What is Dharma

Hislop: What is the meaning of the word dharma [righteousness]? Sai: The word dharma does not mean duty. In duty there is no freedom; in reason there is freedom; and in religious obligation there

Coat the Heart with Love

When the morning sun is above the horizon and you walk away from it toward the west, your shadow lengthens and struts before you. That shadow is maya [illusion], the primal illusion, and the

Ways of the Divine

In the following excerpts from a discourse delivered to a mammoth audience during His birthday in 1987, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba emphasizes the quintessential spiritual tools available to humans on their journey to

For Mankind: The Next Step

Following is an extract from an address delivered by Al Drucker, from California, in the presence of Bhagavan, on 25th December 1980, at the Sathya Sai college hostel in Puttaparthi, India. Jesus of Nazareth

Easwaramma Day Celebrations

Shalini, the author of this article, is a child with sensory neural deafness in both her ears. She has been fitted with a cochlear implant in her left ear. Her parents have decided to

Materialization

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

His Hands and Feet Are Everywhere

“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.

Christmas

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?

Light the Lamp Within

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,

Experiences with Swami

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

Prayer Given by Swami

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

The White Sari

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