Divine Discourses Archive

Taittiriya Upanishad

Social norms of behavior have drowned in the Ganga. Contentment has disappeared from the minds of people. Morality, character, and human values are shattered. Men have lost their humanness. Everyone needs food to survive.

Choose Your God

In the following discourse, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba advises not to let the mind waver and distract you from following the devotional path. Choose one God and stay steady with Him through the good

Mundaka Upanishad—Knowledge of the Soul

To attain the state of Purushottama [the supreme self], you must entertain pure feelings and engage in pure actions. Appreciate one truth, and you have understood everything. What is that truth? This is what

Sathya Sai Seva

In a discourse, at the first conference of Sathya Sai Seva Organizations, Bhagavan Baba elaborated the various rules and regulations that members and office bearers of the Sathya Sai Organizations should follow. He said

Prasna Upanishad—Answers to the Sixth Student’s Questions

Peace is non-existent; Truth is scarce; Fear of weapons has mounted. Selfishness is the cause of these harmful trends. These words convey the truth. (  Part 1  |  Part 2  |  Part 3 | 

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In their own way and style, the followers of every religion call upon the one God who is omnipresent. It is the same God who confers upon all mankind health, prosperity, peace, and happiness.

Prasna Upanishad—Answers to the Fourth and Fifth Students’ Questions

Remove the impurities of the mind; Fill your heart with supremely pure feelings. The eye of wisdom will reveal to you that The world is filled with the light of Brahman.  Why does a

The Higher Education

This article is excerpted from a discourse by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba to the women in Anantapur College on the values and qualities to be cultivated by women. Education must help weaken all

Prasna Upanishad—Answers to the Second and Third Students’ Questions

Just as the reflection is not stuck to the mirror, Just as lotus leaves are not wet by the water they dwell in, Sins cannot stick to a devotee. Birth and death are an

The Vinayaka Principle

The more you rub a piece of sandalwood on a grindstone, the greater the fragrance it emits. As you chew a piece of sugarcane, the more you chew the greater the sweet juice you get

Prasna Upanishad—Answers to the First Student’s Questions

Trees bear fruit for the benefit of others. Rivers flow to help others. Cows give milk in the interest of others. This body has been given to serve others.  (  Part 1  |  Part

Shirdi Baba’s First Miracle

Bhagawan has captured our attention with many a story of Shirdi Baba’s life. Here He narrates the circumstances in which Shirdi Baba performed his first miracle as a young lad of ten years. God