Character
character as the end of life and learning. 312 discourses.
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
- StudiesDecember 1966, Pune
- Equal half, not better half18 April 1966, Basic Training School for Girls, Anantapur
- Dharmashastra, The Jewel in India’s CasketJuly 1966
- The tree of life3 August 1966, Opening of the Primary Health Centre, Kothacheruvu
- Living in compartments22 October 1966, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The pole starNovember 1966, Prasanthi Nilayam
1967
1968
1969
1970
- School for hypocrisy2 March 1970, Bangarpet High School, Venkatagiri
- The most profitable job13 May 1970, Mumbai
- A prize to the prize-giver23 July 1970, Brindavan
- Re-conditioning man20 November 1970, All-India Conference of Workers of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organizations, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Faults and failures21 November 1970, All-India Conference of Workers of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organizations, Prasanthi Nilayam
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
- The end of education is character13 March 1978, Address to educationists, Delhi
- Tender saplings19 March 1978, Remand Home, Hyderabad
- The Great Task of the Guru22 May 1978, Address to Bal Vikas gurus, Brindavan
- The teacher and his task25 July 1978, Teachers' Training Camp, Brindavan
- The four blemishes7 December 1978
1979
- Partial education13 May 1979, University Convocation Hall, Mumbai
- Measured Talk Is Great Ease19 July 1979, Students of the Sri Sathya Sai College, Brindavan, Brindavan
- The Vedapuruṣa Saptāha Jñāna Yajña1 October 1979, Vijayadaśamī, close of the Vedapuruṣa Saptāha Jñāna Yajña, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The highest service20 November 1979, All India Conference of Bāla Vikās gurus (teachers), Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Kingdom22 November 1979, Annual Day of Kingdom of Sathya Sai, Prasanthi Nilayam
1980
1981
- Getting or giving8 March 1981, Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar, Hyderabad
- The flowers that God loves12 May 1981, Bombay
- Education in Human Values17 May 1981, Inauguration of a course in Education in Human Values for Bal Vikas gurus (teachers) of Karnataka, Bangalore
- Youth must learn18 July 1981, Annual meeting of the Kingdom of Sathya Sai, the association of the old students of the Sathya Sai College, the day after Guru Pūrṇimā, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Humanness in Man1 August 1981, Inaugural address to a five-day training camp for overseas Bal Vikas gurus (teachers), Prasanthi Nilayam
- Character training29 August 1981, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Village youth for villages6 November 1981, Muddenahalli
- Learning of higher values22 November 1981, Convocation - Inauguration of the Administrative Building of Sathya Sai Instiute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam
1982
- Humanness22 January 1982, Inauguration of the fourth State Conference of the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation, Tamil Nadu, Madras
- Prema and Śānti25 February 1982, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The triple purity20 May 1982, Inauguration of the training course in Education in Human Values for Bal Vikas teachers, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The purpose of education23 November 1982, Convocation
1983
- Service and Saadhana23 January 1983
- The human destiny31 August 1983, Krishna Jayanthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Honour the mother11 September 1983, Symposium on Human Values - Valedictory function, Prasanthi Nilayam
- To Divinity through SacrificeOctober 1983
- Be exemplars of Sai ideals30 December 1983, Prasanthi Nilayam
1984
- The most precious period13 January 1984, Sankranthi, Sports Meet, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Parents should not pamper children5 February 1984, Kunwar Ba Auditorium, Brindavan
- Devotion without discipline is valueless9 February 1984, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Examinations then and now19 March 1984, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Manifest your Divinity2 April 1984, Ugadi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Sakara and Nirakara Worship4 August 1984, Bhagavad Gita Series, Bhajan Hall, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
- Uphold Sai ideals22 November 1984, Convocation - 3, Prasanthi Nilayam
1985
- Qualities of the SadhakaDecember 1985
- A True Human Being27 January 1985, Mumbai
- Live the values and lead the children1 June 1985, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Love is the only offering I accept21 November 1985, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Equality through Love11 December 1985, Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Malleswaram, Bengaluru
- Reform should start primary stage15 December 1985, Brindavan
- Students and Satwic Purity29 December 1985, Brindavan
1986
- Problems in education, and their remedy12 January 1986, Meeting with the teachers of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
- An independent body for education20 January 1986, Discourse at the Music Academy Auditorium, Chennai
- Education for transformation21 January 1986, Music Academy Auditorium, Chennai
