There is a marked difference between satisfaction, which is called trupti, and true joy, which is santrupti. To understand this, consider the distinction between kirtan and sankirtan. Kirtan, which is vocal music, comes only

It is always with a sense of extreme gratitude and indebtedness that I remember my family’s association with Srimati (Smt.) Easwaramma, the earthly mother of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. It would have been

Hislop: We see here the form of God as Swami. How are we to understand that form? Does God appear only as that one form? If the question is improper, may Swami please disregard it.

Swami says that it is not possible to give up the objects of this world, but if we can give up our sense of possessiveness we can be happy. He explains ‘detachment’ as follows:

Devotees at Prasanthi Nilayam celebrated the Lunar New Year Day, the first day of the year Plava, on Friday, March 17th. During the morning bhajan [devotional singing] session, Sri Sathya Sai Baba graciously gave

Sri Umamaheswara Rao, age 18, a student in Sri Sathya Sai College of Arts and Science, addressed a huge gathering in the Divine Presence at `Shivam’, Hyderabad City on the Telugu New Year Day.

Sri Ramachandra responded to the enquiry of Shabari, the simple ardent devotee, and named the nine steps in the path which will take man to the Lord: Shravanam Kirtanam Vishnusmaranam Padasevanam Vandanam Archanam Dasyam

For the last three days, the pundits [learned persons] who spoke here have been discoursing on the Ramayana [an epic about Rama]. This is understandable in the case of a specialist like Dikshit [a

Bhakta: Swami, faith in the Lord too diminishes sometimes. What is the reason for that? Swami: When one is deluded by the mere external world and when one does not attain success in such

So long as there remains a separate river distant from the ocean, which is its source and its goal, then the river will retain a separate name and have an individual identity. But once

In the following discourse Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has explained the meaning of Shivaratri and how it should be celebrated. This year the holy festival falls on March 6th. Many stories are told

I thank Swami for giving me the opportunity to share one of the most important lessons He taught me when we were on an assignment in South Korea between the years of 1992 and 1997.