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

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

What is Amanaskamu in Vedanta

Next is the ‘Amanaskamu’. What is the meaning of ‘Amanaskam’? The thing that is seen with

What is Sankhyamu in Vedanta

The second one is ‘Sankhyamu’. It refers to the ‘panchendriya’, the five senses, ‘pancha p

Where Vedas end, Vedanta begins, explanation of Vedanta

Therefore Vedas are limited to the physical world. Next is the ‘Vedantam’, which is most importa

What are Vedas, their origin and significance

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

Four types of Chanting done by devotees

Devotees are of four types based on the path taken to contemplate upon the Lord. The first type is s

The words, mind, ego and the spirit belong to the same family

Students!! The culture of Bharath is noblest and second to none. Man is sum total of hi

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

Try to lead your life with good qualities

Sages have given us great ideas. We should reminisce and practice them. Performing sacred rituals is

Sankranti brings in the light of concentration

Concentration must be such that it must be fully focused on the task at hand. While doing work one�

Youth should have more patience: With analogies

Human mind is completely polluted due to cinema, TV, and radio. All the sacred qualities latent in m

Imitation leads to blindness; Follow your conscience

Man must not imitate in order to experience freedom. In the modern age, due to the influence of the

Among all Zodiac signs capricorn is best

Sun enters a zodiac signs every month and enters twelve zodiac signs in twelve months. There are fou

Understand the difference between intellect and intelligence: With analogies

Students should understand the difference between intellect and intelligence. One can earn “O” g

The attributes of wisdom - Sraddha, Rutham, Sathya and Yoga

The first one is “Shraddha”. It has two meanings: ‘interest’ and ‘stability’. Shraddha

Difference between Intellect and Intelligence: Analogy of Vikramaditya

Embodiments of Love!! In this world, “intellect” is considered as synonymous with the word �

Three p's important for building good character

Embodiments of Love!! In order to be successful in the field of spirituality, every

Man should discriminate before acting

Embodiments of Love!! One should not waste even a fraction of a second of the most valuab

Nature of Mind compared to Sun and the moon

To think that one gained victory without mastering the mind is mere delusion. The mind is like the m

Who is victorious in life? Questions Shankaracharya: With beautiful analogies

Shankaracharya questioned, “Chitam jagatyeva?” meaning who is the winner in the world. Each stud

Every action has a reaction: With beautiful analogies

Every action has a consequence. There cannot be an action without reaction. An action however small

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

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

I have resolved to guide you onto the path of Advaitha

Therefore, I have resolved to spread the principles of spirituality based on the ‘Adwaitha’ path

Message to students on practical lines

Students!! Students must curb excessive talk and indulge in necessary talk like

Follow your conscience, it knows the way: Concept of Sath, Chith, Ananda

One must never be in a hurry and enter into action peacefully. One should discriminate the good and

Man creates his own problems: Analogy from Mahabharatha

Others do not give either pleasure or pain. Man’s thoughts, words and deeds are solely responsible

God stands for Generation, Organisation and Destruction

The whole cosmos functions on the basis of three types of activity. These are what we experience in

Following Divine command unquestionably grants the eternal bliss: Story of Nana, the devotee of Shirdi Baba

When do you get supreme bliss? It is only when you are able to overcome all the three qualities. Wha

Man should transcend three attributes to attain eternal bliss

In a split second you become angry. In a fraction of a moment you get agitated. They just happen in

Mind and its working

Students! Mind is very peculiar. Mind moves very fast. Mind is highly wavering. Mind is very powerf

Become messengers of God

There are three paths. "I'm the messenger of God" (is the first one). I should be the messenger, I s

Give up ego; Bhakta Ramadas story

Never give scope for ego. Ramadas also said this. Ramadas faced difficulties, Thyagaraja faced probl

Jesus is a true messenger of God

The one who propagates the worldly, fleeting, ephemeral matters, sensual matters, he cannot be calle

Have the feeling "Swami belongs to you"

Bhagawan has said this many times. When sarees were distributed to the messengers, they said, "Thank

Types of Sankeerthana

This sankeerthana is of four types. One is ‘guna’ sankeerthana, singing the qualities. Second is

Three important wings of the organisation

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

Uddhava-Gopikas episode; Devotion of Gopikas

In one context, the Gopikas questioned Uddhava. Uddhava summoned the Gopikas and told them, “Come,

