Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in one of His discourses said that our minds are not only influenced by the food we take in through our mouths but also through the various senses. The

The following story is narrated by Bhagavan Baba to illustrate to His students the importance of eating satwic food prepared in satwic conditions.   I shall tell you now of an incident that happened eighty

From the moment of Baba’s arrival in Brindavan [His ashram near Bangalore, India] on December 7, students of the Brindavan campus of the Sathya Sai Institute experienced inexpressible ecstasy. They were enjoying the presence

Swami says, “Nowadays, service has become more talk and less deed. But the Lord cannot be deceived. He is vigilant and all‑knowing.” Swami illustrates His point with the following story. Once on a Sivarathri

Recently, while enjoying a meeting with my husband at a restaurant near his office, I mentioned to him that one of the cars had two tires which seemed somewhat worn. I went on to

This intriguing story was narrated at the Active Workers Conference at Leicester in spring 1995. It is another example of Sai humor designed and executed with great care, for the spiritual advancement of those

In the following discourse, Bhagavan Baba shows us how idol worship is an important tool for our spiritual efforts to attain the goal of being one with the Lord. “There is only one God

The spoken word, though it may be short and appears to be only a sound, has in it the power of an atom bomb. When a word of ananda (bliss) is spoken to a

In July 1983, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba spoke about the significance of fasting, and other observances of the holy month of Ramzan. He emphasized that all religions teach that the way to attain

Does life have meaning, or it is simply a  purposeless sojourn on earth? Are we merely driven like dumb cattle from the cradle to the grave? What is the journey like? It is only

Splendor The contrasts can be mind-bending. Some years ago, when Baba visited the Himalayas with a party of chosen disciples, they all behaved like excited boys in the unfamiliar snow. Baba threw snowballs at

Once a mendicant with tattered clothes, unkempt hair, and dirty body, came and stood at the threshold of Chaitanya’s room and was meditating with closed eyes. On seeing him, Chaitanya came out and asked