For maya-constituted beings, there are two maya gates: The appetite for sex and the appetite of the tongue. These two have to be conquered by every man. So long as they persist, they cause sorrow.

The stream of man’s life is marked by different stages. In each stage man falls a prey to vices like egoism, jealousy, and falsehood instead of cultivating truth, righteousness, and humility. A life that

 In the following discourse, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai says that the taste of the Divine can be experienced in the atom or the cosmos, the friend as well as the foe, the virus and

Tanmay Das was a student from 2009-2014 in the Faculty of Management and Commerce at the Sri Sathya Sai institute of Higher Learning. Currently he is a specialist at the Standard Chartered [bank] GDS

 Dr. Prabai Mall was a student and Research Scholar (1979-1987) in the Department of Biosciences at the Sri Sathya Sai institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam Campus. Currently, he is a Learning Mentor in

A Visitor: Can I wear shorts while here at the ashram? Sai: No. That should not be. Sai: In spiritual life, the fastest progress is made when the boat sails with the wind, and

You have been born because you did not pass in certain subjects; there is some balance of experience which you must acquire to complete the course. If you become convinced through Self-realization, that your

Brahmanandam Parama Sukhadam Kevalam Jnanamurtim Dvandvateetam Gagana Sadrisham Tattwamasyadilakshyam Ekam Nityam Vimalam Achalam Sarvadhee Sakshibhutam Bhavateetam Trigunarahitam Sadgurum. Embodiments of divine love, It is not easy to understand the divine principle. The ego of

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, in His discourse on Onam Day in 1983, said that man must destroy his ego to attain self-realization. Bhagavatham represents the essence of all the Shastras (spiritual sciences), the

In July 1977, when Bhagavan was in Brindavan, and when the festival of Gurupoornima was just a few days away, He wrote a letter to Sri YV Kutumba Rao, then Secretary of the Sri

The following is an excerpt from the address given by Dr. Thorbjoern Meyer, Chairman, Coordinating Committee Europe Group One, on Gurupoornima day at Copenhagen. SAI‑ideals, when assimilated by the indi­vidual devotee, give a new

Q. Why is this human body said to be composed of the five elements, the panchabhutas? A. Since it is a product of the five elements. Q. What exactly are the five elements? A.