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

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

“The effort to gain equanimity is the hardest but the most beneficial of all sadhanas (spiritual efforts). It is a bastion against the ups and downs of fortune.” We all lung to have peace

Following are some thoughts on Sri Sathya Sai from a talk by our guest speaker, Dr. Philip Gosselin on the occasion of Swami’s birthday celebrations in Manhattan on November 20, 1993. Today is a

The author, Richard Margolin, wrote this article for our publication, based on a talk given by him at the Silent Retreat in New York in October 1993. (  Part 1  |  Part 2  )

“Unity in Diversity in action.” During the first meeting of the Mid-Atlantic region to organize Swami’s birthday celebration in New York City on November 20, someone suggested that we have a birthday cake for

Bisu Sohani was the guest speaker at the Manhattan Center guest night on Thursday, the 2nd of December 1993. This is an edited version of his talk. Sai Ram. One of the most frequent

The day was fast approaching—November 20—Swami’s birthday celebration in New York. Among the many big things to take care of was this small one about making the entrance look beautiful and emanate an aura

The day was fast approaching—November 20—Swami’s birthday celebration in New York. Among the many big things to take care of was this small one about making the entrance look beautiful and emanate an aura

This is a transcription of the talk at the Silent Retreat in NY in October, 93 We sing many bhajans which refer to Swami as Mother and Father. Clearly, He represents different things to

During my first trip to Prashanti Nilayam, I noticed a quote of Baba’s hanging on the dining hall wall—“Let the Universe be your teacher.” Reflections on this sentence led me to believe that Baba