The Ātma
the Ātma, who am I, the true Self. 285 discourses.
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
- Revealing You To Yourself3 March 1963, Upanayanam Day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Truth, Auspiciousness, BeautyMay 1963, Excerpts from Discourses delivered in May 1963, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Human And Divine Actions18 October 1963, Sri Sathya Sai Hospital, Seventh Anniversary, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Supreme Spirit And Supreme Lord Of All20 October 1963, Avatar Day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- This Will Not Last26 October 1963, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Little Sai's Birthday Sweets23 November 1963, Birthday
- Fine Arts And The Finest Arts14 December 1963, Sivajinagar, Bengaluru
1964
- Kaashi and Badhri3 February 1964, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Beacons of light17 February 1964, Jubilee Celebrations of the Coronation of Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara Empire, Penukonda
- Yanthram & Manthram19 February 1964, Venkatagiri
- Role of the Pandith24 February 1964, Rajamundry
- Be like lamps13 March 1964, Bukkapatnam
- His residential address16 April 1964, Malleswaram, Bengaluru
- Jeeva and Dheva17 May 1964, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Eliminate the Ego13 August 1964, Prashaanthi Vidwanmahaasabha Inauguration by Shri M. Bhakthavatsalam, President, Chennai
- Travel Light8 December 1964, Hyderabad
- Ishwara grants Aishwaryam13 December 1964, Prasanthi Vidwanmahaasabha, Venkatagiri
- The human raft14 December 1964, Yerpedu
- You are born for your own sake16 December 1964, Nayudupet
1965
- The pleasant and the profitableFebruary 1965, Penukonda
- Be above and beyondMarch 1965, Rajamundry
- Shiva in shava1 March 1965, Shivarathri, Flag Hoisting Ceremony, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The basic hypocrisyApril 1965, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The bird on the swinging bough2 April 1965, Ugadi, Repalle
- The first stepJuly 1965, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Devotees at all times5 August 1965, Inauguration of the Praśānti Nilayam township, Praśānti Nilayam
- Have no desh: seek no upadeshOctober 1965, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The steady stream14 November 1965, Hindupur
1966
- StudiesDecember 1966, Pune
- Hitha and priya16 March 1966 · First talk, Mumbai
- The inner wheelSecond talk, Sardar Patel Stadium, Mumbai
- The tree of life3 August 1966 · First talk, Opening of the Primary Health Centre, Kothacheruvu
- Proper care of the boatSecond talk
- Which is real? This or that?October 1966, Dasara
1967
1968
1969
1970
- The Inner Witness1 June 1970, Bhaaratheeya Vidhya Bhavan Campus, Bengaluru
- Lost and found5 October 1970, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Recognise your Self6 October 1970, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Maaya and mayaa8 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
- Rushing to the rescue18 December 1970, Panjim, Goa
1971
- Saline turned sweetJanuary 1971, Vaikunta Ekadasi, Mumbai
- Green across the doorJanuary 1971, Sankranthi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Shivaraathri : its significanceFebruary 1971, Shivarathri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- He and He aloneFebruary 1971, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Liberation from bondageMarch 1971
- Who am I?May 1971, Dharwar
1972
- Bhajan as saadhana15 January 1972, Sankrānti, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The toughest armourMarch 1972, Kamaani Auditorium, New Delhi
- Thou and That16 March 1972, Ugadi, Brindavan
- Poornachandra17 October 1972, Dasara, Vijayadasami, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The birthday festival23 November 1972 · First talk, The forty-seventh birthday, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Right understanding for allSecond talk, The forty-seventh birthday, the evening
- To three PandithsDecember 1972, Prasanthi Nilayam
1973
1974
1975
1977
1978
1979
- What is Vidhya?April 1979, Alike
- Truth Is One9 July 1979, Guru Pūrṇimā, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Flaw in Objects25 September 1979, Dasara 1979, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Mine and thine27 September 1979, Dasara
- The three Aakaashas28 September 1979, Prasanthi Nilayam
- My joy, My sustenance29 September 1979, Dasara
- Man and Nārāyaṇa27 October 1979
- The Body – the Embodied One21 November 1979, All India Conference of Bāla Vikās gurus (teachers), Prasanthi Nilayam
- Humanness9 December 1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
- Vedic Declarations1 January 1983, New Year, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The daily prayer8 January 1983, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Your Divine destiny21 April 1983, Rama Navami, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Problems of the saadhak6 May 1983, Easwaramma Day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Unity and Purity: Message of Ramzan12 July 1983, Ramzan, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The ego and the Avathaar22 August 1983, Onam, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Conquest of the mind12 October 1983, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Brahmānanda is man's own home23 November 1983, Fifty-eighth Birthday, Prasanthi Nilayam
