“If anyone serves me, he must follow me.” ~John 12:26 “When we live and practice Jesus’ teachings we are true Christians, not before.” ~Sathya Sai Baba, Christmas 1979 Practice the spiritual disciplines necessary to
In this discourse delivered four decades ago, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba emphasizes the true path to liberation—implicit obedience, laser-like focus, and unwavering practice of the Avatar’s teachings. The world is becoming increasingly immersed in deep
Have you ever been so laden down with human burdens—burdens so weighty that you begin to crumple? A headstrong son whose every action is going against everything you know to be true and right…or
Devotee Stories
March 13, 2011
Like me, many people are eager to fathom the meaning of the Sai mystery. I am announcing the truths that I have experienced in the hope that this account will help them. The very
Devotee Stories
March 13, 2011
I recently experienced a fracture in my right hand. I sat down before my puja [prayer] room and prayed to Baba to help me with strength, patience, forbearance, and healing. As I lay in
On the morning of Thursday, March 22, 1979, in Prasanthi Nilayam, when I was granted an interview by Bhagavan, He produced a most beautiful ring for me. In it Swami’s face was shown in
Hislop: Swami says that He cannot give to a dry heart. Why is the heart dry? Sai: Even that, God gives for our own good. When you don’t have hunger, why should He give
Devotee: In the West, sadhana [spiritual effort] is generally taken to be a process of self‑improvement. But does that imply identification with the changing personality? Sri Sathya Sai: First, there may be the urge
Sankeertana (singing in unison with others) is of four kinds: guna sankeertana; leela sankeertana; bhava sankeertana and nama sankeertana. Guna sankeertana: Applies to the kind of bhajan (devotional song) in which the devotee recites
Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba spoke to His devotees on Shivratri [night sacred to Shiva] and emphasized that one cannot win God’s grace by means of vows, fasts, feasts, and recitation of hymns of praise
Divine Discourses
February 8, 2011
Crores [tens of millions] of people have had darshan [vision] of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Millions of others yearn to see Him. Thousands have been blessed with interviews. I happen to be one such
Devotee Stories
February 8, 2011
I was returning from a bank meeting in Madras on February 7, 1965, by the Bombay Mail [train], having reserved a berth in the first class up to Tadpatri [a city in Andhra Pradesh, India],
Devotee Stories
February 8, 2011
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