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Legalistic Abuse: Catholic Church And Sathya Sai Organization
2008-07-18 22:54:00 Many of my readers will be quick to see certain striking parallels between, respectively, core powerholders in the Roman Catholic Church and in the International Sathya Sai Organization. In the Australian Broadcasting Corporation report, I have highlighted in red some salient points. As development continues in the Australian story about the Foster family’s years’-long fight for ... More About: Religion , Christianity , India , Abuse , Faith
Self-documented Folly of India?s Would-be God
2008-07-10 09:38:00 It is sobering to consider that Sathya Sai Baba’s influence extends into powerful corners, and his marked deficiencies reveal the worthwhileness of exposing his human rather than any divine qualities. One of the benefits of Brian Steel’s extensive examination of official Sathya Sai publications is that we can see with considerable impact the extraordinary ignorance, inconsistency ... More About: Religion , India , Faith , Spirituality , Hinduism
When Huge Cult Is A Small Shop. Sai Cult Legal Tricks
2008-07-06 23:34:00 In the Orange County court, USA, Alaya Rahm’s pro bono lawyer, William Brelsford, asked the judge if Sathya Sai Baba could be sued from the United Sates of America, to which the answer was no. (Case: Alaya Rahm vs. Sathya Sai Baba Society, Superior Court of California, filed January 6, 200, County of Orange) It transpired ... More About: Cult , Tricks , Legal , Small , Shop
Sathya Sai Baba Bans But Permits Foot Touching
2008-07-04 23:42:00 At the Bal Vikas conference in Prashanti Nilayam in 2001, after sixty years of offering what he deems to be his Holy Feet to be touched, Sathya Sai Baba declared that he was not going to allow padnamaskaar to anyone anymore. This is reported on an official Sathya Sai Organization web page at http://www.saibaba.org.hk/step6.htm). As is ... More About: Religion , India , Theology , Faith , Spirituality
After Leaving A Cult. Or ?Moving On?
2008-07-02 01:47:00 It is a very great untruth put out by Sathya Sai Baba’s key leaders and by his proxy supporters on the Internet that former devotees are now something other than what they, for many decades, were - decent, compassionate, hardworking members of their professions and trades in their wider communities. See Sathya Sai Baba ... More About: Religion , India , Community , Spirituality , Cult
Sathya Sai Baba World Cult At Odds With Itself
2008-06-28 10:01:00 One of the distinctive phenomena that independently confirm voices critical of Sathya Sai Baba and his cult is that his movement is eroding from within. Sathya Sai Cult At Odds With Itself Some of his followers have made progress in thinking their way out of this particular variety of ‘the guru trap’. They do not have to ... More About: Religion , India , World , Faith , Spirituality
Professor Anil Kumar Sathya Sai Baba?s Translator
2008-06-26 18:09:00 “Professor Anil Kumar is one of the least credible of Sathya Sai Baba ?s unofficial ?mouthpieces? with his lip service to the morals of Sathya Sai Baba and his vast credulity about all of Sathya Sai Baba ?s claims and wholly uncritical naive acceptance of Sai Baba?s huge boasts about himself and his own importance. See also here ... More About: Translator
Muck-rakers and The Timid Who Enable Them
2008-06-25 17:33:00 I was browsing through Pete Hammell’s book ‘Why Sinatra Matters’, and read the following. For all its nastiness, it is but a mild example of the level of mentality that would target dissidents. Not only, of course, that aimed at those who have spoken out about Sathya Sai Baba and the core leaders in the ... More About: Religion , India , Media , Frank Sinatra , Activism
?Secret Swami? Cult Recruits At Prime Public Venues
2008-06-22 21:10:00 Although there is a long history of Sathya Sai Baba’s utterances which forbid promoting of himself, his official worldwide Sathya Sai Organization promotes strongly, at his, of course, secret behest. This zeal to recruit (to use the proper word) tends to take place in exceptionally prestigious venues. What does the cult need for its survival - ... More About: News , Religion , India , Faith , Public
A Strong India Can Bless The World
2008-06-20 20:07:00 In my years in India , I saw at close hand the work of one talented and highly motivated Indian group with which I did volunteer social work, attaining that deep wish fired ever since I was 16, when I became deeply inspired by the life of Mahatma Gandhi. The founder of the work (who sought no ... More About: News , Religion , Islam , Christian
