Prema Vāṇī for the Day

Ego

Ego and its removal.

  1. 17 September 2026From the Flower to the Ripe FruitWhat is the aim of human life?From Swami’s discourse of 21 August 1994
  2. 21 August 2026The Hunger That Dissolves the EgoGod will tolerate anything but not anger and ego.From Swami’s discourse of 5 September 2006
  3. 7 August 2026The Screen and the PicturesWithout the sanction of the Lord, man cannot achieve anything in the world.From Swami’s discourse of 25 June 1989
  4. 5 August 2026Confidence in Your Love for GodEgoism and divinity are incompatible.From Summer Showers, June 1979, chapter 26
  5. 1 August 2026Confidence Without ComparisonAnasuya, or absence of envy, jealousy & malice, is a prerequisite for gaining an intimate, immediate and personal experience of the omnipresent Divinity.From Summer Showers, June 1979, chapter 26
  6. 14 July 2026The Tax of GratitudeNothing in the world man-made can equal the glory, grandeur, and majesty of God.From Swami’s discourse of 20 May 1996
  7. 7 July 2026Love Is Manifested, Not ManufacturedThe knowledge that the students acquire in schools and colleges is only information-oriented.From Swami’s discourse of 27 January 2004
  8. 30 June 2026The Two Constables Called I and MineLook upon joy and grief as teachers of courage and balance.From Swami’s discourse of 20 February 1964
  9. 24 June 2026The Flower, the Fruit and the Pain of SeparationThere is no fruit without a flower, and there can be no devotion with karma.From Swami’s discourse of 5 April 1981
  10. 15 June 2026Who Is the Service For?There are millions of people who serve their fellowmen with God’s Name on their lips.From Swami’s discourse of 24 February 2002
  11. 21 May 2026Comparisons Are OdiousPride, conceit, passionate (rajasik) exhibition of one’s superiority, anger, craving to know unsubstantiated details of strengths and weaknesses of others, trickery—all these are obstacles in the path of meditation (dhyanam).From Dhyana Vahini, chapter 14
  12. 17 May 2026Renouncing the IYou have been reading about renunciation for a long time.From Swami’s discourse of 4 April 1993
  13. 14 May 2026You Are Prema ItselfEveryone must endeavour to realise this sacred principle of love.From Swami’s discourse of 27 July 1996
  14. 9 May 2026The Swimmer and the SquirrelThe swimmer in the river has to push aside the waters in front to the sides and to kick the waters to the back so that he can move forward straight and fast.From Swami’s discourse of 8 January 1983
  15. 2 May 2026The Sweet Fruit Within the Bitter PeelGod is Premaswarupa (Embodiment of Love); God is in every being; so the fruit of every life is full of the sweetness of that Prema.From Swami’s discourse of 21 July 1967
  16. 19 April 2026The Umbrella Called SelfishnessThere is nothing equal to pure love in this world.From Swami’s discourse of 30 May 1992
  17. 14 February 2026Stirring the Sugar at the Bottom of the CupIf there is sugar at the bottom of a tumbler filled with water, you can make the whole water sweet by stirring the sugar and dissolving it in the water.From Swami’s discourse of 7 March 1997
  18. 21 September 2025Nearer Than Mother, Dearer Than FatherThe Lord pervades everything in the cosmos with His myriad feet, hands, eyes, faces and ears.From Swami’s discourse of 14 January 1991
  19. 13 September 2025Hands Raised to the LordIf only you can listen to the good words of the elders and follow the straight path contained in the words of your elders, there is every chance of you becoming wise.From Swami’s discourse of 13 June 1974
  20. 7 September 2025Free from the Taint of SelfishnessYou are trying through various means to live and spread the ideals of Sai and the principle of love of Sai.From Swami’s discourse of 19 November 1980
  21. 5 September 2025The Third Step Is the HeadIf someone comes in the way of your sacrifice, whoever he may be, you should disown him.From Swami’s discourse of 27 August 1996
  22. 21 August 2025A Collection Called “Me”Embodiments of Love!From Swami’s discourse of 2 September 1996
  23. 12 August 2025A Ceiling on WantsYou know the chaotic condition the world is in today.From Swami’s discourse of 23 August 1995
  24. 9 August 2025Draupadi’s Torn SariOne day, Satyabhama, Rukmini, Jambavati and Draupadi saw blood oozing out of Krishna’s finger.From Swami’s discourse of 30 June 1996
  25. 6 August 2025The Flower of the HeartThe flower symbolises the heart.From Swami’s discourse of 16 January 1988
  26. 27 July 2025The Tapas of the GopīsGopikas were devotees with equal-mindedness.From Summer Showers, 1978, chapter 13
  27. 12 July 2025The Poison in the PāyasamTo eliminate the mind and remove the delusions from it, desires have to be controlled.From Swami’s discourse of 7 July 1990
  28. 5 July 2025A Hole in the Wall of the EgoDedication or Prapatti means total surrender.From Swami’s discourse of 21 January 1988
  29. 1 July 2025The Mirror Turned Towards the SunThe sun shines brilliantly when there is no obstruction, but when we build a house and fit it with doors and windows and close all of them, there is only darkness, but no light inside that house.From Summer Showers, 1972
  30. 8 June 2025The False Arm and the RealEven today’s scientific achievements are nothing compared to the feats of Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha in the Krita-yuga.From Swami’s discourse of 2 June 1991
  31. 5 June 2025Dharma, the Stick That Is Thrown into the FireWithout yielding to the conditions of place, time, and situation, Indian culture has always sought the underlying unity in the apparent diversity by renouncing the narrow feelings of "I" and "mine".From Swami’s discourse of 2 June 1991
  32. 4 June 2025The Bow Taken Up AgainWhen students listen to inspiring accounts of pure souls (from texts such as Bhagavatam), their tender hearts can be transformed.From Swami’s discourse of 23 May 1995
  33. 10 May 2025The Damp MatchstickBrahmanda, the macrocosm, is regarded as Virataswarupa (the Cosmic form), and the microcosm is regarded as the atomic nucleus.From Swami’s discourse of 23 November 1992
  34. 5 May 2025What Makes the Form SweetWhen we look at the Narasimha Avatar, we get a feeling of terror.From Swami’s discourse of 22 May 1976
  35. 2 May 2025The World Is a Big UniversityDo not think that the education which you should get is available only at colleges or schools.From Swami’s discourse of 9 June 1973
  36. 7 April 2025I Am His: Rāma’s VowThe Ramayana is a guidebook on the ideal relations between mothers and children, between husband and wife, between brothers, between the ruler and the people, between the master and the servants and many other human relationships.From Swami’s discourse of 7 April 1987

Swami’s discourses on Ego