Sai baba links essays and articles

Sathya Sai Baba gives us the key to the treasure house of that peace which escapes understanding and defies logic, namely Prasanthi (or supreme peace), which the Gita calls the goal of human endeavour. This is a handbook of ancient wisdom and a guidebook for the Godward journey, wherein Bhagavan answers various questions related to spirituality.

The Vahinis, written by Sri Sathya Sai Baba (translated into English) Vahini, in Sanskrit, means "stream". These writings are Swami's streams of thought on a range of subjects: meditation, right action, wisdom, peace, divine love, and Hindu scriptures such as the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads and the story of Rama.

In the town, every conceivable surface is adorned with pictures of Sai Baba wearing an orange robe and a benign smile. There's a photo of him garlanded with fake pink flowers in my hotel room and a giant portrait behind the reception desk.

People see his hand everywhere, and in Puttaparthi's spiritual hothouse nearly every occurrence is viewed as fresh proof of his power. Apart from letters and the coveted interviews, the accepted way to communicate with Sai Baba is via dreams and visions, and thus the town teems with people interpreting their subconscious hiccups as gospel.