Always contemplate on God: Practical examples

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

Inner vision helps you to know your true nature: Beautiful analogies from householder's life

Inner vision helps you to know your true nature: Beautiful analogies from householder's life

Spirituality must begin at a tender age: Analogy

Some parents criticise when their children start to engage themselves in bhajans or devotion or in m

Doctors are verily God

This (hospitals) is not meant for just serving the patients but is also a means for the doctors to

Doctors working in our hospitals are extremely fortunate: Swami on different devotee doctors

Certainly the doctors serving in these hospitals are very fortunate. Dr. Rajeshwari working in the h

Importance and working of human body

It is a wrong notion that people consider health in relation to worldly existence. One also believes

Swami explaining the role and workings of Pancha Koshas

Man is made up of five different kosaas, sheaths viz—Annamaya, Praanamaya, manomaya, vignyaanamaya

Swami on Current Educational System

Every year, the education institutions are creating lakhs and lakhs of graduates and letting them lo

Convocation message to Students

Students, at your workplace - offices, factories or industries, whenever you are forced to utter an

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

Every man should lead an ideal life

Every man must mould himself to into an ideal one. One cannot fathom the greatness of human birth. T

Swami on worldly and spiritual education

Whatever small work we do, we should think, discriminate whether it is good or bad. Take time. Do no

Attachment and selfishness lead to ruin

‘Na Karmanaa, Naprajayaa, Tyagenaike Amrutatvamanusuh’ is the Vedic dictum. Sacrifice gets you e

Love of God is absolutely selfless

Embodiments of Love! The goal of Love is sacrifice. Love does not aspire anything. Love does not bla

Chant the name of the Lord and do service

One must chant the Lord’s name while doing Seva. Chanting the Lord’s name wards away the evil th

Sevadal should never enter into politics: Guidelines to the Members of the Sri Sathya Sai Organisation

The members of Sevadal participating either in samithi or as Sevadal or in bhajan activity or in stu

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

What is Sath, Chit, Ananda

God is the one with the three attributes of “Sath”, “Chit” and “Ananda”. “Sath” is p

You would be called Sathya Sai Sevadal only when you engage yourself in His work truly

To be called as the “Sathya Sai Sevadal”, one must imbibe the qualities of Sathya Sai!! “Dal�

What is Satvika Seva: Hanuman Analogy

Swami has said the previous day about the three types of Seva namely: Satvik Seva, Rajasik Seva and

While serving others, one should leave their breathe

Why is this body given? The human body is given to serve others. This body is bound to perish and de

Radiance of Atma and progress of science

Life is a blend of both sunshine and shade. There is no happiness without sorrow and sorrow without

Mere listening to discourses take you nowhere

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

Baba's return to Shirdi; Chand bhai patel episode

After three years, He came back to Shirdi in the year 1858. There was a village by name Dhoop in the

Shirdi Baba's Life Story

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

Do everything with a Divine approach

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

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

HV Sathe moved out of Shirdi because of people in Shirdi

The residents of Shirdi resolved to take revenge on Sathe. Sathe wanted to preserve the money collec

Taanu Cheyakunna

“People do not mind if they cannot do a work, but get jealous of others who do it. They gather nea

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

Eat less, talk less, work more and derive great joy

We should all be united. Hatred might arise among brothers, but there must never be any room for hat

Message to youth and students

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

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�

Yoga is Not Complete Without Pranayama

It is not merely sufficient to practice yogasanas. One must also follow certain regulations. When ob

Yoga is the Best Solution for Problems Caused by Modern Lifestyle

In this age of technology, in order to maintain the burdensome family life and to bring more prosper

Treat every given work as god's work, then you would be happy

The cause for the restlessness in man today, is the improper discharge of his duties and treading t

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

Swami's word of advice to all organisation people

Primarily and basically, in all the wings of Sathya Sai organisation, and for that matter in any org

Unity among all the wings of the organisation brings good results

Service is the noblest of all activities. All the plans that have been drafted are excellent but the

What have you done for Swami

All the spiritual practises that one undertakes, is for one’s own fortification. Therefore one mus

Office bearers roles and responsibilties

Today man is entering a very narrow minded path. But man has to develop broadmindedness. Every offic

Guidelines on Service to Youth, State presidents and members of Sathya Sai Seva Organisations

There are different states. Service activities have been undertaken in many villages in the differen

