Sri Sathya Sai—The Supreme Poet

Sri Sathya Sai Baba, the sage of Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh, is well known in India and abroad as the great Indian preceptor preaching the sermon of following the fourfold path of satya [truth],

One Last Darshan

Sri Sanjay Sahani, a former Sai student, had been the warden of Sri Sathya Sai Boys’ Hostel in Prasanthi Nilayam. Later he was appointed Principal of the Brindavan Campus of Sri Sathya Sai University in Bangalore.

God Never Changes

I love miracles and I love to witness them. They make me feel happy. In the presence of a miracle, it seems there is nothing impossible for God in this world. When I see or

A Lake of Joy

Why wander far and near to seek? He dwells within thy heart; Yes, turn within and find Him there, He longs to see you start. But clean your heart before you seek, And offer

The All-Conquering Faith of Prahlada

The following is an excerpt from a discourse given by Bhagavan Baba on May 25th 1995.  Prahlada [devotee of Vishnu] remained unshaken in his faith in Lord Narayana [primordial personality of the godhead] despite

Nearest Devotee

“That devotee of mine, who expecting nothing, is pure, dexterous, unconcerned, free from distress, and renounces all undertakings, is dear to Me” (Bhagavan began His discourse with this shloka [verse] from the twelfth canto

No Mirror, No Image

Bhagawan Baba delivers the essence of the holy Shivaratri [holy night dedicated to Shiva]—the individual’s ultimate exercise to identify with the Universal—in this divine discourse nearly 45 years ago.  When the word ‘lamp’ is

Angam and Lingam

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba extols the need for ardent spiritual discipline to secure God on the glorious Shivaratri [the holy day that celebrates Shiva] night in this divine discourse.  The glory of India reaches

Faith

We live in an era of turmoil when humanity is beset by everything that diverts it from God. Rank materialism asserts its deadly philosophy upon one and all. “Eat, drink, and be merry for

How to Practice Righteousness in Daily Life?

The word ‘dharma’ [right conduct/righteousness] is associated with so many connotations that a symposium was arranged in Madras [now Chennai] by Sri Ramakrishna Math in 1984, to discuss them. About twenty speakers took part in it!

The Body as the Boat

Today we are celebrating the ninth anniversary of our hospital. The Maharani of Kutch has already told you how the three humors and the three gunas [qualities] are responsible for the physical and mental

Secret of Liberation

Search for the consciousness—the state of consciousness, which is unaffected by gusts of passion, which is pure, which is free from egoism or the desire to possess. Then alone can you experience the light,