Puttaparthi Sai Baba's distinction is unique in the annals of World Spirituality and manifold. I visited him only once in 1999 at Puttaparthi and never was driven to his "ism" or any "ism" as Gurudom of any any kind is anathema to me. But what distinguishes H.H from others is that the meteoric rise of his devotees including Sachin and Laxman and PN Bhagawati and Abdul Kalaam and his flagship activities in Healthcare, Education, Irrigation, Research and Development are worth emulation -may not be rivalled by many religious bodies in the world. No wonder, His teachings primarily based on love and service to mankind find devout followers in Chrisitianity-laden Italy, Buddhist Lanka, Communist China and Agnostic Russia, Islamist Egypt and Saudi Arabia and his works of wisdom are translated into more languages than you can relate to - Lilthuanian, Mandarin - and they are not exactly Greek and Latin to many.
I know many families who named their sons and daughters not after Gods's names but after Sai - and it could be middle name, first name or named after Prashanthi Nilayam. I always believed that the glory of Shirdi Sai Baba rose after his samadhi, but the glory of Puttaparthi Sai Baba rose during his own lifetime - its too magnificent by God's own standards. Yes, there may be many conspiracy theories about Sai Baba about paedophilia and homosexuality but these smear campaigns are outweighed by the legacy of his broader work and the continued inspiration he provided to many modern-day Scientific paragons and Cricket Geniuses and Judges and heads of state, many of them attribute their late turnaround to the blessings of Baba. The real tribute to this Sai Baba is if governments and devotees don't run the spirt of developmental and uplifting activities to the ground. But expect a groundswell of faith.
Rationalists will find it hard to believe some Godmen like Puttaparthi Sai Baba or Godwomen like Mother Theresa because the latter's sleight of hand miracles out-attracts their vast body of works in service for humanity - but there where there is creation, there is a creator and where there is a creator there are many of His creations. This Sai Baba too had justified and embellished the holy name of Shirdi Sai Baba by his rich legacy of mottos he lived by. Its difficult to expect a third Sai Baba in this age of delusion and disbelief who can surface again to hold a candle to that kind of God-stardom and Divinity
I know many families who named their sons and daughters not after Gods's names but after Sai - and it could be middle name, first name or named after Prashanthi Nilayam. I always believed that the glory of Shirdi Sai Baba rose after his samadhi, but the glory of Puttaparthi Sai Baba rose during his own lifetime - its too magnificent by God's own standards. Yes, there may be many conspiracy theories about Sai Baba about paedophilia and homosexuality but these smear campaigns are outweighed by the legacy of his broader work and the continued inspiration he provided to many modern-day Scientific paragons and Cricket Geniuses and Judges and heads of state, many of them attribute their late turnaround to the blessings of Baba. The real tribute to this Sai Baba is if governments and devotees don't run the spirt of developmental and uplifting activities to the ground. But expect a groundswell of faith.
Rationalists will find it hard to believe some Godmen like Puttaparthi Sai Baba or Godwomen like Mother Theresa because the latter's sleight of hand miracles out-attracts their vast body of works in service for humanity - but there where there is creation, there is a creator and where there is a creator there are many of His creations. This Sai Baba too had justified and embellished the holy name of Shirdi Sai Baba by his rich legacy of mottos he lived by. Its difficult to expect a third Sai Baba in this age of delusion and disbelief who can surface again to hold a candle to that kind of God-stardom and Divinity
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