Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, founded by Sri Sathya Sai Baba in 1972 as a public charitable trust with the objectives of extending succor to the poor, providing free education & healthcare, Disaster Relief and Spiritual upliftment through service. Baba speaks of Himself as the mother yearning to feed an unruly child who, in its ignorance, refuses to eat what will cure its hunger. The child has to be coddled and coaxed, wheeled and petted, even caught unawares sometimes by means of a story or a song, to induce it to accept the food it needs. Baba's immeasurable Love, persuades Him to pack a medicinal dose in a sweet smile, a panacea in a palatable parable or a profound thought in a syrupy joke. URL https://www.srisathyasai.org/pages/