Shirdi Sai Saint?s Fame Spirited By Puttaparthi
2008-06-17 20:15:00 Below is the image of the famous saint, Shirdi Sai Baba (d. 1918), of the North India n State of Maharashtra. His repute has endured untainted by the sort of scandals that have for decades beset Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi. A Saint of Great Renunciation and Humility Today, the shrine built around the humble musjid (a Muslim ... More About: News , Religion , Faith
Joseph. Early Sathya Sai Baba Whistleblower
2008-05-27 01:09:00 Particularly for those readers those who were Sathya Sai Baba followers for decades - who are continuing to leave the Sathya Sai Organization and gradually recovering memories of their experiences - I am reposting, having unposted, my first WP blog article at - http://barrypittard.wordpress.com This February 2007 article was then entitled: Joseph’s Reaction. Was it ... More About: News , Religion , India , Faith , Spirituality
Supercool Indian Gurus Under Fire
2008-05-22 14:13:00 The following readings indicate two-way pulls occurring in India - towards gurus and the extraordinary power many of them have, down millennia, wielded, and away from them. The article, by Jeremy Page, features criminal allegations, made against Himaval Maheswara Bhadranandaji. The current guru furore has reached prominence in The Times, May 21, 2008. It headlines: Money ... More About: Religion , Faith , Indian , Fire
Sai Baba World Cult Leaders Fail To Meet Concerns on Libel
2008-05-16 02:54:00 The excerpts in color orange below are from a communication addressed by JuST, an internationally networked group of former devotees of Sathya Sai Baba, to key officials of the International Sathya Sai Organization. The leaders have singularly failed, year after year, to meet deep concerns of many former - and indeed of ... More About: Religion , India , World , Faith , Spirituality
Sathya Sai Baba Organization and Libel and Disinformation
2008-05-12 01:19:00 Here is an except from a communication addressed to the heads of the Sathya Sai Organization . The full document is to be viewed at Robert Priddy’s main website, and is entitled: The International Sathya Sai Organization - an accessory to a massive libel and disinformation campaign. Open letter to the Prasanthi Council - c/o Dr. ... More About: Religion , India , Spirituality , Sai Baba
China Courts Dalai Lama. Olympic Good Spirit?
2008-05-04 02:07:00 The Chinese government has been making strenuous attempts to ensure a meeting with the Dalai Lama. The troubled events attending the Olympic torch relay, and international condemnation of China for her human rights record, have brought considerable pressure on the Chinese leaders to make this move. This is in marked contrast to its decades of execrating the ... More About: India , United Nations , International Relations
Cult Exposure. By Their Documents Ye Shall Know Them
2008-04-01 05:13:00 Those organizations and individuals approached by the International Sathya Sai Organization may do well to look at the page just constructed by Robert Priddy. Now a retired academic from the University of Norway, he was for over fifteen years its head in Norway, until his prolonged and rigorous investigations disclosed its profound duplicity (often hidden ... More About: Religion , India , Faith , Spirituality , Cult
Sai Baba Cricket Match International? Claim Was False
2008-03-23 00:47:00 I was present at Sathya Sai Baba’s falsely-billed ‘international’ cricket match in December 1997, and taking photos for the magazine ‘Spiritual Impressions’, on which I was soon to take some key editorial duties. It is published and distributed in many countries round the world. Given that vast sums of money are now being poured into the Sathya ... More About: Cricket , Religion , India , Sports , International
Sathya Sai Baba Cult. Blind Eye To Massive Slander
2008-03-18 01:36:00 Ten former Sathya Sai Baba followers have signed a joint public statement. To shield peers in many countries from slanderous attacks by Sai Baba followers and their Internet proxies, these individuals are prepared to face the considerable and extremely distorted pro Sai Baba propaganda. We welcome investigations by bona fide investigators, such as government, police, judiciary… Also, for example, media, major institutions which are entertaining ... More About: Religion , India , Media , Spirituality , Cult
The Guru Trap. Will India Be Forever Trapped?
