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January 5, 2004

PERSONAL
DISEMPOWERMENT IN WORSHIPPING GURUS
EXEMPLIFIED BY THE SATHYA SAI BABA CULT
by Robert Priddy
A new series in six parts investigating the various negative psychological and
social effects of following the guru and his teachings is now beginning at Priddy's website 

http://home.no.net/anir/Sai/enigma/dis1.htm

SATHYA SAI BABA´S RELATIONSHIP TO TRUTH
by Åsa Samsioe
“Bereft of truth, righteousness, love and peace, the sanctity of all your acts of charity is zero,”
says SSB in his birthday discourse from 23 November 2003. How right he is!

But how does he practise this in respect of his account of his own 'miraculous' birth and childhood?
One may see major discrepancies between him and Prof. N. Kasturi in a major new documented article at http://home.no.net/anir/Sai/enigma/Struth.htm

 Two major new essays from by Robert Priddy based on his longtime
friendship with V. K. Narasinham, who was a very close devotee
of Sai Baba and for many years the Editor of Saranathana Sarathi

 From: rpriddy@online.no

Website: http://home.no.net/anir/Sai/

V.K. Narasimhan - a requiem

Containing the following themes:- Editor of Sanathana Sarathi -- My close connection with VKN: -- Karmic Inter-connections? -- SB's meeting famous spiritual men -- Common sense vs. diverse SB claims -- No cure for the favourite of SB: -- Select Bibliography

V.K. Narasimhan - a legacy

Containing the following themes:- VKN's scepticism of omniscience, omnipotence -- VKN's ridicule of miracles -- VKN and SB's 'manifestations -- 'VKN's views on avatarhood -- VKN under subtle SB pressures

New Book On line by Brian Steel
"SATHYA SAI BABA: GOD OR GURU"
A study that assembles and presents a body of circumstantial evidence 
which raises questions about the validity of Sai Baba's claims to Divinity.
http://bdsteel.tripod.com/SSB/
Brian Steel is the author of 
"The Sathya Sai Baba  Compendium. The First 70 years" and "Sai Powers"

A MAJOR INTERNET PUBLICATION by Robert Priddy.
Robert Priddy,
a retired University teacher of Sociology and  philosophy
 is known as a serious writer about Sathya Sai Baba and also for
his diligent
participation over many years as a high office-bearer within the Organisation

CLICK  here for description and link to article

Another study by Brian Steel!
In Chapter 3 of "Sathya Sai Baba, God or Guru", Steel presented some strong circumstantial evidence which suggests that there is a very significant difference between the language of Sai Baba's frequent public Discourses (which are usually delivered in his native Telugu language) and the subsequently translated, edited, and printed form of those Discourses. By default, it is this edited form, the only one which is officially circulated by the Sai Baba Organisation, which is accepted by the majority of Sai Baba's overseas devotees as the authentic version of Baba's public teachings, and, indeed, as the true expression of his OWN WORDS and personality. But available evidence suggests that such a belief may need to be re-assessed.
"Fresh Light on Sai Baba's Discourses"  http://bdsteel.tripod.com
Don't miss the new Addition to that article:  "SB's Discourses. More Nonsense" on this website
or directly on the author's home site
http://bdsteel.tripod.com/More/Nonsense.htm