Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

I was about to compose a clarification regarding my role in the Niira Radia controversy—Vir Sanghvi and Barkha Dutt having already done that—when I saw pictures of the God Incarnate, Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s, birthday celebrations. They reminded me of an easy way out–to ask Him for help. No sooner did I remember Him than He made the Niira Radia-Giribala Joshi tapes disappear.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attending
Sathya Sai Baba's 85th birthday celebrations (Picture courtesy TOI)

If you think Baba can’t walk, maybe you are right. The picture seems to suggest that He is suffering for the infirmity of His followers, just like Jesus Christ, who had suffered for the sins of mankind.

As you can see, even Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had gone to seek God’s blessings to stabilize his battered ship. During the past few months, the PM—despite his impeccable personal integrity, depleted authority, and zero accountability—has been in the dock for heading the most scam-tainted government in independent India. I hope God dissolves his troubles soon enough.

The Prime Minister spoke highly of Baba’s efforts in various fields like education, healthcare, water supply, etc. etc. In fact, the PM should now propose amendments to the Constitution that would let Sri Sathya Sai Organization take over the government, which would greatly expedite the process of fulfilling our desire to become a super power. Thereafter, all of us would happily sing Sai bhajans in chorus. To carry out this plan, we need many more Babas because India is such a large country.

We need many more Sathya Sai Babas to facilitate development

Young people, especially from IITs and IIMs, should come forward to become the harbingers of development. The only requirement would be that they should have an aptitude for magic tricks. And mind it, they would have to be better magicians than Sri Sathya Sai Baba because in this age of camera phones and YouTube, you need to be extremely careful, or risk embarrassment from rogue elements recording your shoddy tricks and dissecting them on the net for everyone to see. Look how a few faithless creatures have been running smear campaigns against Bhagwan Sai Baba. I strongly disapprove applying reason to activities which are related to faith and religion.

To write this post, I asked many people to share their personal experiences regarding Baba. A friend of mine sent me the following story:

“One of my colleagues would frequently release excessive intestinal gas in the office, which made the atmosphere malodorous. As a solution, we suggested that he kept a picture of Baba on his desk, but he flatly denied having any problem. We forcefully showed him the following video, which caused him to start vomiting, and our problem was solved for the time being.”

I have read extensively about Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, and have watched numerous enlightening videos of discourses and bhajans. If you want to learn more about Him click here. Your faith in Sai Baba can solve all your problems. And don’t forget to share your personal experiences in the comments section.

Related link: The Times of India:  Troubled netas throng Sai Baba
Update April 15, 2011: Sai Baba stable but critical: OPEN Magazine: The Sai Succession, Act II