Radha Bhakti…

Born in the village Barsana, Radharani epitomised the soul’s unquenchable thirst for the Divine, representing ananyabhakti, infinite devotion, matchless and unconditional. Quite often Bhagawan spoke about His ‘ananya bhakta’ recounting beautiful tales from those wonderful Dwapara days. When the world of ‘Krishna Consciousness’ sings in ecstacy “Radhe Radhe Radhe Barsaane Wali Radhe…” celebrating the appearance of Radharani, let‘s revisit some of those precious recountals of Bhagawan, discoursing on His foremost devotee… read more »

Maha Sahasra Kalashabhishekam and Samoohika Upanayanam…

Peace is Prasanthi’s very name and every action and every event mooted from this holy land is tagged to attaining Universal and Cosmic Oneness in terms of Love and Peace. These happenings are of utmost relevance at a time when universal brotherhood is slowly blasting out of existence in this God created universe. read more »

Radha – Supreme Devotee Of Lord Krishna

Pine for dhara, dhara and you find that you are pining for Radha, Radha, said Bhagawan discoursing on the Unmatched Supreme devotion of Radharani for Bhagawan Sri Krishna. Many are the wondrous tales of her devotional feats for Lord Krishna and Bhagawan had narrated some such wondrous tales in His Divine Discourses. Remembering the Mother Of Supreme Devotion, Radharani, a couple of beautiful stories from the life of Radharani, as recounted by Bhagawan Himself. read more »

Radha Is My Heart And I Am Her Soul…Together We Form The Cosmic Whole…

Today, on 23 September, the world does celebrate, Sri Radha Ashtami…the birth in the village of Barsana, of the truly Beloved, of the Beloved One…the birth of ‘Radha Bhav’…that feeling of superlative surrender and unparalleled dynamic devotion that lies hidden, buried deep within each one of us…waiting to rise to the fore…to find fulfilment at the Lotus Feet…The feelings that flow below are for Radha, celebrating the appearance day of  Radharani…! a poem by Ms Jullie Chaudhuri. read more »

Ganesh Chaturthi in Prasanthi Nilayam…

Indian culture believes in the concept of pantheism – God can be identified with all the forces of nature and with all natural things. That is why our ancients worshipped trees. People worship snakes and elephants and our Indian mythology speaks volumes testifying this fact. read more »

Sri Sathya Sai Ashtothara Navaraga Malika…

Students from Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Mandir, Moosapet, Hyderabad presented a unique programme entitled “Sri Sathya Sai Ashtothara Navaraga Nrithya Malika” at the Sanctum Sanctorum on 20th September evening in Prasanthi Nilayam. The Musical Dance Ballet was an offering based on Sri Sathya Sai Ashtotharam, the 108 Names of Bhagawan, describing His countless Divine attributes. read more »

What a crow can teach

When Prasanthi Nilayam becomes a global spiritual workshop, every being coming to this holy land gets the golden opportunity to learn from everything around, from every being around, be it a winged one or an animal or a fellow human. This miniscule world ‘created’ by Beloved Bhagawan has everything in it for humanity to observe, imbibe and practise. One such pilgrim leant a vital lesson during his/her trip to Prasanthi, a lesson learnt by observing a ‘crow act’, sitting in the precincts of hallowed Prasanthi Nilayam. Extracted from Sanathana Sarathi, May 1990. read more »

Let God Do It…

Bhagawan’s sayings on life, calling to play the game of life, meet the challenges in life mainly focus on one final step, Total Surrender to God. For the mortals Surrender is too big a term, theoretically okay to understand, but practically hard to practise. Let’s read on an interesting anecdote from a Bal Vikas Guru of Mumbai, Ms. Rama Sampath, narrating how Bhagawan taught her the lesson of Complete Surrender… read more »

I Am The Champion Of The World

Akin to Bhagawan’s saying, bend the body, mend the senses and end the mind, when a resolute and committed Mikko Mayeda, who was completely blind, decided to ‘ride on’ with an untiring pursuit for excellence, nothing stood in her way making her victorious, a champion of the world. An inspirational poem from Mikko Mayedo depicting her moment of glory of becoming ‘the champion of the world’. (copyright with Mikko Mayedo) read more »

Are You Spying On Him?!?

How often have we seen the perfect ‘human face’ of the Avatar descended, our Beloved Bhagawan, living His life among men, talking, joking and laughing – like humans, touching every heart with His indelible impressions of Supreme Love. An interesting instance involving Prof Kasturi, Indra Devi and Beloved Bhagawan. read more »