- Fulfil your human birth by nourishing human values!7 March 1986, Opening of the workshop for teachers in Education in Human Values, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Every action of Bhārata's people follows the Vedas alone26 April 1986, Trayee Brindavan anniversary, Brindavan
- When we keep the mind under control, life is blessed10 July 1986, Thursday discourse to the students and teachers of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The welfare of all is the culture of Bhārata21 August 1986, Discourse to the students of the Institute's MBA course, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Man's good and bad rest on his thoughts4 September 1986, Thursday discourse to the students and teachers of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Fill the heart with fear of sin and love of God7 September 1986, Sunday discourse to the first MBA batch of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Our inner feelings must be right!25 September 1986, Thursday discourse to the teachers and students of the Institute
- A people that has morality is the true people10 October 1986, Dasara, fifth day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The aim of education is to bring into view the Satya that stands unrefuted in all three times22 November 1986, the fifth Convocation of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The students are the nation's wealth and riches28 December 1986, Discourse to the teachers of Education in Human Values, Prasanthi Nilayam
1987
- We must foster both individual character and national character1 March 1987, Address to the Institute's students, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The feeling of offering to God is itself the giving up of all attachment22 June 1987, Evening address to the students of the hostel, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Light the lamp in your hearts26 June 1987, Inauguration of the New Wing of 'the Institute Students' Hostel, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Man's good and bad rest on his own saṅkalpas3 September 1987
- Humanness is the blended form of Vijñāna, Prajñāna and Sujñāna24 September 1987, Seminar of vice-chancellors
- Sing of God, worship Him, remember Him, and cross over26 September 1987, Gathering of vice-chancellors
- The Praṇava is another name for the Paramātma1 October 1987
- We must feel that we have offered up our Ajñāna in the homa-pit2 October 1987, Dasara, the close of the saptāha, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Today students need both the spirit of nationhood and personal character22 November 1987, Convocation
1988
- Through selfless sevā, humanness attains divinity15 February 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The mansion of life rests on four walls: birth, karma, Dharma and Brahman21 February 1988, Students of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Eye of Wisdom6 March 1988
- True happiness comes only when man's vision turns towards the Paramātma18 March 1988, Ugādi, Bombay
- No Learning Greater than Prema19 March 1988
- Never Forsake the Land of Your Birth or the Mother Who Bore You18 April 1988
- Brahmacarya Is Moving Everywhere with the Feeling of Brahman23 April 1988
- To shape man into one broad of heart is the fulfilment of education23 June 1988, the opening of the new academic year of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Only when man changes will the world change17 July 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- All learning without practice is useless20 July 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Only when the individual is virtuous does society take shape as a virtuous society7 August 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Culture Is What Shows Forth the Oneness within the Many22 November 1988, Seventh Convocation of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam
1989
- The man of virtue alone is strong14 January 1989, Sankrānti, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The whole universe is filled with Hari19 January 1989, To the students, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Live nobly12 February 1989, To the students, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Do all actions only to please God23 March 1989, Gathering of active workers, Chennai
- Develop your humanness24 March 1989, Hyderabad
- Man is the son of immortality!1 June 1989
- Safeguard human values15 June 1989, Inaugural address, Sri Sathya Sai Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The one who sways is the jīva; the one who does not sway is God19 June 1989, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Observe discipline20 June 1989, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Live as an Ideal21 June 1989, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Essence of the Vedas Is the Sound of the Flute23 June 1989
- Foster Prema and Share It24 June 1989, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Foster Humanness30 July 1989
- Dharma Alone Is the Foundation6 August 1989
- Your Heart Alone Is My Home22 August 1989
- Fill the Mind with Mādhava3 September 1989, Vināyaka Caturthī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- You Are the Embodiment of Ānanda5 October 1989, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Ātma in All Is One7 November 1989
