Sairam Friends. Baba’s love and blessings to you. Happy spring! Each year Spring means that we will soon see our Sai friends and family at our annual conference. We look forward to the satsang,

Leaving my family and home, which was in New York City, at the age of 11 was not easy. Yet I was determined to venture into an entirely new world and attend a boarding

Resistance to Change June is a teacher. On a recent class trip, a child threw wastepaper on the ground. June commented and the girl replied, “Why not? everyone else does it.” Recently, several of

Dr. John Hislop has been an ardent devotee for many years. There are very few people who have had as much close contact with Swami as he had. His intensity as a spiritual seeker

“Thus, it is said that man has only the authority to act and that it is God who dispenses the fruits of man’s actions.” Swami is always asking us to be detached from our

Being present in Prashanti Nilayam for the Divine Discourse of the New Year, 1994, was a blessing. In a constant effort to lead a life more in tune with Swami’s teachings, I cherish the

There are moments in our lives when events converge in such a way that we find ourselves serving a particular purpose. We might not fully understand the scope of what that purpose is. Nonetheless, there

Swami tells us, in loving detail, how to conduct every aspect of our lives in order to further our spiritual progress. He is very specific and firm about maintaining proper health. “Health is necessary,”

I thought that she would live forever, or, at least, as long as I did. As a child, I used to nag her, pester her and play with her—my older sister. ‘When I was

This is part two of an article by, Richard Margolin, based on a talk he gave at the Silent Retreat in New York in October 1993.   (  Part 1  |  Part 2  )

Ceiling on Desires About ten years ago, Lord Sathya Sai launched the Ceiling on Desires in order to teach us that spiritual growth was impossible unless we undertook the personal discipline of reducing waste

Dear Lord, I offer this food to You as I offer my life to You, knowing full well that it is not mine to give but is indeed a gift from You. For this