Always contemplate on God: Practical examples

Be in constant communion with God in all the three states: waking, dream, and deep sleep (jagrat, sw

What are Vedas, their origin and significance

Embodiments of Divine atma!! From ancient times the people of Bharath have gone throug

What is Sangham or Society

What is meant by ‘Society’? Society is the one that makes various people of different ideas and

Unity in society is important for country's development

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

Sangha Samskara Manthayu Ganga Galise

The social culture has gone into the drain, Contentment has disappeared from humanity, The moral

The present condition of Students and Youth

The life of today's modern students has no link to what is good and what is really useful to them. S

Students should not give scope for bad thoughts: Analogies

Students must develop good thoughts through their pious character and good qualities. One must never

Act on the good thought the moment it rises : Ravana's Message to Humanity

Last words of wisdom from Ravana: Good message Ravana fell down after being hit by

True spirituality is seeing oneness in everything

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

Divine power is all powerful

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

Ego makes one forget oneself

In human beings, there are certain reasons that source the emanation of either the bad or the good d

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

How Narakasura got destroyed

When one delves into the history of Narakasura, one finds that he was a very evil and wicked person.

Story of Narakasura

Lord Krishna killed the cruel, wicked Kamsa and installed another as the king. This infuriated the w

Inner Significance of festivals in India

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

Bhagawan wishes all of us to be happy

“Lokasamastha sukhino bhavanthu!”- Let everybody in the world be happy and peaceful. That is Swa

Hospitals are not meant to make money; Serve the poor

The hospitals must not be built with an aim to earn crores of money. Of what use are the crores earn

Man's anger and desire are ruining him

The desire and anger in man – one is death itself. For the tree, ‘anger’ is an enemy like the

Expansion of love is ideal in life

In this vast world, Our love also should be broad and wide. Our compassion should also be broad and

Born as a human we should behave befitting the name

We have to first understand what is meant by humanity? Human being behaving like a human being manif

If man is right, world would be right: Chinnakatha

An Officer was working in his office. In the house, his child was doing mischief. Unable to check hi

How Nana Saheb Chadorkar became the devotee of Baba

At one time Baba, in a sitting posture, was smiling which no one around could understand! Some peopl

Messengers of Sathya Sai are rendering Yeoman service to humanity

The Messengers of Sathya Sai are doing excellent work. They are helping to build dwellings for the p

Everyman is a messenger of God

Every man is a messenger. If we question ourselves, why are we born? Not merely to eat, drink and sl

No act of service is low: Analogies from Lord Krishna life

When people think of service, they seem to equate it with menial work, usually done by a servant. Th

Swami on Inter caste marriages

New fashions can be noticed today. Swami has said, ‘Caste of humanity’. Yes, it is true. Since S

Our behaviour should be exemplary

Vedanta said, “Sow an action and reap a tendency. Sow a tendency, reap a habit,

Shankaracharya's adwaitha philosophy

Making the philosophy of oneness of humanity as the basis, Shankaracharya undertook the task of prea

Religions and their practices are different; But God is one

Though from ancient times the Hindu philosophy has been fostered and protected by Hindus, unfortunat

Religions are never the reason for chaos and confusion

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

Discipline is the backbone for mankind

Embodiments of Divine Love, For all living beings, discipline is as important as life itself. It is

Man's selfishness is the root cause for all conflicts

“Ekatma sarva bhootantaraatma”, there is only one spirit present in all the beings. When such br

Man is losing his morals today

Man is the combination of three aspects namely, morality, righteousness and spirituality. Such a sac

My aim is to provide welfare to humanity

Embodiments of love! You say this is the 75th birthday of this body. Bhagawan is not bothered about

Bhagawan on Karma and Punishment

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

Swami on devotees love for Him

The divinity present in humanity is very much apparent. Lakhs and Lakhs have assembled here because

How to comprehend Divinity

No one can comprehend the divinity in whole. Though they try to analyze and investigate very few und

Human beings should help each other

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

Make others happy and you will be happy

All religions and all castes are creations of man. As such, we are contributing to the divisions and

Character and discipline are two important qualities for any nation

One may belong to any country, be of any age, and be in any position; it is the character and discip

Time for Sathwa, Rajas and Tamo activities

The three attributes of ‘Sathwa’, ‘rajas’ and ‘tamas’ are present in time too. What is t

Significance behind chanting Gayathri Mantra three times a day

It has been laid down that the Gayathri mantra has to be chanted three times a day viz, morning, aft

Names and forms are many, God is one

God is only one but names and forms are many. Each one likes a particular form and or a particular n

Serving others is the highest Sadhana

More than performance of Vratas (ritualistic vows) and Pujas (ritualistic worship), to do service is

Swami's words of appreciation for doctor's

Embodiments of love!! All the assembled here have come from far off places bearing all the

Lessons learnt form the heart and sacrifice done by blood cells

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

Swami on the importance of mind, matter and awareness

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

Human body is a marvel of God's creation

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

Indian culture taught humanity to see God in everyone

Since ancient times, the Bharatiyas have spread their sacred culture all over the world. This cultur

Equal mindedness would take you closer to God; With analogies

The tree which gives us what we want has been described as the Kalpavriksha. In this description, a

Swami on past, present and future

Man can think of the future. Man can also think of the past. Man can experience the present. But in

Man is verily God

God doesn't exist separate from us. The form of man itself is the form of God. God essentially is in

Ego is bane and humility is boon in service

Embodiments of Divine atma! This service will give you a high and noble position. That exalted state

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

What is offered to Vinayaka; Inner significance

On this day of Vinayaka Chaturthi, various kinds of offerings are made. But He does not accept any o

Creation, Sustenance and Annihilation

The whole of this universe depends upon three forms of activity. Creation, sustenance and annihilat

Swami on sacrifice, purity and selfishness

In this world, you find sacrifice everywhere. Rivers flow. They don't drink their own water. They di

Serve society and see God in everything

What is Shivaratri? You should develop auspiciousness as a quality. Let everybody be happy. Not feel

Controlling ones emotions is true education

We should recognize that the true meaning of education lies in ability to control one's own senses.

Swami teachings to balvikas teachers

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

Human life rests on human values

Embodiments of Love! The mansion of human life rests on the four pillars of truth, righteousness,

God is all pervasive and permanent

Narada explains the nine types of Bhakthi - listening, singing, thinking of God, serving His feet, p

Offer your mind and body to God

Do not think too much of your body. You have to protect to the extent necessary. Body is the instrum

Remind yourself, "I am a human"

All of humanity belongs to one clan. In fact, there is only one race - the human race. It doesn’t

Students should be far from Vices

Today we shall have to promote a situation where there is no attachment, there is no one blame to ou

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