Easwaramma Day Celebrations, 1997

Annual Easwaramma Day Celebrations were held this year on May 10, as the first faint breath of springtime was felt in Morganville, New Jersey. A record-breaking number of devotees (400-500) of all ages from

On the Nature of Karma

The following article clarifies some little-known aspects of karma that are critical for our understanding as we strive to live in accordance with Swami’s teachings. Excerpted and edited from a talk given by Dr.

An Interview with Baba

In December 1978, Sri Sathya Sai Baba gave a group interview to Western devotees. This is the second of two articles. Devotee: Swami, would you please speak about the Jewish religion? Swami: See, I

Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

From May 23-26, 1997, amid the natural splendors of the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, more than 700 devotees gathered at Camp Akiba to concentrate on the conference theme “Dharma (right action)—Our Way of Life.”

Swami on Love, Truth, and Service

This is the first in a series of two articles carrying the Divine message given by Sri Sathya Sai Baba in His discourses during the 70th birthday celebrations at Prashanti Nilayam. Embodiments of love,

Ramanavami

Ramanavami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Rama. Sai Baba tells us that when we observe the birthday of a divine personality, we also have to follow his teachings, remembering what constitutes the

Spirituality Is a Pleasure, Not a Pressure

Dr. Kailash Kumar, lecturer in English at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prashanti Nilayam, retired from the Indian Army in the mid-1980s before joining the college faculty. He has coauthored the book

We Love You

A young adult relates her experience of the ten days spent with Swami during the Summer Course in May 1995. I can still recall the ride from Kadugodi to Bangalore Airport at the end

Prema

“Love is a flower; lust is a thorn. Prema (love) can be truly called prema only when it recognizes divinity and only when it realizes that we should love the divine. That kind of

He Whom Christ Announced

“Religions arise from the minds of good men, who crave to make all men good; they strive to eliminate evil and cure the bad. They are many, since they have to be adjusted to

Baba, Lighting the Lamp of Love

Dr. Michael Goldstein, Central Coordinator of the SSSB Council of the U.S.A., visited New Jersey and New York this October and gave wonderful talks on Swami. He enumerated a number of qualities of Baba

Hanukkah: A Celebration of God’s Grace

This year, beginning on December 17, Jews around the world observe Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. The holiday commemorates two miracles associated with a battle between the Jews and Syrians in 165 B.C. The