1984
1985
1986
- The aham-principle arose from the Ātma-principle alone3 July 1986, Thursday discourse to the students and teachers of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The jīvātma is nothing but a portion of God27 August 1986, Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- As our sight, so the creation11 September 1986, Discourse to the students of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Serve the Lord of all in the form of society!6 October 1986, Dasara, first day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Inquiry into Ātma-jñāna itself is Sanātana Dharma23 November 1986, Swami's sixty-first Birthday, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The whole world is filled with the Oṃkāra30 December 1986, Discourse to the teachers of Education in Human Values, Prasanthi Nilayam
1987
- Sanātana Dharma is the essence of all the wisdom of the Vedas2 January 1987, Inauguration of the Akhila Andhra Sādhu Pariṣad, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The principle of the Ātma alone is eternal8 February 1987, Opening of the Smt. V. Boggaram N Block, Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Trust college campus, Muddenahalli
- There is no sādhana greater than remembering the Name26 February 1987, Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Learning without Viveka, knowledge without discernment, does not shine8 March 1987, Address to the Institute's students, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The universe is the form of Viṣṇu30 March 1987, Ugādi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Born with Koham, one must end with Soham7 April 1987, Śrī Rāma Navamī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Human birth finds its meaning only when the principle of the Ātma is recognised22 June 1987, Address to the Institute's teachers and students, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Human Destiny26 June 1987, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The world is the very form of the Lord of the world11 July 1987, Guru Pūrṇimā, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Māyā, Brahman and the jīva, the three are one23 July 1987, Discourse to the students and staff of the Institute, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Sādhanas without Prema are fruits without juice!27 September 1987
- The Praṇava is another name for the Paramātma1 October 1987
- Forget the mind, and what is there is the Ātma itself!23 November 1987, Birthday
- For spiritualism, the Ātma alone is the basis25 December 1987, Christmas
1988
- The Dharma of the Ātma is svadharma8 January 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- God in the heart, work in the hands9 January 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Humanness is itself the embodiment of consciousness!16 February 1988, Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Eye of Wisdom6 March 1988
- Bhārat is the home of Satya and Dharma20 March 1988, Bombay
- One Who Cannot Understand Man Cannot Know Mādhava29 April 1988
- Humanness Is the United Form of Mind, Word and Deed2 May 1988
- Divinity forgotten: that is the state of the jīva7 July 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- To be happy here, hematāraka vidyā; to be happy hereafter, Brahma vidyā10 July 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Through Sacrifice Comes the Divinity Called Immortality11 July 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The principle of the Ātma in everyone is one and the same!23 July 1988, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Chief Goal of Man Is Bhakti for God Itself!19 October 1988, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
1989
- Live nobly12 February 1989, To the students, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Ātma Principle Is Everywhere2 July 1989, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Grasp the Supreme Goal of Life4 October 1989, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- All Human Life Is the Very Form of Yajña7 October 1989, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Be Pure in Thought, Word and Deed8 October 1989, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- You Yourself Are God!9 October 1989, Dasara (Pūrṇāhuti day), Prasanthi Nilayam
- See the Embodiment of Prema with Prema Alone1 November 1989, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Ānanda Is Within You Alone5 November 1989, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Faith in Yourself Is Faith in God6 November 1989
- The Ātma in All Is One7 November 1989
- God Is the Embodiment of the Ātma23 November 1989, Sixty-fourth Birthday, Prasanthi Nilayam
1990
1991
1992
- Only when the differences of the upādhis are removed does the principle of the one Ātma become our own1 January 1992, New Year, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The good fortune of seeing one's own svarūpa is Jñāna28 January 1992
- Power Of The Divine Name2 March 1992, Shivarathri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Neither swelling with joy nor sinking in sorrow: winning equanimity is the aim of Ugādi4 April 1992, Ugādi, Brindavan
- Aham Brahmaasmi27 May 1992, Summer Course 1992, Brindavan
- Prajnaanam Brahma28 May 1992, Summer Course 1992, Brindavan
