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Sathya Sai Baba - Studies of Far East Religions - Posted: 15th Sep, 2012 - 8:57pm
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Post Date: 1st Feb, 2006 - 3:04am / Post ID: #
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What do you know of Sathya Sai Baba? Do you feel he has divine powers, is Sathya Sai Baba truly sent by God? Consider the following statements from a former devotee:
QUOTE Although some scattered articles and persistent rumours were reported as early as the sixties, The Findings, an authorised document compiled by David and Faye Bailey, ranks first here. From its appearance on the web it started off a spate of reactions; angry or bewildered ones from devotees, but exhilarated and congratulating calls and letters from former victims and their families, who now at last also dared to speak out. The Baileys were long-standing devotees; they tell us about s-xual abuse, fraud, misuse of funds and an attempt to murder Sai Baba. As a result many prominent functionaries left the movement.
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The words from that former devotee seem very harsh and if they are factual it would make Sai Baba just another money grabber using religion as the tool. However, I am never one to listen to a 'former' member of something. In every religion there are always those that seek to find fault and label terrible crimes on religious leaders, so I would need to see serious proof before I even can begin to entertain the idea that a man of his religious popularity would indulge in such acts.
Post Date: 26th Feb, 2006 - 2:34am / Post ID: #
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The man has a decent-sized following in some pockets of Southern India and some international circles.
However, I am loath to even think about considering that he has divine powers.
Throughout the last 4500-odd year history of Hinduism, there is one consistent binding "attitude" which all Hindu texts, epics inculcate and which Hindus follow to this day: that descriptions of divinity are nothing but allegories to real-life philosophy.
I'll give an example to illustrate this: The Bhagvad Gita was written thousands of years ago and to this day is the most read and most sacred text of the Hindus. It is, in essence a treaty on the 'mind' of the perfect warrior and is set during a civil war. It could be construed to be a treaty of war, but for an all-important pervading theme throughout the text: that the "perfect warrior" isn't someone who actually goes around shedding blood; he is someone like you and me and the discourse is essentially how to fight through the battles that life throws at each and every one of us.
Every Hindu knows this and it is something not allways apparent to anyone not born and brought up in the mythos of India.
When Hindus hear of a man walking on water, they shrug their shoulders in disbeleif or just laugh it off.
Why ? Because any "divine" person wouldn't actually perform super-human feats. He would 'show' his divinity through words.
That is the reason why Hindus beleive Buddha to be God.
Actions merely exist in books and are nothing but allegories of the truth. Miracles which happen in real life are taken with a pinch of salt.
There ARE Hindus who follow Sai Baba, but they are so miniscule as to not even count in the significant figures as far as the population goes. Maybe a few thousand out of a billion people.
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| There ARE Hindus who follow Sai Baba, but they are so miniscule as to not even count in the significant figures as far as the population goes. Maybe a few thousand out of a billion people. |
I thought his following would be more grand than a word like 'miniscule' considering the impact of his image and words throughout the world. Sai Baba is almost like a household name for certain instances and of course he is remembered for his hair and orange gown.
Post Date: 27th Aug, 2009 - 3:51am / Post ID: #
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Is Sai Baba Real? Consider the following video from Acharya shree Yogeesh:
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Revered Hindu guru Sathya Sai Baba died today at the age of 84.
QUOTE PUTTAPARTI, India (AP) - Hindu guru Sathya Sai Baba, revered by millions worldwide, died Sunday after nearly a month of hospital treatment near his southern Indian ashram. He was 84.
The news brought an outpouring of grief from his followers, including high Indian officials, who remembered him as a pious person who worked selflessly to help others with the billions of dollars donated to his charitable trust.
Women selling marigold garlands broke down in tears outside the ashram, while devotees began flocking to the temple complex where the guru's body will lie through Tuesday. Source 9
The news brought an outpouring of grief from his followers, including high Indian officials, who remembered him as a pious person who worked selflessly to help others with the billions of dollars donated to his charitable trust.
Women selling marigold garlands broke down in tears outside the ashram, while devotees began flocking to the temple complex where the guru's body will lie through Tuesday. Source 9
Post Date: 24th Apr, 2011 - 8:50pm / Post ID: #
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Sri Satya Sai Central Trust is fearing a possible takeover by the (anti-Hindu) Andhra Pradesh Government by invoking Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Act 1959...
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It would not take long for the government to interfere after the demise of Sai Baba.
Shri Satya Sai Central Trust has been built through donations of millions of devotees and is core of all philanthropic activities under his name.
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(Apr 7, 2011) The Anti-Hindu Andhra Pradesh Government is eying for the take ...
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Post Date: 15th Sep, 2012 - 8:57pm / Post ID: #
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"What is the unmistakable mark of a wise man? It is Love, Love for all humanity."
-- Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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