Refuting Deceptive 'News' About Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba Released On Anti-Sai Websites
MARCH 2003
A Visual Guide:
- The Article Is True Or Mostly True And Seems Sincere.
- The Article Has Truths And Untruths And Seems Insincere.
- The Article Is False And Has No Proof To Support It.
- The Article Is Fluff, Filler Stuff, Not Relevant.
SATHYA SAI BABA NEWS (With Updates And Comments):
SB's Wolf Messing Stories Revisited
http://bdsteel.tripod.com/More/messing3.htm
Comment: Some editors leave out the names to Indian villages and cities because they are very confusing to foreigners. I have noticed this many times in the editing of Sathya Sai Baba's discourses. Click Here to read my article about Brian Steel and his contradictory positions regarding the accuracy/inaccuracy of the English translations to Sathya Sai Baba's Telugu discourses.
Baba seen through Christian Eyes in 1984
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/christianeyes.html
Comment: An article that was published by the Fundy Christian, Reinier Van Der Sandt, about the opinion of another Fundy Christian, Dr. Reinhart Hummel (who is both Anti-Sai and Anti-Hinduism).
The Holy Sai Baba Doll?
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/doll.html
Comment: Sarcasm about a Sai doll. Honestly, who cares?
Which is the doll, and which is the original?!!!
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/doll4.htm
Comment: More sarcasm about a Sai Doll Who cares? Obviously, Anti-Sai Activists care. Barry Pittard made snide remarks about the Sai doll, revealing his deep-rooted anger issues (despite claiming he does not "slur": Ref).
The Sai Zapper Doll
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/doll5.htm
Comment: Seems like Barry Pittard did not have a doll to play with in his childhood and is envious of others having a Sai doll. Yes, another article from Barry Pittard about the Sai Doll. Proof that Pittard is a vindictive person who likes to resort to sarcasm and slurs to quench his thirst for revenge. Here are some quotes from the article:
"So please - unless you wish to be zapped by the kundalini power or shaktipat - no-one must look at or touch the Baba doll below. I just left it standing there in case anyone wishes to blindfold themselves and throw a few Aunt Sally's ...
Indeed, boys (especially if they are blonde or look very 'pretty' and svelte) should notice that Dolly Baba is in a corner. Under no circumstances is it advisable to let the Sai zapper doll get you in a corner! Rather, shut your eyes and run like hell!"
Barry, what happened to "we do not slur" and that ex-devotees should speak with kindness?
How stupid can it be?
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/howstupid.html
Comment: Åsa Samsioe doing what she does best: Making negative comments about Sathya Sai Baba. Of course, don't expect Åsa Samsioe to provide the general public with any proof to support her libelous allegations against Sathya Sai Baba. She doesn't.
Magnetic Lotus Feet
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/magneticfeet.html
Comment: Click Here to view my response to this article. This article was posted by Barry Pittard and has a picture of Sathya Sai Baba being pulled underground by demons. Barry Pittard is the same guy who blathers about how one should act and speak kindly and not slur. So why does Barry Pittard fail to practice what he preaches?
Sai Baba and Materialisation
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/materialisation.html
Comment: Serguei Badaev talked about Sathya Sai Baba's materializations. Serguei discussed "authentic" and "fake" materializations. Serguei said that since people can materialize things like Sathya Sai Baba, he is not unique. Of course, this would be true if we limited the conversation to alleged manifestations that come from Baba's physical form. When one includes the numerous first-hand testimonies from people all around the world (belonging to different ethnicities, genders, religions, countries, ages and economic levels) who claim manifestations from their pictures, physical cures, miraculous healings, visions, etc., then this changes the picture completely. See for yourself some of the manifestations that occur in the privacy of devotees homes all around the world:
- Manifestations At Sai Sruti Temple in Harrow, Middlesex, UK
- Vibhuti Manifestation in a Devotee's House in London
- Vibuthi Manfestations In Bali, Indonesia
- Manifestations In Colusa, California
- Manifestations At Sri Ragnapatnam, Mysore, India
There is not one single saint or magician who can make vibuthi, kumkum, fragrances, sandalwood paste, flowers, mishri, butter, amrit, jewels and other substances manifest from their pictures all around the world. As a matter of fact, these testimonies are unprecedented in known history and/or myth! Consequently, the miracles and manifestations associated with Sathya Sai Baba are incomparable to anyone. Of course, Serguei's article would be greatly compromised if he discussed these things, which is why he solely focused on manifestations coming exclusively from Sathya Sai Baba's physical form (many of which can be duplicated by magicians).
How Can We Tell Them They are Mistaken?
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/mistaken.html
Comment: How can we tell Brian Steel that he is mistaken? Click Here to find out.
How SB entices and manipulates his devotees to give him their money.
