
Don't try to understand Me, experience Me
Seeing My physical form, you may be deluded into thinking that I am also a human being like you. You

If you have faith, God himself will be a puppet in your hand
How simple it is to practise it in your daily life! You don’t need to study any sacred texts. Nor

Redeem your lives by Singing His glory
There is none in this world who does not chant the Lord’s name. One thinks of God in one form or t

Pada Pada Mani Kinkarulu
When the hoop of death is thrown by the soldiers of death God, When the relatives s

Spirituality must begin at a tender age: Analogy
Some parents criticise when their children start to engage themselves in bhajans or devotion or in m

God's love alone is selfless: With analogies
When one enquires about what is it that is selfless in this world, one finds that God alone is selfl

When you lead life with Dharma, Artha and Kama in proper balance, you will attain Moksha
With the unison of the three aspects namely dharma, artha and kama, one naturally attains moksha, li

Sevadal should never enter into politics: Guidelines to the Members of the Sri Sathya Sai Organisation
The members of Sevadal participating either in samithi or as Sevadal or in bhajan activity or in stu

Swami's guidelines to leaders of the organisation and Sevadal
As long as one is alive, one must participate in Seva at least for a few hours every day. Workers an

What is adopting village and how to serve villages
Villages have been adopted. First and foremost one must understand the true meaning of adoption. The

Truth always truimphs: Example of Harischandra
In order to follow the truth, king Harischandra had to go through several ordeals. In order to ser

Baba's effort in bringing muslims and hindus together
A number of controversies arose when people could not decide if He was a Brahmin, a Hindu or a Musal

Shirdi Baba's Life Story
There is another speciality associated with this day. In the year 1838, Shirdi Sai Baba was born in

Pradhan constructing Baba's Samadhi
Baba called Pradhan after a few days and asked him to build a small tank in a certain place. It was

Sankranthi is a festival which belongs to the whole of human race
‘Sravanam’, listening, ‘keertanam’ singing, ‘Vishnu smaranam’, chanting, ‘paadasevanam

I keep correcting you till you learn: With Analogy
There are many subtle things that the students must know. Many people think that Swami often repeat

Swami speaks on the greatness of our hospitals
The glory and greatness of this hospital may not be known today but will be widespread in the coming

Do service without any expectations: With analogy
Service activities must be taken up without any expectation of the end results, with a selfless atti
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Parents should be role model to children
One must not indulge in worrying about others the moment one gets up from sleep.

You need to show gratitude for everything you receive
One has experienced so much. Having experienced so much how is one showing the gratitude? God does n

Become servant of servants
Every human being should keep in mind the principles of adwaitha, enter into the society with princi

Message to students on practical lines
Students!! Students must curb excessive talk and indulge in necessary talk like

How a student should conduct himself: Powerful message
This age is very sacred; is one of divinity. This is the age that will bear sweet fruits. One must n

Cry for God; Ramakrishna said
Many went to Ramakrishna and asked him. Vivekananda also was there. They asked him, 'Swami have you

Develop love is the message of Swami
Love, love and love alone. Yesterday, children presented a drama, how nice it was! Because of love,

Everything is Brahman in this creation
All are children of God, parts of the divine, the manifestation of divinity. Hence it is said in Gee

God is your true Guru
Embodiments of love!! How happy and peaceful the whole world would be if e
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Okka gooti pittalamu
We are the birds of one nest, We are the flowers of one plant, We are the children of one mother,

Do not have any misunderstandings within the organisation
The organisation and Swami are not related but the workers and Swami have a close relationship. None

Swami on bhajan singing and training
Members must start and develop ‘bhajan centres’ and train others to sing bhajans properly. One

Three important wings of the organisation
First and the foremost wing of this organisation is love for God, that is spirituality; the second i

Story of Muthu Swami iyyer, the greatest lawyer of India
There lived two brothers in a remote village in the then state of Madras. The elder brother was a vi

Difference between goodness and greatness; Story of Rama and Ravana
“Brahmavid brahmaiva bhavathi”- the knower of the Brahman becomes the Brahman. When one entertai

Kuchela - Krishna episode; Love of God
Be it morning or evening I am your servant An incident described in the Bhagavatham, offers an i

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa on practice
The great saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa used to live in an ashram in a village named Kamarakpur in B

Everyone needs to be disciplined
Discipline is a must not only for children but also for all adults, including teachers, officials an

Discipline is must to lead an ideal life
Though lacking education, Birds and animals lead regulated lives. Why th

Truth has to be told in a sweet way
One believes the prediction of an astrologer. There is a knack in predicting. A big officer went to

Love all, hate none
When once you say God dwells in everyone you should love all. But you just say so but you consider s

Swami on Abraham Lincoln
You should recognize one important point. Lincoln was born in a very poor family in United States of
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Bharathavani Guru Sishya
In this great country of ours, the sacred relationship between the teacher and the taught has now be

