Devotee Stories Archive

When Tulsi Bloomed at the Lotus Feet

When my servants Ask thee concerning Me I am indeed Close: I listen To the prayer of every Supplicant when he calleth on Me. (The Quran: II: 186) Karim Saab (67), shriveled and taciturn,

How the Lord Chooses

I had been waiting for weeks to have an interview with Sri Sathya Sai Baba when ‘she’ arrived. ‘She’ was called in for an interview immediately. The very next day, ‘she’ received another. “How unfair,”

Baba—The Embodiment of Love

Born in 1924, Padmabhushan Lt. Gen. (Retd.) S. P. Malhotra, PVSM, a highly decorated soldier of the Indian Army, retired in 1982 as GOC-in-C [General Officer Commanding-in-Chief], Northern Command, after a distinguished service of 39 years

We Had the Vision: 23 Years Ago!

The following is an article written by Swami’s teacher and includes some charming experiences that he was fortunate to have had when the Lord of the Universe revealed His divine form. As a boy of

Thanks for the Anguish

Swami says, “Open your heart to pain as you do to pleasure, for both are my gifts of grace.” At first this sounded odd to me but now I think I understand a little, for

Our `Mother’ at Kodaikanal

I asked Swami at darshan, “May I travel south with You?” The answer rang in my ears for days. “Yes, sir!” So, on the morning of May 29, we boarded an Indian Airlines 737

The Ever‑Caring Lord

On November 23rd, 1982, our 25‑year-old son was due to undergo a tricky sinus operation in his nose. I wrote one of my little notes and placed it on my shrine, asking Swamiji to

A Journey with Sai

Sri V. Srinivasan, an electrical engineer and industrialist, has held several very prominent positions both in India and abroad. A devotee of Bhagavan for over three decades, he is currently the All-India President of the Sri

“I Have Saved Him”

Padma Vibhushan [a distinguished title] Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma’s name is synonymous with ‘Santoor’ [an instrument] for bringing an obscure and almost unknown musical instrument to the center stage of concerts today. He is an

The Lord’s Response

In November 1970, I had just finished reading, The Autobiography of a Yogi, by Parmahamsa Yogananda in which he re­fers frequently to the long‑lived Himala­yan master Babaji. This Babaji seemed the highest being I

The Unbelievable

Rita Bruce has been devoted to Bhagavan Baba for a number of years. Presently she is very actively involved in Swami’s educational programs. Sathya Sai Baba tells us that if we sur­render to the

The Lord

Ten years ago I stood face to face with the Lord. I feel as if it is just today, just now; I see so clearly that Divine form standing before me—frail, graceful, gentle, yet