I was fortunate to have had Mataji on a short holiday to Japan and Singapore during October 1997. My first visit to these countries was way back in 1978 on business and on invitation from a Japanese trading company. Soon after my return, I had called on Mataji to offer pranams and convey that the visit was a success. I had then suggested that she should visit this country to personally experien

Prayer is of immense help. It is a panacea for all mental and physical ills. It wards off the devotee’s troubles. A devotee who prays with a pure mind and holds onto the Lotus feet of the Lord, is sure to be saved ultimately. Sri Mais the Indweller. Sincere prayers are the silken threads that pull Mother to the devotee calling Her. She bestows joy on the devotee by wiping away his problem

My wife, Ranjani, and I had our first Darshan (Sanctifying Glimpse) of Sri Ma on the Vijayadashami day of 2001. Thereafter Ranjani frequented the Ashram and I used to go there once in a while. The beginning of 2003 was one of the most trying periods in my life. Ranjani suddenly took ill. She was down with high fever, severe headache and shivers. We admitted her to a private hospital in Thane. D

I recall my first meeting with Mataji to be in mid-may 1972. I remember those days quite vividly for I was pining to have Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s Darshan (Sanctifying Glimpse) then. But due to many household duties I was unable to proceed to Puttaparthi. One night Baba came in my dream and said, “You want to see me but are unable to come. Even if you come many inconveniences will rid your