Desire
desire, attachment, detachment, Vairāgya. 280 discourses.
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1963
1964
- Yanthram & Manthram19 February 1964, Venkatagiri
- The sandalwood tree15 August 1964, India Independence Day, Chennai
- The I behind the Eye18 August 1964, Chennai
- Be a care taker19 August 1964, Close of a seven-day observance (saptāha), Madras
- How old are you really?10 October 1964, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The bond that unbinds15 October 1964, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Prick the bubble of pride16 October 1964, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Swinging from yes to no27 November 1964, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Travel Light8 December 1964 · First talk, Hyderabad
- Anna and amrithaSecond talk
- You are born for your own sake16 December 1964, Nayudupet
1965
- The sun at your doorstepJanuary 1965, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The burden of the badge24 February 1965, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Pandits have the keysMarch 1965, Amalaapuram
- Be above and beyondMarch 1965, Rajamundry
- Root or rope?March 1965, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Aspire for the nobler role3 March 1965, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Silence and solitudeSeptember 1965, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Pay the price30 September 1965, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Sustained saadhanaOctober 1965, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The lamp at the door24 October 1965, Diwali, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Pilgrimage to the throne23 November 1965 · First talk, Birthday - 40, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The rules of the gameSecond talk
- The call and the response24 November 1965, Prasanthi Nilayam
1966
- Krishna thrishnaDecember 1966, Chennai
- Develop detachmentDecember 1966, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Birthday MessageDecember 1966
- Be happy when tested18 February 1966, Shivarathri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Hitha and priya16 March 1966, Mumbai
- Krodha and kaama17 March 1966, Mumbai
- Diminish desires27 March 1966, Pune
- Unrivalled masteryApril 1966, High School for Girls, School Day, Anantapur
- Of Him, to Him, by Him7 September 1966, Krishna Jayanthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The juggler behind this jugglery8 September 1966, Krishna Jayanthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Achieve nil balance17 October 1966 · First talk, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The taming of the wildSecond talk
- The ideal poem23 October 1966, Dasara, Vijayadasami, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Name of GodNovember 1966, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Devaluation of Man18 December 1966, Trichy
1967
- Stagnation in the same class14 January 1967, Sankranthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The dying lament the dead10 March 1967, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The world, a training ground28 March 1967, Bhavanagar
- The wayside halt3 April 1967, Pune
- Three-in-one now28 July 1967, Krishna Jayanthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The wheel and its hub30 July 1967, Engineering College, Anantapur
- The mind principleOctober 1967, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The tricycle8 October 1967, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The windows of the mind9 October 1967, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The tiger in the ring14 October 1967, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Seva as saadhana6 November 1967, Mumbai
- Pilgrims! Do not tarry!24 November 1967, Prasanthi Nilayam
1968
- The upward and downward pulls26 March 1968, Venkatagiri
- One-fourth and three-fourths27 March 1968, Venkatagiri
- Horn and tusk28 March 1968, Venkatagiri
- Transmute every minute24 September 1968, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Meaning of mendicancy29 September 1968, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The heart of the organisation21 November 1968, Prasanthi Nilayam
1969
- In it, not, of it15 May 1969, Ahmedabad
- The voice of the ocean29 July 1969 · First talk, Guru Purnima, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Achaarya….as GodSecond talk
- The spider in the same web3 September 1969, Krishna Jayanthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The novel night12 October 1969, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Forsake the fete of fancy15 October 1969, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Win the one21 October 1969, Prasanthi Nilayam
1970
- Revolutions, resolutions14 January 1970, Sankranthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The dead satellite6 March 1970, Shivarathri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Beside, behind, before21 May 1970, Mumbai
- Labels are libels19 July 1970, Guru Purnima, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Yaaga is Thyaaga15 August 1970, India Independence Day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The seven-day sacrifice7 October 1970, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The sword and the scabbard9 October 1970, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- 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
1974
1975
1976
- Expand the heart1 August 1976, Bengaluru
- Apeksa Binds And Upeksa Liberates A Person26 September 1976, Dasara, Poorna Chandra Auditorium, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Cultivate Good Thoughts, Feelings And Desires27 September 1976, Dasara, Poorna Chandra Auditorium, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Reduce Your Desires To Achieve Manonasanam28 September 1976, Dasara, Poorna Chandra Auditorium, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Sublimate Your Intellect and Develop the Power of Discrimination2 October 1976, Dasara, Poorna Chandra Auditorium, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Global bhajan14 November 1976, Akhanda Bhajan, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Unbroken bliss4 December 1976, Seegehalli
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
- Vidhyaarthis and Vishayaarthis1 March 1981, Brindavan
- Raama the idealApril 1981, Golden Jubilee Hall, Lal Bagh, Bengaluru
- The faith and the ideal13 April 1981, Rama Navami, Bengaluru
- See God, think God, talk God5 August 1981, Valedictory address to the five-day training camp for overseas Bal Vikas gurus (teachers), Prasanthi Nilayam
