Divine Discourses Archive

Immortal Devotees of the Lord

The inextricable relationship between the devotees and the Lord, a relationship maintained by unassailable and unflinching faith on one side and a continuous and loving care for the devotee on the other, was the

To the Mothers

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, in His discourse in 1974, advised mothers on how to inculcate the right values in their children so that they can be the pillars of the nation. Many of

What’s In A Name

On Yugadi day [Telegu New Year] in 1973, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba said that the New Year day is in no way different from the previous or next day. It comes and goes

Divine Life

In 1957 in the discourse below, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba advised us to pray that He make us a flute in His hands so that He can breathe through us, and out of

Friends?

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba enlightened the students attending the Summer Course more than 30 years back on the choice and importance of true friendship. During his sojourn in this transient world, wading through joy

Love the Source of Love

Bhagavan Baba exhorts devotees to seek the true source of love—God Himself who is immanent in every being in this world. In this Shivaratri discourse from more than four decades back, Baba encourages everyone

Ask for Me

In the following discourse Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba says that we are not taking full advantage of His being amongst us. We ask Him for petty trivial worldly pleasures when all that we

Who is Sai?

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s reality is difficult to comprehend, and yet we really want to understand it. On June 19, 1974, He allowed us a glimpse into this reality. God is inscrutable. He

The Esoteric Significance of Ganesha Worship

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!

Devotion and Self-Sacrifice

The world has had many great souls who sacrificed their lives for truth, Even now there are many who have given their lives for the good of others, There are many who have not

Roots into the Deep

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, in His discourse on Guru Poornima [the day when the guru or teacher is venerated], said that recitation of the Lord’s name, penance, worship, and vows or disciplines all

The Love of the Gopis

Bhagavan Baba has spoken about the gopis and their devotion to Lord Krishna on Krishna Janam Ashtamis [the day He was born] past. He has said that the inner eye and the inner senses are