Prema Vāṇī for the Day
Swami’s words for each day, and the discourse Sri Satchitananda Sai gave on them that day.
The latest
10 October 2026Drinking the Juice Through the Straw of the SensesReadThe indriyas (senses) may be used for the purpose of increasing spiritual anandam (bliss).The days
2026
October
September
- 19 September 2026: Prema Advaitam: Oneness Through Love
- 18 September 2026: Friendship Coupled with Awe
- 17 September 2026: From the Flower to the Ripe Fruit
- 16 September 2026: The Voyage into the Known Harbour
- 15 September 2026: Spirituality Is Living for God
- 14 September 2026: Seek the Lord First
- 13 September 2026: Gaṇeśa Is Your Own Intellect
- 12 September 2026: The Real Wealth Is Ānanda
- 11 September 2026: Prema Is Spiritual Wisdom
- 10 September 2026: The Name Uttered with Prema
- 8 September 2026: The Serpent in the Lake of the Mind
- 7 September 2026: Pain Without Suffering
- 6 September 2026: Knowledge That Is Lived
August
- 27 August 2026: The Yajña That Became a Battle
- 26 August 2026: The Interval Between Two Pains
- 25 August 2026: The Water Behind the Waves
- 24 August 2026: Full, Free and Comprehensive
- 22 August 2026: Drinking Deep the Nectar of Prema
- 21 August 2026: The Hunger That Dissolves the Ego
- 20 August 2026: Gold in the Crucible
- 19 August 2026: Hand the Keys to the Charioteer
- 18 August 2026: Kith and Kin of God, Not a Wage-Earner
- 17 August 2026: The Tendril That Clings Only to God
- 16 August 2026: Fix Your Love on Its Source
- 15 August 2026: Real Independence
- 14 August 2026: Understanding Before Practice
- 13 August 2026: Near and Dear to God
- 9 August 2026: Who Showed the Calf the Udder?
- 8 August 2026: Duty, Devotion and Discipline
- 7 August 2026: The Screen and the Pictures
- 6 August 2026: Education as Sādhana
- 5 August 2026: Confidence in Your Love for God
- 4 August 2026: The Proof of His Divinity
- 3 August 2026: The Vessel Must Be Pure
- 1 August 2026: Confidence Without Comparison
July
- 31 July 2026: There Is
- 30 July 2026: Sorrow Is Only a Feeling
- 29 July 2026: The Universe as Guru, Love as the Message
- 28 July 2026: The Sweet Juice the Ātma Confers
- 27 July 2026: Grace and the Expiry Date of Karma
- 26 July 2026: The Thirst for Union
- 17 July 2026: Your Peace and the Peace of the World
- 16 July 2026: The Fountain of Joy Within
- 15 July 2026: Make Life One Big Like
- 14 July 2026: The Tax of Gratitude
- 13 July 2026: Arise and Plunge into Service
- 12 July 2026: A Heart Polished Like a Mirror
- 11 July 2026: The Giver of Peace
- 10 July 2026: Eating the Old Harvest
- 9 July 2026: Sugar in Every Sweet
- 8 July 2026: As the Motive, So the Gift
- 7 July 2026: Love Is Manifested, Not Manufactured
- 6 July 2026: When the Mango Ripens
- 5 July 2026: Open the Tap of Bhakti
- 4 July 2026: The Toy in the Mirror
- 3 July 2026: Pure Food and the Balance of Body and Mind
- 2 July 2026: The Decoction That Must Be Drunk
- 1 July 2026: Two Kinds of Knowledge, and the Practice of Both
June
- 30 June 2026: The Two Constables Called I and Mine
- 29 June 2026: The Scholar, the Jñānī and the Treasure to Cherish
- 25 June 2026: Two Fires and the Discipline of Conscious Living
- 24 June 2026: The Flower, the Fruit and the Pain of Separation
- 23 June 2026: Do Not Get Down Before the Father
- 22 June 2026: Dharma Is Dharma
- 21 June 2026: Śraddhā, the Fire Within
- 20 June 2026: Washing the Kerchief Clean
- 19 June 2026: A Single Chair in the Heart
- 18 June 2026: The Unwavering Mind of Dharmaja
- 16 June 2026: Dharma Is Prema Made Manifest
- 15 June 2026: Who Is the Service For?
