To me Baba is everything; I am but an insignificant thing; I write because He holds my pen; He alone sings and teaches all men. I echo when He sings or talks; I am

This is the story of Lynn, a Bal Vikas Child, from Santa Barbara.  Lynn—The child When I think of our daughter, Lynn, a mosaic of bright images comes to mind… Lynn, the child of

Q. In this cosmos that is the human body, what is the best dharma [right action] to follow? Which Ashram [four age-based life stages] is most conducive for that dharma? How many Ashrams are

The devotee is inseparable from God. When he is filled with the love of God and is totally forgetful of himself, he experiences oneness with God.  Prahlada was such a supreme devotee…. His form

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Baba in His discourse on Shivaratri in 1971 explained the significance of the Lingam, the Lingodbhavam, and why Sita was separated from Rama during the exile. The scriptures composed by the

I am writing this from Brindavan. I came here from California about a month ago. In that time, I feel like I have died and been reborn! To explain: Let me go back to

I’ve laid out a garden in my heart Removing all nettles, rocks and bushes Such as anger, desire and pride upstart To grow the rarest flowers fresh from blemishes. I water the plants with

Dato Jagadeesan was the Director of Industrial Promotion for the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority in Kuala Lumpur. He authored the books, ‘Journey to God: The Malaysian Experience with Sai Baba’, ‘Journey to God II:

Bhakta: Namaste [greetings], Swami. Swami: Shubhamastu [let there be auspiciousness]. Bhakta: With Your grace, everything is shubham [auspicious]; without it, everything is ashubham [inauspicious]. Swami: Good, but have you realized how both these are

The mind wills, yearns, prompts and insists on effort and action. This process is named sankalpa. These are like shasanas (commands). Everyone has to be aware of the variety and validity of the actions

Sneha [affection] is the eighth of nine stages of bhakti (devotion) described in the Bhagavatam [scripture] and other texts. It is usually translated as ‘friendship’, a term that has been understandably vulgarized by application

O Christmas Season of recent past—Blessed by a drama that Baba directed: As Lazarus was raised, after breathing `his last’, Walter Cowan was thrice `resurrected’. When spirit left the body’s brace Sai appeared at