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Summer showers
Discourses by Sri Sathya Sai Baba (translated from Telugu)

Summer Showers 1972

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. Exhortation to students
02. Vedic truths belong to whole world
03. Nature of the human mind
04. What the Upanishads teach us
05. The nature of truth
06. 'Kama' and 'krodha'
07. 'Purusha' and 'prakruthi'
08. Lessons of the Bhagavad Gita
09. The path of bhakthi
10. Meditation
11. Destiny and divine grace
12. Self-control and detachment
13. Sankara Jayanthi
14. Customs and character
15. The perishable and imperishable
16. Worship your parents
17. Anger is the greatest enemy
18. The path of devotion
19. Dwaitha, adwaitha, visishtadwaitha
20. God's love is like sunshine
21. Pleasure and pain
22. Learning and humility

Summer Showers 1973

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. Opening address to the students
02. Sanctity of the teacher-taught ...
03. The ladder that enables an ...
04. Avoid the cycle of births and ...
05. Seek the company of good people
06. Human life is sacred: do not waste it
07. Turn your mind inward to the Atma
08. Service to man is service to ...
09. Conquer your senses: there ...
10. Worship a picture as God but not ...
11. Detachment is possible for one and all
12. Grace of God can change a ...
13. Detachment gives peace even ...
14. Young persons should have full ...
15. Morality and truth constitute ...
16. All differences in the world relate ...
17. Seek work, worship, and wisdom; avoid ...
18. Jiva and Brahman are like two ...
19. Present is the most sacred of all time
20. True education results in humility ...
21. Dharma will always protect those ...
22. Everyone must work without seeking ...
23. The true nature of dharma
24. Meditation is different from concentration
25. Man's attempt should be to merge ...
26. Do not exploit nature without ...
27. Know who you are; do not ask ...
28. Self-confidence leads to self-realisation
29. God is known by a thousand difference ...
30. The true nature of friendship
31. God alone can be your true guru
32. Closing address to the students

Summer Showers 1974

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. Opening discourse
02. "Brahman" and "Bharath" as the thene ...
03. Brahman denotes the totality of ...
04. Sath chit ananda are natural to every ...
05. All religions lead to the same goal
06. Brahman is within you and is ...
07. Karma and dharma lead to ...
08. All creation and all streams of life ...
09. Man lives for himself, his family, and ...
10. All that we take in through the five ...
11. A child begins to take shape ...
12. Ghora and aghora aspects of God are ...
13. One who protects dharma will in turn ...
14. Following the path of dharma will ...
15. Strength arising from one's own ...
16. Karma marga, jnana marga, bhakthi marga ...

Summer Showers 1974, Part II

Complete volume
Front matter
17. Historical interpretation of "Bharath"
18. Bharath is of Vedic origin ...
19. Different Avatars are manifestations of ...
20. God resides in the hearts of righteous ...
21. Thath Thwam Asi
22. God is above all sense perceptions ...
23. The Lord is always intimately associated ...
24. One's learning is useless if ...
25. Immortality can be achieved through ...
26. Raja yoga is the fusion of ...
27. Rama is an Avatar of dharma
28. There is an inner meaning for every ...
29. The Lord is the embodiment of prema ...
30. Education should not make one neglect ...
31. Words relating to God alone constitute ...
32. Who is Sathya Sai Baba
33. Divine blessing and words of advice ...

Summer Showers 1976
Summer Roses on the Blue Mountains

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. Opening address
02. Brotherhood of man and fatherhood of God
03. Dharma never declines; its practice does
04. Two great human qualities characterized Krishna Avatar
05. Krishna was always a lover of peace ...
06. Mahabharatha contains many valuable lessons ...
07. A good and peaceful death is coveted by all saintly people
08. Man should promote inner vision for himself
09. Be good, do good, and see good: that is the way to God
10. Man should not behave like an animal
11. The human body is like a water bubble on the surface ...
12. Man becomes blind by his ego
13. Man's mind is like a mad monkey
14. The path of love is the quickest way to reach God
15. Your conscience is your master and guide

Summer Showers 1977

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. Opening address
02. God is beyond description through words
03. The law of karma is invincible
04. Lakshmana, the devoted brother of Rama
05. The all-pervading Atma
06. Atma and Brahman are identical
07. All the characters in the Ramayana are ideal examples
08. Ignorance is the cause of one's sorrow
09. Sorrow is not natural to man ...
10. Be good, do good, see good; this is the way to God
11. No one can separate a real devotee from his Lord
12. Ravana's proficiency in the Veda was of no avail ...
13. Talking too much harmds one's memory and strength
14. "Thath Thwam Asi": Thou art That
15. The world is an illusory projection of ...
16. God and dharma should be the two wheels of ...
17. Start early, drive slowly, and reach safely
18. Clean food enables one to develop good qualities
19. As the sweetness of the same in sweets of all ...
20. Wealth and authority do not give peace of mind
21. When wisdom dawns, ignorance and illusion disappear
22. Do not get attached to this world through your desires
23. Book learning is useless: practical knowledge is useful
24. Live and work for the good of the community around you
25. True yoga should enable you to control your mind
26. Good company enables you to retain your goodness
27. Do not forget God; do not believe in the world; ...

