A lesson at the Lotus Feet
Rishab Nair Once I was sitting next to children from the Primary School awaiting Swami’s Darshan in the Mandir. Swami came and asked one of the boys near me what his name was and where he came from. He told…
You Just Be There, I Will Do It!
K Vinod Cartic One of the big challenges that most people have in doing social and developmental work is self-doubt. “Oh, this task seems too big. How could we ever do it?” I recall the question that I asked my…
The Compassionate and Loving Lord
Nagraj K.R It was 1976. I was a 14-year-old, only 4’7″ tall, very mischievous lad when I joined as a student in Brindavan. I was given a place in the dormitories which was the hostel of that time. Swami was…
The Divine Guardian
P. Sathyanarayanan Menon The very mention of the word Swami evokes myriad emotions as He holds a special place in all of our lives. He has at different times been guardian, saviour, friend, philosopher and guide. It was October 1990…
Complete surrender
B. Sai Siva Prasad Anyatha Saranam Nasti Twameva Saranam MamaTasmat Karunyabhavena Raksha Raksha SayeeshwaraO Lord, please show mercy on me – as there is no one but you – I prostrate in front of you, to protect me! If there was one…
Even a blade of grass needs His will to move
Randeep Bhattacharya We often are under the impression that we are in control of what we do and what happens through us. We fail to realise that there is a higher hand at play. The story, the scene and the…
Swami, please talk to me
Arunesh Punetha The life of a student consciously and subconsciously revolves around Swami. For a lot of students who are blessed to join Swami’s institutions at a very young age, there is no process of questioning, reasoning before accepting and…
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…