Do service without any expectations: With analogy

Service activities must be taken up without any expectation of the end results, with a selfless atti

Giving talks would take you no where; Do service

First and foremost the vain and pomp show of words and idle talk must be done away with in Sai organ

People in Sathya Sai Organisations should get rid of ego and ostentatious behaviour

It is good that the service activities are being done in the villages but that is not satisfying. On

Practice is more important than preaching while rendering service

Being called as Bharathiyas, who belong to the rich and sacred culture of Bharath, the Bharatiyas to

Man should discriminate before acting

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

What is the reason for disappointment

What is the reason for man’s disappointment? One should understand the ‘point’ in the ‘disap

How to control senses

How, should one control senses? One must realise that the senses are instruments, tools of work. The

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.

Roles and responsibilities of men and women in Sai Organisations

Women must take responsibilities in the areas of ‘Balvikas’ and bhajan singing. Men should take

Work in the Sai organisations as brothers and sisters

All are one and all must be like the brethren of divine. There is no difference. Ill feelings and ba

Organisational structure has been changed for greater good

One more thing: previously there was the ‘world council’; since there were only a few people, it

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

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

Roles of State presidents, district presidents and other members of the organisation

In the beginning the rules and regulations are necessary. As the members have understood the rules a

Reach and realise divinity through Seva: Analogy of Arjuna

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

What is Rest?

Rest...Rest....Rest doesn’t mean idle relaxing or sleeping in an AC room with all cosy comforts an

Human body should be put to work

There is a machine, a pump set, and a generator. They are all made up of Iron. If they are not put t

Evaluation of work and self-satisfaction in Sathya Sai Seva Organisations; His guidelines

First and foremost, each and every office bearer should desist from self- praise using their status

Path of bhakthi is very sacred

Shankaracharya expounded the principle of adwaitha. He declared, “Sathyam gyanam anantham brahma�

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

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

Mind is the basis for everything

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

Service enables you to develop love

The mind of a man bereft of service, is devil’s workshop. An idle man sits around inert, like a p

Peace rests within you

Everyone aspires for peace but peace does not exist somewhere distant from one. To search for peace

Talk Less and Understand the power of Silence

“Mitha bhasha ati haayi”-Talking less makes one happy. Noble people in the Sanyasa stage used to

Do not preach, act: Story of Deer's meeting

Can any number of dogs equal a lion?? No! Never!! The modern day students persevere with false chiva

How to develop our character: A story of Shirdi Baba devotee Das Ganu

Man’s character can be developed to some extent through proper words, actions and behaviour. Once

Only God is our true friend

The less one talks the more one serves. Through service one can develop friendship. What is meant by

Excessive talk leads to many problems: Practical analogies

Students!! The present day student is highly confused. The one who can talk does

Spend at least a minute to experience God

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

Swami on William Gladstone; UK PM

There are lots of things that we need to achieve. For all this, Love and sacrifice are most importan

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

Mind and its working

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

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

Myths about christmas and christianity

Today is a Christmas holiday. How did you get this word Christmas? This is a Roman word. Christmas d

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

God's love is true wealth

If money is lost, you can get it back. If the health is lost, you can regain it. But when character

Inner significance of Christian Cross

Some of the Christians show this sign (gesturing the sign of the cross). This indicates these four -

Do not have any misunderstandings within the organisation

The organisation and Swami are not related but the workers and Swami have a close relationship. None

Our organisation has more office bearers than active Sevadal

Members must be added to the seva wing of the organisation as everyone has the right to do service.

Three important wings of the organisation

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

Pattina Dedhiyo Pattane Pattitivi

Embodiments of Love! Whatever it is that one has caught onto, stay put till it is yours,

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

If you are part of some other organisation, don't be part of Sathya Sai Organisation

In some cases some of the members of the organisation are associated with three to four other organi

I need people who work actively

Swami needs people who work. Henceforth, people who do not work will be ousted from the organization

Office bearers shouldn't have ego in our organisation

Another point must be noted here. People should not wield power and authority indiscriminately as of

Bhagawan's love is universal

Always wish for the well being of others and love all. Swami is a living example for the said princi

Love for God must be developed

All the active workers must realise this truth from today and strive to attain the fear of sin, love