- The teacher's task30 August 1981, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Faith in the goal3 October 1981, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Nara and Naraka26 October 1981, Diwali, Prasanthi Nilayam
1982
- Everything Depends On Good ThoughtsFebruary 1982, Anantapur, AP
- Refrain from asking12 August 1982, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Faith Should Be Your Breath22 August 1982, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
- Sacrificial fire21 October 1982 · First talk, Inauguration of the Veda Purusha Sapthaaha Jnaana Yajna, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Significance of YajnasSecond talk, First day of the Vedhapurusha Saptaaha Yajna
- The jewel in the iron safe20 November 1982, Discourse the Annual Day of Sri Sathya Sai Hospital, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The three levels30 December 1982, Brindavan
1983
- Ceiling on desires - I19 January 1983, Address to Members of Sri Sathya Sai Organisations, Tamil Nadu, Chennai
- Your Divine destiny21 April 1983, Rama Navami, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Conquest of the mind12 October 1983, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Brahmānanda is man's own home23 November 1983, Fifty-eighth Birthday, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Devotion and Divine Grace31 December 1983, New Year, Prasanthi Nilayam
1984
1985
- World needs spiritual transformation14 January 1985, Sankranthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Thyaga and Bhoga21 January 1985, Chennai
- The Victory15 August 1985, India Independence Day
- Significance of Ganesha worship18 September 1985, Ganesh Chaturthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Without service to the people, no happiness and Śānti23 November 1985, Sixtieth Birthday, Prasanthi Nilayam
1987
- When the jīva is joined with God, he becomes the very form of akṣara19 February 1987, Address to the Institute's teachers and students, Prasanthi Nilayam
- There is no sādhana greater than remembering the Name26 February 1987, Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Developing the inner visionMay 1987, 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
- Today satsaṅga is what man needs most urgently5 September 1987, Oṇam
- Sādhanas without Prema are fruits without juice!27 September 1987
- The Veda is what shows the oneness in the many29 September 1987
1988
- The Dharma of the Ātma is svadharma8 January 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- God in the heart, work in the hands9 January 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- One who would live in happiness and Śānti must practise control of the senses13 March 1988, Brindavan
- True happiness comes only when man's vision turns towards the Paramātma18 March 1988, Ugādi, Bombay
- To follow the path of Rāma: the inner meaning of the Rāmāyaṇa26 March 1988, Rāma Navamī, Brindavan
- Seek Ye First16 April 1988, Discourse to the students of the Sathya Sai Institute at Nandanavanam, Ooty
- The essence of all religions is Satya and Prema!29 May 1988, Brindavan
- Excessive desire is the loss of reason; measured desire is great ease26 June 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Divinity forgotten: that is the state of the jīva7 July 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Through Sacrifice Comes the Divinity Called Immortality11 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
- All Things and All Beings in the World Are Forms of the Paramātma!15 October 1988, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Believe That God Alone Is the True Friend, and Try to Follow Him!18 October 1988, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- To Slay the Demonic in Man Is the Inner Meaning of Narakāsura's Slaying9 November 1988, Dīpāvali, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Karma Is Done Only for Purity of Citta!21 November 1988, Sathya Sai Seva Organisations (Birthday week), Prasanthi Nilayam
1989
- The whole universe is filled with Hari19 January 1989, To the students, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Do all actions only to please God23 March 1989, Gathering of active workers, Chennai
- Master Your Mind6 July 1989, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Honour the Vedas3 October 1989, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- All Human Life Is the Very Form of Yajña7 October 1989, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- You Yourself Are God!9 October 1989, Dasara (Pūrṇāhuti day), Prasanthi Nilayam
- Yearn for the Grace of God25 December 1989, Christmas, Prasanthi Nilayam
1990
1991
1992
- Man, thinking he is the body, is drifting away from Ānanda20 February 1992, Sports Meet, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Love The Motherland: Serve The World21 May 1992, Summer Course 1992, Brindavan
- From Knowledge To Wisdom22 May 1992, Summer Course 1992, Brindavan
- Rise From Animality To Divinity24 May 1992, Summer Course 1992, Brindavan
- Three Cardinal Vices17 September 1992, Students Hostel, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Oṃkāra is the combined form of Ātma, Manas and body4 October 1992, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Every human being is none other than the embodiment of God!4 December 1992, Brindavan
- If we can raise the value of man, the value of things comes down27 December 1992, Prasanthi Nilayam
1993
1994
- See the One in the many13 May 1994, Brindavan
- Share your love5 June 1994, Brindavan
- Where there is right education21 July 1994, Closing session of the Bal Vikas gurus' conference, Brindavan
- Devotion is pure love for God21 August 1994, Brindavan
- Let Truth prevail4 September 1994, Brindavan
- Turn your vision towards the Divine14 October 1994, Dasara, Vijayadasami, Brindavan
1995
- Prema and the triple purity14 January 1995, Sankranthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Make God your true friend1 April 1995, Ugādi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Fill your hearts with love of God15 April 1995, Brindavan
- Health, diet and Divinity3 June 1995, Sri Sathya Sai Hospital, Whitefield, Bengaluru
- Acquire friendship of God11 July 1995, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Dedicate all actions to God18 August 1995, Krishna Jayanthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Earn the esteem of society by service1 October 1995, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The bliss of Self-Realisation22 October 1995, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Fill the world with love18 November 1995, 6th World Conference of Sai Organization, Prasanthi Nilayam
1996
