Cover Story: An Introduction to Vedas | Road Maps to Eternal Bliss

Veda chanting has always been popular at Prashanti Nilayam and of late it has become a daily feature in Darshan. Swami has been evincing keen interest in His students learning the Vedam and this has rubbed off on to everybody.

Cover Story: The Cover Story this Edition is “The Convocation Drama”. Every year on the 22nd of November, after the Convocation of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, the students stage a drama in the Poornachandra Auditorium. What is unique about this drama is that everything is done under Swami’s direct guidance, from the conception to the final enactment!...more.

Cover Story: Stealer of Hearts | The Krishna Story

Roughly five thousand years ago, the Lord incarnated as a Poorna Avatar, this time bearing the name Krishna. Babies cry when they are born, but Krishna came into the world smiling. Immediately after birth, Krishna revealed His Divinity to His father Vasudeva and mother Devaki.

Cover Story: If ever there was any batsman in the game of cricket who was meant to be an opener, it had to be the 5ft 4-inch Bombay genius Sunil Manohar Gavaskar. Such have been the deeds of this great batsman that words often fail to describe them. He was simply the "most complete opening batsman."Sunil "Sunny"....In September 2003, Gavaskar(GAV) visited the Prasanthi Digital Studio and shared his views on two of his greatest passions- Swami and Cricket. In conversation with him was Shri G Venkataraman(GV), formerly the Vice Chancellor of the Sri Sathya Sai Institue of Higher learning....more.

Cover Story: The 13th of August, 2004, is going to witness the beginning of the biggest sporting extravaganza on earth: The Olympic games. For the first time since modern Olympics started in the year 1896, they are returning to the country of their origin, Greece. For about a month or so sportsmen and athletes belonging to almost every single nation on the face of the earth are going to battle it out for sporting supremacy. In a spirit of cooperation, unity and fair competition, that is.....more.

Cover Story: It is said that in the innocent and innocuous face of a child you can see the face of God. And how true it is! Even the reverse of this is so true. If you look at the face of God, you can see the clean and crystalline countenance of a small child. And why will it not be? For, there is so much likeness between the two. Let’s just think, why are kids so lovable? Hmm ...Because they are so innocent. Because they are so pure. Because they have no grudge against anybody. Because they are so simple. Because they know no manipulation. Because they know no fear. ...more.

Cover Story: "I know no other word than LOVE. I speak only of LOVE. I am moved by nothing but LOVE." This was the emphatic message given by Bhagavan to the thousands who had assembled in the Sai Kulwanth hall on the morning of Gurupurnima, the 2nd of July. The last few days had been a feast of Love, with various dramas and musicals transporting the devotees into realms of ecstasy. Bhagavan’s message was the icing on the cake. The celebrations had begun on the 29th of June itself, with thousands of devotees pouring in from Maharashtra...more.

Cover Story: Dr. John S Hislop was one of the fine instruments used by Bhagavan Baba to spread His Message across the continents. Hislop came to Swami came via the Theosophy/Meditation route. It all started when as a young man of eighteen he had gone to Taihiti in the Pacific in search of adventure. There he met a priest who told him about Theosophy. As soon as Hislop returned to Los Angeles, he joined the Theosophical Society because he wanted to serve humanity......more.

Cover Story: From day one, devotees have always been pleading with Bhagavan to visit their homes, towns, cities, and countries. Swami has yielded many times to requests of the first three types, but, with one notable exception, has diplomatically avoided visits to other countries. One may wonder why, especially since the whole world, nay the whole universe is His. Swami has explained this puzzle. It is not that he is per se against overseas visits. However, in recent times, it has become a fashion for many of the so-called spiritual ...more.

Cover Story: Thirty year old ChinnaNagamma of Jagrajpalli had darkness staring into her. Future seemed bleak. Her husband had recently passed away. She had four young children. No land of her own. No house to stay in. And like a majority of the rural women in India, she was illiterate. To provide her children with one square meal a day was a daunting challenge. With none of her so called kith and kin coming forward to bail her out of this pathetic situation, she silently, cried out for help in her heart in the hope that if there was a God somewhere, may be He would respond. Her prayers were not in vain....more.