Mind and its working

Embodiments of the Divine Atma!! The human body made up of the senses and five e

Involve in Social work and not in show work

Unfortunately today, the social work undertaken in many countries and many parts of the country has

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

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

Shut your mouth and open up your heart

People need to open their hearts and shut their mouths. But today people go in the wrong direction b

Namasmarana is like the bore-well which draws water from the heart

There is water underneath the earth but how can man draw the underground water? There is soil and mu

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

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

Money doesn't confer happiness and peace: Beautiful Analogy

Money is necessary to lead life and there nothing wrong in man working for it. But one should not be

Leaders should communicate well to Sevadal

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

Actions are important and not decisions

In this conference, we have arrived at many new conclusions and have also chalked out a program for

Purpose and significance behind Seva

Embodiments of the Divine, the workers in social service! For the last five days, Seva

Sevadal should take up the path of Karma; With analogy

In order to arrest the tendencies which are unfair and unjust sometimes we have to adopt that path.

Work, worship and wisdom; Karma Marga

“Work is worship”. Sevadals must work with the body, worship with the mind and merge in wisdom t

Concentration, Contemplation, Meditation

These western people, because of the frustrations and depressions they feel due to the materialistic

Sadhana is important for Sevadal; Analogies

In our organisations, whether one preaches it or not, seva and “Sadhana” or self practice should

How to do Jyothi meditation

Look at that flame with your eyes wide open. Now close your eyes and imagine that the flame that you

How to control your mind; Analogy of a monkey

So instead of undertaking this kind of meditation with a wavering mind, it is better to undertake ot

Analogy of a dog to explain about the mind

There lived a rich and prosperous householder whose heart was filled with love and compassion for ot

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa on practice

The great saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa used to live in an ashram in a village named Kamarakpur in B

Never break your promise; Tarkad story

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

Discipline is must for people in authority

Some people hold commanding positions in today’s society. Whatever be the field of activity – it

All work is God's work

One must sanctify time. Don’t waste time as time waste is life waste. And time is God. One must ma

People have time for watching TV but no time for God

Everyone is an embodiment of the divine. One should not harm, cheat or hurt others and so also onese

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

All happens for our own good

Desire may be fulfilled or not. Consider everything is for your own good. I desired a work done, I

Swami on Abraham Lincoln

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

Develop goodness both qualitatively and quantitatively; With analogies

It is only when we are able to increase the good in us in a qualitative as well as a quantitative

God is beyond five elements

No matter how high a position and capacity a scientist may have achieved in his profession, he can

Scientists are not creators; With analogies

Scientists can only study and describe the qualities of existing materials. They can divide them in

Who is a Mudamathi according to Shankara

The most important thing that has been communicated in these verses is the word mudamathi (one so

Everyone has a role to play in this creation

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

Sevadal should not misuse Sense organs

Members of Sevadal! There is one other thing which we should recognize clearly. We have got five org

Do not have Ego while doing service

It is only when you promote such sacred ideas, when you do all the work that you with such sacred as

All service reaches God

The whole world is the manifestation of the Lord. So such service that you do to individuals is serv

Serve even when strikes are there

Not only this, in Sevadal there are members of different categories. There are many students, teache

Swami on serving patients

Pavithraathma swarupas! Members of Sevadal are doing different kinds of work. For instance, they are

Time waste is life waste

It is in this context it has been said that the body is for the benefit of all others. While such sa

My Life is My Message

Many people ask me, "Has Swami got a secretary or an assistant? Who is looking after all the mails a

Service is verily Sadhana

Mohammed was driven out of Mecca, because he steadfastly stick to one objective. Because Christ taug

Scriptures explain the essence of Seva

According to the culture of India and the traditions of Bharat, we have been told that mother, fathe

How to serve in a village

When ten of the youngsters go to a village for service, how should they conduct themselves? They sho

Youth should have good character

Youngsters! As Bhagawan said in the beginning, character is the most important thing. No o

Chanting and service go hand in hand

It is useless if one just chants Lord’s name without serving others. Vibhishana and Hanuman became

Human life is rarest of all

Human life is rarest of all. One should work for one’s redemption by engaging in good activities;

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

Allahyanchu Mohamadeeyulu

The Muslims refer to God as Allah, the good Christians refer to God as Jehovah, the Vaishnavites ref

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

Good people face more obstacles in life

For good work and good people, it is natural that there are many types of obstructions and obstacles

Do not criticize others

It is the quality of foolish people to blame others, to cause trouble to others and even to ridicule

Karmalunu Kadhu, Puthrulunu Kadhu

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

Swami on the role of doctors and on the current state of medical colleges

Many doctors raised doubts in the reports submitted yesterday; they were concerned about the success

Never lose confidence

One must never give into despondency. Whether one believes it not, Swami tells of Himself that He ha

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

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

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

Who are Doctors

Doctors are the very form of God. ‘Vaidyo narayano harihi’, ‘God is in the form of doctors!’

