Devotee: In the West, sadhana [spiritual effort] is gene­rally taken to be a process of self‑improve­ment. But that implies identification with the changing personality? Sri Sathya Sai: First, there may be the urge to

Let us take the five elements, one by one. The living being has the first one, the earth, as its base. Water, the second, is the basis for the earth. Water is produced from

The following discourse by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba was given on His birthday in1986. In it He declared that man has forgotten his true divine nature and is immersed in the vain pursuit

There is a wise gardener: Hair of early morning spider’s webs. Skin of rainbow dewdrops. Hands of sun‑kissed butterfly wings. Eyes of newborn suns. Limbs of love, Nose of rose. Heart of the singing

Following is the discourse By Bhagavan Baba on First Ladies Day on November 19, 1995 in the Poornachandra Auditorium. He encouraged the ladies to change themselves and help to change the men and the

Sai Adithya is an alumnus of Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School in Prasanthi Nilayam. In the following article he shares the miraculous experiences that he and his family had with Bhagavan Baba. Swami

Hislop: One regards himself as a son of Swami. Swami is as the mother and we confide in Him directly, if possible, but if not then by prayer and by writing to him. Sai:

What is the meaning of satsang (good company)? Sath is the name of Divinity. It is changeless in all the periods of time. It is eternal and is present in you. You have to

They speak of two types of karma [action]: dehika and daivika (physical and spiritual). But this division is absurd and even dangerous. All acts and activities are spiritual, the body is but an instrument

The Arishadvargas (the six enemies of Man) get a foothold in his mind because it is filled with the darkness of ajnana [ignorance]. They are nocturnal birds like bats and owls that cannot tolerate

Before I had the luck or as I see it now Your Mercy came down on me like the star‑light penetrating through the encircling gloom I little knew what form to meditate. The gods

The other day here in Prasanthi Nilayam I was listening to a story about Baba being told by Mr. Kasturi to a group of us Westerners. The story related to a cat who called