Archive for 2012
Call on Him with anguish; He will respond…
Thursday, June 21, 2012
God Almighty is at the beck and call of a sincere sadhaka whose anguished cry would bring the Formless All-pervading Divinity to manifest Himself in any form the devotee yearns for. It is your yearning that decides in what form the Lord appears…echoes Bhagawan narrating a beautiful story from Udaipur, Rajasthan involving Bhagawan Sri Krishna, a devout priest and a Rajputana king …Extracted from a Divine discourse published in Sanathana Sarathi. read more »
Posted in Sai Spiritual Showers
Experiencing Divinity From Close Quarters…
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Former English Professor and Warden of Anantapur Campus of ‘Sri Sathya Sai University’, Prof. (Mrs.) Jayalakshmi Gopinath, known as “Jai Amma” as Bhagawan would fondly call her, had the rarest heavenly boon of being in the Divine fold of Bhagawan from a very early age. …And right from the beginning of her stint with the Divinity Personified, the Professor has been learning invaluable lessons, most of them learnt at close quarters with Divinity, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai. Addressing the International Convention of Sri Sathya Sai Bal Vikas Gurus, in the year 2001, the veteran professor spoke of some of the invaluable lessons she was fortunate to learn from her Beloved Lord. Given below is the transcription of her speech delivered during the International Convention of Sri Sathya Sai Bal Vikas Gurus, held in the year 2001 in the immediate Divine Presence in Prasanthi Nilayam. read more »
Posted in Speeches in Prasanthi
Summer Course in Indian Culture & Spirituality – 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Marking the commencement of the new Academic Year, a Summer Course in Indian Culture and Spirituality was organized by the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) from the 8th June to 10th June 2012 at Prasanthi Nilayam, participated by the students from all the four campuses along with faculties and staff members. The programme was modelled on the Summer Course in Indian Culture and Spirituality that the Revered Founder Chancellor, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba had initiated in 1972. read more »
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Posted in Reports
Relinquish All…Recollect And Rely Only On Sai…
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Being with Sri Sathya Sai, with Him walking amidst us, has been the highest heavenly boon for humanity. How do we cherish this priceless, fathomless spiritual ‘feast’? All that we need to do is to relinquish all, savouring those momentous moments with Him, Recollecting Him…Him…Him alone, relying only on Him…writes Ms. Jullie Chaudhuri. read more »
Posted in Say It Poetically
New Book Releases
Saturday, June 16, 2012
We are happy to announce the release of the following books. For Ordering Information, please send an email mentioning the Product Code, Product Name, Number of Copies and Shipping Address to orders@sssbpt.org
Salutations to Supreme Guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba:
Product Code: 11480
Price: Rs. 60/-
The postulations and principles evolved by ancient intellectuals were based on intuition and conscience related knowledge; whereas modern intellectuals rely on cultivated knowledge. However, any modern scholar, when in doubt or dispute, is required to refer to the roots of words or concepts contained in Sanskrit, Latin, Greek or some other standard language. These standards were evolved out of pure and pious hearts and minds of noble individuals. read more »
Posted in Prasanthi News
Prasanthi This Week
Friday, June 15, 2012
Prasanthi Nilayam, the Global Township, as always balanced the ancient with the modern this week with two note worthy events. The Gopuram Gate has now been thrown open for devotees during read more »
Posted in Prasanthi News
Miracles Of Baba…
Thursday, June 14, 2012
We, the devotees of Bhagawan, are living at a time when we are fortunate to witness His Divine visitations that are multifarious in nature. It is a known fact that His life has been full of such ‘visitations’ that He often uses as ‘Visiting Cards.’ Rolling back the years to the mid forties, when Bhagawan was in His teens, let’s cherish some of such Divine Feats, as chronicled by Smt. Nagamani Purnaiya, extracted from Sanathana Sarathi, November 1970. read more »
Posted in Sai Spiritual Showers
“It does not matter if he is not a ‘devotee’…
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
In 1957 Bhagawan was on a short tour of the North to rejuvenate the celebrated shrines and holy places located there and to make them powerful by restoring their pristine glory. But though it looked as if it was designed to bring joy and happiness to a deserving few who had the good fortune of being selected to accompany Him, the visit unmistakably met a greater aim of fulfilling the ‘Thapas’ of His ardent devotees over many births. Let Prof. N. Kasturi, Bhagawan’s biographer, tell us the story in his inimitable style. read more »
Posted in From Kasturi's Pen
Valedictory Session Of Summer Course 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
The three day Summer Course in Indian Culture and Spirituality concluded with the pre-lunch final session held this morning. The programme for this morning commenced at 0830 hrs. with Vedic chanting. The first talk for the morning was delivered by Sri Amey Deshpande read more »
Posted in Prasanthi News
A Musical Evening by Anantapur Campus…
Saturday, June 9, 2012
This evening on the second day of the ongoing three-day Summer Course in Indian Culture and Spirituality, students from the Anantapur Campus offered a veritable feast of delectable musical offering, singing their hearts out for their Beloved Mother Sai. read more »
Posted in Prasanthi News