A Mother’s Story…

Motherly concern, effort and prayer for the best possible upbringing of her children and how God responds to such sincere prayers, often intervening in His own uncanny way. Read on a “Mother’s Story” sent by a devotee from California, published in Sanathana Sarathi, March 1989. read more »

How Do You Know He Is God?

How do we know that Bhagawan is God, asks Sri Bhanoji Rao from Washington DC, USA claiming that arguments and counter arguments about Bhagawan, discussing His Godhood, is a futile exercise for ordinary beings, for, neither the one who supports nor the one who counters is really aware why he does so… from Sanathana Sarathi, November 1979. read more »

Karathalamalaka…

To indicate that a thing is clear beyond the slightest shadow of doubt, it is described in Sanskrit as “Karathalamalaka”, like the berry in the palm which all can see and none can deny. Proving to the genuine doubters, who doubted the Oneness of the ‘two’ Sais, Bhagawan had at times shown proof, Karathalamalaka proof, as indisputable as the Berry in the Palm! Read an account from Prof N Kasturi. read more »

To Ask Or Not To Ask…?…

Is prayer aimed at satisfying one’s wish desirable? Quoting instances from stories of yore, from the lives of those who were close to the previous Avatars, Lord Rama and Lord Krishna, author ‘anonymous’ claims that satisfaction of one’s wish might come about in an altogether unforeseen and often unpalatable manner. …And what Bhagawan Himself had to comment on it? Read an extract from Sanathana Sarathi, January 1990. (written by author anonymous, ‘a faltering pilgrim’, from Hyderabad) read more »

Is A Path Needed?

When man’s eternal quest, his unquenchable thirst to realise the Ultimate Truth meets with the omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient Eternal Divine, there is bound to be a profusion of Spiritual Showers. …And when it comes to Sathya Sai Speaks on specific questions that a common seeker raises, he is sure to get drenched in the Sai Spiritual Showers of encapsulated wisdom. —From the Notebook of a New Yorker as published in Sanathana Sarathi.

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True Transformation…

True transformation doesn’t make you feel elated by praise, or depressed by blame, nor affected by profit or loss. Instead, you maintain equanimity says Prof Anil Kumar, Bhagawan’s longtime translator and author of repute elucidating on the topic. Extracted from one of Anil Kumar’s talks… read more »

Why Do Seva For Animals?

If man believes in the Fatherhood Of God, then he is bound to follow His precept “All Are One…” fulfilling His dictum, acting upon it, by being “Alike To Everyone…” Quoting Bhagawan’s precious gems on service to the co-inhabiting world of creatures, Ms. Mercini Sheratt writes about the supreme significance of doing service to animals and other creatures, bringing in interesting tales of rare instincts of love and gratitude shown by the co-existing world of creatures.

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Sathya Sai Jev-O-Utsav 2013 – Journey in Education and Values…

Inspiring young brigade of college students, over 1000 in number from Nanded District, the Youth Wing of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations Maharashtra, Nanded District  had organised a programme entitled – Jev-O-Utsav 2013 recently… a report on the same… read more »

“Is this your faith after all?”

“Sarvathah Paanipadam”, meaning His Hands Are Everywhere; His Feet Are Everywhere is imbibed by us from the Song Celestial, Bhagavad Gita, but not with absolute faith. Bhagawan Who is The Supreme Teacher gives the right dose at the right time instilling greater faith in devotees, often leaving the world aghast at His Omnipresence. Read on a narrative from none other than Prof. N. Kasturi, the illustrious chosen biographer of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai, explaining how he and Dr. Bhagavantam, scientist of repute, were tested for their faith in the Omnipresence of Bhagawan on two different occasions… read more »

Arise…Awake and Stop Not…

Delivering the final speech of Balvikas Alumni Meet, held last month, Sri Ramesh Srinivasan from Mumbai spoke on the theme ‘The Path Ahead…Mission 2015″ narrating how Bhagawan becomes ‘Be-All and End-All’ in a Balvikas student’s life, who strives to become a worthy instrument. Ramesh Srinivasan holds doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from California Institute of Technology where he worked in a nobl e prize winning technology. He is an active  Balvikas alumni, active in Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, currently working as a health care consultant in a premier management consulting firm. read more »