The Concrete Om

Lord Ganesha is known by many names and we worship Him at the beginning of every auspicious event. In 1965, Bhagavan Baba gave a very interesting explanation to the various names. The Puranas [scriptures] declare

Vamsi Kunj

There was an occasion when Krishna laid His flute aside and declared that He would not play on it again. It is a long story, not found in books. I alone must tell you

I Was the Guest

It was Thursday, full moon, night, eight o’clock; He was reading a page of this monthly then! Baba ‘stood’ in concrete form, rose-bud smile and grace He saw Him, clear: robe, lotus eyes, and

Baba—The Embodiment of Love

Born in 1924, Padmabhushan Lt. Gen. (Retd.) S. P. Malhotra, PVSM, a highly decorated soldier of the Indian Army, retired in 1982 as GOC-in-C [General Officer Commanding-in-Chief], Northern Command, after a distinguished service of 39 years

Krishna & the Gopis

Question:  Swami, Krishna was surrounded by eight consorts and is stated to have been associated with 16,000 gopis [cowherdesses]. It is very disturbing and embarrassing to hear of Lord Krishna’s many wives. Kindly enlighten

Activities and Their Effects

Activities are of three kinds; karma (action), akarma (inaction), and vikarma (un-action). Of these, un-action is the most subtle of activities for it is neither sloth nor action motivated by desire. It is simple

The Moon in the Inner Sky

Following is an excerpt from a discourse by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s in which He asks His devotees to stick to one name and form and not waver between various forms. He asks us to

We Had the Vision: 23 Years Ago!

The following is an article written by Swami’s teacher and includes some charming experiences that he was fortunate to have had when the Lord of the Universe revealed His divine form. As a boy of

Love My Uncertainty

Sri Sanjay Sahni, Principal of the Brindavan Campus of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, is an alumnus of the Institute. A brilliant orator and an outstanding academician, he joined the Institute as a faculty

Inner Peace

Man’s life affords a holy opportunity, a supremely sublime chance.It is also a great good fortune to be able to receive an education that can help one to realize one’s destiny. Education that does

Self-Knowledge

Once upon a time, King Janaka sent a message to the people in his kingdom: “If there be amongst you a great scholar, a pundit, a mahatma, a yogi, a maharishi, a sage, whoever

Thanks for the Anguish

Swami says, “Open your heart to pain as you do to pleasure, for both are my gifts of grace.” At first this sounded odd to me but now I think I understand a little, for