Theos-Talk Archives (October 2003 Message tt00203)

Brahman Racist Sai Baba destroyed an Australian young woman in 
Chennai, India.
I am a witness.

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "morya_est" <morya_est@y...> wrote:
> Brahman Racist Sai Baba misguides humanity.
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> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "krishtar_a" <krishtar_a@b...> 
> wrote:
> > Hi
> > I forgot to include the tale in my last e-mail.
> > Sorry for that.
> > Although I pass on the text, it doenīt mean that I believe his 
> claimed avatarhood.
> > It was written by a devotee, thatīs why the style is so 
> enthusiastic...
> > I consider it pseudo.
> 
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> > 
> > Just a change of matter:
> > Many claim S S Baba to be an avatar, He himself does.
> > There is an article telling a story of how Sathya Sai Baba 
> discovered or was " enlighted" with this conception of his 
> avatarhood.
> > It is otherwise a nice tale and has been told to everybody who 
> seeks and researches about his holiness conditions.
> > Any comments will be welcome.
> > In peace
> > 
> > Krishtar
> 
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> ....
> > The Shirdi Connection
> > 
> > May 23rd 1940. The hamlet of Puttaparthi. A young lad of 
fourteen, 
> > with a face radiant with compassion and love, was surrounded by 
the 
> > village folk. He was apparently materializing sugar candy.out of 
> > thin air! His father too, skeptically looked on. This was not the 
> > first time his Sathya was putting up such a 'show'. Sathya had 
been 
> > behaving strangely for quite some time, exhibiting supernatural 
> > powers. He lectured on sublime spiritual topics, way beyond a boy 
> of 
> > his age. The father, and in fact, Sathya's entire family was 
> > perplexed and worried at the same time. That day, the father 
could 
> > no longer tolerate this behaviour. He was convinced that his son 
> was 
> > possessed. May be by some evil spirit. He took hold of a stick 
and 
> > demanded, addressing the so-called spirit. "Who are you? Are you 
> > God, Ghost or Devil?".
> > 
> > "I am SAI BABA" came the reply. 
> > 
> > That was the first time the world was made aware of the Shirdi 
> > Connection.
> > 
> > Sathya went on "I am Sai Baba of Shirdi. I have taken birth in 
your 
> > family because of the prayers of your ancestor Venkavadhootha".
> > 
> > Everyone present was stunned. They hadn't heard anything, either 
of 
> > Shirdi or of Sai Baba! 
> > 
> > Someone challenged Sathya "If you are really Sai Baba, show us 
some 
> > proof!" Sathya picked up a bunch of jasmine flowers and threw 
them 
> > on to the ground. When they fell to the ground, they neatly 
> arranged 
> > themselves into the words SAI BABA, in the Telugu script. 
> > 
> > With passing days, Sathya only reinforced this revelation.
> > 
> > On October 20th, 1940, at Uravakonda, He came back from school, 
> > threw his books and declared, "I am no longer your Sathya! I am 
Sai 
> > Baba. I do not belong to you. I have my work. My devotees are 
> > calling me." He walked into the neighbor's garden, sat on a rock 
> and 
> > gave His first message, to the faithful who had assembled there, 
in 
> > the form of a bhajan: Manasa Bhajare Gurucharanam...
> > 
> > A bystander photographed the young Sai Baba sitting on the rock 
and 
> > leading the bhajan. The image that was developed had a small 
statue 
> > of Shirdi Baba in front of the young Sathya. Nothing strange, 
> except 
> > for the fact that there was never a statue in front of Sathya in 
> the 
> > first place! Sathya had reinforced His identity. The world now 
> > hailed Him as Sathya Sai Baba.
> > 
> > The word soon spread that the Sai Baba of Shirdi had come again, 
as 
> > Sai Baba of Puttaparthi. 
> > 
> > Sai Baba born again? At, what's that place... Puttaparthi? Many 
of 
> > the Devotees of the Lord of Shirdi were curious. Some came to 
> > Sathya, in humility and faith, to see and hear their Lord again. 
> > Others came to challenge this 'young upstart' who claimed to be 
> > Shridi Sai. They stayed back, as believers. 
> > 
> > Ask Sundaramma, 105 years old, living at Prasanthi Nilayam. Back 
in 
> > 1910, when she was 13 years old, her husband was working as a 
> > stationmaster at Manmad. Manmad was just a few hours from Shirdi, 
> > the abode of Sai Baba. The husband was a devotee of Baba and he, 
> > along with his wife, went to have the darshan of Shirdi Baba. In 
> > that trip, Baba called the husband and gave him a silver coin 
with 
> > his padukas (feet) embossed on it. He told the husband, 'Worship 
> > these Feet everyday' (In other words 'Manasa Bhajare Guru 
> > Charanam'!).
