Devotee Stories Archive

“I Know, I Know Everything”

Sri Gangeya, an engineer by profession, was born and raised in Sri Lanka. He later migrated to the U.S. and is currently the devotion coordinator at the Flushing Sai Center, New York. He has

The Punkhawala

It was the hour when man, bird, and beast were still wrapped in sleep. Everything had melted in the thick darkness. The train was speeding along like a spangled snake, along the sub-Himalayan jungle

His Healing Touch

Four years ago, my only son (now 10 years of age) had a severe scald, when he slipped into boiling sugar cane juice, his right forearm being badly affected. He could not bear the

Unbelievable Prophecy

Is it true? Can it be true? A boy calling himself Sai Baba! And consoling the dispirited, curing the ill, exorcising ghosts and teaching the old! I heard of this 16-year-old prodigy and entered

That Memorable Id Day

Id-ul-fitr, the Muslim holiday, is falling on November 26th or 27th, depending on the sighting of the moon.  This is celebrated after fasting for 30 days during Ramadan; when the Muslims, both young and

Baba the Mother

Referring to Shirdi Sai Baba, Hemadpant [Govind R. Dabholkar] writes [in the  Sri Sai Satcharita], “Sai Baba had the peculiar, disinterested, and extraordinary love of the Mother; His joy knew no bounds when He

This, Too, Is Baba’s Grace

There are hundreds of stories of Baba’s rescue of devotees on the physical plane. He also comes to one’s rescue on the psychic plane, and He does it in such a way that there

An Avatar’s Words

Only an Avatar [incarnation of God]  could say those words. Lesser souls like seers, spiritual aspirants, great souls, ascetics, and realized persons would not have the courage to utter them, and even if they

The Authentic Voice

Sathya Sai Baba has often said that He had tried hard to postpone announcing that He was an Avatar, until at last the call became irresistible in his 14th year. Even during His childhood,

Sai Krishna

This is a story about Krishna. In a way, the story was not completed until November, 1975.  A number of years ago, I was in Bhagavan’s car. He was in the rear seat with

He Is Compassion

Whenever I picture Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba as Premaswarupa (Embodiment of Divine love), three examples of His abounding love occur to me. Every word, every gesture, every look of His is suffused with

Ashok Kumar and The Vow

The three-wheeled scooter driver, Ashok Kumar, age 21, was not honest. He cheated his customers every time, charging them too much. One day he took a customer to Golf Links (an elite locality of