When it rains on sand, the water seeps down. When it rains on red earth, the water stays. When the rain falls on an oyster, a pearl is born. Likewise, devotion grows according to

This is how Baba introduced the Gita during a discourse in Puttaparthi some years ago. Once there was a King who had a large empire. He was very sad because he was under the

Sathya Sai Baba tells us that if we surrender to the Lord, He is obliged to protect us. Does His protection and love stop with the individual devotee? It appears that His promise of

No one can liberate you, for no one has bound you. You hold on to the nettle of worldly pleasures and you weep in pain. The kite is pursued as long as it carries

(  Part 1  |  Part 2  ) Devotee: Can we not know at any time what stage we have reached in dhyana? Swami:  You can identify the progress or decline of dhyana only when

In the following discourse, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba explains how not only humans, but Gods, too, have to go through the consequences of karma [past actions]. He spoke to students during a workshop

In this discourse given by Sai Baba on Good Friday in 1975, He strongly admonishes seekers to stop searching for God outside themselves and o work on practice and transformation within. If somebody says

Do you know for certain and can you answer me Why were you supplied with a pair of shining eyes? “To look at all I see,” No! No! To visualize the One on lofty

Sai Baba draws a parallel here between the spiritual efforts of Sabari, an ardent devotee of Lord Rama, and the work of teachers. But the analogy applies equally to all who yearn for divine

Deprived Area An Italian devotee was kissing Baba’s feet so enthusiastically that He said, “Hey! Leave some for Me!” Playing with… A devotee suggested to Baba that He had the power to solve all

It was a holy time, the sacred week between Palm Sunday and Easter. It was also the  beginning of Holi, the Hindu festival. The Jewish Passover was within a day or two. For me,

There is no scar on the sky, although clouds and stars, the sun and the moon, all appear to streak across it. So, let a thousand ideas streak across the mind; but let it