In 1984 I visited a (supposedly) reformed thief who has long presided over what is often called 'the Thief's Temple' in Sri Ranga Patnam near Mysore, known as Halagappa. He told me he was a baggage lifter (thief) when he
Sathya Sai Baba claims to be all Gods rolled into one (see here)Not satisfied with claiming to be the central figure of the supposed triple avatar of this Kali Age, Sathya Sai Baba lays claim (through his close followers -
The outspoken and modern Indian journalist, Vir Sanghvi, challenged Sathya Sai Baba in the Hindustan Times in 2006 by showing that the allegations of sexual abuse against him are too numerous to dispute.Now in 2008 he does the same, showcasing
Consider the unsupportable claims of Sathya Sai Baba that his "Divine Mission" - which cannot possibly fail - is to clean up India before doing the same for the rest of the world! He is acclaimed by so many Indian
Sathya Sai Baba has never won any recognised international award. Yet it was made known that his 'holy' name was submitted by Vajpayee's Indian Government for the Nobel Peace Prize (politically naive and doomed from the start!). Firstly, Sathya Sai
Do you want to remain young always? The text inset on the left is part of what Sathya Sai Baba said on Mahashivaratri 2000. It was not very long before he had a second hip fracture, in 2003. Though operated
Sathya Sai Baba has proclaimed that he will clean up India's problems before tackling those of the rest of the world. What has he achieved in that respect? There are still vast problems of social inequality, racial discrimination, poverty, health,
Held by devotees and himself to be The Universal Teacher supreme, Sathya Sai Baba avoids giving any teaching on sexual issues or related problems like HIV and AIDS. This is a remarkable and most revealing fact, that he has never
Sathya Sai Baba said: "I came across a tragic incident in a newspaper. It was about an uneducated and helpless mother and her three children. They were in such a pathetic state of poverty that the mother had to starve
Barry Pittard has written: "Some readers may be interested in unraveling the mass of Sathya Sai Baba's own confusions and contradictions (e.g., with regard to dates and details of characteristics of himself as compared to Shirdi Sai Baba), concerning his
Sathya Sai Baba Bedroom Murders - Part 1uch has been written about the murders in Sathya Sai's private apartments on June 6, 1993, involving cold-blooded police executions in his bedroom. Two of Sathya Sai Baba's attendants, his valet Radhakrishnan and
Sai Baba has many times most strongly disparaged anyone who seeks or values name and fame, He has called them "as disgusting as spittle" (p. 147, Sanathana Sarathi May 1987) and in his published discourse he has frequently ridiculed other
Shocking evidence of Sathya Sai Baba's draconian punishment for nothing: In her book, Other than You refuge there is none (Anyatha Saranam Nasthi) the elderly Indian woman devotee, Smt. Vijaya Kumari, who was with Sai Baba already in the 40s
Recently there appeared on some websites what was claimed to be a recently discovered photo of Shirdi Sai Baba.It is clearly a photo of that much revered Indian 'saint'.One must not confuse Shirdi Sai Baba with the would-be usurper of
Under the title "How is believing in miracles helpful in one's spiritual growth? A Sai Baba devotee, Anjali Gadiraju, wrote how amazed he was at what he took as a proof of Sai Baba's miraculous omnipresence, as follows:-"I will tell
It is remarkable how Sathya Sai devotees and Organization leaders and members carefully avoid repeating two of his predictions of an incredible miracle of mythological proportions within his lifetime (apart from a few utterly gullible followers on the lunatic fringe)
At Ootacamund in Karnataka in the 1970s, Sathya Sai Baba is reported by various Indian devotee parents of eighteen (very frightened) students there as having made a large number of predictions about a coming global catastrophe. These predictions were similar
Professor Anil Kumar is one of Sai Baba's most trusted accomplices. He is a married man, but is also accused most credibly of philandering, and with Sai Baba's permission too! So much for the morals and human values in Brindavan!
One must ask, by what kind of deceptive suggestion or 'hypnosis' was Sathya Sai Baba able to get people actually to believe they experienced former avatars? The 'spiritual seekers' Prof. N. Kasturi and Ra. Ganapati evidently took these fantastic fables
Sathya Sai Baba has supposedly 'manifested himself' in the ritual fire in a shed at the 'holy sandal' (Paduka) celebrations in 1998. This image and caption were published on a calendar sold in the ashram. It is true that the
