Shri Satya Sai Baba's miraculous stories

Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar regards him as his Guru (Spiritual Master) and Ex-President of India Dr. APJ respects him as the Global messenger of Love and Peace. They both also see him as someone who has been rendering selfless Service to all Humanity regardless of whatever differences. This is not a justification for anything, but something that is quite mysterious, what we've observed over the years. There isn't any mystery if one thinks rationally. Being a Baba or an Avatar in India is a big business in multimillions.

"Place pictures and mangalmurti of Sai on the Altar and wave incense and say Sai Gayatri ! But best of all Baba needs his chair ! And if possible find a pair of silver padukas to place at the foot of the chair ! Now read these are Satya Sai Baba's sayings below -- Do not wail, wait a bit and have patience. Your wish will be fulfilled. He who wants to get freedom from the cycle of birth and death should lead a righteous life. If I take one rupee as dakshina from anybody, I will return ten fold to him. His remembrance drives away sins, afflictions, distress. If you avoid rivalry and bickering, god will protect you. I am in you, you are in me, there is no difference". 

"Let all the senses and mind always be devoted to God's worship, then it will be calm, peaceful and carefree. Joy and sorrow are mere delusions. I draw my devotee to me at the time of his death even thought he is thousand miles away. I am the controller of all the actions of a man who trusts me and merges in me. If wealthy, be humble. Know for certain that he who feeds the hungry really serves me, regard this as an eternal truth. I speak the truth, nothing but the truth. Let the world go Topsy turvy you remain where you are looking on all things passing before you. Leaving out pride and egoism you should surrender yourself to me, I am seated in your heart. Lust ruins mental balance and strength it affects the learned also. Do your duty and surrender you body mind and life to the Guru's feet. Guru is God to get this conviction, strong faith is necessary. If you always say Sai Sai, I shall take you over the seven seas".

"The desire to serve Sai will render the devotee desireless forever. Give up all cleverness and always remember "Sai Sai" If you do that all your doubts would be removed. Detach yourself from passions and desires or else they will enslave you. I have to give an account of every action of yours to God. I live with everyone, all are mine. Remember him lovingly, he will come to your rescue in time of trouble. I would never be untrue to my words. I rest where there is full devotion. It is impossible to describe all my ways and measures. If any devotee meditates on me with complete self surrender, he shall experience complete union with me. Holy company is the most perfect means of purification. It is only in the purified mind that Vivek and Vairagya grows and leads one to self realisation".

"Service to God has been described as Bhakti (devotion). The heart of the devotee overflows with love for the Lord through constant remembrance and recitation of His name. Out of this stream of love, devotion emerges. One who is nourished by the nectar of Bhakti will not desire anything. To be unaffected by joy or sorrow, gain or loss, praise or blame, to remain steadfast and unwavering in faith is the hallmark of true devotion. Affection, attachment, desire are natural to man. However, when these qualities are directed towards God and when one is continuously engaged in good deeds, these qualities acquire purity and sacredness. Then one becomes not just a great soul but God Himself".-Shri Satya Sai Baba.

I require no door to enter, I have no form nor any shape. I always live everywhere. I always think of him who remembers me. One who worships Sai is always filled with pure joy as Sai is a mine of self knowledge. I run and manifest myself to the one who lovingly calls me. If there be even a little trace of greed in mind all the sadhanas (spiritual endeavours) are of no avail. If you practice meditation continuously your vrittis (thoughts) will be purified. If you cannot meditate on my formless nature of parabrahman meditate on my form. If you want to see my light be egoless and humble and meditate on me. I will not forget you, I will always remember yo even if you are miles away. 

If once a person sits in this place all his troubles will come to an end. I gave this Vishnu Sahasranamam book to you read it daily slowly little by little and it will do you good. If you chant mantras daily your mind will attain peace and you will be immensely benefitted. One who only desires freedom from bondage and nothing else is qualified to spiritual life. If someone comes to you do not drive him away, receive him well and treat with respect. I am omnipresent, occupying land, air, light and heaven and I am not limited. God gives renunciation only to him with whom He is pleased. You shall be blessed when you will renounce all attachments, conquer lust and serve God. I feel indebted to him who surrenders completely to me an forever remembers me.

Here are some miracles described by some devotees of Shri Satya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi. Miracle 1. Me and my brother went to Puttaparthi to write sssihl entrance exam to get our seat in Swami's collage. So , we reached on 19 April 2019. Since it was very hot then most of the times we just stayed outside our room by going for a walk or something during evening times. So, one bliss full evening when we were having our dinner at Swami's south Indian canteen , there were lots and lots of people along with us some of them are parents, students and every one was there to have their bellies filled. 

