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If you follow Swami's command and lead life, HE will manifest in a second

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First and foremost one should have steady and intense faith in Vedanta. One can conduct oneself prop

Do not indulge yourself in too much talk: With analogies

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What is awareness? It is ‘Chith’. What is ‘Chith’? It is total, comprehensive wisdom! Today

What is Bhakthi or Devotion

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People make many efforts, follow many paths and receive God’s grace in the process, to attain the

True devotee comes for Knowledge of the self

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Whatever others may do take it as the will of the Divine. Think that whatever, good or bad, happens,

Unity in society is important for country's development

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Embodiments of Love! For a family to be safe and secure, for a society to progress, for a nation to

Story of Valmiki

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Ratnakara, who was ruthless and cruel hearted, indulged in many wicked activities to making a living

Manasulo Nunna Bhavambhu

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Manasulonunna bhavambu manchidaina, Kalagi teerunu phalasiddi karyamandu Manasulonunna bhavam

True spirituality is seeing oneness in everything

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Sathya Sai Organisations must not only teach spirituality but efforts must be made to change every a

What is adopting village and how to serve villages

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Villages have been adopted. First and foremost one must understand the true meaning of adoption. The

Sacrifice is the hallmark of human life

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True form of scholarship is not mere assimilation of all that is contained in the texts. A person wi

When you dont give space for God to enter, how do you expect him to reside in your heart: With an analogy

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Although people say that God resides in one’s heart, they seldom make effort to make their hearts

Difficulties would make us grow in life: With explanations from various avatars life

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Life is sacred, invaluable and is worth living. Man must perform actions in order to develop such fi

Divine power is all powerful

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It is very essential to have the support of powerful force that is beyond the purview of the materia

Mere listening to discourses take you nowhere

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In-spite of listening to several discourses, despite spending long spells of time in participating s

Baba's effort in bringing muslims and hindus together

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A number of controversies arose when people could not decide if He was a Brahmin, a Hindu or a Musal

Do everything with a Divine approach

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Where is ‘brahma’? Brahma is all pervasive; omnipresent. That is also called as ‘chaitanya’

Understand the significance of Durgashtami

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Man must make an effort to recognise and understand the inner significance of ‘Durgashtami’. In

What is the meaning of Devi Navaratri

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What is the meaning of ‘Devi navaratri”? ‘Navaratri’ means nine nights. What is the meaning

Every Sadhana must lead you on the inward journey

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The day one develops inner vision ,one pacifies the attractions of the external vision. Man today un

It is a Pity that Yoga is Not Valued as Much in the Land of Its Birth

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Yashoda brought up Lord Krishna has her own child, earned the name that she is Krishna’s mother an

Yoga is For All

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Ancient saints from time immemorial have practiced, experienced and taught this special art of yoga.

Man can put an end to the cycle of birth and death: With Beautiful Analogies

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“Apart from the will of the Lord, there is man’s effort also, to some extent, in the process of

Inner Significance of festivals in India

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Embodiments of Divine Atma!! The festivals celebrated by people of Bharat, are all signifi

Peace is within you; Analogy of a rich man

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A rich man decided to go on a pilgrimage. He thought that carrying too much luggage would create dis

Follow the ideals laid by elders in the path of Service

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The word ‘seva’ consists of only two syllables ‘se’ and ‘va’ but it is pregnant with mea

Difference between an Optimist and a pessimist

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“Korika teerina vela nanu goppaga pogidedaroyi! Korika teeraka pothe uraka tegedadaro

Whatever happens is for my own good: Beautiful Analogies

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“Korika teerina vela nanu goppaga pogidedaroyi! Korika teeraka pothe uraka tegedadaro

Where has man come from? With analogies

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Where has man come from? What is his origin? No man is putting in efforts to enquire and to know the

Man cannot attain bliss without Divine

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The water exists without the fish but the fish cannot live without water. The branch is a part of th

Purpose of life is to attain bliss

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Human birth originates from bliss, is sustained by bliss and merges into bliss ultimately. The bliss

We need to learn to see unity in diversity: With analogies

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For Bharatiyas all festivals are sacred days. They are true, eternal, beyond attributes. It does not

Nothing is permanent in this world except Atma

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Embodiments of Love!! In daily life, the nature which is experienced through th

Members of Sai Organisations should develop human values

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People hear about hijacks, kidnaps, robbery etc happening in the society. On investigation one comes

Love for God, fear of sin and morality in society in Sai organisations

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There should be certain amount of co-operation among the different state presidents. Small committee

Jeeva tattwa and atma tattwa

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Who is the human being? Where from he has come? Divinity is the source. Suppose we have piled up som

