Author: V K Gokak
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Year: 1989
Language: English
Pages: 308
ISBN/UPC (if available): 81-7017-258-6
Description
This book is an interpretation of the many facets of Baba's personality by a disciple who has lived close to him in his Ashram and moved with him on his momentous tours.
Bhagavan Sathya Sai Baba has been a name to conjure within different parts of the world. An enchanting bhajan composer and singer, a world teacher, and unexcelled educator of the vital, he is easily the most colorful and many-faceted prophet that modern India has produced. What is the secret of this charismatic power that Bhagwan Baba wields wherever he goes?
There are books in the field which detail his miracles, give an account of the setting in which he works, or are chronological surveys of his life-events. This book is an interpretation of the many facets of Baba's personality by a disciple who has lived close to him in his Ashram and moved with him on his momentous tours.
Contents
CHAPTER I
PERSONALITY
An Introduction
Baba and the Concept of Avatarhood
Baba's Mission and Message
A Multi-Faceted Personality
More About Baba
Some More Glimpses of Baba
Shirdi Said and Sathya Sai
Baba's Power
Baba's Love
Baba's Wisdom
Darshan
Scion of the Sun
The World Redeemer
A Prayer
On Remembering the Master
CHAPTER II
PHILOSOPHY
Baba and the Intellectual
Baba and the Path to Reality
Baba's Views on Education - I
Baba's View on Education - II
CHAPTER III
WORK
The Philosophical Basis of Sathya Sai Organizations
An Interview and a Testament
The Sathya Sai Festivals of Spirit
The Summer Course in Indian Culture and Spirituality
The Visit to Delhi (A Near View)
A Tour of Northern and Western Indian (A Panoramic View)
CHAPTER IV
SAYING AND WRITINGS
Bhagavan as Playwright, Poet and Philosopher
Baba's Sayings
Baba's Discourses
Baba's English Utteranees and Messages
Bhagavan's Prose-Lyrics
Baba's letters
Impact
Baba's Devotees in U.S.A.
Appendix