The Love of Krishna for Those Devoted to Him(Article)

In the Bhagavatha Vahini, Sri Sathya Sai Baba tells of the miraculous advent, miracles and teachings of Lord Krishna contained in the stories about the Lord and His devotees called the Bhagavatham, compiled by Sage Vyasa. Many of the stories are told by V ...

Seva Saves(Article)

IT WAS 10:50 AM, JULY 29, 1990. THE DOOR OF THE INTERVIEW ROOM IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM OPENED, and Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba beckoned Captain Oberoi, the officer in charge of Sathya Sai Airport, seated in the veranda, and said, “Krishnamurthy has met with ...

Resilience Comes from Surrender(Article)

Resilience is “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.” However, resilience is not short-term, nor does it happen quickly. For us, Sathya Sai Baba’s glorious drama placed us squarely into the fire of two major life crises. Events were about to ...

The Invisible Presence(Article)

AS FAR AS MY MEMORY GOES, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A ‘DEVOTEE’ OF GOD –visiting temples from childhood and participating in ritualistic worship. I accepted and worshipped all deities without the slightest trace of doubt. However, I had serious reservations abou ...

Paradise Lost and Regained(Article)

IN 1972, MY MOTHER HAD A HEALTH CRISIS. She became sick after major surgery, and despite the best treatment by the specialists, she showed no signs of recovery. During one of those hospital visits, she heard the distant soothing sounds of bhajans emanatin ...

My Journey to God- Part 1(Article)

MY WIFE AND I ONCE DECIDED TO ATTEND A SEMINAR TITLED “MEN AND WOMEN.” I was 32 years old and had been married for ten years. Though we had no spiritual background, my wife and I felt strongly that we belonged together and would reach the goal of our live ...

Sai- The Sole Purpose of My Life(Article)

I AM A NATIVE OF KERALA, INDIA AND GREW UP IN HYDERABAD. Even though my father was a staunch follower of Lord Ayyappa (a Hindu deity), I was fascinated and attracted to Lord Venkateshwara (a form of Vishnu) in the renowned pilgrimage place of Tirupati, In ...

My Journey to God- Part 2(Article)

(Continued from Part-1) IT WAS 1989–MY FIRST VISIT TO PRASANTHI NILAYAM. I was sitting in the large interview room with Swami in the mandir. I am with my best friend Michael, and we have already received our first lesson from Swami that we must be very cl ...

Love@Work- A Journey Begins(Article)

It was late afternoon on July 28, 2006. The Sai Young Adults (YAs) of Australia were seated at the divine lotus feet of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba inside the mandir bhajan hall at Prasanthi Nilayam when one of the boys asked Him, “Swami, what is Your mi ...

From Atheist to a Theist!(Article)

  I was an atheist. I found it hard to believe in the existence of God after seeing poverty, diseases, and other human suffering. I felt that ‘God’ was created by the human mind to escape responsibilities and avoid rational thought. But, ironically, it wa ...