Grow in Love

The magnificent Poornachandra Auditorium was packed to capacity on November 19th, when Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba inaugurated the Third World Conference of Sathya Sai Organizations by lighting a lamp on the elegantly de­corated

Let Us Be Grateful

If God’s love for man is another way of describing His grace, what prevents us from responding to His love? The grea­test impediment to responding to His love and making use of His grace,

This is the Face, I shall always See

O, God! Into your precious Presence, I come Hoping I am sufficiently humbled And worthy to be at Your Feet To bask in Your Radiance and earn Your Grace. I already have Your Love,

Baba and the Moon

Often as a child I had heard about the “Man in the Moon” but was never able to discern any such person no matter how hard or how often I looked. Then one evening

Happiness & Sorrow

Hislop: What does Swami say about the three states of consciousness? Sai: There is waking, sleeping, and dreaming, and deep sleep. In deep sleep there is no mind. All are changing states. The past

Pray for Fortitude

New Year must usher in a new step in spiritual discipline. The old must be rung out; the new must be rung in! How do we celebrate the New Year Day? We sweep, we

Four Steps

On His birthday in 1974, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba said that people are neglecting the lessons of the four stages of life ashramas in search of material pleasures and joys. These are for

Try to be like Jesus…

Baba in His Christmas message said that Jesus teaches infinite love and compassion. To resurrect love and compassion, you must kill jealousy and selfishness, purify your hearts. Follow the path shown by him and

‘His’ First Step, ‘His’ Hundred Steps

Swami says, “If you take one step toward Me, I will take a hundred toward you.” One of the most memorable and cherished experiences that one can ever have with Bhagavan is how He

Baba the Sun–Baba the Moon

Baba the Sun Through the royal banner Of the rising sun, Sink forever. the fathomless ocean eye, Tumble down To the garden beyond. Rise; To the garden here. Hidden holiness revealed, In every drop

God is Love, Live in Love 



Once while I was sitting at His Lotus Feet, Swami asked my son who was also present in the Interview Room, “Whom do you love most?” Swami Himself, proceeded with the answer, “All the

Tapas

Q.   Can one realize the atma [soul] and merge, as You say, in the Pranava [cosmic sound—Om] with this material body composed of the five elements? Can the atma be isolated from the