I first heard of Sathya Sai Baba in 1981 during a casual conversation with a friend of mine. From what I could gather, Sathya Sai Baba was a leading guru in South India who possessed

“Baba! Do You hear the bhajans [sacred hymns] we do at home every day?” “My dear fellow! Wherever My name is, My form is there also. I do listen to your bhajans every day.

Hislop: The crucifixion of Christ, the metal figure of Christ on the cross that Swami created; the metal, when strongly magnified, appears to be more or less covered with small bumps. What are they?

Peace has vanished Truth has become rare Arms have become a menace Selfishness is at the root Of all these calamities This is the word of Truth, the word of Sai. Sathya, dharma, ahimsa,

Venkat Kumar has spent many years at Swami’s College and at the Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. He is now a highly respected youth leader in Australia, but seems to have been quite

Will You, my Lord, let go the hold? You will not, You will not, You will not let go, However bad I be. Will You my Lord, let me waste my years? You will

Rosa Raveneau met Sai Baba in 1969 and has been an ardent devotee ever since. She worked in public health for 10 years and 27 years in Spanish television. In August 2000 I went to

Hislop: What is meant when Swami says to a departing devotee that, ‘Swami will be with you wherever you are; Swami is in your heart?’ Sai: The situation can be compared to a man

The mooladhara, the lowest of the chakras (energy centers) at the lower end of the spinal passage, is the embodiment of prakruti (nature) principle. Therefore it is related to the annamaya kosha, the material

Every evening during the Dasara [10 days of Devi worship], the pundits and scholars who came for the Vedapurusha jnana yajna in 1962 gave very erudite discourses on the Vedas, Vedanta, and Shastras [holy

When I first went to see Sai Baba, I believed, and I think many, perhaps most, Sai Baba followers believed that the vibhuti [sacred ash]He materializes is the same as the grey, fragrantly scented

The many saints, seers, kings, and scholars who have enriched its culture and brought joy and peace to the lives of people have made this land holy. It is a source of inspiration to