Swami explains the workings of body, mind, intellect and atma

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Man must aspire to become broadminded living in this vast and wide world. Every human being has four

Adwaitha is truth and dwaitha is untruth

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The Upanishads teach one to pray to be lead from darkness unto light, from untruth to truth and from

Spend at least a minute to experience God

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We struggle for wealth, prosperity, name and fame. We make all efforts for friends and relations. We

Human heart is like ocean of milk; An analogy

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The rakshasas (demons) and the devas (gods) churned the Ocean of Milk (to get nectar from it.) The

As is the vision, so is the world

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Embodiments of the Divine atma!! When one’s vision is filled with love one can see the B

Service helps you to recognise untruth

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One may say that one does the spiritual Sadhana for self realisation. Atma is all pervasive. One doe

You are verily God; Do not limit God and His actions

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When one is the embodiment of the divine, there is none outside that one can seek as God. Therefore

Dushanambu himsa durambhuganetti

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“Dooshanambu Himsa doorambugaanetti, Daiwachintana taanu dandi parachi, Premathoduga taanu praja

Do not criticize or comments on others

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One must abstain from criticising the faults in others or their wrong doings. Criticizing others is

How to render different types of service: Examples from Krishna's life

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Man is attracted by clean surroundings. Similarly a clean mind in a human being is attractive to God

No other Sadhana is greater than Bhajan

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So, put efforts in chanting the name of the Lord. People may say that when you go to Sai Baba, there

All the happiness is latent in you, follow your own path: Beautiful analogy

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Everything is within. There is nothing in the outside world that does not exist within. The ‘sath,

Leaders should communicate well to Sevadal

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"Waste of time" and "Waste of money"- about these two, they say:- “Time waste is life waste. Wasta

Difference between goodness and greatness; Story of Rama and Ravana

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“Brahmavid brahmaiva bhavathi”- the knower of the Brahman becomes the Brahman. When one entertai

Youth should giveup impure thoughts and develop pure heart

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So the young men and women should make an effort to know the sort of life they want to lead and the

Develop sacred qualities and get rid of animal qualities

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Embodiments of Love! One must make every effort to know the sacred qualities in a human

Swami on current state of society

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Today, there is no spirit of sacrifice among people in high positions and authority either in busine

Paapa bheethi, Daiva preethi, Sangha neethi

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“The ignorance, due to lack of fear of sin, The absence of love for God,

We need to develop the quality of sacrifice, love for the country and contemplate upon spiritual truths

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Swami wishes that we put aside the differences of caste and religion and make an effort to realise t

We must lead an ideal family life to bring in Unity

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It is the world and the duty of the householder that form the basis for one’s service to the commu

Religions are never the reason for chaos and confusion

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Embodiments of pavitra atma, Religion and sect is not responsible for the strif

Pranayama and Prathyahara

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Embodiments of the divine atma! Young boys and girls!! The path of spirituality can be co

Swami on Abraham Lincoln

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You should recognize one important point. Lincoln was born in a very poor family in United States of

You are atman; Realize it

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Bhagawan said, You are all the embodiment's the divine. You are imperishable. The spirit or Atma is

Bhagawan on Karma and Punishment

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God simply creates for all of us to experience. Government appoints Police and Military. What for? T

Good people wouldn't get hurt; With analogy of an Goldsmith and gold

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Here is a story of a goldsmith who during the practice of his profession was once melting gold. In

Swami on the nature of good and bad people; With analogies

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If you can understand the strength and the power of good company and use it in the best manner pos

Human beings should help each other

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When our fellow men are in difficulty, we should go to their help to the best of our ability. You s

Man's quest must be for God rather than for food

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In defining a good man, Vemana said that the individual who suffers if he is hungry, who harbours

Swami on the role of youth in uplifting India

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Sacred students! There are two things which are important for man’s life. One is confidence in o

Vidya degreela korakukai verri maanu

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You must forget the foolish idea that education is only for acquiring a degree. Do not seek educati

No one is following religion truly

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Different religions have some differences and some different ideas about the unknow-able God, but

Youth should develop self-confidence

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Every youth must make an effort to generate confidence in himself and he can then enjoy happiness

Everyone has a role to play in this creation

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Dear students, teachers and patrons of education! With a desire to improve education in this sacred

Forget past, live in present and don't worry about future

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Past is past, it is beyond recovery. In spite of all efforts one cannot regain it. Do not think abou

Who am I; Question yourself

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First of all, one must make every effort to know one self. One wastes time in responding to question

We attain Brahma Tattwa through chanting of Gayathri Mantra

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‘Brahmavid brahmaiva bhavathi’ meaning to know the Brahman, is to know oneself. One attains the

