Shri Maharajakrishna Rasgotra, IFS (Retd.), is a career diplomat. He was the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Netherlands, France, and Indian High Commissioner to the U K. He retired as Foreign Secretary of the Government

What is the way of practicing Swami’s teachings? How can one get complete benefit of Swami’s darshan (being in the presence of a holy being)? It is only through love. Love is God. Love

Hislop: This car in which we are driving has certain natural factors that are neither good nor bad. If moving, it has speed and momentum. In like fashion, what are the natural powers of

Man does not delve deep into the significance of all that happens around him. Siddhartha, who became the Buddha, had that urge to know and inquire. Most people live superficial lives. They are like

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in a discourse in May 1996 said that the Mother principle embodies seven potencies—fame, wealth, speech, wisdom, intelligence, fortitude, and determination—thus she is highly sacred. Embodiments of divine love!

Before Kali Yuga [Iron Age] started, sweet Lord Krishna oft proclaimed “To this Earth again will I be born, when it is steeped in shame”. And thus it was so written, ‘pon the Gita’s

May 6th of each year is observed as Mother’s Day. For this occasion, children submitted artwork in honor of the Divine Mother.                    

“Then, suddenly from among the crowd, an old man emerged. He shouted in a loud commanding voice, ‘Give the child to me’. There were two women and one man with him, who also pleaded,

Bhakta: Swami, the inner meaning of the Maha­bharata and the Ramayana that You explained is re­ally very interesting. If only one probes deeply, what else is there in them? That kind of Mahabharata and

There are five types of roots of sorrow (kleshas) that cause suffering to humans. These are: Ignorance (avidya), ego sense (asmita), desire (raga), hatred (dwesha), and fear of death (abhinivesha). What is meant by

These days when anxiety casts its shadow over the land, the recollection of the birth and achievements of Rama acts as armor to the agitated mind. Rama is in truth the Vedas [scriptures] personified.

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba entered our lives in the strangest way. Ever since His grace flowed for the first time in 1966, the bond of love has maintained its pace all these 19