Refuting Deceptive 'News' About Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba Released On Anti-Sai Websites
MAY 2002
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):
Let us be careful
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/careful.html
Comment: A cut and paste from the QuickTopic forum.
A Cosmic Mirror that Reflects?
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/cosmicmirror.html
Comment: Robert Priddy talked about "projection". Click Here to view my responses to Robert Priddy's Disempowerment articles that talk about "projection".
Sai Baba's Example: Disarming disclosure of Damaging Facts?
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/disclosure.html
Comment: Robert Priddy said, "An oft-repeated claim by SB, parroted by devotees, is that many kinds of unfair and undocumented accusations have been leveled against Sai Baba through the years". Of course, this statement is completely true. Where is the documentation and evidence for alleged sexual abuse, fraud, complicity in the 1993 police shootings and cover-ups? There is no proof. If there is proof, why is it that Sathya Sai Baba has never been charged with any crime, sexual or otherwise? Click Here to view my Witnesses Section.
Some Notes on SB's Religious Knowledge
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/knowledge.html
Comment: Serguei Badaev cited Brian Steel's work about Sathya Sai Baba inconsistencies. Serguei, like Brian Steel, believes that the English translations are heavily edited and do not reflect Sathya Sai Baba's literal and actual words in Telugu. So why is Serguei using faulty English translations in the first place? Click Here to view my article about Brian Steel, which is relevant to this article.
Sai Babas Linguistic Leelas
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/leelas.html
Comment: Serguei Badaev tried to use the English translations to Sathya Sai Baba's Telugu discourses against him. Serguei, like Brian Steel, believes that the English translations are heavily edited and do not reflect Sathya Sai Baba's literal and actual words in Telugu. So why is Serguei using faulty English translations in the first place? Click Here to view my article about Brian Steel, which is relevant to this article.
Howard "Not Perfect" Murphets 'imaginative' reporting.
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/notperfect.html
Comment: Robert "Not Perfect" Priddy took issue with Howard Murphet and "his own imaginative beliefs and what is unobservable or unproven fact". Of course, Robert Priddy engaged in this very same behavior when he wrote his book and many positive articles in Sanathana Sarathi about Sathya Sai Baba.
Observations by Ella Evers on an article by an anonymous devotee
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/observations.html
Comment: Ella Evers said:
"Many people have seen sb on the astral. The astral planes are not necessarily higher planes. The astral planes are definitely not the spiritual planes. My friend D. Brandt has seen sb many times on the astral planes... He however could not hide that his hair is thinning like that of an old man. He had a large bald spot on his head, that I did not see before. He had trouble walking and was stumbling at times... There was nothing youthful about his appearance. Many of his victims of whom sb mentioned that they were weak when they did not have ... (you can fill it in) ... said:" How could they feel anything sexual with such an old man???"
Nice to know that Anti-Sai Activists believe in things like the "astral plane" and literally see Sathya Sai Baba on these planes. Ella Evers also made a strong case that Sathya Sai Baba is physically incapable of having sexual relations with young men because of his weak physical constitution! Not only that, her description of Sathya Sai Baba proves that Sathya Sai Baba is incapable of restraining anyone (because he is not strong enough) to sexually molest them. Thank you Ella for acknowledging this fact.
On the Indian P.M. Vajpayee, Sai Baba, Rama and Ravana
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/onvajpayee.html
Comment: Contrary to Tony O'Clery's assertion, Robert Priddy said, "The news from an anonymous source that the Indian P.M. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is depressed because he has received confirmation that SB is a child molester is, of course, unconfirmed." This shows how Anti-Sai Activists try to deceive the general public with unsubstantiated allegations. Robert Priddy, sensing the inevitable backlash to these erroneous lies, rushed forward to do some damage control on behalf of O'Clery.
Painting oneself into a corner with the Sai Baba belief system
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/painting.html
Comment: Robert Priddy tried to make the argument that all of Sathya Sai Baba's devotees believe he is God. This simply isn't true. It is true, however, that Robert Priddy believed that Sathya Sai Baba was God, and even wrote a book about it. Robert Priddy is trying to include others in a belief system he upheld so he won't be held responsible for accepting Baba as God and thereby be seen as one of those "brainwashed" devotees he bashes all the time.
What is the point of a 'Test of Faith'?
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/point.html
Comment: All religions discuss God's testing of people's faith. It is not unique to Sathya Sai Baba. This is another article by Robert Priddy.
Superstitious prayers to Sai Baba
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/prayers.html
Comment: Despite Robert Priddy's admission to Sathya Sai Baba having "positive paranormal powers", he tried to explain away Baba's miracles as "coincidences" and "synchronicities". I guess Robert Priddy's cure, from Sathya Sai Baba, was also a "coincidence"?
Two recent quotes from Sai Baba's Wonderful World
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/quotes.html
Comment: Robert Priddy talked again (apparently trying to brainwash the biddable) about the totally unsubstantiated allegation of the "cold-blooded execution of young men". Click Here to view my article about the 1993 police shootings and Robert Priddy's failure to implicate Sathya Sai Baba in any way, fashion or form with the incidents that transpired on June 6th 1993.
SB devotee from Holland arrested for running a pedophilia racket
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/racket.html
Comment: No proof to back up the claim that he was a Sathya Sai Baba devotee (he could have been a Shirdi Sai Baba devotee). No documentation, no police reports (despite him being arrested) no pictures, no anything. Unbelievable.
Sai Baba and Religious Knowledge. Another example.
