Divine Discourses Archive

The following are excerpts from Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s discourses during Shivaratri, March 1963 Do not grieve that the Lord is testing you and putting you to the ordeal of undergoing them. For, it

In 1990 Bhagavan spoke about the teachers and the students of the various [Sathya Sai] Institutes and their relationship that brings out the very best. He also spoke about the glory of India and

In the following discourse on His birthday in 1990, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba spoke about the glory of Bharat and said, “I do not expect anything from you. Only, develop love within you.

Following is from Bhagavan’s discourse on December 12th, 1970, in Goa, after He took on the appendix inflammation that had come to a point of bursting in a devotee. Each one has come embodied

In His discourse in 1986, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba spoke about the nine forms of devotion that we can practice. He elaborated on them and said that bhakti (devotion to the Lord) is

I am in you and for you: you are for Me and in Me. Yet, I have an urge to tell you a little about Me and guide you. I am not won by

With your elephant’s trunk And single tusk, and benign looks, With the tingling of your anklets, And your prodigious belly, Looking like a dwarf, But capable of bestowing all knowledge, Oh Son of Parvati!

It is the bounden duty of man in this life, as also in later lives, to know and experience the basic cause of the Universe and all the love and sweetness it evokes in

Among all the living beings, man is sacred. In this world, it is but natural that a person who is occupying an important or high position will have great responsibilities. Similarly, man occupies the

In the culture of India, all religions and faiths are integrated harmoniously for, it emphasizes Righteous life, Love, and Service, beyond which there is no higher sadhana [spiritual effort]. But people have grown deaf

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in the following discourse explains the spiritual context of the stories of Mahabharata. To lead a purposeful and worthy life, you have to recognize the true meaning of the

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in His Shivaratri discourse in 1955 spoke about conquering the ego, constantly dwelling on the name of the Lord, and detachment. This year Mahashivaratri is on March 8. I