As an offering of love and gratitude to Swami for His 100th Birthday, we are presenting a special personal sadhana programme which we hope you will try to practice every day.
Why do we need sadhana (spiritual practice)?
Sadhana (spiritual exercise) is an activity to help us awaken the divinity within ourselves and Swami beautifully explains:
“All the Sadhana that man performs aims at making his mind steady. There is no use doing Japa, Dhyana and Yoga if the mind is not steady. Once you have the five senses under control, you can experience God. He is not far away from you. He is in you, below you, above you and all around you.” ~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 26 May 2002
We are launching a simple personal sadhana plan as an offering to Swami for his 100th Birthday with 4 easy to do actions to help us (re)-connect with Swami. A further one or two actions will be added every two months
We encourage you to adopt the following simple sadhanas into your daily routine.
- Start the Day saying “Thank you Swami for waking me for another day”
- Before going to bed say “Thank you Swami for being with me throughout the day”
Try to do these while visualising Swami’s form
“The human body is a sacred instrument given by God and it has to be sanctified by contemplating on God at least one or two times a day.” ~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 21st October 2004
- Before bedtime listen to or watch a short bhajan or darshan video of Swami
“Good vision in particular is of primary importance. Today, cinema, TV, and advertisements show all kinds of perversions. There is nothing good to see there. Lack of good vision goes hand-in-hand with bad hearing. Both cause humanity to degrade to demonic and bestial stages.” ~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 26 May 2002
- Practice silence in speech (with a smile) for a few minutes each day
Please watch this video where Swami asks us to “Experience the Sweetness in Talking Less
”
What will you achieve from doing this Sadhana?
“In the beginning, your Sadhana may not give you immediate results. But if you continue contemplating on God within you, you are sure to achieve peace and bliss.” ~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 26 May 2002
We really hope that you enjoy doing this personal sadhana and we will provide you with more updates soon!
Next Two Sadhanas
On 5 January Morarbhai will present the next 2 Sadhanas that devotees can engage in as well as continuing to practice the above 4.
The two Sadhanas are:
Chant the Gayatri Mantra before every meal
Do Not Find Fault In Others (Remember, when you point a finger at someone there are three more pointing back at you.
The next 2 sadhanas will be presented by Morarbhai on Sunday 2 March at the Sai Centre. This will now take us to 8 sadhanas that devotees can put into practice:
Not to watch TV, listen to radio and go on phone during the meals.
“We love you Swami, we need you Swami and we deserve you Swami”. To include in the morning and evening thanks prayers.
Personal Spiritual Sadhana A5 Feb2025
Next 2 Sadhanas have been added to the Spiritual Sadhana for Swami’s 100th Centenary Year, which now makes 10.
One more sadhana will be added to the 10 that have been posted.
Think of anyone you know who is struggling and needs help.
Say this Pray to Swami every day: “Please show mercy and help them with their difficulties”
We have added one more Sadhana to the list 10 already posted. This sadhana is again simple to practice and will be beneficial for all those who are struggling and in a need of help. “Pray Everyday To Swami For Mercy And Help For Anyone who Is Struggling and In Need Of Help”
Personal Spiritual Sadhana Sept 2025 ENGLISH
Personal Spiritual Sadhana Sept 2025 GUJARATI