Summer Showers 1978

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. Opening address
02. God comes in human form to help men ...
03. Bhagavatha is a sacred text, which can cater ...
04. Vyasa and Narada are like man and God
05. Narada was an immortal spirit
06. God is not happy unless He gives you occasional sorrow
07. There is no blemish in God; we see our own faults ...
08. God's creation around us has a great deal to teach us
09. Whatever God does, it is always for our own good
10. Anger destroys one's wealth and prosperity
11. Love lives by giving and forgiving
12. All our sorrow is our own creation
13. Pain and pleasure always go together
14. Man always becomes good or bad by the company he keeps
15. God's grace can burn away a mountain of sins
16. Radha is an inseparable part of Krishna ...
17. At the time of one's death, it is the body that is discarded
18. Concentration during meditation can lead to the Lord's vision
19. Education should promote humility in the educated person
20. Non-believers have no direct experience of divinity ...
21. By talking too much, we make the tongue commit four sins
22. The noblest quality of womanhood is compassion
23. The Creator and His act of creation go on forever
24. Krishna was an infinite ocean; gopikas were ...
25. Service to man must be regarded as service to God
26. Good health is our greatest wealth
27. Religious scriptures have not been written for making money
28. Good health is man's greatest wealth
29. God is like a kalpa tharu, which can fill all your wants
30. History and culture of one's motherland are like ones ...
31. Brahman is Ananda: Anando Brahman
32. Control of senses is most important for young students

Summer Showers 1979

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. The duty of students
02. Nishkama karma
03. The messenger of God
04. Dharmakshetre kurukshetre
05. Spirituality and society
06. Qualities of a sthithaprajna
07. I am Thine
08. The word of God
09. The inner dialogue
10. Re-ligion: the spiritual reunion
11. Jnana yajna
12. Sraddhavan labhate jnanam
13. Karma yoga
14. Buddhi yoga
15. Dhyana yoga
16. Anoraneeyan mahoto maheeyan
17. Sathwic food
18. The four states of consciousness
19. Saranagati thathwa
20. The practice of meditation
21. Control of the mind
22. Akshara Brahman — the universal God
23. AUM — the name of God
24. The perennial philosophy
25. The voyage of dealth
26. The sovereign knowledge
27. The nature of prakruthi
28. Ananya bhakthi
29. Work, worship, and wisdom
30. Vibhuthi yoga and practical life
31. Sathyam vadam dharmam chara

Summer Showers 1990

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. The glory of Indian culture
02. Sanctify the body
03. The moving temple
04. Mastery of the senses
05. Road to divinity
06. Hold the reins
07. Vagaries of the mind
08. Buddhi the charioteer
09. Egoism and attachment
10. The three gunas
11. Know thyself
12. Self-knowledge
13. What is freedom?
14. Practice and precept
15. Ascent of man
16. Vedic wisdom

Summer Showers 1993

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. From humanity to divinity
02. The quest for divinity
03. The mysteries of the mind
04. Sathyam Shivam Sundaram
05. Thought -the basis of creation
06. The conquest of the mind
07. The malady and the remedy
08. The quest for peace
09. The philosophy of Gautama
10. The Vaiseshika darshana
11. The Samkhya philosophy
12. The philosophy of yoga
13. The philosophy of poorva meemamsa
14. Dharma and Indian culture

Summer Showers 1995

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. Mother and motherland ...
02. Science and spirituality
03. Birth of Sri Krishna
04. Nabhaka, Naabhaka, and Ambarisha
05. Dhruva
06. Priyavrata and Jada Bharata
07. Vishwamitra
08. Prahlada
09. Gopikas and gopalas
10. Krishna and Balarama in Mathura
11. Krishna and Balarama as students
12. The essence of education<

Summer Showers 1996

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. Education and immortality
02. Glory of Rama Thathwa
03. The mission commences
04. Prakruthi marries Paramatma
05. The abduction of Sita
06. The search for Sita
07. The war begins
08. The supreme devotion of Vibhishana
09. Ravana falls
10. Sita, the embodiment of purity
11. Rama Rajya, the reign of righteousness
12. Sathya and dharma: hallmarks of humanity

Summer Showers 2000

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. Seek educare instead of just education
02. The sanctity of the five elements
03. The Trinity within
04. The human body and its importance
05. Subtle is the Lord
06. The exalted nature of devotion
07. God is the only true friend
08. Buddha's message
09. Preyas and sreyas —what we seek and ought to seek
10. God is pure Bliss
11. How to become dear to the Lord
12. Kshama, the grandest and noblest virtue
13. Always chant the name of the Lord
14. My life is My message
15. The ideal student

Summer Showers 2002

Complete volume
00. Front matter
01. 020516m. Education should lead to perfection
02. 020516e. Excellence of ancient Indian ... education
03. 020517. Harmony and beauty in Ramayana
04. 020518. Ramayana --an ideal for every family
05. 020519. Yad bhavam tad bhavathi
06. 020520. The ideal brothers
07. 020521. Rama --the ideal hero
08. 020522. Ramayana --the divine master plan
09. 020523. God has no specific form
10. 020524. Reduce your desires
11. 020526. Sense control is the highest sadhana
12. 020527. Health is wealth
13. 020529. Fundamental principles of Indian culture