The following parable, from the Skanda Purana [Hindu scripture], of the hunter and the four deer highlights the fundamental requisite for devotion—keeping one’s word and worship of the Divine. These two acts draw the grace of

The following anecdote related by professor Kasturi, one of Sathya Sai Baba’s closest devotees and His official biographer, gives us a little peek into Bhagavan’s Divinity and His omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence. Two years

Eight planets in a row! O the brilliant show! (Some killjoy says, they are not eight, but seven But, yet, the row is grand! )… Magnificent, rare! It happens once in a thousand years

The subtlest, strongest relationship in life is between God and man. This is confirmed by modern Jungian psychology, though the Divine is termed and alluded to as the Self. Yet, in the external glamour

Question: Swami, we lack adequate knowledge of many important things. We have only a partial view of divinity. Hence, we tend to ignore the reality and are prone to doubt divinity. It is our misfortune

“Veiled as I am by My inscrutable power of illusion, My maya, the world does not recognize Me. Although they do not know Me, Arjuna, I know them all…past, present, and future. Not understanding

In this discourse, Sathya Sai Baba advises His college students to have firm faith in themselves so they can advance spiritually. He urges them to follow the path of truth, morality, and righteousness, living

The author entreats the readers to abide by Sri Sathya Sai’s spiritual guidelines as closely as one follows traffic signs for a safe and successful trip.  Life, according to Bhagavan Baba, is a pilgrimage from

Mysticism underlines the importance of the guru or spiritual master. Baba eulogizes the guru, saying that the guru is a creator like Brahma, sowing the seed of spirit; that he is a sustainer like

I waited around at the airport; the flight was scheduled to depart around 4 A.M. I was growing more and more sleepy, till finally, I felt everything important had been accomplished, and that I would

Question: Swami, current state of world affairs is, indeed, nightmarish. Injustice, disorder, unrighteousness, and falsehood are rampant. Forgive me, Swami, if my question is not proper. Kindly clarify my doubt. How much justice did

Man in the initial stages, worships portraits or idols of God with flowers and the sixteen forms of reverential homage… The higher mode of worship is through good and pure thoughts, through good and