Does God Look for His Devotee?

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

Good Company

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

Interview? Tomorrow!

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

Bharatiya Culture

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

My Journey to Sri Sathya Sai Baba

The author, W. M. Stephenson, is a teacher in School News Nationwide (a non-profit organization) in Brooklyn, New York. Being a dedicated teacher he functions as a personal academic tutor to college students who have problems with

A Kidney Stone at Prasanthi

The author has been a devotee of Swami since 1985, has written two spiritual books blessed by Swami, composed several English bhajans [devotional songs], and is currently a member of the Sai Center of

Qualities of a Good Friend

While in this transient world, wading through joy and grief, man has sore need of one of his kind to whom he can communicate his feelings, with whom he can share his discoveries and

The Two Mothers

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba spoke to the students at the Youth Camp and asked them to let go of all desires for sense-objects, concentrate on God alone, and surrender all desires to Him.

Discipline for Children

Swami says that we should discipline our children and not allow them to wander about without control. He further says: Discipline is the mark of intelligent living. Parents should not allow children to fall

The Path of Devotion

The following is an extract from a discourse that Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba gave during the celebration of the Hindu Samaj [Hindu society] completing sixty years in an atmosphere of shanti [peace]. The society

The Light of Love

I was among over a thousand delegates from India and many other countries who had the rare fortune to hear Baba make His wondrous declaration to the whole world on May 17th [1968]. As I

Victims of Ignorance

Some people [victims of ignorance] say that Swami does magic, and I agree with them. Swami Himself says that God is a magician and I know that Swami is God. The Lord created this