How am I to know, if you are Shiva or Madhava: Thyagaraja Story

Thyagaraja said, “O lord, how can I decide who you are?! How am I to know if you are Shiva or

Story of Mother earth and Fox

Everything in this world deserves to be worshipped. That is the reason why many pay their respects t

Everything is God in this creation

One may say that God has no form but He has a name. ‘God’ itself is a name! ‘Rama’, Krishna�

All Indians must be united: Analogy of Dharmaja

Divine and novel thoughts are within man. For this, unity is very essential. Dharmaja set a very goo

Paschatya Vidyala Prabhavamadhiemo

For us, study is not important, what is very essential is culture. What sort of effect has western e

Chanting Rama's name and respecting elders turned Ratnakara into Valmiki

Sage Valmiki is the one who composed Ramayana, the history of Rama during the lifetime of Rama. He m

Seva is a medium to transform your ownself; Message to Sevadal

First and foremost, one must dedicate oneself to those service activities that will help cleanse one

Do everything with a Divine approach

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

Vasudhaikakutumbhakam is the message of Sankranti

Students should behave in a very respectful manner, should respect the elders, love the parents, res

Message to youth and students

Since the occasion is right, Swami speaks about the students in today’s world. If a group of five

We can achieve alot when we are united: Story of father and five sons

People read news paper daily. There are many types of news in that. It may be news or nuisance but p

Concentration and interest are more on TV than on themselves: Practical examples

One sees and experiences in a varied way in this world. If one enquires properly the history of Bhar

Everything happens according to the will of God: Example of human body

Everything conducts itself as per the will and discipline of God. There is a good example to unders

Difference between Intellect and Intelligence: Analogy of Vikramaditya

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

Man needs to understand his true value

One must enquire for a moment the sanctity, divinity and the novelty of the human life.

You are fortunate to be part of Sathya Sai Seva Organisations

In the days to come, this shed will not be sufficient to hold the conferences of Sai organisations.

Reach and realise divinity through Seva: Analogy of Arjuna

Every Office-bearer must consider, himself, a worker. Embodiments of Divine Atma! You should neve

Practice human values and not preach

One merely demonstrates the aspects of truth, non-violence, righteousness, peace and love, but is un

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

Love parents, Guru and God within you

You are the father, the mother, friend relation. Love your father, Love your mother. Love your teach

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

All sevadal members are blessed souls

All the members have assembled here as workers who have done all the work and so the development tha

Be prepared to serve and do not expect others to serve you: Chinnakatha

Embodiments of Divine atma! Students!! Students must be ready to serve others but should n

We don't have control over what others think about us: Beautifully explained Chinnakatha

People have plants in their houses and tend to them by watering them, cleaning and providing suitabl

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

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

Serving the society is most important

Man is born in the society, grows with the society and prospers by serving the society. In this scen

Leaders should communicate well to Sevadal

"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

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

God's love is selfless

One should love God. There is only one lovable object in the cosmos and that is God. Today one can s

Paapa bheethi, Daiva preethi, Sangha neethi

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

How to absorb good qualities; Analogy from Mahabharatha

There is a small example from the epic Mahabharata to illustrate the aspect of ‘guna grahana’ th

What is Samadhi State

Students!! The word Samadhi is understood in many different ways in the world.

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

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

Body is the temple, God is the indweller; Man should realise it

‘Deho devalayoprocto, jeevodevah sanatanaha”—body is the temple and God is the in dweller. Why

Mind is Vishnu, speech is Brahma and heart is Eshwara

There is divinity in every man and so everybody should feel that one’s heart is the place of divin

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

Man is losing his morals today

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

Respect your Motherland

Embodiment's of love! The sanctity, the sacredness in this country is not there anywhere else. There

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

Conquer your Inner self with Confidence

Every man will have these two, birth and death. Between birth and death there lies whole life and as

You are atman; Realize it

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

Swami on Reflection, Reaction, Resound

Embodiments of Love! Confidence in the Self, Self confidence should be the goal. With self confidenc

Why should we do namaskar to good and bad people; Kabir says

Kabir looked at good company as well as bad company and said that both of them should be respected.

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

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

Swami on the role of youth in uplifting India

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

Develop patriotism towards your country

My country is India. My religion is the religion of India. My ideals and traditions have been born

Man's pride in developing sensual pleasures

There are many people who do not think either of this life or the life after death. Such people are

All religions taught us to be good

Young students! Indian culture is based on non-dual thought and non-dual philosophy. This special

Swami on the deterioration of Indian culture

Young students! Today, the question arises in the mind of every youth, whether our country Bharat

Utilize the summer course opportunity

During the one month that is to follow, there will be many elders, who have had considerable exper

Life's journey is all about, 'I' to 'WE'

Life consists in man’s attempt to move from the place called “I” to a place called “WE.”

Bad behaviour of students in present times

Today, one does not have the awareness necessary to respect even one’s parents who have been resp

Bharathavani Guru Sishya

In this great country of ours, the sacred relationship between the teacher and the taught has now be

Puthrothsahamu Tandriki

A father’s true joy isn’t in begetting a son, but in seeing his son being respected by the socie

Father would be proud when the son gets good name

The actual joy does not lie in getting a son. A father may distribute sweets on birth of a son. But

Practice what you learnt in Prashanthi Nilayam

Students! Young men and women!! Your education is not true and great learning; true learning

Do service; Lead a simple life: Message to youth

One need not spend money in order to do service. To the extent possible one should spend less money

What do you mean by search for truth

Search for truth! Bhagawan has spoken on this yesterday. Why does one search for truth? Bhagawan is

In servitude lies the leadership

One must always be men of service. Leadership lies in the spirit of service. Leaders today have neve

Valmiki, Lava and Kusha's role in spreading Ramakatha

One day Sage Valmiki, who wrote Ramayana, was sitting in front of the Ramayana and was lost in deep

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

Swami on Antibiotics

New medicines are being developed. These new medicines are full of antibiotics. These antibiotics c

Message of Bhagawan to all the Sai devotees

Therefore Sai devotees must, to some extent, sacrifice the selfishness, reduce the involvement in th

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

No one has an authority to decide what is good and bad

Nobody has the authority to decide what is good and what is bad. It is mere ignorance to think that

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

Do not imitate others; Message to Sevadal

Man's thoughts, words, looks and appearance reflect his true inner feelings. Therefore man's thought

Seva is permanent; Not your wealth or status

Here are a few things that the members of the Sevadal have to note carefully. Sometimes when we show

Serve society and see God in everything

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

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

Foster the culture of Bharath; Analogy of paddy and cloth

You must also give importance to culture and refinement. Earlier, the Vice Chancellor spoke about th

Stages in human life; with analogies

Truly, our body goes through various stages like boyhood, youth, adolescence and old age. Dependin

Swami on the principle of Soham

There is no God beyond the mother, there is nobody better than your father, beyond everything there

Everything is a passing cloud in life

Whatever happens, is the dance of Shiva. The tremendous flux that goes on is the tandava dance. This

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

Impart virtues to Students; Swami to Teachers

Students of today are only promoting their intelligence. They are forgetting that good qualities are

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