Q & A with Bhagavan Archive

Baba Answers

Q: Baba! Please tell us how you are attained. I find my sadhana [spiritual efforts] infructuous. A: I know you are inflicting many austerities on yourself. I must tell you that I am attained

Is a Path Needed?

Q:    Baba! Your advent has been a great landmark in human history. A:    Millions come to me, but few give me their attention. It is a matter of demand and supply. God

With You, Within You

Q: Swami! I wish to settle down here, at Puttaparthi, which is my real home. Baba: The repose of the wave is in the ocean, which is its support and sustenance. Your home is

Form or Formless

Question: Swami, God is attributeless. He is above satwic [pure], rajasic [active], and tamasic [dull] qualities. But we are bound by these three attributes. How can we realize God then? Bhagavan: The Divine has

Happy to Answer

The following excerpt from Pathway to Peace by Professor N. Kasturi illustrates Sathya Sai Baba’s unique and simple way of imparting essential truths to us—His devotees. Swami is happy when aspirants approach Him with

Fixing the Mind on God

The late Dr. John Hislop was a long-time devotee of Baba and was the first president of the North American Sai Organization. He had an extraordinary amount of personal interaction with Swami. Hislop: The

An Interview with Baba

In December 1978, Sri Sathya Sai Baba gave a group interview to Western devotees. This is the second of two articles. Devotee: Swami, would you please speak about the Jewish religion? Swami: See, I

Love—the Subtle Aspect

Dr. John Hislop has been an ardent devotee of Swami for many years. There are very few people who have had as much close contact with Swami as he has had. His intensity as

Q & A with Hislop

Dr. John Hislop has been an ardent devotee for many years. There are very few people who have had as much close contact with Swami as he had. His intensity as a spiritual seeker

Mind

Dr. Hislop has been an ardent devotee of Swami for many years. There are very few people who have had so much close contact with Swami as him. His intensity as a spiritual seeker,