Let Me draw your attention to another fact. On previous occasions when God incarnated on earth, the bliss of recognising Him in the incarnation was vouchsafed only after the physical embodiment had left the world, in spite of plenty of patent evidences of His Grace. And the loyalty and devotion they commanded from men arose through fear and awe, at their superhuman powers and skills, or at their imperial and penal authority. But, ponder a moment on this Sathya Sai Manifestation; in this age of rampant materialism, aggressive disbelief and irreverence, what is it that brings to It the adoration of millions from all over the world? You will be convinced that the basic reason for this is the fact that this is the Supra-worldly Divinity in Human form. (SSS Vol.8, p. 56)

In ancient times, The Rishis were not shaving off their hair, since the hair was considered very sacred and powerful, spiritually. This body (pointing to Him) is nearly 80 years old. Still, the hair on my head remains very strong and powerful to this day. I will tell more about the power of the hair on my head, later. Once, Drooped was alone as her husbands had gone out. She took out one strand of hair from her head and dropped it in the water, chanting some Mantras. That single hair with potency of Mantras could bind all the hills around. Later on, a number of yogis assembled together and enquired as to how a single hair could bind all the hills around. They concluded that it was the strength off the hair of Drooped, and her will power that could perform this stupendous task. It is difficult to comprehend such latent divine phenomenon. Unfortunately, today man is unable to realise his innate divinity. Man, who is heir to humanness is forgetting the very quality of his humanness. He is cultivating demonic qualities.

You have to avoid acquiring demonic nature and allow your natural humanness to blossom. Develop humanness and from there rise to the level of divinity. Always remember three things – unity, purity and divinity. Unity implies the oneness of human race. When there is unity in humanity, divinity manifests.

Once I went on a country wide tour. During that tour I wet to the river Sandhog along with a saintly person. Linguists know that some people pronounce Sandhog as Hindu. I stayed in Goa in the Raj Bhavan when Nakul Seen was the Lt. Governor of that State. His wife’s name was Indu. I slept in the front hall of the Raj Bhavan. Nakul Sen and his wife slept in their bedroom. There was a window in their bedroom from where they could see what was happening in the front hall. After I slept, Nakul Sen’s wife saw through the window a brilliant light emerging from My body. Unable to bear the effulgence of that brilliant light, she tried to wake up her husband. Nakul Sen would not like to be disturbed at that hour. He admonished her not to disturb him and to sleep peacefully. But, she insisted that her husband should wake up and witness that brilliant light emanating from Swami. At last, Nakul sen woke up and had the divine darshan of that effulgence.

In early years of the advent of this Avatar, a great devotee by name Karanam Subbamma used serve Swami. Her devotion to Swami was unparalleled. In those days, caste differences were widely prevalent and observed strictly in Puttaparthi. Especially, the Brahmins used to keep distance from the Harijans. Since, Subbamma was an orthodox Brahmin, she used to meticulously observe these practices. One day, I informed Subbamma that I would be visiting the Harijanavada. Subbamma felt unhappy and tried to dissuade Me from going to that place saying, ‘Oh! Swami! Why should You visit that place?’ ‘I asked her, ‘Why should I not go? Why should I not eat the food offered by the Harijans? I will certainly go there,’ So saying, I started for the Harijanavada. However, as she was a great devotee of Swami and was very much attached to Him, she followed. The people living in Harijanavada were very poor. They had no chairs or mattresses to make Me seated comfortably. They spread an old dhoti and requested Me to sit on that. In the meantime, I felt drowsy and fell asleep. Thereafter, a big sound emanated from my navel, as though the roof over the building was being blown off. The people in the house trembled in fear, on hearing that big sound. All of them ran helter-skelter. Thus, the Divine power manifests from bodies of the Avatars, saints and yogis in many different ways.

(Sathya Sai Baba at Murchison Falls, Uganda)

Long ago, when I went to some African countries on tour, the devotees there presented Me with a comb made of iron. However, I had no necessity for it; I do not use a comb. If ever I put the brush on My hair, it will get stuck. My hair is so thick and strong. Even if one wants to pull pull out one hair, it is not possible. This is the nature of the hair of divine personalities. Not only Myself, every individual has certain divine powers, which should try to nature. Today, the youth are not making any effort to protect the God – given power. They are frittering away the divine power in ever so many ways. They waste a lot of power daily with the result they lose their energy and become prematurely old. Especially, the head is the seat of all power. Hence, one has to carefully protect the head.

Embodiments of Divine Atma!

You are all men and women of noble qualities and string in body and mind. But, unfortunately, you are frittering away your energies in vain pursuits. You become weak by wasting your energy. When I clinch My fist not even ten persons can prise it open. Even at the physical level the Divine power is immeasurable and beyond description. All of you should try to realise this innate Divinity in you, not for the sake of the physical strength, but to enjoy the divine bliss.

Embodiments of Love!

The divine power latent in a human being has no limits. Whether it is fine arts like music or any other human endeavour, when it is suffused with divine power, it reaches great heights. Hence sanctify that divine power by dedicating all your efforts to God. (DD on 10.2.2005 pp.5-8)

Answering the question of the editor ‘Nava Kaal’ ‘From when did You begin to manifest these signs (miracles) of divine power?’ Bhagavan answered, ‘From childhood itself! At school, I used to create chocolates, marbles and other articles for the children around me’. To another question ‘At what age did You acquire this power?’ Baba answered, ‘From My very birth!’ and added ‘Even before that!’ ‘That is to say, I resolved upon My birth! I decided who should be My mother. Mere humans can choose only who is to be wife or husband; the Son chose the mother in the Rama and Krishna incarnations. Then too, the task for which the birth was decided upon was conferring Prema on all, and through that Prema, fostering righteous living.’ (SSSm Vol.5, p.5)