Having found the real Swami, hold firm

Now, it is the unswerving faith, love and devotion towards ‘Sathya Sai’, amongst the members of

Swami on ancient and modern culture

When Brahma manifests with the four faces, the devotee looks at the manifestation and gets absorbed

Two qualities immanent and latent in man

Man has two types of natures imminent in him- one is animal nature and the second one humanness. Thi

Man must realize the value of life

The bygone days will never come again. River Yamuna cannot come back when once it merges in the vast

Ramanujacharya's visishtadwaitha philosophy

He began preaching and establishing the fact that it is the one atma that pervades all beings, God i

Shankaracharya's adwaitha philosophy

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

Atma is permanent and body is impermanent

Atma is permanent and body is impermanent: When one controls one’s mind, prana too is

Pranayama and Prathyahara

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

Discipline is must in every action we do

Discipline is therefore, a must in every single action one performs from dawn to dusk. In today�

What should we pray to God

Embodiments of the Divine Atma!! There are many, in this world, who pray to Go

Can we do salutations to humans? Chinnakatha from Ashoka's life story

Many have a doubt whether it is alright to do namaskar to human beings. But who else will one do nam

Two common diseases of man are money and position

At all times and everywhere people expect from the society. Because of the effect of Kali Yuga, two

Swami on new year and its importance

Today, the New Year begins. This year is named as ‘Eshwara’. Eshwara means the embodiment or pro

Types of people who hate God

There are four types of people who turn against God. The first category are those who don't have fai

Swami on Abraham Lincoln

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

Who is God and where He is

In the worldly investigation one might be in position in the field of education the second may be th

How to comprehend Divinity

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

Meaning of Samprapthe Sannihithe Kale

In the second half of the verse, Shankara is saying that as your death is drawing close and as your

How to control the tongue

Jayadeva had complete control over his senses; he was always immersed in Krishna consciousness. He t

How should we control and use our senses

Surdas said, “O Lord! Everyone has eyes! Are they able to see you? They see all the crooked things

Swami on the importance of character; Analogy from Ramayana

One should not talk too much. Naturally, one loses one’s character by talking too much. People, ge

Every second in our life is valuable

A moment lost is something valuable lost in life. We should not waste even a single moment of time.

Youth should possess the qualities of discipline, devotion and duty

The human being must have the main human qualities. The three qualities of ‘Sathwa’, ‘rajas’

Sandhya Vandanam and ways to put Gayathri mantra into day to day practice

There are some people who feel that they don’t have time to chant the Gayathri mantra. One does ha

Different names of Gayathri and their significance

When one utters the name Gayathri, one derives happiness from the atmic principle and the oneness th

Gayathri mantra confers on you the second birth

The initiation into the chanting of the Gayathri mantra signifies the dawn of man’s second birth.

Three birth's in one life

The most significant karma in a man’s life lies in his natural birth from the mother’s womb. Thi

Swami on the importance of mind, matter and awareness

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

Three paths man need to know to realize himself

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

Purify your hearts; Ugadi message

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

Pleasure and pain are the reflection of your own self

The things which appear as dual to an individual namely the good or the bad, happiness or sorrow are

Importance of Karma or action with Analogy

Actions are very important. Animal is born in Karma, it grows in Karma and ends in Karma. Karma is G

Swami on Sathya Sai Oragnaisation Structure

While working together, there will be differences of opinion, there will be advice's given by variou

Ego and attachment are hindrances to service

Before undertaking this kind of selfless work, we should see that all attractions, likes and dislike

Concept of Four F

Boys and girls! In your life you should pay great attention to certain things which we will call the

What is the role of Balvikas Gurus

Today the teachers are responsible for all the agitations and confusion happening in our country. Ho

Cherish every moment from new year

The New Year or a new month does not bring with it any new joy or sorrow. Every second is new, beca

Treat every second as New Year

Students! Regard every second as a new year and act on that basis. You need not wait for the passin

You are the embodiment of God

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

Sacrifice of Emperor Bali

Emperor Bali was the personification of charity. He sacrificed everything during yagnas (sacrificial

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

Balvikas role in Society

Today we see demons dancing in our society in the form of injustice and hatred. Our ancestors gave u