Discourse 1Let Prema and Thyaaga be your ideals14 January 1997, Sankranthi, Sports Meet, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 2Be prepared for a life of sacrifice19 January 1997, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 3Have firm faith in God23 January 1997, Primary School, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 4The gospel of work, love and sacrifice13 February 1997 · First talk, Chinese New Year, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 5Transcendental value of Sathya and DhamaSecond talkDiscourse 6Service, love and sacrifice7 March 1997, Shivarathri, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 7Bhajans and bliss8 March 1997, Shivarathri, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 8‘Daivaṃ mānuṣa rūpeṇa’7 April 1997, Ugādi, BrindavanDiscourse 9The Saints of Thamilnadu10 April 1997, ChennaiDiscourse 10The greatness of nāmasmaraṇa11 April 1997, Madras visit, MadrasDiscourse 11“Rāmo vigrahavān dharmaḥ”16 April 1997, Śrī Rāma Navamī, BrindavanDiscourse 12Nama-smarana Gives Peace And Bliss23 April 1997, Sai Shruti, Kodaikanal, TNDiscourse 13You Are An Inseparable Part Of God24 April 1997, Sai Shruti, Kodaikanal, TNDiscourse 14Develop Love For God And Experience Unity26 April 1997, KodaikanalDiscourse 15Compassionate Heart is the Temple of God27 April 1997, KodaikanalDiscourse 16Realise the Oneness of the Atmic Principle28 April 1997, KodaikanalDiscourse 17Unity of Thought, Word, and Deed is True Humanness29 April 1997, KodaikanalDiscourse 18Chant the Name of God and Experience Divinity30 April 1997, KodaikanalDiscourse 19Always Contemplate On The Atmic Principle1 May 1997, Sai Shruti, Kodaikanal, TNDiscourse 20Promote The Welfare Of Others2 May 1997, Sai Shruti, Kodaikanal, TNDiscourse 21Pray To God Only For Eternal Peace And Bliss4 May 1997, Sai Shruti, Kodaikanal, TNDiscourse 22A mother's Prema and God's grace6 May 1997, Easwaramma Day, KodaikanalDiscourse 23Equanimity Is True Freedom8 May 1997, Sai Shruti, Kodaikanal, TNDiscourse 24Attachment is the disease, detachment is Nirvāṇa15 May 1997, Buddha Pūrṇimā, BrindavanDiscourse 25Love for God, fear of sin, morality in society16 July 1997, World Youth Conference, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 26The principle of the Ātma and divinity17 July 1997, Youth conference, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 27Satya is the very form of God18 July 1997, World Youth Conference, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 28Guard your character as dearly as life19 July 1997, World Youth Conference, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 29Human values alone are true kin20 July 1997, Guru Pūrṇimā, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 30Mamaivāṃśo jīvaloke...25 August 1997, Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 31The Significance of Vināyaka Caturthī7 September 1997, Vināyaka Caturthī, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 32The ideal of Bali Cakravarti14 September 1997, Oṇam, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 33God delights in the feeling, not in outward show22 September 1997, Golden chariot festival, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 34Bhakti, discipline, the keeping of duty23 September 1997, Pādukā festival, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 35“Śarīramādyaṃ khalu dharmasādhanaṃ”5 October 1997, Dasara, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 36The misuse of the senses is the root of sorrow6 October 1997, Dasara, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 37Transcending the mind to realise God7 October 1997, Dasara, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 38Vital role of the Buddhi8 October 1997, Dasara, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 39Discovering the Aathma9 October 1997, Dasara, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 40When the resolve is good, nothing is impossible11 October 1997, Vijayadaśamī, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 41Women's role as Mothers19 November 1997, Ladies Day, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 42The educational crisis and the way out22 November 1997, Convocation - 16, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 43The God who fills everything is ‘I’23 November 1997, Birthday, Prasanthi NilayamDiscourse 44Dedicate your lives to the Divine25 December 1997, Christmas, Prasanthi Nilayam