Divine Discourses Archive

The Brother Among Brothers

In this discourse, Bhagavan Baba holds the brotherly love and loyalty between Lord Rama and His brother Lakshmana as role models for modern youth. The ideal of brotherhood depicted in the Ramayana story is

Devotion is the Panacea

In this divine discourse on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, Bhagavan Baba reveals the secret to the presence of the Divine: devotee’s love has to flow as a pure selfless stream. God is without

The Royal Road to God

In this divine discourse on the holy Onam day, Bhagavan Baba urges the sole purpose of man on earth—uniting with God as Emperor Bali did. This year Onam festival falls on August 28th. This

The Spring of Joy

Bhagavan Baba calls on all to understand our divine origin through steady spiritual discipline and guidance from the divine guru, in this discourse delivered half a century ago on Guru Poornima day. This is

Combine Morals with Business

“If you businessmen live according to right principles, all the corruption in the country can be ended in a moment,” observed Bhagavan Baba, in a powerful exhortation to a vast gathering of businessmen at

Revere Truth and Love

Bhagavan Baba advises the youth to cultivate love and gratitude toward one’s parents, the true representatives of the Divine on earth. The body is impermanent All one’s wealth is transient Children and wife are

Limits that Liberate

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba spoke on Indian culture at the Summer Course held in Brindavan in 1974. The advice He gave to the students is applicable to one and all. This is a

The Rama Era

Sarva Jiva Dharma Shantham Sarva Nama Dharma Shivam Satchidhananda Rupam Advaitam Sathyam Sivam Sundaram One who is the support of all beings, the supreme peace; known by all names, the supreme good; the One

The Name that Redeems

There is no Bharatiya [Indian] who has not heard the story of Rama, nor is there a village in Bharat [India] without a Rama temple. From time immemorial, every individual in Bharat has regarded

Shivaratri: Its Significance

To enlighten everyone that they are the atman (self) and not the body that is the material vesture of the atman is the purpose of the Mahashivaratri festival, says Bhagavan Baba in this Divine

Hopping on One Leg

Goodness in this world and Godliness in the hereafter can be ours if we walk on two legs—one-pointed devotion to the almighty and selfless service to the distressed, says Bhagavan Baba in an early

Four Steps

In this discourse delivered on a past birthday, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba urges us to strictly follow the ancient prescription laid down for different stages of life to attain mental peace and equanimity. The culture