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/relknowledge.html
Comment: Again, Brian Steel using the English translations to Sathya Sai Baba's Telugu discourses to attribute factual errors to him. The only problem is that Brian Steel argued that the English Translations are highly edited and do not accurately represent Sathya Sai Baba's actual and literal words in Telugu.
SENSATIONAL INSIDE REVELATIONS !!!
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/revelations.html
Comment: Notice the tabloid-like title for this article? Robert Priddy talked about the well known Sathya Sai Baba devotee,V.K. Narasimhan (V.K.N.). Robert Priddy attributed all sort of rubbish to V.K.N. that is highly questionable and unbelievable. V.K.N. was one of Sathya Sai Baba's most distinguished VIPs. I have seen him personally and he always greeted Sathya Sai Baba with folded palms and showed much devotion (V.K.N. was the recipient to numerous personal talks and interviews with Sathya Sai Baba). Now, however, Robert Priddy wants everyone to suspend their common sense faculties and believe him when he says that V.K.N. related all sorts of negative and criminal allegations against Sathya Sai Baba. This is rubbish. It is also important to point out that Robert Priddy waited for V.K.N. to die before he attributed all of these things to him. How can anyone believe the words of Robert Priddy when he clearly has an Anti-Sai agenda and is unequivocally motivated by hate, anger and vindictiveness? Click Here to view my articles about Robert Priddy and my valid doubts about his credibility. Robert Priddy shamelessly attempts to blot out any good that people see with Sathya Sai Baba or the Sathya Sai Org.
Sai Baba on why the Sai Movement has such "slow growth"!
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/slowgrowth.html
Comment: Sathya Sai Baba told Hislop that the Sathya Sai Movement has slow growth because of the strict discipline that he insists on. Robert Priddy negatively criticized Hislop's comments and vented his anger and obvious bitterness.
More Tests and Trials - Self-Transformation or Self-Deception?
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/tests.html
Comment: Robert Priddy babbling again. He also tried to solicit the bogus petition against Sathya Sai Baba. Click Here to view my article about the bogus petition at SaiPetition.net. The deceit never ends.
The tricky psychology of Belief and Doubt
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/tricky.html
Comment: Robert Priddy already discussed the main points in this article in his Disempowerment series. Click Here to view my responses to Priddy's Disempowerment series.
A few of Sai Baba's traditional views on women
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/women.html
Comment: It is true that Sathya Sai Baba has very traditional views about women. However, one must realize that Sathya Sai Baba made these comments mostly to Indian women. As a matter of fact, Sathya Sai Baba often admonishes Indian women against following the dress and behavior of Westerners. Clearly, Sathya Sai Baba's traditional views of women are being preached to Indian women, not all women in general. Robert Priddy tried to skew Sathya Sai Baba's position on this issue.
The Writ Petition (continued)
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/writpetition.html
Comment: This article deals with the legal disputes filed by Basava Premanand against Sathya Sai Baba and his obvious failures. Basava Premanand tries to implicate Sathya Sai Baba in the 1993 police shootings. Click Here to view my article about Basava Premanand and his conspiracy theory about the 1993 police shootings.
Yugadi 2002 References to the World Bank
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/yugadi.html
Comment: Once again, Brian Steel tried to argue against Sathya Sai Baba by using the English translations to Sathya Sai Baba's Telugu discourses that Steel claimed are inaccurate and highly edited.
Additions to the Yugadi 2002 References to the World Bank
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/articles/yugadi.html#Addendum
Comment: Second link to the same page about the Yugadi 2002 article.
"Father Knows Best" Attitude and The Sathya Sai Baba Organization
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/attitude.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
Petition Online to investigate Sai Baba and his organization
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/petition.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
Pimping for Sai Baba and... A Way out of Hell
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/pimping.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
Urgent Action Requested !!!
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/letters/urgent.html
Comment: This link is duplicated from the Letters Section.
English translation of the film 'Seduced' now finalised
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/finalised.html
Comment: Major Update: View the following responses:
- Alaya Rahm Self-Dismissed His Own Lawsuit Against The SSB Society
- A Scathing Response To Critics About Alaya Rahm's Failed Lawsuit
- The Rahm Family - Allegations Examined
The ignorance of a self-claimed omniscient God - Sai Baba
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/omniscience.html
Comment: Robert Priddy advocating for Brian Steel and his wishy-washy and contradictory arguments about the integrity of the English translations to Sathya Sai Baba's Telugu discourses.
India no longer paradise for gurus and godmen
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/paradise.html
Comment: If India is no longer a haven for gurus and godmen, why are they so popular, receiving tremendous amounts of charitable contributions? A cut and paste from a rationalist site.
Request for Help
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/request.html
Comment: Glen Meloy posted the pictures of 19 young men on a webpage, trying to have people send him contact information about them! This article also showed a picture of these boys with Sathya Sai Baba and an ex-devotee "whited out" Sathya Sai Baba's form (apparently trying to prevent Sathya Sai Baba's energy from flowing out of his picture). All of the men appear very happy and devoted to Sathya Sai Baba and none of them (in many years since the article was published) have come forward with any claims of sexual abuse against Baba. I wonder why? What were Glen Meloy's intentions for contacting these men? One can only wonder…
Vajpayee has found out Sai Baba is a molestor
http://home.hetnet.nl/~ex-baba/engels/shortnews/vajfoundout.html
Comment: Tony O'Clery is an individual who spreads vicious and unsubstantiated allegations against Sathya Sai Baba. Even Robert Priddy had to do some damage control for him.