Divine Discourses Archive

The Path of Devotion

The following is an extract from a discourse that Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba gave during the celebration of the Hindu Samaj [Hindu society] completing sixty years in an atmosphere of shanti [peace]. The society

More Potent Than Portents

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, in His discourse on Yugadi day in 1990, said that to manifest his humanness man must practice purity in thought, word, and deed. He also urges us to make proper

Rama, the Indweller

In the following discourse delivered almost two decades back, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Baba elaborates on the inner meaning of the Ramayana, and the need to comprehend Rama as the dweller within us, showering eternal

 You are Freed

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba brought forth the wondrous ten-inch lingam in 1974 on the auspicious Mahashivaratri day, in the process granting liberation to all who witnessed the event. Do not be misled by what

Social Life and Atmic Sadhana

In the following discourse Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba explains that divinity is fully emminant in everyone so a spiritual aspirant cannot say that social life and spiritual effort should be placed in different compartments. He

Ways of the Divine

In the following excerpts from a discourse delivered to a mammoth audience during His birthday in 1987, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba emphasizes the quintessential spiritual tools available to humans on their journey to

Light the Lamp Within

Peace has vanished Truth has become rare Arms have become a menace Selfishness is at the root Of all these calamities This is the word of Truth, the word of Sai. Sathya, dharma, ahimsa,

Dasara Festival

Every evening during the Dasara [10 days of Devi worship], the pundits and scholars who came for the Vedapurusha jnana yajna in 1962 gave very erudite discourses on the Vedas, Vedanta, and Shastras [holy

The Royal Road to God

The many saints, seers, kings, and scholars who have enriched its culture and brought joy and peace to the lives of people have made this land holy. It is a source of inspiration to

In Human Form

In a Gurupoornima discourse, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba explained the difference between the ordinary body and the body of an avatar. This year Gurupoornima [full moon festival honoring the spiritual teacher] falls on

Krishna and the Gopalas

Continuing the series on ‘Immortal Devotees’, the following is taken from Bhagavan’s discourse on 26-5-1995, when He spoke about the devotion of gopalas and gopikas. This year Krishna Ashtami is on 14 August. Balarama

Significance of Ganesha Principle

Embodiments of Love! One who recognizes his identity with the Divine is a real jnani (the knower of the absolute). All Indian festivals are sacred and invested with deep spiritual significance. They are not