- The Message Of The Vedas29 May 1992, Summer Course 1992, Brindavan
- Power Of Divine Love30 May 1992, Summer Course 1992, Brindavan
- Recognising the principle of the Ātma is itself spirituality9 September 1992, Onam, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Every human being is none other than the embodiment of God!4 December 1992, Brindavan
1993
- Through Self-enquiry to Self-realisation24 March 1993, Ugadi, Brindavan
- The martyrdom of Mansur26 March 1993, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Message of the Upanishads - 119 October 1993, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Message of the Upanishads - 321 October 1993, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Message of the Upanishads - 422 October 1993, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Message of the Upanishads - 523 October 1993, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
1994
1995
1996
- Śānti Rises from Within Us6 July 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Become Deserving of God's Love22 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- All Are Embodiments of Brahman (Alternative Translation)30 July 1996, Guru Purnima, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Vedanta is Very Easy to Practise (Alternative Translation)31 July 1996, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The vyāvahārika lies merged in the pāramārthika1 August 1996, To the students, Kulwant Hall
- Every Man Must Cultivate the Vision of Prema20 August 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- ‘Always, at All Times, Everywhere, I Alone’25 August 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- To Go Back to Where It Was Born Is the Nature of Every Living Being29 August 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Develop Attachment to the Ātma More than Attachment to the Body31 August 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- A Man without Purity of Citta Is Not Fit to Teach the Ātmatattva2 September 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Kṛṣṇa Is Not One Thing and Kṛṣṇa's Word Another4 September 1996, Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī, 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
- Though Forms and Names Differ, the Principle of Brahman Is One!22 September 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Man's Aim and Goal Is the Vision of His Own Svarūpa3 October 1996, Pādukā festival, Sai Kulwant Hall
- Without the Body the Ātma Cannot Be Recognised, nor the Body without the Ātma23 October 1996, Sai Kulwant Hall
1997
- Human values alone are true kin20 July 1997, Guru Pūrṇimā, 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
- Vital role of the Buddhi8 October 1997, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Discovering the Aathma9 October 1997, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The God who fills everything is ‘I’23 November 1997, Birthday, Prasanthi Nilayam
1998
- Man is the embodiment of Saccidānanda25 February 1998, Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Man's True Kin25 September 1998, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- God Is the Very Foundation of the World26 September 1998, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Ānanda Alone Is Man's Own Home27 September 1998, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- God's Prema Is Eternal, Everlasting30 September 1998, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Aham, Ātma, Mind, Speech1 October 1998, Vijayadaśamī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Dīpāvali: Its Inner Meaning19 October 1998, Dīpāvali, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Prema Alone Is the Root of the Tree Called Life22 October 1998, Prasanthi Nilayam
2000
- The Ātma: The Five Kośas4 March 2000, Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- God's Name in the Heart, Service to Society with the Hands5 March 2000, Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Education and Educare26 September 2000, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Tread the Path of Truth5 October 2000, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
- That Which Makes Oneness Known Is True Education22 November 2000, Convocation, Prasanthi Nilayam
2001
- ‘I’ itself is God21 February 2001, Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- God's grace comes only through the right use of the senses22 February 2001, Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The principle that is the root and base26 March 2001, Ugādi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Study the learning that knows no death4 July 2001, Conference of Bal Vikas Gurus, Prasanthi Nilayam
- God Is Love, Live In Love22 October 2001, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
- God Is The Essence Of Life24 October 2001, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
- Five Elements - The Form Of Divinity25 October 2001, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
- Yajna - Aid To Self-Transformation26 October 2001, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam, AP
- Spiritual education is essential alongside worldly education20 November 2001, First Conference of Sri Sathya Sai Schools, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Though faiths differ, Mādhava is one25 December 2001, Christmas, Prasanthi Nilayam
