The mind wills, yearns, prompts, and insists on effort and action. This process is named sankalpa. These are like commands. Everyone has to be aware of the variety and validity of the actions induced

In this extraordinary revelatory discourse delivered during the 1991 Krishna Janmashtami [birth] day, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba sheds light on the inner spiritual meaning behind many of the Indian customs prescribed by ancient

In the following discourse delivered nearly four decades back, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba explains the inner efficacy of worshipping Ganesha, and the role of selfless service. This year Vinayaka Chaturthi [for worshipping Ganesha] falls on

With Swami’s grace and Blessings, I took a pilgrimage to Sai in Haiti as a part of Team # 12 from April 24 to May 1, 2010. This was a total spiritual experience where

Today people worship God in various ways. They pray to God, “Oh Lord!  Let me have a vision of you! Free me from all my troubles.” When one listens to these prayers, one is

In this remarkable discourse, Bhagawan Sri Sahya Sai Baba entreats devotees to constantlyoperate with the conviction that they are ever in the presence of God. Baba emphasizes the ever-present state of God in our lives

Om Sri Sairam! My dear readers, loving Sairam to all of you. I would like to take you through a sojourn that some of us have been enjoying, and soon all of us will.

What does ‘incarnating’ mean? It is God appearing on earth Filled with affection and love For mankind, everywhere— Divine consciousness in human form. Bharat [India] has gained wide renown through many sons and daughters

All  appear  as devotees and all proclaim their spirit of sacrifice. Everyone declares himself or herself as a sadhaka (spiritual aspirant). Every believer claims that he is seeking God. One must enquire whether it

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba gave the following to the college students at Puttaparthi. However, we, too, can learn a lesson or two from it. The company one keeps decides his character; a person tries

My “long stay” at Sai Baba’s residence was from November 1976 to mid-September 1977. For some that is a brief, easy time. For me it was long, tedious, and difficult. I came for one

In this article written for the Sanathana Vedanta Sabha more than four decades ago, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba forcefully points out the urgent need to foster the Vedas and the Sanskrit language.  Dharma