- Conduct Yourselves with Humility and Obedience22 November 1989, Eighth Convocation of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Yearn for the Grace of God25 December 1989, Christmas, Prasanthi Nilayam
1990
- The end of Education is Character28 January 1990
- Manas is the cause of bondage and of Mokṣa15 February 1990
- To seek out the path is the noble wisdom1 March 1990, to the students and teachers of the Institute, after a drama
- Education should be for life not for living11 March 1990, to the teachers of the Institute
- Discipline is like our very life-breath16 September 1990, to students
- Towards a value based education22 November 1990, the convocation of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
1991
- Prema, beyond all describing20 January 1991, Prize-giving of the annual sports meet, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Glory of Chanting the Name of the Lord9 February 1991, Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli, Karnataka
- Keep evenness in remembering the Name13 February 1991, The morning after Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Proceed With Courage24 February 1991, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
- Develop social consciousness22 July 1991, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Human Values Come First in Education22 November 1991, Tenth Convocation of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam
- How to Win the Grace of God23 November 1991, Sixty-sixth Birthday, Prasanthi Nilayam
1992
- All learning that lacks humility and obedience is the learning of a rākṣasa!14 January 1992, Sports Meet, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Increase the thought of God! Reduce worldly desires!27 January 1992
- The Ātma dwelling in all beings is one!28 January 1992
- Service of the village is service of Rāma!16 February 1992, Village officers' training, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Man, thinking he is the body, is drifting away from Ānanda20 February 1992, Sports Meet, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Only one who lives in the oneness of body, mind and Ātma is a human being6 May 1992, Easwaramma Day, Brindavan
- From Knowledge To Wisdom22 May 1992, Summer Course 1992, Brindavan
- Perennial Message Of The Ramayana25 May 1992, Summer Course 1992, Brindavan
- Foster the principle of Prema in the heart21 June 1992, Informal talk to students, Brindavan
- God is always the embodiment of Prema!21 August 1992, Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Life is fulfilled only when one born saying ‘Koham’ attains the experience of ‘Soham’29 August 1992, Inauguration of the Viśva Kalyāṇa Maṇḍapam, Hyderabad
- Three Cardinal Vices17 September 1992, Students Hostel, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Only when each fulfils his own duty well does the world prosper22 November 1992, the Convocation of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam
1993
- New horizons for the Sai Institute4 March 1993, Prasanthi Nilayam
- What great mothers mean to the nation6 May 1993, Easwaramma Day, Brindavan
- The Message of the Upanishads - 119 October 1993, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Education should develop human values22 November 1993, Convocation - 12, Prasanthi Nilayam
1994
- Cherish the sweetness of sacrifice3 July 1994, Brindavan
- The duty of shaping tomorrow's citizens19 July 1994, Opening of the Bal Vikas gurus' conference, Brindavan
- Where there is right education21 July 1994, Closing session of the Bal Vikas gurus' conference, Brindavan
- Education and culture22 November 1994, Convocation - 13, Prasanthi Nilayam
1995
- Noble mothers, noble sons15 February 1995, Evening discourse to students, after a talk by Sushila Nayar, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Earn the esteem of society by service1 October 1995, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Supreme need for national unity18 November 1995, Prasanthi Nilayam
- When women are honoured19 November 1995, Ladies Day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Cherish Bhaaratheeya culture22 November 1995, Convocation - 14, Prasanthi Nilayam
1996
- The individual's welfare lies within the welfare of society1 January 1996, New Year; Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- There is no wealth greater than Prema14 January 1996, Sports meet, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Ātmatattva alone is freedom18 January 1996, To the students, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The one who has equal vision is a paṇḍita31 March 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Heroic mothers and noble sons6 May 1996, Easwaramma Day, Brindavan
