The Wind Beneath My Wings
D Vidyanand1991 Prasanthi Nilayam When I joined Brindavan for my college, I felt truly fortunate. Morning Darshans and evening Bhajan sessions were the icing on the cake. It was on one of those blessed evenings that I sang the Bhajan,…
A peek into the years with Divine!
MRK Prasad Prasanthi Nilayam I walked with Him alongside. I sat with Him for hours looking at His magnificence with awe. I listened to His voice enchanted. I laughed with Him for the humour. I played with Him as He…
Song of My Life
Rangarajan Rajamani2002 Prasanthi Nilayam It was in April 1997, that I first came to know of Prasanthi Nilayam. I was new to Swami and His circle. I was constantly questioning Swami’s credentials as God after I joined the college. I…
Once a Sai student, always a Sai student
Sriram Jayaraman 1996 Brindavan Once a Sai student, always a Sai student. There are times when we may forget Swami, but His shield of grace is always around us at all times and in all places. My narrative takes me…
Longing and Belonging
P Satish Kumar1997 Prasanthi Nilayam “I will perform the marriage the day after tomorrow”, Swami said. This was in March 1993 in Brindavan. He was speaking to my sister’s to-be mother-in- law. My mother who was sitting next to her…
My Guru, My Inspiration
Sai Sundar R2006 Prasanthi Nilayam What does Swami mean to me? I have thought hard about this and have never been able to come up with a single answer. He has touched my life very deeply in so many subtle…
The Good Old Days at Brindavan
K Sankarasubramanian1977 Brindavan During those wonderful days, we imbibed a lot about life and divinity in the physical proximity of Bhagawan. Bhagawan used to say, “When Yashoda wanted to admonish Krishna hoping to set His naughty behaviour right, she used…
He is everything we are
Dinesh Talreja2006 Prashanti Nilayam What does an oyster mean to a random drop that gets encased in the oyster and gets transformed into a pearl? What does the potter mean to the pot that, without his touch, was worthless clay!…
Sai – Our Universal Mother
Ashok Kumar Reddy2006 Prasanthi Nilayam I joined the Sri Sathya Sai Primary School when I was six years old. We used to run to the Mandir every Thursday and Sunday to see the Almighty and returned with a huge mango…
I am always with you…
CVK Sastry1989 Prasanthi Nilayam It was nearly two decades ago when I was working at Guntur in a Post Graduate College, I came across an advertisement for the requirement of Post Graduate Teachers for a school in Nairobi, Kenya. The…