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Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba (born Sathya Narayana Raju, 1926) is a popular Indian guru who has millions of followers and hundreds of Sathya Sai Centers in over a hundred countries. Satya Sai Baba was born to a poor agrarian family, as the son of Pedavenkappa Raju and Easwaramma. Being born after the Sri Sathyanarayana Puja, the child was aptly named after the puja's presiding deity, Sathyanarayana. It was reported that when he was born, musical instruments in the household started creating playing music on their own. On May 23rd 1940, when he was fourteen, he claimed to be the reincarnation of the fakir Shirdi Sai Baba and subsequently took the fakir's name. He is said to be an avatar (incarnation) of Shiva and Shakti and the second of three incarnations (1st: Shirdi Baba; 2nd: Sathya Baba; 3rd: Prema Baba). Many astounding, startling and incredible miracles are attributed to him.

At the age of 14, Sathya Sai Baba declared to his parents that he had come to this world with a mission to re-establish the principle of Righteousness, to motivate love for God and service to fellow man. Since then, he has consistently called on all mankind to Love All, Serve All and has repeatedly asserted that the essence of all scriptures is Help Ever, Hurt Never! He has followers in over a 130 countries that are represented in world-wide conferences. His followers are estimated to be around 50 million. The once rural hamlet of Puttaparthi has been transformed into a thriving international city where thousands flock to see the Guru.

It is said that the Sathya was a child prodigy, one who composed bhajans (devotional songs) spontaneously. The simple village folk marvelled at the child's gifts, calling him Biddalaguru (child-guru) and Brahmajnani (knowing universal truths). There were other qualities too in the child that captivated people -- his sunny temperament, generous and loving nature and kindness to creatures great and small. Even as a child Sathya was already manifesting extraordinary powers -- plucking things out of the thin air, on one occasion even transfixing a scolding teacher to his chair! The smiling, frizzy-haired lad was half-prankster and half-conjurer in his schoolmates' eyes. He was bright, showing flair not only for academics, but also music, dance and drama.

Through his speeches and writings, Sathya Sai Baba has offered a veritable ocean of knowledge and guidance on all aspects of spiritual, religious, and value-oriented living. He has often repeated that it is not necessary to drink the whole ocean to know its taste, that it is not necessary to read all scriptures to live a life of joy, peace, and love. It is enough to put into practice one aspect of spiritual teaching. His mission was further clarified in a letter he wrote to his brother in 1947, stating, in part:

"I have a task to foster all mankind and ensure for all of them lives full of bliss. I have a vow: To lead all who stray away from the straight path again into goodness and save them. I am attached to a work that I love: To remove the sufferings of the poor and grant them what they lack."

Shirdi Sai Baba

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When the boy Sathya Narayana Raju (born in the village of Puttaparthi) was in his teens, he claimed to be the reincarnation of the fakir Shirdi Sai Baba, who was not well known in that area. Shirdi was, at the time, just a small village near Kopergaon in Maharashtra. It has now become a place of pilgrimage for millions of devotees because Sai Baba spent his life there. Sai Baba lived in Shirdi upto the Dussehra of 1918. Sharada Devi, alias 'Pedda Bottu', who lived at the time of Shirdi Sai Baba, said that Sai Baba predicted his rebirth in Andrah Pradesh to her. When Sharada Devi heard about a man in Andrah Pradesh calling himself the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba, she immediately went to see him. Sathya Sai Baba immediately recogized her, called her close and told her about being with him in his "previous body" at Shirdi. Since that time, there have been many testimonies from people all around the world who claimed to see the Sai Baba of Shirdi in Sathya Sai Baba's physical form. Devotees also attest to dreams, visions and miraculous appearances of the Fakir in association with Parthi Sai Baba.


Teachings Of Sathya Sai Baba

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Primary teachings are:

  • Love - for all creatures.
  • Service - to others.
  • Put a ceiling on one's desires.
  • The world is maya (illusion), only God is real.
  • Every person is God in form, though most do not experience this as their reality.
  • Meditation - Baba teaches two techniques, so ham (Upanishadic mantra for repetition and focus) and jyoti (Light meditation).
  • Inclusive acceptance of all religions as paths to realizing the One (God).
  • Ahimsa (non-violence), shanthi (peace), dharma (right conduct, living in accord with natural law), and sathya (truth).

Nine-Point Code of Conduct

Center members are expected to do their best to practice the Nine-Point Code of Conduct in order to be examples of Sathya Sai Baba's teachings:

1) Daily meditation and prayer (Jap).

2) Group devotional singing (bhajan) or prayer with family members once a week.

