Swami, my Lord… How patiently You have waited for me… For many years I was ignorant of You Yet many more I have searched for You And when I have found my God in

In this Divine discourse delivered nearly a half a century back, Bhagavan Baba urges us to visualize, seek, and merge in God—the ultimate prize in the race of life. Man’s life has a beginning and

Anil Kumar: Swami! Kindly tell us how to achieve greatness in life? Bhagavan: Never allow this sort of idea to get into your head. You are mistaken if you think that you have achieved

Man is like a seed. The seed sprouts, becomes a sapling, grows into a tree, and fulfils its destiny, offering flowers and fruits to the world. So too, man rises from childhood through adolescence

Bhagavan Baba in this discourse delivered on the Andhra Pradesh new year, called Yugadi, urges us to embrace the truth behind the celebration: The Divine itself is the new year, permeating everything, endowing us

In March 1988, my mother was diagnosed with a form of malignant cancer. I felt very sad and almost lost consciousness when I heard the news. When the doctor told her about it she

At the beginning, and for a long time on the [spiritual] journey, we think that it is happiness that we are seeking. But happiness cannot be courted; it comes unbidden, unexpectedly, while you are

From Canada again I am at Puttaparthi, But see you not ambling gracefully On the red carpet, a golden halo On the head and letters in palm’s hollow. Or scooting in the automobile gently,

One afternoon, toward the end of last February, I was rolling pappads [flatbreads] in my house, when a letter came from Sri Vineethji who was in Bangalore. I did not open it right away,

Before joining the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning by the grace of our Lord, I got a few chances to experience minute drops of His divine leela [play]. Here, I wish to

Q.  You have been saying that jnana [knowledge] is essential;  what exactly is the function of jnana? A.  Jnana makes you realize the atmaswarupa, that is to say, your own reality. Q.  And yoga

Life sustained by food is short; life sustained by the Atman (Divine Spirit) is eternal. Do not lay claim to long life but to divine life. Do not pine for more years on earth,