2002
- Only when attachment to the body is given up does the knowledge of the Ātma dawn14 January 2002, Sankrānti; Sports Meet, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Only He Who Has Forgotten the Mind Can Attain Nirvāṇa23 July 2002, International Seva Conference, valedictory, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Paramāṇu Itself Is the Paramātma24 July 2002, Guru Pūrṇimā, Prasanthi Nilayam
- 'I' Itself Is Divinity21 August 2002, Onam, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Earn divine Prema10 October 2002, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Yajña is done with complete sacrifice11 October 2002, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
2003
- Lasting Ānanda is gained only through satsaṅga1 March 2003, Śivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Leave the delusion of the body; think of God2 April 2003, Ugādi, Brindavan
- The Chief Qualities of the Young12 April 2003, Kerala Youth Sādhana Camp, Brindavan
- Give up attachment to the body and develop attachment to God5 July 2003, Doctors' Day, Brindavan
- I am not the body; I am the indweller13 July 2003, Guru Pūrṇimā, Prasanthi Nilayam
- I am not the body; I am the embodiment of Prema5 October 2003, Vijayadaśamī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- I have come only to reveal your true nature21 October 2003, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Loving the Ātma principle is spirituality itself28 October 2003, Vice-Chancellors' Conference, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Give up the illusion of the body, and you yourself are God25 December 2003, Christmas, Prasanthi Nilayam
2004
- Unity is Jñāna, multiplicity is ignorance19 February 2004, The morning after Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- I am you, you are I21 March 2004, Ugādi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Whole World Is Full of Brahman20 October 2004, Avatar Day
- When You Give Up Delusion, You Yourself Are Brahman25 October 2004, Prasanthi Nilayam
2005
- When the heart is filled with Prema, life is filled with Ānanda14 January 2005, Sankrānti, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Honour your elders, and follow the ideals they hand on10 February 2005, Bhīma Ratha Śānti, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Develop self-confidence!11 April 2005, Seva Dal Conference, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The wedding of Sītā and Rāma is the union of the Ātma and the Paramātma18 April 2005, Rāma Navamī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Recognise the fundamental principle23 June 2005, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Give up attachment to the body and believe in oneness3 September 2005, Medical Conference, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Ātma Is the One Bond Among All9 October 2005, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
2006
- He alone is truly educated who knows the Ātma within14 January 2006, Makara Sankrānti, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Material learning has its worth only when spirituality goes with it24 February 2006, Final-year postgraduate students' programme, Prasanthi Nilayam
- See only good, do only good, be good30 March 2006, Ugādi, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Humanness finds its fulfilment only when steadiness and oneness are both there13 May 2006, Buddha Pūrṇimā, Brindavan
- Follow the Ātma within you14 August 2006, Ati Rudra Mahā Yajña, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Only one who has the vision of the Ātma is liberated27 September 2006, Dasara, Prasanthi Nilayam
2007
- Follow Sai, walk the path of Satya!16 February 2007, Mahāśivarātri, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Along with ‘Education’, ‘Educare’ is most essential7 June 2007, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Win the svātantrya of the heart!15 August 2007, Independence Day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Follow Satya and Dharma, and they will protect you in every way21 October 2007, Vijayadaśamī, Prasanthi Nilayam
2008
- The Name of Rāma is best; the thought of Rāma is enough13 April 2008, Tamil New Year; the eve of Śrī Rāma Navamī, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Honour your parents, love them, serve them!6 May 2008, Easwaramma Day, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Oneness is divinity31 May 2008, Brindavan
- Unity is possible only through Educare20 July 2008, World Education Conference, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The duty of guarding the wealth of Dharma of Mother Bhārata is yours!22 November 2008, 27th Convocation of the Sri Sathya Sai University, Prasanthi Nilayam
- The Ātma alone is true; all the rest is a scene in a dream!25 December 2008, Christmas, Prasanthi Nilayam
2009
- Know Thyself! You Will Know Everything1 January 2009, New Year, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Develop Self-Confidence To Gain Success In Life21 February 2009, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Three Assets That You Must Safeguard6 July 2009, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Realise the Atma Principle by Constant Practice20 July 2009, Prasanthi Nilayam
- Install God In The Altar of Your Sacred Heart25 December 2009, Christmas, Prasanthi Nilayam