All service reaches God
The whole world is the manifestation of the Lord. So such service that you do to individuals is serv

With courage involve yourselves in God's service
Youngsters! You are human beings! You are the children of God! You are the reflection o

Swami's sweet words to all vatus and their family members
As it is already for the young children, Swami does not wish to continue for long. There would be a

Why Gayathri Mantra is given to children at tender age
There is an inner meaning in initiating the young children into chanting the Gayathri mantra. The ma

Karmalunu Kadhu, Puthrulunu Kadhu
It is not one's work, it is not one's children, it is not one's wealth; it is only service that is t

Prevention is better than cure; Doctor's role
Doctors are trying to cure a disease after it afflicts the person; Swami feels that efforts must be

Work and discipline in Sai Organizations
If there are any conveners and presidents amongst whom there are differences of opinion, then all me

All spiritual paths are challenging
Whatever path one may choose, facing difficulties is inevitable. This world is a dual world. With ha

Role of Sevadal in rural development
Further, in these organizations, some mistakes do creep in. Truly, if there are ten thousand members

See oneness in everything; Analogy to sevadal
Without giving room to any differences of opinion and getting rid of ego and jealousy, when we work

Swami on Sathya Sai Oragnaisation Structure
While working together, there will be differences of opinion, there will be advice's given by variou

How to help others
Embodiments of love, what meant by "help"? A small example. You all travel in buses and trains. As y
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What is the Path to Divinity
Whatever you do, take it as God's work. Don't take it as my work or your work. We are all members in

Through Love we can achieve anything
Always and at all time you should have the feeling of Love. From the time you get up in the morning,

Follow balvikas teachings all your life
Embodiment's of Love! Since you are children of Balvikas and since you have already understood and a

Reverence to Parents linked to Indian culture
All the boys and girls who belong to balvikas should in the very first instance learn to give regard
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Children have tender hearts; Mould them
Boys and girls who are the future citizens of this country and those who are responsible for the fut

Balvikas children must lead a Dharmic path
There are many students in our colleges with varied experiences who were wandering in many ways outs

Role of Balvikas Gurus and Parents
Teachers, who are verily embodiment of Divine souls, must imprint in their mind that it is very nece

What is the role of Balvikas Gurus
Today the teachers are responsible for all the agitations and confusion happening in our country. Ho

Swami teachings to balvikas teachers
Modern-day teachers, 90 out of 100 have no spiritual knowledge. They should recognize the truth that

Role of Balvikas Gurus in imparting knowledge
The teacher must take necessary care to teach such spiritual education.The teachers should be prepar

Pada pada manuchu kinkarulu
When the messengers of death are at your doorstep, When your relatives have given up hope And are

Develop kshama from a young age; With analogies
Students! The stage of life you presently are in is most important. This is when you can easily over

Inner meaning of celebrating Ladies day
The goal of today should be that you should revere your mother and try to establish her prestige and

Swami on the Culture of Bharat
The very culture and tradition of Bharat is that, it has inculcated this one and only Love. And it h

God who resides in everyone is only One
The whole world is universal mother. All are children of the whole world. Everybody is brother and s

God is Ganapriya
God loves singing. Words come out through singing. Those words which come from poetry or prose will

One should strive to be good and not great
The mother of today thinks that her children should become very great people. Some mothers say that

Importance of Mothers words
Mother's words are very sweet! She may beat you or scold you when she is angry but she can never hav

Swami on Emperor Bali and Vamana
Embodiments of love! Based on the principle of truth Emperor Bali considered all his subjects as his

Sacrifice is most important path in life
There is no quality higher than sacrifice. To be able to sacrifice is like the king of quality. It i

Ideal teachings to Balvikas Gurus
We have been working as Balvikas gurus for the last four years. What is the result for the last four
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Balvikas gurus must be good all time
It is not as if Sai does not know that the balvikas Gurus are giving the important ideals of purity

What is the meaning of Guru
The Balvikas guru is a GURU. What is the inner meaning of the word Guru should be understood. 'Gu' s

Role of teachers in making ideal students
It is not as if in this country there are no wealthy people. It is not as if there are no highly ed

Important lessons for Balvikas Gurus
It is important to assess to find out of if what is being taught in Balvikas classes are liked and a

Students should not hate each other
Embodiments of love! In your classes, there may be small differences between individuals. On the bas

Balvikas children must take up service
Tender hearted boys and Girls, in the very first instance, you must take upon yourself the aspect of

Balvikas children must respect parents
According to our Indian culture, we refer to mother as our God, we refer to father as our God, mothe
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Be grateful to balvikas gurus
Boys and Girls, you are the future of our country, having been born in the sacred land of Bharata,

Khanda khandantara
"This country has given birth to great people who have earned reputation in all the continents of th