- He Who Reaches God's Presence Is Honoured Everywhere17 June 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- No Sādhana Surpasses Prema for God18 June 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Set Aside the Outward and Nourish the Inner Feeling23 June 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- A Life without Character Is a Lifeless Life24 June 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Too Much Talk Harms the Mind, Little Talk Gives Great Ease27 June 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Character Is Greater Than Learning28 June 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Only When the Tāmasika and the Rājasika Are Crossed Does the Sāttvika Emerge3 July 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Śānti Rises from Within Us6 July 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Through Good Company Man Can Attain Divinity8 July 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Follow the Religion of Love10 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Develop Virtues and Contemplate on God16 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Humanness Blossoms In A Compassionate Heart17 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Expand Your Love and Experience Eternal Bliss21 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Sathya and Dharma are Natural Attributes of Man24 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Virtues are the Foundation of Peace26 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Develop Love for God and Sanctify Your Life28 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Man Must Learn to Live as Man18 August 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- When the Anātma Is Removed, the Ātma Is Seen Everywhere27 August 1996, Onam, Sai Kulwant Hall
- The Whole World, the Moving and the Unmoving, Is the Very Form of Brahman3 September 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Along with Study, Saṃskāra Too Is Very Necessary22 November 1996, Convocation, Sai Kulwant Hall
1997
- Let Prema and Thyaaga be your ideals14 January 1997, Sankranthi, Sports Meet, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The gospel of work, love and sacrifice13 February 1997, Chinese New Year, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Love for God, fear of sin, morality in society16 July 1997, World Youth Conference, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Guard your character as dearly as life19 July 1997, World Youth Conference, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Women's role as Mothers19 November 1997, Ladies Day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The educational crisis and the way out22 November 1997, Convocation - 16, Prasanthi Nilayam
1998
- Happiness and sorrow cannot be parted1 January 1998, New Year, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Satya is heaven14 January 1998, Sankrānti; prize-giving of the sports meet, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Samyak sādhana5 February 1998, Chinese New Year, Prasanthi Nilayam
- God's Līlās Are Wondrous; They Hallow the Three Worlds6 May 1998, Easwaramma Day
- Not the Man in Form: the Man of Conduct Is Needed28 May 1998, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore
- The Oneness of Mind, Word and Deed Is Humanness31 May 1998, Indiranagar, Bangalore
- Only What Nurtures Human Values Is True Education10 August 1998, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Ānanda Alone Is Man's Own Home27 September 1998, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Aham, Ātma, Mind, Speech1 October 1998, Vijayadaśamī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Good Resolves Are Themselves the Human Values8 October 1998, Change of Vice-Chancellor of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Education of Bhārata Is What Develops the Divine Human Principle22 November 1998, Convocation, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Man Alone Is Supremely Precious, Above All the Riches of the World3 December 1998, Finance management conference, Prasanthi Nilayam
1999
- Cultivate love in your heart14 February 1999, Shivarathri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Relevance of Ramayana to modern life25 March 1999, Rama Navami, Brindavan
- Human Values and Education26 July 1999, Valedictory Function of First Sri Sathya Sai Seminar on Values, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Let life be fruitful and meaningful17 October 1999, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- True education liberates22 November 1999, Convocation - 18, Prasanthi Nilayam
2000
- Virtue is the adornment of man1 January 2000, New Year, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Greatness of the Gāyatrī Mantra10 February 2000, Upanayanam, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Only When There Is Purity of Mind Is There Success11 August 2000, Varalakṣmī Vrata, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Only What Roots Out Impurity Is True Education25 September 2000, Opening of the international conference on education in human values, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Lead a Meaningful and Virtuous Life3 October 2000, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
- The Pancha Kleshas (The Five Miseries Afflicting Man)4 October 2000, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
- Serve the Poor and Downtrodden for Self-Realisation6 October 2000, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
2001
- As the thought, so the result1 January 2001, New Year, Prasanthi Nilayam
- ‘I’ itself is God21 February 2001, Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Foster Morality To Uphold Humanness20 October 2001, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
- Establish Our Ancient Culture By Adherence To Truth And Morality21 October 2001, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