3) Participation in Sai Spiritual Education (Bal Vikas Programme) by children of the family.

4) Participation in community service work and other programs of the organization.

5) Regular attendance at the Center's devotional meetings (Bhajan or Nagar Sankirtan).

6) Regular study of Sathya Sai Baba literature.

7) The use of soft, loving speech with everyone.

8) Not speaking ill of others, especially in their absence.

9) Narayana Seva. Practice placing a ceiling on desires - consciously and continuously strive to eliminate the tendency to waste time, money, food and energy - and utilize the savings for service to mankind.

Across the globe local Sathya Sai Baba groups assemble to sing bhajans (devotional songs that praise Jesus, Buddha, Krsna, Shiva, etc.), study Sathya Sai Baba's teachings, do collective community service (called seva), and teach Education in Human Values (Sai Sunday School).

Sathya Sai Baba places great importance on proper education for young people. Parents and community leaders are urged to concern themselves with the informal as well as the formal experiences to which their children and young adults are exposed.

He has established a model education system, which includes primary schools, secondary schools, and an accredited university with three campuses, offering undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D. degrees. No fees are charged (except for food charges) to students, and admission is open to all, regardless of race, religion, or economic condition.

In addition to emphasizing the pursuit of academic excellence, Sathya Sai Baba's system of "integral education" is designed to foster self-discipline and pro-social conduct. Students are required to take courses on morality and spirituality and to devote several hours each week to some form of community service. Sathya Sai Baba says that "the end of education is character".


Sathya Sai Organization

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He has founded a number of educational institutions and charitable hospitals, most notably the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning and the Sri Sathya Institute of Higher Medicine, located within or near the main ashram at Puttaparthi in the Anantapur District of Andrah Pradesh, India. These organizations seek to provide free education and health care to the public. They are private institutions and their admission criteria are not published, admissions being decided on individual merits as decided by Sai Baba or his executives. Many of the patients are devotees from India and abroad.

The trust organization has made large contributions to drinking water projects for the whole of the Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh and Chennai.

His Educare (formerly called Education in Human Values) programme seeks to found schools in all countries with the explicit goal to educate children in the five human values and spirituality. Schools have already been founded in Canada Toronto, Zambia, Australia, the United States, and several in India. As all these operations are public.

All the local Sai Samithis (Sathya Sai Baba groups) are part of a hierarchical structure called the Sathya Sai Organisation. The chairman of the organisation is Michael Goldstein of the USA. The logo of the Sathya Sai organization is a stylized lotus flower with the text five human values on its petals. These values are sathya (truth), dharma (right conduct), ahimsa (non-violence), prema (love) and shanti (peace). The logo also has symbols of the 5 or 6 world religions on the petals.

The Sri Sathya Sai central trust was founded in 1972 and is mainly involved in charities such as the Rayalaseema water project. The trust has tax exempt status and is a major recipient of charitable donations from abroad.

The Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust is the official publisher of the Sathya Sai Organisation. It publishes the international monthly magazine called Sanathana Sarathi. In various nations similar publication trusts maintain in their own native language.


Publications And Books About Sathya Sai Baba

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Click Here if you are looking for Books written by Sathya Sai Baba.

Sathya Sai Baba is also known as: 1) Sai Ram; 2) Swami; 3) Swamiji; 4) Baba; 5) Babaji; 6) Bhagwan Baba; 7) Sathyanarayana Raju; 8) Sathya / Satya; 9) Sai Ram; 10) Satya Sai Baba; 11) Parthi Baba; 12) Parthi Sai Baba; 13) Bhagavan; 14) Bhagwan; 15) Sai Nath; 16) Sai Avatar; 17) Sri Sai; 18) Sai; 19) Mother Sai; 20) saibaba; 21) sathyasaibaba; 22) satyasaibaba. If you are looking for books, magazines, publications about the Indian Guru Sathya Shree Sai Baba, the following provides a list:


Sathya Sai Baba Websites

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Sai Miracles And Manifestations

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Sai Baba Bhajans (Text Only)

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Sai Baba Bhajan Downloads (Audio) Sung By Baba

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Mailing Address For Sathya Sai Baba

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Sathya Sai Baba does not have an email / e-mail address. If you would like to send a post, parcel or letter to Sathya Sai Baba, his mailing address is as follows:

  • TO:
    Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
    Prashanti Nilayam
    Poornachandra Hall
    Anantapur District (A.P.)
    Puttaparthi Pin: 515134
    South India

Between February and June, Sathya Sai Baba can be mailed at the Kadugodi Address (only if you know he is there, otherwise use previous address):

  • TO:
    Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
    Sathya Sai Baba Ashram
    Brindavanam, Kadugodi
    Whitefield, Bangalore
    Puttaparthi Pin: 560067
    South India

Sathya Sai Baba Links Directory

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Discourses By Sathya Sai Baba

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If you are looking for Discourses given by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba or talks given by him, below are the links to the Sathya Sai Speaks Online Series, Summer Showers in Brindavan and the Sathya Sai Vahini series.


