotees’ dreams to give them darshan [sight of a holy person]. Through

It was nine years ago on a quiet November day that I had the first thrill of the “Evening on the Sands.” I had reached Puttaparthi [a village in Andhra Pradesh, South India] that

The following episode in a devotee’s life is reminiscent of the experience of countless recipients of Baba’s grace. His grace comes unexpectedly and when it is most needed.  I realized the power of prayer while

The author reminds us of the role of Sai as the mother in our lives. She pleads with us to recognize the compassion of Mother Sai, which surpasses the love of physical mothers. Although she uses

The children in Indian orphanages are the greatest healers in the world. They perform the most complex psychological feats of healing without ever earning any degrees or attending any seminars. They heal with a

Early in 1976, my wife and I became acquainted with Pearl Harrison, a retired secretary of the medical faculty of a Sydney University. At first we thought this was just a chance meeting, but

This is the story of Swami’s magnificent grace played out in the tiny village of Melakavatti, 10 kilometers from Ooty in Tamil Nadu, India. Three hundred families live in this picturesque valley surrounded by

“How often did you lose faith in God?   Or chide Him for not granting your desires? How often did you silently meditate On the supreme Lord and the supreme Goal of Life? How

The following anecdote related by professor Kasturi, one of Sathya Sai Baba’s closest devotees and His official biographer, gives us a little peek into Bhagavan’s Divinity and His omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence. Two years

The subtlest, strongest relationship in life is between God and man. This is confirmed by modern Jungian psychology, though the Divine is termed and alluded to as the Self. Yet, in the external glamour