The Divine Play

For most of us, after we come under the influence of Sai and begin to live His teachings, our vision of the world and our whole life changes. Other dimen­sions of reality than the

Advice i Discarded

The following article is a report by Indra Devi, an ardent devotee of Bhagavan Baba, on the happenings during a Sai Baba seminar she held at her center in Mexico City. “Go slowly on

Social Work, With a New Look

All that I have witnessed, experienced, and learned since I was brought to that radiant personality, so full of love and compassion, known as Sai Baba cannot be explained. I can but only try

Destiny and Karma

Bhakta: What is the use of confidence and hope when one is not destined? Hope will only cause greater disappointment. Swami: Has destiny a shape and a personality so that you can recognize it

Vedas

“A regular study of the Vedas [scriptures] and the practice of their teachings confer all forms of wealth. The Vedas are a gift of God for the welfare of the entire humanity. The Vedas

Four Steps

In this discourse delivered on a past birthday, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba urges us to strictly follow the ancient prescription laid down for different stages of life to attain mental peace and equanimity. The culture

Jesus—The Embodiment of Compassion

Jesus opened up the possibilities for a relationship with God with perspectives not known previously in His land or His culture. In the time of Jesus, Israel had a temple-based system of worship, and

Oh Sai! 

  I long to know Thee better, day by day, I want to draw much closer when I pray, To listen more intently for Thy voice, To let the things Thou choosest be my

Glimpses of Baba

The following is an excerpt from an article published in Sanathana Sarathi in 1975. I was in the United States in September and October of 1974, visiting Sathya Sai Centers. The California newspaper, named

How to Develop Good Samskaras

Man has taught the eye, the ear and the tongue, the luxury of constant novelty. Now he has to teach them the opposite tendencies. The mind has to be turned toward the good; the

For All Mankind

Sathya Sai Baba urges us to abide by the quintessential Vedic message—employ our body and mind to realize the pervasive Divinity in and around us. With just a few virtues but with scholarship vast  What

By the Grace of God

Because of a disturbing event, I tried time and time again to counter the action of a `superior.’ I tried often just to hand it over to Baba. I reasoned that it was His