Divine Discourses Archive

Diamonds in the Dust
In the following discourse during Dasara, Bhagavan Shri Sathya Sai Baba explains that we should not identify ourselves with the body but the atma as that confers bliss, peace, and light. Compassion toward all
Divine Discourses
October 1, 2019

The Ray of God
The Upanishads say that the human is a spark of Divine Love, encased in five sheaths: the anna (gross, material, food component), the prana (vital air, breath), the mana (the mental, emotional, volitional), the
Divine Discourses
October 1, 2019

Sri Sathya Sai Reminisces: Stories of Shirdi Sai Baba and His Devotee
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
Divine Discourses
September 1, 2019

The Banana and the Peel
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
Divine Discourses
September 1, 2019

The Spider in the Same Web
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
Divine Discourses
July 1, 2019

Gurus—not Teachers
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
Divine Discourses
July 1, 2019

How to Cultivate Friendship with God
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
Divine Discourses
June 1, 2019

Sri Sathya Sai Advises Parents
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.
Divine Discourses
May 1, 2019

Time is the very form of God… Time wasted is life wasted
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
Divine Discourses
April 1, 2019

How to be Near and Dear to God
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
Divine Discourses
March 1, 2019

Life‑long Bhajan
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
Divine Discourses
February 1, 2019

Climb the Right Tree
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
Divine Discourses
January 1, 2019
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