Swami’s Teachings Archive

At a Divine discourse on India’s Independence day this year, Baba drove home to us the importance of unity through a very simple and striking example. He asked how it was possible for England,

In 1985 on Christmas Day in Brindavan, Bhagavan Baba asked Mr. Al Drucker of the United States to speak to the people assembled there. Drucker narrated how he had asked Swami if He was

Sri V. C. Kondappa in his Telugu book, Sree Sayeesuni Charitram, notes that Sri N. Kasturi has given in Sathyam Sivam Sundaram a few important details of the early life of the Baba of

(It was four years ago that I was given the directive: “You don’t even know your own religion. How can you know Me?” This led me to a study of Islam with a fresh

Egoism, that satanic thing that lurks within us like an ever-present shadow of evil, is what prevents us from realizing the unity of God and His creation. Egoism makes us think that, as individual

Blessed indeed are those who endeavor to realize God, even in the midst of the manifold difficulties and obstacles that surround them in this world. Many people do not even believe in the existence

Sri Ramachandra responded to the enquiry of Shabari, the simple ardent devotee, and named the nine steps in the path which will take man to the Lord: Shravanam Kirtanam Vishnusmaranam Padasevanam Vandanam Archanam Dasyam

I spent a certain amount of time reading through a book of poetry entitled, ‘The Mystic in Love’ in search of an appropriate poem with which to begin. At first sight, the poem I chose

To be happy, we have to place our faith in enduring and permanent things. But while all conceived objects are evasive and deceptive, the subject, which conceives and perceives, is alone ever lasting and

Having had the privilege of living at Prasanthi Nilayam for 14 months, I carefully observed one particular phenomenon associated with out sweet Lord, Sri Sathya Sai Baba. My observation became focused on Swami’s use

A few hours from now, it will be Christmas when people worldwide will celebrate the birth of [Jesus] Christ. Indeed, it will be celebrated with great pomp and ceremony, in contrast to the actual circumstances

Lord Ganesha is known by many names and we worship Him at the beginning of every auspicious event. In 1965, Bhagavan Baba gave a very interesting explanation to the various names. The Puranas [scriptures] declare