Purna Brahman in Human Form
TV Shankaran 1985 Prasanthi Nilayam I had the first Darshan of Swami sometime in Brindavan during the mid-1970s. God’s name and silence charged the gathering – Swami came out for Darshan, spreading joy & filling all with His Love. The…
Emulating the Lord
Ganesh Seshadri2004 Prasanthi Nilayam In the presence of the Avaatar, one feels immersed in the aura of Love. His presence gives you an experience that words cannot describe and intellect cannot explain. However, at the physical level too there were…
“Aspire to be Good, not Great”
Sai Kishore Nidamarthy 1996 Brindavan I have been visiting Swami at Parthi ever since I was born. As far as I remember, I always wanted to study in Swami’s institutions because that would enable me to escape the long queues…
How Bhagawan changed my life
Navin Patel 1974 Brindavan In 1968 Bhagawan visited East Africa – Uganda in particular. While Bhagawan was residing in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, I happened to one of the young volunteers aged about 17-18 serving at Swami’s residence. I…
Connecting the dots
Shyam Ganesh2005 Prasanthi Nilayam ‘Connecting the Dots’ That was the theme of the Stanford commencement address by the late Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple Computers. He spoke mainly about looking back and reflecting on some of the milestone events…
I am what I am because He made me so
Y Arvind Prasanthi Nilayam I am what I am because He made me so. This, in one sentence is the impact of Bhagawan on my life. He blessed me with education, gave me an identity, provided me a vocation and…
Wings of Thy Love for the winds of Life
Sreedev S 2006 Prasanthi Nilayam First I breathed life as a weakling, my wings fragile and fettered by fears… of endless vastness, I envied as my fellows flew… and fantasized; Flight was but a distant dream. All my strength was…
Transformation
Harish Krishnaswamy Prasanthi Nilayam It is now over 20 years since Swami entered my life. If I have to summarise the impact of Swami in my life, I can only state that He had transformed me into a brainless, shameless,…
The Eternal Stream of Love
Uday Amirapu 2011 Prasanthi Nilayam As a child I was told by my father, who held my hands together, “Pray to God”. And I would, not knowing what to ask for, asked what seemed to be right, “Let me be…
“Fear, fear. Now take it to the hostel with you.”
A. Arun Kumar 2004 Prasanthi Nilayam Swami often used to narrate the stories of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and His disciples. One such incident narrates how Sri Ramakrishna used to send a student every day across the River Ganges to f…