> > 
> > Years rolled by and the husband passed away. In the 1960's when 
> > Sundaramma was told by one of her friends that Sai baba had 
> > reincarnated again in the hamlet of Puttaparthi, she wouldn't 
> > believe it. But her curiosity got the better of her and she came 
to 
> > see the young Satya Sai Baba, who claimed to be 'her' Shirdi 
Baba. 
> > Quite some days went by and Sundaramma was not convinced that 
Satya 
> > Sai could be the same as Shirdi Sai. She remarked to one of her 
> > friends, who was a devotee "I will never bow down to this Baba. 
My 
> > lord is Shirdi Baba alone. I am going to leave this place soon". 
> > Word reached Swami about Sundaramma's plans. The time had come to 
> > prove to her, the Shirdi connection. One day, He quietly walked 
> into 
> > Sundaramma's quarters. She was cooking something. "Sundaramma! Is 
> it 
> > true that you want leave this place?", He asked. "Yes Swami, I 
> would 
> > rather go to Shirdi than stay in this godforsaken village!" She 
was 
> > still cooking, her eyes not meeting Swami's.
> > 
> > "Do you want to see your Shirdi Baba?", Swami asked.
> > 
> > "I would love to!... But alas! He had taken Samadhi long, long 
> ago", 
> > said Sundaramma, still facing the other side.
> > 
> > "Do you still want to see your Shirdi Baba?" , Swami persisted.
> > 
> > "But how is that... possible? He is no longer here!", she said 
> > turning back to see Swami.
> > 
> > And what she saw... opened the floodgates of memories from her 
> early 
> > years. She couldn't believe it. Yes, He was there: Her Baba from 
> > Shirdi, in flesh and blood! With tears in her eyes she bowed down 
> to 
> > His feet. Time stood still... space no longer existed... Shirdi 
had 
> > merged with Parthi... only she and her SAI BABA remained!
> > 
> > And she never ever left Prasanthi Nilayam. Even to this day, in 
her 
> > feeble voice, she tells the devotees, her marvelous story!
> > 
> > The Chaitanya Jyothi museum, at Puttaparthi, showcases today one 
of 
> > the greatest testimonials for the Lord's Shirdi Connection. When 
> > Swami visited it recently, He was shown a tonga, a horse driven 
> > cart. What was so special about this tonga? Well, this tonga was 
> > from Chincholi, a former princely state in South India. When the 
> > aged Queen of Chincholi met Satya Sai Baba for the first time, 
> Swami 
> > remarked and described how He had visited Chincholi earlier, 
while 
> > in His previous body! This was in fact true! Shirdi Baba had 
indeed 
> > made an extra corporeal visit to Chincholi many a time! Swami 
went 
> > on to describe the quarters of the palace that He stayed in, the 
> > personal moments that He had spent with the Raja and the Queen 
and 
> > of course, the long drives He had, with the Raja, in the Tonga! 
The 
> > accuracy of the details, known only to the Queen, was 
unbeliveble! 
> > The evidence was impeccable. Here was the same Baba of Shirdi! 
The 
> > Queen was moved, and she presented to Swami, the tonga that He 
had 
> > used as Shirdi Sai. This was the very same tonga, which was shown 
> to 
> > Swami at Chaitanya Jyothi. When Swami saw it, He casually 
remarked, 
> > that there used to be a small lantern holder, on side of the 
tonga, 
> > which was now missing. It was, as though He rode in it, just 
> > yesterday! 
> > 
> > On the morning of 15th October 2002, exactly 84 years after 
Shirdi 
> > Baba had taken Samadhi, yet another chapter was added to the 
Shirdi 
> > connection. On that Vijay Dashami morning, Swami went up the 
hill, 
> > adjoining the Vidyagiri stadium. Halfway to the hilltop, between 
> the 
> > statues of Shiva and Krishna, was a tall statue, draped in silk, 
> > waiting to be unveiled. Swami pressed a remote controlled button 
> and 
> > the silk veils fell down, to reveal the beautiful form of Shirdi 
> > Baba. The statue of His Previous incarnation stands today, amidst 
> > the 'Grand Gallery of Gods', in the Stadium. 
> > 
> > Whenever Swami refers to the Shirdi Avatar, He says 'Purva 
> > Sariramulo...' which means 'when I was in the previous body.' The 
> > statement awakens us to the fact that He is the one who was in 
> > Shirdi. And that now He has reincarnated in Parthi. But it also 
> > points to a subtler and more profound truth: He transcends both 
the 
> > places. He transcends time. He transcends bodies. For, He is the 
> > Spirit. The Immortal Spirit, that reincarnates from time to time, 
> > for the redemption of Humanity.
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