If you are already physically present on this earth consider yourself enrolled in the school of LIFE! As you know, there are wide varieties of courses being offered to aid our spiritual development. The course making the biggest splash is S.A.I for Life, taught by the Founding Father of LIFE. Are you keen on learning more? Below is more information from the school's course catalog.

Course Name
S.A.I for Life

Course Director
The Honorable Indweller of your heart: Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
His qualifications cannot be described in mere words. He is the very embodiment of Love. He is omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient. He is just a call away when you need to reach Him for guidance and a heart to heart connection is always available.
In His own words, "My place is among you, with you and wherever work lies. That is why I moved among you and stood at your back. Do not believe I am on the pedestal that you offer Me. I am part of you, a partner and partaker in all your efforts, inspiring and instructing, when you ask or need inspiration or instruction." (Thought for the Day, a collection of Swami's Quotations published from Prashanthi Nilayam)

Course Credits
Lifetime credits.

Course Offerings
Offered Twenty-four hours a day and Three hundred and sixty-five days a year.

Course Description
This course is designed as an independent study so that students can work on their goals at their own pace. The objective of this course is to help individuals seek and realize the divinity within them.

What is S.A.I?
In the words of the Course Director:
"This significance of the three letters in S.A.I. should be understood. 'S' stands for Service, 'A' for Adoration and 'I' for Illumination. These three represent work, worship, and wisdom respectively. You have to understand the inner meaning of every letter of the word SAI to sanctify your lives" (Discourse, BalVikas Conference, July 4, 2001).

Why S.A.I for Life?
"Without flowers you cannot have fruits. The maturation of the flowers into unripe fruits and then into ripe fruits is the path of self-realization. The flowering stage is the path of service. When it progresses to the unripe fruits it is the path of devotion. When the fruits become ripe and full of the sweet nectar of wisdom, then it becomes the path of self-knowledge. At that point, the flowers of good works and service have transformed themselves through love and devotion into sweet fruits of wisdom. Therefore, good works lead naturally to worship and detachment, and on to wisdom. On the spiritual path, it is not enough to just worship; you must also engage in good works. But your work becomes worship when you seep every deed with love for the Lord and offer all your work to him."
(Sai Baba Gita, Part I pg. 6) ..

This exercise will be available for the students to implement in their own lives.
"It is chiefly a matter of careful well-timed regulated discipline; it cannot be got by spurts and skips; it has to be climbed step by step, each step being used as a foothold for the next. You have to learn each lesson by systematic study; application and effort alone will give success."
(Discourse, Sathya Sai Hospital, Prashanthi Nilayam, September 21, 1960)

Course Notes
Students will be periodically tested.
"The Lord does not test a man just for fun; He does not pile calamity because He enjoys it. Examinations are held to measure achievement and award marks and honors. You must ask to be examined, so that your progress may be recorded." (Discourse, Prashanthi Nilayam, Feb 4, 1963)

Students may also be granted "inner-views" from time to time, when needed to provide additional guidance. As an added bonus a "Universal Degree" may be conferred upon successful completion of the coursework.

F.A.Qs About S.A.I
While it is a monumental task to provide you with an in-depth view of the course, you may benefit from the following excerpts where the Divine Course Director has kindly elaborated on the topic of S.A.I.

What is Service?
"Service does not mean mere rendering help to others of one kind or other. True service means participation in social activities after ridding yourself of egoism and possessiveness and manifesting your qualities of compassion and kindness. The aim is the refinement of your own good nature rather than giving succor for others. In rendering Service, there should be unity of heart, head and hands (the three Hs). Only then service becomes sanctified."
(Discourse, World Conference, November 18, 1995)

What is Adoration?
"As long as you are worshipping the Lord with form, you will use physical flowers such as roses, marigolds and jasmine. These are all impermanent and the body, which performs this worship, is also impermanent. But if you want to worship the formless God in your heart, then the flowers are different. Those flowers will be permanent. Those flowers are the noble qualities that you develop in your heart and offer to the Lord. They are the flowers of nonviolence, of sense restraint, of truth, of patience and forbearance, of perseverance, of love and compassion, of charity and sacrifice. All these flowers are meant for inner worship. To elevate yourself to the worship of the formless principle, you will have to develop these flowers of the heart and use them in your worship. Then you will experience the ineffable and unchanging joy of the spirit, and enter the path that takes you home to your divine source."
(Sai Baba Gita, Part III pg. 25)

What is Illumination?
"Wisdom is illumination. To reach the state of abiding inner peace, you begin by inquiring into the very heart of everything. This is the process of inner inquiry, the first stage on the wisdom path. Then you must make use of the deep insights you have gained by applying the spiritual teachings to every detail of your daily life. This is the second stage. If you continue with this practice unfailingly, then, in time, you will reach the goal of God-realization and enjoy unending bliss. This is the third and final stage on the wisdom path. So you start out as a seeker, then you become a practitioner, and finally, you become a wise illumined one. In this final stage you enjoy complete peace of mind and realize the unity of all of creation."
(Sai Baba Gita, Part IV pg. 29; Part XX pg. 95)

If you are doubtful or have even an ounce of fear about the complex nature of this course, the following words of the Course Director are bound to provide you with the confidence to go ahead and take this opportunity! Always He assures His students, "Come to Me, eager to learn, to progress, to see yourself in Me, and I shall certainly welcome you and show you the way."
(Thought for the Day, a collection of Swami's Quotations published from Prashanthi Nilayam)

It is my hope that each of you signs up for this course and experiences the divine curriculum. I wish you the very best in this spiritual endeavor.