A Sai Student

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A counter argument to the article above--
A personal experience changes everything-- Your original impression and your assumed conclusion.And many times u realise how totally wrong you were and how rumours and looks
can be totally deceptive..
After reading Vir Sanghvi's article on Sathya Sai Baba in the Hindustan Times,that was what flashed in my head..
I studied in Puttaparthi from my 4th standard right upto my graduation...And what I learned
from my experience there, was that Swami's greatest miracle is not the creation of an Omega
watch or sacred ash...It is the transformation that He can bring about in thousands of
people by His actions...
I was fortunate enough to take part in the yearly grama seva (village service) which happens
in Puttaparthi during Swami's birthday...This generally takes place during our winter
vacations. To participate in this activity meant foregoing the holidays..And every single
student and staff in the Sai institute- from the first standard student in primary school
to the oldest teacher stayed on in Puttaparthi...I wonder if there is any hostel in
the world where teenage boys and girls forego television and movies to do service for
villagers.Let me see PC Sarkar trick so many young minds..If he succeeds, India will
be a better place.
Visit any country in the world, and make a trip to the Sai centre there..Ask the devotees
what they gain out of going to the Sai centre to sing bhajans on a Sunday...Or ask the
volunteers in a medical camp organised by the Sai centre how much money they get out of it..
Ask a Japanese devotee, or an American devotee in Puttaparthi why he/she spent so much money
coming to a remote corner of India. If it was to see a magician, I'm sure they would find one in their own country...I myself find Criss Angel quite fascinating...A great magician- He can climb walls and turn coke into cockroaches...
As a student I celebrated Eid, Christmas, Dusshera and Chinese New Year with the same
enthusiasm..As did every other student there..As will anybody who visits Parthi during the
festivals...
The only subject which every student right from class one to the highest degree offered in the Sri Sathya Sai Institute studies, is Human Values...And what do we study in it- Love all & Serve all, Help Ever & Hurt Never, Sathyam Vada, Dharmam Chara(Speak the truth and follow righteousness)...Simple morals..But I centainly believe I am a better person today because of it...
Instead of typing random words on google, and trying to find information, peep into the
Super Speciality hospitals in Bangalore or Puttaparthi.. Speak to some of the people who
have been treated there..
Or visit one of the villages where the Sai water Project quenched the thirst of parched
throats..
And if building hospitals, giving free education and distributing food and water is not
'public good', I wonder what is..
Vir Sanghvi says that there are thousands of allegations against Swami ...And obviously
those many people cant be liars..
Well, a trip to Parthi during Swami's Birthday, and you can see many more than those
thousands..So what attracts all these people to a tiny village? Well, if by staying in a
small hamlet, a magician could draw such crowds, our villages should be teeming with them..
For that matter, I wonder why PC sarkar keeps going from one place to another...
Also Sanghvi says that the allegations are constantly increasing... So logically ,the crowds in Puttaparthi should be decreasing right? Well, the mandir has witnessed several
expansion plans, yet it seems small for the ever increasing number of devotees...
And just another small point-- if PC Sarkar is such a great magician/God, why should pressure from any lobby affect Him?
Perhaps before writing " The Truth About Sathya Sai Baba",Sir, you should visit Him...



first published:December 13, 2006, 09:35 ISTlast updated:December 13, 2006, 09:35 IST
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