My Experiences

The common questions often asked [of me] by inquisitive friends, visitors, and acquaintances with a desire to know about Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba are: (1) What attracted me toward Him, (2) How I

Swami’s Gentle Reminders

Often in our daily lives we take Swami for granted.  Our minds are caught in the constant movement of time. Our thoughts are easily distracted by the vision before our eyes, the sounds we

Light in Darkness

The late Indra Devi, a popular yoga teacher of of the United States, counseled thousands of students, including many public figures and celebrities; taught her methods in China and India; and founded the Yoga

Sanathana Sarathi

Salutations and worship! O Sanathana Sarathi! Abide in Thee, peace and tranquility! Nobly from the pranava [primodial sound] didst Thou cast a Universe as of fun; Ambitious, Thine enemies knew not, that Thou bestowed

Silence

Have you ever enjoyed the pleasure of deep silence? By silence I mean absolute stillness of the mind. Shastras [epics] say, “If one can completely stop the mind for a moment, he is saved

Divine Mischief

Bhagavan must have been in His early twenties when He decided to play with some young cricketers by manifesting His powers through the medium of a cricket ball. A Raja (king) from the erstwhile

Prakriti and Paramatma,

Bhakta: You used the word, adhyasa. What does it mean, Swami? Swami: What? You do not know the meaning of that! “Seeing one form and taking it to be another, superimposing one thing upon

Secret of Life

For man, health is the greatest wealth. From time immemorial, many countries have been delving in ways to preserve good health and disseminating the knowledge among all. In the absence of sound health, human

How to Realize the Divine Within

During the birthday festival celebrations in 1966, Sathya Sai Baba inaugurated a library in Andhra Pradesh [southern India] and in His discourse pointed out that reading, without getting the urge to improve one’s character,

Gifts of Grace

Who has not felt thrilled at the sight of the wave of Bhagavan’s hand creating instantaneously, vibhuti [holy ash], sweets of unique flavor and taste, nectar divine, fruits, lockets, photographs of Himself by His

Secure God’s Love

“Strive to understand well the nature of God’s love. To secure that love is the sacred goal of human life,” declared Bhagavan Baba in 1984 in a deeply moving address to the vast gathering

Serve Parents Serve God 

In this discourse given by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on Ladies day more than a decade ago, He emphatically urges his students and others to make their parents happy as therein lies the