The wayward mind wanders hither and thither, but it is possible to fasten it on one fixed point by means of steady discipline and persistent training in spiritual discipline. This condition is called One-pointedness

The edifice of life is a four–storied mansion. In this mansion the ground floor is the most important one. The upper three storeys are based upon this. It is known as Brahmacharya (explained below).

What is in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name will smell as sweet. All names are His. It makes no difference by whatever name we may call Baba.

Professor Frank Baranowski, a psychologist and regression therapist, specializes in research on auras, the energy patterns that surround all living beings, and works at the University of Arizona. He is an expert in bio-magnetic

The following questions to Bhagavan by a devotee and Bhagavan’s answers have been taken from a devotee’s diary. Q:    When the Avatar is incarnate on earth, can His message be received even when one

Man should first clearly grasp the habits and mannerisms of his mind and its tendencies and attitudes. Then only can he control it and gain mastery over it; and purify and develop his memory,

What has sociology or the social sciences to do with the sciences of the spirit or the inquiry into the human spirit? This is a question that is commonly raised. So, too, many do

Late Dr. K Hanumanthappa, M. Com, Ph.D., CCA (USA), FBIM (London), FWAIM (USA) served as the Vice Chancellor of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning from 1993 to 1996. He was former Vice Chancellor of

I saw A Man… His Voice was sweet, like Nectar, (When it flows!) And, when He spoke, the words fell, soft, Like dew‑drops on a Rose; His step was firm where’er He walked… His

Bhagavad-Gita [Song of the Gods] is a conversation between a doubting Arjuna and a confident Lord Krishna. It was narrated on a battlefield when, suddenly, the otherwise extraordinarily competent Arjuna was engulfed with an

Bhakta: Some people describe Brahmam as asthi­-bhaati-priyam; what does it mean? How are these relat­ed to Brahmam? Swami: Is that the doubt? Asthi means ‘that which is’; Bhaati means ‘that which shines’; Priyam means—of

Prakriti (Nature) has no beginning. She is timeless. She cannot survive without the company of Purusha (Creator). She can be compared to a pious wife. Her beauty is beyond all description. Her strength is