Guru in Hinduism means a personal spiritual teacher or guide. The syllable ‘Gu’ means darkness or ignorance and the syllable ‘Ru’ stands for repeller of darkness. So a Guru is the light of awareness

A devotee from the Far East who had been confined to the wheel‑chair for a number of years, is wheeled into the “interview room” at Trayee Brindavan [Swami’s ashram in Bangalore]. Half an hour

Hislop: Swami mentions Vedanta [one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy]. What is the correct use of that word? Sai: Vedanta is metaphysical enquiry of the divine, the world and the valid experience

Embodiments of love! Teachers and students! In this vast expansive world, times are becoming worse, and great changes are happening very quickly. Man is giving up his body even before he has been able

In 1969 Bhagavan spoke on Guru Poornima Day. He said that each body you see before you is a mirror in which, if only you open your eyes, you can see the image of

Our Lord Sai is the most compassionate one. To illustrate this, I would like to narrate an instance. On the 7th of September, 2005, a man had a severe heart problem and was admitted

1. The Hills of Puttaparthi Grey, rugged, stately, they stand, timeless, and serene: The morning sun turns them into a slate-blue wall, And in the soft rays of the setting sun, they glow With

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba said in His discourse on Krishna Janmashtami [Krishna’s birthday] in 1963 that there should be no artificiality in your attachment to the Lord, no affectation, no pride, no egoism

Hislop: Swami, what does the mind know? There is much knowledge in the mind, but what does it really know? Sai: The mind does not know anything. So-called education is just book knowledge. Hand

If every person observes three things, he will be one with Swami. You will experience the Divine in you. As the following three are in Me, I can declare firmly about them. They are

When Rama visited Shabari [an ascetic lady from the Ramayana], He told her, “I am hungry.” She gave Him some berries that she found in the forest. The Lord went to everybody. He went

This is an edited version of a talk given by at the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Metropolitan New York in March 2022. A lawyer from Costa Rica, he is the producer of the