- Only when parents are ideal do children become virtuous19 November 2001, Ladies' Day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Spiritual education is essential alongside worldly education20 November 2001, First Conference of Sri Sathya Sai Schools, Prasanthi Nilayam
- True education brings the wealth of character22 November 2001, 20th Convocation of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
2002
- Hospitals must not become business centres19 January 2002, First anniversary of the Super Speciality Hospital, Whitefield, Bangalore
- The worship of God protects the nation12 March 2002, Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Evening Discourse18 May 2002, Summer Course 2002, Brindavan
- The Inner Meaning of Vināyaka Worship10 September 2002, Gaṇeśa Caturthī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- All are embodiments of God13 October 2002, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Setting the Home in Order: The Housewife's First Duty19 November 2002, Ladies' Day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Education That Does Not Nourish Character Is Worthless20 November 2002, Address to students, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Give Up Selfishness and Strive for the Good of Society22 November 2002, 21st Convocation of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Cast Off Bad Qualities and Foster Prema25 December 2002, Christmas, Prasanthi Nilayam
2003
- To satisfy Swami, you must cultivate good qualities14 January 2003, Sankrānti; prize-giving of the sports and cultural meet, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Ancient traditions are the steps to rising higher15 April 2003, Viṣu, Brindavan
- That is education which liberates2 June 2003, Brindavan
- True Prema stands only when selfishness is given up22 November 2003, 22nd Convocation of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
2004
- Honour your mother and father; take their command upon your head12 January 2004, Sankrānti, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Earning good qualities is greater than earning wealth15 January 2004, Sports and Cultural Meet, Prasanthi Nilayam
- If you remember the name of Rāma, neither attachment nor disease will cling to you30 March 2004, Śrī Rāma Navamī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The children alone are my property21 August 2004, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Parents Are the Visible Embodiments of God18 September 2004, Vināyaka Chaturthī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Develop the Feeling of the One Ātma17 October 2004, Dasara
2005
- Divine Discourse24 February 2005, Appointment of University Vice Chancellor, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Jñāna is won through purity of feeling16 March 2005, Students who ranked high in GATE, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Only what fosters unity is true education17 August 2005, Educare Conference, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Sāttvic Food and Good Company Are Essential22 October 2005, Children's Festival of Joy, Prasanthi Nilayam
- True Education Fosters Selfless Prema22 November 2005, 24th Convocation of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
2006
- See only good, do only good, be good30 March 2006, Ugādi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- To nourish human values is man's duty12 August 2006, Ati Rudra Mahā Yajña, Prasanthi Nilayam
- For the young, mastery of the senses comes first13 August 2006, Ati Rudra Mahā Yajña, Prasanthi Nilayam
- What God expects from devotees is purity of heart5 September 2006, Onam, Prasanthi Nilayam
- True education is that which nurtures the moral, the dhārmic and the spiritual22 November 2006, 25th Convocation of the University, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Teachers alone are the real leaders5 December 2006, Parthi yātra of the teachers of Srikakulam district, Prasanthi Nilayam
2007
- Only a life that brings joy to many is a true life15 January 2007, Sankrānti, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Lakṣmī of the Home27 February 2007
- Foster faith in God and love of country!22 August 2007, 21st anniversary of the School of Business Management, Prasanthi Nilayam
- My will is all-powerful2 September 2007, 35th anniversary of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam
2008
2009
- Know Thyself! You Will Know Everything1 January 2009, New Year, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Money Comes And Goes; Morality Comes And Grows14 January 2009, Sankranthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- No Society Can Exist Without Morality25 February 2009, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Students Should Set Ideals For Others4 June 2009, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Three Assets That You Must Safeguard6 July 2009, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Uphold Ethics And Morality29 August 2009, Conference Ethics And World Of Finance, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Live Up To The Expectations Of Emperor Bali2 September 2009, Onam, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Be Good, Do Good, And See Good22 November 2009, Convocation - 28, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Divine Message to Doctors19 December 2009, Parthi Yatra, Prasanthi Nilayam