My Journey to Sai

Having taken birth in a Hindu family in Fiji, I was brought up worshiping many Gods and Goddesses. Thinking back, I recall that in the late 1960s someone had given my parents a picture

Our Roles

Many of us have celebrated numerous birthdays, and while we have blown out more and more candles on bigger cakes, our resolutions and wishes have `gone with the wind!’ Year after year we have

Face Inner & Outer Obstacles

Faith is very essential for the pilgrim on the spiritual Path. Man is now caught up in temporary and trivial preoccupations in the too short interval between birth and death, and he deceives himself

The Faith and the Ideal

To place one foot forward, man needs an inner urge, a purpose, a prompting. His will is moved by his wish. Therefore, man must endeavor to wish for higher and holier goals. His mind

One Flame, a Billion Lights

Bhagavan Baba has emphasized that we must enlighten ourselves by destroying our lower tendencies and celebrate the Deepavali festival. This year it falls on October 26th. In various parts of India, there are different

An Emperor’s Taste

 Bhagavan Baba in the following short story shows us the importance of controlling the vagaries of the mind. The Emperor of Delhi, the famous Akbar, was melancholy and depressed. His empire was prosperous and safe

The Revelation

In this extraordinary revelatory address at the Sathya Sai organization’s first world conference four decades ago, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba categorically declares His Divinity and His sankalpa [determination] to establish Sanathana Dharma—eternal path—worldwide.

Ashrama Dharma

Q.  In this cosmos that is the human body, what is the best dharma [right action] to follow? Which ashrama is most conducive for that dharma? How many ashramas are there in all? A.

Role of Unity & Diversity

Right from small ants, mosquitoes, and birds to mighty elephants, every being is the manifestation of God. Even the trees, hills, and mountains are manifestations of God. Such being the case, how can there

The Ganesha Principle

In the following discourse Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba spoke to the students and shared with them the significance of the various aspects of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles. The world has many exemplary

Bhagavan’s Compassion

Bhagavan was in Brindavan in April I994. The ashram brimmed with people from all over the world. Every one of them had come there to seek Baba’s blessings for success in their varied endeavors,

Yaga is Tyaga

In His discourse in August 1970, Bhagavan Baba said that God’s grace could be won through discipline and good character. He also said that a gift is a meritorious act and should be rendered without pride