- The Ātmatattva alone is freedom18 January 1996, To the students, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Message of the Avathaars and the Epics15 May 1996, Brindavan
- Become Deserving of God's Love22 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Experiencing Unity of Man and God25 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Virtues are the Foundation of Peace26 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Peace is Possible Only Through Love (Alternative Translation)27 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Love is the True Form of God29 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- ‘Love all, worship all’16 August 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- The Five Elements Are the Very Forms of the Paramātma21 August 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Advaita Is the Principle of the One Ātma7 September 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- The Unseen Divinity Is the Basis of the World Fashioned as the Seen8 September 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Satyaṃ Jñānam Anantaṃ Brahma9 September 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Vairāgya Is Found Only in the Presence of God10 September 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- When the Home Is Set Right, the World Is Set Right19 October 1996, Dasara, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Without the Body the Ātma Cannot Be Recognised, nor the Body without the Ātma23 October 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Only When Man Is Free of Resolves Can He Attain Śānti21 November 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
1997
- Attachment is the disease, detachment is Nirvāṇa15 May 1997, Buddha Pūrṇimā, Brindavan
- The principle of the Ātma and divinity17 July 1997, Youth conference, Prasanthi Nilayam
- “Śarīramādyaṃ khalu dharmasādhanaṃ”5 October 1997, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The misuse of the senses is the root of sorrow6 October 1997, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Transcending the mind to realise God7 October 1997, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Vital role of the Buddhi8 October 1997, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Discovering the Aathma9 October 1997, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
1998
- Tārakaṃ and mārakaṃ15 February 1998, Students Hostel, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Every Person Longs for Śānti25 April 1998, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Remembering the Name of God Removes All Sorrow4 September 1998, Onam, Prasanthi Nilayam
- By Sacrifice Some Have Attained Immortality10 September 1998, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Ānanda Alone Is Man's Own Home27 September 1998, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Five Elements Are the Very Forms of the Paramātma28 September 1998, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- God's Prema Is Eternal, Everlasting30 September 1998, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Dīpāvali: Its Inner Meaning19 October 1998, Dīpāvali, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Man Alone Is Supremely Precious, Above All the Riches of the World3 December 1998, Finance management conference, Prasanthi Nilayam
1999
- Put Ceiling On Your Desires14 March 1999, Mumbai
- Relevance of Ramayana to modern life25 March 1999, Rama Navami, Brindavan
- Do Sadhana with pure Feelings14 April 1999, Tamil New Year, Baisakhi, Vishu, Brindavan
- Recognise the principle of 'I'5 August 1999, Onam, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Install padukas in your heart1 October 1999, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Youth should transform the world18 November 1999, Opening of the Second World Youth Conference
2000
- The Subtleties of Dharma in the Rāmāyaṇa12 April 2000, Rāma Navamī, Brindavan
- Education and Educare26 September 2000, 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
- Sacrifice Itself Is the Supreme Purpose of Life24 November 2000, Close of the 7th World Conference of the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, Prasanthi Nilayam
2001
- Śānti is found only in Prema that is full1 June 2001, All India Conference, Mumbai
- The right use of the senses is the true sādhana5 July 2001, Guru Pūrṇimā, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Immortality is attained through Prema alone16 July 2001, Opening of the Śiva temple, Chakur, near Latur
- Man is the embodiment of Caitanya18 November 2001, First anniversary of the Caitanya Jyoti museum, Prasanthi Nilayam
2002
2004
2005
- When the heart is filled with Prema, life is filled with Ānanda14 January 2005, Sankrānti, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Give up attachment to the body and believe in oneness3 September 2005, Medical Conference, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Doing Good to Others Is the Highest Goal of Life19 November 2005, Ladies' Day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- True Education Fosters Selfless Prema22 November 2005, 24th Convocation of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
- All Are Embodiments of God23 November 2005, 80th Birthday, Prasanthi Nilayam
2006
- Material learning has its worth only when spirituality goes with it24 February 2006, Final-year postgraduate students' programme, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The body itself is the temple; you yourself are God2 May 2006, Brindavan
- Divinity is attained only through Prema for God11 August 2006, Ati Rudra Mahā Yajña, Prasanthi Nilayam
- To nourish human values is man's duty12 August 2006, Ati Rudra Mahā Yajña, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The one who dwells in the body is the God of gods16 August 2006, Ati Rudra Mahā Yajña, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Cast off the delusion of the body and foster attachment to God18 August 2006, Ati Rudra Mahā Yajña, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Only one who has the vision of the Ātma is liberated27 September 2006, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The service of society is the service of the Lord of all23 November 2006, 81st Birthday, Prasanthi Nilayam
2007
- For this birth to cross over, renounce selfishness30 January 2007, Ati Rudra Mahā Yajña, Chennai
- See the divinity of Īśvara in all17 February 2007, Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- I do not look at the book; I look at the head24 August 2007, Visit to the Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The word and the way of the Avatāras are most auspicious4 September 2007, Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī, Prasanthi Nilayam