barely fit. When Prema Sai Baba was six years old, devotees from Bangalore built a spacious and comfortable new home for the holy family on the outskirts of the village next to the jungle. After that, Prema Sai’s parents invited my wife and me to move to the new house, where we were given a separate room.
One of the first miracles I experienced in association with the divine boy was connected with the practice of the Gayatri mantra. For many years I have been practicing this amazing ancient mantra, repeating it several thousand times a day. Even during the lifetime of Sathya Sai Baba, many miracles happened to me as a result of the practice of the Gayatri Mantra. I talk about this in detail in my books.
When I started visiting Prema Sai Baba regularly, I decided to chant the Gayatri Mantra as much as possible in his divine presence. Sitting on the floor in his house, I practiced the mantra, and the divine child, who was six at the time, played nearby.
Suddenly, Prema Sai Baba looked at me and gestured that I should stop chanting the Gayatri Mantra. In simple English words, he explained that he knew I was practicing the Gayatri mantra and asked me to stop it for today.
I was surprised that the divine boy knew that in my mind I was repeating the Gayatri mantra. That day I stopped practicing this mantra. Naturally, the next day I continued my practice. I realized that it was a great blessing. Lord Sai constantly knows what and how we practice.
17. Miracles in the ancient city of Mysore
I have made many videos of Prema Sai Baba and posted them on various platforms on the internet. Gradually, devotees from different countries began to come to Doddamallur to see the Prema Sai Baba. Sometimes people came for only a couple of hours, and sometimes they stayed in the village for several weeks in order to get to know Prema Sai Baba better.
I continued to regularly hold Kriya Yoga meditation workshops in different parts of India, trying to organize the program so that participants could definitely meet the divine boy.
In 2018, when Prema Sai Baba was six years old, we brought him twice to the city of Mysore, the ancient capital of the state of Karnataka. Mysore is a beautiful city, in the center of which is a magnificent palace, where the family of the local Maharaja, the King of Mysore, still lives. On the outskirts of the city is the sacred mountain Chamundi, the main place of worship of the goddess, Durga.
The village of Doddamallur is quite close to Mysore, just over an hour away by car. The significance of these visits by Prema Sai Baba was a profound experience for all involved.
Various interesting programs were organized in Mysore, and I had to walk a lot every day. The boy was often tired, and sometimes one of the men had to carry him on his shoulders.
By that time, quite a lot of Russian devotees had already come to see him, and some had the honor of carrying the boy Prema Sai Baba on their shoulders.
Ivan from Moscow who is seriously engaged in Kriya yoga meditation, got the opportunity to carry the divine boy on his shoulders. Ivan realized that this was an important and unique moment.
He decided to mentally ask Prema Sai for a blessing to achieve Khechari Mudra. This is a complex yoga technique, the essence of which is that you need to put your tongue into the nasopharynx. This unusual position of the tongue helps in the practice of meditation, as it can activate important points in the central part of the brain. As soon as Ivan mentally asked Prema Sai Baba to achieve Khechari Mudra, he immediately made significant progress in this practice.
Nikolai, a musician from Moscow, carried Prema Sai Baba on his shoulders, too. During this time, Nikolai reflected on the many sins he had committed in this life. At that moment, Prema Sai Baba leaned towards Nikolai's ear, saying in English, "I know".
In Mysore, I was also lucky enough to carry Prema Sai Baba on my shoulders. I did so understanding the uniqueness of the moment. I decided to mentally ask for blessings to publish some of my new books on meditation and self-development. The next day I received an offer to publish some of my books with a major publishing house.
The divine boy loves art, in particular painting. A devotee from Russia gave some watercolors to Prema Sai Baba. This story also happened in Mysore, in one of the best hotels called, The Village.
The woman placed white paper, brushes, paints and a glass in front of Prema Sai Baba and went to get a bottle of water to pour into the glass. She told the divine boy she would now bring water and pour it into a glass. Prema Sai Baba replied that it was not necessary.
At that moment, water materialized in the glass. This miracle was seen by all present in the room — about ten people. Prema Sai Baba laughed merrily and everyone was both astonished and happy.
On the same day, another woman from Russia, who was sitting nearby, received a medallion with the image of Goddess Lakshmi as a gift from Prema Sai. I carefully examined the medallion and realized that the medallion was quite old. Where could the boy Prema Sai Baba get such an old locket? It's hard for me to say, but I can only assume he teleported the medallion from the depths of time.
Once we were sitting together in a restaurant with Prema Sai Baba, eating rice with delicious Indian sauces. His parents and brother were supposed to arrive five minutes later, so we were alone. Suddenly, the divine boy looked at me, took some rice in his hand, and carefully threw it at