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/money.html
Comment: Åsa Samsioe erroneously claimed (as she often does) that Sathya Sai Baba manipulates people to give him money. Samsioe took snippets from Sathya Sai Baba's discourses and drew her own specious conclusions about what she thought Sathya Sai Baba said. Needless to say, Sathya Sai Baba never asked for money. Not even once.
Sai Baba's reputation - as a Rama or a Ravana?
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/reputation.html
Comment: Reidun Priddy (the wife to Robert Priddy) called Christians "hypocrites". Reidun said:
"To me, such hypocrisy seemed to be the hallmark of organised religion (Christianity) and the main reason I would have nothing to do with it after the age of 11 or 12. Once, I would never have thought that SB would turn out to join the ranks of that long line of hypocrites."
Reidun Priddy, like Robert Priddy, likes to make blanket statements that stigmatizes good Christians (and there are plenty of them) as being "hypocrites". Tsk.
Conclusions from Dr. Ove Svidin, idealist
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/svidin.html
Comment: Dr. Ove Svidin drew conclusions about a trip he made to Puttaparthi (despite having already drawn other conclusions about Baba's alleged involvement with the 1993 "murders" and allegations of sexual abuse). My personal opinion is that people should go and see Baba for themselves instead of having others attempt to draw conclusions for them.
The answer from saiguru.net
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/answersaiguru.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
Correspondence: New Australian Travel Advisory. India
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/barryadvisorychris.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
Cancellation of Buddha Purnima 2003
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/barrycancel.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
To Sai Devotee Enquirers
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/barryenquirers.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
Letter from Barry Pittard to David and Ann Jevons
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/barryjevons.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
More Correspondence: New Australian Travel Advisory, India
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/barrymorecorr.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
Reply to Well Known Sai Devotee
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/barrytodevotee.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
The Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Doll
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/doll2.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
Glen Meloy's Response to letter from Seema Naipul
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/glenseema.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
Barry Pittard's Response: Seema Naipul to Glen Meloy
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/glenseema.html#Barry
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
SSB discussed at the University of Utrecht on May 3rd
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/houtkoper.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
The mysterious death of Jegathesan's wife in 1997
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/mysteriousdeath.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
More info on death of Jegadeesan's wife in 1997
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/mysteriousdeath.html#----- Original Message -----
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
Witnessing document for New Australian Travel Advisory
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/witnessing.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
Joy abounds as reincarnation of Sai Baba recovers
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/Joy%20abounds%20as%20‘reincarnation%20of%20Sai%20Baba'%20recovers.htm
Comment: A cut and paste from the Mumbai Newsline.
Man posing as Sai Baba incarnation held in Surat
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/Man%20posing%20as%20Sai%20Baba%20incarnation%20held%20in%20Surat.htm
Comment: A cut and paste from the Ahmedabad Newsline. The man in question posed as Shirdi Sai Baba, not Sathya Sai Baba.
SB makes references to Iraq war? (Copied posting from Yahoo on 03-20-03)
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/Yahoo!%20Groups%20%20sathyasaibabaexposeforum%20Messages%20%20Message%20907%20of%20907.htm
Comment: A cut and paste from a Yahoo group.
Live or delay broadcasting over the internet of Sai Baba's discourses
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/discourses.html
Comment: Sathya Sai Baba's discourses have been broadcast, in one form or another, over the internet for years. Since the Sathya Sai Org felt there was a need to disperse Sathya Sai Baba information over the internet, due to public demand, they asked for people to fill out a questionnaire.
Divine COMPassion DOLLS Online Shop
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/doll3.html
Comment: Another article about the Sai doll.
The End is at Hand?
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/end.html
Comment: An anonymous post from a Yahoo group.
What a Nonsense
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/nonsense.htm
Comment: Cut and paste from a Yahoo group.
Swami Roberto, the new Italian Avatar
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/roberto.html
Comment: One page divided into four links about Swami Roberto, a man who dresses like Sathya Sai Baba.
The answer from Sanjay Dadlani to Riccardo
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/roberto.html#answer
Comment: One page divided into four links about Swami Roberto.
Comments from Riccardo on "Swami Roberto, the new Italian Avatar"
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/roberto.html#comments
Comment: One page divided into four links about Swami Roberto.
Corrections
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/roberto.html#corrections
Comment: One page divided into four links about Swami Roberto....again.
Sathya Sai Baba as Human Shield
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/shield.html
Comment: Barry Pittard with another snide and spiteful remark.
Where the Teachings and the Teacher go Wrong
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/teachings.html
Comment: A link to Robert Priddy's site.
New Australian Travel Advisory, India
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/traveladvisory.html
Comment: Here is proof, direct from Barry Pittard's mouth, that he was responsible for the Australian Travel Advisory that made an extremely vague reference to Sathya Sai Baba (without mentioning him by name). A similar advisory was issued by the U.S. State Dept due to the unremitting efforts of Anti-Sai Activists. They even boasted about it.