Birthday Blessings

Listen, O embodiments of ananda [bliss]! Accept these blessings on the occasion of the birthday. Be happy, full of health, and joy, and peace; equipped with bhakti [devotion], jnana [knowledge], and vairagya [detachment], and,

Global Bhajan – part 1

Sathya Sai Baba gave this discourse at the Akhanda Bhajan (a 24-hour observance with devotional song sessions worldwide). At the conclusion of the discourse, Baba stresses the importance of reciting the Lord’s name. He

That Memorable Id Day

Id-ul-fitr, the Muslim holiday, is falling on November 26th or 27th, depending on the sighting of the moon.  This is celebrated after fasting for 30 days during Ramadan; when the Muslims, both young and

Birthday Special

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba was born on November 23, 1926 in a small village called Puttaparthi. The birth of this unique child was proclaimed by heavenly music; wise men had divine visitations; and

Gita: The Song of Life – 10

In the sixteenth chapter of the Gita, Sri Krishna describes the good qualities and the temperament of a satwic person. He says that, through practice and prayer, man can transform himself into a loving and

Strive for Contentment

The Bhagavad-Gita taught, if you want to enter the kingdom of liberation and gain moksha, you should acquire the 26 noble virtues. But even if you have just one, you will be qualified to

Yearn for God Alone

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in the following discourse encourages His devotees to pray to attain the Lord Himself rather than ask for trivial things. He says that He alone knows what we deserve and what

Small Teachings

You have a duty so far as the other person is concerned and he has the responsibility to see that he deserves that duty which you feel bound to fulfill towards him. Duty must

Power of Prayer

In the divine fold of Bhagavan since she was born, Geetha Ram Mohan of Washington, DC, shared powerful stories at the Manhattan Center in New York City recently. A Sai Spiritual Education teacher, in

Baba the Mother

Referring to Shirdi Sai Baba, Hemadpant [Govind R. Dabholkar] writes [in the  Sri Sai Satcharita], “Sai Baba had the peculiar, disinterested, and extraordinary love of the Mother; His joy knew no bounds when He

Gita: The Song of Life – 9

(  Intro  |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |  11  ) Arjuna: “I…I see these, Spanning space, A thousand suns,

This, Too, Is Baba’s Grace

There are hundreds of stories of Baba’s rescue of devotees on the physical plane. He also comes to one’s rescue on the psychic plane, and He does it in such a way that there