After our dinner I was just looking for an opportunity to do some service of giving water to the elders who needs it while eating .suddenly an 8 years old boy from an upper middle class background was just feeling difficult to take his breath, my brother noticed that and we went there to see the situation .still I remember, his face has become red, he closed his both eyes , he was just suffering like fish out from water. I stood there in shock and every one gathered there. He was running very high temperature throughout his body. Some seconds later few people started calling ambulance and few people said “he is going to die.” I just saw his father's face, he was crying and holding his child. After that situation became worst and every one was worried, eventually child's body became so cool and he stopped his breath. We just checked his pulse and that's no more. He stopped responding and stopped moving. He fell at his father's hand like a corpse. Then suddenly one volunteer from south Indian canteen came to us with Vibhuti and told his father “ This is the place where God has walked , so don't worry , it's normal thing for us ” he began to apply that Vibhuti all over boys body , then after few seconds he just started crying which made most of us in happy tears , immediately ambulance came and boy was taken to hospital. When ever I recall that situation I will get goosebumps . Thank u Sairam.

Miracle 2. My friend's grandfather was suffering from cancer( I don't know which one) and it was in the terminal stages. When medicines and hospitalization couldn't cure him, he went to Puttaparthi with his family. He had a personal conversation with Sathya Sai Baba and Baba asked him to give all his hospital reports. Baba glanced through the reports and just moved His hand over my friend's grandfather's body without touching him physically. Baba then asked him to get another PET scan done and then visit Him again. When he was scanned, there was no trace of cancer at all. He was miraculously healed!! Everyone in his family then became devotees of Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

Miracle 3: I will give you a small miracle.It was in1991,I was just a student then,very new in the Sai fold,with so many questions on my head,we were not familiar to the Sai cult and was very curious to know more and more about Him.My grandfather was a Shirdi Baba devotee and has experienced Him. Once when we students had gone to Puttaparthi for some festival,I asked many questions in my mind and they were instantaneously answered by Swami,then and there.One such question that crossed my mind when I was in the Darshan grounds,just behind the row of teachers,as a P.G.student. I said,’ Swami you are being described as a magician in the outside world,they say you create vibhuti, do you pull it out from under your sleeves, I read it in Illustrated weekly,” these were the exact words that crossed my mind. I want you to know here that to understand something beyond human nature is very difficult. 

Coming back to the point, He crossed the ladies block in the middle,the hospital block as it is called now, which was when the above question crossed my mind,as He materialised vibhuti for some devotee. He went further down and almost 30 to 40 feet away from our block, turned back, gave me such a look, that I would never forget all my life, it meant,,'oh you don't trust me ‘and pulled His sleeve up, created vibhuti for a devotee there again ,standing in a position so that I could see Him clearly, turned to look back at me, sprinkled the dust in my direction ’ and kept walking ahead. I was dumbfounded. How could He read my mind,so specifically?

He has cleared doubts of many others this way.Later many a times I have received vibhuti Prasad whenever I was ill,in my dreams and whenever I was in need,for my mother,when in an interview for teachers and Bhagavan has blessed me in many ways,slowly transforming me.That solved one question,but My habit of questioning Him never ended.On another occasion, we were there only for three Darshans, for Christmas,and I was eagerly awaiting Darshan, Swami did not even turn to the side I was sitting!This was very new and unusual to me and was very difficult to accept! I was very upset and said in my mind,’Swami, You did not look at ME(the ego!), this evening,I will not look at You when you come for Darshan!’ ,a friendly audacity out of disappointment,because Swami had not ignored me earlier! 

My little mind did not realise then that if I missed a Darshan, I would be the loser. So there I was, in almost the fourth row from behind, and Darshan music began,Swami must have glided down the ramp,I did not raise my head,it is very difficult not to look up when Swami is giving Darshan, but I had to keep up my fight! He started Blessing birthday girls and was showering chocolates,I was right at the back ,no possibility of chocolates reaching me but one chocolate,a hard boiled candy,hit me on my lower lip,so hard,it even bled!, how it hit my bent head,I still do not understand,I had to raise my head and The Orange Robe was gracefully moving away towards the patients to Bless them. Tears started rolling dannot own my cheeks, I missed one Darshan and I realised it.

