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 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

Krishna Asked Arjuna to pray during the war: Faith is pre-requisite for leading life

Krishna told Arjuna, “Arjuna! You may be wondering about how to think of me in battlefield. But yo

What is Leela Gaana

‘Leela gaana’, singing His miracles, this path was followed by devotees like Jayadeva and Gauran

True devotee comes for Knowledge of the self

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

God is present in everyone: Episode of Lakshmi bai Danghe (Shirdi Baba)

Shirdi Baba too taught wisdom on many occasions, in many ways using many examples. God is everywhere

When God commands HE gets the work done: Story from Ramayana

Rama asked Hanuman, “You must go in search of Sita. Go to Lanka and find out Sita and her whereabo

We need to repose faith in God: Story of Nana Saheb Chandorkar; A shirdi Baba Devotee

One must have implicit faith in God’s words and conduct oneself in accordance with it. Then alone

Conduct yourself in conformity with the divine messages conveyed through the discourses

Annamacharya said that the results of our prayers to the Lord shall be commensurate with the sinceri

Try to lead your life with good qualities

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

How will power can make or mar a person

Contentment is another name to denote equanimity of mind. It is only due to the will-power that the

As is the thought, so is the manifestation

“Yad bhaavam tadbhavathi”- As is the thought so is the manifestation. A small example: There is

Baba's early life in Shirdi

In the year 1854 Baba reached Shirdi. Mahalsapathi saw him as Baba reached Shirdi. When Bab

Shirdi Baba's Life Story

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

The entry of Shyama into Shirdi: Story of Shyama and his experiences with Baba

Shyam’s parents brought him to Shirdi after their retirement. He was two years old at that time. H

Baba's habit of collecting Dakshina and helping poor ones

There were two important tasks that Baba used to do. He used to take dakshina, money, from everyone

Swami on the Shirdi Baba devotee, HV Sathe: Sathe Wada Experience

Swami on the Shirdi Baba devotee, HV Sathe: Sathe Wada Experience Gradually the news about this B

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

The Body is the Temple of God - Treat it Thus

Whether you believe it or not, I never did these sadhana at all. But, this body which is 67 years ol

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

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

Yoga is For All

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

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

Medical services at Swami's hospitals is fully free

Anybody can be afflicted by disease or ill health; there is no difference of poor or wealthy. The tr

Significance of Ugadi Pacchadi

On the day of Ugadi, people prepare and eat “Ugadi Pachchadi” the special chutney. What is this

Who are these three crore deities: Significance behind it

The ancients worshipped God by remembering Him, thinking and believing that He exists everywhere. Go

Roles and responsibilties of women in Sai Organisation: With a Chinnakatha

In the seva activities done so far, truly speaking, Swami who regards men and women like His two eye

Listen to your conscience and not the world: Story of a donkey

One should not follow others blindly. Following others blindly will only lead to ruin. A small story

Jagratha, Swapna, Sushupthi, Turiya

The causal force “kaaranamu” is beyond the gross and the subtle. The “kaarana” form is “Su

Students should never get into other avagations; They should concentrate on education; Message to students

The youth today is gathering all unnecessary things into their minds. The student enters the precinc

Padmapada Guru Seva; Story from Bhaja Govindam

Shankaracharya had five disciples. One is very pure hearted. The others came there to learn Shastras

Swami on Dasa and Devotee

Few hours back Central trust member K R Prasad came. In the course of conversation, he said, "Swami!

You are God. Know it

Right from birth we learn everything. Why do we learn? Today in the world neither a seeker nor an as

Reasons for diseases and bad health

The other day in a conversation there in Bangalore, he said, “I take bath in the river of life her

Who is Manava or Man

Who is Manava? Human Being? Good conduct, good thinking and good character. The combination of these

Swami on five sheaths of human body

The human body is encased in five sheaths: Annamaya kosha (the sheath of food or physical sheath),

How to visualise truth; With analogy

Man is capable of recalling, recapitulation. Thinking faculties are natural trait. Search is wonderf

John becoming Moses

At one time a messenger, an angel, was going through a book. John saw that and asked "What is that?"

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

Explanation of Gayathri Mantra

Swami tells that in Gayathri Mantra “om bhur bhuva suvaha”, ‘bhur’ means earth; ‘bhuvaha�

As is the action, so is the world

It is the ignorance that is the root cause for all this. What is the cause for ignorance? Man’s ac

Service is the biggest Sadhana

Service to others is means of great ‘Sadhana’, practice or spiritual exercise. People do other S

Man is no different from God

Many people are subjected to many difficulties, troubles and sorrows and think that in spite of wors

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

Prayer is the magnet

Today man is not keeping his mind in a proper way due to an increase in the worldly desires.

Man is completely deluded and he is behind worldly pleasures

‘Ya chinta bhuvi, putra mitra bharanau, Vyapara sambhashane, Ya chinta dhana dhaanya yas

Kuchela - Krishna episode; Love of God

Be it morning or evening I am your servant An incident described in the Bhagavatham, offers an i

Never break your promise; Tarkad story

People sometimes break their promise. There cannot be a greater sin than going back on one’s word,

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

Respect your Motherland

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

Swami on Abraham Lincoln

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

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

Swami on the compositions of Adi Shankara

Sing the glory of Lord Govinda. Utter the name of Lord Govinda, Oh! you ignorant person! You should

With courage, conviction and faith say, I have God in my heart

Some may make fun of you. The atheists may argue, “Being well educated and a metropolitan bred you

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

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

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

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

There are no limits for doing Seva

Our service should not be confined to a chosen place here or there. We should do service everywhere,

Carelessness is the reason for diseases

It is one’s impertinence or laziness that is the root cause for all these diseases. ‘Laziness is

Pesticides- Root cause for ill-health

Further there are many things happening around. A pesticide, ‘DDT’ is sprayed on the fruit and v

What is the meaning of spirituality

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

Body is given for performing sacred actions

Whenever you have a litte pain, if you go on thinking, 'Pain! Pain!', the pain only increases. If yo

God incarnates to hold devotees as Ideals

People have been thinking that the incarnation of Krishna is an ideal person and he holds on to the

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

Swami on the devotion of Gopikas

This physical body is a mere instrument. It is God's will which makes this move, which makes this en

Say to God,

Not only that, you say that you belong to God, you don't say God belongs to you. These are the two t

Swami on the role and conduct of Sevadal

If you deceive anyone, believe and know that you are deceiving your own chosen God. Every moment, yo

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

Power of divinity is all pervasive

As has been said, for the moving and the non-moving component of this world, there is only one fathe

Stay away from hatred and criticism

In the Sathya Sai organizations, we should regard ‘Love’ as the essential life giving source. Am

Message to students on Sports meet day

All your games are not sports and games over a limited period. You should be in this game throughout

Discrimination power of man

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

Role of Balvikas Gurus and Parents

Teachers, who are verily embodiment of Divine souls, must imprint in their mind that it is very nece

Develop love in every act of yours

Therefore, Divinity will be emanated while working together i.e Unity in Divinity. Any work we may d

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

God exists; Message to youth with analogies

Young people generally do not have faith in God and they get into a despondent situation by asking

Stages in human life; with analogies

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

God is all pervasive and permanent

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

Pankajakshuni Pooja Palumarlu

Without performing the pooja of Pankajaksha several times again and again but to think of others and

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

Human life is precious, realize it

Divya Atmaswarupas! We are all born in this world taking this human form. But this human body with t