- 14 June 2026: The Petals Fade, the Thorns Stay
- 13 June 2026: Become the Flute
- 12 June 2026: Love Is the Easiest Path
- 11 June 2026: The Golden Chain Still Binds
- 10 June 2026: Grace in the Harshness
- 9 June 2026: What Kucela Went For
- 8 June 2026: The Namkeen With the Chai
- 7 June 2026: Eyes That See His Form
- 6 June 2026: The Tulasī Leaf in the Balance
- 5 June 2026: The Colour of the Bottle
- 4 June 2026: The Silence Between the Tick and the Tock
- 3 June 2026: Whatever You Want, Swami
- 2 June 2026: Patching the Holes in the Vessel
- 1 June 2026: Giving What You Love Most
May
- 31 May 2026: Feasting on God
- 22 May 2026: The Two Banks of the River of Life
- 21 May 2026: Comparisons Are Odious
- 20 May 2026: Swami’s Warranty on Sādhana
- 19 May 2026: Fanning the Flame of Discontent
- 18 May 2026: The Colour of the Glasses
- 17 May 2026: Renouncing the I
- 16 May 2026: Love That Only Gives
- 15 May 2026: The One Desire Worth Having
- 14 May 2026: You Are Prema Itself
- 13 May 2026: Digesting the Teachings
- 12 May 2026: Prema Is Born of Prema
- 11 May 2026: The Bondage of Not Knowing Who We Are
- 10 May 2026: Many Paths, One Goal
- 9 May 2026: The Swimmer and the Squirrel
- 8 May 2026: Faith That He Knows
- 7 May 2026: The Pause Between the Ticks
- 6 May 2026: The Name at the Last Moment
- 5 May 2026: Desire Governed by Dharma
- 4 May 2026: The Beggar Asks the Indweller
- 3 May 2026: The Stone in the Lake
- 2 May 2026: The Sweet Fruit Within the Bitter Peel
- 1 May 2026: Alike Within, Fitting Without
April
- 30 April 2026: The Whetstone and the Blade
- 29 April 2026: Letting Go Is the Greatest Ānanda
- 28 April 2026: Welcome the Ups and Downs
- 27 April 2026: Be the Prema That You Are
- 25 April 2026: The Lord Who Lifts Our Burdens
- 24 April 2026: Know What Pleases Him
- 23 April 2026: Leaf, Flower, Fruit and Water
- 22 April 2026: Beyond Father and Mother: The Lord as One’s Own Self
- 21 April 2026: Prema Is Caught, Not Taught
- 20 April 2026: The Order of Priorities
- 19 April 2026: The Umbrella Called Selfishness
- 18 April 2026: The Dharma Only Prema Can Establish
- 1 April 2026: The Torch of Discrimination
2025
September
- 22 September 2025: The Tree Within the Seed
- 21 September 2025: Nearer Than Mother, Dearer Than Father
- 20 September 2025: Ceiling on Desires: Restraint for the Nature Without and Within
- 19 September 2025: Uprooting the Tree of the Mind
- 18 September 2025: Sanctifying Time by Practice
- 17 September 2025: Singing the Name with Awareness
- 16 September 2025: The Fire That Rises
- 15 September 2025: Rāma Is the Ātma Within
- 14 September 2025: The Bliss That Is Already Yours
- 13 September 2025: Hands Raised to the Lord
- 12 September 2025: The Ten Who Forgot Themselves
- 11 September 2025: The Misery of Ignorance
- 10 September 2025: The Pension of the Ātma
- 9 September 2025: Make the World a Happy Home of Love
- 8 September 2025: The Rose Bush in the Garden
- 7 September 2025: Free from the Taint of Selfishness
- 6 September 2025: Change the Mati, Not the Matam
- 5 September 2025: The Third Step Is the Head
- 4 September 2025: Placing the Dots
- 3 September 2025: Rāma to Those Who Love Him
- 2 September 2025: The Live Prayer of Daily Living
- 1 September 2025: Rāma or Kāma
August
- 31 August 2025: Transcending the Mind Through Prema
- 30 August 2025: The Stone of Discipline
- 29 August 2025: The Ganeśa Within
- 28 August 2025: The Signpost and the Journey
- 26 August 2025: The Diamond of Human Birth