Information About The Sri Sathya Sai Super Specialty Hosptials

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Address for the Super Speciality Hosptial in Puttaparthi:

  • Sri Sathya Sai Inst. of Higher Medical Science
    Prasanthi Nilayam, Anantapur Dist.,
    Andra Pradesh 515 134 • INDIA
    Phone: 08555-287388 / 287288
    Fax: 08555-287544
    (08555 is the area code for Puttaparthi)

Address for the Super Speciality Hosptial in Bangalore:

  • Sri Sathya Sai Inst. of Higher Medical Science
    EPIP Area, Whitefield
    Bangalore 560 066 • INDIA
    Phone: 080-28411500
    Fax: 080-28411503
    (080 is the area code for Bangalore)

Sathya Sai Baba Ashram Contacts

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Contact: Prashanti Nilayam - Puttaparthi Ashram

  • Public Relations Office
    Prasanthi Nilayam
    Phone: (0091) 8555-287390

Contact: Sathya Sai Central Trust

  • Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust
    Administrative Building
    Prasanthi Nilayam, Anantapur Dist.,
    Andra Pradesh 515 134 • INDIA
    Fax: (Country code: 0091) 08555-287390

Contact: Ashram Secretary

  • Phone: (Country code: 0091) 08555-287328

Contact: Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust

  • Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust
    Mr. Rajan
    Prasanthi Nilayam, Anantapur Dist.,
    Andra Pradesh 515 134 • INDIA
    Phone: (Country code: 0091) 08555-287375
    Fax: (Country code: 0091) 08555-287390

    Sanathana Sarathi
    Fax: (0091) 8555-287236

Contact: Sathya Sai Educational Institutes

  • Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
    Prasanthi Nilayam, Anantapur Dist.,
    Andra Pradesh 515 134 • INDIA
    Phone: (Country code: 0091)
    08555-287239
    08555-287348
    08555-287235

    Sri Sathya Sai Hostel
    Phone: (Country code: 0091) 08555-287234

    Primary School
    Phone: (Country code: 0091) 08555-287237

Contact: Whitefield Ashram

  • The Custodian
    Sri Sathya Sai Ashram, 'Brindavan'
    Kadugodi Post
    Bangalore- 560067
    Ph: (0091) 080-28452622

    Whitefield Accommodations:
    The Custodian
    SRI SATHYA SAI GOKULAM
    Kadugodi, Bangalore - 560067
    Phone/Fax: (0091) 080-28452681
    Email: sssgokulam@sify.com

Contact: Whitefield Boy's College

  • Sri Sathya Sai College for Men
    Brindavanam, Kadugodi
    Whitefield, Bangalore 560067

    Principal's Office
    Phone: (0091) 080-8452329

    Brindavan Hostel
    Phone: (0091) 080-8452233

    Warden Office
    Phone: 080-8452622

Contact: Anantapur Women's College

  • College Office
    Phone: (Country code: 0091)
    08554-20567

    Principal's Office:
    Phone: (0091) 08554-20744

    Warden's Office:
    Phone: (0091) 08554-20996

Photos And Pictures Of Sathya Sai Baba

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Information About Prema Sai Baba

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Prema Sai Baba: 3rd Avatar In The Sai Trinity

Quotations & Quotes By Sri Satya Sai Baba

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Sai Baba Quotes & Quotations

Ongoing Public Debate, Controversy, Allegations About Sai Baba

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Sri Sathya Sai Baba Drinking Water Projects

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Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has also funded several major drinking water projects. The first drinking water project (completed in 1996) supplies water to 1.2 million people in 730 villages in the drought-prone Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. The second drinking water project, completed in 2004, supplies water to Chennai (formerly known as Madras) through a rebuilt waterway named "Sathya Sai Ganga Canal". The third drinking water project, expected to be completed in April 2006, would supply water from the Godavari River to half a million people living in five hundred villages in East and West Godavari Districts. Other completed water projects include the Medak District Project benefitting 450,000 people in 179 villages and the Mahbubnagar District Project benefitting 350,000 people in 141 villages.

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