In spite of all the miraculous and mystical powers, Sai Baba was the most human divinity. Sai Baba has personally touched and enriched the lives of many in Godliest of ways. He has blessed many of His followers in their dreams. His form actual avatar in a human form on Earth allowed many of His devotees to take His blessings tangibly. The most interesting aspect of existence of Sai Baba is His reincarnations.
The swami smiles, points to a door and asks her to open it. She does. On the other side is Japan. Sathya Sai Baba preferred earthly modes of transport for himself, travelling in a Rolls-Royce gifted to him by a wealthy devotee. The Sufi Sai Baba had lived in a dilapidated mosque; his supposed reincarnation's "humble" ashram was a veritable palace. For a man claiming to be god, Sathya Sai Baba was oddly enthusiastic about science; perhaps it had something to do with his own mastery of the laws of physics.
He collected vast sums of money to build super-speciality hospitals — although no one bothered to ask him why, as god, he would not make hospitals redundant by eradicating disease altogether. To Sathya Sai Baba's great credit, he condemned the destruction of the Babri mosque in and, despite blandishments by the Hindu right, always refused to endorse their project.
But proximity to power brought its own benefits. In , four men entered the swami's bedroom carrying knives; they were confronted by the police guard, overwhelmed, sealed up in a room, and then shot dead. The then home secretary of Andhra Pradesh described the killings as " cold blooded murder ". But investigations never followed. Article Navigation. Close mobile search navigation Article Navigation.
Volume 9. Oxford Academic. Google Scholar. Select Format Select format. Permissions Icon Permissions. Abstract B. All rights reserved. Sanal Edamaruku is president of the Indian Rationalist Association. Those who argue sharia law poses a threat to British culture are wrong, but the challenge of ensuring equal rights remains.
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Time to abolish it, says Fred Halliday. Your email address is for our use only. We will never sell your details to anyone else. We are supported by our members. Indian rationalist Sanal Edamaruku on the final debunking of a guru. When Sathya Sai Baba died on 24 April at the age of 85 years, he proved once again that miracles and predictions fail. He had predicted at a public gathering at his head quarters in Puttaparthy, in , and repeatedly many times, that he would die at the age of 96 only.
And till the last moment, many of his devotees clung to his word and waited for a miracle. May it be an eye opener for the millions of gullible people whom he misguided and deluded.
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