From Osmania to Parthi
A. Anantha Vijaya1988 Prasanthi Nilayam I was working as a Senior Research Fellow in a research project during 1984-85 in Osmania University and I had also registered for an MPhil degree. On account of an incident that happened in my…
My Guru and God
G Srikanth2002 Prasanthi Nilayam I can’t but muse over my memories on that fateful day of 24 April 2011. I could easily relate to the feelings of Arjuna as he was returning back to Indraprastha having lost the physical form…
Swami to Sai
CV Subhash1990 Prasanthi Nilayam I was on my way to Parthi, driving the last lap of the journey. As I crossed the Sri Sathya Sai Taluka arch, I could not control my tears. There was a time I would be…
Swami Means Nothing
Vijay Prasad2007 Prasanthi Nilayam What if I said Swami means nothing to me? Absolutely nothing! If you are befuddled, I invite you on a journey. In my first grade at His school in Ooty, Swami paid us a visit. I…
Sri Sathya Sai – My Master and My Lord
Shiven TandonPrasanthi Nilayam My dearest Bhagawan has been extremely gracious to me and has loved me, and continues to love me so much so that, often I feel I am His special child. I was born in a God-loving family…
A Divine Romance
Nithilan MK2011 Prasanthi Nilayam What shall I say of thy love and thee? Language of love has no words, I see! Feelings and emotions burst from my heart Guide me in my effort to pen them, my Lord. When I…
Through Tides and Tempests
Anshuman Das2006 Prasanthi Nilayam “Gold that adorns was once molten, the majestic sword was once beaten in fire, the statue now worshipped was once chiselled, and the magnificent diamond once laid deep underground for a million years. For the process…
The time has come… for us to take the baton
Bishu Prusty2000 Prasanthi Nilayam It was a day of deep rejoicing and also a day of tearing anguish. March 20, 2011… The last Sunday when the ‘Sun’ shone with an unexpected brilliant glow pleasantly befuddling everyone. He did what the…
The Unfathomable Love of Bhagawan
Nittala Suryanarayana Murthy1991 Prasanthi Nilayam Bhagawan had visited Rajahmundry in 1968. My grandmother took me to the place where He was residing and placed me on His lotus feet. Swami blessed me. For my family, we only knew Swami as…
His look and smile
B Raghavendra Prasad1985 Prasanthi Nilayam Way back in June 1969, we relocated to Kadugudi as my father had joined as a faculty member in Swami’s college in Brindavan. It was in the month of October, the period immediately after Dasara…