Views and Reviews: Insights that Illumine the Light Within

1992: My Birth In My Journey To Divinity     The Divine sweetness in human life is derived from Maathru bhaavamu (maternal love). This means one who has not received the loving look of his mother does not deserve the gracious look of the Divine.   Neethi (morality) is greater than one's Jaathi (community) and Guna (virtue) is greater than one's Kulam (caste).   Yatha pinde, thatha Brahmaade" (What is in the microcosm is in the macrocosm). The divinity present in God (the macrocosm) is present in man (the microcosm) in a subtle form like the fire in a match stick. The mind is dampened by Ahamkaara and Mamakaara (egoistic and acquisitive tendencies). It is only when this dampness is removed by the sunshine of Vairaagya (detachment) that an illumined life becomes possible.   Everyone should strive to recognise the divinity that is present in all. Human birth has been given for this purpose. It cannot be left to God. There are many who do not understand the Sai...

1991 – The Divine Conception Of My Birth     1991 – The Divine Conception Of My Birth     Man is born out of desire, lives on desire and passes out by desire. Man's life is based on desires or thoughts (sankalpa). As are his thoughts, so are his actions. As are the actions, so are the fruits thereof. The fruits determine the goal. It follows that man's destiny is determined by his thoughts.   It is supreme folly to consider that the spiritual is divorced from the physical and that the material world has no connection with spirituality. Spirituality runs like an undercurrent through every aspect of life social, political, economic and moral. This basic truth has been forgotten today. People have faith in the transient, the ephemeral and the illusory.   Human existence is supremely sacred. It is precious, divine and should be lived befittingly.   Swami announced the inauguration of the one-of-its-kind in the world Super Specialty Hospital Pra...

“Happy Birthday” Key Messages from the Birthday Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on November 23, 1991 to 2009. The full texts of the discourses referenced in this monograph are available at: http://www.sathyasai.org/discour/content.htm You are truly born, on the day you begin your journey to realize your true identity—Divinity.

“Happy Birthday” Key Messages from the Birthday Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on November 23, 1991 to 2009. The full texts of the discourses referenced in this monograph are available at: http://www.sathyasai.org/discour/content.htm

Five + Four + One = ONE! by KE Seetha Ram Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s (Swami’s) enlightening discourses offers insights for realizing the innate divinity in all of us. This article aims to succinctly summarize and elicit an equation from Swami’s discourses on how engaging ourselves in Sathya Sai activities would efficiently take us on the journey towards the realization of this Oneness .  FIVE (Faith in GOD IS) The body with the five sense organs, made up of the five elements, is like an armour. The mind is the basis for this body and the cause of all worldly activities and experiences. A body without the mind is like a school without a teacher, a crop withering for lack of water, and an electric wire without the current--utterly useless and lifeless. Swami reminds us to engage the body in activities that turn the mind inward. First, we must nurture good thoughts. Good thoughts are charged with immense power, purity and divinity. They are life-giving, life-sustainin...

Genoveve Kanu (Principal, Sathya Sai School Zambi), Victor Kanu (Director, TAISSE), Dr Seetharam Kallidaikurichi and Dr Lakshmi Seetharam Victor Kanu (Director, TAISSE) with Dr Rosario Acierto and Dr Erlinda Zurita (board directors of ISSE San Pedro).

Introduction The Education in Human Values program is based on the premise that the end of education is character . The program is also based on the hypothesis that Human Values are in everyone; all human values are essentially embodiments of goodness (love). Institutes of Sathya Sai Education around the world conduct training and research for adopting HV-based approaches in the normal education curriculum, without burdening the child and the school system. This compilation shows that Human Values can be discovered in the Bible and integrated effectively in Education. The students of the African Institute of Sathya Sai Education, NDOLA, ZAMBIA,and the Institute of Sathya Sai Education, San Pedro, Philippines assisted in compiling this. Table of Contents Truth Old Testament Truth New Testament Love Old Testament Love New Testament Peace Old Testament Peace New Testament Right Conduct Old Testament Right Conduct New Testament Non Violence Old Testament Non ...