Jahan le chaloge, vahi mein chalunga
Aswin Rajagopal Acceptance is the key to happiness. When we are able to accept everything that life gives, as a gift from the Master, we will start seeing His plan unfolding before us. It is my experience that blessings come…
We have plans, Swami has Master Plans
Prasanta Kumar Bal When I joined the Institute in 2008 to do my MTech, I had no expectations that Swami would speak to me. After all, I had heard so many people say that not everyone gets that blessing. As…
The fragrance of Supreme Peace
Sudhir Shetty It is rarely in a lifetime, nay, many lifetimes that one gets a chance to go down on the knees and offer a rose flower to Love itself! And it rarely happens even in the wildest reveries that…
Vidya Dadhaathi Vinayam
H.S.D. Srinivas विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद्याति पात्रताम् । पात्रत्वाद्धनमाप्नोति धनाद्धर्मं ततः सुखम् True knowledge (Education) confers Humility, from Humility comes worthiness, from worthiness one gets wealth, with wealth (one does) good deeds, from that (comes) joy. Time and again, Swami…
Omnipresent and Omniscient Sai
R. Gopichandran My mother and grandmother were at Prasanthi Nilayam in July 1983. My grandmother was visiting for the first time. During the evening darshan I informed Swami. He graciously granted them the blessing of darshan, sparshan and sambhashan through…
Bharatha Bhagya Vidhaatha
R. Prashanth In 2001, I was in my third year of engineering and quite unremarkably, I was all set to continue my higher education abroad in the USA. However, I felt an unexplainable urge to go and see Swami in…
Just Three Words
B.V.S. Pratap Bhagawan’s Birthday celebrations are the most important days on Prasanthi Nilayam’s calendar. His Birthday is preceded by the Convocation Ceremony of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning on November 22. The highlight of this day is…
“Make Bharat Proud”
Haresh Mirpuri “Make Bharat Proud,” said Swami. Those words have been ringing in my ears since 1995. I got the opportunity to study in Ooty, Puttaparthi and Whitefield from 1980 until I completed my MBA in 1993. There were many…
Blessings in an Envelope
Kapil Jawa The beauty of life lies in the rare subtleties it sometimes presents, leaving sublime yet lasting memories to cherish forever. This best describes one of my several moments with Swami, one that left me speechless, yet blessed and…
The Instrument Tuned By The Divine Musician
N.S. Anand Swami says, in Kali-yuga, the easiest way to divinity is Nama Sankeertana. Nama Sankeertana practised through eternally blissful Sai Bhajans is the surest way to win HIS grace. It is this invaluable gift of Bhajans that drew me…