Swami does everything for the welfare of society

This is the day of Ugadi. Sacred thoughts yield sacred results. Hence deeds motivated by and perform

Unity is the essence of human life

Embodiments of Love! Ages have gone by and the world has undergone many changes; but there is no tra

Giveup narrow mind from this Ugadi

Embodiments of Love! WE have been experiencing the bliss of celebrating Ugadi (Telugu New Year) fo

Everyone can transform their Samskaras

When one concludes that all the matter in the world undergoes change from either good to bad or vice

Mind is the cause for sorrow or joy

All the types of sadhanas that we perform today are meant to control our mind. There are certain sub

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

Love is God; God is Love

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

Serve with humility and egoless state

In this manner, we should mingle with people and together, we should promote the idea of service. Wi

Work and discipline in Sai Organizations

If there are any conveners and presidents amongst whom there are differences of opinion, then all me

Office bearers should not have Ego

Embodiments of love! There is one other thing. In the Sathya Sai organizations, We have appointed pe

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

Swami on whom to serve and how to serve

For what purpose has this body come? It has come for the purpose of service. Hence, doing service to

All spiritual paths are challenging

Whatever path one may choose, facing difficulties is inevitable. This world is a dual world. With ha

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

Important guidelines to State presidents

We should regard this conference as the one which lays the foundation for our future. We should remo

Swami on Shivam, Shavam and Soham

The aspect of Eshwara is present everywhere. It is present firmly in our heart. Whom are we calling

Transformation in villages is important

Many say, “Swami! We have been working in many villages and a lot of changes have come in those vi

Role of Sevadal in rural development

Further, in these organizations, some mistakes do creep in. Truly, if there are ten thousand members

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

Swami on Sathya Sai Oragnaisation Structure

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

What are the qualities a Sevadal should have

Members of sevadal should not become like people today who are putting machines on high pedestal and

Do not expect results from your actions

We only consider the results of the deeds that we do and the type of deeds that we do, as important.

Do service with pure heart

Tirutthunda alwar of Tamilnadu used to say, “Swami, it is with a clean and pure ‘chitta’

Ego and attachment are hindrances to service

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

Sevadal should serve with good feelings

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

We need to follow the teachings of Vinayaka

Vinayaka has many teachings that help man liberate himself. Worship of Lord Ganesha has been followe

Swami on Sports meet efforts

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

True meaning of human being

What is the meaning of 'Manava'? It has three letters. 'Ma' means 'without any kind of ignorance, il

What is the Path to Divinity

Whatever you do, take it as God's work. Don't take it as my work or your work. We are all members in

Swami on good and bad company

Give up bad company. Run away from bad company. You should never be in bad company. The reason is, y

Either praise or crticism would reach God

Sacred boys and girls! Turn your heart into temple of god, spend your time in thought of God, be one

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

What is the role of Balvikas Gurus

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

Swami teachings to balvikas teachers

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

Puttuta Oka Chintha

Birth is a worry, and so is existence itself; Family life is a worry, death is a worry, Childhood

Worship God with full faith

Therefore, when you worship God, make sure you repose total faith in Him. Without faith, what is the

Failing in efforts leads to failing in exams

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

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

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

Have control over your speech

The faculty of speech is represented by Saraswathi. We should make use of proper words. You cannot s

Ideal teachings to Balvikas Gurus

We have been working as Balvikas gurus for the last four years. What is the result for the last four

Swami on the Sacred texts of India

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

True Vidya is Atma Vidya

Just by getting educated and having learning in you and just by creating more and more machines 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

Sath Chith Ananda is the form of Dattatreya

The basic qualities or attributes of divinity are three. They are Sat, Chit, Ananda. These three, Sa

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

Balvikas children must take up service

Tender hearted boys and Girls, in the very first instance, you must take upon yourself the aspect of