Dr John Hislop was very devoted to Bhagavan Baba. Following is a text of his speech to the gathering on Baba’s birthday in 1973  Beloved Lord Sri Sathya Sai and my brothers and sisters in

A few hours from now, it will be Christmas when people worldwide will celebrate the birth of [Jesus] Christ. Indeed, it will be celebrated with great pomp and ceremony, in contrast to the actual circumstances

The inner meaning of the Navaratri [nine-night] festival was explained by Bhagavan Baba in His discourse in the Prasanthi mandir [temple]on September 27. Navaratri means nine nights. Darkness is associated with night. What is this

In the following discourse, Bhagavan Baba has compared Rama and His brothers to the four Vedas—an interesting analogy. He has also spoken about the importance of the Rama mantra. Rama is a name that

Sage Valmiki asked Sage Narada, “At the present time, is there a man who is full of virtues, possessed of heroic prowess, who knows the principles of righteousness, who is aware of the service

When my servants Ask thee concerning Me I am indeed Close: I listen To the prayer of every Supplicant when he calleth on Me. (The Quran: II: 186) Karim Saab (67), shriveled and taciturn,

Dear Baba—may this poem be sincere, Flowers of words for my Master dear, A humble expression in delicate hue, Those many vivid images, yet so few! At dawn the ashram in fine mist was

I had been waiting for weeks to have an interview with Sri Sathya Sai Baba when ‘she’ arrived. ‘She’ was called in for an interview immediately. The very next day, ‘she’ received another. “How unfair,”

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 Gita does not intend that you should pluck a leaf or flower or a fruit from some plant or tree and place it before God. Nor does it ask you to bring water

In 1974, on Krishna Ashtami [His birthday], Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba compared love to an insurance policy. He said, “Pay the premium regularly as per the rules and you can claim the ‘amount’ and

The objective world, subject to the effects of time and conditioned by space, is but a projection of the Divine mind. If God is offered material gifts, He receives only things composed by His