Divine Discourses Archive

Speaking to the students on June 18th, 1992, Swami said that proper use must be made of the senses. Making use of this opportunity, one of the teachers asked Swami what the conquering of

Addressing the devotees assembled in Prasanthi Nilayam on the Onam festival, Bhagavan Baba encouraged everyone to install God in one’s heart, ridding themselves of egoism and pride. Tulsidas has said in his Ramacharitamanas [a Hindu

In 1969 on the occasion of Janamashtami day, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in His discourse said that the receptacle may be different, but the divine content is the same. The taste of the

In the following discourse, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, lays down the basic guidelines for gurus to follow. Education confers humility; endows one with an authority to command that will entitle one to affluence. With

In August of 1978, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba spoke to the Brindavan hostel boys about friendship. Following is an excerpt from that discourse. Sneha [affection] is the eighth of the nine stages of bhakti

Bhagavan inaugurated an exhibition entitled ‘Creative Creation’, organized by the students of Brindavan Campus as part of the Hostel Day celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai College, Brindavan, on 4th and 5th of February 1984.

All things happen according to the dictates of time; Both good and bad depend on time; Prosperity and poverty likewise depend on time; Time is the determinant of all things, There is none who

Of what avail is it to be a scholar or clever intellectual If one does not practice even a fraction of what one knows? Not all the luxuries and pleasures of the world will

In this divine discourse delivered on the sacred Mahashivaratri day, Bhagavan Baba reminds devotees to transform the exercise of all-night bhajan (devotional singing) into a life-long bhajan of adoration and pilgrimage to the Lord within. Throughout

In the following discourse, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba enumerates the various qualities required of a devotee and explains what real devotion is. Know that your hunger has not been fully appeased even after

Oh good and noble people assembled here! May you be filled with mutual affection and unalloyed joy! May you be compassionate toward all those who are afflicted! May you lead righteous family lives and

Religion teaches self-discipline and promotes one’s well being; it enhances one’s spiritual power and makes one effulgent. If people live without knowing its inner secret, the community and its culture decline and suffer. Embodiments