2008-03-17 02:40:00 Tehelka is regarded by many observers as one of few newspapers in India which can show some investigate clout and courage. It has sustained tremendous pressure by Indian governments and other power brokerage forces in India. Below is an excerpt from Tehelka, which points the need for India to come clean and act decisively about her frequent cultivation and protection ... More About: Religion , Spirituality , Opinion , Sai Baba
World Gallup Poll. Muslim Project
2008-02-28 01:54:00 One of the great attractions to Sathya Sai Baba felt by people from many countries has been his evangel of respect for the various faiths. Has Sai Baba Kept Promise of Reaching Through to World Faith s? One can search in vain for any decently researched examples that show any capacity by him or his global Sathya Sai ... More About: Religion , Islam , India
William Aitken?s Book Fails to Answer Sai Baba Critics
2008-02-21 00:21:00 Today’s blog continues my small series on aspects of Brian Steel’s impressive opus, specifically at: Bill Aitken and Sathya Sai Baba. A Writer?s Dilemma, on William Aitken?s book, Sri Sathya Sai Baba. A Life (New Delhi, Penguin Books India , 2004. Paperback edition, 2006). Steel’s Meticulous Work Invaluable Brian Steel’s approach in this piece is scholarly, but his writing has long been appreciated by ... More About: Religion , Faith , Spirituality , Answer
Australia Says ?Sorry?. A Lesson For Sai Baba And Followers
2008-02-13 21:08:00 A great day occurred in Australia yesterday, which the global Sathya Sai Organization may do well to note. There is a strong lesson about admitting mistakes of the past, and responding with heart to the sorrow that one’s actions or one’s group’s actions have caused. The rest of the Australian nation via its Federal Parliament said a ... More About: Religion , India , Government , Faith
William Aitken Fails on Prof. E. Haraldsson and Dr K. Osis
2008-02-08 20:58:00 As promised, I shall take some further looks at the work of Brian Steel. See my articles: A Host of Sai Baba Hagiographers William Aitken?s Sai Baba Book Major Flaws Says Scholar Sai Baba Researchers? Huge Debt To Scholar Brian D. Steel In this blogging and some upcoming ones, I shall be looking at Brian Steel’s ... More About: Religion , India , Faith , Spirituality
UK Law Lords? Landmark Ruling On Sex Abuse
2008-01-31 22:40:00 Breaking 400 years of precedents, Great Britain’s law Lords have ruled that it possible for those alleging sexual abuse to take legal action even years later. One wonders whether the Manmohan Singh Government in India has the will or the capability of making such major changes in India. Certainly, it has made a beginning with its ... More About: Religion , Media , Abuse , Breaking News
Sathya Sai Baba Fails To Materialize Top Tennis Match
2008-01-23 01:13:00 In more recent times, Sai Baba’s behaviour - whether it concerns his appearance or non-appearance - has become ever more erratic. The latest episode concerns his cancellation of a tennis tournament by top players from India and the Philippines. See, Champion Tennis At Top Indian Guru?s Ashram A typical bizarre case was last October 4, when there was a ... More About: Religion , Media , Breaking News
International Cricket And The Secret Swami
2008-01-13 09:52:00 One of the biggest rows in cricket history has afflicted the present Test series between India and Australia. But what instructiveness might a Test cricket series in Australia have in relation to the call from former Sathya Sai Baba followers in many countries for media and government investigation of their former teacher, who is arguably the most powerful ... More About: Cricket , News , Religion , Media
Champion Tennis At Top Indian Guru?s Ashram
2008-01-02 04:27:00 After Sai Baba’s great white elephant, Hillview stadium, has lain virtually dormant for nearly a decade, another Sai Baba involvement in topline sport has just been announced. In December 1997, it was cricket. In January 2008, it is tennis. John McEnroe Faces Mafia, But Can He Slam Sai Baba? Great Tennis ace John McEnroe has raised questions about the Russian mafia and tennis. ... More About: Cricket , News , Religion , India , Media
May You Look At The Moon And See Santa In It
2007-12-25 01:45:00 In the almost magical Christmassy spirit of those who have been merrily following the ‘moon miracle’ issue, I extend two almost Irish blessings: May you look at the Moon and see Santa in it. May the same Moon come down your chimney (if by some miracle you still have one!) Response to Priddy and Pittard Blogsites More seriously, I wish to ... More About: News , Religion , India , Faith
?Moon Mission of Sathya Sai Baba?. Re Merrinews Article
More articles from this author:2007-11-30 02:48:00 Noting that the India n news service Merrinews.com contained an article by Natteri Adigal which gave me a brief mention, I responded. This was, Moon mission of Sathya Sai Baba: Only for the faithful! by Natteri Adigal, Thursday, 29 November 2007. (see link below). I wrote the following in the Comment section, not knowing that only short messages ... More About: News , Religion , Media 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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