Give up bad qualities while doing Seva

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A man whose heart is filled with excessive greed is the home of all bad qualities. Hence, sevaks sho

Seva is the expression of Love

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The feeling of service in the sevaks should enter your hearts, should flow in your blood and should

Karmalunu Kadhu, Puthrulunu Kadhu

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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

Sacrifice is the way to move ahead in life; With analogies

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Students learn swimming and know this better. When in the swimming pool, one has to push back the wa

Lessons learnt form the heart and sacrifice done by blood cells

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One needs to ponder on the teachings of one’s heart! But one is becoming tired, impatient and weak

What is Vittamu and how it is earned

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In Bharat, the word ‘vittamu’ is used. What is the meaning of this word? Many think it means the

Swami on the importance of mind, matter and awareness

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In the humanity today this equality is the ‘integrated awareness’ or ‘pragnya’. This ‘inte

Prevention is better than cure; Doctor's role

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Doctors are trying to cure a disease after it afflicts the person; Swami feels that efforts must be

Doctors are concentrating on physical ailments and not on mental ill-ness

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Many doctors prescribe proteins as necessary and suggest eating meat and eggs as they contain protei

How diseases are cured in Swami's hospital

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Every doctor now has a doubt as to how all the diseases are cured in our hospital. How is it happeni

Three paths man need to know to realize himself

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Human life is the essence of the six elements viz., the five elements and the self. To realise that

Human body is a marvel of God's creation

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The real sanctity of the divinity lies in acquiring proper jewellery for the humanity. The human bod

Purify your hearts; Ugadi message

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What must one do on the day of Ugadi? One must begin the efforts to purify and sanctify one’s hear

What is the meaning of spirituality

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What is the meaning of spirituality? Thinking constantly of the self is considered as spirituality;

Desireless state is true bliss

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Human heart in its pristine state is highly sacred and human birth is difficult to attain. Janthunam

Human life obtained after much effort

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This human birth is the collective effect of the good deeds performed in many previous births. As on

Body is the temple of God

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Worship alone is not devotion. Just going to a temple is not devotion. Consider your body itself as

God is no different from nature

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There is only one God. Recognise the fact that there is only one God and one divinity, to whichever

Love is God; God is Love

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We can achieve anything and everything through love. Love is God, God is Love. We should make effort

Sevadal should serve with good feelings

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In our sevadal, there are several specialized indications and quotations, amongst these, in addition

Who is Vigneshwara

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Modern man is weak. In modern times, people commit sins, but they neither realise their mistakes nor

Swami on Sports meet efforts

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Students! Bhagawan has been watching and noticing all the struggle and strain that you have undergon

Children have tender hearts; Mould them

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Boys and girls who are the future citizens of this country and those who are responsible for the fut

Discrimination power of man

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Our life will not move forward if we don't have any knowledge of Sastras or knowledge of experience.

Practice leads to success: With an small analogy

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Embodiments of Love! Students! During the Summer Course, you will receive such advice from elders an

Awake, arise stop not till the goal is reached

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The Vedas declare: Uttisthata jagrata prapya varannibodhata. Arise, awake, and stop not till the g

Failing in efforts leads to failing in exams

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Embodiment's of Love! On occasions, you might fail in the class tests or in the examinations but tha

Understand yourself; Sanath Kumara to Narada

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Once Narada met Sanath kumara and asked for enlightenment. Sanath kumara asked Narada about the sp

How to understand Atma; By Shankara Disciples

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There is some justification in our trying to first understand the aspects of the human body and the

Revere your Mother and Love her

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Be full of love. There is nothing beyond love. In our heart, we should be full of love. Even a belch

Swami on Positive and Negative thoughts

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These achievements come by God's Grace. It is not merely due to human effort that you get these. Man

Loving God is the true Sadhana

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So, every person should love God. There is nothing beyond love for God. That is the Sadhana, the ef

Faith can make you achieve anything

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Earnestness and faith are very important - the divine forms of Bhavani and Shankara. Therefore, let

God can do anything; Arjuna-Pramila Story

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These things have happened even in the Mahabharata. Pramila tried very hard to make Arjuna marry her

You are the embodiment of God

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Wherever you see, there is principle of God. You are also God. But you are unable to understand thi

Do not control your vices

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It is not possible to control your thoughts. Many people make an effort to control anger and envy. T

Sacrifice is most important path in life

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There is no quality higher than sacrifice. To be able to sacrifice is like the king of quality. It i

Balvikas gurus will receive Gods grace

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Whatever we do, we should regard it as being done in the name of God, as an offering to God. We shou

Swami on the Sacred texts of India

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When one wants to fell a tree or destroy a tree, he can do so only by cutting the roots. By working

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