What is this, a miracle?, How does He read my mind every time? ..On another occasion, I just thought,in such a childish way,Swami you speak all languages,can you speak in Tamil for me?,Swami came out,suddenly,it was Sankranti 1992, He started speaking in Tamil,He asked the elderly ladies to sit for Namaskar and distributed blankets to them. Then on I would get answers to whatever question I asked Him,not only when at Puttaparthi, but even at Anantapur. Spiritual experiences cannot be explained,you need to feel them and experience them. These are small steps that guide us in life.

Miracle 4: My grandfather was a great devotee of Baba. I studied at Puttaparthi for 5 years of my primary school. But after that, we shifted to Hyderabad. And I somehow lost track, even more after my grandfather's death. My parents started searching for alliances to get me married. Our parents had finalised a match on Bharat matrimony. And after my engagement my fiance told me that he gets Baba regularly in his dreams in around May or june, Baba had told him that Baba would show him a girl by the end of the month and that he should marry her. And in December, Sravan (My husband) had received my pics in his mail. I was spell bound. Staying with Sravan, his devotion is so strong and contagious. I have gone back to praying Baba and trusting him. My mother in law and husband have many many such experiences that surprise me.

Miracle 5: When my husband was in engineering, he had booked a ticket to Puttaparthi. The night before his travel, he got a dream in which baba said ‘don't come today’. He immediately cancelled his trip and booked for the next night. The news the next morning said the bus he booked for had an accident. Baba had saved his life.

Let me explain in short, how it all works and then everything will make sense. Get some followers or agents who are good at publicizing you. Anyone with strong political/financial background will help you greatly as they have vested interests in your activity. Go to a place where a lot of illiterate and poor people are living. Make a small investment to start with (your rich agents will help you immediately). Show some hand tricks to gullible crowd which is already overwhelmed with the pomp and show of setting. No one will dare question you even if he sees committing frauds. (yup, illiterate powerless people would do that easily) In India, most of the junta is literally waiting for the next avatar of Lord Vishnu (Oh my god, this is extreme of Kaliyuga... when would my lord come and save us from all the miseries).

So, once you are done with it you have decent number of followers. Get your banners printed. Contact local temples and other guys in Faith business. Try if you can get a show on Aastha type of religious TV channels. It would spread your charm faster than ever. Once you have rich bigwigs following you, you notice their problem with black money. So, you open a trust. Ask them to deposit their money anonymously to the trust. This would skyrocket your bank balance. You can't wait. You have to open an Ashram. Some place aloof, closer to nature and a lot of poor people will help immensely.

Till now you have evaded controversies and sexual life. This is time to get on with basic pleasures. You already have money and power. No matter how pervert you are, the blinded poor shall see your acts in different light. Enjoy your pervert instincts, sometime in public, sometime in private. Public won't stay blind for long so you need to perform magic and practice philanthropy. Speed it up. You already have cash overflowing, you can afford what many state governments fail to do. In the region around your ashram, people are already flourishing with numerous footfalls of devotees. Local business is healthy. You need to aim higher. Any floods, earthquakes etc around. You start loving India. Damn, so many places to act God. A small fraction of your money makes millions cry with happiness.

Have a foreign agent now. Donation in dollars. Wow! Publicize all your philanthropic activities and the aura you carry. A long white beard or a weird hairdo shall spread your charm. Then you realize that these foreigners are already so imbibed with spirituality of India that you need not do less. India is populated by some intellectuals as well. These intellectuals know of loot and corruption so prevalent in India that they are fed up. Time for you to step in. Show them how you turned around local fortune or erased the plights of local area where governments have failed earlier. A sentimental story in national magazine with widespread popularity among Indian middle class will help. A fed up soul would seek solace. No matter how unreasonable, faith still has its balm effects.

Just when you think "Bingo!" you realize that not all are blinded. Some have to be blackmailed or murdered. You do that. You can't risk losing empire whose foundations are erected on faith. For some, who are making documentaries, writing articles etc. you don't give a shit because you have won a enough loyal supporters. You die as a God. Except that you were not one. You were but a businessman who played his cards right in a realm of worries, insecurities and miseries. Your devotees will always think good of you because when their family members were running from door to door for some least affordable heart surgeries, you were the one who provided them with it. In the end, we all are selfish people who fail to look at bigger picture for sake of personal benefits. One fails to see a murder, a rape and bloodshed because ones mom is still living due to the benevolence of Sathya Sai Baba. 

Disclaimer: I don't claim to be know-it-all person but this sequence is what makes most sense to me, given the controversies around Godmen in India. People may choose to disagree. This article is only to throw some light on the mysteries of Baba and it is up to the devotees and common people whether to believe in them or not.