Swami on Faith and Sadana

Hislop: Of the many ‘roads’ to self-realization, what is the short cut? Sai: The short cut is this way: the name of God is the seed, love is the water by which the crop

The Philosophy of Yoga

Excerpts from the Divine Discourse delivered by Bhagawan on 30 May 1993. In this age of technology, in order to maintain the burdensome family life and to bring more prosperity, man struggles day and

Advice to Students

“Ekam sat; viprah bahudha vadanti,” “The One alone exists; wise men speak of it as many‑facetted.” This is the harmonizing, unifying truth that India teaches through the ages. Another lesson that Indian culture embodies

The Unseen Hand of Sri Sathya Sai

Sathyanarayana Kumar Chavali, a student of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam Campus, from 1992-2000 writes the following article. After graduating from SSIHL he joined iNautix Technologies as a Project Manager

A Ceaseless Offering of Sai Prasadam

Most of us are aware of the Sri Sathya Sai Grama Seva [village services], where students of Bhagawan go out to villages during Dasara [festival of good destroying evil] distributing prasadam [blessed food] to

Sri Sathya Sai – The Heart of Sai Students

Being Bhagavan’s student, I feel that I must share the joy of living with Him. Ours is a bond of love. You can give it any dimension. Call it a father-son relationship, a mother-son

Our Transcendence

I feel the omnipresence of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba as these words from Him flow through this pen. I give thanks to Him for giving us the chance to embrace His beautiful divine

The Primordial Sound

Question: All things originate from pranava [also known as the primodial sound Om] and all things final­ly merge in pranava, they say. Then why is it that the very elders who say this declare

Meditate to fix the Urges

Creation has to be viewed as a cosmic stage. God is the director and dramatis parsonae in this play. He assigns all the rolls of the characters in the play. All creatures in the

Everyone is a Son of God

He who is known as Allah by Muslims, As Jehovah by Christian aspirants, As the lotus‑eyed Lord by the worshippers of Vishnu, As Shambhu, by those who revere Shiva, Howsoever He is worshipped, He

Awake! Arise!

Bhagavan Baba in this divine discourse emphasizes that His birthday can be celebrated when we become aware of our atmic core and become repositories of holy thoughts and deeds. We can easily declare, “Not

Sai and Jesus

Al Drucker is a very old devotee of Bhagavan Baba. Following is an excerpt from his talk given in Bhagavan’s presence on Christmas day 1981 at the Poornachandra auditorium in Prasanthi Nilayam. Through God’s