Sathya Sai Baba

From NonSpiritual

Real Name	Sathyanarayana Raju Ratnakaram
Alternative Names	Sai Baba, Sathya Sai, Puttaparthi
Date of Birth	Nov 23, 1926
Date of Death	Still Alive
Spiritual Tradition	Hinduism
Methods	Meditation, Darshan, Miracles
Headquarters	Puttaparthi, India
Website	http://sathyasai.org
Teacher	Unknown
Region	India, US, Western Europe
Language	English, Telugu

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Teachings 3 Controversies and Criticism 4 Organizations and Websites 5 Works 6 Further Reading and Links 6.1 Audio and Video 6.2 Articles 6.2.1 Blog Posts 7 Notes

Introduction

One of the most influential Hindu spiritual teachers in India today, Sathya Sai Baba is also very well known for his so-called miracles and magic touch. He claims to be a reincarnation of the Shirdi Sai Baba.

Teachings

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathya_Sai_Baba#Teachings for details.

Controversies and Criticism

• Controversial for his obvious sleight-of-hand tricks marketed as miracles.
• Various controversies related to sexual abuse in his ashrams.
• Various articles about his activities are available at the Rick Ross website.

Organizations and Websites

• http://sathyasai.org
• http://www.saibhajans.net

Works

Further Reading and Links

Audio and Video

• Necklace Miracle Explained
• BBC Video on Sathya Sai Baba's miracles

Articles

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathya_Sai_Baba
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathya_Sai_Baba_movement
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliography_of_books_about_Sathya_Sai_Baba
• http://www.saibaba-x.org.uk/
• http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Paedophilia_claims_made_against_%22living_god%22
• http://rickross.com/groups/saibaba.html

Blog Posts

• http://robertpriddy.wordpress.com/
• http://barrypittard.wordpress.com/

Notes