Q & A with Bhagavan Archive

A Visitor: How does one get devotion to God? Sai: Confidence is necessary. Food is the start. The body is made from food. Without health, it is very hard to do anything. The stomach

Sai: Who are you? Who are you? Hislop: I am the accumulation of all my past, all my ideas. Sai: Who is that ‘My’? Who is that ‘My’? Who is that ‘My’ who is

Visitor: Swami’s gifts are beautiful, but what if one only wants peace of mind? Sai: Only thoughts of God and intense love for Him bring peace. As worldly thoughts diminish, thoughts of God increase.

Bhakta: When there is no peace of mind where can one get rest? Swami: Well my boy, rest is for the sake of peace of mind. Once you have that peace, where is the

Question: Swami, we visit temples religiously. We go on pilgrimages occasionally. We continue to do our rituals and religious acts. But there is no cognizable change in our life‑pattern. Why is this so, Swami?

Bhakta: What is the use of confidence and hope when one is not destined? Hope will only cause greater disappointment. Swami: Has destiny a shape and a personality so that you can recognize it

Devotee: How can we progress in devotion? Sai Baba: There are different modes of devotion: that which foolishly weeps for Me when I am not physically present; that which surrenders to Me with wild

Hislop: This morning in the taxi from the airport, even the driver had a marvellous experience of Swami’s leelas [divine plays]. And, the Bombay airport officers told other miraculous stories about happenings in their

Bhakta: Off and on everything is a puppet show, Swami. The mind forgets and is caught by the fascination of the objects. What is this my-stery, Swami? Swami: Well, the mind is associated with

Anil Kumar: Swami! Kindly tell us how to achieve greatness in life? Bhagavan: Never allow this sort of idea to get into your head. You are mistaken if you think that you have achieved

Q.  You have been saying that jnana [knowledge] is essential;  what exactly is the function of jnana? A.  Jnana makes you realize the atmaswarupa, that is to say, your own reality. Q.  And yoga

A Visitor: Does Kali Yuga [Iron Age] still continue? Sai: Yes. Visitor: Because in America several books say Kali Yuga has ended and another is in force. Sai: No. Before the Kali Yuga ends,