Sathya Sai Baba passes away

[Vasily Zaytsev]

He was a big fraud....

Good Riddence.


Shame on him .

 

[StingRoy]

spiritual leader should stay away from money ?? and live in the Himalayas ??

Thats a very childish notion .

He spread spiritual wisdom and got lot of donations from around the world .He used big chuck of it in social activities.

People have spiritual hunger and he was good at satisfying it, you cann't blame him for that.

When was money associated with spiritualism? Spiritualism is fine in its own place, but when people resort to petty little tricks to make fools out of the innocent people in villages, it becomes exploitation in some sense. No spiritual leader in my book would want to amass thousands of crores... do you know how many middle class and poor people donate their lives belongings to this baba for no reason? just to get his blessings? When did people start buying/selling blessings.

I don't have any grudges in the social work his trust has done and is indeed a boon for the people who could not have afforded healthcare otherwise, but with the amount of money his trust has amassed, he could have reformed the health care system of atleast half the country if he wanted to.

 

[Shak_ed]

From ordinary believers to the President of India, Satya Sai Baba’s clout spread far and wide.

India had, and has, several godmen but none could match his name and fame.

In fact, Satya Sai Baba’s influence had no barriers as his millions of followers spanned the globe.

Top-ranking politicians including prime ministers, Union Ministers, Governors, Chief Ministers, filmstars, sportspersons, industrialists and virtually the ‘who’s who’ of the country rank among the high-profile devotees of the Baba.

Born into an ordinary family as Satyanarayana Raju in the sleepy Puttaparthi village in the dry Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, on November 23, 1926, he was to later become Satya Sai Baba, the reincarnation of the saintly Sai Baba of Shirdi.

Now, Puttaparthi — which metamorphosed into a self—contained city — finds itself on the international map, thanks to the large number of the Baba’s foreign devotees who visit Prasanthi Nilayam day in and day out. It boasts of an exclusive airport where chartered flights, carrying Baba’s devotees from different parts of the globe, land.

As a child, Satyanarayana Raju was described as “unusually intelligent” and charitable. His talents were in drama, music, dance and writing, and he was an avid composer of poems and plays. He was also known as a singer, having released several CDs of bhajans.

It was on October 20, 1940 at the age of 14 that Satyanarayana Raju declared himself as the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi.

Satya Sai Baba invariably referred to Shirdi Sai Baba as “my previous body” whenever he spoke about him.

Satya Sai Baba became famous for his magic tricks by producing objects from thin air. But he was reviled by critics and rationalists who campaigned against him with magic shows.

In 1944, a small temple was built for Satya Sai Baba’s devotees at Puttaparthi and in 1950 a sprawling ashram popularly called the ‘Prasanthi Nilayam’ was built, making it his permanent abode.

His divine preaching apart, Satya Sai Baba pioneered many social service activities beginning with a tiny general hospital at Puttaparthi which has now transformed into the Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, a 220-bedded super-speciality hospital.

Another super-speciality 333-bedded SSIHMS was established at Whitefield on the outskirts of Bangalore, where the Baba’s summer abode Brindavan also stands.

The Satya Sai Central Trust manages all the service activities and also runs the Satya Sai University (formerly Satya Sai Institute of Higher Learning) at Puttaparthi.

Besides, the trust also runs many schools and dispensaries in different states while it has also completed large water supply projects in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.

Volunteers from the Satya Sai Seva Organisation are always found in the forefront carrying out relief and rehabilitation work during natural calamities not only in AP but also in other states.

Satya Sai Baba established three primary mandirs (spiritual centres) in India — Dharmakshetra in Mumbai, Shivam in Hyderabad and Sundaram in Chennai.

Besides, there are Satya Sai centres located in over 114 countries in the world.

In 1957, Satya Sai Baba went on a temple tour of north India and made his only overseas trip to Uganda in June 1968.

In 1963, Satya Sai Baba suffered a stroke and four severe heart attacks but survived.

Since 2005, Baba used a wheelchair and his failing health forced him to make fewer public appearances. In 2006 he suffered a fractured hip when a student standing on an iron stool slipped and both the boy and the stool fell on Baba. He gave darshan from a car or his porte chair.

The Hindu : News / National : Sai Baba’s influence had no barriers

 

[Vasily Zaytsev]

Rather ...

Suffer in hell for eternity....

He should have been charged under Indian Penal code 420 and sentenced for life in prison.

But no worries ... now he will rot in hell.

 

[Fireurimagination]

.........and the human 'GOD' died because his liver stopped functioning

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Now will start the fight that is usual over the vast riches of the Sai Baba Trust!!

 

[jayron]

.........and the human 'GOD' died because his liver stopped functioning

LOL. he should have never been admitted to a hospital. They should have let him perform one of his miracles on himself.

 

[Tiger Awan]

so my assumption is BABAs are not popular among literate people. am i right????

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

What rubbish!

Tomorrow if Bill Gates, a great philanthropist, claims that he is the Kalki avatar of Vishnu here to clean the mess of Kalyug or that he is another avatar of Sai Baba of Shirdi, will we believe him?


hmmm...looking at the gullibility of Indians, we most probably will.

 

[jayron]

so my assumption is BABAs are not popular among literate people. am i right????

Not at all. His followers are mostly highly qualified, rich people , middle class people and westerners.

 

[desioptimist]

Welcome back captain, did not see you for a while.

So sad that Sai Baba is dead. When he was alive, there was always a chance of he being punished(not chance, but hope actually)

 

[Tiger Awan]

what is the basic belief about BABAs in Hinduism??

you people believe that there are babas (some are good and some are fake) or you think there is no such thing as spiritual leader and one should directly relate himself with the GOD???

 

[desioptimist]

what is the basic belief about BABAs in Hinduism??

you people believe that there are babas (some are good and some are fake) or you think there is no such thing as spiritual leader and one should directly relate himself with the GOD???

There is no "you people" when you describe hindus. We have the most divergent view on same subject, although having same religion.

Specifically with this baba, there is enough evidence to incriminate him. Just look at the videos and the documentaries made.
It is a disgrace that in India, he is still followed in large numbers and govt could not do anything against him. In any other country he will be facing long term jail sentence.

Just to put in perspective Bernie Madoff is facing 150 year jail term in US. (The satyam guy is still in hospital I think)

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Welcome back captain, did not see you for a while.

So sad that Sai Baba is dead. When he was alive, there was always a chance of he being punished(not chance, but hope actually)

Went on a worldwide search for Rum, eh!

 

[prototype]

First of all god help the demi god rest in peace.

I am not a follower of this man,and to an extent even dont like because of his indulgence in fake magic's,but one thing is commendable,his service to the society,he may be a thief,he may be a robber,but he had the the heart to spare a few billion dolors to the public in the form of water,education and health facilities.

he is 100 times better than the politician's in our country,who steal half the money and enjoy's on other half.