The Young Avatar

The Young Avatar It is interesting and at first sight inexplicable that footsteps of an Avatar should be dogged from the earliest years with threats to his life. Sathya Sai Baba has stated that it is impossible to remove him from Earth until his mission is completed. It is of course a comforting thought to [...]

He Knows Every Letter To The Letter

He Knows Every Letter To The Letter By Sri K. Suresh – A Former Student of Swami’s Institute. It was a serene evening in the Mandir during the rainy season of 1990. Sathya Sai Baba had completed His usual Darshan rounds and had called some devotees for interview. All the students were eagerly waiting for [...]

Two Divine Answers By Baba

Two Divine Answers By Baba Question: Sometimes people ask us that if Swamiji is God, then why does He not remove all the sufferings? Sathya Sai Baba: It is not that Swami has no ‘desire’ (ichcha) to remove the suffering, but how is it possible for Swami to accept part-time devotion and give full-time payment? [...]

Better Know Before Talking

Better Know Before Talking S Gurumurthy First Published : 07 Aug 2009 11:34:00 PM IST ‘We have in our country a long but uneven tradition of philanthropy’. Thus lamented Sonia Gandhi at the function in Delhi to give the Indira Gandhi Prize to the American philanthropist Bill Gates. That was on July 25. Two days [...]

From Puttaparthi – Raja Reddy Incidents

From Puttaparthi – Raja Reddy Incidents Among the few fortunate devotees, who came to Sathya Sai Baba in the early years of His avatharhood, Mr Raja Reddy is exceptional. He was one of the most privileged who came to Bhagavan as a teenager and continued to stay in the Divine Presence enjoying His blissful divine [...]

Divine Experience Of Late Shri Kutumba Rao

Divine Experience Of Late Shri Kutumba Rao Late Kutumba Rao was an ardent devotee of Sathya Sai Baba, he came to Parthi in late 40s to see who this wonder kid is. After being impressed and convinced by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba he stayed back and did a great service at various levels in [...]

The Greatest Disease Of Them All

The Greatest Disease Of Them All Loving Sai Ram and greetings from Prashanti Nilayam. These days, there is a lot of concern about killer diseases like TB, AIDS, Malaria, and so on. In recent times, even greater concern has arisen about the so-called Bird Flu. As of now, Bird Flu has not yet become a [...]

STOI remembers Vinayak Krishna Gokak

STOI remembers Vinayak Krishna Gokak Rishikesh Bahadur Desai, TNN 2 August 2009, 05:45am IST Even as the debate rages on whether Kannada should be the medium of instruction in schools in Karnataka, the state gets ready to observe the birth centenary of the man who mooted the idea. STOI remembers Vinayak Krishna Gokak — legendary [...]

Fire Darshan Bliss Mandalas

Fire Darshan Bliss Mandalas Ganesha Mantra: Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha Sathya Sai Baba: “I ask only that you turn to me when your mind drags you into grief or pride or envy. Bring me the depths of your mind, no matter how grotesque, how cruelly ravaged by doubts or disappointments. I know how to treat [...]

Recent Events At Prashanti Nilayam – Sathya Sai Baba Ashram – July 2009

Recent Events At Prashanti Nilayam – Sathya Sai Baba Ashram – July 2009 – Curtesty Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust: Varalakshmi Vratam in Prasanthi Nilayam- 31st July 2009 Ranga Reddy Parthi Yatra – Distribution and Musical Offering – 27th July 2009 Radha Krishna – Dance Drama – 26th July 2009 Divine Discourse – 20th July [...]