The Ray of God

The Upanishads say that the human is a spark of Divine Love, encased in five sheaths: the anna (gross, material, food component), the prana (vital air, breath), the mana (the mental, emotional, volitional), the

The Real & The Unreal

Swami: Oh! When did you arrive? You were not visible anywhere outside. Are you well? Bhakta: It’s two days since I came. I see here a number of people everywhere outside. I hear the

Our Duty to the Atma

To get at the core of God at His greatest, one must first get into the core of himself at his least, for no one can know God who has not known himself. When

Sri Sathya Sai Reminisces: Stories of Shirdi Sai Baba and His Devotee

Speaking to the students on June 18th, 1992, Swami said that proper use must be made of the senses. Making use of this opportunity, one of the teachers asked Swami what the conquering of

2019 Easwaramma Day SAI Human Values Carnival, Sathya Sai Centers of New Jersey

On Saturday May 4th, the SSE children, young adults, and adults from many New Jersey Sai Centers came together to celebrate Easwaramma Day as Children’s Day with a Sai Carnival filled with activities that

Being in the Presence of Sai

Rajdeep Singh is a student (1989-1992) from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. He was formerly with The Indian Navy and is currently a Pilot with Indigo Airlines. Was it a pleasant coincidence,

The Banana and the Peel

Addressing the devotees assembled in Prasanthi Nilayam on the Onam festival, Bhagavan Baba encouraged everyone to install God in one’s heart, ridding themselves of egoism and pride. Tulsidas has said in his Ramacharitamanas [a Hindu

Purusha and Prakriti

Swami: O, you have come! Well, what is the news? Bhakta: What other news have we except yours? I heard that Your Kerala tour was most pleasant and wonderful. I am sad I was not

A Teacher’s Duty

The human body is the most wondrous machine in the world. It has a bewildering multiplicity of limbs, organs, veins, nerves, and cells that co-operate to maintain it under varied conditions. If any one

The Spider in the Same Web

In 1969 on the occasion of Janamashtami day, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in His discourse said that the receptacle may be different, but the divine content is the same. The taste of the

Sai—My Everything

Srinivas is currently a Doctoral Research Scholar in the Faculty of Business Management & Commerce at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam Campus. It is beyond my ability to write

Gurus—not Teachers

In the following discourse, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, lays down the basic guidelines for gurus to follow. Education confers humility; endows one with an authority to command that will entitle one to affluence. With