Divine Discourses Archive

Man is sathyam, shivam, and sundaram (truth, goodness, and beauty). That is why he is drawn by the true, the beautiful, and the good. He hates being labeled a liar or an ugly person

During the celebrations of Hospital Day in 1974, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba spoke about cleanliness and taking care of the body. He said that not only food but also whatever we see, hear,

Bhagavan Baba spoke to His devotees on Mother’s Day in 1996 and urged them to see the mothers as strong and not weak. He also encouraged them to respect and love them. Embodiments of

Swami, in His discourse on one of the ten days of worship during the festival of Dasara,describes the significance of yajnas [sacrificial rites]. According to Him, they not only benefit the people who perform them,

Mankind has progressed much in exploiting the material resources of the earth to promote the standard of life. But neither the individual nor the society has learnt the way to inner peace and contentment.

It is in the experience and practice of the citizens of Bharat [India] that they generally worship God with flowers, offer puja (ritual adoration), and make obeisance to God. But there is something that

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in this discourse speaks about the reality of man that is Brahmam, that resides in one and all whether living or non-living. The beacon of the spirit is the

In this discourse of October 1976, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba talks about the unity of all the religions and says that the Sai religion is that religion that feeds and fosters all religions

Bhagavan Baba, in His valedictory address to the Fifth All India Seva Dal Conference, made a call to all units of the Sathya Sai Seva Samiti (organization) to work as a single entity like

The pure heart shines with a faultless brilliance. Sweet love grants unblemished joy. Goodness is the most efficacious specific for the illness that lays humanity low. Goodness is even the reservoir of immortality. Attach

 In the following discourse, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is speaking to inmates of a remand home in Hyderabad about how they should conduct their lives. This is a good lesson for all of

Today people try to find God in religions. God is to be found not in religions but in your own mind (heart). It is only when the mind is controlled and purified that God