The following is the first part of a four-part article derived from Swami’s divine discourse delivered at Prasanthi Nilayam on September 27, 1969, and reprinted from Sathya Sai Speaks, Volume I. (  Part 1 

It’s not easy for a simple God fearing village housewife to assume the mantle of “mother” of the Avatar and recognize in her “son” the incarnation of the Divine. How Easwaramma faced this difficult

From the very beginning of my relationship with Swami, He made it perfectly clear that my specific path was Equanimity. In my learning process I was shown that all the “different” paths of Swami’s

Mother’s love is an indescribable feeling. It is unconditional. No matter what you do your mother will always love you. It is difficult to put this in words, as a mother’s love is incommunicable.

If you keep laddu—an Indian sweet, in your shirt pocket, and forgetfully give the shirt to the washer-man, you will find that the pocket will develop stains when he returns the shirt after laundering

Is this for me? When I am with a child, I am a child…. How delightfully true! In 1978, a large group of children from a center in England visited Brindavan, taking with them

Why is the relationship between mother and child so lasting? What is the responsibility of a child to his mother? Here’s what Swami says. Motherhood is the most precious gift of God. Mothers are

In the following discourse, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba explains how we, the aspirants, should relate the story of Ramayana to our own lives. We should learn the lessons and use them to deal

In 1984 in the mandir (temple), Swami gave a discourse on the Gita. Following is a brief account of the episode of Gajendra moksham (liberation of the elephant), contained in the Bhagavatam, and its

Anil Kumar, Swami’s official translator, spoke to the devotees at the Los Angeles center last Easter. The following is a transcription of his talk, in which he compares the teachings of Jesus Christ with

In my room at Prasanthi Nilayam, awaiting the beginning of a most sacred Hindu festival, Dasara, I contemplate that very auspicious time in Christianity, the holy week of Easter. On that Good Fri­day, I

Death, is not normally thought of while one is engaged in life. Why is it important for a spiritual aspirant to reflect upon and inquire into the phenomenon of death? Here’s what Swami says: Keep always