- 25 August 2025: Not in Quest of Food
- 24 August 2025: The Gold and the Clod
- 23 August 2025: As Is the Food, So Is the Mind
- 22 August 2025: Nature Is God’s Nature
- 21 August 2025: A Collection Called “Me”
- 20 August 2025: The Lamp of Wisdom
- 19 August 2025: The Perfect Foil for Grace
- 18 August 2025: Love Makes Slaves of Us
- 16 August 2025: Premāṣṭamī: The Avatāra Comes to Teach Love
- 14 August 2025: The Car We Never Got Into
- 13 August 2025: The Purpose for Which You Have Come
- 12 August 2025: A Ceiling on Wants
- 10 August 2025: Look Where the Finger Points
- 9 August 2025: Draupadi’s Torn Sari
- 8 August 2025: The World Is the Workplace, the Heart Is Home
- 7 August 2025: Discipline and Discrimination
- 6 August 2025: The Flower of the Heart
- 5 August 2025: The Mind Anchored in God
- 4 August 2025: Going Near the Supreme
- 3 August 2025: From God’s Pantry to Prasād
- 2 August 2025: Expansion Is Love
- 1 August 2025: Do Not Ask, O Mind
July
- 31 July 2025: The Bundle That Was a Bear
- 27 July 2025: The Tapas of the Gopīs
- 26 July 2025: Turning the Vision Inward
- 25 July 2025: The Threefold Oneness
- 23 July 2025: Liberation as the Only Goal
- 15 July 2025: The Game of Unshakeable Peace
- 14 July 2025: The Label That Matches the Book
- 13 July 2025: Beyond the Form, Holding the Form
- 12 July 2025: The Poison in the Pāyasam
- 11 July 2025: Brahman Is Found in Society
- 10 July 2025: The Strong Breeze of Prema
- 9 July 2025: The Guru Comes in Search of You
- 8 July 2025: A Silver Cloud with a Grey Lining
- 7 July 2025: Not My Property
- 6 July 2025: A Sample of the Real Bliss
- 5 July 2025: A Hole in the Wall of the Ego
- 4 July 2025: The Fruit of Love Ripens
- 3 July 2025: The Body Is a Temple, the Mind Its Keeper
- 2 July 2025: Love All, Because God Is Everywhere
- 1 July 2025: The Mirror Turned Towards the Sun
June
- 29 June 2025: Prema Is the Royal Road
- 14 June 2025: Tolerance Founded on the Ātma
- 12 June 2025: Keep the Bulb Connected
- 11 June 2025: Do Not Stay Angry
- 9 June 2025: Bhakti, the Force That Gathers Every Need into God
- 8 June 2025: The False Arm and the Real
- 7 June 2025: The One in the Many
- 6 June 2025: Rāma’s Name and Rāma’s Work
- 5 June 2025: Dharma, the Stick That Is Thrown into the Fire
- 4 June 2025: The Bow Taken Up Again
- 3 June 2025: Watching from the Stands
- 2 June 2025: Pain Is Physical, Sorrow Is an Interpretation
- 1 June 2025: Sītā in the Garden of Aśoka
May
- 31 May 2025: Looking Ahead Is Tapas
- 10 May 2025: The Damp Matchstick
- 9 May 2025: What Can You Not Give Up?
- 8 May 2025: Reserve Your Heart for God
- 7 May 2025: One Current, Many Wattages
- 6 May 2025: A Special Affection Reserved for God
- 5 May 2025: What Makes the Form Sweet
- 2 May 2025: The World Is a Big University
April
- 30 April 2025: Not Karma but Kāma
- 17 April 2025: Yoked to the World and Broken
- 16 April 2025: Selfishness Is What Prevents Prema
- 15 April 2025: Two Lessons in the Curriculum of the World
- 14 April 2025: The Fire Latent in the Wood
- 13 April 2025: Soften the Heart, Reach the Water
- 12 April 2025: Cutting the Channel for Prema
- 11 April 2025: The Five Ds
- 10 April 2025: Forget Others, Remember God
- 9 April 2025: Patience and Sympathy Come from Prema
- 8 April 2025: Where Is the Prayer?
- 7 April 2025: I Am His: Rāma’s Vow
- 6 April 2025: The Leelas and the Name of Rāma
- 4 April 2025: Rāma Gladly Goes to the Forest
- 3 April 2025: When Rāma Is Installed in the Heart