Archive for June, 2013

Baba As I Saw Him

Swami said, “You are Mine and I Am yours. You belong to this place. You are not from the U.K. You are from Me. God is not working for you, He is working with you.” He then said, “die the mind!” and with a wave of His hand, materialised a diamond watch for me. As He put it on my wrist, He said, “Every time you see this watch, remember, I Am the Time Master.” Read on as Ajit Popat reminisces precious, priceless moments with His Lord! …from Sanathana Sarathi, June 2013. read more »

Meditation Tree @ 54

The spiritually potent, significant and blessed Banyan Tree in Prasanthi Nilayam, popularly known as Meditation Tree, turned 54 today. Commemorating the occasion a brief programme was organized at the venue this morning. read more »

Sai Seva In Uttarakhand

Ever since nature’s fury manifested in Uttarakhand  on the 17th June 2013, several units of Sathya Sai Seva Organisations have been supporting the efforts of the agencies  engaged in the relief work . read more »

A Sharp Knife Across My Tongue

Dr. B. Sampat from Lucknow had a unique experience with Bhagawan, experiencing the Divine Doctor in Him, Who walked past the bolted door in the dead of night to perform a ‘magical operation’, relieving His devotee from excruciating pain, granting him a fresh lease of life to keep praying… extracted from Sanathana Sarathi, June 1964. read more »

Man’s Misbehaviour & Natural Disasters

With India reeling under the disastrous effect of the Uttarakhand Tragedy, of natural disaster, it is prudent to listen to what Bhagawan had spoken about man, his responsibilities towards nature and the cause of natural disasters…Extracted from the Divine Discourse delivered on 13 February 1997. read more »

Let’s Unite In Prayer For Uttarakhand…

A prayer is powerful; a prayer with an intent is more powerful and a prayer with an intent and intensity is all the more powerful…when a prayer with an intent, intensity couples with sincerity and selflessness it travels straight unto Him, The Supreme Godhead, for Him to unleash His power to do the needful…when the North India, especially the state of Uttarakhand received the wrath of nature’s fury, causing wide-spread distruction and threat to humans, livestock and properties, like minded simpletons around the world can join hands in prayer chanting Bhagawan’s panacea for Universal Peace, Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu…an earnest appeal to humanity. read more »

Vibhuti does it!

The Bible speaks about faith and greater faith. Quoting Jesus, It says, “… if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’, and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20) This faith is not the realm of the ordinary, though it is not reserved exclusively for the explicitly ecclesiastical ones. Interestingly, at times one could see absolute, unqualified faith mushrooming in unexpected quarters. Read on such a story illustrating a little lad’s unflinching faith, new-found love for Bhagawan’s Vibhuti…written by Hari Prasanna, extracted from Sanathana Sarathi. read more »

Justice Venkatachalaiah appointed Chancellor Of SSSIHL

Former CJI, Justice M.N Venkatachaliah has been appointed as the Chancellor of Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Higher Learning, deemed to be University. Justice Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah (born October 25, 1929)  will be the third  Chancellor of the Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL).He succeeds Justice Bhagavathi who has resigned due to ill health. read more »

Thus Spake Sai…

Our puzzled mind can be compared to a cluttered closet housing sundry thoughts, often confusing our being. How often do we hope and pray for a fresh waft, a wise piece of counselling, that helps to clear the debris allowing us to fly free. Here comes a “Wisdom Talk” as spelled out by none other than Bhagawan Himself, extracted from the notebook of a Srilankan, published in Sanathana Sarathi, September 1974. read more »

How The Bhagavad Gita was administered…?

Living in the physical proximity of the Lord, once a devotee grew curious about some of His stupendous doings in His previous Avatar, as to how Lord Krishna was able to deliver the Bhagavad Gita amidst the war cries in the Kurukshetra battlefield. When this question was posed to Bhagawan, instead of answering straightaway, He chose to clear the clouds of doubts in the minds of His devotee in His own unique, inimitable style…a unique incident from His Story, from the fifties…Read on… read more »